As IT landscapes grow increasingly complex, automation has become essential for managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments at scale.

This keynote will discuss the realities IT teams face when it comes to adopting AI, and the crucial role automation can play in helping drive more value from it. We’ll explore how features and strategies available with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform today can make a huge impact on your AI initiatives as they unfold.

From AIOps, to AI infrastructure, to AI enhancements to the Ansible experience itself, Ansible is the key to unlocking more value from AI, with mission-critical automation that makes managing modern IT environments simpler, smarter, and more effective at scale.

As organizations begin implementing AI on-premises, the first step is often to assess whether their data centers are prepared. Upgrading IT infrastructure involves ensuring sufficient power and cooling, preparing the network to handle large data volumes, optimizing and expanding capacity, and implementing security measures while enabling scalability.

It’s helpful to consider how automation plays a role in several key areas critical to a successful AI implementation and ongoing strategy:

• Providing reliable, 100% uptime for AI workloads
• Ensuring networks, storage, data, and applications are seamlessly integrated and fully optimized
• Establishing teams and processes to manage load balancers, GPUs, and the flow of data to and from the edge

Learn how Ansible Automation Platform plays a critical role in establishing a solid foundation for AI implementations by simplifying the deployment, configuration, and management of AI infrastructure components through orchestration, operationalization, and infrastructure optimization.

Discover how Ansible helps protect critical infrastructure by automating patching, CIS security hardening, and continuous compliance across hybrid environments. This session will explore real-world use cases and show how to enable collaboration between infrastructure and security teams, build standardized workflows with Infrastructure as Code, and generate consistent, audit-ready reports for easier tracking and regulatory compliance.

Discover how AIOps comes to life through Event-Driven Ansible and DeepSeek AI, enabling automated system health checks, early issue detection, and immediate self-healing to ensure continuous operations and business resilience

Experience how UnityX, powered by Ansible, transforms NetOps by automating not only device configurations but also critical workflows such as approvals, verifications, and rollbacks. This empowers teams to respond faster, strengthen governance, ensure SLA consistency, and maintain full visibility and control across the entire network environment.

Explore how Terraform and Ansible work seamlessly together to deliver full-stack Infrastructure as Code. Terraform provisions cloud infrastructure, while Ansible configures, secures, and manages it. This session shows how combining both tools accelerates deployment, reduces risk, ensures compliance, and empowers teams to automate everything from Day 0 provisioning to Day 2 operations.

As organizations begin implementing AI on-premises, the first step is often to assess whether their data centers are prepared. Upgrading IT infrastructure involves ensuring sufficient power and cooling, preparing the network to handle large data volumes, optimizing and expanding capacity, and implementing security measures while enabling scalability.

It’s helpful to consider how automation plays a role in several key areas critical to a successful AI implementation and ongoing strategy.

Learn how Ansible Automation Platform plays a critical role in establishing a solid foundation for AI implementations by simplifying the deployment, configuration, and management of AI infrastructure components through orchestration, operationalization, and infrastructure optimization.

Ansible Platform Leader, Asia Pacific

Charles McClelland is a Technology Leader & Open Source Advocate with over two decades of experience in the US technology sector. He is a strong advocate for automation as a key enabler of today’s emerging technologies such as cloud and AI as it frees IT spending and labor to focus on higher-value work.

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

Charles recently moved to Singapore where he enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and mountain biking. He is also active in the open-source community particularly for outdoor Internet of Things (IoT) applications and 3D printing.

Automation Sales Specialist, Red Hat

With over 20 years of IT experience and certifications in PMP, CISM, CISA, and TOGAF, is recognized as an Open Group Distinguished IT Technical Specialist. Having transitioned from a technical background to a strategic business role, Tim currently serve as an Automation Specialist at Red Hat Hong Kong, a position he have held since 2021. In this capacity, he specialize in driving automation and digital transformation initiatives, as well as revenue growth for clients by leveraging open-source solutions, hybrid cloud, and AI platforms.

