Quarkus at Current | London 2026

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Event Description: Kafka Summit in London was massive, and this year we’re coming back to do something even bigger as Current: London. It’s the data streaming event with a full-day of keynotes, breakout sessions, and an amazing expo hall. It’s the can’t-miss event for the best minds in data.

Date: May 19-20, 2026 | London
Location: London, UK
Event Type: In-Person

https://current.confluent.io/london

Sessions

Session: Supersonic Streams: When Quarkus Met Kafka
Speaker(s): Kevin Dubois & Viktor Gamov
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM in Victoria Room 3
Abstract: Building modern, event-driven applications with traditional Java and Apache Kafka often means grappling with slow development cycles and complex local environment setup. This friction hinders developer productivity.

A new generation of Java platforms like Quarkus is changing this. Designed for the cloud, these runtimes feature extremely fast startup times and a minimal memory footprint. We'll demonstrate how these platforms drastically simplify the developer experience—such as by automatically provisioning a live Kafka cluster for local development.

Beyond the inner-loop, we will show how these optimized applications, combined with cloud-native tooling, enable you to deploy and rapidly scale your Java microservices and Kafka components on platforms like Kubernetes. This ensures you can efficiently handle fluctuating event loads, scaling seamlessly from zero to massive scale.

Attendees should come away with:

Learn how modern Java simplifies the entire Kafka development lifecycle, from local setup to production.
Practical knowledge for building high-performance, event-driven applications designed for rapid scaling and minimal resource consumption.

Inspiration for leveraging these technologies to achieve faster time-to-market and operational efficiency.