Current New Orleans: Unlock Real-Time Data Insights

On October 29–30, the best minds in data will descend upon New Orleans for Current—bringing the community together to discuss all things data streaming + artificial intelligence (AI). Whether you’re a developer, a data engineer, an operator, an architect, or a tech executive, this is the event where you turn ideas into action. It’s your backstage pass to building the future with real-time data.

Dive into hands-on sessions and big-picture strategy, earn free certification, and connect with the community shaping the future of data-driven enterprises. As the date quickly approaches, here’s a look at all the learnings on tap at Current New Orleans.

Developers: Learn How to Build the Intelligent Systems of Tomorrow

Ready to build the future of intelligent systems? At Current New Orleans, you'll master the skills to power next-gen applications with scalable event-driven architectures and real-time agentic AI.

Agentic AI is redefining what's possible in enterprise automation. In our deep-dive sessions, you'll learn how to seamlessly bridge data streaming infrastructure and agentic architectures, ensuring that your AI systems are not only scalable but also context-aware and collaborative. Beyond AI, Current is the event that unlocks the true potential of event-driven architectures. Explore proven strategies to detect, process, and manage real-time events at scale and gain a clear understanding of the design trade-offs and key innovations that make seamless data movement possible. We’ve curated a developer-focused lineup for builders who want to innovate, not just code.

Current is more than just a conference. It's a vibrant community event designed for collaboration. You'll have these unique opportunities:

• Meet and hear from your peers from Indeed, Meta, Netflix, and more as they share how they went from pilots to mission-critical streaming deployments and enterprise-scale data and AI systems.

• Future-proof your career with the latest in Apache Kafka®, Apache Flink®, Apache Iceberg™, and beyond.

• Leave with the connections and knowledge to pioneer what’s next in data streaming.

Data Engineers: See How Your Peers Are Optimizing Data Pipelines for Faster Value

Agentic AI is moving from concept to reality, but traditional batch-based pipelines can't keep up. The next generation of AI systems requires real-time data and responsive pipelines to power autonomous, collaborative agents. Your ETL and machine learning skills are a great foundation, but are you ready to support these new mission-critical systems?

Get ready to unlock real-time AI at scale at Current New Orleans. We’ve curated a data engineering–focused program for you to fuel the next generation of intelligent enterprises with high-quality, real-time data. You’ll learn how to optimize your data pipelines for faster value and reduce complexity, redundancy, and bad data to create trusted, reusable data products.

• Discover how leading organizations such as Rocket Mortgage, Rivian, OpenAI, Netflix, Meta, and more are using stream processing and data governance to build high-quality data products for all their real-time applications, analytics, and AI use cases.

• Dive into open data architectures, exploring how Kafka, Flink, and Iceberg work together to create effective, interoperable data ecosystems.

• Explore innovations that bridge the gap between operational and analytical data, enabling faster, more accurate business decisions.

Current is your chance to future-proof your career. The future of data is real-time and AI-driven, and we’ll show you how to get ahead of the curve. Join us and your peers to learn about emerging architectures, operationalizing AI, and the evolving role of the data engineer in an AI-driven world.

Operators: Master Mission-Critical Data Infrastructure Sans Downtime

Mastering mission-critical data streaming infrastructure is top of mind for data infrastructure operators. Join us at Current New Orleans to learn proven strategies for Kafka migrations, zero-downtime deployments, and scaling without business disruption.

Get real production lessons from operators managing petabyte-scale streaming deployments. Sessions cover migration planning, performance optimization, and maintaining reliability of complex data streaming platforms.

We've curated an operator-focused schedule with technical sessions on Kafka migrations, Flink performance tuning, and change data capture at scale.

• Join sessions from Nordstrom, Slack, Discord, and more, and leave with actionable solutions for managing production streaming systems.

• Connect with site reliability, platform, and DevOps engineers as well as infrastructure leaders from Fortune 100 companies who have solved similar operational challenges. Share challenges, exchange solutions, and build relationships with the community managing mission-critical Kafka deployments.

• Gain insider knowledge from the engineers who built Kafka, learn about upcoming features that will simplify your operations, and get your toughest technical questions answered by the people with the deepest understanding of data streaming.

Architects: Learn How to Unlock Real-Time AI at Scale

The future of application design is intelligent, real-time, and data-driven. Traditional architectures can't keep up with the demands of agentic AI and sophisticated, context-aware systems. The next generation of applications requires a complete, real-time data streaming platform at its core to power these mission-critical systems.

Get ready to unlock real-time AI at scale at Current New Orleans. Follow the curated program for architects to learn how to build the foundation for these scalable, intelligent next-gen applications.

• Discover architectural patterns for streaming multimodal data, applying stateful stream processing, and building knowledge systems that power real-time AI. Don't miss the session with Dropbox to see how it achieved a 100x throughput gain.

• Learn how to modernize your data stack for scalability and efficiency. You'll dive deep into the latest Kafka protocols, the move from ZooKeeper™️ to KRaft, and more. You'll also get practical strategies for optimizing performance, such as how to properly size and tune Flink clusters and how to improve data clustering in Iceberg for lightning-fast queries. Join LinkedIn to learn how it achieved an 80% hardware cost savings by using Flink.

• Dive into mastering large-scale Kafka operations and migrations. We’ll provide expert guidance and proven strategies for managing mission-critical data streaming environments. Hear how Nordstrom ensured zero data loss and minimized downtime on its large-scale Kafka migration.

Current is a great chance to future-proof your career as an architect. The future of application design is real-time and AI-driven—and we’ll show you how to get ahead of the curve. Join us and your peers to learn about emerging architectures, operationalizing AI, and the evolving role of the architect in an AI-driven world.

Tech Execs: Connect Your Data Strategy to Business Value

As a tech executive, your calendar is a battlefield. It’s hard to justify attending conferences unless they can deliver a tangible return. You need more than abstract keynotes and product demos. You need a clear blueprint for how to turn today’s cutting-edge technologies, especially AI, into tomorrow’s business results. That's precisely why you should be at Current New Orleans.

This isn’t just a conference; it’s a focused deep dive into the strategies and infrastructure that power modern, intelligent enterprises. We've curated a program for leaders who are responsible for outcomes, not just code. You'll hear from your peers at companies such as Meta, LinkedIn, Netflix, and OpenAI as they share their multiyear journeys with real-time data and AI. You’ll have access to candid, behind-the-scenes looks at how to scale streaming architectures, evolve your data supply chain, and deliver clear business return on investment (ROI).

Beyond the sessions, the Expo Floor and AI Alley offer a chance to move from theory to practice. See how companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Databricks are building agentic AI systems and powering real-time analytics. This is your opportunity to connect with experts and peers in a dynamic environment, asking the tough questions and seeing innovative solutions up close. Current New Orleans will provide you with the strategic insights and connections you need to confidently fuel your data streaming and AI initiatives—and come away with a clear roadmap for success. You won’t just leave with ideas; you’ll leave with a plan.

Current New Orleans Is the Place to Be

This is only the beginning of what you can expect when you join the data streaming community at Current New Orleans—a year’s worth of momentum in two action-packed days. Don’t wait! Join industry leaders, peers, and innovators for unmatched learning and networking opportunities.

Explore your curated path to insights, innovation, and inspiration—and help shape the future with real-time data.

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