The Cloud Native Computing Foundation's flagship North American conference, bringing together adopters and technologists from leading open-source and cloud native communities for four days of collaboration, learning, and innovation. The 2026 program includes a dedicated Cloud Native AI + Inference Day and AI/ML content across 10+ tracks.

Date

November 9–12, 2026

Location

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Format

In-Person

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

10,000+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) / The Linux Foundation

• ✓Developers
• ✓Software Architects
• ✓Platform Engineers
• ✓DevOps/SRE Professionals
• ✓Technical Leaders
• ✓CTOs
• ✓CIOs
• ✓Open Source Maintainers

CTOs, CIOs, and platform leaders gain firsthand insight into the cloud native infrastructure and AI inference platforms underpinning modern enterprise workloads, with direct access to the maintainers shaping Kubernetes and the wider ecosystem. The dedicated AI + Inference track makes it especially valuable for leaders deploying AI/ML on cloud native infrastructure.

• ✓Cloud Native AI + Inference Day co-located event
• ✓Co-located events: Observability Day, Platform Engineering Day, Kubernetes on Edge Day, Open Source SecurityCon, ArgoCon, BackstageCon, CiliumCon
• ✓Keynotes and 10+ breakout session tracks
• ✓Maintainer Summit
• ✓Solutions Showcase exhibit hall
• ✓Lightning talks and tutorials

• ★CNCF flagship conference and the largest gathering of the cloud native community
• ★Dedicated Cloud Native AI + Inference Day co-located event
• ★Direct access to maintainers of key open-source projects like Kubernetes
• ★Vendor-neutral, community-driven program with no sales pitches
• ★10+ tracks of keynotes, sessions, and tutorials