Elizabeth K. Joseph, IBM Z developer advocate, and Holger Wolf discuss running Kubernetes on mainframes, debunking misconceptions, exploring open-source mainframe community dynamics, and IBM's role in the open source community and acquisitions.

Chris Bailey, IBM CTO for Instana, discusses evolving from Java to Node.js, cloud-native development with Kubernetes, and utilizing AI for efficient IT operations. He explores monitoring tools for dynamic scale, distinguishing vendor capabilities, and managing complex technologies in modern architecture.

Ben Sigelman is the General Manager of ServiceNow Cloud Observability, which solves for the reliability and performance of cloud and cloud-native applications while broadening the scope and leverage of the broader Now Platform. Previously, he co-founded and was CEO of Lightstep, which ServiceNow acquired in 2021, and co-created both the OpenTracing and OpenTelemetry projects. Ben also helped define modern observability with his work on tracing and metrics monitoring at Google (the Monarch and Dapper projects) and was a pioneer in SRE best practices and tooling. He holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Brown University.

BJ Badyk is a human who desires an easier life. Nerd from birth, his curiosity led him down a path through the start of ISPs, Silicon Valley during the dot-com bubble, the last few years of the Playboy brand, and into the world of Adtech. He currently runs the platform engineering team at Nexxen, where they work on unique ways of handling millions of requests per second with Kubernetes. The team was an early adopter of Talos Linux, which they now run at scale. He presented at TalosCon 2023 and continues to pursue simple solutions to complex problems. In his free time, he can be found listening to synth-wave, motorcycling, or roaming around the woods with his ham radios. ------------ TalosCon 2023: https://youtu.be/WpE1EyB3fSE Nexxen: https://nexxen.com Find BJ @ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjbadyk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/transmissions

Ashan Senevirathne is an experienced Product Owner and Senior DevOps Engineer with a proven track record in driving innovation and efficiency in telecommunications. Currently with Swisscom, leading the development of a cloud-native orchestration framework for 5G Core using Kubernetes. Adept at optimizing release engineering processes, championing CI/CD workflows, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Recognized for his expertise in Kubernetes, GitOps, cloud-native principles, and network orchestration. Joel Studler is a DevOps Engineer who currently works in a team that builds the cloud native 5G core at Swisscom. He is experienced in infrastructure automation, software-defined networking, and highly available databases. He is CK* certified and has written several CRD/Operator-based Kubernetes extensions. He is passionate about automation and user experience to make everyday life easier. Outside the tech sphere, he is an active musician both live and in the studio. Ashan & Joel's talk at KubeCon EU 2024: How We Are Moving from GitOps to Kubernetes Resource Model in 5G Core is now available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/crmTnB6Zwt8?si=I7QofgXQpc5n40y0

A long-time open-source programmer and entrepreneur, Gabriele has a degree in Statistics from the University of Florence. After having consistently contributed to the growth of 2ndQuadrant and its members through nurturing a lean and DevOps culture, he is now leading the Cloud Native initiative at EDB. Gabriele lives in Prato, a small but vibrant city located in the northern part of Tuscany, Italy - famous for having hosted the first European PostgreSQL conferences. His second home is Melbourne, Australia, where he studied at Monash University and worked in the ICT sector. He loves playing the Blues with his Fender Stratocaster, but his major passions are called Elisabeth and Charlotte! Follow Gabriele on Twitter and Linkedin

Special KubeCon EU 2024 Episode!  ---- Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer with eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium cloud native networking, security, and observability project (recently acquired by Cisco). She was Chair of CNCF's Technical Oversight Committee in 2019-2022, and Cochair of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in 2018. She is also the author of Container Security, published by O'Reilly. She has a wealth of software development, team, and product management experience from working on network protocols and distributed systems, and in digital technology sectors such as VOD, music, and VoIP. When not writing code, or talking about it, Liz loves riding bikes in places with better weather than her native London, competing in virtual races on Zwift, and making music under the pseudonym Insider Nine.

Adrian Cockcroft has played an instrumental role in shaping the modern cloud computing landscape, particularly through his contributions at Netflix and later at Amazon Web Services (AWS). With a background in computer science, Cockcroft’s career has spanned various roles, including developer, architect, and executive positions, where his insights into scalable, resilient systems design have had a profound impact. At Netflix, Cockcroft was the Cloud Architect responsible for leading the company’s migration to a fully cloud-based architecture. This pioneering work not only helped Netflix scale its services to millions of users worldwide but also served as a case study for many other organizations transitioning to the cloud. His approach emphasized the importance of microservices architecture, continuous deployment, and automation to achieve reliability, scalability, and agility. After Netflix, Cockcroft joined AWS as Vice President of Cloud Architecture Strategy. In this role, he has been instrumental in guiding AWS customers and the industry at large on best practices for cloud adoption and optimization. His expertise in cloud computing, DevOps practices, and microservices architecture has made him a highly respected figure in the tech community. Cockcroft is also known for his contributions to open source and for being an advocate for the adoption of cloud-native technologies. He frequently shares his knowledge and insights through speaking engagements at technology conferences, blog posts, and social media, making complex concepts accessible to a broader audience. Throughout his career, Cockcroft has been recognized as a forward-thinker and a key influencer in the cloud computing domain, helping shape the strategies of some of the most significant players in the tech industry. His work continues to inspire many in the field of software engineering, DevOps, and cloud architecture.   Check out his latest blog on Platform Engineering: https://adrianco.medium.com/platform-engineering-teams-done-right-b3b3d4a8ad23

Ramiro Berrelleza is one of the founders of Okteto. He has spent most of his career (and his free time) building cloud services and developer tools. Before starting Okteto, Ramiro was an Architect at Atlassian and a Software Engineer at Microsoft Azure. Originally from Mexico, he currently lives in San Francisco. Check out Okteto's DevX All Day Newsletter and get free stickers!  >> https://ramiroberrelleza.com/ >> https://linkedin.com/in/ramiroberrelleza >> https://twitter.com/rberrelleza  

Kelsey Hightower is a minimalist.