19 MARCH 2026 - ON AN ONLINE DEVICE NEAR YOU
Powering Data Innovation Together
ABOUT
What’s DataNext Engineering all about??
Explore the latest trends, best practices, and cutting-edge technologies that drive the future of data engineering. From designing robust data pipelines to optimising processing and storage systems, our industry experts will provide valuable insights into data integration, governance and security challenges.
DataNext Engineering brings together engineering professionals, thought leaders and innovators from across the globe. Don't miss this opportunity to network with peers, exchange ideas and gain actionable strategies to unlock the full potential of your data infrastructure.
Who should attend
> Data Engineer
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> Data Architect
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> Data Architect
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> Data Products
> Data Products
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> Data Manager
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> CDO
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> Data Enablement
> Data Strategist
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> Data Steward
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> Data Transformation
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> Data Infrastructure
Speakers 2025
Abhinandan Chakraborty
Senior Data Engineer
Ericsson
Eduard Garriga Viudes
Lead Data Engineer
PepsiCo
Miquel Rius Carmona
Lead Data Engineer
Siemens Energy
Tsvetelina Petrova
Lead Data Engineer
Financial Times
Alex Stuart
Senior Solutions Engineer
Confluent
Jathin Nagesh
Lead Data Engineer
IKEA
Shashank Shekhar
Senior Data Engineer
ASML
Araceli Manzano Chicano
Lead Data Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
Jose Siles Blanco
Senior Data Engineer
IAGGBS
Søren Meincke Persson
Head of Data Engineering
Telia
Asadullah Najam
Lead Data Engineer
Ericsson
Kishore Panda
Lead Data Engineer
Direct Line Group
Tomasz Krol
Lead Data Engineer
Bayer
AGENDA
The schedule is based on the Central European Time Zone
Opening Remarks
Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
Navigating Cost-Efficient, Scalable Data Platforms While Balancing Performance, Governance & Innovation
Speaker to be confirmed
Evolving from ETL to Real-Time, Event-Driven Systems Powering Modern AI & Automation
Speaker to be confirmed
Democratising Data Responsibly: Architecture Patterns Enabling Self-Service Analytics Across Global Enterprises
Speaker to be confirmed
Managing Technical Debt in Massive Pipelines While Future-Proofing Infrastructure for Cloud & Beyond
Speaker to be confirmed
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Designing Low-Latency Streaming Architectures Handling Billions of Events per Minute Globally Reliably Today
Speaker to be confirmed
Implementing Automated Data Quality Governance Pipelines Across Complex Multi-Tenant Global Platforms at Scale
Speaker to be confirmed
Guaranteeing Exactly-Once Processing Semantics in Mission-Critical Distributed Streaming Environments at Scale
Speaker to be confirmed
Continuous Delivery & Testing Workflows for Large-Scale Data Transformations in Production Environments Reliably
Speaker to be confirmed
Operationalising Real-Time Change Data Capture Pipelines for Hybrid Cloud Enterprise Systems Securely Everywhere
Speaker to be confirmed
Building Observability Frameworks for Proactive Anomaly Detection in Distributed Data Workflows Worldwide Today
Speaker to be confirmed
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Architecting Petabyte-Scale Storage Solutions Balancing Performance, Cost, Durability & Availability Demands
Speaker to be confirmed
Operationalising Machine Learning Feature Stores for Real-Time Inference at Global Scale Reliably
Speaker to be confirmed
Strategies for Scaling Compute-Intensive Pipelines without Compromising Latency, Reliability or Energy Efficiency Goals
Speaker to be confirmed
Building Data Supply Chains Powering Gen AI While Ensuring Privacy & Governance Compliance
Speaker to be confirmed
Designing Multi-Region, Fault-Tolerant Data Platforms Supporting Global Transactional & Analytical Workloads Seamlessly
Speaker to be confirmed
Managing Vector Databases, Embeddings Pipelines & Hybrid Retrieval Systems for Enterprise Search Applications
Speaker to be confirmed
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Shaping the Future Data Stack: Balancing AI Acceleration, Governance, Talent & Sustainable Engineering Practices
Panelists and Moderator to be confirmed
Closing Remarks
Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
Registration Options
* Sofa Summits reserves the rights to cancel the registration if the registration conditions are not met or the registration details are false.
Sponsors 2025
Sponsorship
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