Lewis Denham-Parry is a Principal Solutions Architect at Nscale, working at the boundary between Kubernetes platforms, GPU infrastructure, and AI workload delivery. He has built and operated systems across bare-metal environments, cloud infrastructure, and container platforms, with a recurring focus on practical reliability, security, and platform ergonomics. His current work involves turning messy hardware and operational constraints into repeatable Kubernetes-facing workflows for AI infrastructure teams.

Lewis Denham-Parry is a Principal Solutions Architect at Nscale, working at the boundary between Kubernetes platforms, GPU infrastructure, and AI workload delivery. He has built and operated systems across bare-metal environments, cloud infrastructur... Show more

I am a seasoned Distinguished Software Engineer and Software Architect with over 15 years of experience in IT solutions, spanning both on-premise infrastructures and advanced cloud environments. My passion lies in containerization, virtualization, Kubernetes, and software architecture, and I have been deeply involved in driving cloud transformation projects.

As a strong advocate for Linux, I bring extensive knowledge of IT systems, specializing in deploying containerization tools and Kubernetes to improve operational efficiency and scalability. My work focuses on designing resilient, cutting-edge systems that stay ahead of the technological curve.

I am a seasoned Distinguished Software Engineer and Software Architect with over 15 years of experience in IT solutions, spanning both on-premise infrastructures and advanced cloud environments. My passion lies in containerization, virtualization, Ku... Show more

I am a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and Kubernetes enthusiast with extensive experience in ensuring complex systems' reliability, scalability, and performance. I specialize in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, optimizing infrastructure, and automating processes.

With a strong foundation in SRE principles and DevOps practices, I thrive in fast-paced environments and am committed to continuous learning and innovation. I am also an active contributor to the tech community, sharing my knowledge through talks and workshops.

I am a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and Kubernetes enthusiast with extensive experience in ensuring complex systems' reliability, scalability, and performance. I specialize in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, optimizing infrastructure, ... Show more

Yongkang He is a Google Developer Expert (GDE), CNCF Kubestronaut, AWS Community Builder, Microsoft MVP, and Alibaba MVP with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Based in Singapore, he specializes in Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, and multi-cloud solutions.

Widely recognized as one of the most certified professionals in the Kubernetes and cloud ecosystem, Yongkang is passionate about open source, community-driven learning, and making the cloud-native journey more affordable by sharing the latest resources, certifications, and event discounts. https://linktr.ee/ksug.ai

He actively contributes automation tools and hands-on learning content to help developers and engineers upskill faster. Check out his projects on GitHub. https://github.com/ksug-ai

Yongkang He is a Google Developer Expert (GDE), CNCF Kubestronaut, AWS Community Builder, Microsoft MVP, and Alibaba MVP with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Based in Singapore, he specializes in Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies,... Show more

Magno Logan is Head of Product Security at Fellow, where he focuses on AI security. He has published research on Kubernetes, container, and CI/CD supply-chain attacks, contributed to the MITRE ATT&CK for Containers matrix, and maintains the awesome-k8s-security repository on GitHub. Magno also serves as a Cyber Training Specialist at the Bank of Canada and has presented at DEF CON, SecTor, NorthSec, KubeCon, NDC Security, multiple SANS summits, and numerous BSides events.

Magno Logan is Head of Product Security at Fellow, where he focuses on AI security. He has published research on Kubernetes, container, and CI/CD supply-chain attacks, contributed to the MITRE ATT&CK for Containers matrix, and maintains the awesome-k... Show more

She has worked with various technologies, from C++ to JavaScript, and learned along the way to create a complete infrastructure using tools like Kubernetes and other components of the Google Cloud suite. She is a Google Cloud Developer (GDE) and Google Professional Cloud Architect certified. She is has also led several local communities, such as GDG Zaragoza.

She has worked with various technologies, from C++ to JavaScript, and learned along the way to create a complete infrastructure using tools like Kubernetes and other components of the Google Cloud suite. She is a Google Cloud Developer (GDE) and Goog... Show more

25 years in tech, marketing and leadership roles. All about software delivery optimization. 5 years in technical and executive training. Expert in Leadership, DevOps, Lean, Systems Thinking, Continuous Delivery, Cloud Native and Agentic Systems. Coder, speaker, writer. Fixated on improving the ways humans (and agents) collaborate by telling mind-provoking stories.

