Daniel Kocot

Talks & Speaking

Sharing insights on API architecture, event-driven systems, and software engineering at conferences and meetups

Talks Given
99
Conferences & Meetups
Attendees Reached
5000+
Across all events
Countries
6
International speaking

Upcoming Talks

Conference Talk

Spec-driven API Design: APIs als Produkte am Beispiel von spec-kit und OpenSpec

bettercode()API 2026-05-21 online

Dieser Vortrag stellt Spec-driven Development als Grundlage für API Design First vor, bei dem die API-Beschreibung zum zentralen Produktartefakt wird. Anhand von spec-kit und OpenSpec wird gezeigt, wie eine gemeinsame Konstitution und eine konkrete Spezifikation zu konsistenten, durchsetzbaren API-Beschreibungen kombiniert werden.

API as a ProductAPI DesignAISpec-Driven Development

Past Talks

2026

2 talks
Conference Talk

Developer Experience für APIs stärken – Was Anbieter und Konsumenten wirklich weiterbringt

JavaLand 2026-03-10 Rust, Germany Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

Developer Experience (DX) ist längst zu einem entscheidenden Erfolgsfaktor für API-Initiativen geworden. Ganz gleich, ob man APIs bereitstellt oder konsumiert: Reibungsverluste in der Entwicklung bremsen die Adoption, steigern den Supportaufwand und lassen im schlimmsten Fall Integrationen scheitern. In diesem Vortrag erklären wir, was DX im Kontext von APIs eigentlich bedeutet und wie ihr als Plattform-Team sie sowohl für API-Provider als auch für -Consumer verbessern könnt.

Developer Experience
Conference Talk

Developer Experience für APIs stärken – Was Anbieter und Konsumenten wirklich weiterbringt

OOP Konferenz 2026-02-11 Munich, Germany Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

Developer Experience (DX) ist längst zu einem entscheidenden Erfolgsfaktor für API-Initiativen geworden. Ganz gleich, ob man APIs bereitstellt oder konsumiert: Reibungsverluste in der Entwicklung bremsen die Adoption, steigern den Supportaufwand und lassen im schlimmsten Fall Integrationen scheitern. In diesem Vortrag erklären wir, was DX im Kontext von APIs eigentlich bedeutet und wie ihr als Plattform-Team sie sowohl für API-Provider als auch für -Consumer verbessern könnt.

Developer Experience

2025

13 talks
Conference Talk

Lost in Translation: Unlocking Integration Success Beyond AsyncAPI

FOST - AsyncAPI conference 2025-12-11 Paris, France

Specs like AsyncAPI set the stage, but true integration success depends on a shared language. This talk reveals how clear communication and aligned definitions can transform your APIs from sources of confusion into engines of business value. Learn practical strategies to bridge the language gap and build integrations that actually work.

Capability ThinkingEnterprise ArchitectureLiteracy Thinking
Conference Talk

Beyond the Gateway: From API Thinking to Capability Literacy

FOST - apidays 2025-12-10 Paris, France

API gateways are powerful but often overloaded with business logic that does not belong there. This talk shows how API Thinking, the Data Interface Quadrants, and Capability Literacy help teams decide where logic should live, keep gateways focused on governance, and connect API design to real business value. The goal is clarity, not purity, in modern API architecture.

API ThinkingCapability Thinking
Conference Talk

Developer Experience für APIs stärken – Was Anbieter und Konsumenten wirklich weiterbringt

CLC Konferenz 2025-11-19 Mannheim, Germany Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

Developer Experience (DX) ist längst zu einem entscheidenden Erfolgsfaktor für API-Initiativen geworden. Ganz gleich, ob man APIs bereitstellt oder konsumiert: Reibungsverluste in der Entwicklung bremsen die Adoption, steigern den Supportaufwand und lassen im schlimmsten Fall Integrationen scheitern. In diesem Vortrag erklären wir, was DX im Kontext von APIs eigentlich bedeutet und wie ihr als Plattform-Team sie sowohl für API-Provider als auch für -Consumer verbessern könnt.

