Red Hat Innovate Together
13/10/2026 - 14/10/2026 | Šibenik | Croatia
Event overview:
After two incredible years in Opatija, our flagship event is sailing south! We are thrilled to invite the open source community to Amadria Park Convention Centre Šibenik on October 13–14, 2026 for the Red Hat Innovate Together event!
In an era where organizations face increasingly complex hurdles, the demand for agile, innovative technology has never been higher. Innovate Together is more than just a conference; it’s a collaborative hub where IT leaders, visionaries, and experts gather to share strategies for accelerating innovation and maximizing ROI.
Join us in Šibenik for a two-day adventure designed to help you turn modern IT challenges into enterprise opportunities. Through deep-dive conversations and networking in a relaxed, coastal setting, you will discover how Red Hat automation, infrastructure, application development, and AI tools—supported by our trusted partner ecosystem—can help your organization on your digital transformation journey.
Don’t miss this chance to shape your IT future. We are currently building an exciting, high-impact agenda, so return to this page later to check for the updates.
And meanwhile you can already register to secure your place and join us for this new adventure in Šibenik!
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Agenda
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Day 1 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
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| 14:00–15:00 | Registration, welcome coffee | ||
| 15:00–15:10 |
Welcome Stanisław Leszczyński, Regional Sales Manager, |
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| 15:10–15:30 |
Executive Fireside: Strategy to Code Moderator: Stanisław Leszczyński, Regional Sales Manager, Strategic Continuity in Turbulent Times with Dinko Eror, Vice President for EMEA Central, North and Eastern Europe Modern Software Engineering & Lightwell with Radek Vokal, Senior Engineering Manager, |
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| 15:30–15:45 |
Building Trust in the Age of Sovereign AI with Sonel Popatlal, EMEA Leader DC, AI, Client & Gigafactory, Intel Corporation Agnes Fabok, General Manager CEE, |
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| 15:45–16:35 |
Open by Design: Your Platform. Your AI. Your Choice. Wojciech Furmankiewicz, Head of Technology Sales CEE, Andrzej Kowalczyk, Principal Solution Architect, Jacek Skórzyński, Pricipal Solution Architect, Jarosław Stakun, Principal Solution Architect, Patrik Plachý, Senior Solution Architect, |
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| 16:35–17:00 | Coffee break and Partner Expo | ||
| 17:00–19:00 |
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Track 2
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Track 3
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| 17:00–17:20 |
Presentation by Nimium
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The Data Foundation for Modern Infrastructure
Cristian Stan, Cloud Native Architect, Everpure |
Delegate the work. Keep control. - AI agents run your SDLC with OpenShift AI
Janos Mahovszkij, Innovation & Product Manager, cloudWerkstatt Lena Reisinger, AI & ML Senior Architect, cloudWerkstatt |
| 17:30–17:50 |
Powering O2’s next-generation 5G network with
Jakub Votava, Director, Network, O2 Czech Republic Martin Tóth, Network Specialist, O2 Czech Republic |
Kubernetes Gateway API, AI Gateway, API Gateway - One solution many use cases
Andrzej Kowalczyk, Principal Solution Architect, |
Vibe-Coding vs. The Law: Scaling Delivery via AI-Led Evidence
Michael Thirion, Principal Solution Architect, |
| 18:00–18:20 |
Agentic AI on
Jaroslaw Stakun, Principal Solution Architect, |
Hidden treasures: Top 10 underrated tools included in your RHEL subscription
Ahmed Dahia, RHEL SSA, Sam Wachira, Principal Technical Account Manager, |
Solving the Innovation vs. Keeping the Lights On Dilemma: A Case Study
Armin Warda, Global FSI Architect & EMEA FSI Technology Lead at |
| 18:30–19:00 |
Success Story: Accelerating Cloud Adoption with
Bartosz Smela, Telecommunications and IT Systems Engineer, Veolia Centrum Usług Wspólnych Krzysztof Korzela, Associate Principal Solution Architect, |
Developer Experience as a Competitive Advantage
Patrik Plachý, Senior Solution Architect, |
Storage for OpenShift Virtualization - how-to and best practices for your start Matthias Muench, Principal Specialist Solution Architect, |
