I help platform engineers and DevOps teams understand and adopt cloud-native infrastructure through talks, demos, and community building. I organise the CNCF Gandhinagar, HashiCorp UG Gandhinagar, and Google Cloud Gandhinagar communities, and I have spoken at 40+ events, including KubeCon India, PlatformCon, HashiTalks, OpenSearchCon Korea, FOSS ASIA, and LinuxFest Northwest.

My core focus areas are Kubernetes, GitOps, IaC with Terraform/Vault, AI-powered DevOps tooling, and observability pipelines. I've mentored 15+ hackathons and open-source programmes.

Certifications: GCP DevOps Professional, Azure AZ-104, FinOps Certified Engineer, Terraform Associate, Vault Associate.

I help platform engineers and DevOps teams understand and adopt cloud-native infrastructure through talks, demos, and community building. I organise the CNCF Gandhinagar, HashiCorp UG Gandhinagar, and Google Cloud Gandhinagar communities, and I have ... Show more

Kasper is a CNCF Ambassador, former KubeCon+CloudNativeCon Co-Chair, Golden Kubestronaut, KCD Organizer, and CNCG Group Organizer. He co-founded Cloud Native Nordics to unite meetups across the region. At Dash0, he helps make observability easy for developers by advocating for better tooling, best practices, and seamless integrations. Bridging observability and platform engineering, he ensures developers stay productive and gain actionable insights exactly when needed.

Kasper is a CNCF Ambassador, former KubeCon+CloudNativeCon Co-Chair, Golden Kubestronaut, KCD Organizer, and CNCG Group Organizer. He co-founded Cloud Native Nordics to unite meetups across the region. At Dash0, he helps make observability easy for d... Show more

Paco is a member of Kubernetes Steering Committee, and co-chair of KubeCon+CloudNativeCon China 2024.

Paco is a kubeadm maintainer and an active kubernetes contributor. His interest includes SIG-Node, LTS and CoreDNS.

He is the leader of the open-source team in DaoCloud. He organized KCD Chengdu 2022 and KCS China 2023, and speaked in KCD Shanghai, KubeCon EU 2023 & 2024 & 2025, and KubeCon China 2021, 2023, 2024 & 2025. He is also LFAPAC Evangelist.

Paco is a member of Kubernetes Steering Committee, and co-chair of KubeCon+CloudNativeCon China 2024. Paco is a kubeadm maintainer and an active kubernetes contributor. His interest includes SIG-Node, LTS and CoreDNS. He is the leader of the op... Show more

Known across the cloud-native community as Maharaj, I make complex technology accessible - from KubeCon stages to community meetups to client boardrooms. What started as a manual QA engineering career over a decade ago has evolved into leading developer relations at scale as a Principal Developer Advocate.

With a B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering and a PGDM in Marketing, I combine engineering depth with narrative instinct - debugging a Kubernetes operator in the morning and crafting a developer content strategy by afternoon.

Speaker at every KubeCon since Chicago 2023, Co-Chair of KubeCon India 2025, Co-Chair of the CNCF Platform Engineering Technical Community Group, and organiser of Cloud Native Hyderabad.

Known across the cloud-native community as Maharaj, I make complex technology accessible - from KubeCon stages to community meetups to client boardrooms. What started as a manual QA engineering career over a decade ago has evolved into leading develo... Show more

Baruch Sadogursky (@jbaruch) did Java before it had generics, DevOps before there was Docker, and DevRel before it had a name. He built DevRel at JFrog from a ten-person company through IPO, co-authored "Liquid Software" and "DevOps Tools for Java Developers," and is a Java Champion, Microsoft MVP, and CNCF Ambassador alumni.

Today, he's obsessed with how AI agents actually write code. At Tessl, an AI agent enablement platform, Baruch focuses on context engineering, management, and sharing. On top of sharing context with AI agents, Baruch also shares knowledge with developers through blog posts, meetups, and conferences like DevNexus, QCon, Kubecon, and Devoxx, mostly about why vibecoding doesn't scale.

