Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference North America 2026: Full Schedule

May 18-20, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
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11:20am CDT

Kubernetes 2026: The New Operating System for AI & Apps - Mukesh Aurangabadkar, Spectrum & Udit Misra, Salesforce

Monday May 18, 2026 11:20am - 12:00pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

In 2026, Kubernetes is the engine behind every modern app and AI model you use. This beginner-friendly session breaks down "K8s" into simple concepts, showing you how it automatically runs, scales, and repairs your software so you don’t have to. We’ll explore the 2026 essentials—from how it manages AI workloads to its role in saving companies millions in cloud costs. Whether you're a developer or just curious, you'll leave knowing exactly why Kubernetes is the most important skill to have in the cloud-native era.

Speakers

Mukesh Aurangabadkar

Principal Engineer, Spectrum

Mukesh Aurangabadkar is a Principal Engineer specializing in infrastructure automation, platform modernization, and large-scale systems deployment. He has led initiatives that have transformed vendor-dependent, manual operational processes into scalable, automation-driven frameworks... Read More →

Udit Misra

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce

Udit Misra is an IEEE Senior Member and software engineer specializing in infrastructure, platform engineering, and cloud-native systems, with almost 6 years of experience at major technology organizations. His work focuses on Kubernetes, eBPF-based network observability, and AI agents... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 11:20am - 12:00pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

1:30pm CDT

Being a Maintainer in the Age of LLM Mania - Kevin Hannon, Red Hat

Monday May 18, 2026 1:30pm - 2:10pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

AI is all around us. In this talk, I will discuss ways maintainers can also leverage AI to combat AI slop, improve maintainer experience and avoid burnout. I will mention my experience on using AI to aide in development of Kubernetes features, maintaining testing environments and providing a good experience for users of AI assistants.

AI, for better or worse, is here to stay and maintainers should embrace the tools to aide development. In this talk, I will highlight using AI pull request review tools, creating AGENTS.md to streamline dev experience of using tools, leveraging the tools to do those cleanups you know are needed but nobody wants to do and mention ways your project can better support AI tooling.

Speakers

Kevin Hannon

Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat

Kevin Hannon is focused on improving AI/ML experience on Kubernetes. He started his career as a computational scientist and has always been interested in large scale batch jobs. He is motivated to improve Kubernetes in this area to benefit various use cases that are underserved by... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 1:30pm - 2:10pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

2:25pm CDT

The $300 Enterprise Lab: Democratizing Infrastructure Skills With Raspberry Pis & AI Agents - Derek Bowdle, RTX & Cameron Khorsandi, SAP

Monday May 18, 2026 2:25pm - 3:05pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

Learning to architect robust cloud infrastructure often comes with high barriers: expensive monthly cloud bills and a lack of access to senior mentorship. How can we train the next generation of SREs and Platform Engineers without financial gatekeeping? This session explores a novel pedagogical approach: combining the physicality of a Raspberry Pi "Micro-Data Center" with the instructional power of AI coding assistants.

We will demonstrate how to use low-cost edge hardware to make abstract concepts (clustering, database sharding, and network security) physically tangible. We will then show how to utilize LLM-based chatbots to act as real-time "Senior Architects," guiding learners through complex configuration and troubleshooting tasks that usually require years of experience to master.

Attendees will leave with:

- A blueprint for building a low-cost, enterprise-grade learning lab.

- Strategies for using AI agents to accelerate learning in Kubernetes, networking, and security.

- A method to simulate "Catastrophic Failure" (e.g., pulling a plug) to learn resilience safely.

Speakers

Cameron Khorsandi

Business Development Expert, SAP

Cameron Khorsandi is a Business Development expert at the Office of the CTO at SAP. He specializes in working with Fortune 500 executives to bridge the gap between advanced AI and Machine Learning technologies and real-world business applications. A technologist at heart, Cameron... Read More →

Derek Bowdle

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, RTX

: Derek Bowdle is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at RTX and a former math educator. He combines deep technical expertise in Kubernetes and AI with a passion for accessible learning. At RTX, he architects digital threads and predictive models; off the clock, he pushes the limits... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 2:25pm - 3:05pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Any

3:35pm CDT

Quantum Computing for Software Engineers, Not Physicists - Ram Iyengar, Linux Foundation

Monday May 18, 2026 3:35pm - 4:15pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

All the quantum computing talks I've seen so far are about qubits, spin, superposition, and complicated math. Things that may not be entirely in the realm of software developers.
However, the reality is that there are several resources to aid software developers to simulate, test, and run quantum-based algorithms. Simple applications can be developed to explore the functioning of this new realm of computing.
The talk will consist of a section that explores all the available resources for software engineers to program simple quantum circuits and observe results. The second part will be sample code and runs that demonstrate several of these. Samples written in Python and Rust will be run and demonstrated.
In addition, several Linux Foundation projects and courses will be highlighted during the talk.

