Gse Conference Agenda

Tuesday 5th November

101

Large Systems

Linux on Z

Storage Management

Network Management

Enterprise Security

CICS

IMS

DB2

zCMPA

Application Development

Batch Workload Scheduling

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics

Women in IT

zEscape Room

Tuesday 5th November

101

Large Systems

Linux on Z

Storage Management

Network Management

Enterprise Security

CICS

IMS

DB2

zCMPA

Application Development

Batch Workload Scheduling

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics

Women in IT

zEscape Room

Keynote: Conference Opening

09:00 - 09:30

Speaker: Mark Wilson
Company: RSM Partners Ltd
Room: Bentleys
Session Code: K1

Keynote: Mainframe & Digital Transformation

09:30 - 10:15

Speaker: Mark Howell
Company: Lloyds Banking Group
Room: Bentleys
Session Code: K2

Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

10:15 - 10:45

Mainframe Hardware Overview

10:45 - 11:45

Lena Rosch
IBM UK LTD.
Suzuka
Session: AA

z/OS V2.4 - The latest and greatest

10:45 - 11:45

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Indianapolis
Session: BA

Using Your Performance Monitor to Watch z/VM and Linux on IBM Z

10:45 - 11:45

Rich Smrcina
Velocity Software GmbH
Wellington A
Session: CA

Beyond Legacy Tape: Expecting More from Mainframe Virtual Tape

10:45 - 11:45

Arthur Tolsma
Luminex
Vale
Session: DA

VTAM – why it is still important

10:45 - 11:45

Tony Amies
RSM Partners Ltd
Stowe
Session: EA

RACF for z/OS V2.4 Update

10:45 - 11:45

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Monza
Session: FA

key session star

CICS Update

10:45 - 11:45

Steve Wallin
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GA

Best Practices: IMS CDC data to Modern Streaming Platforms

10:45 - 11:45

Scott Quillicy
SQData Corporation
Wellington B
Session: HA

10:45 - 11:45

Chris Crone
IBM USA
Nurburgring
Session: IA

Reduce Mainframe Costs and Fund Modernization Initiatives (A step-by-step approach to optimize and modernize the mainframe)

10:45 - 11:45

Mark Perillo
Rocket Software
Woodcote
Session: LA

Our DevOps story to date – how we got things in motion

10:45 - 11:45

Reg Wilkinson
Lloyds Banking Group
Becketts
Session: MA

Discover IBM Z Workload Scheduler V9.5 features and strategic roadmap

10:45 - 11:45

Marco Cardelli
HCL Technologies
Catalunya
Session: NA

Z Automation portfolio overview

10:45 - 11:45

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Magny Cours
Session: OA

zEscape Challenge 1

10:45 - 11:45

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Imola
Session: TA

15 Minute Break

11:45 - 12:00

DevOps for Mainframe or the Tale of the Unicorns

12:00 - 13:00

Yuliya Varonina
IBA Group
Suzuka
Session: AB

z/OS 2.4 BCPii Update

12:00 - 13:00

Stephen Warren
IBM
Indianapolis
Session: BB

RedHat on z more than RHEL

12:00 - 13:00

Adrian Keward
Red Hat
Wellington A
Session: CB

Using Cloud Object Storage for encrypted z/OS data sets

12:00 - 13:00

Paul Carruthers
IBM UK LTD.
Vale
Session: DB

z/OS 2.4 Tech Update (CS 2.4 Release Overview)

