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SUMMARY:IN PERSON! Apache Kafka® Meetup - Aug 2026
LOCATION:IBM Sydney
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  people going\n\nHello everyone! Join us for an Apache Kafka® meetup on Au
 g 13th from 5:30pm\n\nThe address\, agenda\, and speaker information can b
 e found below. See you there!\n\nVenue:\nIBM\n259 George Street\nFloor/Roo
 m: 17.06\n\n\\\nAgenda:\n\n5:30pm: Doors open\n5:30pm - 6:00pm: Pizza\, Dr
 inks\, and Networking\n6:00pm - 6:30pm: Jaehyeon Kim\, Senior Data Enginee
 r\, Kasada\n6:30pm - 7:00pm: Dominique Ronde\, Staff Solution Engineer\, C
 onfluent\n7:00pm - 7:30pm: Additional Networking\n\n\\\nSpeaker:\nJaehyeon
  Kim\, Senior Data Engineer\, Kasada\n\nTalk:\nFrom Prototype to Productio
 n: Building a Real-Time ML Feedback Loop with Kafka and Flink\n\nAbstract:
 \nWhile many platforms power real-time decisions\, most machine learning w
 orkflows remain stubbornly batch-oriented. This session presents a practic
 al case study on redesigning an offline Python-based recommendation protot
 ype into a highly scalable\, real-time contextual bandit system built enti
 rely on Apache Kafka and Apache Flink.\n\nWe will explore how Kafka serves
  as the backbone of the feedback loop by managing real-time event ingestio
 n and user feedback streams. From there\, we will dive into how Apache Fli
 nk performs continuous\, stateful online model training directly within th
 e stream. Join this session to learn how to safely manage ML model state i
 nside a distributed stream processor\, decouple continuous Flink training 
 from low-latency serving\, and successfully integrate online learning work
 loads into your event-driven architectures.\n\n-----\nSpeaker:\nDominique 
 Ronde\, Staff Solution Engineer\, Confluent\n\nTalk:\nGuardians of the Str
 eam: Kafka\, Flink\, and the Rise of GenAI\n\nAbstract:\nIn this session w
 e will explore how Kafka and Flink can seamlessly integrate with GenAI to 
 build intelligent systems capable of real-time learning\, automation\, and
  decision-making. Discover the next frontier in data streaming and artific
 ial intelligence\, where Kafka\, Flink\, and GenAI take center stage in sh
 aping the future of industries.\n\n\\\nIf you would like to speak or host 
 our next event please let us know! community@confluent.io
URL:https://www.meetup.com/apache-kafka-sydney/events/315886240/
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