In the age of AI, companies that have solved the data pipeline problem are winning. Josef Goldstein, Head of R&D for the Big Data Platform at Wix.com, joins the show to detail how they left the batch behind and went real-time with a full data streaming platform.

Discover how AWS and Confluent power real-time Agentic AI. AWS's Varun Jasti explains scaling multi-agent systems using AWS Agent Core and data streaming. Learn to build secure AI agents, leverage MCP, and provide the real-time context your enterprise needs.

Most grocers operate with only 65–80% inventory accuracy and 8–12% of items out of stock. Kevin Johnson, CEO at Focal Systems, shares how they leverage Confluent Cloud to help retailers reach a 95% accurate, real-time view of every shelf, scaling toward 12mm images processed per day to power virtual store walks and data-driven loss prevention.

SecurityScorecard's engineering team shares how going schema-first with Apache Kafka® and Confluent Cloud cut processing time from a weekend to near real-time.

Learn how CARIAD scales a Unified Data Ecosystem for 45M+ vehicles using Confluent Cloud and Apache Flink®. Explore a multi-region architecture that unifies data silos, eliminates legacy ETL, and powers real-time AI, safety alerts, and GDPR compliance at petabyte scale.

Brady Perry, Co-founder and CTO of Busie, shares how they are modernizing for group mobility. Discover how real-time data streaming became the backbone of their platform—and how an event-driven architecture with Apache Kafka® enabled a small team to decouple services, stay resilient, and ship value faster with Confluent Cloud.

AI is reshaping everything from who your customers are to how data is governed, secured, stored, and leveraged—powering a new generation of intelligent data strategies. Tune in as industry thought leaders unpack the biggest trends shaping agentic AI, data streaming, and modern data architectures in 2026.

MarketAxess modernized its trade infrastructure by moving from legacy systems to a real-time data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka® and Confluent Cloud. Andy Steinmann, Software Engineering Manager at MarketAxess, shares how this shift unlocked hybrid architecture and infinite scale with zero outages.