Red Hat Tech Day the Netherlands
03/06/2026 | 09:00 - 18:00 | Bunnik | Netherlands
Event Overview
This isn't your typical tech event. Red Hat Tech Day is a full-day, "laptops-open" intensive designed for the builders, operators, and architects who get things done and who understand that security is paramount to operational success. This day is 100% focused on deep, hands-on learning and building resilient, secure systems.
You have the power to customize your day. Choose your presentations, demos and expert-led workshops from our tracks, designed to confront today's biggest enterprise challenges. You will leave with production-ready skills to reduce risk and enhance your defensive posture. You will be able to compose your own agenda soon after registering.
Who should attend?
Developers & DevOps Engineers: please note, we have a dedicated Developer Day track for platform application developer teams. You will receive an invite for this dedicated track soon.
Tech Day is especially interesting for:
- Systems Administrators & Infrastructure Engineers
- IT Architects & Cloud Engineers
- Automation Engineers
- Data Scientists & MLOps Engineers
- ITDM
- IT Architect
- Cloud Architect
- Infrastructure Architect
- Compliance Officer Auditors / Security
Once the breakout sessions are live, you can choose & register for presentations, demos and hands-on workshops.
Speakers
We are welcoming a mix of Red Hat & ecosystem specialists, and among our speakers are great known tech experts such as:
- Burr Sutter, Sr. Director, Product Management, Red Hat
- Maxim Burgerhout, Principal Solution Specialist at Red Hat
- Adnan Drina, Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat
- Markus Eisele, Java Champion, Red Hat Developer Tools Marketing Lead, Red Hat
- and many others.
Registration
Log in to your existing Red Hat account to register for and manage your event experience. If you do not have an account you can register for one during the login process.
Agenda
ROOM 2: OpenShift Virtualization As Stepping Stone Or "Exit Strategy": To Any Infrastructure Provider
OpenShift Virtualization offers true infrastructure independence. Learn to treat migrations as simple config changes, creating a consistent fabric for VMs across on-prem and cloud without refactoring. Themes: virtualization, migration, infrastructure
ROOM 2: Connectivity Link, Service Interconnect, "Submariner", demystified
Connectivity Link, Service Interconnect, "Submariner", demystified. Themes: application platform
MAIN STAGE (ROOM 1&2): Keynote opening: Bring Your Own Agent, We’ll Bring the Cluster
Burr Sutter is Red Hat's Global Director of Developer Experience. A legendary "developer’s developer," he’s famous for high-stakes live demos of complex microservices at Red Hat Summit keynotes.
ROOM 5: Workshop Observing AI in production by Conclusion and Dynatrace
Learn how to observe AI workloads, infra, and apps using Red Hat, Dynatrace, and OpenTelemetry. A hands-on workshop on enterprise-grade monitoring via open standards.Themes: AI, productivity, infrastructure, application platform
CATERING AREA: Coffee break - Meet Red Hat and partner specialists
Coffee & snacks
ROOM 4: Protecting Data In Use with Trusted Execution Environments
Intel scales Red Hat's Openshift Confidential Computing using hardware-isolated TEEs like Intel TDX. This secures data in use and ensures workload integrity, even from infrastructure owners. Themes: AI, sovereignty
Doors open
You can enter the venue
ROOM 4: Workshop Image Mode is the best mode?
Join the RHEL Image Mode workshop. Build immutable OS images, deploy to VMs, and automate updates with digest checks. Prevent drift and accelerate delivery in this lab for Linux system admins. Themes: infrastructure, automation, virtualization
ROOM 2: Open source als technische vereiste voor echt digitale soevereine omgevingen
NOTE: this session is in Dutch. Upstream first: Hoe Red Hat's Open source ontwikkelmodel de fundering voor digitale soevereiniteit legt – Door de ogen van een Red Hat Developer. Thema's: soevereiniteit, infrastructuur, open source, fundamenten
ROOM 2: Ansible playbook development with RH Openshift DevSpaces
Ansible playbook development with RH OpenShift DevSpaces. Themes: automation, application platform, security
ROOM 3: Achieve true Hybrid Cloud with OpenShift Virtualization
Run virtualized workloads with flexibility and stability while avoiding vendor lock-in. Don't choose between scalable cloud and open-source certainty—get both without the burden of complex migrations. Themes: virtualization, migration
Registration & welcoming
Check-in and welcome networking
ROOM 5: Workshop Building Self-Healing, Observability-Driven Automation with Ansible
Build a self-healing workflow in this workshop using Red Hat AI for analysis, Ansible Lightspeed for playbooks, and Event-Driven Ansible with AAP for real-time orchestration and remediation. Themes: automation, productivity, AI
ROOM 3: Portworx by Everpure: CSI won't save you
