The CNCF, OpenInfra, and PyTorch foundations are merging their Shanghai conferences this September to align cloud-native platforms with AI model workflows.
CNCF, OpenInfra Foundation, and PyTorch Foundation announced the schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026. The conference will take place from September 7 to September 9, at the Shanghai International Convention Center, with China being the second-largest contributor for CNCF projects. The three global open source communities join hands for the event for the first time on a single platform.
Featured tracks highlighted on this year’s agenda include AI, Machine Learning, Agentic AI, Data Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualisation, Storage, Platform Engineering and Cloud Native Architecture. The event brings together experts and communities of machine learning, cloud native and open infrastructure technologies.
The Dan Kohn Scholarship program offers registration and travel funding scholarships for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China. Application deadlines:
- Scholarship application deadline: July 27, 8:59 PDT / July 27, 23:59 CST
- Travel Funding application deadline: July 6, 8:59 PDT / July 6, 23:59 CST
“We are bringing the entire open source infrastructure stack together in a single event from OpenStack and Kata Containers to Kubernetes, PyTorch and vLLM,” said Jonathan Bryce, executive director, CNCF and OpenInfra Foundation. “Modern AI depends on infrastructure that can support training, inference, agents and a growing diversity of AI accelerators,” said Mark Collier, executive director, PyTorch Foundation. This conference addresses the soaring demands of integration of foundational cloud native platforms with AI model workflows.
