Sean Cavanaugh keynote at AnsibleFest 2025
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Sean Cavanaugh

Keynote speaker. Open source builder. 50+ conference talks from Atlanta to Tokyo.

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On Stage

Keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops at the world's largest infrastructure conferences.

Red Hat Summit 2026, Product Spotlight

Red Hat Summit 2026, Product Spotlight

Opening and closing the Ansible Product Spotlight at Red Hat Summit, featuring customer stories from TD Bank and Marriott, an...

Red Hat Summit 2026
AnsibleFest 2025 Keynote

AnsibleFest 2025 Keynote

Two live demos on the AnsibleFest main stage, the Ansible Automation Dashboard and Ansible Lightspeed Assistant + AIOps with Dafne...

Keynote 2025
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Moments

From keynote stages to booth conversations, Tokyo, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Seoul, and everywhere in between.

Demoing the Automation Orchestrator, Red Hat Summit, Las Vegas, 2026
Demoing the Automation Orchestrator, Red Hat Summit, Las Vegas, 2026
Teaching AIOps, Emerging Tech Experience, London, 2026
Teaching AIOps, Emerging Tech Experience, London, 2026
With Jamie at teamLab Planets, Tokyo, Japan, 2026
With Jamie at teamLab Planets, Tokyo, Japan, 2026
With Jamie at Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2026
With Jamie at Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2026
Deer park visit, Nara, Japan, 2026
Deer park visit, Nara, Japan, 2026
Selfie at Vestrahorn, Iceland, 2026
Selfie at Vestrahorn, Iceland, 2026
Family at Gljúfrabúi waterfall, Iceland, 2026
Family at Gljúfrabúi waterfall, Iceland, 2026
Four on the 4th race with my son Ivan, Carrboro, NC, 2026
Four on the 4th race with my son Ivan, Carrboro, NC, 2026
On the big screen during keynote, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
On the big screen during keynote, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Keynote on the big screens, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Keynote on the big screens, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Keynote with Dafne Mendoza, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Keynote with Dafne Mendoza, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Live policy violation demo, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Live policy violation demo, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
On stage with the team, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
On stage with the team, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
At the podium, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
At the podium, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
On stage, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
On stage, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Presenting to a seated crowd, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Presenting to a seated crowd, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
With HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
With HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Backstage with Craig Brandt and Emily Bock, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Backstage with Craig Brandt and Emily Bock, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2025
Audience member filming from the crowd, AWS re:Invent, Las Vegas, 2025
Audience member filming from the crowd, AWS re:Invent, Las Vegas, 2025
Teaching workshops, IBM Tech Exchange, Orlando, 2025
Teaching workshops, IBM Tech Exchange, Orlando, 2025
Family photo at Times Square, New York City, 2025
Family photo at Times Square, New York City, 2025
Y-Guides trip with Ivan, Camp Jellystone, NC mountains, 2025
Y-Guides trip with Ivan, Camp Jellystone, NC mountains, 2025
Family sunset, Camp Cheerio, NC mountains, 2025
Family sunset, Camp Cheerio, NC mountains, 2025
Leading an AIOps session, NorthEast Ansible team meeting, 2025
Leading an AIOps session, NorthEast Ansible team meeting, 2025
Live demo on stage, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
Live demo on stage, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
Teaching a workshop, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
Teaching a workshop, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
On stage, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
On stage, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
Speaker badge, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
Speaker badge, Red Hat One, Indonesia, 2024
Presenting Event-Driven Ansible, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Presenting Event-Driven Ansible, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Presenting at the theater, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Presenting at the theater, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
CCIE Ten Years, Speaker, Presenter, DevNet badges, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
CCIE Ten Years, Speaker, Presenter, DevNet badges, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Demoing at the Red Hat booth, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Demoing at the Red Hat booth, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Ansible workshop, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
Ansible workshop, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2024
With a fellow Red Hatter, Red Hat Summit, Denver, 2024
With a fellow Red Hatter, Red Hat Summit, Denver, 2024
Pre-conference hike at Red Rock Canyon, AWS re:Invent, Las Vegas, 2024
Pre-conference hike at Red Rock Canyon, AWS re:Invent, Las Vegas, 2024
Silent disco demo at the Red Hat booth, VMware Explore, Las Vegas, 2024
Silent disco demo at the Red Hat booth, VMware Explore, Las Vegas, 2024
Event-Driven Ansible livestream, Cisco DevNet / NetGru, 2024
Event-Driven Ansible livestream, Cisco DevNet / NetGru, 2024
With co-presenter Adrian Iliesiu, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2023
With co-presenter Adrian Iliesiu, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2023
343 attendees at BRKATO-2106, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2023
343 attendees at BRKATO-2106, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2023
Packed Red Hat booth, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2023
Packed Red Hat booth, Cisco Live, Las Vegas, 2023
Demoing at the Ansible booth, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2019
Demoing at the Ansible booth, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2019
Crowd at the Ansible booth, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2019
Crowd at the Ansible booth, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2019
Demoing Ansible Automation Platform, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2019
Demoing Ansible Automation Platform, AnsibleFest, Atlanta, 2019
Presenting, Red Hat Tech Exchange, Orlando, 2019
Presenting, Red Hat Tech Exchange, Orlando, 2019
Presenting Ansible network automation, Red Hat Tech Exchange, Seoul, 2019
Presenting Ansible network automation, Red Hat Tech Exchange, Seoul, 2019
Working the Red Hat booth, Juniper NXTWORK, 2019
Working the Red Hat booth, Juniper NXTWORK, 2019
Keynote presentation, Ansible Automates, Tokyo, 2018
Keynote presentation, Ansible Automates, Tokyo, 2018
Behind the scenes before keynote, Ansible Automates, Tokyo, 2018
Behind the scenes before keynote, Ansible Automates, Tokyo, 2018
#AnsibleAutomates banner at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Ansible Automates, Atlanta, 2017
#AnsibleAutomates banner at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Ansible Automates, Atlanta, 2017
Future keynote speaker, circa 1990
Future keynote speaker, circa 1990
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