Red Hat Summit
Red Hat · 2 keynotes · 2025, 2026 · mostly Open source and Agents · 5 announcements
Year by year
Key themes and the top highlight of each edition| Year | Keynote | Key themes | Top highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Matt HicksMay 12, 2026 · 1h 35m · videoOpen source, Agents, Governance"Every AI agent runs on Linux," Hicks said, the open source foundation built over decades | Open source, Agents, Governance | "Every AI agent runs on Linux," Hicks said, the open source foundation built over decades |
| 2025 | Matt HicksMay 20, 2025 · 1h 47m · videoOpen source, AI infrastructure, CloudRed Hat promised to change how Linux is managed, which it said has barely changed in 10 to 15 years | Open source, AI infrastructure, Cloud | Red Hat promised to change how Linux is managed, which it said has barely changed in 10 to 15 years |
Announcements
| Announcement | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty capabilitiesCompliance and sovereignty across the portfolioRed Hat 2026 | Announced | Red Hat 2026 |
| Confidential computing in the Red Hat AI factory with NVIDIAProtect models and data in useRed Hat 2026 | Announced | Red Hat 2026 |
| Image mode for RHELImage-based, rollback-friendly RHEL systemsRed Hat 2025 | Announced | Red Hat 2025 |
| RHEL LightspeedGen AI assistant in the RHEL CLIRed Hat 2025 | Announced | Red Hat 2025 |
| OpenShift Virtualization on Oracle CloudMore clouds for OpenShift VirtualizationRed Hat 2025 | Announced | Red Hat 2025 |
About and year over year
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