CNCF-hosted Co-located Events Europe 2025: Full Schedule

CNCF-hosted Co-located Events Europe 2025 taking place on 1 April. This event is happening in person at Excel London in London, England.

The Sched app allows you to build your schedule, but is not a substitute for your event registration. You must be registered for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, and have an All-Access pass in order to participate in the sessions.

To view the full event schedule for a specific CNCF-hosted Co-located event, you can use the right-hand navigation bar to sort and filter.

The schedule is subject to change.

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09:00 BST

Cloud Native University | Welcome + Opening Remarks

Tuesday April 1, 2025 09:00 - 09:05 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Tuesday April 1, 2025 09:00 - 09:05 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

09:10 BST

The Absolute Beginner's Guide To Cloud Native - Kyle Penfound, Dagger & Cortney Nickerson, Kubeshop

Tuesday April 1, 2025 09:10 - 09:35 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

For newcomers, stepping into the world of cloud native can feel overwhelming, with a maze of new concepts and technologies to grasp. According to the CNCF, cloud native is characterized by loosely coupled systems that interoperate in a manner that is secure, resilient, manageable, sustainable, and observable.

This session aims to break down these core concepts into simple, digestible pieces, helping participants understand what it truly means to be "cloud native."

Using relatable analogies and practical examples, we’ll explore the stages of the software development lifecycle, the fundamentals of cloud infrastructure, and an introduction to Kubernetes. Along the way, we’ll demystify the principles that drive the cloud native movement and the practices that help achieve its defining characteristics.

Whether you're brand new to cloud native or just seeking a clear way to explain your work to others—perhaps even your family—this session is designed for you!

Speakers

Kyle Penfound

Solution Engineer, Dagger

Kyle is part of the ecosystem team at dagger.io working on the future of CICD. He has a background in DevOps and just loves giving demos!

Cortney Nickerson

Developer Advocate & Solutions Architect, Kubeshop

Cortney is a Developer Advocate at Kubeshop and a co-organizer of the CNCF Bilbao Community. Initially, a non-techie turned tech lover, she began her career as employee number 7 at a DevSecOps startup (acquired by DataDog) and wrote the newsletter and other content for the Data on... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 09:10 - 09:35 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: Language

Content Experience Level Beginner
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

09:45 BST

Streamline Your App Development With the Power of Cloud Native Tools - Julia Furst Morgado, Veeam & Mauricio Salatino, Diagrid

Tuesday April 1, 2025 09:45 - 10:10 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

As an app developer, your plate is already full trying to build awesome features and deliver top-notch value to users. But then toss in all these new cloud-native tools and workflows? It can definitely feel overwhelming!

In this session, you will learn how to navigate the cloud-native ecosystem, choose the right tools for your development teams, and understand how these integrate with your development process. We’ll cover key projects and specifications like OpenTelemetry, CloudEvents, Buildpacks, Knative functions, Dapr, and more.

This will help you work more effectively with the teams supporting these technologies, aligning efforts across functions to build scalable and sustainable solutions. Spend more time innovating and less time struggling with unfamiliar tools.

Speakers

Julia F Morgado

Global Technologist, Veeam

Julia is a Global Technologist on the Product Strategy team - Office of the CTO at Veeam Software. Her passion is making Cloud and Cloud Native technologies easier to understand by sharing her knowledge and experiences. She is also committed to empowering communities as a CNCF Ambassador... Read More →

Mauricio Salatino

Ecosystem Engineer, Diagrid

Mauricio works as an Open Source Software Engineer at @Diagrid, contributing to and driving initiatives for the Dapr OSS project. Mauricio also serves as a Steering Committee member for the Knative Project and Co-Leading the Knative Functions initiative. He published a book titled... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 09:45 - 10:10 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: Cloud native solution architecture

Content Experience Level Intermediate
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

10:20 BST

AM Break 2

Tuesday April 1, 2025 10:20 - 10:40 BST

TBA

Tuesday April 1, 2025 10:20 - 10:40 BST
TBA

Breaks

Event + Breaks OpenTofu Day, BackstageCon, Cloud Native University, Data on Kubernetes Day, EnvoyCon

