Inaugural Japan event to bring together global cloud-native leaders and innovators in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan, 18 March, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud-native software, today announced the keynote speakers and conference sessions for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025. The event, scheduled for 16-17 June, 2025 in Tokyo, will bring together developers, technologists, and industry leaders to discuss the latest cloud-native computing trends and innovations.
The first KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan will serve as the premier event in the region for the cloud-native community, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking among top industry experts. The event will include keynote addresses, technical sessions, deep-dive tutorials, and networking opportunities focused on advancing the cloud-native ecosystem.
“KubeCon + CloudNativeCon has always been about bringing people together to drive innovation, and we couldn’t be more excited to host our first one in Japan,” said Chris Aniszczyk, CTO, CNCF. “Japan’s tech community is full of incredible talent and creativity, and this conference will be a fantastic opportunity for developers and end users to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of cloud native computing.”
The community-curated schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025 will feature sessions including:
Conference highlights include:
- Choose Your Own Adventure: The Dignified Pursuit of a Developer Platform – Whitney Lee, CNCF Ambassador & Viktor Farcic, Upbound
- Dynamic Provisioning and Capacity-Aware Scheduling for Local Storage – Yuma Ogami, Cybozu, Inc.
- Debugging OpenTelemetry: Ensuring Your Observability Signals Are Spot On – Kasper Borg Nissen, Dash0
- 2-Node Kubernetes: A Reliable and Compatible Solution – Xin Zhang & Guang Hu, Microsoft
- Your SBOM Is Lying To You – Let’s Make It Honest – Justin Cappos & Yuchen Zhang, New York University
- New Cache Hierarchy for Container Images and OCI Artifact in Kubernetes Clusters Using Containerd – Toru Komatsu & Hidehito Yabuuchi, Preferred Networks, Inc.
- The Grand Adventure of Production Apps: Build, Break, and Survive! ~ A Kawaii Manga Journey Through – Aoi Motomura, Recruit Co., Ltd.
Registration
Registration for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025 is open.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for organizations looking to showcase their technologies and innovations to a global audience. You can find more information on sponsorships here.
Diversity, Maintainer, and Need-Based Scholarships
The Dan Kohn Scholarship program exists to support individuals who may not otherwise have the opportunity to attend KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025. Complimentary registration and travel funding scholarships are awarded based on a combination of need and impact.
Travel Funding Scholarship applications are due by 20 April, 2025 11:59 PM PT/ 21 April, 2025 3:59 PM JST.
Complimentary Registration Scholarship applications are due by 11 May, 2025 11:59 PM PT/ 12 May, 2025 3:59 PM JST.
Thank You, Sponsors
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025 is made possible thanks to the generous support from our sponsors. Sponsorships are still open until 2 May.
Press
Members of the press who would like to request a press pass to attend should contact pr@cncf.io.
Additional Resources
- CNCF Newsletter
- CNCF Twitter
- CNCF Website
- Learn About CNCF Membership
- Learn About the CNCF End User Community
About Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud native computing empowers organizations to build and run scalable applications with an open source software stack in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy. CNCF brings together the industry’s top developers, end users, and vendors and runs the largest open source developer conferences in the world. Supported by more than 800 members, including the world’s largest cloud computing and software companies, as well as over 200 innovative startups, CNCF is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. For more information, please visit www.cncf.io.
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