KubeCon Salt Lake City Kickoff

RWX

Salt Lake City, UTNov 9, 2026

Guests sharing drinks and conversation around the bar at Ivy & Varley

The night before KubeCon began, Ivy & Varley offered a place to settle in across the street from the conference. Rootly hosted the Salt Lake City kickoff with Twingate and RWX, bringing visiting technical leaders and the local engineering community together over cocktails and food.

Four guests posing beside the Rootly banner at Ivy & Varley

Guests with Rootly shirts posing beside the event banner

Guests talking over drinks beside the Rootly banner

Two guests chatting beneath the Eat Drink Socialize sign

We built the evening around time to connect before the conference schedule took over. Small tables, shared bites, and a busy bar set the scene for introductions and reunions, with guests gathering for group photos and a selfie between conversations.

Five guests gathered around a high table at Ivy & Varley

Three guests posing together beside an exposed brick wall

Three conference guests posing together with drinks

Three guests posing together near the bar

Three guests smiling for a portrait at the KubeCon kickoff

Three guests posing beside the Twingate banner

Guests seated together over food and drinks at the bar

Three guests gathered at a small table with appetizers

Three guests seated together by a window at Ivy & Varley

Guests talking around the bar beneath strings of lights

Two guests posing beside the KubeCon kickoff welcome screen

Guests in conversation beside the Rootly banner at the bar

Guests taking a group selfie at the KubeCon kickoff

Guests chatting at the bar beside a row of cocktail glasses

Four guests posing beside the Rootly banner

Three guests smiling together in front of the bar

Two guests posing beside the Rootly banner at Ivy & Varley

Ivy & Varley drink menu and Rootly coasters on the bar

Guests in conversation in front of the Rootly banner

Guests chatting over drinks along the bar

Two guests smiling beneath the Socialize sign