First Cloud Native RTP Meetup & CNCF 10th Birthday Celebration #cTENcf

Cloud Native RTP

Dec 15, 11:00 PM – Dec 16, 1:00 AM (UTC)

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About this event

Join us for our very first Cloud Native RTP Meetup as we come together to celebrate the CNCF 10th Birthday!

We’re excited to officially kick off this new community hub for cloud-native practitioners, engineers, architects, and enthusiasts across the Triangle.

This inaugural meetup will be a great opportunity to connect with others who are passionate about Kubernetes and all things cloud native. Whether you're deeply involved in the ecosystem or just getting started, this is the perfect moment to get plugged into our local community.

📍 Location: Red Hat Tower, 100 East Davie Street, Raleigh
📅 Date: December 15, 2025
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM

A huge thank-you to Red Hat for generously hosting our first event!! 🙏 🎉

Agenda

  • Networking, pizza & drinks

  • Adam Kaplan (Red Hat)50 Ways to Build Containers?

  • Jake Kitchener & Jeff Sloyer (Airbnb) - Airbnb powered by CNCF Open Source Projects

As we celebrate a decade of CNCF (#cTENcf), we also begin a new chapter here in RTP - creating a consistent, welcoming space for learning, sharing, and growing together.

We’re excited to build this community with you and hope you’ll join us for this milestone first event!

#cTENcf

Speakers

  • Adam Kaplan

    Red Hat

    Senior Principal Software Engineer

  • Jeff Sloyer

    Airbnb

    Engineering Manager, Kubernetes

  • Jake Kitchener

    Airbnb

    Head of Compute

When

When

December 15 – 16, 2025
11:00 PM – 1:00 AM (UTC)

Organizers

  • Lukasz Ciukaj

    Cisco Splunk

    Observability Solutions Architect @ Cisco Splunk

  • Lori Lorusso

    Rust Foundation

    Director of Outreach | Co-Organizer

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