Arka Saha, a Broadcom Software Engineer, leads Kubernetes releases & maintenance for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). He manages Broadcom's Prow infrastructure, ensuring long-term support for k8s, etcd, containers, Golang & related components. Previously, he managed Red Hat OpenShift clusters & developed Golang operators for Tekton at IBM CIO. He has been contributing to k8s and etcd since early last year and actively supports the community by improving pipelines by contributing to test-infra.

Arka Saha, a Broadcom Software Engineer, leads Kubernetes releases & maintenance for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). He manages Broadcom's Prow infrastructure, ensuring long-term support for k8s, etcd, containers, Golang & related components. Previous... Show more

Marko is a Senior Software Engineer at Kubermatic, working on the development of Kubernetes, kcp, and platforms for managing Kubernetes clusters at scale. He currently serves as a Subproject Lead for Kubernetes Release Engineering, a Senior Release Manager, and a Tech Lead for SIG K8s Infra. He has received the CNCF Lift and Shift award and multiple Kubernetes Community awards for his contributions to the Kubernetes community. Since 2023, he has been a CNCF Ambassador, advocating for the success of the cloud native community. He is also a Teaching Associate at the School of Computing, University Union in Belgrade, where he teaches Kubernetes and cloud native technologies.

Marko is a Senior Software Engineer at Kubermatic, working on the development of Kubernetes, kcp, and platforms for managing Kubernetes clusters at scale. He currently serves as a Subproject Lead for Kubernetes Release Engineering, a Senior Release M... Show more

Yan Borowski is a Technology Executive and Solutions Architect with more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, cloud platforms and enterprise transformation. Specialized in Cloud Native, Kubernetes and Platform Engineering, he has led large-scale global initiatives involving GitOps, observability, DevEx, AI-enabled engineering and modern platform operations. He also serves as volunteer CTO at Atitude Infinita, leading social impact initiatives powered by AI and modern platforms.

Yan Borowski is a Technology Executive and Solutions Architect with more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, cloud platforms and enterprise transformation. Specialized in Cloud Native, Kubernetes and Platform Engineering, he has led ... Show more

Manjula Rathnayaka is a Director of Engineering at WSO2 with over 14 years of experience in software engineering and platform architecture, including nearly a decade specializing in cloud-native technologies. He has contributed to designing multi-tenant platforms using Kubernetes and CNCF tools, with current efforts to open-source this work through OpenChoreo. He has built SaaS platforms on AWS, GCP, and Azure, and holds CKA, CKAD, and CKS certifications. His focus areas include declarative abstractions, Control Plane / Data Plane separation, and developer experience.

Manjula Rathnayaka is a Director of Engineering at WSO2 with over 14 years of experience in software engineering and platform architecture, including nearly a decade specializing in cloud-native technologies. He has contributed to designing multi-ten... Show more

Hubert is a Kubernetes Trainer at Kubermatic, helping organizations succeed in their cloud native journey.

Prior to this, Hubert was a Software Engineer focusing on backend topics in various programming languages around the JVM. Then, the DevOps movement raised serious doubts about his work. After isolating in the Austrian Alps, fighting against wolves and dragons, he put his focus on Ops matters.

Hubert organizes the “Infrastructure as a Meetup” meetup in Austria and is a Linux Foundation trainer for CKAD. Hubert was also involved in the creation of the exam questions for the CKA and holds valid CKAD/CKA/CKS certs.

Hubert is a Kubernetes Trainer at Kubermatic, helping organizations succeed in their cloud native journey. Prior to this, Hubert was a Software Engineer focusing on backend topics in various programming languages around the JVM. Then, the DevOps m... Show more

Alex König is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS, where he designs AI systems that go to production. Before AI, he spent years in the DevOps trenches: building a managed Kubernetes service from scratch, leading platform teams, and learning what it takes to keep systems running at 3 AM. He speaks at major industry events on AI engineering, software architecture, and containers.

Alex König is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS, where he designs AI systems that go to production. Before AI, he spent years in the DevOps trenches: building a managed Kubernetes service from scratch, leading platform teams, and learning what it t... Show more

Kashif Khan is a co-chair of CNCF TAG Infrastructure and maintainer of the CNCF project Metal3.io for 7 years. He works as an Principal open source Architect for Ericsson Software Technology, Finland. He holds a PhD in Computer Science. Kashif is a research and open source enthusiast and his current area of interest is kubernetes deployments on baremetal systems in distributed cloud scenarios.

