1.jpg title="Top 20 contributors who were in attendance were asked to come onto the stage"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.21/blog/2023/istio-at-kubecon-na/top-contributors-1.jpg alt="Top 20 contributors who were in attendance were asked to come onto the stage"></a></div><figcaption>Top 20 contributors who were in attendance were asked to come onto the stage</figcaption></figure><p>The opening keynote also announced the availability of <a href=https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/11/06/introducing-the-istio-