Red Hat Keynote

The Automated Enterprise: Ready for IT's "Mission Critical" Moments

Event Driven Ansible for Windows

Windows Active Directory events and Event-Driven Ansible to create ServiceNow tickets. Enrichment of service tickets with ChatGPT using event payload information.

Why network automation is essential to complete your automation journey

Network engineers need a flexible platform that can accommodate their current and future needs. This session will cover the fundamental technical tools to start your journey.

1. Starting with the basics: Management and common configuration using resource modules
2. Learning ansible.utils and the cli_parse module
3. Getting operational state validation using facts
4. Creating dynamic documentation for dynamic networks
5. Using workflows to simplify your network operations

Red Hat in Retail Automation

Retail challenges & trends Emerging technologies in retail Red Hat Solutions for Retail Automation at the edge

RHEL Security Compliance Automation & Self healing with AAP

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, maintaining compliance across large and diverse IT environments is a significant challenge. This session introduces a robust solution that combines the power of Ansible and OpenSCAP to achieve security compliance at scale

How Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed can accelerate your Hybrid Cloud Journey

Ansible Lightspeed with IBM watsonx Code Assistant brings many powerful features that make it easier to adopt, create, and maintain automation practices.

Financial services innovation with Red Hat Ansible

FSI challenges & trends Emerging technologies in Banking Red Hat Solutions for FSI Automation for Hybrid Cloud

RH Locknote

Finding your "Misson Critical" with Open Innovation Labs

Partner Presentation - Cisco

Reimagining IT Infrastructure with Cisco and Ansible

IT teams are constantly being challenged to deploy and operate more complex infrastructures to support an ever-evolving set of applications with differing requirements. AI/ML applications are just the most recent example of these applications with bespoke infrastructure requirements that affect the infrastructure design from branch to data centre and cloud. In this session we will discuss reference infrastructure architectures for supporting these heterogeneous application types and how Ansible automation enables them to be deployed more quickly and predictably and operated more efficiently.

Partner Presentation - Dynatrace

From Chaos to Calm: Automating Observability for Deployment, Security, App Development & Cloud Infrastructure Management

In the realm of IT innovation, hear how Dynatrace and Ansible come together with digital diagnostics and automated remedies. By incorporating AI and automation into a comprehensive observability strategy, you streamline operations, accelerate development, and detect and remediate potential security risks.

Customer Fireside chat and Q&A

An interactive discussion regarding all things automation with live audience participation

Ansible for Ansible (Automation Platform, that is)

Learn how a large enterprise has made deployment of AAP a repeatable process - using Ansible! Automating the installation and configuration of AAP means quicker rollouts, safer upgrades and allows for easy blue/green deployments. Automating the configuration of organisation, teams and roles within AAP improves security and makes onboarding of new teams simple, leading to rapid uptake of the automation platform across this business."

Master of Ceremonies

Mark Carter is an international keynote speaker, trainer and coach. He has over 25 years experience as a global learning and development professional with his first role being developing leaders for Contiki Holidays.
His TEDx talk was the movie trailer for his second book, ‘Add Value’, published globally by WILEY. Mark is the creator of a learning management system for SME’s and a media contributor. He regularly consults businesses around critical business pillars including: culture, leadership, value, adaptability and sales. His keynotes and rich academy of training programs all have a common thread specialisation in people and behaviour Born in England, raised in Scotland, nurtured by Europe and several round world trips he’s called Australia home since 2002. Mangoes, after all, don’t grow in Edinburgh.

APAC Automation Platform Leader, Red Hat

Session Time: 01:50 PM - 02:10 PM
Charles McClelland, Technology Leader & Open Source Advocate

Bringing over two decades of experience in the US technology sector, he currently serve as the Technical Sales Leader for Red Hat's Automation Platform in the Asia Pacific Region. Chip believe Automation is the key to unlock the value of today’s emerging technologies such as cloud and cognitive.

Prior to his role at Red Hat, Chip held key positions at IBM, focusing on systems and cloud sales for government, defense, and large private sector clients. Charles diverse background includes military service, academia, and consumer packaged goods brand management, offering a comprehensive understanding of both business and technology.

