Rising Stars: The next generation is already on the NT stage
NT has grown over the years, and so has the community around it.
This year, the program once again brings together well-known names, experienced professionals and people whose work has been shaping the industry for years. But we are especially happy to see something else too: strong interest from a younger generation of speakers already working on the questions technology is facing right now.
Cybersecurity, identity, AI-assisted workflows, Kubernetes and DevOps are not “future topics” for them. They are the things they are building, testing, breaking, securing and figuring out today.
Meet some of the Rising Stars joining the NT 2026 program:
Andrej Turk
Highly Available? Kubernetes Doesn’t Guarantee That
Monday, 21 September, 10:00–10:45, Emerald 1
Frenk Dragar
Shipping With AI: The Do’s and Don’ts of AI-Assisted Workflows in Client-Facing Work
Monday, 21 September, 14:00–14:45, Mediteranea 2
Aljaž Starc
K8S: We use TalosOS and you should too
Monday, 21 September, 16:00–16:45, Mediteranea 2
Anja Ostovršnik
Vibe Coding: Od prompta do ranljivosti
Tuesday, 22 September, 14:00–14:45, Emerald 2
Nejc Kraševec
One Key, Everything: How I Moved My Whole Digital Identity onto YubiKeys
Tuesday, 22 September, 14:05–14:50, Emerald 1
Aljaž Kerlatec
Kyborg: Agentično ogrodje za varnostne analitike v SOC
Tuesday, 22 September, 15:00–15:45, Emerald 1
Žan Urbančič and Danijela Šantak
Ko zaupanje postane ranljivost: napad na sodobno Active Directory okolje
Wednesday, 23 September, 13:00–13:45, Adria
Experience matters. So do fresh perspectives, hands-on curiosity and the confidence to question how things have always been done.
That is the kind of conversation we want on the NT stage.
