Inspire what's next
Propose a session for Red Hat® Summit and AnsibleFest 2025.
Share your expertise
Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest offers speakers a unique chance to connect with the top minds in IT. Submit a proposal between October 2, 2024, and November 13, 2024, to lend your voice to a dynamic community of professionals, open source contributors, forward-thinking customers, and partners.
Discover how sessions are chosen
Want to know what organizers are looking for in a session? This video with Angela Andrews, co-host of Red Hat’s Compiler podcast and a past speaker, provides more information about the review process and tips to help your proposal stand out.
Session types
Whether you want to present a new idea or project, share a success story, host a group discussion, or provide a hands-on learning experience, there’s a session format for you:
Topics
Share your expertise or experience as a speaker in key technology areas.
Application of Red Hat technologies
Provide practical insights on ways to apply, scale, and customize our products and services to maximize efficiency and flexibility.
Customer and partner stories
Share your key challenges, successes, and best practices for implementing technical solutions within your organization.
Emerging tech
Discuss how open source tools are advancing capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), edge computing, or other evolving technologies.
Community innovation
Highlight new or existing, innovative applications pushing the boundaries of what’s possible within open source communities.
Development trends
Explore how open source solutions are shaping conversations around application development—from DevOps to platform engineering.
Next steps for potential presenters
Selection timeline
October 2, 2024
CFP opens
November 13, 2024
Last day to submit a proposal (11:59 PM ET)
December 2024-January 2025
Review and selection