Keynote: Closing Remarks

This session marks the conclusion of the keynotes at KubeCon Amsterdam 2023, where the co-chair reflects on their journey from attending their first KubeCon to now co-chairing the event. They express gratitude towards fellow co-chairs and the community, emphasizing the energy and enthusiasm present at the conference. The speaker highlights the importance of community involvement and collaboration, acknowledging the contributions of other leaders in the cloud native space. The talk also serves as a welcoming moment for the new co-chair, Abdel Sghiouar, who shares his excitement about contributing to the community.

All right, I'm just going to say it without any notes. Our team cloud native, what do you think of the keynotes this whole week? Good? I will take a minute to thank each of our keynote speaker and the most importantly it's each of you cuz we really couldn't have done it without you. You guys made everything so much more energetic and I believe the energy we have

in this room is contagious. We have one last announcement before we end today's keynotes. So, KubeCon Amsterdam 2023 was my very first KubeCon and my first talk was together with Lin and fast forward to 2026. Now here I am co-chairing the same event with the same person in the same beautiful city. So one of the largest attended KubeCons ever. So I'm so grateful and I find this

as my full circle moment here. So I have had the honor of co-chairing this amazing event alongside some incredible people like Joseph, Casper, Lin and Abby and Abby thank you so much for all your guidance and support. And I'm deeply grateful to everyone who supported me in taking up this role and I hope to continue contributing to this community and a huge shout out to Cody Galloway

as well. So he does most of the heavy lifting for all of our work as co-chairs. And now it's my pleasure to pass the torch to someone who has been a strong voice in our community as a cloud developer advocate, CNCF ambassador and co-host of Kubernetes podcast. Any guesses? So please join me in welcoming our newest co-chair, Abdel Sghiouar. Yay! Thank you so much. Thank you, Fasila.

Thank you for the work you've been doing for the co-chair. You've been amazing. I'm incredibly honored to join this community. Incredibly honored to join Abby and Lin, and looking forward with what we'll be doing together this year for this community. Thank you so much. Thank you. Quick reminder, breakout session resume at 11:00 a.m. We actually get out of keynote early today. We did a good job, and

the solution showcase closes at 2:00 p.m. today. And be sure to stop by and visit our sponsors before it wraps up. And of course, this might be our final day here in Amsterdam, but as always, there will always be more opportunities to connect throughout the year. So, please don't forget about our upcoming KubeCons and Cloud Native Con events that'll be up on this on the screen. Thank

you so much to everyone who's has spent the time here, and looking forward to another great day of conversations. >> Thank you, everyone. Enjoy the rest of KubeCon.