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I'm Attending!October 31, 2025November 01, 2025Africa DevOps Summit 2.0UTCAfrica DevOps Summit is the continent's flagship conference dedicated to advancing DevOps culture and practice. This annual event unites technologists, leaders, and innovators from across Africa and beyond.
Following the success of our 2024 edition, which drew over 450+ attendees from 12 countries, this year we’re expanding our reach and impact. The 2025 summit will feature two packed days of hands-on workshops, lightning talks, keynote presentations, panel discussions, networking opportunities—and a graduation ceremony for the first cohort of our "Cloud Native and DevOps" training program.
Theme: DevOps for a Changing Continent: Taking DevOps Beyond the Pipeline
We’re inviting practitioners, leaders, educators, and researchers to share insights, stories, and strategies that reflect this theme and inspire real-world impact across Africa’s growing tech ecosystem.
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What We Expect from Submitted Sessions
We welcome proposals that are relevant, practical, and impactful. We are looking for sessions that:
Share real-world experiences or lessons learned
Include case studies, open-source contributions, or community-driven innovations
Address local or continental challenges in applying DevOps
Present actionable insights, not product pitches
Reflect inclusive and respectful perspective
Accepted Areas & Topics
We are especially interested in sessions that touch on:
Infrastructure, automation, and observability
DevSecOps and compliance
People, process, and culture change
Civic tech and public sector DevOps
Developer experience and platform engineering
Startup innovation and Afro-centric tooling
AI/ML in Ops, GitOps, and future trends
Accepted Session Formats
Talks: 25 or 45 minutes (including Q&A)
Lightning Talks: 10-minute quick insights
Workshops: 60 to 90 minutes (hands-on sessions)
Target Audience & Expertise Levels
Our audience ranges from beginners to seasoned professionals, so we welcome:
Introductory sessions for learners or early-career technologists
Intermediate/advanced talks with technical deep dives
Leadership/strategy sessions for team leads, architects, and managers
Clearly indicate your intended audience and session level in your submission.
Important Note: Proposal submissions that are solely or to a large extent written or include AI-generated text by a large-scale language model (LLM) such as ChatGPT will not be accepted and disregarded without a second chance to submit.Nairobi