Kashif Khan is a co-chair of CNCF TAG Infrastructure and maintainer of the CNCF project Metal3.io for 7 years. He works as an Principal open source Architect for Ericsson Software Technology, Finland. He holds a PhD in Computer Science. Kashif is a r... Show more

Pranav is a cloud-native enthusiast exploring Kubernetes operations, platform engineering, and security through hands-on projects and technical writing, when not playing with clusters, he enjoys blogging, gaming, and homelab experiments.

Pranav is a cloud-native enthusiast exploring Kubernetes operations, platform engineering, and security through hands-on projects and technical writing, when not playing with clusters, he enjoys blogging, gaming, and homelab experiments. Show more

Cloud Native Architect focused on Kubernetes-based platform engineering in secure and enterprise environments.

I design and operate resilient platform ecosystems — often within air-gapped or high-security contexts — where reliability, lifecycle management, and infrastructure depth matter.

Active in the CNCF community and international KubeCon speaker, I combine architectural thinking with hands-on experimentation. I maintain a private multi-node lab environment to continuously test distributed systems, networking patterns, storage strategies, and GitOps workflows beyond production constraints.

My work sits at the intersection of cloud-native innovation and real-world infrastructure — bridging Kubernetes, security, storage, and networking into scalable, long-term platform strategies.

Driven by continuous learning, system thinking, and building platforms that enable engineering teams to move fast — responsibly.

Cloud Native Architect focused on Kubernetes-based platform engineering in secure and enterprise environments. I design and operate resilient platform ecosystems — often within air-gapped or high-security contexts — where reliability, lifecycle ma... Show more

With a passion for open source, machine learning, compilers, and natural language processing, she has explored language parsing with Rust and R. She was instrumental in the Kubernetes Release Team for versions 1.17 and 1.18, and has held positions as Shadow Chair and Emeritus-Co-Chair for Kubernetes SIG Docs. Her contributions span Kubernetes, Planout and Ax (Facebook), Google Cloud Platform, and Google APIs. She's been a part of the program committees for Helm Summit 2019, Grace Hopper 2020, and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events, and mentored at Grace Hopper OSD 2022.

With a passion for open source, machine learning, compilers, and natural language processing, she has explored language parsing with Rust and R. She was instrumental in the Kubernetes Release Team for versions 1.17 and 1.18, and has held positions ... Show more

Kaustubha V is a Solution Architect at [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com) with 14+ years of experience in Cloud Computing, DevOps, AI systems, MLOps, and scalable infrastructure engineering. She is a Kubestronaut and holds 50+ certifications across Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, and AI technologies, reflecting deep expertise in multi-cloud architecture, cloud-native platforms, automation, and enterprise AI systems.

She has been accepted as a speaker, author, and presenter at several international AI and technology conferences, including ICLR 2026, NeurIPS, ICCV, CODS-COMAD, Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). Her research and technical work span Generative AI, causal reasoning, Federated Cloud Unlearning, AI infrastructure, creativity benchmarking, responsible AI, and enterprise-scale MLOps systems.

Her recent work includes developing an ML-based compute optimization system for predicting memory requirements in large-scale CAD workloads, enabling more efficient cloud resource utilization and operational decision-making. She actively works on bridging research innovation with production-ready AI deployment for enterprise environments.

Beyond her technical contributions, Kaustubha is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in technology. She serves as a Women Techmakers (WTM) Ambassador and contributor to Microsoft’s “Code Without Barriers” initiative, where she mentors aspiring technologists and supports underrepresented communities in tech.

Her work bridges enterprise-scale engineering with cutting-edge AI research, with a strong focus on practical impact, scalable AI deployment, cloud-native innovation, and inclusive technology leadership.

