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Red Hat Summit: Connect

15 gennaio 2025Zurich, SwitzerlandThe Hall
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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.

Our event in Zurich will provide you the opportunity to join your peers, explore the latest Red Hat technologies, and collaborate with industry leaders to explore the future of technology.

Join us at The Hall on January 15th, 2025 for Red Hat Summit: Connect Zurich

Find the right mix of sessions for you

Engage with Red Hat thought leaders, technologies, and solutions or participate in activities like breakout sessions and instructor-led labs. View your options in this year’s agenda.

Agenda is a subject to change

Agenda

09.30 - 09.40

Welcome & Introduction

Richard Zobrist,

Country Manager, Red Hat Switzerland

09.40 - 09.50

How Open Source unlocks the human potential

Dinko Eror,

Vice President Sales, Central Europe

09:50 - 10:55

Keynotes

Red Hat Vision for AI and Open Source

Demonstrating Red Hat AI Vision

Modernizing Virtualization for the Future

Accelerate your Enterprise AI journey with OpenShift AI & Intel technology

Ashesh Badani,

Chief of Product, Red Hat

Marcel Haerri,

Principal Architect, Red Hat

Stefanie Chiras,

Senior Vice President Partner Ecosystem, Red Hat

Sonja Pierer,

Managing Director, Intel Germany

10:55 - 11:15

Switzerland pioneers Open Source

Prof. Dr. Matthias Stürmer ,

Leiter Institut Public Sector Transformation, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Break

11:45 - 12:05

Phoenix’s Journey to a Swiss Sovereign AI Provider

Angel Nuñez,

CTO, Phoenix Technologies

12:05 - 12:30

Unlocking Innovation: Red Hat and Microsoft Azure in the Cloud-First Era

Roy de Milde,

Global Black Belt, Digital and Application Innovation, EMEA, Microsoft

12:30 - 14.00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 17:00

Track 1: Future Open Hybrid Cloud  (#HybridCloud #Platform)

14:00-14:30

Red Hat's Cloud Strategy & Road map

Stefanie Chiras,

SVP Partner Ecosystem, Red Hat

14:30-15:00

Enhancing Security Automation: GitOps-Driven OpenShift Advanced Cluster Security at Helvetia

Kai Steinegger,

Head PM & Services IT, Front Solutions, Helvetia Versicherungen

Felix Krohn,

Platform Architect, Security Champion, Helvetia Versicherungen

Andreas Nowak,

Red Hat

15:00-15:30

Modernizing Zurich Insurance with ROSA: Accelerating Innovation and Agility in the Cloud

15:30-16:00

BREAK

16:00-16:30

Future Open Hybrid Cloud

16:30-17:00

Unlocking OpenShift Virtualization Potential on BareMetal: A Deep Dive with Reist Telecom AG

Patric Siegrist,

Chief Architect, Reist Telecom AG

Track 2: Transform your enterprise with Automation and Advanced Infrastructure  (#Automation)

14:00-14:30

Strategy & Roadmap

Belkacem Moussouni,

Business Development Lead, EMEA - Automation, Red Hat

14:30-15:00

Swissquote's Five-Year Automation Journey: From AWX to Enterprise Integration

Nicolas Micaud,

Linux Arch. System Engineer, Swissquote

Nicolas Jorns,

IT Network and Security Manager, Associate Director, Swissquote

15:00-15:30

Ansible 2.5 Demo: New Release & AI-Enhanced Automation with Lightspeed

Christian Jung,

Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Ansible, Red Hat

15:30-16:00

BREAK

16:00-16:30

Intelligent toll systems for roads and cities

Dr. Christoph Burandt,

Senior Administrator Datenbanken , T-Systems Road User Services GmbH

Karen Jex,

Senior Solutions Architect, Crunchy Data

16:30-17:00

Automation unleashed

Track 3: Elevate Your Enterprise with unparalleled AI and Developer Productivity  (#AI #DeveloperProductivity)

14:00-14:30

Strategy & Roadmap

Ashesh Badani,

Chief of Product, Red Hat

14:30-15:00

IBM Research Meets Red Hat: A Tale of InstructLab and Document AI

Michele Dolfi,

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Research

Carol Chen ,

Principal Program Manager, Red Hat

15:00-15:30

Enhancing Enterprise AI with RAG: Boost your AI's intelligence by seamlessly merging real-time data with LLMs

Hind Azegrouz,

EMEA AI Inference Lead, Intel Corporation

Codrin Bucur,

Principal AI Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

15:30-16:00

BREAK

16:00-16:30

Quarkus Journey at Lombard Odier

Vincent Sevel,

Senior IT Architect, Lombard Odier Group

16:30-17:00

Accelerating Digital Transformation in Healthcare with Open Source and Container Platforms

Mohammad Alavi,

Solution Architect, HIN.ch

Bianca Kastl,

PO, Gesundheitsamt Frankfur

Aarno Aukia,

Co-founder VSHN - The DevOps Company

Track 4 : Hands-on Lab

14:00-14:30

Craft an intelligent application with Quarkus/LangChain4j on OpenShift/AI - Hands-on Lab

This hands-on lab is designed to help you get started with developing AI-Infused applications in Java using Quarkus and LangChain4j, while accessing models deployed locally and on OpenShift/AI.