APAC Automation Sales Specialist , Red Hat

Shang Wu has over 20 years of experience in open-source technology and has been serving at Red Hat for more than 8 years as APAC Automation Sales Specialist for APAC. In recent years, he has focused on IT automation use cases.

Throughout his professional career, he has successfully collaborated with partners and clients from several well-known enterprises, utilizing Red Hat's open solutions to co-create efficient and secure enterprise hybrid clouds. In the past two years, Shang Wu has specifically focused on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, providing professional services and solutions for clients.

Over the past 8 years, Shang Wu has participated in numerous technology transformations for clients across different industries, leveraging open-source software to create enterprise-level services and provide secure, cost-effective solutions.

Assistant Director – Enterprise Application, HKBN Enterprise Solutions

Jacob Leung focuses on enterprise IT solutions with expertise in system integration, automation, and process optimization. He leverages technology to streamline operations, ensure auditability, and drive consistency across complex IT environments. His work bridges innovation with practical execution to deliver impactful business outcomes.

Senior Solutions Engineer Hashicrop

William Yang has over 25 years of experience specializing in solution architecture to accelerate digital-transformation journeys. Passionate about Infrastructure as Code and security, he now serves as a Senior Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp, supporting Greater China customers with best-in-class HashiCorp products, strategic guidance, and tailored solutions. Leveraging deep technical expertise and a customer-first mindset, William helps organizations provision, configure, and secure cloud environments reliably and at scale.

Solution Architect, Red Hat

Ansible Platform Leader, Red Hat

Charles McClelland is a Technology Leader & Open Source Advocate with over two decades of experience in the US technology sector. He is a strong advocate for automation as a key enabler of today’s emerging technologies such as cloud and AI as it frees IT spending and labor to focus on higher-value work.

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

Charles recently moved to Singapore where he enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and mountain biking. He is also active in the open-source community particularly for outdoor Internet of Things (IoT) applications and 3D printing.

Assistant Director - Enterprise Application, HKBN Enterprise Solutions

Jacob Leung focuses on enterprise IT solutions with expertise in system integration, automation, and process optimization. He leverages technology to streamline operations, ensure auditability, and drive consistency across complex IT environments. His work bridges innovation with practical execution to deliver impactful business outcomes.

Associate Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat

APAC Automation Sales Specialist, Red Hat

Shang Wu has over 20 years of experience in open-source technology and has been serving at Red Hat for more than 8 years as APAC Automation Sales Specialist for APAC. In recent years, he has focused on IT automation use cases.

Throughout his professional career, he has successfully collaborated with partners and clients from several well-known enterprises, utilizing Red Hat's open solutions to co-create efficient and secure enterprise hybrid clouds. In the past two years, Shang Wu has specifically focused on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, providing professional services and solutions for clients.

Over the past 8 years, Shang Wu has participated in numerous technology transformations for clients across different industries, leveraging open-source software to create enterprise-level services and provide secure, cost-effective solutions.

Automation Solution Specialist, Red Hat

With over 20 years of IT experience and certifications in PMP, CISM, CISA, and TOGAF, is recognized as an Open Group Distinguished IT Technical Specialist. Having transitioned from a technical background to a strategic business role, Tim currently serve as an Automation Specialist at Red Hat Hong Kong, a position he have held since 2021. In this capacity, he specialize in driving automation and digital transformation initiatives, as well as revenue growth for clients by leveraging open-source solutions, hybrid cloud, and AI platforms.

Senior Solution Engineer, HashiCorp

William Yang has over 25 years of experience specializing in solution architecture to accelerate digital-transformation journeys. Passionate about Infrastructure as Code and security, he now serves as a Senior Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp, supporting Greater China customers with best-in-class HashiCorp products, strategic guidance, and tailored solutions. Leveraging deep technical expertise and a customer-first mindset, William helps organizations provision, configure, and secure cloud environments reliably and at scale.

Director & Head of Solution Architecture, Red Hat