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Red Hat Summit: Connect 2024

October 8, 2024 - October 9, 2024 Opatija, CroatiaAmadria Park Hotel Royal
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Shape the future of your organization

With technology constantly evolving, it’s on all of us to take the lead on IT innovation by engaging your curiosity with our fully interactive event. Red Hat Summit: Connect brings you to the forefront of that evolution, so you can turn knowledge into application. 

This year, we are bringing Summit Connect to Opatija to provide you with the opportunity to explore the latest Red Hat technologies together with your peers, collaborate with industry leaders to explore the future of technology on the picturesque Croatian coast. 

Register to join us at Amadria Park Hotel Royal on October 8-9 for Red Hat Summit: Connect Opatija.

Find the right mix of sessions for you

We are currently building a rich agenda for you to engage with Red Hat thought leaders, technologies, and solutions - and will be gradually adding updates to this page - please come back to check it out.

Agenda October 8

Agenda October 8

14:00 - 15:00

Registration, coffee & Partner Expo

15:00 - 15:10

Summit Connect Opening

Stanisław Leszczyński,

Regional Sales Manager, Red Hat

15:10 - 15:30

Business keynote: How Open Source unlocks the human potential

Dinko Eror,

Vice President EMEA, Central Europe, Red Hat

15:30 - 16:20

Red Hat Technology Keynote

Red Hat Vision for AI and Open Source

Demonstrating Red Hat AI Vision

Modernizing Virtualization for the Future

Automate Your IT at Scale

Wojciech Furmankiewicz,

Head of Technology & Solutions, CEE, Red Hat

Andrzej Kowalczyk,

Associate Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat

Jacek Skórzyński,

Principal Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Jaroslaw Stakun,

Principal Solutions Architect, Red Hat

16:20 - 16:30

Intel Q&A

Stefan Englet,

Red Hat Account Manager, EMEA, Intel

Agnes Fabok,

General Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, Red Hat

16:30 - 17:00

Coffee break & Partner Expo

17:00 - 19:00

Technology Track 1

17:00 - 17:20

Silver Sponsor presentation

17:30 - 17:50

OpenShift Virtualization

Learn about OpenShift Virtualizations and explore the possibilities that await you on your modernization journey, featuring technical overview and LiveDemo.

Jens Gerlach,

EMEA Sales Specialist, Application Platform, Red Hat

Joachim von Thadden,

Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

18:00 - 18:20

Shift security left in the software supply chain

Andrzej Kowalczyk,

Associate Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat

18:30 - 19:00

CI/CD and GitOps principles with Red Hat OpenShift

Explore CI/CD and GitOps on Red Hat OpenShift: Streamline your DevOps pipeline with automation, continuous delivery, and seamless services integration.

Marek Martofel,

Cloud Native and Container Platform Lead, CEE, Red Hat

Technology Track 2

17:00 - 17:20

Silver Sponsor presentation

17:30 - 17:50

Enterprise Automation - Solutions and Use Cases

Jacek Skórzyński,

Principal Solutions Architect, Red Hat

18:00 - 18:20

Generative AI with OpenShift AI

Explore how Generative AI on OpenShift AI empowers scalable, efficient AI model deployment, integration, and management, driving innovation across industries.

Jaroslaw Stakun,

Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat

18:30 - 19:00

Ansible Automation Platform and Event Driven Automation for network automation

Let's explore how Ansible can be used for Network Automation and how the new Event-Driven Automation paradigm enhances this process.

Michal Zdyb,

Senior Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Business Track

17:00 - 17:20

Silver Sponsor presentation

17:30 - 17:50

Why you want your AI to be Open Source

Predictive AI and Generative AI use-cases in financial service. Risks of AI and regulations, e.g. EU AI-Act. How can FSI customers benefit from Open Source AI?

Armin Warda,

EMEA FSI Chief Technologist, Red Hat

18:00 - 18:20

Back to the Future : AI

Robert Nagy,

Technology Executive, AI evangelist, genAI expert Managing Director of Technology, MBH Bank, Hungary

18:30 - 19:00

Customer Panel discussion: Applying AI in the real life

20:00 - 00:00

Dinner & Networking & Entertainment

Agenda October 9

Agenda October 9

08:30 - 09:00

Morning coffee

09:00 - 09:10

Red Hat Summit: Connect 2024 Day 2 Opening

09:10 - 09:45

Vision for the future

09:45 - 10:30

Gold Sponsor Presentation

09:45 - 10:00

Gold Sponsor Presentation - Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Vlaho Jemin,

Central Europe Sales Compute Program Manager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

10:00 - 10:15

Gold Sponsor Presentation - Exclusive Networks

10:15 - 10:30

Accelerate Innovation with Dell Technologies and Red Hat

Ivan Bolfan,

Data Center Sales Senior Manager, CEE, Dell Technologies

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break & Partner expo

11:00 - 13:00

Business Track 1

11:00 - 11:20

Silver Sponsor presentation

11:30 - 11:50

More operational resilience, please!

Armin Warda,

EMEA FSI Chief Technologist, Red Hat

12:00 - 12:20

Open Hybrid Cloud case study

12:30 - 13:00

Customer Panel Discussion: Maintaining Competitive Edge Through Technology

Business Track 2

11:00 - 11:20

Digitalization challenges in the Public Sector - Public Policy perspective

James Lovegrove,

Director, Red Hat EMEA

11:30 - 11:50

Best practices from European public sector organisations

Alf Franklin,

Head of Public Sector Strategy, Red Hat EMEA

12:00 - 12:20

Customer case study - Creation of the information environment for government sector.