Developer Experience
Conference Talk

Enterprise Integration Patterns 101 - Das Einmaleins der Integration für Entwickler:innen

InfoDays Software-Architektur 2025-10-29 online

Enterprise Integration Patterns
Conference Talk

From Experiment to Execution: Applying TypeSpec in Real-World API Design

NordicAPIs Platform Summit 2025-10-15 Stockholm, Sweden

In my previous talk, Navigating the Post-OpenAPI Era with Innovative API Design Frameworks, we explored why traditional API description formats like OpenAPI often fall short and how TypeSpec presents a compelling alternative. But theory is one thing—what about real-world adoption? This talk is the natural follow-up: we’ll go beyond the why and dive into the how. How do organizations integrate TypeSpec into their API development workflows? How does it scale across teams? And what challenges arise when moving from OpenAPI-based tooling to a type-safe, contract-first approach? Through concrete case studies and hands-on insights, we’ll discuss lessons learned, best practices for API standardization, and how TypeSpec can shape the future of API governance.

API DesignTypSpec
Conference Talk

Lost in Translation: Unlocking Integration Success Beyond AsyncAPI

apidays - AsyncAPI conference 2025-09-24 London, United Kingdom

Specs like AsyncAPI set the stage, but true integration success depends on a shared language. This talk reveals how clear communication and aligned definitions can transform your APIs from sources of confusion into engines of business value. Learn practical strategies to bridge the language gap and build integrations that actually work.

Capability ThinkingEnterprise ArchitectureLiteracy Thinking
Meetup

API Thinking im Schnelldurchlauf

Meetup Softwerkskammer Nürnberg 2025-07-22 Nuremberg, Germany

API ThinkingAPI Design
Conference Talk

Federated API Management - The next iterations

apidays 2025-07-02 Munich, Germany

API ManagementFederation
Workshop

API Thinking: Strategische Herangehensweisen für modernes API-Design

MAD Summit 2025-07-01 Munich, Germany Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

In der digitalen Ära sind APIs nicht nur technische Schnittstellen, sondern auch Produkte, die den Erfolg oder Misserfolg von Geschäftsmodellen beeinflussen können. Ein tiefes Verständnis und eine durchdachte Herangehensweise an das API-Design und die API-Entwicklung sind daher unerlässlich. In diesem Workshop stellen wir das Konzept des 'API Thinking' vor. Ein Vorgehen, das Organisationen oder Teams anwenden können, um APIs aus der Perspektive der Nutzer:innen und des Geschäfts zu denken, anstatt mit Fokus auf die Technik.

API ThinkingAPI Design
Conference Talk

API MythBusters – Glaub nicht alles, was du hörst!

bettercode(API) 2025-05-15 online Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

Du denkst, du weißt alles über APIs? Falsch gedacht! In unserem Vortrag 'API MythBusters' zerlegen wir die gängigsten Mythen rund um APIs und enthüllen die verblüffende Wahrheit. Von vermeintlich unverzichtbaren Best Practices bis hin zu vermeidbaren Fallstricken – wir decken alles auf! Erfahre, warum einige deiner festgefahrenen Überzeugungen vielleicht längst überholt sind und wie du deine API-Strategie revolutionieren kannst. Glaubst du, API First bedeutet nur, das API-Design vor der Entwicklung zu machen? Denk noch mal nach! Bist du bereit, deine Kenntnisse zu hinterfragen und die API-Welt mit neuen Augen zu sehen? Egal ob Design, Sicherheit, Versionierung, Fehlerbehandlung oder API-First-Ansätze – dein Lieblingsthema ist garantiert dabei!

API ThinkingAPI Design
Meetup

API Thinking im Schnelldurchlauf

tech&talk 2025-05-07 Frankfurt, Germany

API ThinkingAPI Design
Meetup

API Thinking im Schnelldurchlauf

tech&talk 2025-05-06 Cologne, Germany

API ThinkingAPI Design
Conference Talk

OpenAPI - Wie du Restful APIs richtig beschreibst

JavaLand 2025-04-01 Nuerburgring, Germany Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

OpenAPIAPI Design

2024

12 talks
Conference Talk

Establishing a Specification Framework for API Management Federation

apidays Paris 2024-12-01 Paris, France

API ManagementFederation
Conference Talk

Navigating the Post-OpenAPI Era with Innovative API Design Frameworks

NordicAPIs Platform Summit 2024-10-01 Stockholm, Sweden

API DesignOpenAPI
Conference Talk

MythBusters - glaub nicht alles, was du hörst

Infodays Modernes API-Design 2024-09-01 Cologne, Germany Co-speaker: Miriam Greis