10:40 BST

AI/MLOps for Busy People: A Field Guide To Implementing Cloud Native AI/ML - Zara Ahmad-Post, DigitalOcean

Tuesday April 1, 2025 10:40 - 11:05 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud native AI/MLOps span a vast ecosystem of tools, architectures, and patterns that can be overwhelming for data scientists and developers alike. Many engineers are asked to implement AI/ML without an understanding of how fundamentally different models operate. Likewise, data scientists struggle to operationalize their work, lacking a background in engineering and DevOps practices.
This session will be a field guide to AI/MLOps tools and systems using the ML lifecycle as our map. At each stage of the ML lifecycle, we’ll identify the open source tools, DevOps practices, and cloud native infrastructure that support best practices in both data science and engineering.
Developers will gain an understanding of how to implement performant and efficient end-to-end AI/ML. Data scientists will gain an appreciation of how MLOps can enable rapid experimentation, model drift detection, and model integrity. All attendees will leave with take-home labs to begin their AI/ML deployment journeys.

Speakers

Zara Ahmad-Post

Senior Data Scientist, DigitalOcean

Zara is a bridge between academia, industry, and government, having collaborated through research and development across several universities, countless companies, and representatives from U.S. federal and state departments. She is a senior security data scientist at DigitalOcean... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 10:40 - 11:05 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: AI/ML

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

11:15 BST

Securing the Modern Software Supply Chain: A Beginner’s Guide To SLSA, SBOM, and Beyond - Yash Pimple, Chainguard & Yash Sharma, Meshery

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:15 - 11:40 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

In today’s fast-paced world of software development, software supply chain security has emerged as a critical focus area. But what does it really mean to secure your software supply chain? And how do buzzwords like SLSA (Supply Chain Levels for Software Artifacts), SBOM (Software Bill of Materials), and tools like Sigstore fit into the picture?

In this session, we’ll cut through the buzzwords and unravel the fundamentals of software supply chain security. We’ll break down these concepts, understand what they mean, and present a state of security providing a practical guide to the tools and methodologies shaping this crucial aspect of modern development.

Speakers

Yash Pimple

Engineering Intern, Chainguard

Yash is currently working as a Software Engineer Intern at Chainguard, specializing in securing software supply chains. He is an AWS Community Builder and CNCF Ambassador, he has also delivered talks at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2023 and KubeCon India 2024. Yash is an... Read More →

Yash Sharma

Maintainer, Meshery

Yash is an SWE intern at Layer5 and contributes to its open-source projects and community. He is a maintainer of Meshery, an open-source CNCF sandbox project. He is a mentor for the LFX 2024 summer project and was an LFX mentee in the 2023 mentorship under Meshery. He hosts weekly... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:15 - 11:40 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: Security

Content Experience Level Beginner
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

11:50 BST

Proxies, Gateways, and Service Mesh. Why Are Words So Confusing? - Abdel Sghiouar, Google Cloud

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:50 - 12:15 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Can you tell the difference between an API Gateway, the API Gateway, and a Gateway? What is Nginx or HAProxy anyway? Are they proxies? Controllers? CRD’s? Resources?
Sometimes, it feels like things are named in a certain way to confuse us on purpose. But don’t worry, this talk is made for you. To simplify things, we will go back to square zero. We will look at the history of these things, where they came from, and their purpose. We will then fast forward into the Cloud Native modern world, and you will not be surprised that nothing is new. We are just reusing stuff people used 10, 15, or 20 years ago.
Back to Basics is the other title I could have given this session. You don’t need to have a lot of experience; you just need to join me, and we will reminisce and look into the future.

Speakers

Abdel Sghiouar

Cloud Developer Advocate, Google Cloud

Abdel Sghiouar is a senior Cloud Developer Advocate @Google Cloud. A co-host of the Kubernetes Podcast by Google and a CNCF Ambassador. His focused areas are GKE/Kubernetes, Service Mesh and Serverless.

