Current 2026 San Francisco (Confluent)
by Confluent
Where real-time data and AI come together.
About This Event
Current 2026 San Francisco is Confluent's flagship data streaming conference, taking place November 4–5, 2026 at Moscone West in San Francisco, where developers, data practitioners, and technology executives shape the future of Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and real-time AI. The 2026 program centers on connecting streaming data to AI systems, including agentic AI built on Flink.
At a Glance
- Date
- November 4–5, 2026
- Location
- Moscone West, San Francisco, California, United States
- Format
- Hybrid
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- Confluent
- Source
- daily-ingest
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Data engineers and architects
- ✓Platform engineers
- ✓Developers
- ✓Chief Data Officers
- ✓CTOs and technology executives
- ✓Data and AI leaders
Why Attend
For CTOs, CDOs, and VPs of data, Current is the place to see how real-time streaming becomes the backbone for production AI and agentic systems—turning Kafka and Flink pipelines into the live context that feeds and grounds enterprise AI. Leaders leave with architecture patterns and vendor-neutral strategy for real-time data and AI at scale.
Event Features
- ✓Keynotes
- ✓Technical breakout sessions
- ✓Lightning talks
- ✓Hands-on workshops
- ✓Kafka and Flink deep dives
What Makes This Unique
- ★The largest event dedicated to data streaming (Kafka and Flink community)
- ★Explicit real-time and agentic AI focus via Confluent Intelligence and Streaming Agents on Flink
- ★2025 edition drew 2,000+ in-person attendees and 100+ speakers
- ★Vendor-neutral open-source ecosystem (Kafka, Flink, Iceberg)
Industries Represented
Organizer
Confluent
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