Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025
This June, cloud native enthusiasts from Asia and around the world will convene to advance cloud native, open source, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced the schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025. This conference will take place from June 10–11, 2025, and will feature over 65 sessions, including 11 maintainer track sessions.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025 will serve as a meeting point for cloud native and open source practitioners, fostering collaboration among industry leaders, project maintainers, and end users. The event aims to provide technical content covering Kubernetes, cloud native architectures, AI, and the open source ecosystem.
Representatives from organizations across Asia, including Alibaba Cloud, ByteDance, DaoCloud, Huawei, and OPPO, will discuss key topics in cloud native computing, open source innovation, and AI development. Maintainers and end users of CNCF-hosted projects will present in-depth technical insights and analyze real-world impacts.
Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of CNCF, stated, “China's cloud native and open source ecosystem is growing at an incredible pace, with groundbreaking innovations emerging every year. KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025 is an opportunity for developers, maintainers, and industry leaders to come together, exchange ideas, and build the future of cloud native technology. We are excited to host this event in Hong Kong, fostering collaboration across open source, AI, and cloud native communities.”
The program is co-chaired by Vivian Hu, product manager at Second State, and Roby Chen, founder and CEO of DaoCloud. More than 50 members of the program committee reviewed over 571 submissions to curate the content schedule, which aims to provide valuable educational experiences for attendees of all levels, with sessions presented in English and Chinese; captioning will be available as needed.
The community-curated schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025 features sessions including:
- Guardians of Multi-Tenancy: Enhanced Authorization To Prevent Lateral Node Escape - Dahu Kuang & Cheng Gao, Alibaba Cloud
- How Bloomberg Creates a Resilient Data Analytics Platform Using Karmada - Michas Szacillo & Ilan Filonenko, Bloomberg
- More Than Model Sharding: LWS & Distributed Inference - Peter Pan & Nicole Li, DaoCloud
- Keynote: Who Owns Your Pod? Observing and Blocking Unwanted Behavior at eBay With eBPF - Jianlin Lv, eBay & Liyi Huang, Isovalent at Cisco
- Exploring KubeEdge Graduation: Build a Diverse and Collaborative Open Source Community From Scratch - Yue Bao & Fei Xu, Huawei; Hongbing Zhang, DaoCloud; Huan Wei, Hangzhou HarmonyCloud; Benamin Huo, QingCloud
- Unlocking the Power of CEL for Advanced Multi-Cluster Scheduling - Qing Hao & Jian Qiu, Red Hat
- Defining a Specification for AI/ML Artifacts - Andrew Block, Red Hat; Fog Dong, BentoML; Gorkem Ercan, Jozu; Peng Task Allocation Orchestrator (TAO), Ant Group; Shiwei Zhang, Microsoft
- Keynote: An Optimized Linux Stack for Generative AI (Genai) Workloads - Michael Yuan, WasmEdge
Registration includes access to all sessions at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025. Discounted rates are available for students, academics, and non-profit attendees.
CNCF's scholarship program for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025 provides assistance to individuals who may not have the opportunity to attend. A travel fund is also available to ensure accessibility for all.
Applications for the Travel Funding Scholarship are due by April 13, 2025. Complimentary Registration Scholarship applications are due by May 4, 2025.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2025 is supported by various sponsors, and sponsorships are still available until April 18, 2025.
Members of the press interested in attending can request a press pass via email.
For additional resources, visit the CNCF newsletter, Twitter, and official website.