Open thinking for disruptive times

Sovereignty in the AI era: Choice, control, and autonomy

Andrew Brown

Discover how an open, vendor-neutral foundation keeps your AI strategy resilient against vendor lock-in. Andrew Brown, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Red Hat, makes the case that true AI sovereignty requires control over every layer of the tech stack—from data and models to infrastructure autonomy.

Stop rewriting stable code: How Lightwell protects your bottom line and developer velocity

Gunnar Hellekson

Applying critical security patches shouldn't force developers to rewrite stable code and stall product roadmaps. Gunnar Hellekson, VP and GM of Lightwell, explains how decoupling security fixes from full version upgrades eliminates the "upgrade tax"—protecting systems without sacrificing velocity.

Securing AI agents requires securing the systems around them

Chris Wright

Giving AI agents greater authority requires controls that can be independently tested and enforced. Chris Wright, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Engineering, explains why securing agentic AI requires a layered approach—with safeguards operating separately from the agent itself.

The architecture of autonomy: How ING built a future-proof tech strategy

Ashesh Badani

Maintaining technology independence while speeding up AI adoption is one of today’s biggest enterprise challenges. Ashesh Badani, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, sits down with ING’s Marco Eijsackers to discuss how organizations can prepare for agentic AI without risking vendor lock-in.

The AI-enabled enterprise: Why we are applying software engineering principles to business operations

Michael Ferris

Before an AI agent can take on real work across your company, your business operations have to be legible to it. Mike Ferris, Red Hat's COO and Chief Strategy Officer, explains Business as Code, an approach Red Hat uses to run its business operations like software and scale AI across the organization.

2026 Red Hat Innovative Executives

This year's Red Hat Innovation Award winners run banks, health systems, and national networks—operations that can't simply be switched off and rebuilt. So they didn't. Each modernized progressively, without disruption, and walked away with more time, lower costs, and a clearer path to AI.

The virtualization game has changed: A new playbook for IT leaders

Andrew Brown

A massive virtualization shift is underway—70% of organizations have moved VM workloads or are making a switch. Andrew Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, shares what he's hearing from customers and why leaders need a fundamentally different strategy.