diff --git a/src/content/gatherings/kubecon-24-nov-12/index.mdx b/src/content/gatherings/kubecon-24-nov-12/index.mdx
index bc6780167..5c45628c6 100644
--- a/src/content/gatherings/kubecon-24-nov-12/index.mdx
+++ b/src/content/gatherings/kubecon-24-nov-12/index.mdx
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ schedule:
     track: 'OpenShift Commons Breakout Room 2'
     speakers:
       - id: 'alireza_rahmani'
+      - id: 'christoph_blecker'
       
   - local_time: '11:00'
     session_name: 'Round Table Discussions: OpenShift Networking'
diff --git a/src/content/speakers/speakers.yml b/src/content/speakers/speakers.yml
index 1165746d9..19ba182f8 100644
--- a/src/content/speakers/speakers.yml
+++ b/src/content/speakers/speakers.yml
@@ -3279,3 +3279,8 @@ He joined Red Hat in 2013 and specializes in accelerating application platforms
 - speaker_id: 'paul_trebe'
   name: 'Paul Trebe'
   company: 'Groundcover'
+- speaker_id: 'christoph_blecker'
+  name: 'Christoph Blecker'
+  company: 'Red Hat'
+
+