Kaustubha V is a Solution Architect at [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com) with 14+ years of experience in Cloud Computing, DevOps, AI systems, MLOps, and scalable infrastructure engineering. She is a Kubestronaut and holds ... Show more

Brian Hammons is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, focused on Kubernetes-native AI agent platforms and cloud-native modernization. He recently led the first AWS-backed contribution of the kubernetes-sigs Agent Sandbox CRD into the open source awslabs/ai-on-eks project, an end-to-end pattern combining the Agent Sandbox CRD, gVisor, and FQDN-aware egress via Cilium. A member of the team that launched Amazon EKS, Brian has spent nearly a decade bootstrapping open source projects and communities, including eksworkshop.com, Data on EKS, Twelve-Factor Modernization, and CNOE. He has helped launch some of the largest Kubernetes platform deployments in the cloud, and is a longtime advocate for widening access to cloud-native expertise, particularly through mentoring engineers from underrepresented backgrounds entering the Kubernetes ecosystem.

Brian Hammons is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, focused on Kubernetes-native AI agent platforms and cloud-native modernization. He recently led the first AWS-backed contribution of the kubernetes-sigs Agent Sandbox CRD into the open source a... Show more

Madhu Akula is a pragmatic security leader and creator of Kubernetes Goat, an intentionally vulnerable by-design Kubernetes Cluster to learn and practice Kubernetes Security. He is a published author and Cloud Native Security Architect with extensive experience. Also, he is an active member of the international security, DevOps, and Cloud Native communities (null, DevSecOps, AllDayDevOps, AWS, CNCF, USENIX, etc). He holds industry certifications like CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), etc.

Madhu frequently speaks and runs training sessions at security events and conferences worldwide including DEFCON 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & 32, BlackHat USA, ASIA, EU (2018, 19, 21, 22, 23 & 24), USENIX LISA 2018, 19 & 21, SANS Cloud Security Summit 2021 & 2022, O’Reilly Velocity EU 2019, Github Satellite 2020, Appsec EU (2018, 19 & 22), All Day DevOps (2016, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23), DevSecCon (London, Singapore, Boston), DevOpsDays India, c0c0n(2017, 18), Nullcon 2018, 19, 21 & 22, SACON, Serverless Summit, null and multiple others.

His research has identified vulnerabilities in over 200+ companies and organizations including; Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, eBay, AT&T, WordPress, NTOP, Adobe, etc. and is credited with multiple CVEs, Acknowledgements, and rewards. He is co-author of Security Automation with Ansible2 (ISBN-13: 978-1788394512), which is listed as a technical resource by Red Hat Ansible. He is the technical reviewer for Learn Kubernetes Security, and Practical Ansible2 books by Packt Pub. Also won 1st prize for building an Infrastructure Security Monitoring solution at InMobi flagship hackathon among 100+ engineering teams.

Madhu Akula is a pragmatic security leader and creator of Kubernetes Goat, an intentionally vulnerable by-design Kubernetes Cluster to learn and practice Kubernetes Security. He is a published author and Cloud Native Security Architect with extensive... Show more

Ileriayo Adebiyi is a Senior Technical Consultant, currently specializing in Cloud and DevOps engineering. He holds a degree in Computer Science and several cloud engineering certifications, including (but not limited to) Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and credentials from the Linux Foundation.

He is the founder of cloudnativeafrica.io, and his commitment to advancing cloud-native technologies in Africa has earned him recognition from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which named him an official CNCF Ambassador. He organizes the CNCF Lagos community group and co-organizes Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) Nigeria. Ileriayo leads various educational and community-driven initiatives, including writing, speaking, and hosting tech meetups. He has delivered talks to thousands of technical and non-technical audiences at both local and international conferences, including Open Source Africa, HashiTalks Africa, SUSECON23, Localhost, and CityJS.

He is an active contributor to free and open-source software and is the creator and lead maintainer of the widely used open-source project Markdown Badges, which has over 15,000 stars on GitHub.

Outside of tech, he enjoys cycling and teaching. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter, where he shares insights on technology, opportunities, and personal growth.

Ileriayo Adebiyi is a Senior Technical Consultant, currently specializing in Cloud and DevOps engineering. He holds a degree in Computer Science and several cloud engineering certifications, including (but not limited to) Amazon Web Services (AWS), M... Show more

Kevin Wang has been an outstanding contributor in the CNCF community since its beginning and is the leader of the cloud native open source team at Huawei. Kevin has contributed critical enhancements to Kubernetes, led the incubation of the KubeEdge, Volcano, Karmada projects in CNCF, actively participated in the TOC, and played a critical role in building and supporting the growth of CNCF technologies and the CNCF community in the globe.

