Conference News: CloudNativeCon to India; Speak at IWCE; Crypto on Deck
Linux Travels to India: The Linux Foundation has announced that they will be hosting their first ever KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India in Delhi from 11-12 December 2024! They have hosted KubeDay India and Kubernetes Forums previously, but the December event will be their first multiday conference. They expect approximately 3,000 developers, architects, and technical leaders onsite as well as thousands to participate virtually. Topic coverage will include: AI + ML; Platform Engineering; Security; Observability; Cloud Native Experience; GenAI + Creative Computing; Autonomous AI + Reinforcement Learning and Responsible AI: Ethics + Security + Computer Vision. If you are interested in learning more or speaking here, you will find details on the website here.
Open to New Content: When Open Source Summit Europe heads to Vienna on 16-18 September it will feature some new content. They have added an Unconference Track, which offers participant driven conversations vs an expert-centered structure of a traditional conference session. OSS Europe will also offer three new Microconferences. One on Digital Trust, a Standards & Specification Forum and a micro conference called TechDocsCon, for those interested in best practices for open source project documentation processes and communication.
Submission Opportunity: IWCE 2025 is self-described as the “must-attend event for the mission-critical and business critical professionals in the US”. It is returning to Las Vegas from 17 – 20 March and again expecting more than 5,000 attendees. If you have a topic idea that will help these professionals leverage emerging technologies and create a safer, more efficient and more interconnected world, submit here before the 13 September deadline. Be sure that your session topic aligns with one of the conference tracks: First responders; Utilities; Transportation & Logistics; Education & Healthcare; Government & Enterprise.
Lunchtime Learning: The Digital Hollywood AI Summer Summit ran virtually between 22 – 25 July. The event highlighted how AI is being used in the entertainment industry now, how it may be used in the future, the opportunities and the risks. Sessions included discussions around AI and Video and the 21st Century Artist; Virtual Humans and Robotics; AI and Hollywood Production, Advertising, Virtual Production & Analytics; AI and Music: The Challenge of Artists vs. Technology – Musicians – Science – Creativity; AI Startups & Investment – The Transformation; AI & Existential Threats, Bias, Creative Rights & Regulation; AI Fashion, The Artist & Design. Watch industry leaders including Reid Hoffman Co-founder LinkedIn, Co-founder Inflection, Venture Capitalist, Author; Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Paramount Global; Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, United States Science Envoy, Artificial Intelligence, CEO and co-Founder, Humane Intelligence; Jen Hollingsworth, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Flawless AI; Jessica Johnson, National Director of Entertainment Contracts, SAG-AFTRA and more.
Coming Up Next Week: Crypto (18-24 August in Santa Barbara) – short for the International Cryptology Conference – is one of the largest academic conferences in cryptography and cryptanalysis. This year marks 44 years that the International Association for Cryptologic Research/IACR has organized the event. Bloomberg’s The Business Value of AI Atlanta edition will be held 22 August and feature executive speakers from AT&T, the Coca-Cola Company, Salesforce, and Verizon. From 21-24 August, MediaPost’s Data & Programmatic Insider Summit takes over the Everline Resort & Spa in Lake Tahoe, exploring the ways marketers are looking for scalable post-cookie access to consumers. When the Democratic National Convention runs next week in Chicago, Axios plans to host programming 19-20 August, looking to leaders across the public and private sectors who form the national dialogue around the trajectory of America’s future. And on the last day of the DNC, WSJ’s CFO Network will host an online meeting for members for an interactive discussion about the issues that could shape the closing months of the U.S. Presidential election.