Apache Kafka® Mumbai Meetup
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Apache Kafka® Mumbai Meetup
Join us for an in-person Apache Kafka® community meetup in Mumbai, bringing together developers, engineers, architects, and technology enthusiasts interested in event streaming, real-time data, distributed systems, AI, IoT, and payments.
Whether you're already working with Kafka or exploring event-driven architecture for the first time, this meetup is a chance to learn from engineers building real-world systems, exchange ideas, and connect with the wider Mumbai developer community.
What we'll explore
Building AI applications with real-time data
Using Apache Kafka for IoT platforms and analytics
Investigating distributed system incidents with Kafka and Gemini
Event-driven architecture and scalable distributed systems
Real-world production use cases and engineering practices
Speakers & Talks
Kalpak Raut
Senior Customer Success Technical Architect, Confluent
Building AI Applications with Real-Time Data
Explore how real-time data and Apache Kafka can enable modern AI applications and systems that need timely, reliable, continuously flowing data.Ravi Kumar Gupta
Senior Solutions Architect, OrbiWise
How Kafka Powers FlintCORE: Analytics and Beyond
IoT platforms process continuous streams of telemetry from millions of connected devices, requiring an architecture that is scalable, resilient, and extensible.
At OrbiWise, Apache Kafka serves as the backbone of FlintCORE, their IoT platform, enabling seamless communication between services.
Ravi will share how Kafka is leveraged beyond event streaming to support analytics and other platform capabilities.Geeta Kakrani
AI Educator & Technical Speaker | Google Developer Expert (AI/ML)
When Microservices Fail Together: Using Kafka and Gemini to Investigate Distributed Incidents
Explore how Kafka and Gemini can be used together to investigate incidents across distributed microservices. The session will cover how event streams can provide valuable context during failures and how AI can help engineers analyze complex distributed incidents, identify patterns, and understand what went wrong.
Agenda
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome — Maheboob & Nauman
11:10 – 11:50 Kalpak Raut — Building AI Applications with Real-Time Data
11:50 – 12:30 Ravi Kumar Gupta — How Kafka Powers FlintCORE: Analytics and Beyond
12:30 – 12:40 Break
12:40 – 13:20 Geeta Kakrani — When Microservices Fail Together: Using Kafka and Gemini to Investigate Distributed Incidents
13:20 – 14:30 Networking
Who should attend?
This meetup is for:
• Software engineers and developers
• Data engineers and architects
• Backend and platform engineers
• DevOps professionals
• Engineers working with distributed systems
• Developers exploring Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture
• Professionals interested in real-time data, AI, IoT, and distributed systems
• Students and early-career developers interested in production engineering
No prior Kafka expertise is required. Come curious, ask questions, and connect with the community.
Location
📍 DevXB Wing Terrace, Atrium 215Next to Hotel Courtyard MarriottAndheri Kurla Road, Andheri EastMumbai, India
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