Cloud Native Groningen Meetup - 9 September 2026

Come to an engaging evening full of illuminating discussions about Cloud Native, networking, and interesting conversations, organized by Cloud Native Groningen. The primary language of this event is Dutch.

When:
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location:
TKP Pensioen B.V.: Europaweg 27, 9723 AS Groningen. Don't forget your proof of identity to gain access to the building (passport, driver's license or ID card)

Program:

5:00 p.m.: Doors open
5:30 PM: Welcome, introduction and guidelines for the venue
5:35 p.m.: Session #1: 🚀 Crossplane as the foundation for a developer platform – by Tomothy Kanters.
6:20 PM: Enjoy free snacks and drinks and networking opportunities
7:00 p.m.: Session #2: 🚀 TDB – by TBD.
19:45: Concluding remarks
7:50 p.m.: Enjoy refreshments and networking opportunities
20:30: End of the event

Why participate?
Make connections with market leaders and Cloud Native enthusiasts. Deepen your knowledge of Cloud Native tools. Expand your professional network in a friendly, inclusive environment.

Limited number of places available; register quickly to avoid missing out!

Speakers of this edition

Timothy Kanters

Product Group Leader – IT4IT
TKP Pension

Alessandro Vozza

Senior Solution Engineer
Cloud+AI / Microsoft

Sessions

Session 1: Crossplane as the foundation for a Developer platform – Timothy Kanters

During his talk, Timothy explains how TKP does not use Crossplane as an add-on tool, but as an essential part of the developer platform. He takes you through how that started: how the provisioning of the data platform came to be and the choices that formed the basis for it. He also shows where else TKP has implemented Crossplane since then.

Session 2: Alessandro Vozza

Session 2: Beyond the Clouds: Sovereign AI Infrastructure to regain Control and Autonomy – Alessandro Vozza

In his session, Alessandro advocates for a sovereign AI infrastructure: a production-ready reference architecture, built entirely on CNCF and open-source components, that treats AI workloads as the cloud-native systems they are.

Expect concrete choices for tooling, insight into failure scenarios that vendors don't mention, and a practical blueprint to regain control of your AI stack.