Cloud Native Community Japan

Cloud Native Platform Engineering Japan Kickoff

Attendees: 82
in-person
Event date
December 8, 2025
07:00 PM - 09:30 PM JST
Location
株式会社メルカリ
About this event

Cloud Native Platform Engineering Japanは、CNCFの日本チャプターであるCNCJのサブグループとして発足した、Platform Engineering領域のコミュニティです。

クラウドネイティブ技術の実践者や、社内プラットフォーム開発・運用に携わるエンジニア、マネージャーが集い、知見を共有し合う場であると共に、CNCFの傘下で活動しているPlatform Engineering Technical Community Groupなど、アップストリームの活動と密接に連携し、グローバルコミュニティとの架け橋となることを目指しています。

今回はこのコミュニティ初のイベントとして、キックオフイベントを開催いたします。豪華キーノートの他、Platform Engineeringの基礎や事例、CNCFでの活動の紹介などを一晩で学べる貴重な機会です。ぜひご参加ください。

Cloud Native Platform Engineering Japan is a Platform Engineering community launched as a subgroup of CNCJ, the Japan chapter of CNCF. It serves as a space where cloud native technology practitioners, engineers, and managers involved in internal platform development and operations can gather and share knowledge. We also aim to work closely with upstream activities such as CNCF Platform Engineering Technical Community Group, serving as a bridge to the global community.

As the first event of this community, we are hosting a kickoff event. It's a valuable opportunity to learn about Platform Engineering fundamentals, case studies, and CNCF activities in one evening, including a spectacular keynote. We look forward to your participation.

📝 Registration (Free)

ご自身のLFアカウントでログインした後、「RSVP」をクリックし、「一般入場」の「RSVP」ボタンを選択してください。その後、ご自身の情報を入力して参加登録を完了してください。

After logging in with your LF account, click "RSVP" and select the "RSVP" button for "General Admission". Then enter your information to complete the registration.

🌐 Simultaneous Interpretation Available

本イベントでは、会場スポンサーであるメルカリ様のご協力により、日英／英日同時通訳を提供いたします。
通訳音声をお聞きになる際は、イヤホンをご持参ください。

Thanks to the support of our venue sponsor, Mercari, this event will offer simultaneous interpretation between Japanese and English.
Please bring your own earphones to listen to the interpretation audio.

📅 Event Schedule

  • 19:00: Venue Open

  • 19:15〜19:20: Opening

  • 19:25〜19:45: Keynote (English) Bridging the Gap: A Community-Driven Approach to Japan's Platform Future Platform Engineering is a global movement, but its success in Japan hinges on solving one critical problem: a tech talent gap that affects over 70% of organizations. How can we bridge this divide? This keynote will show that the answer lies not in simply adopting global trends, but in building a uniquely Japanese approach centered on community.

    We will explore a practical, community-driven strategy to turn this challenge into a strength. You'll learn how to build two critical bridges: 1 An external bridge to the global Open Source community, accessing world-class technologies while contributing back.

    2 An internal bridge using InnerSource principles to scale knowledge, break down silos, and empower your teams from within.

    Join us to see how this dual approach creates a powerful feedback loop—accelerating your platform's maturity and your team's skills simultaneously. You'll leave with a clear vision for closing the talent gap and building Japan's platform future, one contribution at a time. Speaker: Vincent Caldeira / Chief Technology Officer / APAC at Red Hat, K.K.

  • 19:50〜20:00: Session 1 (Japanese) Platform Engineering from the CNCF Perspective This session explores Platform Engineering from the perspective of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). It introduces how CNCF projects, community initiatives, and certifications — such as the Technical Community Group (TCG), Platform Engineering Maturity Model, and CNPA/CNPE programs — are shaping the future of platform practices.

    Speaker: Hiroshi Hayakawa, Senior Platform Engineer, LY Corporation

  • 20:00〜20:15: Break

  • 20:15 - 20:30: Session 2 (Japanese) Avoiding Pitfalls When Adopting Gateway API: Secure-by-Default Design with Kuadrant and Keycloak

    The Gateway API is gaining popularity as a modern alternative to Ingress for routing in Kubernetes. By clearly separating the responsibilities of platform administrators and application developers, it has become a key focus area from a Platform Engineering perspective. However, when introducing the Gateway API in production, security considerations are essential. In particular, it’s important to establish mechanisms that allow developers to flexibly configure authentication and authorization for each application, while ensuring a secure-by-default posture where security is guaranteed out of the box.

    In this session, we’ll demonstrate practical approaches to integrating authentication and authorization into a Gateway API environment using Kuadrant and Keycloak. We’ll also showcase configurations that deny all traffic by default to prevent unintentional exposure of services. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for secure API management, as well as key points for integrating these tools effectively—valuable for both developers and platform operators alike.

    Speaker: Genki Matsuda / Software Engineer / Hitachi, Ltd.

  • 20:35 - 20:50: Session 3:

    TBD: A case study session by Mercari, Inc. is scheduled.

    Speaker: Raphaël FRAYSSE / Senior Engineering Manager / Mercari, Inc.

  • 20:50 - 20:55: Closing

👥 Event Organizers

  • Genki Matsuda / Software Engineer / Hitachi, Ltd.

  • Hiroshi Hayakawa / Senior Platform Engineer / LY Corporation

  • Junya Okabe / University of Tsukuba

  • Ken Komazawa / Chief Architect APAC CTO Office / Red Hat K.K.

  • Yoshiyuki Tabata / Senior OSS Consultant / Hitachi, Ltd.

🤝 SPONSORS

会場提供: 株式会社メルカリ / Venue Sponsor: Mercari, Inc.

Organizers