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

Nagesh Rathod is a Senior Platform Engineer with 5+ years of experience across diverse industry sectors. He leads teams and projects, working closely with clients to design refined architectures and proposals. Passionate about open source technologies, he actively explores opportunities to contribute to the community while building multi-cloud/on-premise solutions that emphasize developer experience and scalable platforms. He has worked on Generative AI projects and products, bringing a solid understanding of LLM/SLM ecosystems from a DevOps perspective

Nagesh Rathod is a Senior Platform Engineer with 5+ years of experience across diverse industry sectors. He leads teams and projects, working closely with clients to design refined architectures and proposals. Passionate about open source technologie... Show more

Ijeoma is a backend engineer, where she focuses on building APIs and tackling complex technical challenges. She enjoys contributing to the open-source community and currently maintains Meshery project. Outside of work, she likes to listen to podcasts and is currently learning German, always eager to expand her knowledge and skills.

Ijeoma is a backend engineer, where she focuses on building APIs and tackling complex technical challenges. She enjoys contributing to the open-source community and currently maintains Meshery project. Outside of work, she likes to listen to podcasts... Show more

DevOps and Solution Architect with 9 years of experience in building scalable, cloud-native systems. Passionate about improving developer productivity , enhancing security and reducing costs, recently built the Virtual Kubernetes Manager, a platform that streamlines environments with automation and modern DevOps practices.

DevOps and Solution Architect with 9 years of experience in building scalable, cloud-native systems. Passionate about improving developer productivity , enhancing security and reducing costs, recently built the Virtual Kubernetes Manager, a platform ... Show more

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at Harness, where I build and evangelize developer-focused solutions for cloud platforms, APIs, and beyond. I enjoy transforming complex debugging challenges into simple, teachable stories.

With over nine years of experience in engineering and product development, I have built software that scales for enterprises and tools that empower developer communities across the email and cloud infrastructure space.

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at Harness, where I build and evangelize developer-focused solutions for cloud platforms, APIs, and beyond. I enjoy transforming complex debugging challenges into simple, teachable stories. With over nine years... Show more

15 years development and architecture experience in cloud and storage field, over 5 years work experience as storage tech advisor for core banking system at IBM，open source enthusiast and as a speaker for several conferences, notably KubeCon 2021, KCD 2021, Kubernetes meetup in 2022, KCD 2023.

15 years development and architecture experience in cloud and storage field, over 5 years work experience as storage tech advisor for core banking system at IBM，open source enthusiast and as a speaker for several conferences, notably KubeCon 2021, KC... Show more

Juraci Paixão Kröhling is a software engineer at OllyGarden, a maintainer of the OpenTelemetry project, a member of the project's governing board and CNCF Ambassador. He has presented about distributed tracing, OpenTelemetry, and other related topics at conferences like KubeCon, OpenSource Summit, FOSDEM, and a few DevOpsDays, among others. Previously, he was also a maintainer of both the OpenTracing and Jaeger projects, having also delivered talks about those projects.

Juraci Paixão Kröhling is a software engineer at OllyGarden, a maintainer of the OpenTelemetry project, a member of the project's governing board and CNCF Ambassador. He has presented about distributed tracing, OpenTelemetry, and other related topics... Show more

Fabian Schulz is a cloud architect and Kubernetes specialist known for his expertise in building resilient cloud-native solutions. Currently at Swisscom, he focuses on designing next generation 5G core services using open-source technologies. With a passion for innovation, Fabian shares his insights as a speaker at conferences like KubeCon, Container Days and local meetups empowering audiences with practical knowledge.

Fabian Schulz is a cloud architect and Kubernetes specialist known for his expertise in building resilient cloud-native solutions. Currently at Swisscom, he focuses on designing next generation 5G core services using open-source technologies. With a ... Show more

I’m a platform engineer with over eight years of experience building Kubernetes-based internal developer platforms, focusing on self-service, automation, and developer experience. I’ve worked on designing, operating, and improving production platforms with built-in observability and standardized workflows. This is my first KubeCon talk, and I’m excited to share a practical lesson from real-world platform engineering.

