June 11th, 2026 - London, England

Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference

Where cloud native infrastructure meets the future of AI.

Multi-track conference designed for engineers and leaders working at the intersection of cloud native platforms, open source AI, and production-scale systems.

About the conference

The Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference brings together engineers, architects, and leaders building at the intersection of cloud native computing and open source AI.

Hosted with BrainStation in London, this is a conference for people building real systems - from Kubernetes-based AI platforms to open source LLM deployments and agentic systems in production.

No vendor roadmaps.

No theoretical future-gazing.

Just practitioners sharing what actually works.

Date

June 11th, 2026

Location

London, England

Venue

BrainStation

Format

In-Person - Multi-Track

Capacity

~120 attendees

Full Day Agenda

Conference Programme

A full day of keynotes, panels, practitioner talks, executive sessions, and workshops.

09:00 – 09:30

Doors Open

All attendees

09:30 – 10:15
Keynote

Opening Keynote

All attendees

10:15 – 10:55
Panel

Panel

All attendees

10:55 – 11:15Break
11:15 – 11:45Main Stage

The Massively Parallel Agent Stack

Peter Bhabra

Peter Bhabra

Member of Technical Staff, Doubleword

Executive Track

Session to be announced

Workshop Track
Workshop

Micro-Hackathon: Collaborative AI Development in Shared Kubernetes Environments

Jake Page

Jake Page

Developer Advocate, Metalbear

11:45 – 12:15Main Stage

Platform as a Product: What happens when we treat security as a user?

Hannah Foxwell

Hannah Foxwell

Co-Founder, Bimp

Executive Track

Session to be announced

Workshop Track
Continues

Micro-Hackathon continues

12:15 – 12:45Main Stage

No Single Model to Rule Them All: Building Resilient AI Agents Across Open & Closed LLMs

Emmanuel Acheampong

Emmanuel Acheampong

Senior DevRel Manager, Crusoe

Executive Track

Session to be announced

Workshop Track
Continues

Micro-Hackathon continues

12:45 – 13:45Lunch
13:45 – 14:15Main Stage

Session to be announced

Executive Track

Session to be announced

Workshop Track
Workshop

Workshop to be announced

14:15 – 14:45Main Stage

Session to be announced

Executive Track

Prompt Driven Platforms: The Future of Self-Service Infrastructure

Salman Iqbal & Amir Tayabali

Solutions Architect & Tech Lead, Appvia

Workshop Track
Continues

Workshop continues

14:45 – 15:15Main Stage

Beyond the Portal: Architecting AI-Native Platforms with CNOE and MCP

Hossein Salahi

Hossein Salahi

Senior Principal Engineer, Liquid Reply

Executive Track
Panel

Panel

Workshop Track
Continues

Workshop continues

15:15 – 15:30Break
15:30 – 16:20Main Stage
Lightning Talks

Lightning Talks

Executive Track
Panel

Panel

Workshop Track
Workshop

Workshop to be announced

16:20 – 17:00
Keynote

Closing Keynote

All attendees

Main conference programme concludes at 17:00

Evening Programme

Tech Startup, Venture & Operators

An evening programme focused on founders, operators, investors, and startup leaders.

18:30 – 19:15
Panel

Startup & Venture Panel

A discussion for founders, investors, and ecosystem operators on building, backing, and scaling modern tech startups.

19:15 – 19:30

Break

19:30 – 20:15
Session

Operators in the Age of AI

A session on running, scaling, and operating modern software and technology businesses in the age of AI.

20:15 – 21:00

Networking

Featured Speakers

Learn from Practitioners

Engineers and leaders sharing real-world insights from the frontlines of cloud native AI and platform engineering.

More speakers to be announced

Sponsors

Supporting the next generation of cloud native and AI infrastructure.

Our Audience

Who attends

Join AI engineers and cloud native practitioners from across the UK. From CTOs defining AI strategy to engineers building the infrastructure that powers modern AI systems.

120+

Expected Attendees

40+

Companies

Attendee Roles

Conference Themes

Our Track Record

Northern DevOps & Platform Conference

Our flagship conference in Leeds brings together 120+ practitioners for a day of deep technical talks, hands-on workshops, and genuine community connection.

120+

Attendees

20+

Speakers

15

Sponsors

1

Tracks

Featured Speakers

Matthew Skelton

Matthew Skelton

Conflux

Alexandra Moore

Alexandra Moore

CGI

Holly Jukes

Holly Jukes

Lloyds Banking Group

Vernon Richards

Vernon Richards

Phrase

Adam Wilbraham

Adam Wilbraham

Flutter UK & Ireland

Akash Joshi

Akash Joshi

DeepL

Conference Sponsors

CGI
Accenture
KPMG
Perforce
Nearform
Conflux
Overmind
T5 Digital
Hippo
Burendo
Axiologik
Dash0
Nimble Approach
Ada Meher
Digital Endeavours
Doza Consulting
Searchability
Barnsley College

Community Stack Ecosystem

The Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference is part of the Community Stack ecosystem - connecting practitioners across the UK, Europe, and globally.

This conference sits at the intersection of AI, cloud native infrastructure, and platform engineering - forming a core pillar of our global ecosystem.

Communities

18

Members

25,000+

Events / Year

100+

Global Reach

15+ countries

Partner with the Ecosystem

Our partners don't sponsor events. They embed into the ecosystem, gaining sustained access to the practitioners, leaders, and communities shaping AI, cloud, and platform engineering.

Tier 1

Global Ecosystem Partner

Own the ecosystem. Shape the narrative. Operate at a global scale across all conferences and communities.

Best for: Global platforms, cloud providers

Tier 2

Category Partner

Go deep in one ecosystem. Own the conversation within a specific domain like AI, Cloud Native, or DevOps.

Best for: Category leaders

Tier 3

Event Partner

Plug into a single moment. Build meaningful connections at a specific conference or event.

Best for: Direct engagement

Register

Secure your place at one of London's highest-signal AI infrastructure events.

Submit a Talk

Share real-world experience building cloud native and AI systems.

Sponsor

Reach a curated audience of engineers and AI leaders.