20 MARCH 2025 - 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
> Data Architect
> Data Architect
> Data Products
> Data Products
> Data Manager
> CDO
> Data Enablement
> Data Strategist
> Data Steward
> Data Transformation
> Data Infrastructure
Speakers
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
What Does it Take to Grow a Data Engineering Team from 5 to 30 People in One Year?
Søren Meincke Persson, Head of Data Engineering, Telia
Bring Better, Faster & Trustworthy Data to your Data Warehouse & Data Lake
Alex Stuart, Senior Solutions Engineer, Confluent
The Future of Data Engineering: Harnessing AI to Power Next-Gen Data Pipelines
Araceli Manzano Chicano, Lead Data Engineer, Johnson & Johnson
Building Startups Within Giants: Scaling IKEA’s Service Marketplace
Jathin Nagesh, Lead Data Engineer, IKEA
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Unlocking the Power of Scalable Data Engineering: Automating & Optimising Data Pipelines
Eduard Garriga Viudes, Lead Data Engineer, PepsiCo
Unlocking Value from Legacy Data: Integrating Old Systems into Modern Architectures
Asadullah Najam, Lead Data Engineer, Ericsson
Unlocking Value at Scale: Mastering Data Management in Large Enterprises
Tsvetelina Petrova, Lead Data Engineer., Financial Times
Achieving Seamless CDC: Building Fault-Tolerant, Automated Data Pipelines by Harnessing the Power of Open Source Tools
Kishore Panda, Lead Data Engineer, Direct Line Group
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Enterprise DataHub: Building a Global Data Streaming Platform with Apache Kafka
Tomasz Krol, Lead Data Engineer, Bayer
Snowflake vs. Databricks: Inside the Battle for the Data Platform Market
Jose Siles Blanco, Senior Data Engineer, IAGGBS
Real-Time Data at Scale: Architecting Low-Latency Systems for Instant Decision Making
Abhinandan Chakraborty, Senior Data Engineer, Ericsson
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Navigating Complexity: Overcoming the Challenges of Scaling Data Infrastructure in a Fast-Evolving Ecosystem
- Miquel Rius Carmona, Lead Data Engineer, Siemens Energy
- Shashank Shekhar, Senior Data Engineer, ASML
- Kishore Panda, Lead Data Engineer, Direct Line Group
Moderator: Alex Stuart, Senior Solutions Engineer, Confluent
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
Sponsorship
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