PANTHEON.tech is currently leading in OpenDaylight development & contributions, as well as being an active participant in FD.io & ONAP, amongst other projects

PANTHEON.tech’s passion for open-source goes beyond being one of the most active contributors to Linux Foundation Networking projects in 2020.

As a Board Representative nominee, I want to strengthen LFNs core values – teamwork, inclusion and innovation.
I believe that open networking projects are a cornerstone for internet transparency and openness. In this open world, even small companies can make a huge impact and bring enormous value for the community. Thank you for your consideration.

Sebastian Scheele is co-founder of Kubermatic, a start-up with 60 employees that is the #7 committer to Kubernetes and that is focused on developing open core software solutions for automating Kubernetes operations at scale. Sebastian, a developer himself, has his finger on the pulse of where the Kubernetes landscape is going and is contributing many of his team's resources to upstream K8s development. As one of the early pioneers in the cloud native ecosystem since 2016,  he has helped dozens of telecoms and hundreds of enterprises embrace Kubernetes to solve cutting edge challenges in both cloud and edge computing.  

Currently, small companies are not represented on the LF Networking Governing Board and the largest companies make all the top level decisions for LF Networking. The company that I co-founded and lead, Kubermatic, is a startup just like over 50% of the 70+ LF Networking silver members who are small companies. Kubermatic has been one of the earliest members of both LF Networking and CNCF. I have worked with dozens of telcos and understands their unique requirements and how they will impact a successful transition to cloud native. Recently elected to CNCF governing board, I would serve on LF Networking’s governing board to accelerate LF Networking’s projects such as ONAP to cloud native.
Even though Kubermatic is a startup, we are one of the most active upstream contributors of all members in the largest project at the LF: CNCF’s Kubernetes, currently ranking number 7 of commits. We have 60 employees that are focused on developing open source software solutions for automating Kubernetes operations at scale.

Kubermatic helped guide OVP Phase 2 which is focused on adding Cloud Native Function support to OVP, now Anuket. At KubeCon 2019 in November, Kubermatic was central to the Cloud Native 5G demo & keynote.
It’s time that small companies in our community have a direct voice on the LF Networking governing board. I would be honored to be your representative.
I thank you all for your time and consideration. Please feel free to schedule a 1:1 in case you’d like to connect and discuss.

Gabriele Elia is Head of Standard, Technology Communication & IPR in the CTIO Department of TIM, responsible for coordinating and supervising

TIM contribution to Technical Standards in over 30 Associations including ETSI & 3GPP, GSMA, NGMN, ITU, TMForum and Linux Foundation Networking; development of intellectual property; and technical communication. He is also in charge of coordinating European research projects participation and universities and research centers collaboration.  

He has over 25 years of experience in the Telco Industry with various positions ranging from research and development in IP network development and technical innovation.

After graduating in Electronic Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin and his PhD in Automation and Software Engineering, he joined Telecom Italia  in 1994 where he began his activities with the first Internet services of Telecom Italia such as Interbusiness, Telecom Online, TIN.IT and others services on ADSL. He has been involved in the development of "content to person" services on broadband and broadcast networks, including IPTV and digital terrestrial TV. More recently he followed the development of Open Innovation projects including the creation and development of the "Joint Open Labs" with some of the best Italian universities and managed the TIM WCap Startup Accelerator Program.

He has been active in multiple industry and standardization groups, representing TIM in various board and executive committees both in Italian and international organizations.

I am nominating myself as TIM representative to the LFN Governing Board and I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute to the Industry Opensource Ecosystem development.