25 years in tech, marketing and leadership roles. All about software delivery optimization. 5 years in technical and executive training. Expert in Leadership, DevOps, Lean, Systems Thinking, Continuous Delivery, Cloud Native and Agentic Systems. Cod... Show more

Imma is a Staff Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, passionate about simplifying Observability, OpenTelemetry, and Cloud-Native technologies. In her past life, she worked as a consultant, trainer, and support engineer at @elastic, and was a proud organizer of Software Crafters Barcelona from 2018 to 2025.

She currently focuses on creating accessible technical content and driving the adoption of best practices within the community. She is deeply committed to clean code and the art of automation.

She is also a passionate community builder and ally. As a WomenInAPIs champion, she advocates for underrepresented groups being seen and heard in the public domain. You will find her co-organizing Grafana meetups in Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Zurich, and Lisboa; Cloud Native Barcelona; DevOpsDays Barcelona, Green Software Barcelona; and TechFems.

She is an aquafitness enthusiast and a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. No surrender!

Imma is a Staff Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, passionate about simplifying Observability, OpenTelemetry, and Cloud-Native technologies. In her past life, she worked as a consultant, trainer, and support engineer at @elastic, and was a proud org... Show more

Julien is the VP of Research & Development at Kubex and a Tech Lead with the CNCF TAG for Developer Experience. With deep roots in open source and cloud-native systems, he has been working with Kubernetes since 2017 and has led multiple product transitions to cloud-native architectures.

Julien is the VP of Research & Development at Kubex and a Tech Lead with the CNCF TAG for Developer Experience. With deep roots in open source and cloud-native systems, he has been working with Kubernetes since 2017 and has led multiple product trans... Show more

Thomas is a Cloud Native Trainer and Architect at TSC Labs, Tech Lead of CNCF TAG Infrastructure, and a CNCF Ambassador. He helps organizations embrace cloud-native practices by upskilling teams and designing platforms that elevate both developer and customer experiences. Passionate about engineering accessibility and community, Thomas actively contributes to open-source projects and supports the growth of the global cloud-native ecosystem.

Thomas is a Cloud Native Trainer and Architect at TSC Labs, Tech Lead of CNCF TAG Infrastructure, and a CNCF Ambassador. He helps organizations embrace cloud-native practices by upskilling teams and designing platforms that elevate both developer and... Show more

I architect and deploy production ready, secure, large-scale HPC and AI platforms on air-gapped, sovereign, hybrid and public clouds using Kubernetes, OpenShift, Slurm, NVIDIA HGX and DGX, AWS, GCP and full enterprise tooling. I build GPU clusters, HPC schedulers and LLM inference platforms for regulated enterprise markets, from banking, fintech, Government to life sciences and reasearch (I am super flexibale).

I architect and deploy production ready, secure, large-scale HPC and AI platforms on air-gapped, sovereign, hybrid and public clouds using Kubernetes, OpenShift, Slurm, NVIDIA HGX and DGX, AWS, GCP and full enterprise tooling. I build GPU clusters, H... Show more

Raghu is a Staff Platform Engineer (Security) at Calix Inc. , where he secures Kubernetes infrastructure powering AI and MLOps workloads across multiple clusters.
With over 11+ years in platform engineering, security and Kubernetes, his work focuses on the gap most organizations ignore.
He is organizer for Cloud Native Hyderabad Chapter and has spoken at :
- KCD Bengaluru 2023
- KCD Bengaluru 2025
- KCD Kochi 2026
- MCP Dev Summit 2026
- Cloud Native Summit Kerala 2026
- AWS and CNCF community meetups

Raghu is a Staff Platform Engineer (Security) at Calix Inc. , where he secures Kubernetes infrastructure powering AI and MLOps workloads across multiple clusters. With over 11+ years in platform engineering, security and Kubernetes, his work focuses... Show more

Karol is a senior software engineer at Kubermatic, CNCF Ambassador, maintainer of the Envoy Gateway and kbind projects, and is currently working on kcp. He specialises in open-source technologies, distributed systems, and networking, and brings a telecommunications background from university. Karol is an active contributor to the open-source ecosystem, with involvement in projects such as Kyma, Kubermatic, and several CNCF initiatives, including Istio, Envoy Gateway, Kube-OVN, kcp, and Kubernetes SIGs.

