Data Mesh Live 2026 - Program

Program

Workshops

June 8-10

Implementing a Data Mesh with Data Contracts
Workshop (1 day)
Andrew Jones
June 5
SOLD OUT - Data Mesh in Action
Workshop (1 day)
Jacek Majchrzak
June 5

Conference

June 11-12

Automating Federated Data Governance With Sharer-Driven Data Contracts
Talk (50min)
Arif Wider
Data Contract Workshop using Open Source Tooling
Hands-on Lab
Dr. Simon Harrer and Jochen Christ
Data Mesh Grand Challenges - Closing the gap between concept, implementation, and business impact
Talk (50min)
Jörg Schad
Driving business engagement through Domain ownership
Talk (25min)
Rachel Barton
Federated Computational Governance with AI
Talk (50min)
Arif Wider and Dr. Simon Harrer
From kitchen to catalog: applying the chef’s discipline to data products
Talk (25min)
Emma Houben
Information Architecture Recommoning: How Standardization Enables Differentiation
Talk (50min)
Andrea Gioia
Productizing Data along the Value Chain
Talk (25min)
Kinda El Maarry
The Data Product Marketplace: Enabling True Domain Ownership in Data Mesh
Sponsored Talk
Kris Peeters
The invisible governance
Talk (25min)
Karin Håkansson
What We Talk About When We Talk About Data Products
Talk (50min)
Kiran Prakash
Why data contracts are the foundations of a data mesh
Talk (50min)
Andrew Jones

We run workshops all year at DDD Europe Academy.