Where Infrastructure Meets Innovation
Thu, May 15, 2025 @ 11:00am EDTThu, May 15, 2025 @ 11:00am
Virtual Event
Speakers
Matt Gowie
CEO / CTO, Masterpoint
Rachel Sweeney
Staff Engineer
Ned Bellavance
Founder, Ned In The Cloud
Joe Hutchinson
Platform Lead, Vega
Robert Hafner
Distinguished Engineer
Allen Helton
Ecosystem Engineer
Patrick Debois
AI Product Engineer
Luca Galante
Platform Engineer
Dimitri Vlachos
Chief Marketing Officer
Marcin Wyszyński
Chief R&D Officer
Sharone Revah Zitzman
Founder RTFM Please, co-founder DevOpsDays Tel Aviv
Flavius Dinu
AWS Community Builder & Docker Captain
Emin Alemdar
CNCF Ambassador, AWS Container Hero
Reasons to Attend IaCConf
Stay Ahead of the Curve
Discover emerging IaC trends, tools, and strategies shaping the future of infrastructure automation.
Learn from the Masters
Hear real-world lessons from seasoned practitioners—what worked, what didn’t, and how they’d do it next time.
Level Up Your Skills
Dive into hands-on sessions and actionable insights you can apply right away to improve your workflows.
Connect with the Community
Meet peers, swap stories, and grow your network with fellow DevOps and Platform Engineering pros.
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Agenda Thursday May 15, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
IaCConf 2025 Opening Keynote: AI Platform Teams
Kick-off IaCConf 2025 with this keynote on how AI fits into platform teams & the new AI infrastructure, presented by Patrick Debois.
Patrick Debois11:50 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
Taste Testing Tofu
Robert Hafner shares OpenTofu best practices and real-world insights.
Robert Hafner12:20 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
IaC Next Steps: Platform Engineering
Why platform engineering’s cultural shift is the future of IaC.
Joe Hutchinson12:55 PM - 1:25 PM EDT
Wrangling Platforms: Cleaning up the mess
Cleaning up cloud chaos with the essentials for IaC-driven platforms.
Matt Gowie1:25 PM - 1:55 PM EDT
Automate All the Things: Panel Discussion on AI & ML in IaC
Our panel discusses where AI & ML fit in IaC’s future.
Sharone Zitzman, Robert Haffner, Allen Helton2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Using Ansible and Terraform Together
Ned Bellavance—aka Ned in the Cloud—shows how to use Terraform & Ansible for seamless infrastructure automation & management.
Ned In The Cloud2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Overcoming the Speed-Control Paradox
Overcoming the Speed-Control Paradox: Findings from Spacelift Infrastructure Automation 2025 Research
Dimitri Vlachos3:05 PM - 3:35 PM EDT
Infrastructure FROM Code: What Happened and What's Next?
Learn what happened to the concept of IFc and what’s next.
Allen Helton 3:35 PM - 4:05 PM EDT
The Crossplane Experience
Learn about one team’s journey implementing and living with Crossplane.
Rachel Sweeney4:10 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
IaCConf 2025 Closing Session
Marcin Wyszynski delivers closing remarks for the conference.
Marcin Wyszynski
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM EDT
IaC Workshop: Getting Started with Infrastructure as Code
Join experienced DevOps engineers in this interactive workshop on getting started with infrastructure as code.
Flavius Dinu, Emin Alemdar1:25 PM - 1:55 PM EDT
Why You Should Manage Your IaC as a Product
Learn why treating Platform as a Product is becoming best practice.
Luca Galante2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Terraform in Depth: A Q&A and Fireside Chat
Join this live Q&A with Robert Haffner, the author of Terraform in Depth: Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and OpenTofu.
Robert Hafner