Karol is a senior software engineer at Kubermatic, CNCF Ambassador, maintainer of the Envoy Gateway and kbind projects, and is currently working on kcp. He specialises in open-source technologies, distributed systems, and networking, and brings a tel... Show more

Yury Tsarev helps organizations build reliable Kubernetes platforms and resilient applications across clusters and data centers. His work at Upbound focuses on declarative platform engineering with Crossplane. He also leads k8gb, a CNCF Incubating project, and develops open, portable approaches to global traffic orchestration through 0ttl.ai. An active open-source contributor and frequent speaker at KubeCon and cloud-native community events, Yury turns complex production architectures into practical, testable patterns.

Yury Tsarev helps organizations build reliable Kubernetes platforms and resilient applications across clusters and data centers. His work at Upbound focuses on declarative platform engineering with Crossplane. He also leads k8gb, a CNCF Incubating pr... Show more

Rajith Attapattu is a community maintainer of OpenCost and an advocate for OpenTelemetry and open standards. A frequent speaker at CNCF meetups and Kubernetes Community Days, he has also spoken at KubeCon. His current focus is intent-based observability, AIOps, and building intelligent, cost-efficient telemetry pipelines. He previously spent over a decade at Red Hat working on distributed systems.

Rajith Attapattu is a community maintainer of OpenCost and an advocate for OpenTelemetry and open standards. A frequent speaker at CNCF meetups and Kubernetes Community Days, he has also spoken at KubeCon. His current focus is intent-based observabil... Show more

Mark is an experienced technologist whose journey began in application development, spanning web and client-server applications to sophisticated distributed systems and microservices. Along this path, he developed deep expertise in automation and DevOps, leading diverse project teams and guiding cloud practice organizations through strategic, operational, and pre-sales leadership roles. Currently, Mark holds a hands-on engineering position at Microsoft, contributing directly to the Microsoft Azure platform.

Beyond his professional work, Mark shares his passion for cloud computing through his YouTube channel, "The Azure Terraformer." He is also the author of "Mastering Terraform," a practical, multi-cloud guide to Infrastructure-as-Code covering AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and has created the Udemy course "Terraform 101."

Mark is an experienced technologist whose journey began in application development, spanning web and client-server applications to sophisticated distributed systems and microservices. Along this path, he developed deep expertise in automation and Dev... Show more

John Joyner is an inventor, author, speaker, and professor on cybersecurity and enterprise cloud computing topics. John is a Microsoft Azure MVP and Security MVP and has been awarded MVP the last 20 years. He is Senior Director, Technology at Corsica Technologies, an MSP/MSSP providing NOC & SOC to customers around the world. He is an Adjunct professor and teaches a cloud computing management course at the University of Arkansas. He has co-authored five books on systems management. His latest book is: "Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes and Servers: Extending Hyperscale Cloud Management to Your Datacenter". He is an Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Cybersecurity Architect Expert, and Microsoft Sentinel Blackbelt. He is retired Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, earned the U.S. Navy computer scientist (proven) subspecialty. He served as Chief of Network Operations for NATO in Europe and national Network Security Officer for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Personnel.

John Joyner is an inventor, author, speaker, and professor on cybersecurity and enterprise cloud computing topics. John is a Microsoft Azure MVP and Security MVP and has been awarded MVP the last 20 years. He is Senior Director, Technology at Corsica... Show more

I’m a Senior Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in cloud‑native distributed computing. My career spans critical roles building internal developer productivity tools, where I’ve consistently delivered impactful, high‑performance solutions. In my current role at Intuit, I am leading the development of an internal Disaster Recovery platform that’s a non‑negotiable imperative for maintaining business continuity and customer trust. I also played a key role in the ITSM initiative, automating and streamlining incident management and significantly reducing Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) for major incidents. Additionally, I was instrumental in the design and development of the Policy Enforcement platform, providing a sophisticated, unified, and consistent experience for authoring, deploying, and enforcing policies across diverse cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure—embedding security, compliance, and operational efficiency. Outside of work, I enjoy travelling and watching movies.

