⚡ The Night Before Current Summit

Presented by Aiven — Get a head start on Current Summit with this laid-back pre-event gathering designed to warm up the community before the main conference kicks off. Think great conversations, familiar faces, new connections, and complimentary drinks — all in a relaxed setting. Beat the opening-day rush and arrive already plugged in!

🎤 Lightning Talks Lineup

A curated set of casual lightning talks from standout voices in the data streaming world:

• Stanislav Kozlovski — Widely recognized as "the Kafka guy," Stanislav is an Apache Kafka committer and software engineer. He authors 2 Minute Streaming, a newsletter with over 7,000 subscribers covering real-time event streaming and data engineering, and commands a following of 50k+ across social media.

• Nahidul Kibria — Engineering Lead at HelloFresh, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how the world's leading meal-kit provider scales its real-time data infrastructure.

• Mark Davidson — Principal Architect at Funding Circle, the UK's largest SME lending platform, unpacking the architectural decisions shaping the future of business finance.

🤝 Hosts & Supporters

• 🦀 Aiven — A managed open-source data platform built for developers, taking the operational complexity out of running Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, and beyond.
• ✖️ Conduktor — An all-in-one Apache Kafka interface that makes data streaming accessible, secure, and properly governed.
• 🔲 OSO — Apache Kafka specialists helping teams harness real-time data to drive meaningful innovation.

🎟️ Secure Your Spot

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