RethinkConn 2025
The largest NATS community event of the year
NATS is used from cloud to edge and everywhere in between: connected cars, distributed AI, smart manufacturing, global fleet management and more. This virtual event will showcase real-world stories and production use cases.
In addition, hear from the NATS community, learn about the new features in v2.11, and walk through the NATS roadmap.
Date: March 20th, 2025
Time: 10am PST | 1pm EST | 6pm CET | 7pm EET
Duration: 3-4 hours
RethinkConn 2025 Schedule
Live Q&A to follow each talk. Schedule is subject to change.
| Title |
|---|
| Welcome & Opening Remarks  Justyna Bak VP of Marketing  Nate Emerson DX Engineer |
| Keynote: The Synadia Edge-native and AI-ready Tech Stack  Derek Collison Founder and CEO, NATS Creator |
| Customer Story: Industrial IoT with NATS & MachineMetrics Jochen Rau Engineering Manager - Data Platform, MachineMetrics  Tyler Schoppe Staff Engineer @ MachineMetrics |
| Customer Story: How PowerFlex Handles Intermittent Connectivity at the Edge with NATS  Robbie Hughes Engineering Manager, PowerFlex |
| NATS 2.11: What's New?  Neil Twigg Senior Software Engineer |
| NATS: Orbit – Extending NATS Clients with Richer Capabilities  Tomasz Pietrek Manager, OSS Engineering |
| Synadia Control Plane Update: Simplifying NATS at Scale  Seth Back Manager, Engineering |
| Customer Lightning Talk: NATS for ACI Card Payments  Adrian Florea Senior Architect, ACI Worldwide |
| Customer Lightning Talk: NATS at the Edge with F1 Arcade  Jamie Allen Lead Engineer, F1 Arcade |
| Partner Talk: NATS on Akamai Cloud  Brian Apley Principal Cloud, IoT & Messaging Architect, Akamai |
| Community Talk: Giving REST a rest...with NATS  Mark Freydl Co-CEO, Codiac |
| Community Talk: Go Beyond Kubernetes Native Events with NATS  Gianluca Mardente Creator & Maintainer, Sveltos |
| AI/ML at the Edge - Distributed IForest Anomaly Detection with NATS Scott Daniels Senior Software Engineer |
| Workloads - Distributed cloud-to-edge compute with NATS Execution Engine  Jordan Rash Senior Software Engineer |
| Connectors – Seamlessly Integrate NATS with Other Systems  Daan Gertis Product Strategist |
| The Future of NATS: Roadmap & Vision  Byron Ruth VP of Product and Engineering |
| Q&A and Closing Remarks Nate Emerson DX Engineer |
Coming soon to a Zoom near you
Hosted by Synadia, RethinkConn 2025 will feature roadmap updates, live demos, and stories from NATS users building and scaling innovative distributed systems.
What will be covered in the event?
Ecosystem Insights - Hear from industry leaders about the future of edge-native
technology, intelligent connectivity, and the evolving NATS ecosystem.
NATS 2.11 & Beyond - Discover the latest advancements in NATS, including
new features and capabilities designed for cloud and edge workloads.
AI & Intelligent Workloads - Learn how NATS enables real-time, AI-driven
applications with powerful data streaming and connectivity solutions.
Hands-on Learning - Participate in an optional workshop to get practical
experience with NATS and the latest tooling.
