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Berlin Buzzwords 2026 has come to an end, and it wouldn't have been possible without the support of our amazing partners. We're incredibly grateful to each of them for helping make it happen.

Logos of Berlin Buzzwords 2026 partners: OpenSearch Project, Qdrant, Vespa.ai, Bloomberg, Hornet.dev, Linkup, NetApp Instaclustr, Thomson Reuters Lab, Search Guard, OpenSource Connections, Aiven, Xata.io, AI-Powered Search. And a text that reads: Partners

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#bbuzz26 is in full swing, and today is your last chance to get the official Berlin Buzzwords t-shirt and hat. Stop by the registration & info counter to grab yours before they're gone! #bbuzz

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As it's the last day of #bbuzz, it's your last chance to chat with our partners at their booths! Come by, say hello and have a great chat.

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Time for breakfast on day 2 of #bbuzz! Early access to some recordings from the day 1 of the conference is now available to ticket holders first. Please navigate to "recordings" in the sidebar on our online platform to access them. More to be uploaded soon!

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Hello Berlin and welcome to the final day of Berlin Buzzwords 2026! Morning sessions should kick off soon. #bbuzz

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Curious about how AI and data science are transforming search, knowledge, and trusted information? Make sure to head over to the Thomson Reuters stand! 🔬⚡️ #bbuzz

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Looking to power real-time AI applications on your data at any scale? Connect with the team at the Vespa.ai booth! 🤖 ⚡️ #bbuzz

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The first day of #bbuzz is in full swing! Time to take a well-deserved coffee break to recharge your batteries ☕🧁. A huge thank you to our partner Vespa.ai for sponsoring the break! Go grab one and let us know: which cupcake flavor is your favorite? 👇

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Want to scale up with open-source technologies seamlessly? Stop by the NetApp Instaclustr booth! Drop by for a chat, try your luck at the Plinko game, and get a chance to win an awesome NASA Artemis Lego set! 🚀✨ #bbuzz

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Ready to talk vector search and high-performance AI retrieval? Swing by the Qdrant booth! 📐🚀 #bbuzz26

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Looking for a powerful retrieval engine built for speed and scale? Make sure to check out the Hornet booth! 🐝⚡️ #bbuzz26

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 06/06/2026

Looking for the latest in open-source search, analytics, observability, and AI-powered search experiences? Make sure to swing by the OpenSearch booth! 🔍✨ #bbuzz26

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Nearly a year after #bbuzz25, it’s almost that time again. #bbuzz26 is just around the corner, here’s a look back at last year’s edition before we do it all over again. Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 June 2026 Kulturbrauerei or online 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 06/06/2026

1 day to go until #bbuzz26. 🚀 It’s almost time. See you tomorrow at Berlin Buzzwords, and definitely at the Barcamp 🥳 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

An event countdown graphic for the Berlin Buzzwords conference. On the right, an excited, smiling speaker wearing a maroon Berlin Buzzwords t-shirt and glasses raises his left arm high in celebration while standing behind a podium. His conference lanyard reads "Nick Burch". Large, bold text overlaid on a dark gradient background reads: "BERLIN BUZZWORDS, 07-09 June 2026, 01 DAY TO GO!". The purple Berlin Buzzwords mascot is in the bottom-left corner, and the website URL "2026.berlinbuzzwords.de" is printed along the bottom right.

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 05/06/2026

Before we head into #bbuzz26 weekend, here’s a look back at #bbuzz24. Get your tickets now: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 05/06/2026

Planning for #bbuzz26? We kick off #bbuzz26 weekend on Sunday with our Barcamp and it’s open to all attendees with a valid onsite ticket. Learn more here: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 05/06/2026

2 days to go until #bbuzz26! Now’s the time to get everything in place. Get your tickets now if you haven’t: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 04/06/2026

We're excited to welcome Aiven as a Get-Together Partner for #bbuzz26! Check out Aiven ahead of #bbuzz26: aiven.io/ Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei, Berlin or online. 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 04/06/2026

Join us as we welcome Xata as our Community Breakfast Partner for #bbuzz26! Learn more about Xata: xata.io/ Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei, Berlin or online