Kevin Wang has been an outstanding contributor in the CNCF community since its beginning and is the leader of the cloud native open source team at Huawei. Kevin has contributed critical enhancements to Kubernetes, led the incubation of the KubeEdge, ... Show more

Cloud Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), specializing in deployment solutions. With a strong focus on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, helping customers in their cloud deployments.

Co-organizer of Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) Mexico and the Cloud Native Community Group in Mexico City, commitment to growing the cloud-native community in Latin America. Passion for knowledge sharing and community building in the Mexican cloud-native ecosystem.

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Cloud Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), specializing in deployment solutions. With a strong focus on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, helping customers in their cloud deployments. Co-organizer of Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) Mexi... Show more

Security Engineer with 8+ years of experience across cloud, infrastructure, and application security. I work at the intersection of offense and defense , driving secure architecture, threat detection, and proactive risk mitigation. Passionate about building resilient systems, with a strong focus on Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.

Security Engineer with 8+ years of experience across cloud, infrastructure, and application security. I work at the intersection of offense and defense , driving secure architecture, threat detection, and proactive risk mitigation. Passionate about b... Show more

Baofa Fan (GitHub @carlory) is an active reviewer of the Kubernetes, Kubernetes-sigs and Kubernetes-csi organization, currently mainly on sig-storage.

And He is also a reviewer of the Karmada project which focus on the multi-cluster area.

Baofa Fan (GitHub @carlory) is an active reviewer of the Kubernetes, Kubernetes-sigs and Kubernetes-csi organization, currently mainly on sig-storage. And He is also a reviewer of the Karmada project which focus on the multi-cluster area. Show more

Principal AppMod Containers Specialist in LATAM, I'm deeply immersed in the Kubernetes and container ecosystem, helping organizations scale their containerized applications. With hands-on experience leading large-scale container deployments bringing practical insights on implementing enterprise-grade Kubernetes solutions.

I'm passionate about sharing knowledge through my book "Modern Applications Strategy" and speaking engagements worldwide. My expertise spans container orchestration, microservices architecture, and as a DevOps Amabassador. I focus on real-world Kubernetes implementation strategies, helping teams overcome challenges and achieve cloud-native success at scale.

Principal AppMod Containers Specialist in LATAM, I'm deeply immersed in the Kubernetes and container ecosystem, helping organizations scale their containerized applications. With hands-on experience leading large-scale container deployments bringing ... Show more

I am a seasoned IT professional with years of experience in the field. I have extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and currently hold many professional level Google Cloud and other industry certifications. I am also certified in Kubernetes, and have a deep understanding of the core concepts of Kubernetes.

I am passionate about sharing my knowledge with others by actively participating in GCP community. This also helps me in my own learning and growth in the field.

I am a seasoned IT professional with years of experience in the field. I have extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and currently hold many professional level Google Cloud and other industry certifications. I am also certified in Kub... Show more

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure automation and scalable architecture. I have experience managing enterprise-grade Kubernetes infrastructure, including multi-cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. My expertise spans IaC, GitOps workflows, service mesh implementations, and multi-cloud resilience. I have spoken at Kubernetes Community Day 2024, Cloud Native Pune, AI-Powered Apps 2025, and other events.

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure automation and scalable architecture. I have experience managing enterprise-grade Kubernetes infrastructure, including multi-cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. My expertise ... Show more

Aditya Krishnakumar is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at SentinelOne and has 8+ years of experience with Cloud, DevOps and Kubernetes infrastructure. His current focus is on Platform Reliability and Data Infrastructure within SentinelOne and has been a technical reviewer for books on Serverless and Cloud Native Cybersecurity.

Aditya Krishnakumar is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at SentinelOne and has 8+ years of experience with Cloud, DevOps and Kubernetes infrastructure. His current focus is on Platform Reliability and Data Infrastructure within SentinelOne and has ... Show more

I’m Álvaro Revuelta, a DevOps Engineer that works building cloud-native solutions. I have experience developing applications in containerized Kubernetes environments and streamline deployments with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions/Jenkins and ArgoCD. I love sharing knowledge as a public speaker and enjoy volunteering at a cat shelter in Stockholm. Let’s dive into container images, kubernetes and cloud-native practices together!

