Anjelica is a Senior Developer Relations and Enablement Engineer who specializes in AI infrastructure and DevOps. Coming from a background of software development and education, she cares about simplifying complex, buzzword-heavy topics into content that engineers can actually use. She writes, speaks, and builds hands-on workshops and trainings focused on real operational problems: why platforms fail, how teams learn, and how to make cloud-native systems more understandable and less intimidating.

Anjelica is a Senior Developer Relations and Enablement Engineer who specializes in AI infrastructure and DevOps. Coming from a background of software development and education, she cares about simplifying complex, buzzword-heavy topics into content ... Show more

Enrico Piovesan is a Platform Software Architect at Autodesk and the author of two books published by Apress: Universal Microservices Architecture (published) and The Day After AI: Making Software Companies Legible to AI Agents (forthcoming). He is the creator of Traverse, an open-source contract-driven WASM runtime, and the originator of Contract-Driven AI Development and Universal Microservices Architecture as named frameworks. He has published four white papers since 2023 and writes weekly on architecture and AI-native systems at enricopiovesan.com and on Medium. He is based in Golden, BC, Rocky Mountains, Canada.

Enrico Piovesan is a Platform Software Architect at Autodesk and the author of two books published by Apress: Universal Microservices Architecture (published) and The Day After AI: Making Software Companies Legible to AI Agents (forthcoming). He is t... Show more

Manish brings over 15 years of experience in Cloud and DevOps engineering and is the architect of the Bloom’s technical strategy and innovation. He has completed 100+ projects across 20+ sectors, helping enterprises to scale on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Manish has a passion for designing secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud infrastructures with a keen focus on dependability, performance, and cost-effectiveness to assist businesses in achieving measurable growth and long-term success.

Manish brings over 15 years of experience in Cloud and DevOps engineering and is the architect of the Bloom’s technical strategy and innovation. He has completed 100+ projects across 20+ sectors, helping enterprises to scale on AWS, Microsoft Azure, ... Show more

I am a Cloud Architect who has navigated the major paradigm shifts in software engineering—from the early days of monolithic development through the rise of microservices, and now into the current frontier of Agentic AI. Based in Stockholm, I currently design retail technology solutions at Aclarity, where I focus on leveraging the full potential of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

As an 8x Google Cloud Certified Architect, I’m driven by practical experimentation. My recent work centers on implementing Agentic AI and serverless architectures to solve complex, high-scale data challenges. I enjoy breaking down these advanced cloud concepts into actionable insights and sharing what I learn with the developer community.

I am a Cloud Architect who has navigated the major paradigm shifts in software engineering—from the early days of monolithic development through the rise of microservices, and now into the current frontier of Agentic AI. Based in Stockholm, I current... Show more

Joep works at the overlap of socio-technical design, technical story-telling and platform engineering technologies. Driven by empathy to reduce burnout caused by platform obesity/complexity and tech industry hype. Organizer of devopsdays Amsterdam, FastFlowConf NL. Field CTO at Portainer.io

Joep works at the overlap of socio-technical design, technical story-telling and platform engineering technologies. Driven by empathy to reduce burnout caused by platform obesity/complexity and tech industry hype. Organizer of devopsdays Amsterdam, F... Show more

Dan is a Cloud Native Architect, he has worked at the intersection of cloud security, open source, and cloud native worlds.
In touch with the CNCF community wince 2017, Dan has built a deep understanding of how open source technologies power modern cloud-native applications, and what it takes to operate and secure them at scale.

Dan is a Cloud Native Architect, he has worked at the intersection of cloud security, open source, and cloud native worlds. In touch with the CNCF community wince 2017, Dan has built a deep understanding of how open source technologies power modern ... Show more

I am a Principal Software Engineer at Couchbase, specializing in distributed systems, AI infrastructure, and secure cloud-native platforms. With 10+ years of experience across Intel, VMware, and Huawei, I have architected large-scale systems spanning distributed AI, control plane systems, and cloud-native platforms.

I was honored as one of IEEE Computer Society’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals (2024). I also received the Intel Distinguished Inventor Award for contributions to security, distributed systems, and confidential computing. I am an inventor on 10+ patents across AI, security, and distributed systems. My work includes building secure federated AI platforms at Intel and large-scale backend and platform systems at VMware and Huawei.

I am a frequent international speaker, having presented at major conferences including API World (Main Stage 2025 and 2024), BuildETH, Open Source India, and academic institutions such as IIT Madras. My recent work focuses on AI systems, distributed systems, control plane design, and security for large-scale platforms.

