Ron Efroni

What happens when open source, cloud infrastructure, and AI collide? Join Kelsey Hightower, Stormy Peters (AWS), James Bayer (Flox, Ex-Hashicorp), and Ron Efroni (Flox & NixOS, Ex-Meta) to hear what the fastest-moving engineering teams are doing today and what that means for the rest of us. From infra to developer tools to OSS contribution patterns, this panel will surface the real shifts happening across engineering velocity, team structure, and software delivery.

Join Nix Foundation President Ron Efroni and industry legend Kelsey Hightower for a discussion on Nix, AI, and the present and future of the SDLC. AI amplifies an already high-complexity status quo, with agents refactoring code, running builds, and managing production. AI workloads are stochastic, but environments can’t be. When toolchains drift, teams fall into an Abgrund. Nix brings reproducibility, determinism, declarative environments, and atomic rollbacks across OSes, architectures, and infrastructure. So—is now the time for Nix, or a both/and future, where Nix provides the deterministic foundation for agentic automation at scale?

Lets explore how to ensure the secure sustainability of the Nix ecosystem with community leads including the SC and Foundation. We will dive into what it takes to create and maintain a robust, reliable environment for years to come. Covering the community’s milestones in 2025, from infra to governance, and about both the hard-won lessons and the innovations shaping Nix’s future.

As NixOS evolves from a passionate community project into a globally adopted platform, strong governance and clear vision are essential. Join leaders from the NixOS Foundation and the Steering Committee for an insider’s look at how we’re:

Structuring for Sustainability
Scaling Collaboration
Thinking through the future of security

Lets explore how to ensure the sustainability of the Nix ecosystem with community leads including the SC and Foundation. We will dive into what it takes to create and maintain a robust, reliable environment for years to come. Covering the community’s milestones in 2024, from infra to governance, and about both the hard-won lessons and the innovations shaping Nix’s future.

We’ve all heard the usual insider talks about Nix. This session flips the script. Ron Efroni will lead a candid fireside chat with Kelsey Hightower, known for his pioneering work on Kubernetes, as we dive into his journey discovering Nix. Expect blunt takes on where Nix gets it right, where it needs a reality check, and what lessons from container orchestration might apply. If you’re curious about the raw, unfiltered truth of Nix’s present and future, don’t miss it.

Join us for "Taming the Chaos: What's Next in Engineering?" where top tech leaders discuss strategies to streamline development and anticipate future shifts in the realms of open source and AI. This panel, featuring luminaries like Kelsey Hightower, Michael Stahnke (VP Eng at Flox, ex VP at Circle CI), Katherine Druckman (Open Source Security @ Intel) and Ron Efroni (Founder of Flox), will explore effective ways to manage the growing complexity in tech stacks and highlight how AI, open source, and security trends are shaping the future of engineering.

Cover the dynamic landscape of Nix's growth, innovation, and future possibilities. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the major milestones Nix has achieved over 2023 from key leads in the community and the foundation board members, the challenges we've faced, and the exciting developments on the horizon.