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:50 - 12:15 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: Cloud native solution architecture

Content Experience Level Beginner
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

12:25 BST

Lunch Break 3

Tuesday April 1, 2025 12:25 - 13:30 BST

TBA

Tuesday April 1, 2025 12:25 - 13:30 BST
TBA

Breaks

Event + Breaks BackstageCon, Cloud Native + Kubernetes AI Day, Cloud Native University

13:30 BST

Kubernetes the Hard Way: A Live Journey - Sandeep Kanabar, Gen (formerly NortonLifeLock) & Lucy Sweet, Uber

Tuesday April 1, 2025 13:30 - 13:55 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

While many users interact with Kubernetes using abstractions like YAML files, the intricate interactions between Kubernetes components often remain hidden. This technical session takes you on a live journey through the "hard way" of setting up Kubernetes, peeling back the layers of abstraction to reveal how its core components—such as the API Server, etcd, Controller Manager, Scheduler, and kubelet—interact to orchestrate workloads. By tracing the lifecycle of a Pod from kubectl create to running container, we'll explore how often-overlooked components like the cloud controller manager and kube-proxy play critical roles in cluster operations. Through this live demonstration, attendees will gain a deep understanding of Kubernetes' internal mechanics, empowering them to troubleshoot more effectively, make informed architectural decisions, and unlock the true potential of Kubernetes in production environments.

Speakers

Sandeep Kanabar

Lead Software Engineer, Gen (formerly NortonLifeLock)

Hailing from India, Sandeep is a passionate software engineer working at Gen (formerly NortonLifeLock). A frequent meetup speaker, Sandeep enjoys sharing his lessons learned from 15+ years in the tech space with the community. He's a staunch advocate for diversity and inclusion and... Read More →

Lucy Sweet

Senior Software Engineer, Uber

Lucy is a Senior Software Engineer at Uber Denmark who works on platform infrastructure

Tuesday April 1, 2025 13:30 - 13:55 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: Cloud native solution architecture

Content Experience Level Advanced
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

14:05 BST

Panel: Activating Community To Grow in Cloud Native - Lisa Tagliaferri, Chainguard; Divya Mohan, SUSE

Tuesday April 1, 2025 14:05 - 14:35 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

How do you know you have what it takes to contribute to a Cloud Native project? While courses and books can provide you with the knowledge needed, it’s daunting to go it alone. Entrusting others from the community to participate in your education, through formal study groups or informal gatherings, can take the guesswork out of knowing when you are ready to contribute back.

In this panel discussion, we’ll bring together a global group of experts for a conversation on the characteristics of a productive learning community, how external engagement can support a culture of resource sharing, and why being able to learn effectively may be a developer’s most important skill. Community-based learning supports a safe environment to take risks, opportunities for greater breadth of learning, and an on-ramp for newcomers to contribute to a project. Join us to discuss the intersection of open source and education, and walk away with the knowledge of how to build and leverage a learning community.

Speakers

Lisa Tagliaferri

Senior Director, Developer Enablement, Chainguard

Lisa Tagliaferri is Senior Director of Developer Enablement at Chainguard and a maintainer on Sigstore, a tool suite that supports open source security. Lisa is the author of “How To Code in Python,” a Linux Foundation course developer, and also teaches graduate-level courses... Read More →

Divya Mohan

Principal Technology Advocate, SUSE

Divya is a Senior Technical Evangelist at SUSE, where she contributes to Rancher’s cloud native open source projects. She co-chairs the documentation for the Kubernetes & LitmusChaos projects & has previously worked extensively in the systems engineering space during her tenure... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 14:05 - 14:35 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Teaching and Learning Academy: Study Groups

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

14:50 BST

(What If We Learned To) Learn and Share Differently - Aurélie Vache, OVHcloud

Tuesday April 1, 2025 14:50 - 15:15 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

We are about 8 billion people on Earth right now and we’re all different, but we have to get into boxes, go through the same educational program, and we all have to learn the same way.

Is sharing differently simple? Can we change things? Why? For whom? Are there any tips to know?

What if I told you that it is possible to learn and share differently, to appeal to your imagination and creativity and that it is beneficial for everyone?