I also serve as a reviewer for leading venues including IEEE, AAAI, and ICLR.

I am a Principal Software Engineer at Couchbase, specializing in distributed systems, AI infrastructure, and secure cloud-native platforms. With 10+ years of experience across Intel, VMware, and Huawei, I have architected large-scale systems spanning... Show more

Hartmut is a software engineer and tech lead with a strong passion for architecture, data streaming, and distributed systems. He has designed and delivered solutions for mission-critical platforms, working with clients including HSBC, NEX Group plc, Raiffeisen Switzerland, Deutsche Bahn, and eu-LISA. He is now building StoatFlow.io, a stream processing engine born from years of work on systems like these.

Hartmut is a software engineer and tech lead with a strong passion for architecture, data streaming, and distributed systems. He has designed and delivered solutions for mission-critical platforms, working with clients including HSBC, NEX Group plc, ... Show more

Je suis fan de Star Wars 💫, de Dragon Ball 🐉, et de rock seventies & nineties 🎸🤘.

Je suis aussi Architecte Solution 🏗️ indépendant, associé chez Ekité et j'enseigne le développement Java / Spring à l'université de Lille 🎓 depuis plus de 10 ans.
Je suis aussi l'auteur du livre L’infrastructure as Code avec Terraform paru aux éditions ENI, et membre du comité d'organisation de la conférence ☁️ Cloud Nord

Mes sujets de prédilection:

* ☕ : Java/Spring
* ☁️ : Cloud/IaC/Terraform
* 🐋 : Docker/Kubernetes
* 🐧 : Linux 💙

Je suis fan de Star Wars 💫, de Dragon Ball 🐉, et de rock seventies & nineties 🎸🤘. Je suis aussi Architecte Solution 🏗️ indépendant, associé chez Ekité et j'enseigne le développement Java / Spring à l'université de Lille 🎓 depuis plus de 10 ... Show more

Kubestronaut | PhD in telecommunications | RF Microelectronics | PHY & MAC/Open RAN/NTN/Cloud-Native/IoT/5G broadcast/Private networks/+G/Metaverse/AI/QC | Speaker | Organizer: Colombia OpenInfra User Group & KCD Colombia 2025

Kubestronaut | PhD in telecommunications | RF Microelectronics | PHY & MAC/Open RAN/NTN/Cloud-Native/IoT/5G broadcast/Private networks/+G/Metaverse/AI/QC | Speaker | Organizer: Colombia OpenInfra User Group & KCD Colombia 2025 Show more

Dr. Akshay Mittal is an accomplished IT professional with over a decade of experience as a full-stack developer and a strong interest in leadership. Currently, Akshay works at PayPal, focusing on building scalable, innovative solutions within a high-performing technical environment. He graduated with a PhD from the University of the Cumberlands, researching cloud-native technologies utilizing AI/ML methods.

With extensive experience as a consultant across diverse teams, Akshay quickly adapts to emerging technologies and excels at tackling new challenges. He holds certifications in AWS and GCP and actively mentors aspiring technologists. Akshay regularly contributes to the tech community through speaking engagements on cloud-native development and integrating AI/ML in modern software solutions. His passion lies in fostering community growth, technology leadership, and continuous learning.

Dr. Akshay Mittal is an accomplished IT professional with over a decade of experience as a full-stack developer and a strong interest in leadership. Currently, Akshay works at PayPal, focusing on building scalable, innovative solutions within a high-... Show more

I'm an experienced engineer with a career spanning nearly two decades across a wide variety of industries and sectors. I'm particularly passionate about new technologies and methodologies, especially those in relation to Open Source, virtualisation, orchestration, automation, and all forms of cloud computing. Simultaneously romantic about the old with a penchant for decrepit Sun and SGI kit. Likes Emacs and vi.

I'm an experienced engineer with a career spanning nearly two decades across a wide variety of industries and sectors. I'm particularly passionate about new technologies and methodologies, especially those in relation to Open Source, virtualisation, ... Show more

Zameer Fouzan is a Lead Developer Relations Engineer with a background in full-stack and cloud engineering, focused on observability, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native systems.

With a background in full-stack and cloud engineering, he has built and modernized distributed systems and developer tooling before moving into Developer Relations. His sessions are grounded in real-world engineering experience, with a strong focus on practical instrumentation, telemetry pipelines, and production-grade monitoring.

In his current role at New Relic, Zameer leads DevRel initiatives across India and the APJ region, delivering technical talks, hands-on workshops, and community programs. He is known for system-level, implementable sessions that help developers make complex systems more visible, reliable, and operable at scale.

