Day 1 - KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2026 highlights from Amsterdam

This talk serves as an introduction to KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, highlighting the large scale of the event with over 13,500 attendees. The speaker expresses excitement about gathering industry experts in cloud native architectures and the valuable insights they bring to the community. Emphasizing the importance of learning from real-life experiences, the speaker encourages attendees to engage and ask questions. The session reflects a commitment to advancing the cloud native ecosystem.

Hi, my name is Uche and welcome to the day one of the KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe 2026. The scale of the event is absolutely crazy. So [music] far my favorite one. The size of KubeCon this year is the size of my [music] hometown. Today we have a little bit over 13,500 attendees making it the biggest KubeCon CloudNativeCon event that we have done, which is awesome. Thank you so

much. Actually seeing industry experts in cloud [music] native architectures. >> Understanding how things really works from other people's perspectives. Ask questions and get, you know, knowledge from their real life experience. Feel very [music] excited and privileged that I've got the opportunity to be here. Let's keep cloud native moving forward.