2017 Red Hat Government Symposium to Highlight the Role of Open Source in Meeting the Challenges of Government IT
October 10 2017 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
15 speakers from government agencies to discuss
critical role of collaboration in addressing security and
infrastructure needs
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open
source solutions, today announced the agenda for its 2017 Red Hat
Government Symposium, to be held Nov. 9, in Washington, D.C. This
year’s Red Hat Government Symposium is expected to bring together
more than 650 government technology and industry professionals to
discuss how open source collaboration can help government agencies
get the most out of emerging technologies and priorities, including
modernization, accelerating application deployment and implementing
DevOps and containers in government agencies.
Under the theme, “Open first: building a foundation for choice
and security,” the event will feature:
- Keynote addresses from Matt
Lira, special assistant to the President for Innovation
Policy and Initiatives and Todd Wieser, Air Force Special
Operations Command's CTO, U.S. Air Force.
- Speakers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air
Force, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, General Services Administration, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, U.S Courts, and other government agencies and
industry experts.
- Breakout sessions, demos, and panel
discussions on modern application development, hybrid cloud,
automation, security, containers, and more.
The Red Hat Government Symposium is a landmark event, bringing
together thought leaders from federal agencies, state and local
governments, and industry for a full day of collaboration and
innovation. This year marks the ninth Red Hat Government Symposium
and will celebrate the power of open source to enable choice and
greater security for every level of government.
Supporting Quote
Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager, U.S.
Public Sector, Red Hat“Expectations and demands are increasing for
greater IT efficiency at every level of government. As a result,
agencies are looking to open source technologies to help deliver
the solutions that will not only meet today’s needs, but will
better prepare for the future. We are proud to once again host the
2017 Red Hat Government Symposium, and bring together the
industry’s innovative minds to explore how we can accelerate
innovation and meet next-generation challenges with open, agile and
more secure solutions.”
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