Monster Scale Summit

Scaling technology is easy to talk about but brutally hard to get right. From CoreOS to Kubernetes, Kelsey Hightower has been at the forefront of how modern infrastructure is built, secured, and operated at scale. In this keynote, we sit down with Kelsey to unpack what really separates the teams that scale successfully from those that struggle — not just in technology, but in leadership, and execution. We’ll explore lessons from the early days of containers, why distributed systems are still hard, and how teams can avoid common pitfalls when chasing scale. Plus, now that Kelsey is "retired, not tired," we get to hear what still excites him about engineering today. Whether you’re running a startup or a massive platform, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.