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Date: October 8th, 2025 – (Virtual Event)

Time: 9:30 AM EST – 4:00 PM EST

Cloud Custodian is a CNCF incubating project that empowers organizations to define and enforce cloud governance as code – enabling powerful automation across FinOps, security, operations, and compliance domains.

Join us for Governance as Code Day, a virtual event where practitioners, contributors, and maintainers come together to share real-world experiences, best practices, and project updates. You’ll learn how Cloud Custodian is being used in production to solve today’s toughest governance challenges – at scale.

Hop in and out of sessions throughout the day to hear from peers at organizations like Capital One, GoTo, FactSet, Avalara, AWS, Six Feet Up, and many more.

What to Expect

  • Product Updates & Roadmap: See what’s new and what’s coming next for Cloud Custodian.
  • Augment Your Existing FinOps & Security Toolset: Learn how Cloud Custodian complements and extends the tools you already use.
  • AI Governance with Cloud Custodian: Explore emerging best practices for governing AI infrastructure services, including GPUs and model services.
  • Shift-Left Governance for FinOps & Security: Hear how teams are embedding policy earlier in the development lifecycle for faster, more consistent outcomes.
  • Future Integrations with Data Platforms: Get a sneak peek into upcoming integrations with platforms like Snowflake and others.

For Speakers and Agenda scroll below.

 

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Kelsey Hightower

Former Google Cloud Distinguished Engineer, Speaker, Author, and Open Source Contributor
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J.R. Storment

Founder & Executive Director, FinOps Foundation
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Christoph Krüger

Principal Cloud Architect at GoTo
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Kapil Thangavelu

CTO Stacklet & Lead Maintainer Cloud Custodian
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Kristen Happ

Technical Customer Success Manager at Stacklet
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Pratyush Mishra

Software Engineer at Capital One
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Lindbergh Matillano

Director Cloud Optimization at Avalara
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Matthew Heidelbaugh

Lead Software Engineer at Capital One
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Melanie Jean-Louis

Sr. Cloud Engineer at Medidata Solutions
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Pritamsingh Yaduvanshi

Lead Software Engineer at FactSet
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Adam Richter

Senior Optimization Solutions Architect at AWS
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Sonny Shi

Head of Product at Stacklet, Maintainer - Cloud Custodian
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Chris Watkins

Sr. Consultant at Six Feet Up

Agenda (Tentative)

All times are in Eastern time Zone (EST)

9:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:40 AM

Opening Keynote with Kelsey Hightower

10:10 AM

Cloud Custodian: State of the Union - Kapil Thangavelu (Stacklet)

10:35 AM

What’s Missing from Your Security and FinOps Tools: Cloud Custodian in Action -Christoph Krüger (GoTo)

11:00 AM

Break - 10 Minutes

11:10 AM

Cloud Custodian + FinOps Tools: Faster Waste Elimination and Prevention - Pritamsingh Yaduvanshi (FactSet)

11:35 AM

From FinOps to Security: Governing Cloud AI Services with Cloud Custodian - Matthew Heidelbaugh & Pratyush Mishra (Capital One)

12:00 PM

Lunch + Q&A with Kelsey Hightower (ask him anything!)

01:00 PM

Keynote with J.R. Storment (FinOps Foundation)

01:25 PM

Move from Insight to Action Faster with AWS Billing MCP & Cloud Custodian - Adam Richter (AWS)

01:40 PM

Prevent, Don’t Chase: Shift-Left Best Practices for FinOps and Security - Melanie Jean-Louis (Medidata Solutions)

02:05 PM

Uncovering Hidden Savings: Optimizing Networks & GPUs with Cloud Custodian - Kristen Happ (Stacklet)

02:30 PM

Break - 10 Minutes

02:40 PM

Continuous IAM Hygiene and Compliance: Cloud Custodian - Chris Watkins (Six Feet Up)

03:05 PM

Governing Snowflake Usage with Cloud Custodian - Lindbergh Matillano (Avalara), Sonny Shi (Stacklet)

03:30 PM

Closing Remarks