12:00 - 13:00

Jerry Stevens
IBM USA
Stowe
Session: EB

The Enemy Within

12:00 - 13:00

John Crossno
Compuware USA
Melbourne
Session: FB

CICS V5 Technical Update

12:00 - 13:00

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GB

Demo of exposing an IMS pgm and DB through REST API with Z/OS Connect EE

12:00 - 13:00

Aymeric Affouard
IBM Europe
Wellington B
Session: HB

Access Path Stability on Db2 for z/OS - Best Practices

12:00 - 13:00

David Simpson
Themis Inc
Monza
Session: IB

Engine-ering

12:00 - 13:00

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Woodcote
Session: LB

Using GIT for Mainframe Development

12:00 - 13:00

Sylva Bursikova
Broadcom
Becketts
Session: MB

Using WAPL to solve lifes little problems – Frogs to the rescue

12:00 - 13:00

Dean Harrison
HCL Technologies
Catalunya
Session: NB

CA OPS/MVS New Features and Roadmap

12:00 - 13:00

Michael Kiehl
Broadcom
Magny Cours
Session: OB

12:00 - 13:00

Resli Costabell
Costabell.com
Nurburgring
Session: RB

zEscape Challenge 2

12:00 - 13:00

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Imola
Session: TB

Colesoft Lunch and Learn

13:00 - 14:00
Indianapolis

Vanguard Lunch and Learn

13:00 - 14:00
Melbourne

Lunch ... Astons & Grand Prix

13:00 - 14:00

Getting Yourself Sorted with DFSORT

14:00 - 15:00

Rahul Bajaj
Broadcom
Monza
Session: AD

z/OS V2R4 User Experience

14:00 - 15:00

Ed Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Indianapolis
Session: BD

z/VM Shared Segments (advanced)

14:00 - 15:00

Yvon-Marie Avril
IBM
Wellington A
Session: CD

What zDMF 3.4 does for Pervasive Encryption

14:00 - 15:00

Mike Moss
21st Century Software, Inc.
Vale
Session: DD

The need for Policy Agent inspection and monitoring

14:00 - 15:00

Glennon Bagsby
NewEra Software, Inc.
Stowe
Session: ED

IBM MQ Operational, Network and End-to-End Security

14:00 - 15:00

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Melbourne
Session: FD

Static Code and Runtime Analysis: a new integration scenario for CICS TS applications

14:00 - 15:00

Russell Bonner
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GD

Demo of consuming a REST API from an IMS pgm using Z/OS Connect EE

14:00 - 15:00

Aymeric Affouard
IBM Europe
Wellington B
Session: HD

Your Z analytics just became even faster and easier. Find out how.

14:00 - 15:00

Christopher Watson
IBM
Nurburgring
Session: ID

WLM – Not All Address Spaces are Managed Alike

14:00 - 15:00

Peter Enrico
EPS
Woodcote
Session: LD

DevOps using Zowe - deep dive

14:00 - 15:00

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Becketts
Session: MD

IZWS - End-to-end solutions and new workloads orchestration

14:00 - 15:00

Marco Cardelli
HCL Technologies
Catalunya
Session: ND

IBM Z-Monitoring the modern mainframe and API economy

14:00 - 15:00

Ashok Mahay
IBM UK LTD.
Magny Cours
Session: OD

zEscape Challenge 3

14:00 - 15:00

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Imola
Session: TD

15 Minute Break

15:00 - 15:15

Intro to CICS

15:15 - 16:15

Peter Siddell
RSM Partners Ltd
Suzuka
Session: AE

Whats New in GDPS

15:15 - 16:15

Dave Clitherow
IBM UK LTD.
Indianapolis
Session: BE

IBM Cloud Private and deployments to Secure Service Containers (Customer Experience)

15:15 - 16:15

Sebastien LLaurency
IBM Europe
Wellington A
Session: CE

TDMF 5.9.0 This is Not Your Father’s TDMF!

15:15 - 16:15

John Hogan
21st Century Software, Inc.
Vale
Session: DE

How to manage your multiple 3270 application sessions with CL/SuperSession

15:15 - 16:15

Paul Carruthers
IBM UK LTD.
Stowe
Session: EE

Security for a Modern Mainframe Database

15:15 - 16:15

Jim Porell
Rocket Software
Monza
Session: FE

CICS V5 Performance Highlights

15:15 - 16:15

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GE

Don´t be afraid of ODBM security and gain control over all access points to your databases