Speakers

Ram Iyengar

India Community lead, OpenSSF

Ram Iyengar is an engineer by practice and an educator at heart. He was (cf) pushed into technology evangelism along his journey as a developer and hasn’t looked back since! He enjoys helping engineering teams around the world discover new and creative ways to work. He is a proponent... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 3:35pm - 4:15pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

4:30pm CDT

Quantum Computing for AI Engineers: Foundations, Limits, and Future Possibilities - Alireza Rahmani, Red Hat

Monday May 18, 2026 4:30pm - 5:10pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

Quantum computing is often described as the next frontier of computation, but for most engineers, it remains abstract and disconnected from practical systems such as AI and distributed infrastructure.

This session introduces the fundamentals of quantum computing in clear, accessible terms. We will explain core concepts such as qubits, superposition, and entanglement without heavy mathematics, and compare them to classical computing models used in today’s AI workloads.

We will then explore realistic intersections between quantum computing and AI, including optimization problems, simulation, and potential long-term impacts on edge and cloud architectures. The session will also briefly review open source quantum development toolkits and how engineers can begin experimenting today.

Attendees will leave with a grounded understanding of what quantum computing can and cannot do, and how it may influence the future of AI systems.

Speakers

Alireza Rahmani

Senior Cloud Architect, Red Hat

Alireza Rahmani is a Red Hat Cloud Architect, academic professor, and Doctoral Engineer candidate at Penn State University specializing in AI/ML and cloud-native systems. A Golden Kubestronaut within the CNCF ecosystem, he bridges research and real-world deployment, focusing on security... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 4:30pm - 5:10pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

5:25pm CDT

Kubernetes Cluster Creation Landscape - The Easy and the Hard Ways - Wendy Ha, SEEK

Monday May 18, 2026 5:25pm - 6:05pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

As a Kubernetes user, have you ever wondered how clusters from different vendors and distributions remain consistent? Whether running in the cloud or on-premises, workloads behave the same way without modification, and applications can move between platforms without being rewritten. This consistency is made possible by the Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program run by CNCF, which ensures distributions meet upstream Kubernetes standards.

However, conformance validates runtime behavior, not how clusters are created. Cluster provisioning approaches varies widely across providers, leading to configuration drift, inconsistent upgrades, and operational complexity at scale.

To address these challenges, the Kubernetes Special Interest Group Cluster Lifecycle introduced Cluster API, bringing declarative APIs to cluster provisioning and lifecycle management.

In this beginner-friendly session, I will walk you through the full landscape for Kubernetes cluster creation, and share insights from a contributor’s perspective on why Cluster API exists, the problems it solves, and how community-driven effort helps make cluster creation more consistent and sustainable.

Speakers

Wendy Ha

Software Engineer, CNCF Ambassador, Independent

Wendy is a CNCF Ambassador and a proud advocator for Women in the Cloud Native community. She is also an open source contributor and has contributed to various aspects of Kubernetes, including SIG Release (serving on the Release Team since v1.31), SIG Cluster Lifecycle and SIG Etcd... Read More →

Monday May 18, 2026 5:25pm - 6:05pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

11:00am CDT

What Running FreeBSD on a Modern Laptop Taught Me - Deb Goodkin, The FreeBSD Foundation

Tuesday May 19, 2026 11:00am - 11:40am CDT

200H (Level Two)

"FreeBSD is only for servers.” “FreeBSD is for hardcore engineers.” We have all heard the myths. In this talk, Deb shares what happened when she decided to run FreeBSD on a modern laptop. Learn more about her journey to getting this rock-solid operating system on her laptop, and how it is far more accessible than its reputation suggests.

Speakers

Deb Goodkin

Deb Goodkin, The FreeBSD Foundation

Deb is the Executive Director of the FreeBSD Foundation, joining as the first employee in 2005. Before venturing into the world of open source and operating systems, she spent two decades working as an embedded firmware engineer, technical marketer, and technical sales engineer in... Read More →

Tuesday May 19, 2026 11:00am - 11:40am CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

11:55am CDT

Harnessing Git's Superpowers for Code Navigation and Debugging - Matheus Bernardino, Qualcomm

Tuesday May 19, 2026 11:55am - 12:35pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

Beyond version control, git is an incredibly powerful code exploration and debugging toolkit hiding in plain sight. In this talk, we'll look under the hood at how git stores, references, and tracks data, and then leverage those internals in practical, real-world workflows to navigate and debug code.

We'll walk through hands‑on examples using tools such as reflog, blame, log -S/-G, pathspecs, grep, and bisect to answer questions developers face every day: Where did this behavior come from? Why is this code like this? and When did this bug appear?