Recently moved to Singapore where he enjoy outdoor activities such as mountain biking and actively contribute to the open-source community, particularly in the Internet of Things (IoT) domain.

Automation Sales Specialist, Red Hat

Session Time: 12:35 PM - 01:10 PM
Laura Kalra is an Automation Specialist for Red Hat, supporting the automation journeys of organisations across Australia and New Zealand. She has 20+ years of experience with enterprise technologies and has consulted for over 400 businesses worldwide, including business strategy, digital/cloud readiness, service delivery, governance, and value realisation/analytics. She loves finding the "lightbulb moments" for her customers - extracting what's real from a vision and translating it into viable solutions.

Automation Sales Specialist, Red Hat

Session Time: 12:35 PM - 01:10 PM
Tertius Bouwer is an Automation Specialist for Red Hat, with expertise in automation leveraging Ansible technology, supporting the automation journeys of organisations across Australia and New Zealand.
Tertius has a keen focus on driving organizational growth and efficiency through automation. He harnesses the power of Ansible to streamline processes and optimise workflows for clients across diverse industries in Australia.
Having honed his skills over the past 20 years, Tertius possesses a deep understanding of how automation can revolutionise business operations, enabling companies to achieve their objectives with greater speed and precision.
Tertius combined technical acumen with a customer-centric approach, he excels in crafting tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of each client.

Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Session Time: 02:10 PM - 02:30 PM
Derek Waters is a Solutions Architect at Red Hat Asia Pacific - based in Melbourne. He is an Account Solutions Architect for the Financial Services Industry
Derek Waters is an experienced technology professional with over 25 years of experience in software development, solution architecture and team leadership. He has worked on IT projects as diverse as mine clearance simulations, TV ratings prediction, pathology lab information management and highly secure information management systems. He brings an entire career of scars from doing things the wrong way to his role at Red Hat helping people do them the right way instead.

Senior Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Brian Stinehart is a Specialist Solution Architect at Red Hat. He works with organisations on their automation practices and strategies, building robust systems from open source technology. He is enthusiastic about bringing teams together to deliver services across the IT landscape.
Brian has been in the industry for 15 years with a background in infrastructure, security, and containerisation, and he now focuses on automation with Red Hat. Outside of work, he and his wife spend time trying to soak up as much of their 3 year old daughter as possible. He peppers in runs with the dog and failed DIY projects around the house as well.

Account Solution Architect, Red Hat

Chris Bowden is an Account Solution Architect at Red Hat, looking after Enterprise Accounts in Perth. Chris works day to day with large global mining organisations, and spends much of his day finding and assisting customers with new automation use cases.
Chris has a keen interest in Cyber Security and is involved in many aspects of how we can securely introduce automation technologies into the operational technology space.

Lead Solutions Architect, Dynatrace

Amrith Raj is a Lead Solutions Architect at Dynatrace, supporting the transformation journey of their highly diversified customers through automated and intelligent observability. Amrith has authored an e-book on cloud capacity and has published papers related to cloud, data centers and IT infrastructure. He and members of the Cloud use cases group published a whitepaper called Moving to Cloud when cloud computing was too new to be adopted by companies. He has held multiple roles which involved responsibilities around leadership, engineering and operations, modernization, cloud architecture, automation, migration and building fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. Based in Melbourne, Amrith is passionate about how technology can be used to transform human lives.

Senior Solution Architect, Red Hat

Session Time: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Pranesh Medilall is a seasoned Senior Solutions Architect with a passion for leveraging technology to drive innovation and solve complex business challenges. With over a decade of experience in the IT industry, Pranesh has established himself as a trusted advisor and technical expert in designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions.

Pranesh's expertise spans a wide range of technologies, with a particular focus on cloud computing, DevOps practices, and automation solutions. He is highly proficient in platforms such as Dynatrace and Ansible, leveraging them to optimize performance, enhance operational efficiency, and drive digital transformation initiatives.

