OVERVIEW The CNCF Maintainer Summit is an exclusive event for the people behind our projects to gatherface-to-face, collaborate, and celebrate the projects that make “Cloud Native.” Programmingis focused on sharing best practices, diving into contributing processes, and solving common 324Attendees GRADUATED:26%INCUBATING:20% CNCF MAINTAINER SUMMIT | NOVEMBER 2025 | POST EVENT REPORT MOST POPULAR SESSIONS •Keynote: Meet the New Technical Advisory GroupsDaniel Oh, Red Hat; Kashif Khan, metal3.io; Marina Moore, Edera;Rafael Brito, StormForge by CloudBolt; Rajas Kadodkar, Broadcom •Simplifying API Review - A Tool Based Approach for Kubernetes and Beyond •Unlocking Performance: Topology-Aware CPU Scheduling With a DRA Driver •Tending the Kubernetes Dependency Tree: Bonsai or Bonfire?Jordan Liggitt, Google & Davanum Srinivas, NVIDIA •Workshop: Maintaining Project Quality and Growth With AI-Generated Contributions SUPPORTERS WATCH SESSIONS ON DEMAND SEE PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT