Data Visionaries community: What data leaders have learned learned so far

C-suite Exchange:

Leveraging success: How we solved our legacy data challenge 

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Join HotTopics and Confluent for this necessary virtual conversation reflecting on what leaders have shared across our combined Data Visionaries community events, from intimate breakfasts to C-suite panel discussions.

Across 2025 we have enjoyed debates across the data strategy rubicon: understanding infrastructure needs and platform viability; recognising data literacy and new ways of working to accommodate a generative AI present and agentic future; and, at the heart of these conversations, deciding to what extent data strategy informs the overall business strategy in an AI age.

Join this session to gain exclusive insight into what we have learned from you and your peers this year—and what this means for your data strategies in 2026.

Moderated by HotTopics’ Editor Peter Stojanovic, enjoy this 1 hour virtual panel and collaborative debate to share thought leadership, learn from peers, and widen one’s own network across the Nordic enterprise landscape.

Event details:

📍 Location: Virtual event
🗓 Date: 14th October 2025
🕛 Time: 1 - 2 PM CET

👥 The Hosts: Peter Stojanovic, Editor of HotTopics | Kai Waehner, Field CTO, Confluent

Meet the speaker:

Kai Waehner, Field CTO, Confluent. In their role, Kai collaborates with customers, partners, and analysts across the globe, including AMER, EMEA, and APAC, to drive innovation in enterprise architecture. A passionate advocate for modern data strategies, Kai frequently shares insights at international conferences and on popular podcasts, focusing on open-source and cloud-native technologies.

What to expect:

C-suite Exchange bring together our global community through virtual meetups to share insights, strategies, and tackle key challenges. It’s an informal yet powerful way to connect and learn from your peers.

• Gain practical approaches to addressing data inefficiencies
• Compare and contrast different data products and processes
• Participate in an exclusive Q&A with industry experts
• Connect with peers across the German enterprise landscape

Apply to join:

Register now and take the next step towards data excellence in Germany. Simply fill out the form below

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