15:15 - 16:15

Radek Mrvec
Broadcom
Wellington B
Session: HE

Get Cozy with Db2 for z/OS REST Services

15:15 - 16:15

Denis Tronin
Broadcom
Nurburgring
Session: IE

Measuring the Amazing Performance of Db2 V12

15:15 - 16:15

Danilo Gipponi
EPV Technologies
Woodcote
Session: LE

Extending Zowe - adding new APIs, new command line interfaces, new desktop apps

15:15 - 16:15

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Becketts
Session: ME

IzWS Birds of a Feather / Roundtable

15:15 - 16:15

Dean Harrison
HCL Technologies
Catalunya
Session: NE

IBM Z Operations Analytics: Gain access and insight to your IBM Z Data

15:15 - 16:15

Daniel Wiegand
IBM
Magny Cours
Session: OE

zEscape Challenge 4

15:15 - 16:15

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Imola
Session: TE

Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

16:15 - 16:45

Intro to z/OS Part 1

16:45 - 17:45

Stephen Warren
IBM
Suzuka
Session: AF

Containers Come to z/OS

16:45 - 17:45

Dave J Jeffries
IBM USA
Monza
Session: BF

Why a Multi modal OS is vital in a cloudy world

16:45 - 17:45

Brian Petch
SUSE
Wellington A
Session: CF

Round table - data migration

16:45 - 17:45

Nigel Morton
GSE UK
Vale
Session: DF

Pervasive Encryption: Get a Grip on Your z/OS Network Encryption with zERT

16:45 - 17:45

Jerry Stevens
IBM USA
Stowe
Session: EF

The journey of two Mainframe Security Trainees

16:45 - 17:45

Beth Newman-Jones
Lloyds Banking Group
Melbourne
Session: FF

Completing the picture- Hybrid cloud to CICS

16:45 - 17:45

William Yates
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GF

Do not forget to keep your IMS database in a good shape

16:45 - 17:45

Jakub Hofman
Broadcom
Wellington B
Session: HF

MLC - I'm paying HOW MUCH for Db2?

16:45 - 17:45

Phil Grainger
BMC Software Ltd
Nurburgring
Session: IF

Hiperdispatch – SLA improvements and MSU reductions

16:45 - 17:45

Don Zeunert
BMC Software Ltd
Woodcote
Session: LF

Git on z/OS Development Lab

16:45 - 17:45

Joseph Taffe-Atkins
IBM UK LTD.
Becketts
Session: MF

Resiliency – keeping batch going whatever (Hot Standby)

16:45 - 17:45

Anna Dawson
IBM UK LTD.
Catalunya
Session: NF

How to perform capacity management and planning on IBM Z

16:45 - 17:45

Al Hanna
21st Century Software, Inc.
Magny Cours
Session: OF

zEscape Challenge 5

16:45 - 17:45

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Imola
Session: TF

Break ... 1h15m

17:45 - 19:00

CICS Birthday Party - BBQ and Bar

19:00 - 20:45

Keynote: 50 Years of Application Serving-What Will the Next 50 Years Bring?

20:45 - 21:30

Speaker: Steve Wallin
Company: IBM UK LTD.
Room: Atrium
Session Code: K3

Fireworks

21:30 - 21:45

Wednesday 6th November

101

Large Systems

Linux on Z

Storage Management

Network Management

Enterprise Security

CICS

IMS

DB2

MQ

zCMPA

Application Development

Batch Workload Scheduling

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics

New Technologies

Mainframe Skills & Learning

Women in IT

z/OS Connect hands on labs

zEscape Room

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics 2

Wednesday 6th November

101

Large Systems

Linux on Z

Storage Management

Network Management

Enterprise Security

CICS

IMS

DB2

MQ

zCMPA

Application Development

Batch Workload Scheduling

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics

New Technologies

Mainframe Skills & Learning

Women in IT

z/OS Connect hands on labs

zEscape Room

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics 2

Phoenix JES3^plus : The same, only better.

07:30 - 08:30

Ed Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Indianapolis
Session: BQ

30 Minute Break

08:30 - 09:00

Keynote: Release the Power of the Mainframe Force

09:00 - 10:00

Speaker: Greg Lotko
Company: Broadcom
Room: Bentleys
Session Code: K4

15 Minute Break

10:00 - 10:15

Into to z/OS Part 2

10:15 - 11:15

Stephen Warren
IBM
Suzuka
Session: AG

Upgrading to z/OS V2.4 - Planning

10:15 - 11:15

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Indianapolis
Session: BG

z/VM Admin Tool Ideas

10:15 - 11:15

David Austin
RSM Partners Ltd
Wellington A
Session: CG

Flash storage technology

10:15 - 11:15

John Baker
IntelliMagic
Monza
Session: DG

z/OS 2.4: Introduction to z/OS Container Extensions: Running Linux on Z Docker Containers Inside of z/OS

