Book Me as a Speaker
I've been speaking at international conferences for over a decade, sharing practical insights on event-driven architecture, distributed systems, and engineering leadership. I'm available for conference keynotes, corporate events, and internal team presentations.
Whether you're organizing a tech conference or want to bring expertise directly to your engineering team, I deliver engaging talks that combine real-world experience with actionable takeaways.
Featured Talks
Managing Architecture
How engineering leaders can guide architectural decisions without becoming bottlenecks.
Building a Bank
A case study on building a digital bank with DDD, microservices, and autonomous teams.
Events, Workflows, Sagas
How to handle complex flows in event-driven systems without losing your sanity.
Signature Talks for Your Organization
These talks can be delivered at your company as internal presentations or workshops. Each can be adapted to your team's experience level and specific challenges.
Patterns and Antipatterns for Event-Driven Architecture
A practical guide to designing event-driven systems that actually work. Covers event design, messaging patterns, common pitfalls, and lessons learned from production systems. Suitable for teams considering or already building event-driven architectures.
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Complex Workflows in Event-Driven Systems
How to handle sagas, long-running processes, and complex business workflows in distributed systems. Covers choreography vs. orchestration, failure handling, and when to use workflow engines. Based on real-world implementation experience.
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Selected Talks
Conference Talks
Upcoming
- Java Forum Nord, Hannover, 22. September 2026 — Das Kafka-Ökosystem 2026
- w-jax, Munich, 3.-4. November 2026 — both Microservices Need Microworkflows and Patterns and Antipatterns for Event-Driven Architecture
- code.talks, Hamburg, 5. November 2026 — Event-Driven Workflows
2026
- DDD Europe Antwerp, June 2026 — Patterns and Antipatterns for Event-Driven Architecture
- JAX Mainz, May 2026 — Microservices Need Microworkflows
- OOP Munich, February 2026 — Patterns and Antipatterns for Event-Driven Architecture
- Software Architecture Summit Munich, March 2026 — Event-Driven Architecture in Java (half-day workshop, German)
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2014–2021
- 20+ talks at conferences including Devoxx, ScalaDays, JAX, w-jax, microXchg, JavaLand, code.talks, and user groups across Europe and the US
- Topics: Event-Driven Architecture, Reactive Systems, Microservices, Scala, Domain-Driven Design, Event Sourcing, CQRS
- View complete list · Slides on Speaker Deck · Videos on YouTube
Articles
- Heise (2020) — Scala From Scratch: Exploration
- jaxenter / Java Magazin (2020) — Project Loom
- Heise (2018) — Scala Days Europe 2018
- InfoQ (2018) — Designing Reactive Systems Using DDD, Event Storming and Actors
- jaxenter (2016) — The Lagom Framework Tutorial
- Java Magazin (2015) — Von „Enterprise" zu „Reactive"
Podcasts & Interviews
- Maintainable Software Podcast (2024) — Crafting Resilient Systems with Event-Driven Design
- Ventellect Podcast (2024) — Building high performing Software Engineering Organizations
- jaxenter (2017) — Neues aus der Scala-Welt
- JAX 2015 Video Interview — "Reactive Development": Potenziale, Chancen, Risiken
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