For over a decade, the Open Networking & Edge Summit has been the premier gathering for leaders in open networking, edge, cloud, and IoT industries. It’s a unique event that fosters a neutral, collaborative environment, bringing together technical and business leaders to engage in in-depth discussions and shape the future of technology.
This year’s Summit is hosted alongside KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe (including the co-located Cloud Native Telco Day on April 1), reflecting the networking industry’s rapid evolution toward cloud-native architecture. By co-locating these events, attendees can optimize their travel time with exposure to multiple discussions across forums—on how advancements in areas such as Kubernetes, artificial intelligence, and APIs are transforming the landscape. By enabling disaggregation, automation, and dynamic scalability, these innovations are fundamentally reshaping how networks are designed, managed, and deployed. Attendees will also learn about how these new technologies create new revenue streams and business opportunities for service providers.
This year’s Open Networking & Edge Summit is only happening once, so don’t miss out on your chance to collaborate with the open networking ecosystem in person!
Expanding the Cloud Native Conversation
As the cloud native ecosystem evolves, networking and edge computing are becoming critical components of application performance, scalability, and security. Open Networking & Edge Summit dives deep into these aspects, giving attendees a broader perspective on how the CNCF ecosystem could be leveraged to create cutting edge networking and edge innovations.
Folks attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon are already deeply engaged in the world of cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, and open source innovation, so it’s a logical next step to consider how networking and edge computing intersect with these technologies.
Here’s why you should add Open Networking & Edge Summit to your London experience:
- Bridging the Gap: Cloud Native Networking
Network Service Providers and Telco operators are rapidly adopting the latest CNCF technologies and transforming their infrastructure to become agile and address end user demands. While doing so they are blurring the lines between the network and the Cloud, creating synergy opportunities between the CNCF ecosystem and the Networking industry verticals. - Deep Dive into Edge Computing
With enterprises moving workloads to the edge for lower latency and improved performance, edge computing is a natural extension of cloud-native technologies. At Open Networking & Summit, you’ll learn how the latest innovations in open edge technology could be used to address the needs of modern, AI-centric workloads. - Collaborate with a Wider Community
Summit features experts from telecom, service providers, IoT, and enterprise IT who are solving real-world networking challenges. This is a chance to expand your network beyond the cloud native community and explore new collaboration opportunities. - Deeper Hallway Tracks
One of the biggest advantages of attending this event is the quality of informal, organic discussions that happen outside the scheduled sessions. Unlike larger conferences, where it can be difficult to have in-depth conversations, Summit offers a more intimate, collaborative environment where you can:
- Engage directly with experts and speakers in a relaxed setting.
- Brainstorm and problem-solve with peers working on similar challenges.
- Make meaningful connections that can lead to future collaborations.
These hallway track discussions are often where some of the most valuable insights and industry-shaping conversations happen—ones you simply can’t get from watching recorded sessions later.
- Innovation at the Intersection of Networking & Cloud Native
AI-powered networking and automation are transforming infrastructure management just as the world is embracing cloud native networking. Technologies like AIOps, machine learning, and automation frameworks are optimizing networks and edge deployments, reshaping the future of connectivity.
Take Your Knowledge to the Next Level
If you’re already planning to attend KubeCon EU, adding Open Networking & Edge Summit to your schedule is a no-brainer. Whether you’re exploring Kubernetes networking, edge computing, or next-gen connectivity solutions, Open Networking & Edge Summit offers a wealth of knowledge and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss out—regsiter today (either by adding Open Networking & Edge Summit to your main KubeCon + CloudNativeCon registration, or by registering separately here) and take your cloud-native expertise to the next level!