Red Hat North America Virtual Summit: Connect

Opening Remarks

Dave MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Americas Sales, Red Hat

Built for impact: AI, security, and the infrastructure decisions that matter

Enterprise IT teams are being asked to do more than ever, with less room to fail. They’re being asked to deploy AI at a pace the business demands, defend against a threat surface that AI itself is expanding, and modernize infrastructure without disrupting what the business depends on. And do it all without adding headcount or risk. This session is for the teams living that reality. We'll cover what's working, what the fastest-moving organizations are doing differently, and what's now possible that wasn't six months ago.

Matt Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Americas, Red Hat

The Power of 1%, From Platform Strategy to Business Outcomes

The keynote introduced the idea that 1 + 1 can equal 4. But how does that actually happen? In this session, Red Hat's Business Value Practice explores The Power of 1%, a practical framework for creating the compound effect that transforms technology investments into measurable business outcomes. Discover how small, intentional improvements across people, processes, and technology reinforce one another to accelerate innovation, improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and maximize the value of investments in AI, automation, virtualization, and hybrid cloud.

Katie Menish, Business Value Director, Red Hat

Partner sessions

AMD, Ingram, Nvidia, Percona and TD Synnex

Breakout sessions

• Securing the Software Supply Chain in the AI-Era
• Red Hat OpenShift Roadmap: Your intelligent application platform for 2026 and beyond
• From Foundation to Future: Turning Automation Maturity Into AI Readiness with Red Hat Ansible
• Navigating the Mythos Moment with RHEL

Partner sessions

AWS, Everpure, Microsoft, and Veeam

Industry sessions

Financial Services; Public Sector - Federal; Public Sector - State, Local Government, and Education; and Telecommunications