o-stretch src=/v1.21/blog/2023/istio-at-kubecon-na/cncf-ambassadors.jpg alt="The CNCF Ambassador group photo. Many Istio maintainers are in this picture!"></a></div><figcaption>The CNCF Ambassador group photo. Many Istio maintainers are in this picture!</figcaption></figure><p><a href=https://sched.co/1R2tA>The KubeCon maintainer track session for Istio</a>, presented by TOC members John Howard and Louis Ryan, grabbed great attention as they talked about the current ongoing efforts and future roadmap of Ist