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 04/06/2026

Only 3 days until #bbuzz26! Can you believe it? Last minute tickets are now available and you can still be a part of this experience. Get your tickets now: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Final Call! Standard Tickets for #bbuzz26 are only available until the end of today. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to secure your spot, this is it. Get your ticket before Standard Tickets switch to Last Minute Tickets tomorrow: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Improving search relevance without complex pipelines, recommendation engines or ML models? This session by Hajer Bouafif at #bbuzz26 shows how lightweight agents collaborate through OpenSearch's agentic memory to enrich queries in real time. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Joao Magalhaes will be at #bbuzz26 to explore how to bring software engineering discipline, reproducibility, and governance to workflow automation using GitOps principles with n8n. Learn more about this session: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Every PDF hides structure, metadata and embedded signals that can silently influence AI-based processing. Alessio Vertemati "Ultraviolet" at #bbuzz26 reveals how to exploit them responsibly and build smarter AI applications. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Kafi Streams, built on (Py)DBSP, treats streaming like batch. Strongly consistent from day one. An open source Python library for the 80% of use cases that do not need extreme scale. Ralph Matthias Debusmann will be unveiling it at #bbuzz26. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Danica Fine (@thedanicafine.bsky.social) is Joining #bbuzz26 with another session exploring the Iceberg catalog landscape, covering core functions, the impact of REST catalogs, and more. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Kris Freedain and Carlos Juzarte Rolo will be taking the stage at #bbuzz26 to talk through what transition has looked like for the OpenSearch Software Foundation, what they have learned, and where the project is headed next. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Flink gets talked about a lot. Where does it actually make a difference? Naci Simsek is at #bbuzz26 to share real-world cases where Apache Flink solved concrete, hard problems in production. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 01/06/2026

Rigid schemas slow teams down. At #bbuzz26, Gosia Zagajewska will show how RDF lets you build applications without being locked into a fixed data structure from the start. Learn more about this session: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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You don't need a zero-day to compromise a developer's code, just target their coding assistant. Leo Visser (Microsoft MVP) is at #bbuzz26 to explain exactly how that works, and what you can do about it. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords... Get your ticket: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

Berlin Buzzwords 2026 branded graphic in bold red and purple, featuring the mascot. Text read: No 0-day required, just target the AI coding assistant!

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 31/05/2026

One week to go until #bbuzz26! An incredible lineup of speakers and sessions all at Kulturbrauerei, Berlin. Kicking off with our Barcamp on June 7th, followed by two packed days of talks and workshops. Check out the full schedule: 2026.berlinbuzzwords... Get your ticket: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 30/05/2026

What works today may become obsolete in months. That's the reality of building with LLMs in 2026. This session by Carmen Iniesta and Carles Onielfa at #bbuzz26 shares real experience on how to evaluate new models, stay updated, and much more. Learn more about this session: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 30/05/2026

OpenSource Connections has joined #bbuzz26 as a Bronze Partner! Check them out ahead of the conference: opensourceconnection... Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei or online. 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 29/05/2026

We are pleased to welcome AI-Powered Search as a Contributor Partner for #bbuzz26! Learn more about them: aipoweredsearch.com/ Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei or online. 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 29/05/2026

Small vision models can transform how buyers find fashion products. Piotr Kobziakowski shows how Vespa's ranking engine makes product discovery faster and more aligned with what users actually want. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

Berlin Buzzwords 2026 branded graphic in bold red and purple, featuring the mascot. Text read: Tensor arithmetic in search and ranking for Ecommerce

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 28/05/2026

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems rely on pre-chunked documents, tying retrieval to arbitrary boundaries. Carles Onielfa is joining us at #bbuzz26 to explore an experimental approach that surfaces semantically relevant text spans, without chunking. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 28/05/2026

We are pleased to welcome Thomson Reuters Labs as a Silver Partner for #bbuzz26! Learn more about them: www.thomsonreuters.com/en/careers/o... Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei or online. 2026.berlinbuzzwords.de

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Berlin Buzzwords @berlinbuzzwords.de · 28/05/2026

We're beyond excited to announce that @suehle, Director of Open Source at SAS and President of the Apache Software Foundation, is joining #bbuzz26 as the keynote speaker! Learn more on our blog post: 2026.berlinbuzzwords... Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei or online.

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Filip Makraduli will be joining us at #bbuzz26 to show how to run four retrieval modes from one process. Learn more about it: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Olena Kutsenko will be at #bbuzz26 to show how to keep streaming data private, from simple masking to tricks that beat re-identification, all with live demos and some juicy real-world stories. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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We are excited to announce Search Guard as a Silver Partner for #bbuzz26! Learn more about what they do: search-guard.com/ Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei or online. 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Hartmut Armbruster's talk explores a different path: Kafka Streams DSL, adopting Flink-like exactly-once semantics, Project Loom, and challenging the assumption that stream processing must be distributed. Join him #bbuzz26! Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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KAFKA-6020 has been open for 7 years. David Kjerrumgaard and Álvaro Rodríguez are at #bbuzz26 with a live demo showing broker-side filtering for Kafka in practice, validation from financial services and logistics. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Linkup has joined Berlin Buzzwords 2026 as a Silver Partner! Find out more: linkup.so/ Join us for Berlin Buzzwords on June 7-9 at Kulturbrauerei or online. 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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Introducing our next panel session! Join our panelists, Charlie Hull, Atita Arora, Jo Kristian Bergum, Dmitry Kan, and Evgeniya Sukhodolskaya at #bbuzz26 to debate the future of search. Learn more: 2026.berlinbuzzwords...

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