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October 22, 2024Helsinki, FinlandScandic Marina Congress Center
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Agenda

8:00 - 8:55

Registration + Coffee

9:00 - 9:10

Welcome and opening remarks

Katariina Holmgren,

Country Manager, Red Hat Finland and Baltic Countries

9:10 - 10:00

Red Hat Keynote

Enabling Open enterprise AI, and modernizing infrastructure

Opening Remarks & Vision and Stage Setting

OpenShift AI

Red Hat OpenShift AI demo

Eero Arvonen,

Specialist Solution Architect, Application Platform, Red Hat

OpenShift Virtualization

Automation

Chris Morgan,

Vice President, Technical Marketing, Partner Products Executive, Red Hat Hybrid Platforms Red Hat

10:00 - 10:45

Partner keynote by Intel

10:00 - 10:10

Accelerate your Enterprise AI journey with OpenShift AI & Intel technology

‘Streamline Your AI Journey with Intel and Red Hat OpenShift AI and explore the seamless integration of Intel's enterprise AI software and hardware solutions with the robust Red Hat OpenShift AI platform. Leverage the sturdy foundation of OpenShift to unlock the full potential of your AI initiatives. Integrate cutting-edge Intel AI technologies, including OpenVINO, AI tools, and the optimized Gaudi software suite, to enable effortless scale-out and distributed AI model training, fine-tuning, RAG, and inferencing. Empower your developers and data scientists with a unified environment that optimizes cluster utilization based on their specific power, performance, and cost preferences. Discover the robust capabilities of the Intel AI Enterprise Software Distribution, equipped with a comprehensive suite of tools designed to accelerate your organization's AI journey. Harness the power of Intel Xeon, GPU Flex/Max, and Gaudi platforms to drive unparalleled efficiency and innovation across your enterprise.

Danai Skournetou,

Sales Strategy, EMEA CTO, Intel

Red Hat Cloud keynote

10:10 - 10:40

Red Hat Cloud keynote

Colin Fisher,

Senior Director, Partner Sales, Red Hat

10:45- 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 - 11:45

Customer Case: Telia Cygate - Spreading Automation Culture and Expertise  (Room A)

11:15 - 11:45

Customer Case: Telia Cygate - Spreading Automation Culture and Expertise

How the automation culture has been implemented and developed at Telia Cygate and by what means. What challenges have arisen and how they were addressed.

Antti Saarenmaa,

Senior Platform Specialist – Virtualization Platforms, Telia Cygate

Partner session: Intel - OPEA-based retrieved augmented generation (RAG) on Intel Gaudi with OpenShift AI  (Room B)

11:15 - 11:45

OPEA-based retrieved augmented generation (RAG) on Intel Gaudi with OpenShift AI

Understand the technical underpinnings of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) in AI systems, including how Open Platform for Enterprise AI provides a framework for AI building blocks and facilitates the integration of LLM

Danai Skournetou,

Sales Strategy, EMEA CTO, Intel

Aki Pellinen,

Senior Account Solution Architect, Red Hat

AI session: InstructLab  (Room C)

11:15 - 11:45

InstructLab

Introducing a new community-based approach to build truly open-source LLMs. Created by IBM and Red Hat, InstructLab is an open-source project for enhancing LLMs used in GenAI-based apps, fostering enterprise AI innovation across hybrid cloud infrastructures.

Tommi Sohlberg,

Senior Account Solution Architect, Red Hat

Ilkka Tengvall,

Associate Principal Account Solution Architect, Red Hat

Partner session: Microsoft  (Room D)

11:15 - 11:45

Microsoft

How Microsoft can help you navigate today's AI transformation from Copilots to custom AI applications

Lukas Lundin,

Build AI Apps Business Lead | Microsoft Western Europe, Microsoft

11:45 - 12:30

Tech session: Automation Strategy  (Room A)

11:45 - 12:30

Automation Strategy

Automation can be a powerful tool to streamline and scale a business effectively. By automating repetitive tasks, businesses can save time, reduce errors, and improve overall efficiency, allowing them to focus on more strategic and value-added activities. During this session you will get familiar with the essential elements of a successful automation strategy. Understand how to incorporate emerging technologies into your automation strategy to improve efficiency and productivity.And learn how to design and implement a secure, reliable, and scalable IT automation architecture.

Magnus Glantz,

Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat

Tech session: What is new in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Platform?  (Room B)

11:45 - 12:30

What is new in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Platform?

Red Hat not only provides the world's leading enterprise Linux platform but also an ecosystem around RHEL to make managing your Linux platform as easy as possible through tools such as Image Builder, which is part of RHEL, Insights, and Satellite. Discover what is new and planned for the next releases of RHEL, Insights, and Satellite during this session, where we will cover existing new announcements and features.