Baruch Sadogursky (@jbaruch) did Java before it had generics, DevOps before there was Docker, and DevRel before it had a name. He built DevRel at JFrog from a ten-person company through IPO, co-authored "Liquid Software" and "DevOps Tools for Java De... Show more

Hossein is a Cloud Tech Lead with nearly a decade of experience architecting distributed systems and scalable infrastructure. From engineering enterprise-grade, on-premises Kubernetes platforms to leading complex DevOps transformations, he specializes in building resilient systems. Beyond driving technical strategy, Hossein actively mentors platform engineering teams and shares his expertise through industry talks and workshops.

Hossein is a Cloud Tech Lead with nearly a decade of experience architecting distributed systems and scalable infrastructure. From engineering enterprise-grade, on-premises Kubernetes platforms to leading complex DevOps transformations, he specialize... 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

Roberth is a self-proclaimed "cloud automator" and "platform creator". He primarily works on building cloud native platforms, while being an advocate for Platform Engineering and DevOps. He has been awarded the title Microsoft Azure MVP and CNCF Ambassador, and previously HashiCorp Ambassador. As an active speaker for several years, he has been on stage everywhere from small local meetups to KubeCon.

Furthermore, he initiated Cloud Native Norway, which hosts events and supports the cloud native community in Norway. Additionally, he is active in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as maintainer of the OpenGitOps project, previously a co-chair of TAG App Delivery, and founded and lead the Platforms Working Group for several years.

Roberth is a self-proclaimed "cloud automator" and "platform creator". He primarily works on building cloud native platforms, while being an advocate for Platform Engineering and DevOps. He has been awarded the title Microsoft Azure MVP and CNCF Amba... Show more

I am a Senior Platform Engineer and AI Leader dedicated to evolving the way we build software. My mission is to help developers transition into AI engineers who don't write code, but plan systems and solutions using the right squad of agents.

With over a decade of experience in Kubernetes and CI/CD, I now focus on Context Engineering, forming the needed connections between raw infrastructure and agentic workflows.

Beyond engineering, I’m a keynote and public speaker at global conferences including Devoxx London, KubeCon North America, and DevOpsDays NYC—speaking about developer experience, AI, and Star Wars.
May the Force be with you.

I am a Senior Platform Engineer and AI Leader dedicated to evolving the way we build software. My mission is to help developers transition into AI engineers who don't write code, but plan systems and solutions using the right squad of agents. With... Show more

A distinguished Technical Lead with a rich 15-year trajectory in the computer software landscape, I specialize in architecting robust Cloud Native and Web applications through a strategic blend of technical expertise and innovative problem-solving. My technical arsenal spans Golang, .NET, and React (TypeScript), complemented by comprehensive proficiency in C#, JavaScript, and a versatile range of contemporary development technologies.

With a proven track record of delivering high-performance solutions, I excel in designing scalable applications across multiple cloud environments, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and DigitalOcean. My approach transcends conventional coding—I view each project as an opportunity to push technological boundaries and deliver transformative digital solutions.

A distinguished Technical Lead with a rich 15-year trajectory in the computer software landscape, I specialize in architecting robust Cloud Native and Web applications through a strategic blend of technical expertise and innovative problem-solving. M... Show more

Annie Talvasto is an award-winning international technology speaker and leader. She has spoken at over 100+ tech events worldwide, including KubeCon + CloudNativeCon and Microsoft Build & Ignite. She has been recognized with the CNCF Ambassador, Azure & AI Platform MVP awards. She has co-organized the Kubernetes & CNCF Finland meetup since 2017. In the past, she has also served as a track chair for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, Program Chair for Secure AI Summit (powered by Cloud Native) and hosted Cloud Native Live, a weekly livestream by CNCF, for over 3 years.

