Open Networking & Edge Summit, Alongside KubeCon + CloudNative Con Europe, Announces Initial All-Star Speaker Line-Up and Opportunity to Participate in Industry Survey

• LF Networking’s flagship industry event brings together the best and brightest across Networking, Edge, AI, Cloud Native, OpenRAN, AI RAN and more to share insights on the future of Digital Transformation 

• Join executives from Vodafone, Softbank, NTT,  China Mobile, along with leading Industry Analysts and startups like ZEDEDA to help shape the future of networking & edge - Registration is now open

• Extend the Open Networking & Edge Summit experience at Could Native Telco Day on April 1, co-located with KubeCon + CloudNative Con EU at EXCEL London

SAN FRANCISCO–February 10, 2025 — LF Networking, the facilitator of collaboration and operational excellence across open source networking projects, today announced initial speakers for the upcoming  Open Networking & Edge Summit. The Summit takes place March 31 in London ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe and will be followed by a half-day Cloud Native Telco Day event officially co-located with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Attendees are encouraged to attend both events at the same venue over two days to get the full experience. LF Networking also announced its partnership with LF Research on a new survey to identify trends and priorities in open source networking. 

“As in the past, this year’s Summit brings top industry thought leaders to the stage to share expertise across decades of innovation, which will include insights on industry adoption of open network technologies,” said Arpit Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Edge and IoT, at the Linux Foundation. “Open Networking and Edge Summit is a prime vehicle for providing the tools that enable mass transformation at scale through shared learning. We invite you to participate in our survey and join the industry’s best and brightest to further digital transformation through open source.”

Confirmed speakers include:

• Alex Jinsung Choi, Chair AI RAN Alliance and Principal Fellow, Softbank 
• Dr. Junlan Feng, Chair and General Manager of AI and Intelligent, Operation R&D Center, China Mobile Research Institute
• Sampada Basarkar, Executive Director, Software Engineering, Vodafone
• Masahisa Kawashima, IOWN Technology Director, IOWN Development Office, R&D Planning Department, NTT Corporation
• Erik Nordmark, CTO and Co-Founder, ZEDEDA
• Omdia industry analysts James Crawshaw, Practice Leader;  Inderpreet Kaur, Senior Analyst, Service Provider Transformation;  and Christoforos Sarantopoulos, Senior Analyst, Telco Cloud and Network Automation
• Tilly Gilbert, Director, Consulting & Edge Practice Lead, STL Partners
• Hilary Carter, Senior Vice President, Linux Foundation Research
• Arpit Joshipura, SVP/GM Networking and Edge, Linux Foundation
• Additional speakers from SONiC, LF Edge, LF Networking and more open source communities

The Open Networking & Edge Summit has been a pivotal event for the open networking and edge industry, bringing together leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from across the globe to drive advancements in open networking and edge computing. Since its inception over 10 years ago, the summit has served as a premier platform to discuss, develop, and showcase transformative technologies that define the future of connectivity and infrastructure. Discussion topics range across the stack, including: Domain-specific AI, LLMs, Edge/IoT, Open RAN, Enhanced Connectivity/Access, Enterprise and Multi-Cloud Networking, 5G/6G, Security, and more. 

Take the Survey and Get a 30 Percent Summit Discount

LF Networking is partnering with LF Research to explore trends and priorities in open source networking. We invite anyone familiar with the open network ecosystem to share insights and perspectives. Survey data will paint a current picture of open source use, opportunities, and challenges across the greater network ecosystem industry. To participate in the survey and receive a 30 percent discount code off Open Networking and Edge Summit, click this link. 

Attend in Person

Open Networking & Edge Summit registration is open! 

• Take the Survey and get a 30 percent discount off registration.
• Members of LF Networking and LF Edge may receive a 20 percent discount (if interested in project membership, please visit https://lfnetworking.org/join/ or https://lfedge.org/members/join/).
• Members of the media interested in attending Open Networking & Edge Summit via a complimentary press pass should reach out to jlovato@linuxfoundation.org. 

Registration for Cloud Native Telco Day is an add-on to main KubeCon + CloudNativeCon registration and includes access to the full event beyond Cloud Native Telco Day. 

Elevate Your Brand: Sponsor ONE Summit 2025

For over 10 years, Open Networking & Edge Summit has remained the premier event for open networking, edge, cloud, and IoT industries, bringing together technical and business leaders for in-depth, interactive discussions in a neutral and collaborative environment. This dynamic forum fosters innovative planning and strategizing of cutting-edge technologies with the operational support needed to maximize their impact.

Sponsoring enables organizations to:

• Demonstrate thought leadership and alignment with ecosystem trends. Open Networking & Edge Summit’s programming features a unique mixture of current technical and operational topics with emerging trends such as Industry 4.0, telco/public cloud collaboration, and AI. Showcase your role in this dynamic industry.
• Support the industry’s premier open and collaborative event. Presented by LF Networking and LF Edge, this event features innovations across the entire open networking stack, including NOS, open RAN, Open Core, IoT, Orchestration, Cloud Native, standards, and more.

For information on becoming an event sponsor, view the sponsorship prospectus, or email the team for more information. Sponsorships for Cloud Native Telco Day are available through the CNCF sponsorship team; learn more here. 

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