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

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Panel: Are You Ready for Platform Adoption, or Are You Setting Yourself up for Failure? - Abby Bangser, Syntasso; Whitney Lee, CNCF Ambassador; Leena Mooneeram, Chainalysis; Ana Margarita Medina, Upbound
Tuesday April 1, 2025 12:45 - 13:20 BST
Level 1 | Hall Entrance N10 | Room F
What does it take to succeed in building an internal developer platform from scratch? Are you even ever truly starting "from scratch"? Join our panel of industry experts as they explore the messy, exhilarating, and sometimes frustrating early stages of IDP adoption in a playful, clickbait-style format.

We’ll tackle provocative topics like:
* 5 Common Adoption Mistakes You’re Probably Already Making
* Think You're in Control? The Shocking Truth About Ready-Made Solutions You Need to Know!
* Your Platform Was Doomed From the Start—Here’s Why
* Life-Changing Platform-Building Tools (Including One That Will Shock You)
* We Thought We Didn’t Need a Product Owner—Here’s How It Went
* You Built It. They Didn’t Come

Whether you’re looking to sidestep rookie mistakes or a seasoned pro, this lively discussion will be packed with real-world insights, actionable advice, and a touch of humour that will address the questions you need to ask as you take the leap into building better platforms.
Speakers
avatar for Abby Bangser

Abby Bangser

Principal Engineer, Syntasso
Abby is a Principal Engineer at Syntasso delivering Kratix, an open-source cloud-native framework for building internal platforms on Kubernetes. Her keen interest in supporting internal development comes from over a decade of experience in consulting and product delivery roles across... Read More →
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Whitney Lee

Developer Advocate, CNCF Ambassador
Whitney is a CNCF Ambassador who enjoys understanding and using tools in the cloud native landscape. Creative and driven, she has created and delivered two KubeCon keynotes, a VMware Explore keynote, and countless fun, funny, and informative community conference keynotes. You can... Read More →
avatar for Leena Mooneeram

Leena Mooneeram

Senior Platform Engineer, Chainalysis
Leena is a Senior Engineer at Chainalysis, the Blockchain data platform. With a strong focus on reducing friction and cognitive load for Chainalysis engineers, Leena is at the coal-face of DevProd and DevEx daily. When she's not busy optimising workflows, Leena enjoys playing the... Read More →
avatar for Ana Margarita Medina

Ana Margarita Medina

Staff Developer Advocate, Upbound
Ana Margarita Medina is a Sr. Staff Developer Advocate, she speaks on all things SRE, DevOps, and Reliability. She is a self-taught engineer with over 14 years of experience, focusing on cloud infrastructure and reliability. She has been part of the Kubernetes Release Team since v1.25... Read More →
Tuesday April 1, 2025 12:45 - 13:20 BST
Level 1 | Hall Entrance N10 | Room F
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