Principal Architect, Cisco

Session Time: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Chris Gascoigne is a Principal Solutions Engineer with Cisco working in the APJC Cloud Infrastructure and Software Group. Chris has been with Cisco for sixteen years and specialises in cloud, automation, virtualisation and containers. Prior to joining Cisco, Chris spent the previous 7 years working for a system integrator focusing on Unified Communications, Security and Routing and Switching. Chris holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering and a CCIE certification since 2005.

Senior Account Solution Architect, Red Hat

Arjun Krishna is a Solution Architect at Red Hat, where his expertise spans various industries, with a particular emphasis on the Retail sector. He collaborates with businesses to navigate the unique challenges they face, utilizing Red Hat's solutions and strategies. His goal is to help deliver innovative solutions and improve customer experiences while ensuring IT environments are both scalable and efficient.

Solutions Architect

Session Time: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
David Ripani is a Solutions Architect at Red Hat Asia Pacific - based in Melbourne. He is the Account Solutions Architect for the Victorian Public Sector (Australia).

David Ripani is a seasoned technology professional currently playing a role as an Account Solution Architect at Red Hat. With a rich background rooted in the Federal Public Sector, David brings over a decade of Australian Public Sector (APS, Federal) experience, having held various pivotal positions shaping the modern ICT landscape with a passion for agile delivery.

David has held many positions within the APS This includes Product Owner for Hybrid Cloud delivering GitOps and Infrastructure as code to Automation Engineer building end to end Ansible Automation for Service Delivery. This experience has shaped him into the versatile and knowledgeable professional he is today.

Lead AI Engineer at IBM Client Engineering Team, IBM

Session Time: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Dr. Poonam is a Lead AI Engineer at IBM Client Engineering Team, Australia. With a Ph.D., she's an accomplished expert in AI and machine learning, known for her innovative solutions that drive business success across diverse industries. Her expertise spans healthcare, finance, telecommunications, and insurance, where she leverages AI to enhance business outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experiences. Notably, her pioneering work also includes using AI to detect neurological diseases, making her contributions to healthcare truly groundbreaking.

Technical Leader within IBMs Automation Business, IBM

Session Time: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Dan Gagic is a Technical Leader within IBMs Automation Business.

He is a AIOps & IT Automation specialist with 20 years of IT experience. His areas of expertise include working with key accounts (Financial Services & Public Sector) to develop innovative solutions for Hybrid, Multi Cloud.

Dan regularly presents at global conferences on Intelligent IT Operations, Digital Transformation and Innovation. He is FinOps certified practitioner & has co-authored two IT books on IT & Process Automation.

Senior Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Stu Bernstein is a Senior Solutions Architect at Red Hat Asia Pacific - based in Melbourne. Stu has enjoyed a career at many Corporate/Enterprise, Vendor and Partner Organizations in a wide variety of roles - and he has always maintained an eager and active interest in all things Automation and Platform LifeCycle Management.
His tenure while at these organizations, involved both solution design and technical leadership. But more importantly - the experience gained has provided the basis for a broad range of platform integration skill(s), and business and technology outcome disciplines that continue to support Customers and their journey.

Associate Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Application Platform Red Hat

Session Time: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Simon Delord is a Solution Architect at Red Hat. He works with enterprises on their container/Kubernetes practices and driving business value from open source technology. The majority of his time is spent on introducing OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) to teams and helping break down silos to create cultures of collaboration.

Prior to Red Hat, Simon worked with many Telco carriers and vendors in Europe and APAC specializing in networking, data-centres and hybrid cloud architectures.

Simon is also a regular speaker at public conferences and has co-authored multiple RFCs in the IETF and other standard bodies.

Senior Engagement Lead in the Open Innovation Labs, Red Hat

Session Time: 05:05 PM - 05:20 PM
Donna Benjamin is a Senior Engagement Lead in the Open Innovation Labs at Red Hat, and the Product Owner, and Maintainer of the Open Practice Library. Donna leads teams to succeed at delivering desired outcomes through the facilitation of open practices, and empowers people to take intentional steps toward their goals.