November 7, 2025
Chef User Meetup ’25
Bengaluru, India
Progress Software Development
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM IST
You’re invited to an exclusive event bringing together the area's most innovative Devops & Security professionals.
- Engage with your peers & the Chef experts through hands-on learning and face-to-face interactions
- Enhance your skills, explore certifications, and grow your expertise
- Learn the latest DevSecOps trends and automation strategies for stronger, more resilient security operations.
Agenda
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | ○ | Registration |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | ● | Welcome & Kick Off | Prashanth Nanjundappa |
| 11:00 – 11:30 AM | ● | Key Trends: Future of DevSecOps | Stephen Blankenship |
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM | ● | Availability and Scaling Infrastructure with the Chef 360 Platform | Brian Loomis |
| 12:00 – 12:15 PM | ○ | Coffee Break |
| 12:15 – 01:00 PM | ● | Scaling with Chef for your infrastructure needs: Deep dive into Agentless mode with Chef 19 | Ankur Mundhra, Bharath Kumar, Sushil Chaudhari |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | ○ | Lunch & Networking |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | ● | Chef Custom Resources: Uncovering Best Practices of Building & Reusing Recipes | Varun Sharma, Rohit Kohli, Akshay Parvatikar |
| 2:45 – 3:30 PM | ● | End-to-End Automation with Chef SaaS: From Detection to Remediation | Vivek Yadav |
| 3:30 – 3:45 PM | ○ | Coffee Break |
| 3:45 – 4:30 PM | ● | AI initiatives in Chef | Aditya V and Sarthak Vasal |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM | ● | Q&A |
| 5:30 onwards | ● | Networking Dinner |
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Speakers
Sudharshan Kaushik
Product Manager, Senior
Stephen Blankenship
Director, Product Management
Brian Loomis
Software Architect, Senior
Prashanth Nanjundappa
VP, Product Management
Venue
Progress Software DevelopmentDIVYASREE GREENS, 100 Feet Rd, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Challaghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071
See you there!
Date: NOVEMBER 07, 2025 | Friday
Venue: Progress Software Development