I’m a Senior Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in cloud‑native distributed computing. My career spans critical roles building internal developer productivity tools, where I’ve consistently delivered impactful, high‑performance solutions. In... Show more

Xavier was born in Valencia, but currently living in Madrid. He has +10 years of experience. He focuses on Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, Q&A, microservices, Generative AI & Conversational AI. Mentoring startups thanks to the Google & Microsoft For Startups Programs. He is an organizer of GDG Madrid and DevopsDays Madrid . In his spare time, he enjoys music, beer, and friends. Author of the books "The Alexa Revolution" and “Mastering Genkit”. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP, GitHub Star, AWS Alexa Champion & CB, and Google Developer Expert.

Xavier was born in Valencia, but currently living in Madrid. He has +10 years of experience. He focuses on Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, Q&A, microservices, Generative AI & Conversational AI. Mentoring startups thanks to the Google & Microsoft For Start... Show more

Anurag Dutt is a Cloud Engineer focused on Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, automation, and multi-cloud technologies. With hands-on experience across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, he works on building scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps practices, and cloud-native technologies.

Anurag is passionate about simplifying complex cloud concepts into practical, real-world implementations for developers, IT professionals, and engineers. His areas of expertise include cloud architecture, automation, governance, Kubernetes, and modern infrastructure operations across enterprise environments.

He has spoken at community and global technology events including Azure Cosmos DB Conf, Global Azure Pune, HashiTalks India, and Azure Back to School, where he shares insights on Azure, cloud engineering, and modern DevOps practices.

Anurag Dutt is a Cloud Engineer focused on Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, automation, and multi-cloud technologies. With hands-on experience across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, he works on building scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solut... Show more

As a Principal Engineer on the Delivery Engineering mission at The New York Times, I specialize in Cloud Infrastructure technologies, focusing on developing robust and scalable Kubernetes-based solutions. My primary focus is crafting a secure and flexible runtime environment that empowers service teams to swiftly and efficiently deploy their applications. This platform stands as a testament to rapid application development, underpinned by a commitment to security and adherence to industry best practices.

Before my tenure at The Times, I played a significant role at Hello Fresh as a Senior Backend Engineer, where I honed my skills in backend systems and application optimization. Additionally, my experience as an Application Development Lead at Wireless Network Group enriched my perspective on software development, especially in telecommunications.

As a Principal Engineer on the Delivery Engineering mission at The New York Times, I specialize in Cloud Infrastructure technologies, focusing on developing robust and scalable Kubernetes-based solutions. My primary focus is crafting a secure and fle... Show more

Will is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, working in the Industry Solutions Engineering team.

Will has extensive experience in software development, building solutions in the financial, health and agricultural industries. Will has also previously been a Microsoft MVP for Kubernetes and Open Source before joining Microsoft.

Will regularly speaks at conferences, user groups and developer events around the world, such as Microsoft Ignite, NDC Conferences, and Techorama. When he is away from his keyboard, you'll find him hiking around the countryside.

Will is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, working in the Industry Solutions Engineering team. Will has extensive experience in software development, building solutions in the financial, health and agricultural industries. Will has also pre... Show more

Arnav Tripathy is a Cloud Security Engineer based in Dublin with over three years of experience across DevSecOps, DevOps, and incident response. He's worked across the full stack of securing modern engineering — from embedding security into pipelines and cloud infrastructure to being the person on call when things go sideways at 3am.
OSCP certified and a Kubestronaut, he brings both the attacker mindset and the engineering depth to understand how systems actually break in production — not just in theory.
He builds open source security tools on the side, most recently Kubedecoy, a lightweight Kubernetes honeypot for threat detection which has been presented at community conferences across Ireland and the UK.
When he's not responding to incidents or breaking his own infrastructure, he's usually travelling somewhere new.

Arnav Tripathy is a Cloud Security Engineer based in Dublin with over three years of experience across DevSecOps, DevOps, and incident response. He's worked across the full stack of securing modern engineering — from embedding security into pipelines... Show more

Sergey Chubarov is a cloud security consultant, red teamer, Microsoft MVP, and Microsoft Certified Trainer with more than 15 years of experience in cybersecurity. His work spans offensive security, cloud security, and AI, helping organizations identify and mitigate real-world threats.