Annie Talvasto is an award-winning international technology speaker and leader. She has spoken at over 100+ tech events worldwide, including KubeCon + CloudNativeCon and Microsoft Build & Ignite. She has been recognized with the CNCF Ambassador, Azur... Show more

Whitney Lee is a creator and systems thinker who explores how observability, AI, and platform engineering connect across the cloud native ecosystem. She brings humor, depth, and clarity to complex technologies while building original frameworks that help others understand how systems fit together. She runs a vibrant YouTube channel, hosts Datadog Illuminated and Software Defined Interviews, has delivered two KubeCon keynotes and countless breakout talks, and combines storytelling and technical rigor to illuminate the human side of cloud native engineering.

Whitney Lee is a creator and systems thinker who explores how observability, AI, and platform engineering connect across the cloud native ecosystem. She brings humor, depth, and clarity to complex technologies while building original frameworks that ... Show more

Joseph is a leading voice in cybersecurity and AI, developing software and content that shape how developers build securely. His open source game gh.io/scg has helped 10K+ developers gain future-proof security skills. His videos, with 2.8M+ views, simplify complex security topics and deliver actionable tips to a global audience. As a speaker, Joseph has delivered 68 talks across 25 countries over the past four years, captivating audiences with his insights and energetic stage presence.

Joseph is a leading voice in cybersecurity and AI, developing software and content that shape how developers build securely. His open source game gh.io/scg has helped 10K+ developers gain future-proof security skills. His videos, with 2.8M+ views, si... 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

Nikita Verma is an active contributor to the open-source community with a strong focus on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. She worked on developing forest growth simulations, automating configuration generation, and integrating CI/CD workflows. Nikita has volunteered at KubeCon events, showcasing her commitment to the Kubernetes ecosystem. Her technical expertise spans Python, Golang, AWS, and FLINT.Cloud, complemented by her contributions to initiatives like Girlscript Summer of Code

Nikita Verma is an active contributor to the open-source community with a strong focus on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. She worked on developing forest growth simulations, automating configuration generation, and integrating CI/CD workflo... Show more

Mauro Morales is a Guatemalan software developer and speaker. He’s currently a Staff Engineer at Spectro Cloud, where he’s part of the team building Kairos — an open-source Linux distribution for running Kubernetes at the edge. Mauro regularly speaks at conferences like KubeCon, FOSDEM, and the Open Source Summit, and co-hosts the Cloud Native Community Belgium.

Mauro Morales is a Guatemalan software developer and speaker. He’s currently a Staff Engineer at Spectro Cloud, where he’s part of the team building Kairos — an open-source Linux distribution for running Kubernetes at the edge. Mauro regularly speaks... Show more

Miley is a Developer Advocate committed to build and contribute to open source. She is the co-chair and keynote speaker for KubeCon+Open Source Summit and AI Dev China 2024. She works on WasmEdge runtime under Linux Foundation as the founding member for over 6 years. She talks at KubeCon, KCD Beijing+Shenzhen, CloudDay Italy, DevRelCon, Open Source Summit Japan, AWS User Group, Global AI Note, KubeDay Singapore etc. Miley writes tech content and organizes dev events, including KCDs, MCP and AI Agent Meetups, GOSIM AI PARIS, Wasm track at FOSDEM, in EU, the US, Asia, and more. She is also the lead organizer for GOSIM the open source AI conference.

Miley is a Developer Advocate committed to build and contribute to open source. She is the co-chair and keynote speaker for KubeCon+Open Source Summit and AI Dev China 2024. She works on WasmEdge runtime under Linux Foundation as the founding member ... Show more

Lori is the Director of Outreach for the Rust Foundation. She has a passion and enthusiasm for working with the developer and open source community. Lori participates in multiple open source foundations such as CNCF, CDF, OpenSSF, DoK and has volunteered as a program committee member for Kubecon, Cloud Native Rejekts, CdCon, SOOCon and FOSDEM. She has given talks at conferences around the world including Kubecon EU, All Things Open, FOSDEM, Devoxx Morocco, SOOCon, Open Source Summit, KCDC, The Linux Foundation Member Summit, SOSS Fusion, and CodeMash. She is committed to helping open source and other tech communities grow and adapt in our ever changing environment.

