2nd AI Native Open Session

​CNCF has led the revolution of cloud native for the IT industry, and telecommunications have followed this direction since CNCF issued the definition of cloud native. Organisations like ETSI NFV ISG have aligned with CNCF’s flagship direction, and global telecom operators have deployed their 5G networks with a cloud‑native vision.

​With the rapid growth of AI and agent technologies, cloud‑native platforms offer a scalable, reliable, and standardised foundation for modern applications. CNCF is proactively defining and leading the AI‑Native paradigm through open standards and projects, ensuring future software development efficiently leverages artificial intelligence at scale.

​ETSI NFV ISG held the first AI‑Native Open Session at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 and encouraged CNCF to continue leading this direction. On 7 September 2026, during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch + AgntCon China 2026, ETSI NFV ISG will organise the 2nd AI Native Open Session, gathering global AI‑native leaders in Shanghai.

​“ETSI NFV ISG held the first AI native summit and encouraged CNCF to continue to lead ‘AI Native’ direction at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026.”

​Attendance is free of charge.

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​时间 演讲主题 姓名 职位

​13:30 – 13:40

​Welcome + Opening Remark, Yoshihiro Nakajima, ETSI ISG NFV Chair

​13:40 – 14:00

​Open Source Infrastructure for the AI native era, Jonathan Bryce, CNCF Executive Driector

​14:00-14:20

​NFV journey from Cloud Native to AI native, Yoshihiro Nakajima, ETSI ISG NFV Chair

​14:20 – 14:40

​AI Native时代的6G, 段晓东, 中国移动研究院副院长

​14:40 – 15:00

​AI Native technologies lead evolution Next Generation Core architecture, 高治国,华为云核心网产品线总裁

​15:00 – 15:40

​圆桌：AI Native架构和基础设施演进

​Panel：Evolution of AI Native architecture and infrastructure

​Jonathan/Yoshi/朱浩鹏/CMCC

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​Break 20min

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​16:00 – 16:20

​From Inference to Agents, Mark Coiler, Executive Director, Pytorch

​16:20 - 16:40

​The Cloud-Native Substrate: Bridging Infrastructure, MLOps, and the Agentic Frontier, Vincent Caldeira, APAC CTO, Red Hat

​16:40 – 17:00

​From Data Preparation to Inference: Closing the Lifecycle Gap in AI Infrastructure on Kubernetes, Pengfei Ni,Principle Software Engineer，Microsoft

​17:00 – 17:20

​Beyond the Model: How AI Agents Decide, Act and Collaborate, Betty Zheng, Senior Developer Advocate, AWS

​17:20 – 17:40

​TBD, TBD, TBD

​17:40- 18 :00

​Closing remark, Yoshihiro Nakajima, ETSI ISG NFV Chair