Juan van der Breggen ,

RHEL Platform Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Alessandro Rossi,

Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Sam Wachira,

Senior Technical Account Manager, Red Hat

AI session: Open Source and the Final Frontier of AI  (Room C)

11:45 - 12:30

Empowering Mankind: Open Source and the Final Frontier of AI

In the spirit of envisioning an inclusive and advanced future, this session will explore the transformative power of open source in democratizing artificial intelligence (AI). As we venture into uncharted territories, we will delve into the pivotal roles played by RHEL AI and OpenShift AI in making advanced AI technologies accessible to everyone. Let's boldly go where no one has gone before, together.

Sara Banderby ,

Senior Ecosystem Solution Architect, Red Hat

Customer case: Nokia and Red Hat - a blue print for success  (Room D)

11:45 - 12:30

Nokia

Nokia and Red Hat: A blueprint for success

Sampsa Tuokko,

Chief Architect, Nokia Cloud and Network Services

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

Lunch & learn: Irori - Leveraging Streaming Data to enable AI & ML  (Room B)

12:30 - 12:50

Leveraging Streaming Data to enable AI & ML

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the need for real-time data processing has become essential, especially in AI and machine learning applications. We will delve into several key use cases where streaming data platforms serve as the backbone for AI-driven solutions. By enabling seamless integration and data flow across various systems, Kafka empowers organizations to process vast amounts of data in real-time, allowing for quicker insights and more responsive decision-making.

Saulo Valenzuela,

Platform/Software Engineer, Irori

Saulo Valenzuela,

Platform Engineer, Irori

Lunch & learn: Veeam - Kubernetes-native Data Protection  (Room C)

12.50-13.10

Kubernetes-native Data Protection by Veeam Kasten

Veeam Kasten delivers secure, Kubernetes-native protection and application mobility for the most complete set of distributions and platforms at enterprise scale.

James Tate,

Senior Systems Engineer, Veeam

Lunch & learn: Dell automated platform solutions for Red Hat technologies  (Room D)

13.10-13:30

Dell

Dell automated platform solutions for Red Hat technologies.

Antti Sirkiä,

Advisory Solution Architect, Dell Technologies

13:30 - 14:00

Customer Case: Telia Cygate - Automating Data Center Network Creation with Ansible  (Room A)

13:30 - 14:00

Customer Case: Telia Cygate - Automating Data Center Network Creation with Ansible

How Telia Cygate has automated the process of creating networks in our data center infrastructure using the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

Antti Saarenmaa,

Senior Platform Specialist – Virtualization Platforms, Telia Cygate

Tech session: Dynamic Balance of Upstream and Downstream Open Source Innovation  (Room B)

13:30 - 14:00

Navigating the Flow: Red Hat's Dynamic Balance of Upstream and Downstream Open Source Innovation

In open source software development, the terms ""upstream"" and ""downstream"" describe the flow of code, contributions, and modifications between different versions or distributions of software. This presentation explores these concepts through the lens of Red Hat's development model, illustrating the dynamic relationship between upstream projects and downstream enterprise-grade products. By understanding the flow of innovation from upstream to downstream, attendees will gain insights into how Red Hat leverages open source collaboration to create robust, secure, and supported software solutions, and how this model drives both community engagement and commercial success.

Chris Jenkins,

Principal Chief Architect, Red Hat

Partner session: Google - Unlocking the Future of Instant Payments with Red Hat and Google AI  (Room C)

13:30 - 14:00

Unlocking the Future of Instant Payments with Red Hat and Google AI

The fusion of Red Hat's open-source prowess with Google's AI capabilities has the potential to revolutionize the instant payments landscape in several profound ways: Enhanced Security and Fraud Detection, Improved Transaction Speed and Efficiency, Personalized Customer Experiences, Expansion into New Markets and Driving Innovation. The partnership between Red Hat and Google AI can bring about a new era of instant payments, one characterized by increased security, efficiency, personalization, and accessibility. By leveraging the strengths of both organizations, payment providers can gain a competitive edge and deliver exceptional value to their customers.

Alfredo Dos Santos,

Head of Partner Engineering, EMEA, ISV. Google

Partner session by IBM: Rapid assessment for preparing transformation to OpenShift Virtualization  (Room D)

13:30 - 14:00

IBM Rapid assessment for preparing transformation to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

IBM's rapid assessment for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization involves an evaluation of an organization's current virtualization infrastructure and workloads to identify potential benefits and challenges of adopting OpenShift Virtualization. The assessment includes a review of the current infrastructure, workloads, and security requirements to develop an initial migration plan, including cost and resource estimation. By leveraging this assessment, organizations can gain more understanding of the migration process and make informed decisions about their virtualization strategy.