10:15 - 11:15

Jerry Stevens
IBM USA
Stowe
Session: EG

Deeper Risk & Compliance Insights with Security Intelligence

10:15 - 11:15

Stuart McIrvine
Broadcom
Melbourne
Session: FG

Enhancing the foundation of CICS

10:15 - 11:15

Phil Wakelin
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GG

IMS Ecosystem: Beyond TM, DB and Tools

10:15 - 11:15

Jim Porell
Rocket Software
Wellington B
Session: HG

All of the ZPARMs

10:15 - 11:15

Chris Crone
IBM USA
Nurburgring
Session: IG

Deploying and managing integrations across private and third-party clouds with App Connect Enterprise Containers

10:15 - 11:15

Aaron Gashi
IBM UK LTD.
Chapel
Session: JG

Even More Fun With DDF

10:15 - 11:15

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Woodcote
Session: LG

On-demand Mainframe Testing Capacity in a DevOps World

10:15 - 11:15

Brian Crane
Micro Focus
Becketts
Session: MG

Output and Enterprise Report Management Roadmap

10:15 - 11:15

Edward Blazejewski
Broadcom
Catalunya
Session: NG

Keeping Up with the Times: Adopting Zowe as a Modern Mainframe Developer

10:15 - 11:15

Jessielaine Punongbayan
Broadcom
Hockenheim
Session: PG

The mainframe, the machine, the mystique and the mastery

10:15 - 11:15

Matt Roseblade
IBM
Copse
Session: QG

z/OS Connect Walk-in Session 1

10:15 - 11:15

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Monaco
Session: SG

zEscape Challenge 6

10:15 - 11:15

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Imola
Session: TG

Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

11:15 - 11:45

Designing Databases for Performance

11:45 - 12:45

Michael Lowe
IBM UK LTD.
Suzuka
Session: AH

Upgrading to z/OS V2.4 Technical Actions

11:45 - 12:45

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Indianapolis
Session: BH

RHEL 8 Update

11:45 - 12:45

Adrian Keward
Red Hat
Wellington A
Session: CH

What's new in DFSMS

11:45 - 12:45

Andrew Wilt
IBM USA
Vale
Session: DH

NetMaster Updates

11:45 - 12:45

Niall Buchanan
Broadcom
Stowe
Session: EH

What's new in IBM Z Security

11:45 - 12:45

David Rossi
IBM USA
Melbourne
Session: FH

Do your application Developers love CICS?

11:45 - 12:45

William Yates
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GH

Modernizing IMS Change Management

11:45 - 12:45

David Schipper
BMC Software Ltd
Wellington B
Session: HH

SQL PL – Creative Uses

11:45 - 12:45

David Simpson
Themis Inc
Nurburgring
Session: IH

What's New in App Connect Designer

11:45 - 12:45

Dominic Storey
IBM UK LTD.
Chapel
Session: JH

z/OS Capacity Planning in 2020

11:45 - 12:45

Danilo Gipponi
EPV Technologies
Monza
Session: LH

What does high performing DevOps look like?

11:45 - 12:45

Atul Bhovan
Compuware UK Ltd
Becketts
Session: MH

Service Management Unite

11:45 - 12:45

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Catalunya
Session: NH

Service Management Unite

11:45 - 12:45

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Catalunya
Session: OH

Secure Hybrid Cloud on Z

11:45 - 12:45

Dave Hay
IBM UK LTD.
Hockenheim
Session: PH

Engage, Educate, Inspire & Retain

11:45 - 12:45

Amber Barnett
Barclays Bank plc
Copse
Session: QH

z/OS Connect Walk-in Session 2

11:45 - 12:45

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Monaco
Session: SH

zEscape Challenge 7

11:45 - 12:45

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Imola
Session: TH

Lunch & Learn with Velocity Software: Real time z/OS performance data at a very low resource consumption!