In this talk, I tell a story, I tell you my story. How I went from a person who had lost her passions to the creation of articles, videos, sketchnotes, conferences that are out of the ordinary and even technical illustrated books.

Despite my stuttering, I am a speaker, a mentor, a conference organizer, a book author and reviewer, invested in women in tech and tech communities and I love to create and share things. Since a certain day in 2020 I can do it my way and I want to show you that now it can be your turn :-).

Speakers

Aurélie Vache

Developer Advocate, OVHcloud

Aurélie Vache is a Developer Advocate at OVHcloud. She is Docker Captain, CNCF ambassador, Cloud GDE, WTM Ambassador & GitPod Hero. Developer and Ops for over 19 years. Mentor and promote diversity and accessibility in technology. She created a new visual way for people to learn... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 14:50 - 15:15 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Teaching and Learning Academy: Learning Best Practices

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

15:15 BST

PM Break 3

Tuesday April 1, 2025 15:15 - 15:20 BST

TBA

Tuesday April 1, 2025 15:15 - 15:20 BST
TBA

Breaks

Event + Breaks Cloud Native University, Kubeflow Summit, OpenFeature Summit

15:20 BST

Bridging the Cloud Native OpenTelemetry Education Gap - Shivay Lamba, Couchbase & Shivanshu Raj Shrivastava, SigNoz

Tuesday April 1, 2025 15:20 - 15:45 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

As Cloud Native technologies continue to evolve, Open Telemetry(OTel) has emerged as a pivotal technology in the ecosystem. However, a significant education gap exists, hindering widespread adoption and understanding. This talk presents a comprehensive approach to teaching OTel in the context of Cloud Native education, drawing from experiences of community members creating a full-fledged Cloud native Otel courses , to dedicated workshops / hands on Labs from projects like Wasmcloud / Spin and Spinkube.

We'll discuss: The importance of OTel in the Cloud Native landscape, Key components of a well-rounded OTel curriculum, Practical approaches to teaching complex concepts and Integrating hands-on examples using tools like Spin etc.

Utimately the goal is to inspire educators and training professionals to incorporate OTel into their Cloud Native curricula, thereby preparing the next generation of professionals for the future of cloud computing.

Speakers

Shivay Lamba

Developer Relations Engineer, Couchbase

Shivay Lamba is a software developer specializing in DevOps, Machine Learning and Full Stack Development. He is an Open Source Enthusiast and has been part of various programs like Google Code In and Google Summer of Code as a Mentor and is currently a MLH Fellow. He has also worked... Read More →

Shivanshu Raj Shrivastava

Founding Engineer, SigNoz

Shivanshu is a Founding Engineer at SigNoz, working on building an OTeL native observability product. He has a keen interest in deep tech and OSS. He is a CNCF ambassador and a member of CNCF projects like OTeL, k8s, and Istio. He has had the opportunity to mentor contributors in... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 15:20 - 15:45 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Teaching and Learning Academy: Study Groups

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

15:55 BST

Building a Cloud Native Curriculum for Real-World Readiness - Marko Mudrinić, Kubermatic GmbH & University Union

Tuesday April 1, 2025 15:55 - 16:20 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

As Cloud Native technologies become the backbone of modern industry, it’s important to prepare computer science students for the challenges and expectations they’ll face in their careers. Traditional curricula often focus on small, theoretical projects and assignments, while the real world is more about working on large-scale projects, collaborating with diverse teams, and utilizing concepts such as DevOps, none of which students had prior contact with.

Marko was part of the team building a Cloud Native curriculum focused on DevOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and open source for a 13-week course. The team quickly ran into problems, such as designing assignments big enough to cover these concepts practically. They also discovered that students were not well-versed in Linux, Bash, and working with the CLI. But 13 weeks is a little time to teach all of that. Marko will share how they overcame these problems, and created a course that received very positive feedback from 300+ students.

