KubeCon EU and ArgoCon Amsterdam 2026: Talks, Keynote & More
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We're heading to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam! Join us from March 23–26, 2026 as we connect with the cloud-native community, share what we've been building, and hear from some of the brightest minds in the ecosystem.
This year marks another milestone for our European customers: the launch of the Akuity Platform EU Region, bringing GDPR-compliant, EU-based infrastructure to teams who need it most.
Whether you're deep into GitOps, exploring progressive delivery, or just getting started with Argo CD and Kargo, there's something for everyone. Here's where you can find us.
ArgoCon Europe
ArgoCon Europe returns as a co-located event on March 23, kicking off the week ahead of the main KubeCon days. When we started working on the Argo Project in 2017, we never imagined ArgoCon would grow into one of the most attended co-located events at KubeCon.
What began as a small virtual gathering in 2021 has become a thriving, twice-yearly community event — and we're proud to have been part of that journey from the start.
This year, Jesse Suen — Argo CD co-creator and CTO at Akuity — will be taking the keynote stage, alongside a strong lineup of talks from across the Argo community. You can view the full ArgoCon Schedule here.
Our Sessions at ArgoCon & KubeCon
#0: [KeyNote Talk] From Kubernetes to Anything: The Evolution of Promotion with Kargo
Presenter: Jesse Suen, CTO & Co-Founder, Akuity
Date: Monday, March 23 | 9:50 CET
Location: Auditorium
Jesse will walk through how Kargo, an open-source Kubernetes promotion tool that powers Akuity Platform, can orchestrate application workloads, Terraform plans, and cloud infrastructure changes in a single declarative workflow.
#1: [Talk] Agnostic Workload Identity Across the Argo Ecosystem Using SPIFFE and SPIRE
Presenters: Blake Pettersson, Akuity, Andrew Block, Red Hat
Date: Monday, March 23 | 15:55–16:20 CET
Location: Auditorium
This session dives into how SPIFFE and SPIRE can eliminate static credentials and bring zero-trust, cryptographically verifiable workload identity across Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Argo Rollouts, and Argo Events.
#2: [Lightning Talk]: Tilt? Goreman? Make? Go Run? A Contributor's Guide to Argo CD Local Dev
Presenter: Nitish Kumar, Software Engineer, Akuity
Date: Monday, March 23 | 17:15–17:25 CET
Location: G102-103
A practical guide for new Argo CD contributors on how to run and debug the project locally — breaking down when to reach for go run, make, goreman, or Tilt, with a live demo included.
#3: [Talk]: The 10x DevOps Engineer's Toolkit: Argo CD + AI-Driven MCP Automation
Presenters: Alexander Matyushentsev, Co-Founder and Chief Architect, Akuity, Leonardo Luz Almeida, Intuit
Date: Tuesday, March 24 | 17:00–17:30 CET
Location: Atrium 1+2
Learn how the open source MCP server for Argo CD lets engineers delegate repetitive tasks — like rollbacks, sync troubleshooting, and multi-environment coordination — to AI agents, freeing teams to focus on higher-value work.
#4: [Talk] ContribFest: Tell Us How You're Using Argo CD
Presenters: Alexander Matyushentsev & Nitish Kumar, Akuity; Leonardo Luz Almeida, Michael Crenshaw & Alexandre Gaudreault, Intuit; Regina Voloshin, Octopus Deploy
Date: Wednesday, March 25 | 14:15–15:30 CET |
Location: G106
An interactive, discussion-driven session where the Argo CD community comes together to share real-world usage patterns, repo structures, multi-cluster setups, and operational insights — with maintainers helping guide the conversation.
Stop by Our Booth Akuity ArgoCon & KubeCon Booth
Find us at Booth #500. Stop by to see our latest demos, chat with Argo CD engineers, and pick up some swag.
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🎁 Free Argo CD Up and Running Book
We're giving away free copies of Argo CD Up & Running, signed by Christian Hernandez and Andrew Block. Join us for the book signing on Wednesday, March 24 at 11:00 AM CET at our booth, first come, first served!
📅 Book a Meeting
Want to talk to an Argo CD expert at KubeCon? Fill out this form for an in-person demo at ArgoCon and KubeCon.
See you in Amsterdam! 🌷
