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This is an Apache Kafka® Ecosystem meetup, administered within Confluent’s Meetup Network. Attend these events to learn about Confluent, Apache Kafka®, Apache Flink®, and the wider data streaming ecosystem, including adjacent technologies like Apache Iceberg™.
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Upcoming events
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IN PERSON! Apache Kafka® x AWS Meetup (Oct 2026)
Arthaland Tower, Arthaland Tower, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, Taguig, PHHi Streamers!
Join us for an in-person Apache Kafka® x AWS meetup on Oct 20th from 6 pm in Manila!IMPORTANT!
To make sure you get in smoothly, please register using the link below:
https://luma.com/fg7uoihuThe address, agenda, and speaker information can be found below. See you there!
Venue:
AWS
15th floor, Arthaland Century Pacific Tower, 5th Avenue corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City***
Agenda:
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM : Registration
6:00 PM - 6:05 PM : Opening Remarks
6:05 PM - 6:10 PM : Ice Breaker
6:10 PM - 6:50 PM : Real-time data pipelines with Kafka, Flink, and Iceberg - Miguel Cabral, Senior Solutions Engineer, Confluent
6:50 PM - 6:52 PM : Photo Opportunity
6:52 PM - 7:22 PM : When the Surge Hit: Load Testing Kafka Consumers on AWS MSK with Artillery - Jansen Ang, Software and ML Engineer, AWS Community Builder
7:22 PM - 7:24 PM : Photo Opportunity
7:24 PM - 7:39 PM : Serverless Intelligence at the Edge: Powering Home Assistant with AWS Lambda and Amazon Bedrock on a Pi 5 - Neil Riego
7:39 PM - 7:41 PM : Photo Opportunity
7:41 PM - 8:00 PM : Raffle
8:00 PM - 8:40 PM : Dinner + Networking
8:40 PM - 8:45 PM : Closing Remarks
8:45 PM - 9:15 PM : Egress***
Speaker:
Miguel Cabral, Senior Solutions Engineer, ConfluentTalk:
Real-time data pipelines with Kafka, Flink, and IcebergAbstract:
Explore how Kafka, Flink, and Iceberg can enable organizations to stream, process, and serve business-ready data to make it continuously available for applications, analytics, and AI agents.***
DISCLAIMER
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18.***
If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! community@confluent.io27 attendees
Past events
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