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Red Hat Summit: Connect 2026 (Melbourne Edition)

Red Hat Summit: Connect 2026 is a regional in-person event giving attendees access to technology experts, hands-on learning with Red Hat solutions, and networking opportunities with partners and peers. Expect expert-led panels, Red Hat product demos, and interactive breakout sessions designed to equip participants with tools and strategies to drive their org…

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29Speakers
2Sponsors
46On the bill · sessions
9Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Red, in alphabetical order.
Andy Gower
Director, Product & Solutions Marketing, Everepure · Everpure
Ashesh Badani
Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Red Hat · Red Hat
Benjamin Blasco
Associate Principal Solution Architect - RHEL, Red Hat · Red Hat
Bryon Baker
Associate Principal Solution Architect - AI, Red Hat · Red Hat
David Ripani
Senior Solution Architect, Red Hat · Red Hat
Derek Waters
Associate Principal Account Solution Architect, Red Hat · Red Hat
Dr. Derek Zhang
Delivery Manager - Computer Vision, Auckland Transport · Auckland Transport
Enzo Compagnoni
Regional Vice President and General Manager ANZ, Red Hat · Red Hat
Garry Daniels
Head of Infrastructure Services and Digital Workplace, Westpac New Zealand · Westpac New Zealand
James Labocki
Senior Director Product Management, Developer and Application Services, Red Hat · Red Hat
Jason Stringer
OpenShift Sales Specialist, Red Hat · Red Hat
Joel Wirāmu Pauling
Senior Specialist Solution Architect - RHEL, Red Hat · Red Hat
John Nelson
Director, Head of Ecosystem ANZ | MSP and Hyperscaler APAC, Red Hat · Red Hat
Mandi Buswell
Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, Red Hat · Red Hat
Mark Carter
Emcee
Michael Yang
Senior Account Solution Architect, Red Hat · Red Hat
Mina George
Associate Principal Specialist Solutions Architect - Automation, Red Hat · Red Hat
Nick Day
Associate Principal Solution Architect - OpenShift, Red Hat · Red Hat
Ramy El Essawy
Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Application Platform, Red Hat · Red Hat
Saanvi Bajaj
Solution Architect - OpenShift, Red Hat · Red Hat
Shane Bennett
Group Leader Cyber Integration, Defence Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence · Department of Defence
Shane Boulden
Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat · Red Hat
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Brightly Software
Porsche Informatik
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Agenda

Selected from 46 sessions on the bill.
  • 1:00 p.m. - 1:25 p.m.

    Technology Partner Session

    Track A: The next platform is choice
  • 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

    Technology Partner Session

    Track A: The next platform is choice
  • 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

    Technology Partner Showcase

  • 10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

    Voice of Red Hat customers - Tech innovators shaping tomorrow

  • 10:50 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

    Fireside chat: Voice of Red Hat customers - Tech innovators shaping tomorrow

  • 10:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

    Technology Partner Showcase: Microsoft

  • 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards Presentations

  • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

    Lunch in solution showcase

  • 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

    OpenShift - your intelligent platform for applications and virtualization

    Join our Red Hat OpenShift roadmap session for an overview of its evolution into an intelligent application platform. Discover how OpenShift integrates agentic AI to streamline ope…

    Track A: The next platform is choice
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 9 companies, parsed from the program.

Nine companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
7Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

28% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of621%
  • Manager / Lead1034%
  • Engineer · IC931%
  • Other roles27%

Of 29 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Red Hat22V
  2. 02Brightly SoftwareSp
  3. 03Porsche Informatik GmbHSp
  4. 04Auckland Transport1V
  5. 05Department of Defence1V
  6. 06Everpure1V
  7. 07IBM1V
  8. 08Microsoft1V
  9. 09Westpac New Zealand1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified2
100% of 2