Zameer Fouzan is a Lead Developer Relations Engineer with a background in full-stack and cloud engineering, focused on observability, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native systems. With a background in full-stack and cloud engineering, he has built and ... Show more

Cristian Civera è uno sviluppatore fullstack che utilizza tutte le tecnologie .NET e JavaScript. Ha una vasta esperienza nel settore dell'automazione domestica, dell'assistente vocale, dell'automazione industriale e delle macchine, della visione artificiale, dell'ERP, dell'IoT e dell'e-commerce. È Chief Technology Officer di Easydom Inc., una società che offre soluzioni innovative per la domotica. È anche consulente e ingegnere software freelance, nonché formatore e architetto software per diverse aziende. Tra le sue competenze ci sono Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET Framework, LINQ, Entity Framework, Angular, React, Electron, Redux, .NET Core, Docker, TypeScript, Python e Beckhoff Automation.

Da luglio 2004 è Microsoft MVP per ASP.NET, ha scritto per rivisite, è community manager del forum di ASPItalia.com. Partecipa a diversi eventi, anche per Microsoft Italia, in qualità di speaker. È inoltre coautore di molteplici libri sullo sviluppo Microsoft pubblicati nel corso degli anni e realizzati con altri membri di ASPItalia.com.

Cristian Civera è uno sviluppatore fullstack che utilizza tutte le tecnologie .NET e JavaScript. Ha una vasta esperienza nel settore dell'automazione domestica, dell'assistente vocale, dell'automazione industriale e delle macchine, della visione arti... Show more

Artem Makarov is a Principal Engineer at Code Nomads. He's been working on Java projects in various industries for the past 12 years. Having Masters in Electronics Engineering he is passionate for applying engineering practices in his projects, contributing to better software design and reliability. Besides his developer role, he frequently helps aspiring developers to master software developer craft by sharing knowledge and hosting trainings. In his free time he enjoys traveling, road cycling and learning electronic music production.

Artem Makarov is a Principal Engineer at Code Nomads. He's been working on Java projects in various industries for the past 12 years. Having Masters in Electronics Engineering he is passionate for applying engineering practices in his projects, contr... Show more

I am working as Lead Security Architect for Storebrand in Norway. Passionate about Cloud, and security and K8S.

Working hands-on as a consultant for over 10 years, working with a broad range of clients with different needs and requirements.

I am working as Lead Security Architect for Storebrand in Norway. Passionate about Cloud, and security and K8S. Working hands-on as a consultant for over 10 years, working with a broad range of clients with different needs and requirements. Show more

Mark is a software engineer from Hungary passionate about open source both as a maintainer and as a contributor. Besides writing code, he loves every part of software engineering from software design to devops and infrastructure.

When he is not coding, Mark attends a local folk dance group, organizes and attends meetups or just stays at home with a beer and a great book.

Mark is a software engineer from Hungary passionate about open source both as a maintainer and as a contributor. Besides writing code, he loves every part of software engineering from software design to devops and infrastructure. When he is not c... Show more

I’m a Developer Advocate at Elastic and an open-source enthusiast who grew through community-driven collaboration. I enjoy building projects, exploring codebases, troubleshooting real-world problems, and continuously learning new technologies.

At Elastic, I lead and support developer advocacy efforts across cities in India, working closely with opensource communities to help developers and platform teams adopt and understand low-level designs, cloud-native technologies, K8s, o11y, search, machine-learning and Elasticsearch. I share practical insights through talks, demos, workshops, and technical blogs, with a strong focus on making complex concepts approachable and useful.

I’m a Developer Advocate at Elastic and an open-source enthusiast who grew through community-driven collaboration. I enjoy building projects, exploring codebases, troubleshooting real-world problems, and continuously learning new technologies. At ... Show more

Craig Walls is an engineer with Broadcom, Java Champion, Alexa Champion, and the author of Spring AI in Action, Spring in Action, and Build Talking Apps. He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and writing about Spring, Alexa, and Generative AI. When he's not slinging code, Craig is planning his next trip to Disney World or Disneyland and spending as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, 1 bird and 2 dogs.

Craig Walls is an engineer with Broadcom, Java Champion, Alexa Champion, and the author of Spring AI in Action, Spring in Action, and Build Talking Apps. He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and co... Show more

I am an engineering leader with a background in building, scaling, and governing software engineering organizations across both product and service delivery-driven environments.

