Berlin Tech Meetup: The Future of Relational Foundation Models, Systems, and Real-World Applications

​Modern AI is evolving beyond models trained only on unstructured data. A new generation of foundation models for structured and tabular data is enabling powerful capabilities in prediction, recommendation, and large-scale analytics.

​At this meetup hosted by Kumo, we will explore:

• ​How relational foundation models transform structured datasets into intelligent systems

• ​How these models integrate with cloud data warehouses and modern data infrastructure

​Opening talk
Vanja Josifovski, CEO at Kumo (former CTO at Airbnb and Pinterest), will share insights on the future of AI and data-driven systems.

​Technical speakers

• ​Matthias Fey – Founding Engineer at Kumo, creator of PyTorch Geometric

• ​Miha Pelko – ML Infrastructure Engineer at Kumo

• ​Jingang Qu – Postdoctoral Researcher at Inria, author of TabICLv2

​This meetup is designed for:

• ​Engineers and ML practitioners

• ​Researchers working with data and AI

• ​Anyone interested in AI for structured data systems

• ​We are actively hiring, and this is a perfect chance to connect with the team and explore opportunities at Kumo.

​Event details

• ​Start: 18:00

• ​Doors open: 17:30

• ​Please arrive early and bring a valid ID for entry

​Seats are limited.

​Agenda

​18:00 – 18:10
Opening and welcome
Vanja Josifovski

​18:10 – 18:50
TabICLv2: An Open State-of-the-Art Tabular Foundation Model
Jingang Qu

​18:50 – 19:25
From Tables to Relational Learning
Matthias Fey

​19:25 – 19:45
Scaling ML Systems: From Research to Production
Miha Pelko

​19:45 – 21:00
Closing and networking

• ​Food and drinks

• ​Informal conversations

​Registration

• ​Registration is free but approval is required

• ​Applications are reviewed to ensure a relevant technical audience

​Note: Entry is only possible with approved registration.