Financial services companies need a reliable, secure, and flexible platform in order to build toward the future. Red Hat has the expertise to help you modernize so that you can meet customer demands while reducing costs and risk.

Portworx is the market leader in Kubernetes-native data management, providing persistent storage and advanced data services across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The Portworx platform—combined with Red Hat OpenShift—is empowering financial institutions to modernize their infrastructure, support AI innovation, and ensure operational resilience.

Join us for a 10-minute Coffee Break to learn how Portworx and Red Hat can help support: 
* Scalable AI/ML workloads with high-performance, cloud-native storage—accelerating innovation in data-intensive applications.
* Virtual machines and containers to run on the same Kubernetes platform—reducing cost, complexity, and vendor lock-in
* Enterprise-grade replication, disaster recovery, and zero-data-loss failover, ensuring high availability and compliance with regulations—protecting institutions from outages and cyber threats.

Accelerate Banking Transformation with Red Hat OpenShift and Portworx by Pure Storage

The payments landscape has rapidly evolved with the shift to cashless transactions, tap-to-pay, instant payment legislation, and the rise of fintechs and alternative payment methods. This transformation brings increased complexity, fraud risks, and integration challenges due to legacy systems and fragmented connectivity. To meet these demands, payment infrastructure must be modern, cloud-native, and provider-agnostic—delivering resilience, real-time security, and seamless integration through robust middleware.

Join us for a Coffee Break to learn how:
* Technology must support diverse channels and modernizing legacy infrastructure
* Regulations (e.g. DORA) necessitate operational resiliency
* Enterprise-grade open-source solutions from Diebold Nixdorf and RH enable flexible, portable, multi-vendor deployments across platforms and clouds

Ramon Villarreal, Payments Industry Lead -  Global FSI, Red Hat
David, Smith, Head of Global Software Engagement

Payments without borders- cloud native transaction processing

Digital data sovereignty has become a priority for private organizations and governments alike. Several countries have established regulations to govern how data is collected, stored, processed, and transferred within and outside of their territories, in alignment with jurisdictions’ applicable laws. Meeting these evolving regulations to secure data while maintaining usability is a complex—but crucial—objective.

Take a 10-minute Coffee Break to discover how you can: 
- Combine Red Hat’s open source ecosystem with eXate’s data-centric security expertise
- Address data sovereignty challenges
- Comply with regional data privacy laws

Dr. Richard Harmon, VP & Global Head of Financial Services, Red Hat
Andrea Ferraresi, FSI Principal Solutions Architect, Red Hat
Sonal Rattan, Co-founder and CTO, eXate

Beyond borders: The future of digital data sovereignty and privacy with eXate and Red Hat

To deliver the digital-native experiences that customers expect, banks must integrate the right technology, platform, and team into their modernized core banking systems. In this quick 10-minute video discover what Red Hat, IBM and Thought Machine share about what’s next for core banking. 

Dr.Richard Harmon, VP & Global Head of Financial Services, Red Hat
Gareth Richardson, Chief Operating Officer, Thought Machine
Shanker Ramamurthy, Global Managing Partner Banking & Financial Markets, IBM Consulting

What's next for core banking?

ACI Worldwide and Red Hat collaborate to empower banks, merchants, and billers to drive, choose, and combine any cloud infrastructure for deploying their payment services.

Grab a cup of coffee and listen to this 10-minute Coffee Break to discover:
- How ACI and Red Hat partner together 
- The challenges ACI and Red Hat are seeing with their banking customers 
- The importance of leveraging cloud capabilities for flexibility and resiliency

Ramon Villarreal, Payments Industry Lead -  Global FSI, Red Hat
and Scotty Perkins, Global Head of Product Management and Head of Banking and Intermediaries, ACI Worldwide

Modernizing your enterprise payments platform

While the industrial sectors move into a more software defined architecture that solves many of today's production challenges, it also presents many new challenges.  How to deploy and maintain these unfamiliar technologies, new security vulnerabilities that a connected enterprise presents, and how to build solutions that are consistent and reliable.  This talk explores ways to orchestrate the installation, maintenance, and patching of the infrastructure.

Modern manufacturing: The role of automation

Prior authorization for payers and providers is a critical part of the process, and one that has the potential to slow down patient outcomes if not done accurately and quickly. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers the ability to streamline and improve this process.

In this 6-minute webinar, get:
    - Insights on how AI impacts the prior authorization process
    - A practical example of how this works in action
    - The benefits you should expect from implementing AI

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Healthcare 101: Impact of AI on prior authorization

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Technology and effective process management are core to maximizing your prior authorization capabilities.

In this short demo, you'll see how:
 - Red Hat AI can help streamline your prior authorization approach.
 - AI can improve prior authorization.
 - To get started with Red Hat.

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Healthcare 201: Streamlining Prior Authorization with Red Hat AI

The financial industry is at a turning point with AI adoption. While large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT have been around for years, many banks are still navigating the complexities of implementation. From data security and regulatory compliance to model accuracy and operational efficiency, banks face unique challenges in leveraging AI effectively.

