Streaming the Future: Kafka & The Agentic Era
Details
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Description:
Streaming the Future: Kafka & The Agentic Era event is a builder evening in San Francisco exploring what happens when streaming infrastructure meets AI.
🎤 Main Sessions:
Panel: The Future of Kafka + AI
Speakers: Filip Yonov (Aiven), Sijie Guo (StreamNative), Yingjun Wu (RisingWave)
Abstract: Is Kafka becoming the default message bus for AI agents, or is that hype? What does "real-time" actually mean in an AI context? Where does this stack go in the next 2-3 years?
Tech talk: Streaming as the Backbone of Autonomous AI Agents
Speakers: Sijie Guo, CEO, StreamNative
Abstract: When agents need to coordinate, observe, and react, they need a message bus. A practical look at event-driven agent architectures and real-time RAG pipelines.
Tech talk: Designing Real-Time Systems for the Age of Agents
Speakers: Yingjun Wu, CEO, RisingWave
Abstract: Architecture patterns, real-time serving, and event-driven design for the agentic era.
Tech talk: Your Kafka Topics Already Know What They Are
Speakers: Filip Yonov, Head of Streaming, Aiven
Abstract: Live Demo: Watch Claude diagnose a production anomaly from raw Kafka topics in under 30 seconds.
Tech talk: OpenSearch + AI: Building Smarter Search for the Agentic Era
Speaker: Dima Kan, Product Director of Search, Aiven
Abstract: What it actually takes to build AI-native search pipelines that go beyond basic retrieval, including practical patterns for RAG, real-time indexing, and making OpenSearch a backbone for agentic applications.
Agenda:
- 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, food and networking
- 6:00pm~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
- 8:00pm~9:00pm: Open discussion, Mixer and Closing.
Speakers/Topics:
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Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 50,000+ AI developers in San Francisco and 500K+ in global.