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London Meetup

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12 pm

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Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

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Wednesday
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November
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2025
6:00pm
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2025
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Unlock the Power of KDB-X

Join us in London as we announce the GA launch of KDB-X, KX's cutting-edge database engine built for speed, scalability and developer experience. At this meetup, you'll hear directly from KX engineers and industry-leading developers sharing real-world use-cases, practical insights and technical deep dives on how they're leveraging KDB-X to solve complex data challenges.

Discover what’s next for time-series and AI workloads, get your questions answered and connect with fellow developers from across the industry.

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Ashok Reddy

Chief Executive

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KX

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Connor Gervin

Principal Product Manager

KX

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Jonny Press

Chief Technology Officer

Data Intellect

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Laura Kerr

Community Management Lead

KX

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Nataraj Dasgupta

SVP AI Solutions

KX

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Victoria Shanks

Managing Director

EPAM Systems

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Information about the program and speakers for the 2025 London Fall Meetup will be shared by September 2025.
Stay tuned for a full agenda!

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5:00pm - 6:00pm

Registration and Networking

Light appetizers and drinks will be served for one hour

6:00pm - 6:15pm 

Welcome and introduction

Speakers: Ashok Reddy, Chief Executive Officer, KX and Laura Kerr, Developer Advocate, KX


6:15pm-6:30pm

 KDB-X

Speaker: Connor Gervin, Principal Product Manager KX

6:30pm - 6:35pm

EPAM Systems Update

Speaker: Victoria Shanks, Managing Director, EPAM

6:35pm - 6:50pm 

KDB-X Open-Source Modules and Performance Tips

Speaker: Jonny Press, Chief Technology Officer, Data Intellect

6:50pm - 7:15 pm

GPU Accelerated As-of Joins, Sorts with KDB-X

Speaker: Nataraj Dasgupta, SVP AI Soltuions, KX

7:15pm - 9:30pm

Cocktails and Networking

Bar will open and food will be served. Optional Bingo games will be available throughout the evening, with a chance to win fun prizes!

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Ryan Hamilton

Founder

Timesourced

Ryan builds platforms for data analysts. As founder of TimeStored, he created QStudio, a leading editor for kdb+, and has published widely read articles on data analysis. He also led data platform teams at Citi, UBS, and Morgan Stanley, and is now developing Pulse, a real-time finance visualization platform.

Mike Gilfix

Chief Product and Engineering Officer

KX

Michael Gilfix is Chief Product and Engineering Officer at KX, a global leader in high performance data analytics and AI for capital markets, aerospace & defense, and high-tech manufacturing. He oversees a passionate team of product managers, designers, engineers, and support staff solving some of most challenging large scale data problems on the planet to enable organizations to deliver outperformance.

 

Michael brings more than two decades of leadership in enterprise software, businesses large and small, in data and AI, workflow and integration, and IT management. He has held numerous prior executive positions in product management, engineering, and sales and served as a senior management advisor. Michael is a builder at heart with a love for creating great products and scalable businesses.

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