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We’re excited to announce that Legare Kerrison, Developer Advocate at Red Hat, is taking the stage at DeveloperWeek 2026! As the industry moves from AI experimentation to production, the focus is shifting toward efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Legare brings her deep expertise in cloud-native technologies to help our community scale smarter. Here’s where you can catch her: KEYNOTE: In an era where “bigger is better,” Legare challenges the status quo. She’ll explore why smaller, purpose-built LLMs, like the Granite family, are often the superior choice for enterprise tasks, offering faster performance and easier fine-tuning at a fraction of the cost. PRO WORKSHOP: Get hands-on in a 50-minute deep dive into vLLM and quantization. Learn proven patterns to cut GPU costs, reduce latency, and turn your LLM into a production-ready service on your own hardware. Whether you’re looking for strategic insights or practical engineering patterns, Legare has you covered!