Dimitrios Andreadis,

Director Engineering, Red Hat

Kyra Goud,

Associate Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Codrin Bucur,

Principal AI Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

14:30-15:00

Craft an intelligent application with Quarkus/LangChain4j on OpenShift/AI - Hands-on Lab

Dimitrios Andreadis,

Director Engineering, Red Hat

Kyra Goud,

Associate Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Codrin Bucur,

Principal AI Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

15:00-15:30

Craft an intelligent application with Quarkus/LangChain4j on OpenShift/AI - Hands-on Lab

Dimitrios Andreadis,

Director Engineering, Red Hat

Kyra Goud,

Associate Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Codrin Bucur,

Principal AI Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

15:30-16:00

BREAK

16:00-16:30

Craft an intelligent application with Quarkus/LangChain4j on OpenShift/AI - Hands-on Lab

Dimitrios Andreadis,

Director Engineering, Red Hat

Kyra Goud,

Associate Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Codrin Bucur,

Principal AI Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

16:30-17:00

Craft an intelligent application with Quarkus/LangChain4j on OpenShift/AI - Hands-on Lab

Dimitrios Andreadis,

Director Engineering, Red Hat

Kyra Goud,

Associate Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Codrin Bucur,

Principal AI Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

17:05 - 17:25

Closing Remarks

Richard Zobrist,

Country Manager, Red Hat

17:25 - 18:30

Networking Apero

Sponsors

Innovation

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

Diamond sponsor

Microsoft

In close collaboration with its 4,600 partner organizations, Microsoft Switzerland has been empowering Swiss corporations, SMEs, start-ups, schools and educational institutions as well as the public sector to achieve more for over 30 years. Microsoft operates its own data centers in Switzerland, which enable customers to store data locally and securely in the Swiss Microsoft Cloud. And in close cooperation with ETH Zurich and EPFL, Microsoft Switzerland conducts research and development in the Mixed Reality & AI Lab and in the Swiss Joint Research Center. The 1000 employees work remotely or in Microsoft spaces in Zurich, Bern and Geneva to advance Switzerland’s unique strengths through innovation, trust and education.

Gold sponsor

AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.

Crunchy Data

Crunchy Data is a long time Red Hat global technology partner and allows companies to build with confidence as the leading provider of trusted, open source PostgreSQL and enterprise technology, support and training. We provide a number of products and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to leverage production-ready Postgres to meet requirements and exceed expectations.

Dynatrace

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) exists to make the world’s software work perfectly. Our unified platform combines broad and deep observability and continuous runtime application security with the most advanced AIOps to provide answers and intelligent automation from data at an enormous scale. This enables innovators to modernize and automate cloud operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and ensure flawless digital experiences. That’s why the world’s largest organizations trust the Dynatrace® platform to accelerate digital transformation.

IBM
IBM
Nutanix

Keeping up with change is exhausting, especially if your technology infrastructure is absurdly complex. You need one platform to run apps and data anywhere – in public and private clouds, datacenters, on-premises and at the edge. Nutanix offers one platform for everything – enterprise apps, cloud-native apps, analytics and machine learning, databases, desktops, and critical services. We give you the freedom to choose the cloud, apps, and technology you want and manage it all as a single entity from one unified platform. That’s the extraordinary power of simplicity. That’s Nutanix.

VSHN

VSHN automates and manages cloud and on-premises application operations, providing 24/7 support so developers and SaaS providers can focus on building. Through the VSHN Application Marketplace, we enable software vendors (ISVs) to deploy and manage hundreds of instances seamlessly, serving as the Ops in DevOps for cloud service providers and enterprise IT organizations. As a Red Hat Premier CCSP Partner, VSHN delivers top-tier expertise and reliability in managed services, including Red Hat OpenShift as a fully managed solution.

Silver sponsor

Adfinis

Adfinis is a leading provider of Open Source technology solutions based in Switzerland. With a commitment to innovation and collaboration, we empower businesses to harness the full potential of Open Source software, enhancing their efficiency and agility. Our expert team offers tailored consulting, development, and support services across various sectors, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance. At Adfinis, we prioritize sustainability and transparency, fostering long-term partnerships that drive digital transformation. Join us in revolutionizing your technology landscape with Open Source excellence.

