Bay Area Meetup: Unlock Insights on Real-Time Data with Confluent Tableflow

Join us for an exciting in-person talk exploring how Confluent Tableflow is redefining real-time data integration with Snowflake. This session will highlight how Tableflow simplifies streaming data workflows by exposing Kafka topics as Apache Iceberg tables—eliminating the need for complex ETL and enabling faster, more accessible analytics and AI applications. Learn how to unlock real-time insights and empower decision-makers across your organization.

As always, we'll kick off with a happy hour of drinks and light appetizers—a great opportunity to connect with fellow data professionals and unwind with the community.

🎤 Featured Speaker
Chris HollySenior Product Manager, Confluent

Chris Holly leads product management for Tableflow at Confluent, shaping the integration between streaming data and the Confluent ecosystem. Before Confluent, Chris worked at AWS where he drove strategy for integrating streaming event sources, such as Apache Kafka, with AWS Lambda. His background in cloud-native data systems brings valuable insights into the evolution of real-time analytics.

💬 What You’ll Learn

How Tableflow integrates real-time Kafka data directly into Snowflake

The benefits of exposing Kafka topics as Iceberg tables

How this approach removes ETL complexity

Practical use cases for real-time analytics and AI workflows

🎟️ Spots are limited – reserve your seat today and join us for great content, drinks, and networking!

🚘 Arrivals
Snowflake Menlo Park | 135 Constitution Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025

Note: Building 125 & 135 are both Snowflake. Parking & check-in is at Building 135.

Please park in the building 135 garage off Constitution Dr.

Check in at the building 135 lobby, and a Snowflake will escort you to where the event is taking place.

Please complete the Envoy instructions that were emailed to you for a smoother check-in on site.

Can't wait to see you there!

Agenda

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Speaker

Chris Holly - Confluent (Senior Product Manager)

Chris Holly is a Senior Product Manager for Tableflow at Confluent. He is responsible for the design and direction of integrating Tableflow with the Confluent ecosystem. Prior to joining Confluent, Chris was at Amazon Web Services where he led product strategy for integrating streaming event sources like Apache Kafka with AWS Lambda.

Hosted By

Sean Falconer, Data Superhero

Sean Falconer, PhD in Computer Science, with a Postdoc in Bioinformatics from Stanford University, brings over 15 years of experience in research, engineering, product, developer relations, and marketing. Prior to Skyflow, he contributed to projects with the World Health Organization, founded Proven.com, and led developer relations for Google's Business Communication products. At Skyflow, Sean leads marketing and developer relations, actively engaging with communities through building, writing, speaking, and fostering discussions on engineering and data privacy.

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