THE FUTURE OF
MESSAGING SYSTEMS
HAARLEM, THE NETHERLANDS & ONLINE
21-22 OCTOBER 2026

Message queues and event-driven architectures power modern applications, but navigating the landscape of messaging technologies can be complex.

Thank you for joining us in Haarlem and online for two days of expert-led talks, hands-on labs and conversations about scalable, reliable messaging. MQ Summit 2027: to be announced.

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MQ Summit 2027

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ABOUT THE EVENT


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MQ Summit brings together the people who design, build, and scale modern messaging systems.

Message queues are the backbone of modern distributed systems, ensuring reliable communication, scalability, and resilience in systems that can't afford to fail. In 2026 we brought the conference to Haarlem, near Amsterdam, as a two-day, two-track event (streamed talks and an offline labs track).

Building on the success of RabbitMQ Summit, MQ Summit connects professionals working across the messaging ecosystem: RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS, Apache Pulsar, Apache ActiveMQ, Azure Messaging Brokers, Amazon SQS, IBM MQ, Google Pub/Sub, LavinMQ, Solace and more. Whether you're developing event-driven architectures, operating large-scale infrastructure, or making strategic technology decisions, this conference offers valuable insights from industry experts.

Why Attend?
A. Cross-Technology Perspective - Explore real-world lessons from teams working with RabbitMQ, Kafka, Pulsar, NATS, cloud messaging services, and beyond.
B. Technical Depth Meets Strategy – From architecture patterns to operational challenges and long-term technology choices - gain insights that support both builders and decision-makers.
C. Learn from Production Reality – Case studies from companies handling millions (or billions) of messages daily. No theory - just systems that run in the real world.
D. Meaningful Connections – Meet architects, developers, SREs, and technical leaders shaping the future of messaging.


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2025 RECORDINGS


ALL VIDEOS

SPEAKERS


Adi Polak

Data & AI @ Confluent • Keynote Speaker • Databricks MVP • Best-Selling Author • Technical Storyteller • Help you become a better builder

Simon Johnson

Distinguished Engineer, HiveMQ | Chair & Editor, OASIS MQTT Technical Committee

The Future of MQTT - An Update from the Technical Committee

Viktor Gamov

Principal Developer Advocate @ Confluent, Kafka in Action co-author

From Queues to Logs and Back Again

SCHEDULE

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE


Anders Bälter

CTO at 84codes (CloudAMQP, LavinMQ)

Byron Ruth

VP of Product/Eng @ Synadia

Charlotte Henkle

Amazon MQ team @ Amazon

JB Onofré

ASF member, working on ~20 Apache projects

John Samuel

Business Unit Leader @ Seventh State

Richard Coppen

STSM, Developer Architect, IBM MQ, OASIS MQTT Technical Committee Chair

Scott Corrigan

Vice President, Technology Services @ meshIQ

Stefan Moser

Principal Engineer @ AWS, Amazon MQ

Viktor Gamov

Principal Developer Advocate @ Confluent, Kafka in Action co-author

CONFERENCE VENUE IN 2026


PHIL Haarlem

Lange Begijnestraat 11
2011 HH Haarlem (near Amsterdam)
The Netherlands

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