SUSE Summit Johannesburg 2026
Join us at SUSE Summit Johannesburg on 3 June 2026, where industry leaders, technology experts and the open source community come together to explore the future of enterprise IT.
Agenda
Explore the SUSE Summit Johannesburg 2026 agenda. Cutting-edge keynotes, hands-on masterclasses, and exclusive networking events. Plan your schedule, find your next favorite speaker, and get ready to be inspired.
| Start Time | End Time | Session Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM | 09:40 AM | Opening Entertainment |
| 09:40 AM | 10:00 AM | Welcome |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | SUSE Keynote |
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | SUSE Panel Session |
| 11:00 AM | 11:05 AM | Closing |
| 11:05 AM | 11:30 PM | Networking Break |
Tracks Schedule | 11:30 - 18:00
The Next Foundation: Building and Managing the Resilient Linux Enterprise
| Start Time | End Time | Session Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 PM | 12:00 PM | Mastering the Core: High-Performance Architecture with SUSE Linux |
| 12:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Building the Future Together: The Axiz & SUSE Partnership, Skills Development & Linux Innovation. |
| 12:30 PM | 13:00 PM | Maximize SAP Uptime: Best Practices for Mission-Critical SAP on SUSE |
| 13:00 PM | 13:30 PM | Advantages of SUSE Multi-Linux Manager |
| 13:30 PM | 14:30 PM | Lunch |
| 14:30 PM | 15:00 PM | Scale with Confidence: Simplifying Support and Management Across Multiple Linuxes |
| 15:00 PM | 15:30 PM | Thinking Smarter: How we help customers unpack problems using our methodology |
| 15:30 PM | 16:00 PM | Data to Decision: Building Secure and Automated Edge Solutions with SUSE |
| 16:00 PM | 16:15 PM | Closing |
| 16:15 PM | 18:00 PM | Cocktails/ Networking/Entertainment |
The Next Era: Vision, Innovation, and Scaling Modern Applications
| Start Time | End Time | Session Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 PM | 12:00 PM | Accelerating Innovation: SUSE's Vision for Cloud-Native Success |
| 12:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Scaling modern applications and AI on FSAS Primergy |
| 12:30 PM | 13:00 PM | SUSE Observability: Turning Data into Cloud-Native Clarity |
| 13:00 PM | 13:30 PM | Observability - Power your teams with full-stack agentic observability |
| 13:30 PM | 14:30 PM | Lunch |
| 14:30 PM | 15:00 PM | End-to-End Security: Protecting Cloud Native from Code to Production |
| 15:00 PM | 15:30 PM | SUSE and HPE Partnership - 30 years of Joint innovation and partnership |
| 15:30 PM | 16:00 PM | The Future is Smart: SUSE's Role in Scaling AI and Machine Learning |
| 16:00 PM | 16:15 PM | Closing |
| 16:15 PM | 18:00 PM | Cocktails/ Networking/Entertainment |
The Next Evolution: SUSE's Blueprint for Modern Virtualized Infrastructure
| Start Time | End Time | Session Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 PM | 12:00 PM | Beyond the Basics: SUSE's Role in the Modern Virtualization Stack |
| 12:00 AM | 12:30 PM | The Next Evolution of Virtualization is Cloud-Native |
| 12:30 PM | 13:00 PM | Advanced SUSE Virtualization: Architecture, Scaling, and High-Availability |
| 13:00 PM | 13:30 PM | Modern Data Protection for Kubernetes: How Veeam Kasten Empowers Cloud-Native Resilience |
| 13:30 PM | 14:30 PM | Lunch |
| 14:30 PM | 15:00 PM | Seamless Transition: Best Practices for Operating and Migrating to SUSE Virtualization |
| 15:00 PM | 15:30 PM | Protecting The Future Enterprise. A live demonstration of Kasten on rancher managed workloads |
| 15:30 PM | 16:00 PM | High-Performance SAP: Virtualizing Mission-Critical Workloads with KVM |
| 16:00 PM | 16:15 PM | Closing |
| 16:15 PM | 18:00 PM | Cocktails/ Networking/Entertainment |