KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: BackstageCon

Who will get the most out of attending this event? What is new and different this year? What will the day look like? Should I do any homework first? A note from the co-chairs Posted on September 29, 2025 by Co-chairs, Blair Fraser, Bryan Landes, Balaji Sivasubramanian CNCF projects highlighted in this post BackstageCon has been in existence since 2022, where it made its debut at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Detroit. We want attendees at BackstageCon to leave with a deeper understanding of the latest trends and use cases of Backstage. Last year, Backstage saw strong engagement from the end user community, with significant contributions driving its momentum. We aim to springboard from that success, by bringing together the Backstage community and sharing success stories, use cases, and the future of the Backstage project. The BackstageCon agenda is suitable for all skill levels, but we think that anyone involved in platform engineering, developer portals, or those interested in improving developer productivity will make the most out of this event. For early adopters of Backstage, this event is an excellent opportunity to learn from experienced users and contributors. Experienced Backstage users will find insights into the future of Backstage and can use this event as an excellent opportunity to network with other adopters. This year’s agenda introduces new topics, including how organizations of all sizes are scaling developer productivity using Backstage, the future of developer portals, and scaling AI development. This event will kick off in the main room with a welcome from the chairs. We have a single track agenda starting with an adopter session in scaling developer productivity. Keynote sessions from our sponsors will lead into several exciting sessions on topics from leveraging the new notification system, using scaffolder for workflows, and a panel discussion of the future of developer portals. Our afternoon will include sessions led by contributors and adopters covering topics like standardizing MCP deployment and governance, taming the post-startup stage with Backstage, and how one adopter is turning their insights into golden paths.