| 19:00–20:00 | Refreshment break | ||
| 20:00–00:00 | Dinner & Networking & Party | ||
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Day 2 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
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| 09:00–09:10 |
Day 2 Opening Stanisław Leszczyński, Regional Sales Manager, |
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| 09:10–09:25 |
Congratulations, Your Org Chart Is Already Outdated Bruna de Guimaraes, Team Manager | Operations & Product & Engineering, Bluebird |
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| 09:25–09:45 |
Keynote: Building AI Powered Software Factory Andreas Bergqvist, EMEA SSP AI, |
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| 09:45–10:00 | Presentation by INGRAM MICRO | ||
| 10:00–10:15 |
From Manual Work to Enterprise Automation: Two Real-World AAP Stories Gergely Fóti, Senior Systems Engineer, REMEDIOS Zrt Miklós Szabó, Senior Systems Engineer, REMEDIOS Zrt |
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| 10:15–10:30 |
Carbon.core in Practice: Sovereign AI on OpenShift AI, and the Agents We Build on It Milan Jovanović, Principal Platform Architect | |
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| 10:30–11:00 |
Panel: Navigating the Agentic Era: Sovereignty, Scale, and the New Software Fabric |
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| 11:00–11:05 |
Main Stage Wrap-Up & Afternoon Sessions Preview |
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| 11:05–11:30 | Coffee break and Partner Expo | ||
| 11:30–13:30 |
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Track 2
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Track 3
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| 11:30–11:50 |
From brick-by-brick to panel-by-panel: Building IT with Ansible
László Szomor, IT Infrastructure Operations Manager, Groupama Bizitósító Zrt. Viktor Sebestény, CTO, Inter Computer Group |
From Firefighting to Patrolling: Agentic ITOps and SecOps on OpenShift AI to invert the 90/10 rule (Demo)
Borislav Lazarov, CTO, eFellows |
Day 2 and Beyond with Veeam Kasten
Fahad Hady, Kasten Specialist EMEA East, Veeam Software/Veeam Kasten |
| 12:00–12:20 |
OTP Bank’s AI transformation journey: From Pilots to Enterprise AI at Scale Gábor Bóna, AI Domain Tech Lead, OTP Bank Magyarorszóg
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Beyond the CVE Tsunami: Scaling Open Source Security with AI and Lightwell
Radek Vokal, Senior Engineering Manager, |
Practical Experience of Transition From Ansible-core to Ansible Automation Platform
Robi Hrvatin, System Engineer, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Slovenia Jacek Skórzyński, Principal Solutions Architect, |
| 12:30–12:50 |
Romania Sovereign Cloud: Building Large-Scale Infrastructure with
Alexandru Darie, Cloud Domain Architect, Metaminds Alexandru Petcu, Cloud Engineer, Metaminds |
Automation Ansible – Privredna Banka Zagreb Journey
Matej Gotić, Chief Systems Engineer, Privredna Banka Zagreb |
Taming the Chaos: Centralized Management of Modern Virtualization with
Rafal Szmigiel, Principal Solution Architect, |
| 13:00–13:30 |
Cleared for Takeoff: HungaroControl’s Cloud-Native Transformation Journey
Szabolcs Nagy, Infrastructure Architect, HungaroControl |
How to bridge two worlds without falling. Elastic cloud bursting with
Marek Martofel, Cloud Native and Container Platform Lead, CEE, |
Live Demo: Securing Unreliable AIOps Actions through Ansible Automation Platform as a Trusted Execution Layer
Karoly "Charlie" Vegh, Senior Specialist Solution Architect, Ansible Automation Platform, |
| 13:45–15:00 | Wrap up, Closing Lunch & Networking | ||
| 15:00–18:00 | Additional program: Hands-on labs | ||
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Hands-on Lab 1. AI
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Hands-on Lab 2. Automation
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Hands-on Lab 3. Virtualization
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Travel Information
Hoteli Solaris 86 | Šibenik | Croatia
Airport Transfer Support
If you need assistance arranging a transfer from Split or Zadar airports to Amadria Park Šibenik, please contact the team at,
transfers.excursions@amadriapark.com.They will assist in coordinating your transport on a self-payment basis.
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