I’m a platform engineer with over eight years of experience building Kubernetes-based internal developer platforms, focusing on self-service, automation, and developer experience. I’ve worked on designing, operating, and improving production platform... Show more

Yusheng Zheng is an open-source maintainer and researcher focused on improving complex systems through comprehensive understanding and strategic, small-scale modifications. As the co-founder of the eunomia-bpf open-source community and a PhD student, Yusheng is at the forefront of integrating eBPF and AI technologies to enhance large-scale systems like the Linux kernel. Her work also extends the flexibility and power of eBPF into userspace. Yusheng is a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences, including KubeCon, Linux Plumbers, and OSS Summit, where she shares insights on the evolving roles of eBPF and AI in modern systems.

Yusheng Zheng is an open-source maintainer and researcher focused on improving complex systems through comprehensive understanding and strategic, small-scale modifications. As the co-founder of the eunomia-bpf open-source community and a PhD student,... Show more

Fabian Kammel is a Senior Security Consultant at ControlPlane, where he helps to make the (cloud-native) world a safer place. His goal is to bring hardware security and cloud-native security closer together, as well as, improving the developer experience in the security space. He previously spoke at KubeCon, SigstoreCon, was a guest on the Kubernetes Podcast, and regular host of the CNCF TAG Security.

Fabian Kammel is a Senior Security Consultant at ControlPlane, where he helps to make the (cloud-native) world a safer place. His goal is to bring hardware security and cloud-native security closer together, as well as, improving the developer experi... Show more

Hi, I'm Raúl! I've been exploring the world of cloud-native tech for over 6 years since my first dive into KubeCon Copenhagen back in 2018. I love tackling new challenges and finding creative solutions in the world of cloud native technologies. Right now, I'm leading a team at DE-CIX, working on a platform to make the transition to cloud-native smoother for other teams.

Hi, I'm Raúl! I've been exploring the world of cloud-native tech for over 6 years since my first dive into KubeCon Copenhagen back in 2018. I love tackling new challenges and finding creative solutions in the world of cloud native technologies. Right... Show more

André, a full Stack Developer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Core Maintainer, Community Plugin Maintainer and Documentation Maintainer of the Backstage open source project having contributed 3 plugins - Azure DevOps, DevTools, and Linguist - as well as various features, bug fixes and documentation updates. He's also an active CNCF Ambassador where he shares his Backstage knowledge with other CNCF projects and co-chairs BackstageCon which takes place as part of KubeCon. He's often found on the Backstage Discord Server helping others and sharing his passion for all things Backstage. When he's offline you can catch him at the local dog park with his Frenchton Bailey!

André, a full Stack Developer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Core Maintainer, Community Plugin Maintainer and Documentation Maintainer of the Backstage open source project having contributed 3 plugins - Azure DevOps, DevTools, and Linguist - a... Show more

Peter Bell is the founder of Gather.dev - the community for CTOs shaping the future of the engineering org. He's writing the O'Reilly book on Scaling AI Adoption in Engineering, Hosts the CTO Hour for O'Reilly and facilitates the executive summits for CNCF at KubeCon. He's also actively researching and building agentic tools for building software and running companies and shares his learnings frequently at https://gatherdev.substack.com/

Previously he ran engineering at General Assembly and taught digital literacy and data science at Columbia Business School.

Peter Bell is the founder of Gather.dev - the community for CTOs shaping the future of the engineering org. He's writing the O'Reilly book on Scaling AI Adoption in Engineering, Hosts the CTO Hour for O'Reilly and facilitates the executive summits fo... Show more

Orlin Vasilev is Open Source and Cloud Native Technology Advocate at SAP. Community Manager for Project Harbor and Project K3s as part of the Cloud Native team. Second term CNCF Ambassador and driving the biggest Meetup Group in Bulgaria and Kubernetes Community Days Sofia organizer.. KubeCon CfP review board member and co-chair for Track 101 and Community. Previously SysAdmin/Dev/SRE/System engineering roles for over 15 years! Located in Bulgaria, Europe! Father of two - a girl and a boy! Passionate snowboarder, DIY and semi-professional BBQ Pitmaster and baker.