Lori is the Director of Outreach for the Rust Foundation. She has a passion and enthusiasm for working with the developer and open source community. Lori participates in multiple open source foundations such as CNCF, CDF, OpenSSF, DoK and has volunte... Show more

Rudraksh is a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Simplismart, where he builds solutions focused on high-performance AI inference. He previously worked as an AI Engineer at ZS Associates. He is a two-time Google Summer of Code participant with the openSUSE Project and is currently serving as a mentor for the GSoC 2026 term.

He has presented internationally at conferences such as KubeCon EU, PyTorch Conference EU, OpenSearch Korea, PyCon US, PyCon JP, openSUSE Conference (Germany), Early Adopter Tech Summit (Florida), and openSUSE Asia Summit (Tokyo, Japan), focusing on GenAI, open-source, and cloud-native technologies.

Rudraksh is a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Simplismart, where he builds solutions focused on high-performance AI inference. He previously worked as an AI Engineer at ZS Associates. He is a two-time Google Summer of Code participant with the ope... Show more

Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer at eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium project, and now part of Cisco. She is an award-winning speaker, and the author of O'Reilly books on "Container Security" and "Learning eBPF". She has held many roles with the CNCF, including as a governing board member, chair of the Technical Oversight Committee, and Co-Chair of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. She was also previously on the board of OpenUK.

She has a wealth of software development, team, and product management experience from working on network protocols and distributed systems, and in digital technology sectors such as VOD, music, and VoIP. When not writing code, or talking about it, Liz loves riding bikes in places with better weather than her native London, competing in virtual races on Zwift, and making music under the pseudonym Insider Nine.

Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer at eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium project, and now part of Cisco. She is an award-winning speaker, and the author of O'Reilly books on "Container Security" and "Learning eBPF". She has held ma... Show more

Prasanth Baskar is a Software Engineer and a core contributor to the CNCF Harbor project. loves mentoring new contributors through LFX Mentorship and also an active contributor to kitops, oras, kubernetes. I have spoken at KubeCon, OpenSSF Community day, CNCF Meetups and various foss communities.

Prasanth Baskar is a Software Engineer and a core contributor to the CNCF Harbor project. loves mentoring new contributors through LFX Mentorship and also an active contributor to kitops, oras, kubernetes. I have spoken at KubeCon, OpenSSF Community ... Show more

Gantigmaa Selenge is a Senior Software Engineer working on Red Hat Streams for Apache Kafka, where she focuses on evolving the Apache Kafka ecosystem into a scalable, high-performance distributed streaming platform. She is a maintainer of the CNCF project Strimzi and an active contributor to the Kafka community. She has presented at Kafka Summit London, KubeCon Europe, Devoxx UK, and StrimziCon.

Gantigmaa Selenge is a Senior Software Engineer working on Red Hat Streams for Apache Kafka, where she focuses on evolving the Apache Kafka ecosystem into a scalable, high-performance distributed streaming platform. She is a maintainer of the CNCF pr... Show more

Alex Olivier is the Co-founder & CPO at Cerbos, an open-source authorization platform, and co-chair of the OpenID AuthZEN working group, which standardizes fine-grained authorization. He specializes in authorization systems, with a recent focus on workload identity and AI security.

With over a decade of experience building and scaling authorization systems at Microsoft, Qubit, Zencargo, and multiple startups, Alex has published extensively on securing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and AI agents. A frequent speaker at events on authorization, AI, security, and identity, including KubeCon, Google Cloud NEXT, Identiverse, and EIC, he combines standards development with practical implementation experience, focusing on the future of authorization for traditional applications, distributed workloads, and emerging AI systems.