API Design
Conference Talk

Establishing a Specification Framework for API Management Federation

apidays London 2024-09-01 London, United Kingdom

API ManagementFederation
Conference Talk

The Digital Product Passport or Revolutionizing Product Information Exchange

priint:day 24 2024-09-01 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Product InformationDigital Products
Conference Talk

Effective Strategies for Controlling API Sprawl

Kong API Summit 24 2024-09-01 Online

API ManagementAPI Sprawl
Masterclass

APIs in action Masterclass

insurenxt 2024-05-01 Cologne, Germany Co-speaker: Linda Wollgast

API DesignBest Practices
Conference Talk

Developer Journey

IT-Tage DevOps 2024-05-01 Online

Developer ExperienceDevOps
Conference Talk

API Sprawl in der Ära des Great Unbundlings: Herausforderungen und Strategien im API-Management

Online 2024-05-01 Online

API ManagementAPI Sprawl
Conference Talk

Aktueller Stand der API-Entwicklung

bettercode()API 2024-05-01 Online

API DesignAPI Development
Conference Talk

Protobuf und gRPC: Einführung in Cloud Native Kommunikation

JavaLand 2024-03-01 Nürburgring, Germany

gRPCProtobufCloud Native
Conference Talk

API Thinking: Ein Paradigmenwechsel im digitalen Zeitalter

OOP Software meets Business 2024-01-01 Munich, Germany

API ThinkingAPI Strategy

2023

13 talks
Conference Talk

Unlocking Collaboration with Internal Developer Portals & Marketplaces: Democratizing API Access

apidays Paris 2023-12-01 Paris, France

Developer PortalsAPI Governance
Conference Talk

Aktueller Stand der API-Entwicklung: Veränderung, Potenzial und Ausblicke

InfoDays Moderne API-Entwicklung 2023-10-01 Cologne, Germany

API DesignAPI Development
Conference Talk

API first… not

NordicsAPI Platform Summit 2023-10-01 Stockholm, Sweden

API StrategyAPI Design
Conference Talk

Zusammenarbeit mit internen Entwicklerportalen und Marktplätzen ermöglichen: Demokratisierung des API-Zugangs

SoftwerkerKonf 2023-10-01 Online

Developer PortalsAPI Governance
Conference Talk

Leveraging Prompt Engineering for Effective OpenAPI Descriptions of APIs

Prompt Engineering Conference 2023 2023-09-01 Online

OpenAPIDocumentation
Conference Talk

Unlocking Collaboration with Internal Developer Portals & Marketplaces: Democratizing API Access

apidays London 2023-09-01 London, United Kingdom

Developer PortalsAPI Governance
Conference Talk

AsyncAPI 101

DATEV Coding Festival 2023-06-01 Online

AsyncAPIEvent-Driven Architecture
Conference Talk

Tackling cross-cutting concerns within your architectures

CloudLand 2023-06-01 Brühl, Germany

ArchitectureCloud Native
Conference Talk

On the path to evolutionary architecture with APIs

Geekle API Forum 2023-06-01 Online

ArchitectureAPI Design
Conference Talk

API Experience

DigitalXChange 2023-06-01 Gummersbach, Germany

API DesignDeveloper Experience
Conference Talk

Adopting AsyncAPI in enterprisey contexts

EDA Summit 2023-05-01 Online

AsyncAPIEvent-Driven Architecture
Conference Talk

On the path to evolutionary architecture with APIs

betterCode() API 2023-03-01 Online

ArchitectureAPI Design
Conference Talk

Developer Journey oder warum Platform Engineering eigentlich nur einen Hype beschreibt

Javaland 2023-03-01 Brühl, Germany

Developer ExperiencePlatform Engineering

2022

22 talks
Conference Talk

API Experience – Mit Gutem Design zu besseren und erfolgreichen APIs die eure Kunden begeistern

IT-Tage 2022 2022-11-01 Frankfurt, Germany

API DesignAPI Experience
Conference Talk

Die guten ins Töpfchen, die schlechten ins Kröpfchen - Die Märchen rund um API-Deployments

