Kafka and Friends is a builder evening in San Francisco exploring what happens when streaming infrastructure meets AI. Hosted by Aiven, RisingWave, and StreamNative.

​Speakers:

• ​Filip Yonov – Aiven

• ​Sijie Guo – StreamNative

• ​Yingjun Wu – RisingWave

​Agenda:

• ​5:30 PM – Doors open, food & drinks

• ​6:00 PM – Welcome

• ​6:10 PM – Panel: The Future of Kafka + AI with Filip Yonov, Sijie Guo, Yingjun Wu

• ​6:40 PM – Sijie Guo (StreamNative): Streaming as the Backbone of Autonomous AI Agents

• ​6:50 PM – Yingjun Wu (RisingWave): Designing Real-Time Systems for the Age of Agents

• ​7:10 PM – Break + Networking

• ​7:30 PM – Filip Yonov (Aiven) Your Kafka Topics Already Know What They Are (live demo)