CSI support isn’t a storage strategy. This talk exposes dangerous CSI gaps in day-2 production ops and shows how Portworx delivers the resilience, DR, and data mobility that CSI leaves behind. Themes: virtualization, storage, productivity
CATERING AREA: Lunch - Meet Red Hat and partner specialists
Lunch & networking
ROOM 2: Modern Windows operations reimagined with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Managing Windows at scale is complex. Learn how Ansible Automation Platform simplifies operations, automates patching and config, and ensures compliance to keep systems secure and efficient. Themes: automation, Windows, security
ROOM 3: 5 Lessons for Platform Engineers
Practical tips & tricks with a focus on OpenShift. Themes: application platform, OpenShift, productivity
ROOM 4: Workshop Introducing llm-d: Your Production-Ready Path to Scalable LLM Inference
llm-d uses cache-aware routing to slash tail latency. In this workshop, deploy Llama 3.1 8B and scale to 4 GPUs to prove that llm-d's intelligent routing beats naive scaling for production workloads. Themes: AI,
ROOM 1: Red Hat AI, what’s new and what’s next
AI is evolving fast. Join us to explore Red Hat Summit 2026’s biggest news, dive into the latest Red Hat AI Platform developments, and get a sneak peek at what's coming next. Themes: AI
ROOM 1: Sovereign AI Lasagna: Private AI for Regulated Enterprises
Like lasagna, sovereign AI is multilayered: From GPU to guardrails. We demo a ready-to-deploy appliance for building AI use-cases in regulated enterprises. Connect, and leave with a fast path forward. Themes: sovereignty, AI
CATERING AREA: Coffee break - Meet Red Hat and partner specialists
Coffee & snacks
CATERING AREA: Networking drinks & appetizers - Meet Red Hat and partner specialists
Drinks & appetizers networking
ROOM 1: Sit. Stay. Deploy! Training the Guiding Dog of the Future: AI and Robotics on Red Hat OpenShift
Meet Q9, a robot dog powered by Red Hat OpenShift AI. We’ll demo an end-to-end MLOps pipeline using GitOps, GPUs, and NVIDIA to bridge cloud and edge for real-time gesture recognition and robotics. Themes: AI, OpenShift, edge
ROOM 5: Workshop Get hands on with OpenShift Virtualization
Modernize with OpenShift Virtualization. Manage VMs, containers, and serverless on one Kubernetes platform. Streamline your workflows and bridge the gap between old and new. Themes: virtualization, migration
ROOM 1: Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA
NVIDIA shows the Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA: an enterprise-grade solution for building, deploying, and managing AI at scale across hybrid cloud environments. Themes: AI, productivity
ROOM 3: Workshop Continuous Delivery Engine for the Real World: RHDH + Ansible Across Every Environment You Actually Run
This workshop uses Red Hat Developer Hub and Ansible to build a cross-platform CD engine. Learn to automate containers and VMs through one policy-enforced pipeline while maintaining total control. Themes: developer, automation, productivity
ROOM 3: Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 and beyond.
In this session we present what is new in Ansible Automation Platform v2.7 and a peek at what comes next. Themes: automation
ROOM 2: Migrating Ansible Automation Platform to 2.6+
In this session we discuss strategies, tips and tricks to get your AAP to v2.6+. Themes: automation
ROOM 1: Top 10 security features for zero trust in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Understand the zero-trust-aligned security capabilities of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and how it is the key to safeguarding your organization's critical data. Themes: infrastructure, RHEL
ROOM 1: Applying CI/CD Patterns to Image Mode for RHEL
Image Mode for RHEL redefines OS builds with cloud-native tech. This session covers CI/CD using Tekton, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, and Ansible for reliable, scalable RHEL deployments. Themes: infrastructure, RHEL, productivity, deployment
Sponsor
Speakers
AD
Principal Solution Architect
Red Hat
AR
Associate Principal Specialist Solutions Architect
Red Hat
AR
Red Hat
AJ
NVIDIA
BS
Sr. Director, Product Management
Red Hat
CY
Intel
EW
Red Hat
FG
Account Technical Strategist
Red Hat
FZ
Red Hat
ID
Customer-focused Solution Architect
Red Hat
JK
CTO
Conclusion Xforce
JA
ITQ
JB
Principal Solutions Architect
Red Hat
KA
Senior Specialist Solution Architect
Red Hat
KG
Junior Solution Architect
Red Hat
MS
Senior Solution Architect
Red Hat
MP
Devoteam
MB
Principal Solution Specialist
Red Hat
MV
Dyntrace
NV
Red Hat
NS
Specialist Solution Architect
Red Hat
RH
Devoteam
RB
Architect Solutions & Technology Practice
Red Hat
SS
sr. Specialist Solution Architect AI Enterprise
Red Hat
SO
Principal Account Solution Architect - Enterprise
Red Hat
WV
Red Hat
YD
Portworx by Everpure
Travel Information
Hotel Postillion, Bunnik
Baan van Fectio 1 | Bunnik | Netherlands
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