Earlier this year, Strimzi celebrated its 1.0.0 release - a major project milestone. After briefly recalling the 1.0.0 release and its main changes, this talk will focus on our roadmap and on where the project is heading next. Gateway API support opens new ways to connect to your Apache Kafka clusters. A new pluggability mechanism inspired by Kubernetes Admission Controllers and policy engines such as Kyverno or Open Policy Agent makes it easier to customize and extend Strimzi. And more flexible security configuration gives you finer control over how your Apache Kafka cluster is secured. Those are just some of the features that are planned or already in progress. We will cover them in this talk and show you how to get involved and help shape them. You will leave this session with a clear picture of the future of Strimzi.