Open Data Forum

Open Data Forum brings together tech experts and business leaders to explore how open data technologies enable scalable, secure AI.

Skip the generic AI hype and high-level pitch decks. We’re breaking down the actual production stack—real-time streaming, DAG orchestration, vector search, open databases, and zero-trust infra — to show how a vendor-free data pipeline actually connects under the hood.

WHO ARE WE?

Hosted by Nion, hands-on technology and delivery specialists, alongside our partners IBM and Arrow. Open Data Forum brings together deep technical insights from stack heavyweights including Confluent, Astronomer, Red Hat, HashiCorp, and EDB/PostgreSQL.

WHAT TO EXPECT?

A session-by-session, live reference architecture build. You’ll see how these six distinct open technologies integrate at the system level—solving the real-world engineering hurdles of latency, security, scale, and schema control from raw data ingest to enterprise AI output.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Data Engineers, Solutions Architects, Developers, CTOs, and Tech Leads — alongside the business decision-makers driving data and AI infrastructure.

AGENDA

08:00–09:15 — Breakfast & Check-in

09:15–09:50 — No AI Without IA
Simon Forshaw, CCO at Nion
• Why an open, modular data foundation is the only sustainable base for enterprise AI that delivers real business value.

09:50–10:30 — Keynote: Scalable AI at Bank Grade
Mattias Fras, Head of AI at Nordea
• Real-world insights: How Nordea navigates data governance, regulatory compliance, and infrastructure in production.

10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break

10:45–11:20 — Step 1: Real-Time Data Streaming
Maria Tennare, RSD Nordics at Confluent
• A real-time data architecture that continuously capture, process, govern and serve a company’s current state to applications, AI agents, and analytics from one trusted source.

11:25–12:00 — Step 2: AI Orchestration on Airflow
Peter Brejza, Senior Sales Engineer at Astronomer
Why orchestration is the control plane for AI, and how Airflow and Astro make AI pipelines scalable and secure.

12:00–13:00 — Lunch

13:00–13:35 — Step 3: Driving Data and AI Innovation without Lock-in
Jakob Brandel, Director & Head of Sales Engineering EMEA at EnterpriseDB

13:40–14:15 — Step 4: Beyond the AI Stack: Are We Ready for Quantum?
Anna Kazakova Lindegren, AI Customer Success Engineer & Quantum Ambassador at IBM
• This session will be devoted to quantum computing: what it is, what it is good for, how it will integrate with today’s computing architecture, and why we need to start thinking about it now.

14:15–14:30 — Fika Break

14:30–15:05 — Step 5: Open AI Without Lock-In
TBA at RedHat
• How open source creates a better, more transparent, and safer AI infrastructure without vendor lock-in.

15:10–15:45 — Step 6: Zero-Trust Infra & Security
Michael Andersson, Senior Security Technical Specialist at HashiCorp
• Automated security, identity management, and access control across a distributed architecture.

15:45–16:45 — Panel: Does the Architecture Hold Up in Reality?
Led by Tahira Naeem, Arrow. Participats TBA.
• Live Integration & Sanity Check: Connecting all 6 layers on stage. Honest review of TCO, latency, and integration, followed by 20 minutes of open audience Q&A.

17:00 — Networking Event

Agenda subject to change.

Free event. Food & drinks included. Limited spots.

A warm welcome from the Nion team!