The Red Hat UK Ecosystem Partner team would like to invite you to our UK Partner Day, taking place on Wednesday, April 23rd at The Mermaid London.
This half day event kicks off at 12:00 and will feature an exciting schedule of content from across the Red Hat ecosystem team, including internal and external speakers.
We will cover the Red Hat ambition for the UK business and show how crucial our partners are in achieving that.  The event will include a mix of content, panel discussions, networking opportunities, interactive roundtable discussions and awards, all taking place in a fantastic central London location.
Register now to secure your space!

AGENDA:

12:00 Registration
Arrival, registrations, badge collection, refreshments
12:30 Lunch
Buffet lunch and networking
13:30 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and introduction from Simon Mead, UK Ecosystem Director
13:45 UK Ambition and Market Context
Jo Hodgson, UK Country Leader
13:55 Red Hats vision for Virtualisation and AI
Ed Hoppitt, Business Value Director
14:15 Panel Discussion
The big opportunities for 2025 and how partners are critical to our joint success, with UK Leadership team
14:50 Virtualisation Roundtable
Interactive roundtable discussion focussed on the Virtualisation opportunity in 2025, moderated by Paul Bryden, UK Ecosystem Manager
15:30 Break
Coffee and snacks
16:00 AI Roundtable
Interactive roundtable discussion focussed on the AI opportunity in 2025, moderated by Paul Bryden, UK Ecosystem Manager
16:40 Powering the Future: Red Hat & Microsoft Unleash Cloud Innovation
Darren Sharpe, Microsoft Commercial Marketplace Lead
17:00 UK Partner Awards
2024 Red Hat UK Partner awards, presented by Simon Mead and Paul Bryden.
17:20 Wrap up and close
A recap of the day and key themes with Simon Mead, UK Ecosystem Director
17:30 Networking drinks
Networking drinks and finger food overlooking the River Thames
19:30 Event finished
 


The Mermaid London, 2 Puddle Dock
EC4V 3DB London, United Kingdom

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