Speakers

Marko Mudrinić

Senior Software Engineer, Kubermatic GmbH & University Union

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... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 15:55 - 16:20 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Teaching and Learning Academy: Academic Curriculum

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

16:30 BST

Teaching Kubernetes To Over 1000 Learners: Key Lessons and Insights - Joseph Page & Max-Emilien Dauvert-Latre, Octo Technology

Tuesday April 1, 2025 16:30 - 16:55 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

This session will share insights from two seasoned Kubernetes trainers who have collectively trained hundreds of participants from curious individuals to teams in large enterprises—each bringing unique challenges and expectations.

From individual enthusiasts to small project teams and participants from large corporations, it’s essential to strike a balance between technical depth, conceptual clarity, and hands-on practice.

Through concrete experiences and practical examples, this talk wants to help trainers, educators, wannabe trainers and DevOps professionals to deliver sessions that maximize impact, engagement, and learning outcomes for each individual.

Speakers

Joseph Page

Senior Engineer & Trainer, OCTO Technology

Joseph has 12 years of experience working across all layers of IT systems, from system engineering to full-stack development, with a focus on architecture and security. Over the last five years, he has been also a trainer specializing in Kubernetes, helping teams master Cloud-Native... Read More →

Max-Emilien Dauvert-Latre

Ops, Octo Technology

I have been an IT Engineer and DevOps Enthusiast for 6 years across different consulting firms. For the last 4 years, I have given through Octo Academy dozens of training mainly around Kubernetes principles, DevOps philosophy and technical overviews of the CNCF ecosystem. I strongly... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 16:30 - 16:55 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Teaching and Learning Academy: Training Course

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

17:00 BST

⚡ Lightning Talk: Bringing Cloud Native To the Classroom: Empowering the Next Generation of Technologists - Nikita Verma, Independent

Tuesday April 1, 2025 17:00 - 17:10 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud native technologies are reshaping the tech industry, yet they remain underrepresented in academic curricula. In this talk, we’ll explore why teaching cloud native concepts in academia is essential for preparing students to meet industry demands. I'll address key challenges, such as the overwhelming complexity of the CNCF Landscape and the rapidly evolving best practices that make curriculum design difficult.

To bridge these gaps, I’ll present actionable solutions, including starting with foundational tools like Docker, simplifying Kubernetes learning through hands-on projects, and structuring topics into manageable modules from containers to CI/CD pipelines. I’ll also highlight free resources, such as the CNCF Playground and online tutorials, and the transformative impact of community engagement through platforms like Slack, GitHub, and meetups.

Speakers

Nikita Verma

Contributor, Independent

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... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 17:00 - 17:10 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Teaching and Learning Academy: Academic Curriculum

Content Experience Level Beginner
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

17:15 BST

⚡ Lightning Talk: The Numbers and Narrative of Cloud Native Growth - Thiago GIl, Dotted

Tuesday April 1, 2025 17:15 - 17:25 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

In today’s dynamic cloud environments, organizations often over-optimize cloud costs, exceeding diminishing returns while neglecting key drivers of positive free cash flow (FCF). This lightning talk explores how integrating FinOps principles, econometric methods, and cloud-native tools enables effective scaling without compromising growth. Drawing inspiration from Aswath Damodaran’s Numbers and Narrative philosophy, this session bridges financial storytelling with actionable insights.
By leveraging Jupyter Books for collaborative analysis and data storytelling, attendees will learn to optimize resource allocation and craft data-driven narratives to justify investment decisions. These strategies align operational realities with valuation goals and drive innovation in emerging markets, where resource constraints and volatility demand adaptive and sustainable solutions. Leave this session ready to make informed cloud financial decisions that fuel business growth.

Speakers

Thiago GIl

Staff ML Engineer, Dotted

Thiago, a founding member of the FinOps community in Brazil and an Emeritus Ambassador, specializes in corporate finance, ML Ops, and bringing complex econometric applications into production. With extensive experience in multi-cloud public sector projects, he addresses the demand... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 17:15 - 17:25 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University, Core Curriculum: Business Outcomes

Content Experience Level Intermediate
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University

17:25 BST

Cloud Native University | Closing Remarks

Tuesday April 1, 2025 17:25 - 17:30 BST

Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Tuesday April 1, 2025 17:25 - 17:30 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2

Cloud Native University

Content Experience Level Any
Event + Breaks Cloud Native University