October 13th, 2026 · Global · Virtual
Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference
Cloud native systems. Open source AI. Production at scale. A global virtual conference for engineers and leaders building AI on modern cloud native infrastructure.
About the Conference
The Cloud Native & Open Source AI Global Conference brings together engineers and leaders who build AI systems on cloud-native platforms, from Kubernetes-based AI platforms to open source LLM deployments and agentic systems.
A full-day virtual experience delivering practitioner-led content with no vendor-heavy sessions and no surface-level demos, just builders sharing what actually works in production.
Date
October 13th, 2026
Format
Global Virtual
Time
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM BST
Capacity
500–1,200+ attendees
Full Day Agenda
Conference Programme
An afternoon of keynotes, panels, practitioner talks, and lightning sessions.
Opening Keynote
From Prompt to Production: How Spotify Builds Internal Tools in Days with AI and Platform Engineering
Stuart Clark
Senior Developer Advocate, Spotify
AI Meets Platform Engineering: Spec-Enable and Deploy Cloud Native AI Workloads at Scale
Marco Antonio Silva
Senior Global Black Belt, Microsoft
CVE Triage with LLMs: Cutting Scanner Noise with Runtime Context
Fahed Dorgaa
Software Engineer | Maintainer of @containerd & @crossplane, CircleTech
Session to be announced
Panel Discussion
An Open-Source Developer Platform Built for the Agentic Era
Amila Mahaarachchi
SVP & Head of Engineering, WSO2
Lightning Talk 1
Lightning Talk 2
Lightning Talk 3
Lightning Talk 4
Lightning Talk 5
Closing Keynote
Our Audience
Who attends
Join AI engineers and cloud native practitioners from around the world. From CTOs defining AI strategy to engineers building the infrastructure that powers modern AI systems.
500+
Expected Attendees
15+
Countries
Attendee Roles
Conference Themes
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Featured Speakers
Matthew Skelton
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Holly Jukes
Head of Engineering, Lloyds Banking Group
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Adam Wilbraham
Director of Technology, Flutter UK & Ireland
Brian Walker
Infrastructure Specialist, HSBC
Andy Burgin
Principal Platform Engineer
Watch the talks
Team Topologies as the Infrastructure for Agency with AI
Matthew Skelton - CEO/CTO, Conflux
Stop Building. Start Deciding.
Holly Jukes - Head of Engineering, Lloyds Banking Group
Sponsors
CGI
Headline
Conflux
Platinum
Ada Meher
Platinum
Overmind
Platinum
Accenture
Platinum
T5 Digital
Platinum
Hippo
Platinum
Axiologik
Platinum
Nearform
AI Native
Barnsley College
Education
Burendo
Community
Perforce
Community
Dash0
Community
Digital Endeavours
Community
Doza Consulting
Community
Nimble Approach
Community
Searchability
Community
Community Stack Ecosystem
The Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference is part of the Community Stack ecosystem, connecting practitioners across Europe and globally. Our events, communities, and initiatives span data & AI, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, platform engineering, and more.
This conference joins a growing network of practitioner-led initiatives designed to foster real knowledge sharing and community growth in the North and beyond.
Members
25,000+
Conferences
5
Yearly Events
100+
Global Reach
15+ countries