Japan Community Day is set to be a comprehensive and engaging gathering for professionals interested in cloud-native technologies. It will bring together attendees of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan and members of various local meetup communities, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Subgroups within CNCJ to foster collaboration, learning, and contribution to the cloud-native ecosystem. The event is structured to offer multiple tracks with multiple themes, each targeting a different aspect of cloud-native development and community involvement.

Join key customers, project leads, and contributors that make up the gRPC ecosystem for a full day of talks, demos, case studies, and code labs. Experts will discuss real-world implementations of gRPC, best practices for developers, and topic expert deep dives. This is a must-attend event for those using gRPC in their applications today, as well as those considering gRPC for their enterprise microservices.

There will be ample time for meeting project leads, networking with peers, and Q+A.

The agentic AI ecosystem is evolving rapidly – spanning orchestration frameworks, runtimes, infrastructure, governance, and real-world deployment patterns. At the center of this evolution, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides a critical layer of standardization for how large language models interface with applications, tools, and data.

AGNTCon + MCPCon is the flagship annual conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem. The event brings together the builders, contributors, and enterprises working across MCP and the broader landscape of agentic AI systems to share learnings, surface common challenges, and advance open, interoperable approaches to building AI agents at scale.

AGNTCon + MCPCon is the flagship annual conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem. The event brings together the builders, contributors, and enterprises working across MCP and the broader landscape of agentic AI systems to share learnings, surface common challenges, and advance open, interoperable approaches to building AI agents at scale.

After a span of several years, the Cloud Foundry Summit returns to a two-day format. We are excited to host our community of end-users, platform practitioners, contributes, maintainers, and industry thought leaders together under a single roof. 

In the intervening years the Cloud has altered tremendously to the point that the cloud abstraction might not exist. In a future dominated by Agentic AI, enabled by declarative infrastructure all cloud abstractions could very well become extinct. Yet, we see a growing presence of Cloud Foundry. We see newer communities come together and solve problems that the CF community solved well many years ago. Come and join us for an event that showcases planet-scale technology which aims to make a mark in a crowded cloud space.

To encourage open collaboration and stimulate discussions that will help advance open source adoption and drive the automotive industry forward, we invite our members, developers, and industry experts to submit a speaking proposal for the AGL All Member Meeting Europe 2026, taking place in Berlin, Germany. AGL Members and Invited Guests provide sessions at AGL’s All Member Meeting.

Not a member but still want to speak at an All Member Meeting? Join AGL Now!

OpenSSF Community Days bring together a vibrant community from across the Security and Open Source ecosystems to share ideas and progress on capabilities that make it easier to sustainably secure the development, maintenance, and consumption of the software on which we all depend. These events, held regionally and co-located with Open Source Summits, offer an opportunity to engage with the brightest minds in security for a day of collaboration and innovation in software security best practices. As a home for tools, standards, and education, OpenSSF provides attendees the opportunity to explore these resources, share their experiences, and contribute to a safer, more secure digital world.

Suggested Topics:

• AI and ML in Security
• Regulatory Compliance
• Enhancing Security Tools
• Cyber Resilience
• Securing the Software Supply Chain
• Case studies and real-world experiences
• OSS Signatures and Verification
• Implementation Success Stories

For OpenSSF Community Day Europe, we are adding Software Supply Chain Offensive Research and Ecosystem Defense (SCORED) conference sessions. We invite academia, industry, and governmental entities to submit original research papers or security-in-practice talks concerning the security of software supply chains from both technical and policy perspectives.

If you are looking to submit an academic research paper or a security-in-practice talk for the SCORED 2026 tracks, please do not use this Sessionize form. Instead, head over to the SCORED 2026 HotCRP portal to submit your proposal before the deadline of Sunday, July 12, 2026, 11:59:59 PM AoE.

Over the past year the MCP project has quickly reshaped how developers are building AI agents, introducing a critical layer of standardization, and a blueprint for how LLMs can interface with applications and tools. The MCP Dev Summit will bring together MCP co-founders and contributors working on the future of MCP project with developers using it to build the next generation of AI agents. 

Linux Security Summit Europe 2026 is a technical forum for collaboration among Linux operating system developers, researchers, and end users. Its primary aim is to foster community efforts to analyze and address Linux security challenges, including those in the Linux kernel. Presentations should focus on new or improved technologies and how they advance the state of practice for addressing these challenges.

Snippets of source or assembly code are encouraged. Product marketing is out of scope. Talks on software must focus on open source software that is publicly viewable by the CFP close. Proprietary or non-viewable software is out of scope.

Presentations on other open source operating systems may be considered if they offer lessons applicable to Linux or cover algorithms or hardware with a clear focus on Linux-specific implementations. We generally prefer proposals from individuals actively involved in developing the Linux related security technology being presented, such as original researchers, lead maintainers, or key contributors.

Suggested Topics

• Access Control
• Case Studies
• Cryptography and Key Management
• Emerging Technologies, Threats & Techniques
• Hardware Security
• IoT and Embedded Security
• Integrity Policy and Enforcement
• Open Source Supply Chain for the Linux OS
• Security Tools
• Security UX
• Linux OS Hardening
• Virtualization and Containers

CHOOSE ONE (1) TRACK

OSS + ELC is an umbrella event for open source projects and developer communities to come together under one roof for important collaboration and education.

You will be asked to select the "track" in which you’d like to submit. Each proposal may be submitted to only one track, so please review all carefully before making your selection. We understand some proposals could potentially fit into multiple tracks. Don’t worry, our program chairs are working together to move proposals around as needed for additional review.

