The best part of any conference is the people you meet and the ideas you share. The cloud-native community is gearing up for one of Europe’s premier events, ContainerDays Conference 2025 in Hamburg (September 9-11), and we couldn’t be more excited to connect with you all.
Last year, many of you joined our CEO, Sebastian Scheele, for an incredible fireside chat with the one and only Kelsey Hightower. The conversation was a major highlight, and this year, the story continues! We’re thrilled to see Kelsey Hightower featured on the main stage again, asking a characteristically provocative question: “Why are we still talking about containers?” when OS-level virtualization is now 25 years old.
It’s exactly this kind of forward-thinking, challenging conversation that drives our community forward. In that same spirit, the Kubermatic team is excited to take the stage with a whole new set of sessions designed to tackle cloud-native’s biggest questions. We’ve put together this guide to our talks to help you join us on a journey of discovery. Whether you’re curious about the future of platforms or looking for practical solutions to today’s problems, there’s a conversation waiting for you.
Here’s a look at the key themes we’re bringing to Hamburg.
Discovering the Future of Platforms at Scale
If you’re curious about how we’ll manage the ever-growing complexity of multi-cloud and multi-cluster environments, we have several sessions that look over the horizon. Join Marvin and Stefan Schimanski to get a hands-on guide for “Dynamic Multi-Cluster Controllers with controller-runtime” (🔹9 September, 11:10 - Stage K1).
Then, come discover the ambitious “Platform Mesh” concept for Europe with Mirza Kopic (SAP) and Marvin Beckers in their talk, “Building Europe’s Cloud Future: ApeiroRA and the Platform Mesh” (🔹10 September, 10:10 - Stage K1).
To complete the picture of what’s next, Lovro Sviben and Simon Bein will show you how to use kcp and Crossplane to build the Next Generation of Platform Engineering Using kcp and Crossplane (🔹9 September, 14:25 - Stage P1).
Exploring Practical Solutions for Today’s Infrastructure
A vision for the future also requires solving the challenges right in front of us. For those focused on modernizing real-world workloads, we have several deep dives. Discover how to free your applications from maintenance windows with Ronny Paul Issac in “KubeVirt on the Loose: Kubernetes-Powered VM Migrations That Defy Gravity” (🔹11 September, 09:00 - Stage K4).
If you’re navigating the complexities of hybrid networking, join Tobias Schneck and Nicolai Ort for their practical session, “Evaluating Global Load Balancing Options for Kubernetes in Practice,” (🔹10 September, 12:30 - Stage K6) complete with a live demo.
And because security is foundational, don’t miss Mohamed Rafraf and Rafik Harabi talk on “Securing Kubernetes Clusters: From Access Control to System Hardening”(🔹9 September, 16:45 - Stage P1) where he’ll share actionable strategies for hardening your environments.
Preparing for the Next Wave of Change
What new regulations and technologies are on the horizon? We invite you to explore the answers with us. Mario Fahlandt will deliver an essential and timely session, “Stop Playing Catch-Up: Secure Your Future Before the CRA Hits!,” (🔹11 September, 13:00 - Stage K6) offering a proactive strategy for the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act. And for a look at the cutting edge of data protection, join Akash Gautam as he decodes the “peer pod approach” in his talk on “Confidential Containers in action: decoding the peer pod approach” (🔹11 September, 09:45 - Stage P1).
We can’t wait to share these ideas, learn from your experiences, and connect with the community in Hamburg. Mark your calendars, be sure to say hello to our speakers after their talks, grab the cool swag, and have fun at the Kubermatic booth C5. See you at ContainerDays Conference 2025!
