Kafka Meetup

​On 07. May 2026, we are excited to welcome you to another Event Streaming Meetup in Bern. We will meet at SPOUD, Belpstrasse 39, for inspiring talks.

​Agenda:

​16:45: Doors open

​17:00: Welcome

​17:10: Kafka Self-Service at Scale – Patterns, Pitfalls, and Proven Solutions
(Simon Hofer, SPOUD)
→ Learn how to design Kafka self-service that scales without sacrificing governance or security. This talk shares real-world patterns, common pitfalls, and proven approaches from multiple organizations.

​17:50: How a German Manufacturer Scaled Kafka
(Fabian Schmitzer, Conduktor)
→ Discover how a global manufacturer overcame Kafka bottlenecks by introducing observability, governance and safe self-service, enabling scalable data and AI use cases across factories.

​18:30: Central Management of Topic Replication with AI
(Anke Raich, Swisspost)

​19:10: Networking & Apéro

We are looking forward to welcoming you. See you soon!

​This event is sponsored by Conduktor. Thanks a lot for supporting the community!