NO PRODUCT PITCHES PLEASE

Please be sure your submission focuses on open source embedded technologies and/or projects, not products specific to your company. We will not select any talks that look like product or vendor pitches.

OPEN SOURCE ONLY

As this is an open source event, talks submitted based on closed or proprietary systems will not be reviewed.

Hosted by the Bazel Community, in partnership with The Linux Foundation, BazelCon is the premier annual event to connect Bazel build enthusiasts, the Bazel team, maintainers, contributors, users, and friends in an inclusive and welcoming environment. At this year’s event, we’ll showcase a number of new and interesting talks, share the Bazel State-of-the-Union, provide opportunities to collaborate with peers, as well as have a live Q&A with the Bazel team. 

AGNTCon + MCPCon is the flagship annual conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem. The event brings together the builders, contributors, and enterprises working across MCP and the broader landscape of agentic AI systems to share learnings, surface common challenges, and advance open, interoperable approaches to building AI agents at scale.

CNCF-hosted co-located events are masterfully designed to foster discussion, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing in a vendor neutral space with participants just like you! From technical sessions to lightning talks, CNCF-hosted co-located events support the future of cloud native computing. Please review this page in its entirety and if you are unable to find an answer to your questions, please email cncfcolocatedevents@linuxfoundation.org.

CFPs for all CNCF-hosted Co-located events will be open May 6, including Agentics Day: MCP + Agents, ArgoCon, BackstageCon, CiliumCon, Cloud Native AI + Inference Day, FluxCon, Kubernetes on Edge Day, Observability Day, Open Source SecurityCon, and Platform Engineering Day.

PROJECT LIGHTNING TALKS - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Audience: Attendees (Beginner) 

Projects will have the opportunity to deliver lightning talks lasting 5-minutes during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. This platform offers projects the chance to showcase their recent updates, features, and other highlights to their peers. The project lightning talks will be included in the conference schedule and are based on availability.

Because these talks are centered on the project rather than any individual speaker, complimentary passes are not provided. If you don’t already have a pass and are unable to secure funding to attend, we recommend applying for a scholarship. Alternatively, if you're unable to attend, we would still consider the talk if another project representative is available to present on your behalf.

A maximum of 1 speaker is allowed per Project Lightning Talk. Please do not submit more.

If you are a sub-project, coordinate with the hosting project, or the submission will be declined.

CONTRIBFEST - TUESDAY - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10-12

Audience: Attendees (Intermediate + Expert)

Contribfest sessions are available to all conference attendees and are 75 minute in-person sessions designed to provide projects with the space and resources to tackle outstanding technical debt, security issues, or outstanding impactful feature requests. It is intended to provide a place for maintainers to meet contributors and potential contributors and work together on solving a problem. 

In order to be considered, you must satisfy the requirements below:

• At least one speaker must be a maintainer of the project with the commit bit. A maximum of five speakers are allowed.
• Maintainers do not need to lead the Contribfest but projects must provide at least one individual to facilitate the work during the Contribfest
• In your session description field, describe the problem space and benefit a Contribfest can provide your project

Contribfest is offered only to graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects. SIGs, TAGs, and Working Groups are not eligible for a Contribfest session at this time.

A maximum of 5 speakers total are allowed per Contribfest.

MAINTAINER TRACK - TUESDAY - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10-12

Audience: Non-Maintainers and End-Users (Any)

Leaders of CNCF Graduated and Incubating Projects and Activities (Such as members of Working Groups or TAGs) can submit one 30-minute Maintainer Track session during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Participation is subject to availability and submitting does not guarantee selection. 

Each speaker can participate in only one Maintainer Track session. This does not count against the speaker limits for Kubecon + CloudNativeCon standard CFP.

Requirements for Submission

Graduated/Incubating Projects

• To submit, you must be a maintainer on the list for a CNCF Graduated or Incubating project.
• The actual speaker(s) do not need active maintainer status but should be contributors to the project.
• Sandbox projects are not eligible for maintainer track sessions.

All Others

To submit, you must be a chair or technical lead of a CNCF TAG, a lead for a Kubernetes SIG, CNCF or K8s Working Group.

A maximum of 5 speakers total are allowed per Maintainer Track session.

Over the past year the MCP project has quickly reshaped how developers are building AI agents, introducing a critical layer of standardization, and a blueprint for how LLMs can interface with applications and tools. The MCP Dev Summit will bring together MCP co-founders and contributors working on the future of MCP project with developers using it to build the next generation of AI agents. 

CHOOSE ONE (1) TRACK

OSS + ALS + ELC is an umbrella event for open source projects and developer communities to come together under one roof for important collaboration and education.

You will be asked to select the "track" in which you’d like to submit. Each proposal may be submitted to only one track, so please review all carefully before making your selection. We understand some proposals could potentially fit into multiple tracks. Don’t worry, our program chairs are working together to move proposals around as needed for additional review.

NO PRODUCT PITCHES PLEASE

Please be sure your submission focuses on open source embedded technologies and/or projects, not products specific to your company. We will not select any talks that look like product or vendor pitches.

OPEN SOURCE ONLY

As this is an open source event, talks submitted based on closed or proprietary systems will not be reviewed.

OCS is an event for Linux Foundation members and select invitees to discuss process management and automation related to open source license compliance, security assurance and adjacent subjects. This is the world’s foremost venue to discuss and network around these topics. Our goal is to ensure the global supply chain works effectively and efficiently.