Recognition for Outstanding Performance at the Red Hat Training Partner & Instructor Conference 2026 in Lisbon
Fast Lane Receives Red Hat Training Partner of the Year Central Europe Award
September 2026 – Fast Lane was officially presented with the Red Hat Training Partner of the Year Central Europe Award at the Red Hat Training Partner & Instructor Conference 2026 in Lisbon. With this award, Red Hat recognizes Fast Lane’s achievements in Training & Certification as well as its continued commitment to its collaboration with Red Hat across the Central Europe region.
The recognition highlights the long-standing and successful partnership between Red Hat and Fast Lane. At the heart of this collaboration is a shared goal: to equip organizations and IT professionals with practical training and up-to-date technology skills to meet the demands of modern IT environments.

We are very pleased to receive this renewed recognition from Red Hat,
says Torsten Poels, CEO & Chairman of the Board of the Fast Lane Group. Our long-standing collaboration with Red Hat enables us to support customers in building the skills they need for modern hybrid cloud, automation, and AI environments.
The official presentation of the award in Lisbon marks another milestone in the collaboration between Red Hat and Fast Lane. For Fast Lane, the recognition is also an incentive to continuously develop its training portfolio and complementary services and to support organizations in strengthening their technology skills.

Official award presentation at the Red Hat Training Partner & Instructor Conference on September 17, 2026, in Lisbon: Jens Ziemann, Senior Director, Global Learning Services EMEA, Red Hat; Celine Pichinot, Channel Success Manager, Fast Lane; and Taimaz Derakhshan, Red Hat Training Channel CE & CEE.
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