# Andrey Lesnikov — Speaking

Canonical URL: https://justrunme.com/speaking/

## Positioning

Andrey Lesnikov speaks and writes about AI infrastructure, Kubernetes GitOps, platform engineering, observability, restore automation, and production cloud-native systems.

## Cloud Native Conference 2026

- Event: Cloud Native Conference 2026
- Recognition: Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 Company Award, 3rd place
- Role: Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer, CONTACT Software GmbH
- Agenda reference: https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/agenda-2026
- Recognition proof: https://justrunme.com/recognition/cloud-native-rockstars-2026/
- Press kit: https://justrunme.com/press-kit/

## Speaking Topics

- AI Infrastructure for Cloud-Native Platforms
- From Engineering Knowledge to Cloud Native AI Services
- Kubernetes GitOps Architecture with Argo CD, Flux, Terraform, and EKS
- AI Gateways: routing, policy, token budgets, provider failover, and observability
- RAG Knowledge Platforms for engineering teams and production operations
- OpenTelemetry, SLOs, and incident-ready observability meshes
- Backup, restore, and platform reliability automation

## Public Signals

- Cloud Native Rockstars 2026: Company Award finalist, 3rd place — CONTACT Software GmbH (https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/cn-rockstars-2026)
- Cloud Native Conference Frankfurt 2026: Cloud-native systems, GitOps, and platform operations
- Fourier AI talks: AI infrastructure, automation, and production readiness

## Verified References

- Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 official result (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/cn-rockstars-2026 — Official Company Award ranking listing Andrey Lesnikov, Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer, CONTACT Software GmbH.
- Cloud Native Conference 2026 agenda (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/agenda-2026 — Agenda entry for the Company Awards pitch: Von Engineering Knowledge zu Cloud Native AI.
- Cloud Native Conference 2026 recap (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/ — Ruckblick 2026 with conference statistics, media partners, and Cloud Native Rockstars winners.
- Cloud Native Conference 2026 gallery (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/bildergalerie-2026 — Official conference photo gallery.
- Cloud Native Rockstar Awards winners photo (IT-Business): https://www.it-business.de/cloud-native-conference-2026-gal-d9736eda595c98a5a655b30301363b6b/?p=15 — IT-Business gallery image caption naming Andrey Lesnikov, CONTACT Software GmbH, among the winners.
- Organizer LinkedIn recap (LinkedIn / Lydia Hundsdorfer): https://de.linkedin.com/posts/lydia-hundsd%C3%B6rfer-8004a2161_cloud-native-is-now-gott-sei-dank-activity-7462058593429684224-mTGZ — Public organizer recap mentioning the Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 award winners and conference context.