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.
Why Attend?
Learn from maintainers, developers, and community leaders about:
- AI and ML: in CI/CD and Platform Engineering
- Platform Engineering: Principles and Automation
- Securing Software Workflows: Principles and Best Practices Automation
- CD Foundation Projects: CDEvents, JayeX (formerly Jenkins X), Jenkins, Ortelius, Screwdriver, Spinnaker, and Tekton
Important Dates
Take notes of the following deadlines:
- CFP Closes: Sunday, February 15 at 11:59 PM PST
- CFP Notifications: Monday, March 16
- Schedule Announced: Thursday, March 19
- Early-bird registration ends: Tuesday, March 24
- Event: Monday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Program Committee
This year’s program chair is Tracy Ragan. Welcome and thank you to the seven other members who will be reviewing all of the session proposals and curating this year’s cdCon schedule.
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 24 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. Visit their page for information about travel, hotel, visa, etc. Health and Safety
Minneapolis Convention Center
Venue Address:
1301 Second Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
55403