Orlin Vasilev is Open Source and Cloud Native Technology Advocate at SAP. Community Manager for Project Harbor and Project K3s as part of the Cloud Native team. Second term CNCF Ambassador and driving the biggest Meetup Group in Bulgaria and Kuberne... Show more

Tobias Massoth started his professional career in 2006 as a system engineer with an early passion for Microsoft technologies and later Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes. He gained first hands-on experience with Kubernetes 1.10 and is committed to Kubernetes until today.
He is a regular attendee of KubeCon and Kubernetes Community Day (KCD) events but is also a visitor and speaker at Meetup events.
Reach out to him for any kind of tech discussions about Azure, Kubernetes and CNCF projects.

Tobias Massoth started his professional career in 2006 as a system engineer with an early passion for Microsoft technologies and later Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes. He gained first hands-on experience with Kubernetes 1.10 and is committed to Kubern... Show more

Technology Enthusiast.

Technology Enthusiast. Show more

I’m driven by curiosity and a passion for building better systems. With experience across DevOps, DevSecOps and FinOps, I integrate security, automation and efficiency from day one. I help organizations tame complexity and turn technology into a competitive advantage. I believe in knowledge sharing and lifting teams to their full potential. My focus: stable foundations, faster delivery, and smarter spend.

I’m driven by curiosity and a passion for building better systems. With experience across DevOps, DevSecOps and FinOps, I integrate security, automation and efficiency from day one. I help organizations tame complexity and turn technology into a comp... Show more

Kannan Anandakrishnan is a SRE at Glean with hands-on experience running large-scale Kubernetes platforms in production.
His work focuses on scaling systems, resource optimization, observability and fostering an SRE culture

Kannan Anandakrishnan is a SRE at Glean with hands-on experience running large-scale Kubernetes platforms in production. His work focuses on scaling systems, resource optimization, observability and fostering an SRE culture Show more

Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience in cloud-native development, Kubernetes ecosystem, and containerization. Strong expertise in Go, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines with proven contributions to open-source projects. Passionate about building reliable, secure, and scalable developer platforms.

Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience in cloud-native development, Kubernetes ecosystem, and containerization. Strong expertise in Go, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines with proven contributions to open-source projects. Passionat... Show more

Chandra is a seasoned DevOps and infrastructure engineer based in Bengaluru with 15+y of IT experience, specializing in hybrid-cloud architectures, automation, and CI. He leads efforts to enable virtualization on IBM Z (s390x) in KubeVirt/RHOCPV, bridging legacy hardware with cloud-native paradigms.

Education: Master of Technology in Computer Science

Chandra is a seasoned DevOps and infrastructure engineer based in Bengaluru with 15+y of IT experience, specializing in hybrid-cloud architectures, automation, and CI. He leads efforts to enable virtualization on IBM Z (s390x) in KubeVirt/RHOCPV, bri... Show more

My name is Andrii Soldatenko. I am a sr. software engineer originally from Ukraine :flag-ua:, and I am currently living in :flag-at: . Public speaker (KCD, FOSDEM, GoDays, PyCons) and OSS contributor (Apache Airflow, Golang, OpenAPI, docker). I am a big fan of debuggers, Neovim, Rust
and I have a blog at http://asoldatenko.org. I am a CrossFit AMATEUR. Big fun of hand walking and different gymnastics :)

My name is Andrii Soldatenko. I am a sr. software engineer originally from Ukraine :flag-ua:, and I am currently living in :flag-at: . Public speaker (KCD, FOSDEM, GoDays, PyCons) and OSS contributor (Apache Airflow, Golang, OpenAPI, docker). I am a ... Show more

I'm a DevOps engineer turned Community Developer, passionate about Cloud Optimisation, Serverless and FinOps.