12:45 - 13:45
Indianapolis

Lunch ... Astons & Grand Prix

12:45 - 13:45

Pentesting 101

13:45 - 14:45

Mark Wilson
RSM Partners Ltd
Suzuka
Session: AJ

z/OS Parallel Sysplex Update

13:45 - 14:45

Stephen Warren
IBM
Indianapolis
Session: BJ

z/VM Updates and support for z15

13:45 - 14:45

Malcolm Beattie
IBM UK LTD.
Wellington A
Session: CJ

Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) update

13:45 - 14:45

Ian Clatworthy
Hitachi Vantara Ltd
Vale
Session: DJ

z/OS 2.4 Tech Update (CS 2.4 Release Overview)- Repeat

13:45 - 14:45

Jerry Stevens
IBM USA
Stowe
Session: EJ

Enterprise Security Myths with the Mainframe: Lessons Learned

13:45 - 14:45

Jim Porell
Rocket Software
Melbourne
Session: FJ

Efficient management of online resources using CICS Configuration Manager

13:45 - 14:45

Ezriel Gross
Rocket Software
Hungaroring
Session: GJ

IMS10: Using Real-Time IMS Data for Security Analysis

13:45 - 14:45

Nick Griffin
BMC Software
Wellington B
Session: HJ

Db2 Locking for Application Developers

13:45 - 14:45

Gareth Jones
IBM
Nurburgring
Session: IJ

What's New in App Connect Enterprise v11 software

13:45 - 14:45

Aaron Gashi
IBM UK LTD.
Chapel
Session: JJ

Leverage Machine Learning technologies for your mainframe operations

13:45 - 14:45

Marc Beschi
zCost Managment
Woodcote
Session: LJ

Using Self-Provisioning tools and a Cloud-Based IDE for Mainframe Development

13:45 - 14:45

Dejan Milinkovic
Broadcom
Becketts
Session: MJ

CA ESP New Features and Roadmap

13:45 - 14:45

Michael Kiehl
Broadcom
Catalunya
Session: NJ

Z System Automation new release

13:45 - 14:45

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Magny Cours
Session: OJ

Full Stack Development in the Digital Era: Swift + IBM Cloud + IBM Z-Built by Millennials

13:45 - 14:45

Frank van der Wal
IBM USA
Monza
Session: PJ

Employing new mainframe talent – looking at universities

13:45 - 14:45

Elaine Duffin
Manchester Metropolitan University
Copse
Session: QJ

z/OS Connect Walk-in Session 3

13:45 - 14:45

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Monaco
Session: SJ

zEscape Challenge 8

13:45 - 14:45

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Imola
Session: TJ

Millenialization of the Mainframe, and Beyond – Catering to the Emerging Mainframe Professionals

13:45 - 14:45

Jeff Cherrington
ASG
Hockenheim
Session: UJ

Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

14:45 - 15:15

Introduction to Enterprise Messaging using IBM MQ

15:15 - 16:15

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Suzuka
Session: AK

Modernizing and Standardizing the Mainframe Software Management Lifecycle

15:15 - 16:15

Elliot Jalley
Broadcom
Indianapolis
Session: BK

Simple z/VM Cloud Management and Customer Use Cases with zPRO

15:15 - 16:15

Rich Smrcina
Velocity Software GmbH
Wellington A
Session: CK

Deeper dive into File Level Backup

15:15 - 16:15

Andrew Wilt
IBM USA
Vale
Session: DK

Securing z/OS FTP Transmissions

15:15 - 16:15

Mike Moss
Value-4IT LTD
Stowe
Session: EK

SAFTRACE demystified

15:15 - 16:15

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Melbourne
Session: FK

CICS and automated Testing

15:15 - 16:15

James Davies
IBM
Monza
Session: GK

Opening the Doors to Accessing IMS/DB via DB2

15:15 - 16:15

Stan Hoey
Syncsort
Wellington B
Session: HK

ISV Product Watch

15:15 - 16:15

Karen Wilkins
IBM
Nurburgring
Session: IK

A Hybrid Integration Architecture update

15:15 - 16:15

Dominic Storey
IBM UK LTD.
Chapel
Session: JK

And now for something completely different

15:15 - 16:15

John Baker
IntelliMagic
Woodcote
Session: LK

zDevOps: What We Do, How We Do

15:15 - 16:15

Tatsiana Ihnashchenka
IBA Group
Becketts
Session: MK

Transforming batch resiliency through greater control using analytics and automation

15:15 - 16:15

Chris Taylor
21st Century Software, Inc.
Catalunya
Session: NK

Cognitive IT Operations Analytics: Leveraging machine learning to reduce system outages

15:15 - 16:15

Daniel Wiegand
IBM
Magny Cours
Session: OK

Redhat - what does it all mean?

