Hans Kristian Flaatten

Hans Kristian Flaatten is an accomplished technology professional with extensive experience in cloud native technologies and DevOps practices. Currently, Hans serves as a Google Developer Expert and a CNCF Ambassador, advocating for open source and cloud native ecosystems. As a Platform Engineer at NAV, Hans leads work on the Kubernetes platform Nais, and co-hosts the Plattformpodden podcast focused on application platforms. Past roles include technical leadership at Telenor, Norrøna Sport AS, and the Directorate of Fisheries in Norway, along with contributions to the Node.js Foundation. Hans holds a Bachelor of Informatics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.