Automation in Action Event 28 mei 2026 van 16:30 tot 22:00 uur Schiphol gebouw, Evert van de Beekstraat 202, Schiphol

We are excited to invite you to our Automation in Action event on Thursday, May 28th, 2026, hosted by the Schiphol Tech Community in collaboration with Microsoft, Red Hat, and Conclusion Xforce.

The event will take place at the Schiphol Main Building (SHG Auditorium) from 4:30 till 10:00 PM, and includes a walk-in dinner, drinks, and networking opportunities. Expect an engaging evening with innovation, expert presentations, and real-world success stories. Hear from Schiphol and technology leaders from Microsoft, Conclusion Xforce, and Red Hat.

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Agenda overview
This event is designed for organizations and IT professionals. Discover how Platform Engineering, standardization, Open Source, GitOps, and modern automation practices can accelerate infrastructure delivery. Learn how to streamline service operations and improve the resilience and consistency of digital environments.
16.30-17.30 Walk-in / Dinner
17.30-18.00 Kick-off by Schiphol

Schiphol's journey to an autonomous airport with self-service automated & standardized IT platforms.

Speaker: Lennert l'Amie (CIO)

18.00-18.45 Visions on Self-Service Automated IT Platforms

Day one shulde not take three weeks.

Speaker: Jitse Klomp (Conclusion Xforce)


Agentic engineering requires self-service developer platforms.

Speaker: Leandro Lopez (Microsoft)


How to scale automation across the enterprise.

Speaker: Robbie de Coster (Red Hat)

18.45-19.00 Explanation of the Break out Sessions
19.00-19.30 Break + Booth Visits


19.30-20.15 Break out - Session I

Red Hat

Accelerate IT Service Delivery: Harness the Power of Ansible 

Automation Platform and ArgoCD (incl. AI) by Waeil Eldoamiry


Microsoft

Building agent factories with GitHub agentic workflows by Rick 

Smit


Conclusion Xforce

Automation de-automation everything as Code by Alex Bron


20.15-20.30 Break + Booth Visits
20.30-21.15 Break out - Session II

Red Hat

Empower Your Teams: Deliver IT Services from your IDP's 

Central Catalog using Serverless workflow and Ansible by Nikhil 

Sharma


Microsoft

Agentic DevOps demystified: confidently infuse your SDLC with 

AI Agents by Emile Verbunt


Conclusion Xforce

The self-healing stack from inside to action with AIOps by 

Marina Pollehn

21.15-22.00 Closure: Drinks & Booth Visits
See you there?

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