Submission Guideline

To help us curate a diverse and high-quality program for KCD Kuala Lumpur, please keep the following in mind when submitting your proposal

Code of Conduct

All speakers are required to adhere to CNCF's Code of Conduct

Avoid AI slop

Avoid submitting low-effort, AI-generated proposals. While we don't ban the use of AI, especially since it can be a helpful tool for non-native English speakers, we strongly discourage submissions that appear to be low-quality or clearly AI-generated slop

Maximum of 3 submissions per speaker

You may propose up to three different sessions. This allows flexibility while ensuring fairness in the review process

Choose the appropriate session type and category

Please select the format that best fits your content (refer to Session Type page). Clear session types make it easier for our committee to evaluate your proposal. You should also select the correct content category as listed in Session Category

Panel sessions require diversity

For panel discussions, we prioritize diverse representation across backgrounds, companies, experience levels, and gender to ensure a richer, more balanced conversation

Travel support depends on budget

Accommodation and/or flight reimbursement for speakers from Sabah, Sarawak and overseas might be available, subject to our event budget. We will update the details later on.

Avoid sales pitch

Avoid sales or marketing pitches and discussing unlicensed or potentially closed-source technologies when preparing your proposal; these talks are almost always rejected due to the fact that they take away from the integrity of our event. Make sure your content is open source and vendor neutral

Attach slides (optional)

Attach slides with your submission as that could help us better understand your session. This is optional, but we highly encourage you to upload the slides