I’m Álvaro Revuelta, a DevOps Engineer that works building cloud-native solutions. I have experience developing applications in containerized Kubernetes environments and streamline deployments with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions/Jenkins and Ar... Show more

Rob is the founder and CEO of simplyblock, leader in Kubernetes-native storage orchestration. Passionate about simplifying stateful workload management for modern enterprises. Strong advocate for using Kubernetes as CloudOS.

Rob is the founder and CEO of simplyblock, leader in Kubernetes-native storage orchestration. Passionate about simplifying stateful workload management for modern enterprises. Strong advocate for using Kubernetes as CloudOS. Show more

Nina is a software engineer working on AI Gateway inference projects. She contributes to open source projects, including Kubernetes, Istio, kagent, agentgateway, and kgateway. A CNCF Ambassador and former Kubernetes v1.33 Release Lead, she’s also a member of the Cloud Native AI Working Group and has co-authored papers on AI security. She enjoys exploring new open source projects and building AI agents—ideally so they can do her job for her. 🤖

Nina is a software engineer working on AI Gateway inference projects. She contributes to open source projects, including Kubernetes, Istio, kagent, agentgateway, and kgateway. A CNCF Ambassador and former Kubernetes v1.33 Release Lead, she’s also a m... Show more

Senior Technical Lead at WSO2, working on the WSO2 API Platform Gateway with a focus on cloud-native API management, Kubernetes-based gateway architectures, security, scalability, and developer experience. I have contributed to the evolution of WSO2’s Kubernetes-native gateway products, including control plane integration, policy enforcement, API security, observability, release engineering, and self-hosted gateway capabilities for cloud users. I am passionate about building practical, production-ready platforms that help developers securely expose and manage APIs across distributed environments.

Senior Technical Lead at WSO2, working on the WSO2 API Platform Gateway with a focus on cloud-native API management, Kubernetes-based gateway architectures, security, scalability, and developer experience. I have contributed to the evolution of WSO2’... Show more

Anurag Ojha is a Software Engineer at Mastra AI (YC W25) and a core member of Knative. He builds agent-native developer tooling and cloud-native systems with TypeScript, MCP, OpenTelemetry, and Kubernetes. Anurag contributes to Knative, Kubernetes, and Kagent, and speaks on AI agents, MCP servers, observability, and open-source infrastructure.

Anurag Ojha is a Software Engineer at Mastra AI (YC W25) and a core member of Knative. He builds agent-native developer tooling and cloud-native systems with TypeScript, MCP, OpenTelemetry, and Kubernetes. Anurag contributes to Knative, Kubernetes, a... Show more

Ciprian Hacman is a Software Engineer at Microsoft and a Kubernetes maintainer focused on making clusters reliable, operable, and predictable at scale. He maintains kOps, node-problem-detector, and etcd-manager, co-leads the etch-operator Working Group, and co-chairs Kubernetes SIG K8s Infra.

Ciprian Hacman is a Software Engineer at Microsoft and a Kubernetes maintainer focused on making clusters reliable, operable, and predictable at scale. He maintains kOps, node-problem-detector, and etcd-manager, co-leads the etch-operator Working Gro... Show more

Chen Wang is a Senior Research Scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. Her interests lie in Kubernetes, Container Cloud Resource Management, Cloud Native AI & LLM systems, and applying AI in Cloud system management. She is an open-source advocate, a Kubernetes & CNCF contributor, and a KubeCon speaker. She obtained an MS and a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

Chen Wang is a Senior Research Scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. Her interests lie in Kubernetes, Container Cloud Resource Management, Cloud Native AI & LLM systems, and applying AI in Cloud system management. She is an open-source ad... Show more

Joe Thompson's IT career is near the end of its third decade. He's been part of the cloud-native community since 2014, starting with OpenStack and taking on Kubernetes a few months after it debuted. He's spoken at KubeCon, Cloud Native Rejekts and many local meetups and enjoys showing how well-known tools and techniques are relevant to new platforms. Currently he's providing Kubernetes expertise to (mostly) public-sector customers as part of the team at Clarity Business Solutions, based in Linthicum, Maryland.

Joe Thompson's IT career is near the end of its third decade. He's been part of the cloud-native community since 2014, starting with OpenStack and taking on Kubernetes a few months after it debuted. He's spoken at KubeCon, Cloud Native Rejekts and ma... Show more