Driving the Next Evolution of DevOps Through AI, Platform Engineering, Security, and Open Source
cdCon 2026 is where the next era of software delivery takes shape. Hosted by the Continuous Delivery Foundation, cdCon focuses on four defining pillars of modern delivery: AI-driven workflows and the operational delivery of AI applications, software supply chain security, platform engineering at scale, and the future direction of the open source projects that power the modern software factory floor.
Co-located with Open Source Summit North America, cdCon brings together the builders, operators, and leaders turning these priorities into production reality. Join us there.
Call for Proposals
This year, we’re looking for talks about the following topics:
- AI and ML in CI/CD and Platform Engineering
- Platform Engineering: Principles and Automation
- Securing Software Workflows: Principles and Best Practices Automation
- CDF Projects: CDEvents, Jenkins, JayeX (formerly Jenkins X), Ortelius, Screwdriver, Spinnaker, and Tekton
Important Dates
Take notes of the following deadlines:
- CFP Closes: Sunday, February 8 at 11:59 PM PST
- CFP Notifications: Monday, March 9
- Schedule Announced: Tuesday, March 12
- Event: Monday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Program Committee
This year’s program chair is Tracy Ragan. We will announce the rest of the Program Committee members by early January. Thank you to everyone who applied to be a part of it.
cdCon 2025 Recordings
Andrea Frittoli
IBM
Navitha Kambalapally
Capital One
Brian Dawson
CIQ
Sundeep Bobba
Southwest Airlines
Hudson Coutinho
Devs On The Road
Tracy Ragan (PC Chair)
DeployHub
Jing Chen
Independent
Utkarsh Sharma
Acutro
Registration
To attend cdCon, simply register for Open Source Summit North America (no add-on needed). Register by Mar 15 to save $ 200 USD.
Sponsor
Sponsoring Open Source Summit gives you the opportunity to reach a diverse and multi-faceted audience of open source practitioners, in one place.
Venue & Travel
cdCon is held in the same venue as Open Source Summit North America. Visit their page for all the information about travel, hotel, visa, etc.
Minneapolis Convention Center
Venue Address:
1301 Second Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
55403
