Keynote: The Cloud Native Feedback Loop: How End Users and Developers Drive CNCF Proj... Panel (ASL)

This talk features a keynote by Karena Angell from Red Hat, Katie Gamanji from Apple, Chad Beaudin from Boeing Software Factory, and Ahmed Bebars from The New York Times, focusing on the role of end users and developers in driving Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) projects forward. The speakers discuss how reference architectures transform into real production platforms built on CNCF projects, exploring the evolution and trustworthiness of these platforms. They emphasize the importance of aligning development and adoption perspectives with real-world production needs while leveraging tools such as LFX and LF Insights to support data-driven decision-making at scale. The session offers valuable insights into contributor health, adoption signals, and ecosystem metrics that inform both end-user platform strategies and project governance.