Kong Summit 2022
Where API Innovation Runs Wild
September 28-29, 2022
San Francisco, CA
Agenda is now live!
In its fifth year, Kong Summit brings the Kong community together for a chance to discuss building new ideas, tapping into developer-driven innovation, and modernizing connectivity without sacrificing security and governance. Over two days, sessions will explore real-world solutions to building, securing, consuming, and connecting APIs and microservices.
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Full access pass to keynotes, sessions, expo, receptions, and networking on 9/28-9/29.
Featured Speakers
Augusto Marietti Kong, President and Co-Founder
Augusto Marietti Kong, President and Co-Founder
Augusto Marietti is the CEO and co-founder of Kong. Originally from Rome, Italy, Marietti at the age of 19, founded MemboxX, one of the first data storage services in Europe in early 2007. In 2009, Marietti co-founded Kong in a garage in Milan, Italy. The company quickly moved to San Francisco, USA, and raised $1.6M in funding from prominent institutional investors including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Index Ventures and individuals including Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors. Marietti holds a BSc in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan.
Marco Palladino Kong, CTO and Co-Founder
Marco Palladino Kong, CTO and Co-Founder
Marco Palladino is an inventor, software developer and Internet entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. He is the co-founder and CTO of Kong, the most widely adopted open source API platform. Besides being a core maintainer, Marco is currently responsible for the design and delivery of the Kong products, while also providing the technical thought leadership around APIs and microservices within Kong and the external community. Marco was also the co-founder of Mashape, which started in 2010 and is today the largest API marketplace in the world.
Madan Thangavelu Director of Engineering, Uber
Madan Thangavelu Director of Engineering, Uber
Madan is a tech enthusiast with over a decade of industry experience building scalable systems. he has been actively working in areas of web services, SaaS and machine learning. He is always excited about technologies that make an impact on society. In his current role, Madan leads the fulfillment, fares & config systems that power all Uber trips globally.
Benjamin Bertow Senior Technical Lead & Product Owner, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
Benjamin Bertow Senior Technical Lead & Product Owner, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
Benjamin is product owner, project manager and devops engineer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation. He is experienced with data transfer technology in projects ranging from old SOAP monoliths to REST microservices. For the past 2+ years he worked on various Mercedes-Benz API management topics, and is the product owner of a service offering Kong gateway features to various internal projects.
Ted Hessing Head of API Platforms, Vanguard
Ted Hessing Head of API Platforms, Vanguard
Ted Hessing has worked in IT for 20+ years, with experience ranging from Software Engineer, to Six Sigma Black Belt/Project Manager. In his current role, he leads teams who are responsible for the performance and management of Vanguard's large API infrastructure.
Dervis Avdic Engineering Manager, IKEA
Dervis Avdic Engineering Manager, IKEA
Dervis Avdic is an Engineering Manager at IKEA at Ingka Group Digital. Previously, he worked as a Software Engineer at Tetra Pak and IKEA, and as Product Owner at IKEA. He resides in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Schedule
Tuesday
- Training
- Partner Summit
Wednesday
- Keynote Presentations
- Breakout Sessions & Demo Sessions
- Ask the Experts
- API Ecosystem Solutions Expo
- Welcome Reception
Thursday
- Keynote Presentation
- Breakout Sessions & Demo Sessions
- Ask the Experts
- API Ecosystem Solutions Expo
- Awards and Prizes
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Venue
Kong Summit will be held at the beautiful Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco.
2 New Montgomery St,
San Francisco, CA 94105
FAQs
Not to worry! The keynote recordings will be posted after the event.
The full Summit agenda is available now.
Kong is committed to the health and safety of our customers, partners, employees, and team members. Below you will find the current COVID-19 guidelines. We encourage you to return to the website regularly for updates. Revisions will be made in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the City of San Francisco requirements as well as requirements set forth by the event venue.
Health and safety guidelines
- Indoor and outdoor masking is recommended
- Enhanced cleaning will be performed throughout the venue and program areas. (See The Palace Hotel and Marriott International's Commitment to Clean)
- Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the program
- Do not attend if you are feeling ill or have any symptoms of COVID-19.
We encourage you to review the health and safety protocols in place for the City of San Francisco.
The Kong Summit Hackathon is a virtual event with an online open submission period from September 1-27th, 2022.
Contributions are encouraged from all Kong Community members and you can even earn a Kong Summit ticket though your contribution (plus additional prizes and swag)!
Please see the Hackathon event page for all event details and updates.
The annual API Innovator Awards give us the opportunity to shine a light on the projects and people who are ahead of the pack in their use of Kong. Submissions are open for nominees -- and will be open through August 11.
All winners will be recognized at the awards ceremony during Kong Summit 2022 on September 29, 2022. Winners will receive a trophy, recognition via social promotion and a press release, a promotional toolkit, a donation to a charity (Kong will provide the funding and the list of charity options) and a chance to chat on a panel at the awards ceremony.
Visit the API Innovator Awards page for more information and to submit your project!
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