Hands-on Workshop: Bring Your Own POC + Kickstart with Kafka

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Kickstart with Kafka: A Hands-on Workshop to Get You Started with Confluent Cloud

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APAC: Thursday, October 9th, 2025
10:30am IST | 1pm SGT | 4pm AEDT

Ready to start streaming, but not sure where to begin? Join this hands-on session designed to help you take the first step with Kafka—fast.

We’ll walk you through the foundational patterns every data streaming project starts with: connecting external systems to Kafka, setting up your Confluent Cloud environment, and learning key tools like Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.

Whether you're exploring change data capture (CDC), real-time analytics, or stream processing, this workshop is the fastest way to get started!

^{_{*Due to limited capacity, this session is capped at 350 attendees. Reserve your spot early!}}

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What You'll Learn

In this workshop, you’ll:

• Set up and configure your own Confluent Cloud environment
• Use fully-managed connectors to stream data from databases, object stores, and more
• Define schemas and ensure data compatibility with Confluent Schema Registry
• Build real-time pipelines that form the foundation for stream processing and analytics

You’ll also get exclusive access to participate in the Bring Your Own Proof-Of-Concept program, which includes:

• $1,000 in Confluent Cloud credits
• Free technical expert support from our Kafka experts
• Kafka Fundamentals certification for you and 5 of your team members
• A fast path to scoping and validating your Kafka use case

Pre-Workshop Reminders

1. Dial-in details and a calendar invite will be shared via email. Please join 5–10 minutes early.
2. Please sign up for Confluent Cloud before the session begins.

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Workshop Agenda

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

• Introduction

• Presentation – Overview of stream processing and Flink

• Hands-on session, part 1 – Intro to Flink SQL (details in GitHub)

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

• Break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

• Hands-on session, part 2 – Use case implementation with Flink SQL (details in GitHub)

• Presentation – Recap and roadmap discussion

• Q&A

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Workshop Agenda

75 mins

• INTRODUCTION
• PRESENTATION: Overview of Confluent Cloud + Common First Use Case
• HANDS-ON SESSION: Connecting External Systems Using Kafka Connect

_{What you'll do:}

_{• Provision and configure your Confluent Cloud environment—including Kafka clusters}
_{• Deploy fully-managed source and sink connectors using the UI and CLI}
_{• Define and enforce schemas using Confluent Schema Registry for compatibility and validation}
_{• Implement an active-active replication pipeline for real-time data sync between systems}

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• Q&A + How to Join the BYO POC Program

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Meet the Speakers

Kartik Kaushik

Cloud Enablement Engineer - Kafka, Flink, AI

Koushik S

Senior Cloud Enablement Engineer - Kafka, Flink, AI

Sayeed Mohiuddin

Cloud Enablement Engineer - Kafka, Flink, AI

Varun Gupta

Cloud Enablement Engineer - Kafka, Flink, AI

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