He is a frequent speaker at Black Hat, DEF CON, Hacker Halted, Wild West Hackin' Fest, and other international conferences. Sergey is known for highly practical sessions featuring live demonstrations, real attack scenarios, and actionable defensive guidance.

Sergey Chubarov is a cloud security consultant, red teamer, Microsoft MVP, and Microsoft Certified Trainer with more than 15 years of experience in cybersecurity. His work spans offensive security, cloud security, and AI, helping organizations identi... Show more

Frederik is a Developer Advocate at JetBrains, passionate about building the best possible products, and regularly presents at international conferences and writes the occasional blog post.
In his free time, he likes to explore programming languages and frameworks, meet and chat with other software enthusiasts, and play with his cats.

Frederik is a Developer Advocate at JetBrains, passionate about building the best possible products, and regularly presents at international conferences and writes the occasional blog post. In his free time, he likes to explore programming language... Show more

Working at Sopra Steria Norway as a Senior Engineer and Lead for Cloud Native Competency group.

My experience and expertise covers both technical and non-technical disciplines. I work with whatever is bleeding edge, helping people achieve a way of work and strategy which is DevOps centric. I love sharing my experiences, learning new things and apply what I learn.

Working at Sopra Steria Norway as a Senior Engineer and Lead for Cloud Native Competency group. My experience and expertise covers both technical and non-technical disciplines. I work with whatever is bleeding edge, helping people achieve a way o... Show more

Timo Salm is a Master Solutions Architect at VMware Tanzu by Broadcom with over a decade of experience in customer-facing roles focused on modern applications, DevSecOps, and AI.

He regularly speaks at conferences, executive briefings, and community events, translating complex technologies like AI into business impact.

As an ambassador for the Agentic AI Foundation and a Microsoft MVP recognized for his contributions to the developer community, Timo combines deep technical expertise with a passion for enabling organizations to innovate with AI and other emerging technologies.

Before joining Pivotal, which was later acquired by VMware and subsequently by Broadcom, he worked as a software architect and full-stack developer for consulting firms in the automotive industry.

Timo Salm is a Master Solutions Architect at VMware Tanzu by Broadcom with over a decade of experience in customer-facing roles focused on modern applications, DevSecOps, and AI. He regularly speaks at conferences, executive briefings, and commun... Show more

Michel Schildmeijer began his career in the pharmaceutical industry before moving into IT. He worked as a solutions and IT architect across multiple sectors and currently serves as an Enterprise Architect for the Dutch government. Michel regularly speaks at international conferences on cloud-native platforms and delivery engineering. He contributes to open source initiatives around containers and CI/CD and is the author of CI/CD Design Patterns.

Michel Schildmeijer began his career in the pharmaceutical industry before moving into IT. He worked as a solutions and IT architect across multiple sectors and currently serves as an Enterprise Architect for the Dutch government. Michel regularly sp... Show more

Julia helps teams improve system reliability, observability, and scalability by guiding the adoption of modern infrastructure and operational practices.
Beyond her work, Julia is a a Community Manager to the OpenTelemetry project, CNCF Ambassador, AWS Container Hero, Docker Captain, Google Women Techmakers Ambassador, and Girl Code Ambassador. She’s an active community leader who helps organize KCD NY, AWS Community Day NY, and the Cloud Native Meetup NYC.

Julia helps teams improve system reliability, observability, and scalability by guiding the adoption of modern infrastructure and operational practices. Beyond her work, Julia is a a Community Manager to the OpenTelemetry project, CNCF Ambassador, A... Show more

Bob van der Staak is a Ethical hacker and red teamer at the Dutch Railways. Sharing knowledge is his passion, and with his background in software development and technical informatics, he implements code to assist with his daily assessments.
From web penetration testing to malware development and cloud technologies, he is eager to learn and share his expertise.

Bob van der Staak is a Ethical hacker and red teamer at the Dutch Railways. Sharing knowledge is his passion, and with his background in software development and technical informatics, he implements code to assist with his daily assessments. From we... Show more