DELL

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry’s broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the AI era. Dell Technologies’ offerings span from client solutions to server and storage systems, encompassing comprehensive software and IT security solutions, along with professional services.

F5 / NGINX

NGINX, now a part of F5, Inc., is the company behind the popular open source project, NGINX. F5 NGINX delivers cloud-native, Kubernetes-friendly open source and enterprise solutions that drive mission-critical apps and APIs with scalability, visibility, security, and governance.

HPE

HPE is the global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from 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.

Isovalent

Isovalent, founded by the creators of Cilium and co-maintainers of eBPF, builds open source software and enterprise solutions for cloud native service connectivity, security, and observability. Cilium is the choice of leading global organizations including Adobe, AWS, Bell Canada, Capital One, Datadog, Google, and many more. Isovalent is a globally distributed company with headquarters in both Cupertino (United States) and Zurich (Switzerland) and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Cisco, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), and Grafana Labs.

Puzzle ITC

Puzzle ITC is an established software and IT company with a 25-year history. Our business focuses on open standards and economical, robust solutions. We offer competent and customized services for all phases of your project, from the initial idea to the maintenance and operation of your digital solutions. We can provide business analysis as well as project management, we have our own UX studio and system, container and platform engineers, all working together to create future-proof, cloud-native solutions, plan and implement efficient operations or improve the developer experience.

TD Synnex

We’re TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX), a leading distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. With 23,000 of the industry’s best and brightest, we share a passion for delivering technology products, services, and solutions worldwide. We’re a partner that helps customers maximize IT investments, show business outcomes, and unlock growth. At our core, we care—about our partners, coworkers, investors, and the world. We’re committed to being a diverse, inclusive employer of choice and a good corporate citizen.

T-Security Switzerland

T-Security Switzerland: With Security to Success. We believe in a secure digital future with maximum opportunities and minimum risk. In this world, we design tailored, end-to-end digital security for our customers. We identify threats at an early stage and offer comprehensive consulting, technological solutions and managed services. Our customers benefit from our in-depth industry knowledge with numerous use cases. At the heart of our monitoring is the integrated Cyber Defense & Security Operations Center (SOC). With more than 240 security specialists worldwide and 24/7 availability, we have a comprehensive view of the ever-changing threat landscape at all times.

Bronze sponsor

I-Tracing / Apalia

With 700 employees, I-TRACING, a leading cybersecurity services provider, generated revenue of over €115 million in 2023 and supports over 440 clients worldwide in managing their cyber risks. I-TRACING is proud to introduce Apalia, a dedicated service offering focused on Cloud, Container, and Automation technologies. Our comprehensive services portfolio includes technical consultancy, engineering, and cloud infrastructure managed services. Leveraging our expertise as a certified Red Hat Advanced Partner since 2018, we implement innovative solutions based on OpenShift platforms and other Red Hat technologies.

Special sponsor

Axians Amanox

Axians Amanox, established in 2011, is a pioneering IT solutions provider specializing in tailored cloud services. From consulting to implementation and operational support, we offer comprehensive expertise in hybrid cloud platform and infrastructure as well as cloud native app development and operations. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Red Hat OpenShift and Ansible, our enterprise cloud solutions ensure best performance, security and scalability, backed by a team of 30+ professionals. As part of Axians, we serve a diverse clientele, fostering seamless transitions to the cloud.

Aspectra

aspectra, a premier Swiss provider of secure hosting and managed services for business-critical IT, designs and operates solutions with high availability, performance and scalability in high-security Swiss data centers and the cloud. For over two decades, we have specialized in serving clients across finance, government, healthcare and industry. Certified under ISO 27001:2013 & ISAE 3000, aspectra also complies with FINMA outsourcing guidelines 08/7, 08/21 and 18/3. Since July 2024, aspectra is part of CONVOTIS, a highly qualified European provider of integrated, industry-specific IT solutions.

Reist Telecom AG

Reist Telecom AG, founded in 2001 by Urs and Heidi Reist, is a private-owned company, providing customer-focused IT and telecom solutions. Specialized in network and security consultancy, Reist also offers secure, Switzerland-based private cloud services and owns ISO 20'000, 27'001, and PCI certifications. Guided by Reist values, our team combines high-level expertise with a human and transparent culture. Since 2019, under Roli Estermann and Philipp Hofstetter’s management, we have driven growth in Identity and Access Management, offering tailored outsourcing and stand-alone solutions.

Special partner

Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.

Venue information

Date: January 15, 2025

Time: 09:00 - 18:00

Location: The Hall Zurich,
Hoffnigstrasse 1,
8600 Dübendorf,
Switzerland

Registration

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