In my current role as Head of Software Engineering & Technology at Piraeus Bank, I focus on leading engineering excellence, delivery predictability, developer productivity, and technology strategy, while elevating the performance and quality of both internal teams and external partners.

Previously, as Head of Engineering at Code Create, I led multiple engineering teams with full ownership of end-to-end project delivery, client growth through enterprise RfPs & MVPs, and technology strategy. Over ~18 months, I led the initiative to secure projects for a diverse portfolio of new clients, generated €250K+ in revenue, and achieved a 100% contract extension rate across all engagements. I also built and led an internal project delivery team from scratch, scaling it to 5 engineers in 6 months, while institutionalizing core technology processes and delivery frameworks.

A key part of my work had been creating repeatable assets and templates:

- Standardized blueprints for startup MVPs and enterprise RfPs
- Company-wide technology strategy and planning framework
- Reusable production-ready templates for ASP.NET Core & Angular applications

Earlier in my career, I worked as an Azure Architect at Microsoft, supporting large-scale Azure adoptions, reducing delivery risk, and enabling enterprises to onboard cloud platforms with confidence. I also had served as technical and chapter lead of the corporate web banking product of a major Microsoft's FSI client.

I am particularly interested in:

- Engineering leadership at scale
- Software delivery governance
- Agile organizations in regulated environments
- Technology strategy, platforms, and modernization
- Growing high-performing engineering teams

I believe great engineering organizations are built on clarity, trust, accountability, ownership, and strong technical foundations.

I am an engineering leader with a background in building, scaling, and governing software engineering organizations across both product and service delivery-driven environments. In my current role as Head of Software Engineering & Technology at Pi... Show more

Senior Engineering Manager at SUSE, working on Kubernetes’s related projects, such as Rancher.
Builder of Updatecli, and Former Infrastructure officer of the Jenkins project.
Olivier has extensive experience in building OSS tooling around infrastructure automation.

Senior Engineering Manager at SUSE, working on Kubernetes’s related projects, such as Rancher. Builder of Updatecli, and Former Infrastructure officer of the Jenkins project. Olivier has extensive experience in building OSS tooling around infrastru... Show more

I am a Principal Architect at iSpace with expertise in Cloud Architecture, AI/ML, Serverless Computing, and Enterprise Security, leading the design of scalable and resilient enterprise solutions. I hold the AWS Security Specialty certification and am preparing for the Machine Learning Specialty, with focus areas including semantic search, intelligent content discovery, and AI-driven optimization in serverless systems.

Alongside my technical career, I am a Member of the Institute of Directors (IOD), India, and a Mentor with Startup India, where I guide founders and innovators in technology adoption, architecture strategy, and sustainable growth. My work blends deep technical problem solving with leadership, governance, and mentorship, giving me a holistic perspective on how technology drives business and innovation. Passionate about knowledge-sharing, I contribute to developer communities, mentor professionals, and explore the intersection of technology,leadership, and entrepreneurship

I am a Principal Architect at iSpace with expertise in Cloud Architecture, AI/ML, Serverless Computing, and Enterprise Security, leading the design of scalable and resilient enterprise solutions. I hold the AWS Security Specialty certification and am... Show more

I’m a Cloud, DevOps, and Platform Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Linux, Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenSearch, Ansible, Python, and Infrastructure as Code.

I enjoy building scalable cloud-native platforms, automating infrastructure, improving reliability through SRE practices, and implementing observability solutions. I'm passionate about open source, platform engineering, automation, and sharing practical knowledge with the engineering community.

You can learn more about my work, projects, and community initiatives at kashakash.in.

I’m a Cloud, DevOps, and Platform Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Linux, Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenSearch, Ansible, Python, and Infras... Show more

Harsha Sanjeeva is a Senior Software Engineer at Cisco, where he works on cloud network access infrastructure.

Harsha is the creator of Plexar, an open-source tool for Kubernetes blast radius analysis that helps platform teams prioritize CVE remediation based on network reachability, not just CVSS scores. He has deep experience with Cilium, Tetragon, SPIFFE/SPIRE, and the Trivy ecosystem. His work sits at the intersection of Kubernetes security, eBPF-based observability, and AI agent access control.

His current research focuses on extending Network Access Control concepts to Kubernetes workloads and autonomous AI agents, including posture-driven network policies and MCP (Model Context Protocol) interception for AI agent governance.
He has authored multiple technical articles on zero-trust architectures for cloud-native environments and AI systems.

