IN-PERSON: Apache Kafka® Meetup - July 2026

Why we picked it

Join us for an Apache Kafka® meetup on **July 9th from 6:00pm** hosted by Salesforce! **PLEASE bring your PHOTO ID and REGISTER with your First and Last Name. For security purpose** **📍 Venue:** Salesforce 333 Seymour St #700, Vancouver, BC V6B 5A7 Social Lounge **IMPORTANT: Please arrive on time** so that we can check you in, many thanks! **🗓 Agenda:** * 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Doors Open, Networking, Pizza and Drinks * 6:30pm - 7:00pm: Xiao Meng, Software Engineer, Goldsky * 7:00pm - 7:30pm: Parul Lakhotia, Senior software engineer, Salesforce * 7:30pm - 8:30pm: More networking, Q&A **💡Speaker One:** Xiao Meng, Software Engineer, Goldsky **Title of Talk:** CDC + Kafka: Turning Databases into Event Streams **Abstract:** Transactional databases are often the source of truth for operational data, but modern systems need that data in many places: analytics, search, APIs, and real-time products. Change Data Capture (CDC) with Kafka turns database inserts, updates, and deletes into ev