Sami Marjokorpi,

Architect & Career Coach, Hybrid Cloud Services, IBM

14:00 - 14:30

Partner session: Dynatrace - Remediate performance issues with event-driven automation  (Room A)

14:00 - 14:30

Remediate performance issues with event-driven automation

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Dynatrace Davis AI, and the Dynatrace observability and security platform enables closed-loop remediation to automate the process from detecting a problem, identifying the root cause, and executing corrective actions. This way, disruptions are minimized, MTTR is significantly decreased, and DevSecOps and SREs collaborate efficiently to boost productivity.

Janne Saikko,

Principal Solutions Engineer at Dynatrace

Tech session: Building Trust in Software Supply Chains  (Room B)

14:00 - 14:30

Navigating Developer Cognitive Overload: Building Trust in Software Supply Chains

This presentation will explore how Red Hat's Trusted Software Supply Chain integrates advanced tools, automated processes, and rigorous security protocols to mitigate risks associated with “home grown” and third-party application development.

Chris Jenkins,

Principal Chief Architect, Red Hat

Customer case: Keycloak Kelan käytössä  (Room C)

14:00 - 14:30

Customer case: Keycloak Kelan käytössä

Esityksessä Kelan asiantuntijat kertovat kokemuksistaan Keycloakin käytöstä ja RHBK:hon päivittämisestä. Sekä haasteista että onnistumisista sekä kokemuksistaan yhteistyöstä Red Hatin kanssa.

Teemu Hemminki,

IT-asiantuntija, Kela

Petja Niva,

IT-asiantuntija, Kela

Partner session: OpenShift on AWS (Rosa) and Fintraffic customer case  (Room D)

14:00 - 14:30

OpenShift on AWS (Rosa) and Fintraffic customer case

Introduction to Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) with Fintraffic customer case.

Jukka Forsgren,

Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Mikko Ristilä,

Cloud Project Lead & Team Lead, Solita

14.30-15.00

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:45

Tech session: Introducing Image Mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux  (Room A)

15:00 - 15:45

Introducing Image Mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a new deployment method that takes a container-native approach to deliver the OS from a container image. Image mode builds on the success of open source projects such as bootc, which manages the installation and updating of hosts in any part of the hybrid cloud, to create a deployment model that fits seamlessly into container-native workflows[, reduces complexity and increases security and consistency. During the session, we will introduce the core concepts and building blocks of RHEL Image mode and use cases, and you will see it in action.

Juan van der Breggen ,

RHEL Platform Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Alessandro Rossi,

Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Customer case: JN Data - OpenShift AI  (Room B)

15:00 - 15:45

Customer case: JN Data - OpenShift AI from idea to production in a matter of weeks

Danish customers shares a short story from the trenches about the journey from a management idea to a production platform. JN Data is a Danish IT company focused on the delivery of IT-operations and infrastructure to the financial sector. The company is owned by Jyske Bank A/S, Nykredit Realkredit A/S, BEC, Bankdata and SDC and has around 740 employees.

Lars Kromann,

Container Service Architect/Solution specialist, JN Data

Customer case: Nokia - Path to Cloud RAN  (Room C)

15:00 - 15:45

Customer case: Nokia - Path to Cloud RAN

Path to Cloud RAN - flexible and open network architecture

Tomi Bergholm,

Technology Marketing Lead, Cloud Networks, Nokia

There's no app modernization without platform engineering.  (Room D)

15:00 - 15:45

There's no app modernization without platform engineering.

In this talk, we'll explore how Platform Engineering can empower application teams with tools for faster modernization, enabling innovation and easier development.

Ed Seymour,

Specialist Solution Architecture, Ecosystem, Red Hat

Olga Segeda,

Regional Engagement Lead, Red Hat

15:45 - 16:00

Closing words

16:00 - 17:30

Networking

Sponsors

Innovation

Intel

Intel

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers’ greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel’s innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com and intel.com. (Intel Privacy Notice)

Gold

Dell
Dynatrace

Dyntrace combines deep observability, AIOps, and application security in one open, unified platform to continuously deliver precise answers and intelligent automation from data.

Irori

Irori makes digital products succeed through teamwork and innovation, creating service integration that enable users to transact business with greater flexibility and ease of use. Irori's broad expertise within Kafka and Kubernetes enable us to create game changing digital products for our customers by automating data flows, service architecture and infrastructure.

Venue information

Date: October 22, 2024

Time: 08:00 - 18:00

Location: Scandic Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
00160 Helsinki,
Finland

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