Join our expert panel as we explore how financial institutions can safely and strategically integrate AI into their operations. We’ll discuss:

- The Role of Open-Source Models: How open AI frameworks can help banks address security and compliance concerns while fostering innovation.
- Generative AI vs. Traditional AI: Key differences, business applications, and how banks can extract value from generative models.
- Synthetic Data for AI Training: How privacy-enhancing synthetic data can improve model performance while reducing the risk of breaches.
- Regulatory Landscape: The impact of the EU AI Act and other regulations on AI governance and risk management.
- AI Agents in Banking: The potential of Agentic AI to automate operations while ensuring compliance and safety.

We’ll also explore advanced techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), which enhances LLMs by grounding responses in authoritative data, improving accuracy, and reducing hallucinations. Additionally, we’ll discuss strategies for scaling AI initiatives beyond pilot projects, drawing parallels to cloud adoption in banking.

With the rise of foundational models like Meta’s Llama and Google’s Gemini, financial institutions must balance general-purpose AI with specialized, task-specific models. The key to success lies in effective deployment and governance, ensuring AI-driven innovation aligns with regulatory and operational needs.

AI in Banking: Building Compliant and Safe Enterprise AI at Scale

Healthcare and AI advance quickly and making sure you have a firm understanding of how the work together is key.

In this 6-minute Healthcare 101: Impact of AI in healthcare, we will cover:
   - What to expect with AI and how it comes together
   - Real world use case
   - Benefits you should expect by using AI

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Healthcare 101: Impact of AI in healthcare

The old saying, “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” works well in some circumstances, but it can put your company at risk of falling behind. Aligning OT and IT can help you stay ahead of your competitors as modernizing can provide greater efficiency and agility. Add new regulations, such as CRA and ISO62443, and the priorities for 2025 become even more important.

In this 20 minute session, join us to get: 
- Predictions and recommendations in 2025.  
- Key drivers of change.
- Where organizations are investing in their modernization journey. 

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What to expect in 2025: Top trends and tricks in Industrial

Discover the future of payments technology, where industry leaders will delve into the latest trends and innovations shaping the payments landscape. From contactless payments and digital wallets to blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions, advancements are enhancing transaction speed, security, and user experience. Learn about the challenges and opportunities presented by evolving consumer expectations and regulatory frameworks and how the rapidly changing world of payments can unlock new opportunities for growth and efficiency.

Top Trends for Financial Services 2025: Payments

Join us for a compelling discussion on open banking technologies and their transformative impact on the financial services landscape. This session will explore how open banking fosters innovation by enabling secure data sharing between banks and third-party providers, enhancing customer experiences through personalized services and streamlined processes. Industry experts will discuss the regulatory framework, key technological advancements, and emerging trends driving the adoption of open banking. Participants will gain insights into the opportunities and challenges presented by this shift, as well as practical strategies for leveraging open banking to create competitive advantages in the market.

Top Trends for Financial Services 2025: Open Banking

Listen to this informative session on app migration factory, where we explore the essential strategies and considerations for successfully migrating applications to new environments. This discussion covers key factors such as assessing application dependencies, evaluating performance metrics, and understanding the implications of cloud versus on-premises solutions. Industry experts share best practices for minimizing downtime, ensuring data integrity, and maintaining user experience throughout the migration process. Whether you’re planning a major migration or looking to optimize existing applications, learn the insights needed to navigate the complexities of app migration effectively.

Top Trends for Financial Services 2025: Application Modernization & Migration

Join us for an enlightening discussion on the transformative role of AI in the insurance industry. This session will delve into how artificial intelligence is enhancing underwriting processes, improving risk assessment, and personalizing customer experiences. Industry experts will share insights on the implementation of AI-driven technologies, including machine learning algorithms and chatbots, to streamline operations and boost efficiency. We will also explore the ethical considerations and regulatory challenges associated with AI in insurance. Learn valuable perspectives on harnessing AI to drive innovation and competitive advantage in the insurance sector.

Top Trends for Financial Services 2025: AI in Insurance

Operational resilience in banking is the critical importance of maintaining robust systems and processes in the face of disruptions. Enhancing resilience includes addressing risk management and regulatory compliance issues, while integrating modern technology. Learn to build a resilient banking environment that can adapt to challenges while ensuring customer trust and operational continuity. Learn how to fortify your institution against potential threats and ensure long-term stability.

Top Trends for Financial Services 2025: Operational Resilience

Modern Manufacturing

As the industrial sectors enter an era of technological transformation, plant floor compute is rapidly evolving.  One of the critical drivers of this transformation is the ability to respond more efficiently to the rapidly increasing pressures of high data volume, AI, and cyber security.  

Watch this talk to see:
  - How containers and virtualization help bring more value.
  - The impact of the growing OT/IT integration.
  - How AI, increasing data and cyber security can be better managed.

Modern manufacturing - impact of containerization & virtualization

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