Fluss Forward - London
One day of talks. One evening of community.
Fluss Forward is where the people building and running Apache Fluss™ come together: engineers, contributors, and early adopters shaping the future of open-source, lakehouse-native streaming storage. This isn't a vendor showcase. It's a community event, deliberately timed as the pre-event to Big Data LDN: the deeper dive before the wider stage.
Fluss Forward + Dark Mode
A content-driven conference dedicated entirely to Apache Fluss and real-time data infrastructure. Short, dense talks from engineers in production, architecture deep dives, honest war stories, and a panel with the people actually building Fluss. No theory without numbers. No pitches. No filler.
When the talks end, Dark Mode begins an open-floor evening of drinks, music, and unscripted conversation. Contributors next to early adopters, engineers next to architects. The Apache Fluss community, off the record.
One ticket, full-day access, lunch included. Evening experience to follow.
What gets covered
Apache Fluss in production: columnar streaming storage, millisecond latency, real-time updates, and up to 10x read performance with reduced network costs from the early adopters already running it
Streamhouse architecture: Flink as compute, Fluss as real-time storage, Paimon as the historical tier
Real-time AI: collapsing the conventional stack into one substrate for feature pipelines, model serving, and online inference
Why Fluss, why now: what Apache incubating status means and how to get involved
Community building: meet the committers, first-time contributor workshops, and the on-ramp for shaping what Fluss becomes
AGENDA
08:30–09:00 Registration & Coffee
09:00–09:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks
09:15–09:55 Opening Keynote: State of Apache Fluss™
09:55–10:35 Technical Deep Dive
10:35–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–11:20 Real-World Use Case
11:20–11:40 Real-World Use Case
11:40–12:00 Community Fireside Chat
12:00–12:20 Live Demo: Building with Apache Fluss™
12:20–13:30 Lunch & Networking
13:30–14:10 Technical Deep Dive: Integration
14:10–14:50 Technical Deep Dive: Architecture
14:50–15:30 Future of Apache Fluss™
15:30–15:45 Closing Keynote & Roadmap
15:45–19:00 Dark Mode: Drinks, Food, DJ & Networking
Date: 22 September 2026
Location: London, England
Venue: Entrance is at 6 South Lambeth Place London SW8 1SP, the room name is Mirror Arch