Call for Speakers

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Virtual EnvoyCon 2026

event date

7 May 2026

location

Online

website

community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-virtual-project-events-hosted-by-cncf-presents-virtual-envoycon-2026/

Join us at Virtual EnvoyCon, the go-to event for Envoy practitioners of all experience levels. Whether you're just getting started, refining your expertise, or pushing the boundaries of what's possible, this community-driven virtual conference offers deep technical content and practical insights from both contributors and users.

This event is all about real-world experience—no product pitches, just meaningful conversations, collaboration, and innovation within the Envoy open-source ecosystem.

What to expect:

  • Discover Envoy Proxy’s powerful capabilities for high-performance proxying and extensibility.
  • Explore Envoy Gateway, a Kubernetes-native control plane that simplifies working with Envoy Proxy.
  • Learn how Envoy is evolving to handle modern AI traffic and what’s next for the community.

A CNCF-graduated project since 2017, Envoy powers diverse deployment models, including edge proxies, service mesh sidecars, and load balancing.

Join us for a day of engaging talks and case studies, and connect directly with maintainers, community leaders, and adopters. Let’s build the future of Envoy—together!

open, 22 days left
Call for Speakers
Call opens at 12:00 AM

10 Feb 2026

Call closes at 11:59 PM

08 Mar 2026

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Submissions are due by Sunday, March 8 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
For any questions regarding the CFP process, please email virtual-envoycon-26@googlegroups.com.


DATES TO REMEMBER

CFP Closes: Sunday, March 8

Speaker Notifications: Wed, April 1

Schedule Announced: Wed, April 8

Event Date: Thursday, May 7

Topics to Include: 

  • Envoy Project Fundamentals - Sessions introducing key foundational concepts from across the Envoy ecosystem.  
  • Envoy at Scale - Share stories, lessons learned, and technical insights from operating Envoy at production scale.  
  • Extending Envoy - Examples of extending Envoy’s functionality, include your design decisions, tradeoffs, and learnings.  
  • Envoy and AI Traffic - Demonstrate how Envoy is or could be used to handle AI and inference traffic.  
  • Configuring Envoy - Show how to configure, deploy, and operate Envoy Proxy.  
  • The Future of Envoy and the Community - Share works-in-progress, design proposals, or community stories from the Envoy ecosystem.


Remember, this event is all about real-world experience—no product pitches, just meaningful conversations, collaboration, and innovation within the Envoy open-source ecosystem.

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