Co-Located Events

Approximately 300 CNCF Ambassadors have been appointed by the CNCF worldwide, promoting cloud native in their respective regions. This time, Japanese CNCF Ambassadors will speak about the appeal of the CNCF Ambassador role, which connects Japan with the world. We will also invite Christoph Blecker, Chair of the CNCF Governing Board, to deliver the keynote speech, where he will discuss the importance of upstream activities and his expectations for Japanese CNCF Ambassadors.

There will also be time for networking, so you can speak directly with the CNCF Ambassadors!

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Event organizers:

Yuichi Nakamura (Linux Foundation Japan Evangelist), Shu Muto (NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.), Kenta Tada (Toyota Motor Corporation), Kenji Tagashira (Fsas Technologies Inc.)

Agenda:

• Doors Open
• 18:20: Opening – Yuiichi Nakamura (Linux Foundation Japan Evangelist)
• 18:25: Keynote – Christoph Blecker, Chair of CNCF Governing Board (English)
• 18:35: CNCF Ambassador Panel Discussion – CNCF Ambassadors will share their motivations for becoming CNCF Ambassadors, the appeal of their work, and their future aspirations. Speakers (in alphabetical order): Kohei Ota (Apple), Ziyi Xie (NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.), Yoshiyuki Tabata (Hitachi, Ltd.), Nao Nishijima (Hitachi, Ltd.), Shu Muto (NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.)
• 19:00: Lightning Talk – CNCF Ambassadors will discuss their work in a lightning talk format. Speakers (in alphabetical order): Junya Okabe (University of Tsukuba), Daiki Hayakawa (Three Shakes)
• 19:20: Closing Remarks, Networking – Kenta Tada (Toyota Motor Corporation), Kenji Tagashira (Fsas Technologies Inc.)

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