Harsha Sanjeeva is a Senior Software Engineer at Cisco, where he works on cloud network access infrastructure. Harsha is the creator of Plexar, an open-source tool for Kubernetes blast radius analysis that helps platform teams prioritize CVE rem... Show more

Juan Manuel Hoyos Contreras is a Backend & Cloud Engineer from Colombia with professional experience in software development, cloud computing, DevOps, and community building.

He works primarily with Java, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native technologies, with experience building backend solutions and working with modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.

Juan is also a DevOps Ambassador and an active community builder in the AWS ecosystem. As a leader of the AWS Student Builder Group Universidad del Valle, he has helped grow the community and expand its impact across the Valle del Cauca region, supporting students and contributing to the development of new AWS communities.

He has participated as a speaker and community organizer in AWS events, including AWS Summit Bogotá 2026, where he was selected for the AWS Builder Spotlight to share his experience building and scaling AWS student communities.

Juan is passionate about AWS, cloud computing, DevOps, backend engineering, and community building, with a focus on sharing practical knowledge and helping other developers and students grow in technology.

Juan Manuel Hoyos Contreras is a Backend & Cloud Engineer from Colombia with professional experience in software development, cloud computing, DevOps, and community building. He works primarily with Java, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native ... Show more

Mridul Gain is a backend engineer working with the Kubernetes team at Platform9, where he contributes to integrating Kubernetes into the Private Cloud Director (PCD) virtualization platform. His work focuses on enabling hosted control planes and simplifying cluster lifecycle management to make it more reliable and scalable.

He specializes in building cloud-native platforms using technologies such as Kubernetes, gRPC, and custom controllers. Over the years, Mridul has developed strong expertise in designing declarative APIs and has worked extensively on areas including pod security, cluster lifecycle automation, and multi-cloud networking.

Mridul Gain is a backend engineer working with the Kubernetes team at Platform9, where he contributes to integrating Kubernetes into the Private Cloud Director (PCD) virtualization platform. His work focuses on enabling hosted control planes and simp... Show more

Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer focused on building reliable, scalable, and production-grade cloud infrastructure.

My work spans AWS , Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, observability, incident response, and reliability engineering. I enjoy taking complex production problems—from networking failures and database incidents to Kubernetes and infrastructure outages—and turning them into practical engineering lessons.

I’m particularly interested in production-scale architecture, platform engineering, cloud reliability, Kubernetes, FinOps, and designing systems that remain resilient under failure and rapid growth.

I also enjoy sharing real-world failure scenarios, hands-on infrastructure labs, and practical lessons from operating modern cloud platforms.

Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer focused on building reliable, scalable, and production-grade cloud infrastructure. My work spans AWS , Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, observability, incident response, and reliability engineering. I enjoy ... Show more

Engineering around Kubernetes since 2017 across all domains, currently focused on rightsizing and optimizing workloads in cloud-native environments. Former Co-Chair of Kubernetes SIG Service Catalog and Co-organizer of the Go & Cloud Native Meetup in Poland. Passionate about sharing knowledge through technical discussions, mentoring, and community engagement.

Engineering around Kubernetes since 2017 across all domains, currently focused on rightsizing and optimizing workloads in cloud-native environments. Former Co-Chair of Kubernetes SIG Service Catalog and Co-organizer of the Go & Cloud Native Meetup in... Show more

John is a Sr Staff SWE, co-chair of K8s SIG Architecture and of K8s WG Device Management, helping lead efforts to improve how GPUs, TPUs, NICs and other devices are selected, shared, and configured in Kubernetes. He is also co-founder of Nephio, an LF project for K8s-based automation, and a maintainer of CoreDNS, a CNCF project for DNS-based service discovery.

John holds three patents, and is co-author of "Learning CoreDNS" from O’Reilly and "OpenStack Cloud Application Development" from Wiley.

John is a Sr Staff SWE, co-chair of K8s SIG Architecture and of K8s WG Device Management, helping lead efforts to improve how GPUs, TPUs, NICs and other devices are selected, shared, and configured in Kubernetes. He is also co-founder of Nephio, an L... Show more

An experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with a passion for driving innovation in DevOps, Cloud and AI/ML. I bring extensive expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and have delivered engaging presentations on topics like deploying infrastructure with Terraform and its advantages. Holding certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform, I am continually expanding my skillset and currently aiming for Kubestronot certifications. Beyond work, I enjoy playing badminton, going for long drives and once reached a top speed of 180+ km/h in my car.

An experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with a passion for driving innovation in DevOps, Cloud and AI/ML. I bring extensive expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and have delivered engaging presentations on to... Show more