Systems | Development | Analytics | API | Testing

Most AI agents are generalists that struggle with the nuances of streaming data and Kafka infrastructure, often leading you down a rabbit hole with many tokens spent. In this session, live from Current London, we’ll show you how to close the context gap with Skills for Kafka: structured files that are playbooks and level-ups for agents to handle complex multi-step tasks like reviewing schema changes, critiquing DLQ policies and auditing topics for best practice. We will walk through how these skills work, demonstrate the different ways to use them (including with MCP servers) in Cursor and Claude.

Want your data strategy to actually drive revenue? @SPGlobalMarketIntelligence’s Saugata Saha and ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson break down why data strategies fail when they disconnect from business goals. To win, you need to solve real customer pain points and move past the bottleneck of report prep. Watch the new episode of on your preferred listening platform! Music: “The Clermont” by Flash Fluharty Licensed via PremiumBeat, ID: P9IHFMDYNZCKLEFZ.

Confluent CEO Jay Kreps takes the stage alongside industry leaders at data streaming’s biggest event. Together, they’ll show why free-flowing, real-time data has become the key to unleashing the full potential of intelligent systems across every business. From live demos to real-world use cases to industry-changing product announcements, this year’s keynote is essential viewing for anyone looking to maximize the potential of their AI. Which is pretty much everyone. Don’t miss it.