🏆 Award-Winning Global Thought Leader |
🌎 Transformation Evangelist |
🎙️ Keynote Speaker |
📚 Author |
⚙️ C-Level Consultant |
🌐 Movement Architect
„If you transform people-first, people solve problems. If you transform process-first, people satisfy processes.“
Sebastian Kister is an influential figure in enterprise transformation and a top consultant for C-Level executives. Currently running for the Governance Board at CNCF, he combines hands-on leadership with visionary insights, spearheading a Competence Center at AUDI focused on IT infrastructure.
A dynamic startup professional, Sebastian has played a pivotal role in guiding products from conception to market leadership through innovative, cutting-edge technologies. He is committed to challenging the status quo, fostering a culture of innovation, and driving continuous progress within organizations.
Sebastian emphasizes the distinction between mere reorganization and true transformation. He advocates for a „people-first“ approach, believing that when organizations prioritize their people, they empower them to solve complex problems. Conversely, a „process-first“ mindset often leads to mere compliance rather than genuine problem-solving.
As a movement architect, Sebastian aims to elevate community engagement among enterprise leaders and startup entrepreneurs globally. He is set to share his insights on „people-first transformation“ at the 19th IT Directors Forum, inspiring others to embrace meaningful change.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |📍 Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Learn more and reserve your seat : https://lnkd.in/d3ufghPK
Keynotes
Don’t fight the silo! – a hands-on session on how to create end-2-end value streams in enterprises.
There is no greenfield! – about the illusion of change and the time paradox.
The DevOps legacy! – about AI OPS and the automation paradox.
There is no change without a business case! – about implementing sustainable change in enterprises.
Transformation is a mindset, not a project! – about people, tools and processes.
People – Tools – Process! – how a cultural change works on time-2-market.
AI doesn’t take your job; people using AI will. – about the people-first-transformation enablers and AI Ops
Next event in Germany:
Exec Brief: Trustworthy AI – Ein Blick auf die Open-Source-Landschaft
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |📍 IBM Innovation Studio, Highlight Towers, Munich
https://www.redhat.com/de/engage/executive-brief-open-source-trustworthy-ai-20241009
Next dates – upcoming events I’ll be speaking at:
ai:now conference DACH
Thursday, October 10, 2024 |📍 Sofitel Hotel, Munich, Germany
https://www.ainowconference.de/
19th IT Directors Forum
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |📍 Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
https://lnkd.in/d3ufghPK
tech.stars Data & AI Night
Wednesday, October 24, 2024 |📍 BalanDeli, Balanstraße 73, Haus 31 81541 Munich
https://lnkd.in/gPRxhEiH
tech.stars Lissabon during Websummit
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 |📍 Lissabon
Exec Brief: Trustworthy AI – Ein Blick auf die Open-Source-Landschaft
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |📍 IBM Innovation Studio, Highlight Towers, Munich
https://www.redhat.com/de/engage/executive-brief-open-source-trustworthy-ai-20241009
Speaker highlights and references:
2024 🎙️
- Cloud Superstream with Katie Gamanji ’24, Keynote, O’Reilly Verlag
- Bitpanda DevCon ’24, Keynote
- Container Days ’24, Keynote, Hamburg
- KubeCon Executive Summit ’24, Paris
- Cloud Native Conference ‘24, Closing Keynote, Epstein
- Commerzbank Offside ’24, Speaker, Frankfurt
- CIONET Roundtable ’24, Speaker, Munich
- AI:NOW Conference ’24, Keynote, Munich
- 19th IT Directors Forum ’24, Keynote, Athens
- AUDI Roundtable during Websummit ’24, Speaker, Lissabon
2023 🎙️
- Container Days ‘23, Hamburg
- CNCF KubeCon Executive Summit ‘23, Amsterdam
- 🏆 Cloud Native Culture Award 1st Place ‘23, Epstein
- Amadeus Conference ’23, Erding
- IT Executive Roundtable ’23
- KCD (Kubernetes Community Days) ’23, Zürich
- KCD (Kubernetes Community Days) ’23, Munich
- Swiss CISO Panel ’23, Keynote, Zürich
- Sofa Summit ’23, Keynote, Online
- Data Management Summit ’23, Keynote, Amsterdam
2022 🎙️
- Container Days ‘22, Hamburg
- CNCF CTO Summit ‘22, KubeCon, Valencia
- Data Innovation Summit ‘22, Stockholm
- RedHat Summit ‘22, Boston
- CloudExpo ‘22, Frankfurt
- Aviatrix Podcast Interview ’22, Online
- ShipIT Podcast Interview ‘22, Online
- CISO Panel @Aqua Splash, Milan
- Data Science Conference ‘22, Belgrade
- SphereIT Conference ’22, Krakow
2021 🎙️
- Audi MQ Summit Workspace Lead, Ingolstadt
- Container Days, Keynote, Hamburg
- F5 CEO Round Table at SPRINT, Online
- ITCS, Keynote, Online
- CIO Magazin Interview, Online
- Bitkom Open Source Monitor, Online
- 🏆 Digital Leader Award ’21