Alex Olivier is the Co-founder & CPO at Cerbos, an open-source authorization platform, and co-chair of the OpenID AuthZEN working group, which standardizes fine-grained authorization. He specializes in authorization systems, with a recent focus on wo... Show more

Jooho Lee is a Toronto-based technology professional with over a decade of experience at Red Hat, working across cloud-native platforms and AI. He began in middleware support and later moved into OpenShift consulting, helping customers design and operate Kubernetes platforms at scale. Today, he is on the OpenShift AI Model Serving team, integrating KServe and LLM-D into Open Data Hub to enable production-grade, Kubernetes-native deployment and operation of AI/ML models. He is also a KServe committer, contributing to the project’s model serving and LLM inference abstractions.

Jooho Lee is a Toronto-based technology professional with over a decade of experience at Red Hat, working across cloud-native platforms and AI. He began in middleware support and later moved into OpenShift consulting, helping customers design and ope... Show more

William is a CNCF Ambassador and Linkerd Ambassador currently working at Mirantis as Global Field CTO. He’s focused on helping customers designing, building, and running their initiatives on Edge, AI and Platform Engineering. He wore many hats in the IT world, Engineering, Pre-Post sales, Product Owner and Consulting. from HPC, Storage to Distributed Systems.
William enjoys volunteering in several Cloud Native groups and organizing the KCD Netherlands events.

William is a CNCF Ambassador and Linkerd Ambassador currently working at Mirantis as Global Field CTO. He’s focused on helping customers designing, building, and running their initiatives on Edge, AI and Platform Engineering. He wore many hats in the... 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

Satyam is an OSS Developer at Devtron, working at the intersection of AI and cloud-native technologies. He is a former member of the Kubernetes release team, serving as Release Notes Lead for v1.32, with experience in release engineering and a Google Summer of Code contributor at openSUSE.

He has spoken at leading conferences, including KubeCon London, KubeCon China, and the openSUSE Summit in Japan and India. A CNCF Ambassador and Kubernetes Community Days New Delhi organizer and he leads Asia’s largest Cloud Native community based in New Delhi, India.

Satyam is an OSS Developer at Devtron, working at the intersection of AI and cloud-native technologies. He is a former member of the Kubernetes release team, serving as Release Notes Lead for v1.32, with experience in release engineering and a Google... Show more

Rishi Mondal is a SRE at Obmondo , CNCF KubeStellar Maintainer, and Docker Captain . A Linux Foundation Mentor, GSoC Mentor at CNCF, and OWASP Mentor he uniquely progressed from LFX Mentee to Maintainer to Mentor within a single year. A regular cloud-native speaker at multiple events across Asia . he was personally featured by the CNCF CEO at Kubecon India for community impact . Harvard HPAIR Delegate and LIFT Scholar.

Rishi Mondal is a SRE at Obmondo , CNCF KubeStellar Maintainer, and Docker Captain . A Linux Foundation Mentor, GSoC Mentor at CNCF, and OWASP Mentor he uniquely progressed from LFX Mentee to Maintainer to Mentor within a single year. A regular clou... Show more

Suman is a Solutions Architect at Platform9 systems. He is a consultant and advisor for Kubernetes & Cloud Native Solutions, helping Customers and End users in their application modernisation journey and adoption with DevOps best practices. Suman has been a distinguished speaker and had delivered sessions on Devops, Cloud-Native tools, Kubernetes & Serverless technology at KubeCon India, Open Source Summit, Hashitalks (HashiCorp), Devops India Summit, DockerCon

Suman is a Solutions Architect at Platform9 systems. He is a consultant and advisor for Kubernetes & Cloud Native Solutions, helping Customers and End users in their application modernisation journey and adoption with DevOps best practices. Suman has... 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