KubeCon+CloudNativeCon北美2025

TRANSPARENCY KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Thank you for making KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025in Atlanta an unforgettable experience. 2,247CFPs submitted We welcomed more than 9,300 attendees, underscoring the growingmomentum behind cloud native and open source technologies; not justacross North America, but around the globe. Attendees joined us from 283Attendees thanksto Dan Kohn It was inspiring to see developers, maintainers, end users, andtechnologists connect in person to share ideas, celebrate milestones,and discuss the future of cloud native. From deep dives in technicalsessions and contributor summits to hallway conversations and project 543Pieces of media We’re grateful to be on this journey with you, and proud to support the projects,people, and practices pushing the ecosystem forward. See you next year! Jonathan Bryce, Executive Director, CNCF ATTENDEE OVERVIEW It was fantastic to bring our community together,with nearly 9,400 people joining us in Atlanta. 9,388REGISTRATIONS COMPANIES REPRESENTED2,189 INCLUSION + ACCESSIBILITY CNCF strives to ensure that everyone who participates in KubeCon + CloudNativeConfeels welcome, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, CHAOSS D&I EVENT BADGE CNCF was awarded a Gold Badge from the CHAOSS Badging Initiative,chaoss.community/diversity-and-inclusion-badging/, for fostering Our commitment to cultivating a friendly, welcoming, and inclusiveenvironment extends to the facilities and resources we provide at events. •Complimentary onsite Child Care•Captioning available for keynote •Quiet + Prayer Room•Baby Care + Nursing Room COMMUNITY HUB At the one-year anniversary of the Community Hub, we sawcontinued growth, with 444 participants engaging in the space.The Community Hub served as a welcoming environment forattendees to connect, learn, and celebrate equity, inclusion, SCHOLARSHIPS The Dan Kohn Scholarship Fund provided opportunities to 283 applicants to attend the event. THANK YOU TO OUR DAN KOHN SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! CAPTIONING USAGE TOP 5 LANGUAGES JAPANESE • ENGLISH • KOREAN • SPANISH • CHINESE In addition to captioning, CNCF provided AmericanSign Language (ASL) interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees throughout the conference, delivering 368.17 TOTAL HOURS USING IN-ROOM CAPTIONINGFROM WORDLY ON ATTENDEE MOBILE DEVICES CO-LOCATED EVENTS This year CNCF hosted 18 co-located events on topics ranging from platform 5,432TOTAL ONSITE LEADS 118AVERAGE ONSITELEADS PER SPONSOR 184,634REGISTERED FOR 31 CFP SUBMISSIONS SPONSORS 39 CFP SUBMISSIONSSPONSOR 49 CFP SUBMISSIONSSPONSORGold•MicrosoftAzure 38 CFP SUBMISSIONSSPONSORDiamond•ControlPlane ATTENDANCE65Avg. Session 24 CFP SUBMISSIONSSPONSOR 25 CFP SUBMISSIONS Diamond•digger.devPlatinum•Spacelift ATTENDANCE67Avg. SessionPeak Session135 CONTENT As always, attendees had a lot to choose from among all of the great content. Our co-chairs workedwith 22 track chairs and 94 committee members to craft the programming. With 409 sessions, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America featured a diverse line-up of topics rangingfrom introductory sessions through technical deep-dives. Talks are available now on our YouTube playlist. 25KEYNOTE TALKS(INCLUDING SPONSORED KEYNOTES) 644SPEAKERS 71MAINTAINER BREAKOUTS338 THANK YOU TO OUR KUBECON + CLOUDNATIVECONNORTH AMERICA 2025 CO-CHAIRS Joseph SandovalPrincipal Product Manager, Abby BangserPrincipal Engineer, Faseela KCloud Native Developer, DEMO THEATER New for 2025, the Demo Theater was astandout success, quickly becoming oneof the most popular features of this year’sconference. With 27 sponsor demos showcased POSTER SESSIONS Back by popular demand, the Poster Sessionwithin the Solutions Showcase provided adedicated space for participants to present theirlatest research, creative solutions, and innovativeideas while gathering feedback from a broad mix KIDS DAY On Sunday, November 9, we hosted ourcommunity Kids Day. Designed to engageyoung minds in the world of technologyand innovation, Kids Day offered a fun- •Learning AI with Phippy the Giraffe•Animating Phippy and Friends onthe Micro:bit THANK YOU TOOUR KIDS DAY PROJECT ENGAGEMENT KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 offered a range of meaningfulopportunities for attendees to engage with CNCF projects and maintainers. TheCNCF Maintainer Summitbrought together project maintainers for a focused in-persongathering. Attendees shared best practices, explored contribution workflows, and worked Attendees had the chance to dive deeper during theMaintainer Track + ContribFestsessions, which provided behind-the-scenes insights into CNCF projects. These sessions In theProject Pavilion, participants connected directly with project maintainers. This spaceencouraged open conversation, technical discussions, and idea sharing—making it a vibrant Throughout the week, CNCF Ambassadors le