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 Simon Forshaw, Bård Hakkestad, and Nion (hands-on tech & delivery specialists), alongside our partners IBM and Arrow. We're bringing together deep technical insights from stack heavyweights including Confluent, Astronomer, Red Hat, HashiCorp, EDB/PostgreSQL, and DataStax. 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, CTOs, and Tech Leads — alongside the commercial decision-makers funding the infrastructure. AGENDA 08:30–09:15 — Breakfast & Check-in 09:15–09:50 — Simon Forshaw, CCO at Nion 09:50–10:30 — Mattias Fras, Head of AI at Nordea 10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break 10:45–11:20 — Maria Tennare, RSD Nordics at Confluent 11:25–12:00 — Michael Lim, Global VP Strategic Alliances at Astronomer 12:00–13:00 — Lunch 13:00–13:35 — Jakob Brandel, Director & Head of Sales Engineering EMEA at Postgre 13:40–14:15 — Anna Kazakova Lindegren, AI Customer Success Engineer & Quantum Ambassador at IBM 14:15–14:30 — Coffee Break 14:30–15:05 — Martin Isaksson, RedHat 15:10–15:45 — Robert Gustafsson, Partner Development Manager at HashiCorp 15:45–16:45 — Closing 17:00 — Networking Event Agenda subject to change. Free event. Food & drinks included. More details coming soon — stay tuned!