About
Kubernetes has become the universal control plane for modern infrastructure — and now AI is accelerating that evolution. As organizations adopt AI native architectures, scale model training and inference, and push toward more autonomous operations, Kubernetes is emerging as the backbone for running intelligent, distributed systems at scale.

“Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure” brings together cloud native leaders, platform engineers, and AI innovators to explore how Kubernetes is transforming to meet the demands of AI driven workloads. This session examines the new patterns emerging at the intersection of Kubernetes and AI — from GPU orchestration and model deployment to AI powered operations and self optimizing clusters.

Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding of how Kubernetes is evolving in the AI era, what new capabilities are required to support AI native applications, and how teams can prepare for a future where automation, intelligence, and orchestration converge.
When
Monday, September 21, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)
Presenters
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John Capobianco
Head of AI & Developer Relations
John Capobianco serves as the Head of AI & Developer Relations at Itential, bringing over two decades of technical experience to his role at the intersection of network automation and artificial intelligence. An author, educator, and veteran IT professional, he has previously held key leadership positions including Head of Developer Relations at Selector AI and AI Technical Leader for Cisco Secure. Throughout his career, which also includes serving as a Senior Network Architect for the Canadian Parliament, he has focused on helping large enterprises safely adopt AI-driven operations within mission-critical, highly regulated infrastructure environments.
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Mike Vizard
Chief Content Officer
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Tony Anter
DevOps Architect and Evangelist - BMC
As a DevOps Architect and Evangelist for BMC, Tony Anter is responsible for showing customers the art of what is possible when it comes to Mainframe DevOps and DevOps in general. Tony has over 20 years’ experience in IT as an individual contributor, people leader and architect. In 2017, Tony was given a project to bring DevOps to the Mainframe for a Fortune 100 Credit Card Company. Tony spent the next 2 years migrating this companies Mainframe applications, 500+, onto a set of modern DevOps pipelines centered around BMC tooling. Tony Lives in Phoenix Arizona with his wife and 3 children. In his spare time Tony likes to practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, watch Steelers Football and read.