Buildpacks Summit

Buildpacks Summit is a one-day event for Cloud Native Buildpacks adopters, contributors, and project maintainers to come together and shape the future of the project. Through technical talks, user stories, and collaborative discussions, attendees will share real-world experiences, explore emerging ideas, and help define the roadmap for the next generation of Cloud Native Buildpacks.

This event is one of our KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe CNCF-hosted Co-located Events. In-person attendees have the option to register for an All-Access In-Person KubeCon + CloudNativeCon pass that will include entry to ALL CNCF-hosted co-located events + KubeCon + CloudNativeCon.

Contact [email protected] to secure your sponsorship today! Signed contracts must be received by 25 January 2027.

Submit a proposal to speak! Submissions are being accepted through Sunday, 18 October 2026.

Click above to submit a proposal to speak at Buildpacks Summit, or one of the other CNCF-hosted Co-located events.

Buildpacks Summit topics include:

• Adopter Case Studies
• Platform Integrations
• Security and Software Supply Chain
• Extending Buildpacks
• Developer Experience

Submission Types:

• Presentation: 25 minutes with 1 or 2 speakers presenting on a topic
• Panel Discussion: 35 minutes of discussion amongst 3 to 5 speakers (In an effort to promote speaker diversity, CNCF does not accept submissions with all-male panels, and three different organizations must be represented).
• Lightning Talk: A brief 10-minute presentation with a maximum of 1 speaker