IT-Tage 2022 2022-11-01 Frankfurt, Germany

API Deployments
Conference Talk

Adopting AsyncAPI in Enterprisey Contexts

AsyncAPI Conference 2022-10-01 Online

AsyncAPIEnterprise
Conference Talk

API Experience – Good design for better and successful APIs that engage with your customers

API World Virtual 2022-09-01 Online

API DesignAPI Experience
Conference Talk

API Experience – Mit Gutem Design zu besseren und erfolgreichen APIs die eure Kunden begeistern

JCON 2022-09-01 Online

API DesignAPI Experience
Conference Talk

Die guten ins Töpfchen, die schlechten ins Kröpfchen - Die Märchen rund um API-Deployments

JCON 2022-09-01 Online

API Deployments
Conference Talk

Deployable API infrastructure with nginx

NGINX Sprint 2022-08-01 Online

API Infrastructurenginx
Conference Talk

Introduction to API Experience

Pioneers Club Bielefeld 2022-07-01 Bielefeld, Germany

API Experience
Conference Talk

The fairy tales about API deployments

Global SRE Virtual Conference 2022-07-01 Online

API Deployments
Conference Talk

API Experience – Mit Gutem Design zu besseren und erfolgreichen APIs die eure Kunden begeistern

DATEV Coding Festival 2022-06-01 Online

API Experience
Webinar

APIOps

Eurostar Huddle Automation Deep Dive Webinar 2022-06-01 Online

APIOps
Webinar

API Deployments made simple

Webinar with IONOS 2022-05-01 Online

API Deployments
Meetup Talk

Die guten ins Töpfchen, die schlechten ins Kröpfchen - Die Märchen rund um API-Deployments

tech&talk Stuttgart 2022-05-01 Stuttgart, Germany

API Deployments
Conference Talk

AsyncAPI 101

buildingIOT 2022-04-01 Karlsruhe, Germany

AsyncAPI
Conference Talk

Die guten ins Töpfchen, die schlechten ins Kröpfchen - Die Märchen rund um API-Deployments

SoftwerkerKonf 2022-04-01 Online

API Deployments
Conference Talk

Tackling cross-cutting concerns within your architecture

Mastering Microservices 2022-03-01 Online

MicroservicesArchitecture
Conference Talk

API Experience - Mit gutem Design zu besseren und erfolgreichen APIs die eure Kunden begeistern

betterCode() API Frühjahr 2022 2022-03-01 Online

API Experience
Conference Talk

Mit gutem Design zu einer besseren und erfolgreicheren API Experience

JavaLand 2022-03-01 Brühl, Germany

API Experience
Conference Talk

APIOps

JavaLand 2022-03-01 Brühl, Germany

APIOps
Conference Talk

APIOps

The DEVOPS Conference 2022-02-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

APIOps

codedays 2022-02-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

APIOps

DevOpsStars 2022-01-01 Online

APIOps

2021

12 talks
Conference Talk

APIOps

DeveloperWeek Global 2021-12-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

APIOps

Continous Lifecycle 2021-11-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

API Experience – Mit gutem Design zu besseren und erfolgreichen APIs die eure Kunden begeistern

diwodo 2021-11-01 Online

API Experience
Conference Talk

APIOps

All Day DevOps 2021-10-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

Enter the next level - Migration to cloud native platforms

IONOS Cloudup! Summit 2021-10-01 Online

Cloud NativeMigration
Conference Talk

APIOps

JCON 2021-09-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

The emperors new clothes - A tale about legacy and cloud

Kong Summit 2021-09-01 Online

CloudLegacy
Conference Talk

APIOps

Container Days Hybrid 2021-09-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