12:30 - 13:00

Customer Panel Disussion: Digital services for citizens and responding to regulatory and security challenges

Technology Track

11:00 - 11:20

Silver Sponsor presentation

11:30 - 11:50

Hybrid Cloud application platform with OpenShift Plus

Discover how OpenShift Platform Plus enables seamless hybrid cloud application deployment, enhanced security, and unified management across diverse environments.

Jaroslaw Stakun,

Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat

12:00 - 12:20

Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline

Patrik Plachý,

Senior Solution Architect, Red Hat

12:30 - 13:00

Red Hat Developer Hub in the Platform Engineering Era

How the Red Hat Developer Hub can change the approach to software development. We also analyze a broader trend related to this tool - Platform Engineering.

Piotr Mińkowski,

Solution Architect, Red Hat

13:00 - 14:00

Closing Lunch & Networking

Sponsors

Innovation sponsor

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

Dell Technologies is one of the world's largest technology companies, offering hardware, software, and IT services through its subsidiaries. The company provides essential IT infrastructure to organizations of all sizes across 180 countries, enabling them to build their digital future, transform their IT environments, and protect their most critical assets: information.

Exclusive Network

Exclusive Networks is a global specialist in cybersecurity whose mission is to create a completely trustworthy digital world for all users and organizations. Our distinctive approach to partner distribution ensures growth and brings greater relevance to end-users. Exclusive Networks is driven by a service-first philosophy, always seeking innovations and new ways to grow in the market. Our unique "Local sale, global scale" model, which creates additional value and enables global reach, benefits all our partners and users.

HPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) is the global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open, and intelligent technology solutions as a service. With offerings spanning Cloud Services, Compute, High Performance Computing & AI, Intelligent Edge, Software, and Storage, HPE provides a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, helping customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance.

Silver

Nimium

Nimium (lat. beyond measure, not comparable). Following the Latin phrase, nomen est omen, our goal is to be immensely good in our business. Whether we're talking about implementing and maintaining open source software solutions, designing solutions based on the GNU/Linux operating system or educating our users - we want to be the best, to the immense pleasure of our users. Our team consists of highly-skilled IT enthusiasts who love what they do. Nimium attracts clients who want to work with us because of our expertise, experience and the results we deliver.

Bronze

Lenovo

Lenovo’s story has always been about shaping computing intelligence to create a better world. With the world’s widest portfolio of technology products, we deliver our vision of Smarter Technology for All through products, solutions, software, and services that individuals, communities, businesses, and entire populations need to fulfill their potential.

M SAN Grupa

M SAN Grupa

M SAN Grupa is the leading distributor of information technology and consumer electronics in the Adriatic region. Founded in 1995, it has become a trusted partner for over 6,100 clients, offering a wide range of innovative products and solutions. By partnering with global technology leaders, M SAN Grupa ensures the quality and reliability of its offerings. The company is committed to driving digital transformation and promoting technological growth in the region through its extensive distribution network and professional expertise.

Special

Coming

We are an IT powerhouse focused on making enterprises work better and be more secure through a tailored blend of innovative on premise and cloud technologies. Serving customers from manufacturing, public and financial sectors for over 30 years, we craft solutions which assure agility, scalability and reliability of business critical applications and infrastructure. Providing consulting, design, delivery, support and education, we enable organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Comping

For 35 years, Comping has focused on developing and implementing digital solutions for clients in various industries. Comping serves as an advisor in helping companies become more agile by utilizing cutting-edge technologies, extensive knowledge, and reputable business practices. The company offers back-end integration solutions, digitalizing processes, security measures, and innovative business models based on data analytics. Comping aims to be a reliable partner for all clients, understanding their visions and being someone they can rely on.

ULX

ULX is a Value Added Distributor and official Training Center of Red Hat since 2004 with over 25 years of experience and in-depth knowledge in enterprise open source technology in Hungary. ULX is a perfect partner for those, who want professional presales, guidance, and knowledge transfer in planning, designing, and implementing large-scale, complex open-source projects, both in sales and technology fields. ULX provides strategic insight into technologies based on Red Hat and its ecosystem, focusing on data center automations, hybrid clouds, scalable edge-technology and Artificial Intelligence.

Elos

ELOS is a DevOps company. Our team has unique experience in building and supporting DevOps platforms, focusing on cloud-native application development and deployment. We are experts in GitOps methods and CI/CD pipelines. We combine technical know-how with DevOps organizational and process advisory to guide digital transformation. With major cloud provider partnerships, we deliver fully supported, reliable enterprise solutions. We build, operate, and support DevOps platforms, advising on strategy and priorities for transformation.

Event Venue & Accommodation

Date: October 8-9, 2024

Time: October 8, 14:00 - October 9, 14:00

Location: Amadria Park Hotel Royal,
Ul. V.Cara Emina 10,
51410 Opatija,
Croatia

Accommodation: we are happy to offer a number of rooms at discounted rate for our guests at Amadria Park Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska Cvijeta right across the venue - more info will be shared in the registration confirmation email.

Register

If you have any questions about the event, contact us at 

mtvaroho@redhat.com