Name: Hot Takes: Kubernetes Paintainers Bring the Heat - Ian Coldwater, Docker; Marly Salazar, Integral Ad Science; Taylor Dolezal, Cloud Native Computing Foundation; Kat Cosgrove & Xander Grzywinski, Independent
Start: 2025-04-03T15:00:00+0100
End: 2025-04-03T15:30:00+0100

In-person
1-4 April 2025
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Thursday April 3, 2025 15:00 - 15:30 BST

Level 1 | Hall Entrance N10 | Room H

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of one of the world's largest open source projects? Join us for a spicy twist on the traditional panel format, where Kubernetes SIG leads tackle increasingly challenging questions about project governance, technical architecture decisions, and community building - all while braving progressively hotter…hot sauces!

Modeled after the popular "Hot Ones" interview format, this session features technical leaders from across Kubernetes sharing candid insights about the joys and challenges of OSS maintenance. As the heat builds, they'll reveal the inside story of key technical decisions, discuss strategies for building consensus across competing interests, and share invaluable advice for aspiring contributors.

Whether you're a current maintainer, a new contributor, or just curious about Kubernetes development, watch these brave maintainers bring the heat - literally and figuratively!

Speakers

Ian Coldwater

Senior Principal Security Architect, Docker

Ian Coldwater is co-chair of Kubernetes SIG Security, a longtime community organizer, and a security researcher specializing in hacking and hardening Kubernetes, containers, and cloud native infrastructure. When they're not busy making good trouble, they like to read all the docs... Read More →

Kat Cosgrove

Open Source Advocate, Independent

Kat is a Developer Advocate focused on the growth and nurturing of open source through authentic contribution. In particular, her specialties are approachable 101-level content and deep dives on the history of technology, with a focus on DevOps and cloud native. She was the Kubernetes... Read More →

Taylor Dolezal

Head of Ecosystem, Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Taylor Dolezal, Head of Ecosystem at CNCF, is an experienced technologist with a passion for cloud native technologies. He has a rich background in software development, infrastructure management, and open source and is deeply committed to community-building and knowledge sharing... Read More →

Xander Grzywinski

Open Source Program Manager, Independent

Xander is an open source program manager with experience at a wide array of companies. Previously he worked in various roles on platform and open source teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Apple, and HashiCorp. When not at a computer, you'd most likely find him at a pottery wheel.

Marly Salazar

Staff Engineer, Integral Ad Science

I am a software engineer with a heavy background in legacy and on premises systems, and migrating those to the cloud, modernizing and automating them. I have been working on the kubernetes project for a year and a half, primarily on kubectl.

Thursday April 3, 2025 15:00 - 15:30 BST
Level 1 | Hall Entrance N10 | Room H

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025

Ian Coldwater

Kat Cosgrove

Taylor Dolezal

Xander Grzywinski

Marly Salazar

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