We'll also discuss best practices for maintaining clean, informative git history; because well-crafted commits make these tools dramatically more effective. Whether you're new to git's advanced commands or already comfortable with the plumbing layer, you'll leave with actionable techniques to understand codebases faster and get more value from the tool you already use every day.

Speakers

Matheus Bernardino

Senior Software Engineer, Qualcomm

Matheus is a FLOSS developer, currently working with QEMU at Qualcomm. Prior to that, he has also contributed to the Linux kernel, and more extensively at Git, where he contributed to parallel checkout, git grep performance, sparse-checkout and other features. He is mostly interested... Read More →

Tuesday May 19, 2026 11:55am - 12:35pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner

2:10pm CDT

Uncouth Users, Dopey Developers and Crazy Cryptographers OR Why It's Never the Architect's Fault - Mike Bursell, Confidential Computing Consortium & Christopher Robinson, OpenSSF

Tuesday May 19, 2026 2:10pm - 2:50pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

In this session, two jaded cybersecurity architects will present a taxonomy of personae who passively or actively get in the way of good security, explain why it's all definitely your fault and express frustration that the Golden Age of Cybersecurity[tm] is always eluding their grasp. With examples and humour/humor (if they can agree on a spelling), your hosts will encourage you to do better next time and point out all the obvious (to them) things you've been doing wrong all these years. And why open source would fix all of them. Almost.

Speakers

Mike Bursell

Executive Director, Confidential Computing Consortium

Mike Bursell is the Executive Director of the Confidential Computing Consortium. He is one of the co-founders of the Enarx project (https://enarx.dev), and was CEO and co-founder of Profian, a start-up based on Enarx. He currently holds advisory board roles with various start-ups... Read More →

Christopher "CRob" Robinson

Chief Architect - OpenSSF, OpenSSF

Christopher Robinson (aka CRob) is the Chief Security Architect for the Open Source Security Foundation. With over 25 years of Enterprise-class engineering, architectural, operational and leadership experience, CRob has worked at several Fortune 500 companies with experience in the... Read More →

Tuesday May 19, 2026 2:10pm - 2:50pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Any

3:05pm CDT

The Code Is the Contract: How Linux's Architecture Sheds Light on GPL Compliance - Sabir Ibrahim, Dev Legal

Tuesday May 19, 2026 3:05pm - 3:45pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

This session demystifies the GPL by exploring the "architecture of intent"—the deliberate design choices made by kernel maintainers that define the legal boundaries between open source code licensed under the GPL and closed source code that may interface with the Linux kernel while maintaining its own licensing. As a lawyer with a deep interest in open source software and expertise in OSS licensing and compliance, I will bridge the gap between code and copyright. My goal is to provide developers with a practical framework for navigating GPL compliance as it pertains to Linux.

This talk is designed specifically for a technical audience. It is not a dry legal lecture. Instead, it is a practical, developer-focused guide that uses code, architecture, and real-world examples to illuminate complex legal concepts. We will walk through three common scenarios where proprietary software interfaces with the Linux kernel, analyzing each from both a technical and legal perspective.

Attendees will leave with the ability to identify high-risk integration patterns and make more informed development decisions.

Speakers

Sabir Ibrahim

Managing Attorney, Dev Legal

Sabir is an attorney and OSS enthusiast. He has advised clients ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies on issues relating to OSS. He is a former associate at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, a former corporate counsel at Amazon, and a former senior counsel at Roku.

Sabir has his own law practice, Dev Legal, and is co-founder of Chinstrap Community. Chinstrap Community is a free resource center for entrepreneurs, investors, and others interested in OSS entrepreneurship... Read More →

Tuesday May 19, 2026 3:05pm - 3:45pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

4:20pm CDT

A Fun Overview of the Argo Ecosystem - Aaron Teague, UVNV

Tuesday May 19, 2026 4:20pm - 5:00pm CDT

200H (Level Two)

Many hear the word "Argo" and immediately think "GitOps" with the ability to sync what's in a git repo with what's in a live Kubernetes environment. However, "Argo CD" is just one of several tools within the Argo ecosystem.

These other tools include:
- Rollouts - Move web traffic from an old to a new version of adeployment
- Workflows - Perform work in multiple steps, or as a DAG
- Events - Perform a variety of triggers based on a variety of potential events

These tools have a lot of use and can automate otherwise mundane tasks and lessen the risks associated with change.

Each will get given an overview of how they work and how they can be useful in isolation. Then we will combine them to solve different tasks. Examples will range from practical to silly, keeping healthy parts "educational" and "entertaining".

Speakers

Aaron Teague

Site Reliability Engineer

Aaron Teague is a Site Reliability Engineer with a passion for Kubernetes and the ecosystem that often comes along with it. He enjoys taking otherwise complex topics and breaking them down into easier to understand pieces that are not just informative, but memorable.

Tuesday May 19, 2026 4:20pm - 5:00pm CDT
200H (Level Two)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Beginner