APIOps: Automated processes for even better APIs

betterCode() API 2021-06-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

APIOps: Automated processes for even better APIs

Postman Galaxy 2021-06-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

Beyond Automation: Practical ways to speed up your processes

Destination: Automation 2021-05-01 Online

Automation
Conference Talk

Zero Trust in a Cloud Native Enterprise

Destination: Zero Trust 2021-05-01 Online

Zero TrustCloud Native

2020

6 talks
Conference Talk

Ist APIOps King? – Automated processes for even better APIs

diwodo 2020-11-01 Online

APIOps
Conference Talk

Enter the Next Level: Migrating to Cloud Native Platforms

Kong Summit 2020-10-01 Online

Cloud NativeMigration
Conference Talk

APIOps: Automated processes for even better APIs

Destination: Automation 2020-10-01 Online

APIOps
Webinar

Dezentralisierung – Paradigmenwechsel bei der Cloud-Konnektivität

Webinar with Kong 2020-09-01 Online

CloudDecentralization
Conference Talk

Tackling cross-cutting-concerns at the front-door

Destination: Decentralisation 2020-09-01 Online

Architecture
Meetup Talk

Continuous API Design and Development

tech&talk 2020-03-01 Karlsruhe, Germany

API DesignContinuous Development

2019

10 talks
Meetup Talk

Continuous API Design and Development

tech&talk 2019-11-01 Dortmund, Germany

API DesignContinuous Development
Meetup Talk

API Observability

Devops & Dine Meetup 2019-10-01 Solingen, Germany

API Observability
Conference Talk

Technical Deep Dive: Continuous API Development

NordicAPIs Platform Summit 2019-10-01 Stockholm, Sweden

API DesignContinuous Development
Conference Talk

Hey Duke, let's talk… - Voice UI auf der JVM

BaselOne 2019-10-01 Basel, Switzerland

Voice UIJava
Conference Talk

API as a Product oder warum Produktmanagement für die Wertschöpfung bei APIs wichtig ist

bedcon 2019-05-01 Berlin, Germany

API as a ProductProduct Management
Conference Talk

Hey Duke, let's talk… - Voice UI auf der JVM

bedcon 2019-05-01 Berlin, Germany

Voice UIJava
Conference Talk

Continuous API Development

code days 2019 2019-05-01 Munich, Germany

API DesignContinuous Development
Conference Talk

Hey Duke, let's talk… - Voice UI auf der JVM

JavaLand 2019-03-01 Brühl, Germany

Voice UIJava
Internal Talk

API Management 101 und API as a Product

DevFriday codecentric internal 2019-02-01 Solingen, Germany

API ManagementAPI as a Product
Meetup Talk

API as a Product

MuleSoft Meetup 2019-01-01 Solingen, Germany

API as a Product

2018

6 talks
Conference Talk

Continuous Documentation

IT-Tage 2018-12-01 Frankfurt, Germany

DocumentationContinuous Development
Conference Talk

Application Lifecycle Intelligence

Continuous Lifecycle 2018-11-01 Mannheim, Germany

Application LifecycleIntelligence
Conference Talk

Continuous Documentation

JCON 2018-09-01 Düsseldorf, Germany

DocumentationContinuous Development
Conference Talk

Application Lifecycle Intelligence

bed-con 2018-05-01 Berlin, Germany

Application LifecycleIntelligence
Conference Talk

Continuous Documentation

code days 2018-05-01 Munich, Germany

DocumentationContinuous Development
Conference Talk

Continuous Documentation

JavaLand 2018-03-01 Brühl, Germany

DocumentationContinuous Development

2017

2 talks
Conference Talk

Continuous Documentation

Tools4AgileTeams 2017-11-01 Wiesbaden, Germany

DocumentationAgile
Conference Talk

Continuous Documentation

bed-con 2017-05-01 Berlin, Germany

DocumentationContinuous Development

2016

1 talks
Conference Talk

Agile Documentation

JavaLand 2016-03-01 Brühl, Germany

DocumentationAgile

Speaking Topics

API Architecture

REST, GraphQL, gRPC, AsyncAPI, API-first design, versioning strategies, and developer experience

Event-Driven Systems

Kafka, event sourcing, CQRS, messaging patterns, and building resilient distributed systems

Standards & Best Practices

OpenAPI, JSON Schema, OpenTelemetry, and navigating the complex landscape of software standards

Microservices Architecture

Service design, domain-driven design, API gateways, service mesh, and distributed systems patterns

Developer Experience

Building developer-friendly APIs, documentation strategies, SDK design, and API platform engineering

Platform Engineering

Building internal developer platforms, API management, observability, and enabling engineering teams

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