Red Hat Announces Agenda and Keynote Speakers for Red Hat Summit 2017
March 20 2017 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Thousands expected to descend on Boston for
premier open source technology conference to learn about innovating
with Red Hat, transforming companies with open source, and career
advancement opportunities their careers
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open
source solutions, today announced the agenda and keynote speakers
for Red Hat Summit 2017, one of the premier open source technology
conference. The 13th annual Red Hat Summit is expected to welcome
thousands of attendees from around the world to the Boston
Convention and Exhibition Center, May 2-4. Event details and
registration are live at https://www.redhat.com/en/summit/2017.
Red Hat Summit has become a must-attend event focused on
advancements in open source, with customers, partners, and open
source industry leaders from around the world coming together for a
high-energy week of innovation, education, and collaboration. Open
source has transformed the technology industry and helped
organizations around the world innovate faster. But open source
innovation is only possible because of the people behind it. Red
Hat Summit 2017 will celebrate the power of the individual:
individuals who are looking toward to the future, who are willing
to step up, try something new and make change happen. When
individuals are given the tools to innovate and find new solutions
to old problems everyone benefits. These individuals can create
significant advancements in a variety of fields, from healthcare
and infrastructure to finance, government and more.
Red Hat Summit 2017 is scheduled to feature:
- Technology industry visionaries
- Attendees will hear keynotes on the future of enterprise
technology and open source from industry leaders. Several Red Hat
executives are scheduled to deliver keynotes at Red Hat Summit
2017, including Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO, and Paul
Cormier, president, Products and Technologies. Red Hat's Marco
Bill-Peter, vice president of Customer Experience and Engagement
will host the Red Hat Innovation Awards. In addition, noted
industry executives are scheduled to take the Summit keynote stage:
- Armughan Ahmad, senior vice president
and general manager, Solutions and Alliances, Dell EMC
- Kelsey Hightower, staff developer
advocate, Google Cloud Platform
- Jason Hoffman, vice president and head
of PA cloud infrastructure, Ericsson
- Jay Jamison, vice president, strategy,
Software Defined and Cloud Division (SDCG), Hewlett Packard
Enterprise
- Sam Ramji, vice president, product
management, Google Cloud Platform
- Sandra Rivera, vice president and
general manager, Network Platforms Group, Intel Corporation
- Kirk Skaugen, executive vice president
and president, Lenovo Data Center Group
- Julia White, corporate vice president,
Azure + Security Marketing, Microsoft
- More than 200 breakout sessions
covering many of enterprise tech’s hottest topics - Sessions
will be presented by experts from Red Hat, customers, partners, and
community contributors, offering attendees an opportunity to dive
into the latest product innovations and hear best practices from
across multiple industries. Red Hat Summit 2017 sessions are
tailored to different roles and levels of expertise and will cover
a wide range of topics, including: containers; OpenStack; cloud and
hybrid IT; Internet of Things (IoT); IT strategy; security; mobile;
management; diversity and culture; and more.
- New developer programming - New
for 2017, the developer conference DevNation has been integrated
into Red Hat Summit to offer developer-focused content to all event
attendees including 24 sessions, developer-focused labs, demos,
theater sessions, games, and CodeStarter hack nights.
- Red Hat Summit party at Fenway Park
- On Wednesday, May 3, thousands of Red Hat Summit attendees
will watch the Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles at the
iconic Fenway Park.
- Power training opportunities -
Attendees looking for in-depth training on-site at Red Hat Summit
can add Power Training to their registration. These two-day,
interactive courses provide accelerated training with expert
instructors at a special rate. Attendees taking advantage of Power
Training will receive access to Red Hat Training and Certification
curriculum advisors; preferred seating in the Red Hat Summit
general session; meet-and-greets with Red Hat technical leaders;
and a 30-day Red Hat Learning Subscription.
- Partner Pavilion - The Red Hat
Summit Partner Pavilion will include more than 100 Red Hat partners
and technology industry leaders showcasing some of the best in
enterprise technology, and giving attendees a chance to connect
directly with strategic technology partners.
Supporting QuotePaul Cormier, president, Products and
Technologies, Red Hat“Together, Red Hat, our customers and our
partners are doing groundbreaking things with open source, and the
pace of innovation is faster than ever before. I’m excited to have
Red Hat Summit back in Boston this year for what we expect to be
our biggest and most exciting event yet. What makes Red Hat Summit
the premier open source event is our ability to bring together the
individuals who are driving the future of technology with our
customers and partners to celebrate their successes and offer them
a glimpse of where we are heading.”
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solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable
and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and
virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning
support, training, and consulting services. As a connective hub in
a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source
communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies
that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the
future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
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