I'm a DevOps engineer turned Community Developer, passionate about Cloud Optimisation, Serverless and FinOps. Show more

Happy Bhati is a Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat, where he leads initiatives at the intersection of DevOps, open source, and AI platforms. He is a core contributor to release automation frameworks like Konflux, working to simplify secure, scalable software delivery across Kubernetes environments.

With experience spanning observability, cloud-native CI/CD, and platform engineering, Happy has attended many open source events and actively contributes to the growth of community-driven tooling.

Happy Bhati is a Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat, where he leads initiatives at the intersection of DevOps, open source, and AI platforms. He is a core contributor to release automation frameworks like Konflux, working to simplify secure, scalabl... Show more

Himani Gulati is a Technical Solution Engineer at Google Cloud, specializing in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Anthos. She works closely with customers to resolve technical challenges and ensure seamless adoption of Google Cloud.

Himani Gulati is a Technical Solution Engineer at Google Cloud, specializing in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Anthos. She works closely with customers to resolve technical challenges and ensure seamless adoption of Google Cloud. Show more

James Jones is a Senior Customer Engineer at MinIO with 20+ years focused on automation & infrastructure management. Key roles include Site Reliability Engineer at Google, developing automation systems, and Principal Software Engineer/Technical Solutions Architect at F5, building customer solutions. He has deep technical expertise and a results-oriented approach, excelling in customer-facing technical roles.

James Jones is a Senior Customer Engineer at MinIO with 20+ years focused on automation & infrastructure management. Key roles include Site Reliability Engineer at Google, developing automation systems, and Principal Software Engineer/Technical Solut... Show more

I am an IT consultant specialized in the world of virtualization, specifically in VMware products such as VCF, vSAN, etc., and in container orchestration through Kubernetes.
I’m driven by a strong development background, where I honed my problem-solving skills and to which I still dedicate time in my spare moments.

I am an IT consultant specialized in the world of virtualization, specifically in VMware products such as VCF, vSAN, etc., and in container orchestration through Kubernetes. I’m driven by a strong development background, where I honed my problem-sol... Show more

Hey there! I'm Oum Kale, a Software Engineer on the R&D team at JFrog. Additionally, I'm a Maintainer of the CNCF Incubating project LitmusChaos. When I'm not working, I enjoy sports and am an International Rated Chess Player.

Hey there! I'm Oum Kale, a Software Engineer on the R&D team at JFrog. Additionally, I'm a Maintainer of the CNCF Incubating project LitmusChaos. When I'm not working, I enjoy sports and am an International Rated Chess Player. Show more

Dan Finneran is a Principle Community Advocate at Isovalent. His journey to today has included bare-metal, jails, zones, vms and containers where he is currently enjoying the fast paced ride in the cloud native space. He also created & maintains a popular Open-Source load-balancer for Kubernetes and contributes to upstream Kubernetes. He’s also been fortunate to present at events ranging from the British computing society, HPE Technical solutions summit to DockerCon and KubeCon amongst others.

Dan Finneran is a Principle Community Advocate at Isovalent. His journey to today has included bare-metal, jails, zones, vms and containers where he is currently enjoying the fast paced ride in the cloud native space. He also created & maintains a po... Show more

Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, focused on cloud-native workflow orchestration and developer platforms. Open-source contributor in the Quarkus ecosystem, building tooling and extensions that make Java on Kubernetes simpler. Deeply engaged in event-driven automation and workflow standards (including CNCF Serverless Workflow), from design to production delivery. Regular speaker and community collaborator, including KubeCon/CloudNativeCon sessions and Quarkus Insights appearances. Passionate about pragmatic architecture, clean APIs, and helping teams ship reliable automation at scale.

Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, focused on cloud-native workflow orchestration and developer platforms. Open-source contributor in the Quarkus ecosystem, building tooling and extensions that make Java on Kubernetes simpler. Deeply enga... Show more