15:15 - 16:15

Adrian Keward
Red Hat
Hockenheim
Session: PK

Teaching Mainframe Skills to Your Incoming Gen Workforce

15:15 - 16:15

Simon Ratcliffe
Ensono
Copse
Session: QK

IT is from Mars, Women from Venus

15:15 - 16:15

Sarah Burnett
Everest Group EVP
Hungaroring
Session: RK

z/OS Connect Walk-in Session 4

15:15 - 16:15

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Monaco
Session: SK

zEscape Challenge 9

15:15 - 16:15

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Imola
Session: TK

15 Minute Break

16:15 - 16:30

BCPii for Dummies

16:30 - 17:30

Stephen Warren
IBM
Monza
Session: AL

Happy 25 Years of Parallel Sysplex - A Retrospective and Lessons Learned

16:30 - 17:30

Peter Enrico
EPS
Indianapolis
Session: BL

Managing and Orchestrating Docker Containers with OpenShift

16:30 - 17:30

Neale Ferguson
Sine Nomine Associates
Wellington A
Session: CL

Cyber Resilience for Enterprise Data - Protection from Logical Corruption with GDPS

16:30 - 17:30

Dave Clitherow
IBM UK LTD.
Vale
Session: DL

Shared Memory Communications (SMC) with z/OS Communications Server and Linux on Z

16:30 - 17:30

Jerry Stevens
IBM USA
Stowe
Session: EL

I Smell a Rat – A digital Forensics Approach

16:30 - 17:30

Cristian Coraci
The Open University
Melbourne
Session: FL

CICS Explorer: What's new, and what's even newer

16:30 - 17:30

Phil Wakelin
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GL

Innovative Customer Solutions to IMS Challenges

16:30 - 17:30

David Schipper
BMC Software Ltd
Wellington B
Session: HL

Experience with Db2 12 Continuous Delivery

16:30 - 17:30

Emil Kotrc
Broadcom
Nurburgring
Session: IL

What's New in IBM MQ ?

16:30 - 17:30

Jamie Squibb
IBM UK LTD.
Chapel
Session: JL

How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance?

16:30 - 17:30

Steven Thomas
SMT Data
Woodcote
Session: LL

Managing JCL changes through the Development Life Cycle – A different approach

16:30 - 17:30

Christian Le Fils
ASG
Becketts
Session: ML

To Maturity and Beyond: Batch to the Future…

16:30 - 17:30

Gary Alcock
Compuware UK Ltd
Catalunya
Session: NL

Monitoring Java and z/OS Connect EE API workloads-Discover-Alert-Optimize

16:30 - 17:30

Ashok Mahay
IBM UK LTD.
Magny Cours
Session: OL

A Cloud Native Development Experience for IBM Z

16:30 - 17:30

Amit Tolmare
IBM USA
Hockenheim
Session: PL

Z-Trial - free and open z/OS for anyone

16:30 - 17:30

Mark Hostler
IBM UK LTD.
Copse
Session: QL

Mobilising the Power of Women - Panel Discussion

16:30 - 17:30

Resli Costabell
Costabell.com
Suzuka
Session: RL

z/OS Connect Walk-in Session 5

16:30 - 17:30

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Monaco
Session: SL

zEscape Challenge 10

16:30 - 17:30

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Imola
Session: TL

15 Minute Break

17:30 - 17:45

Keynote: High Expectations: Our Systems Are Like (or Could Be Like) Airplanes

17:45 - 18:30

Speaker: Mark Nelson
Company: IBM USA
Room: Bentleys
Session Code: K5

30 Minute Break

18:30 - 19:00

Pre-Dinner Drinks

19:00 - 20:00

Conference Dinner

20:00 - 23:59

Thursday 7th November

101

Large Systems

Linux on Z

Storage Management

Enterprise Security

CICS

DB2

MQ

zCMPA

Application Development

Batch Workload Scheduling

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics

zEscape Room

Thursday 7th November

101

Large Systems

Linux on Z

Storage Management

Enterprise Security

CICS

DB2

MQ

zCMPA

Application Development

Batch Workload Scheduling

System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics

zEscape Room

Keynote: BOF

08:00 - 08:45

Speaker: Dave J Jeffries
Company: IBM USA
Room: Bentleys
Session Code: K6

15 Minute Break

08:45 - 09:00

Road Rage against the machine

09:00 - 10:00

John Baker
IntelliMagic
Suzuka
Session: AM

Building a z/OSMF Workflow-Driven Install

09:00 - 10:00

Ed Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Indianapolis
Session: BM

Oracle DB on IBM LinuxONE and Linux on z

09:00 - 10:00

Philippe Deverge
IBM
Wellington A
Session: CM

What’s new from Dell Technologies: PowerMax and DLm updates

09:00 - 10:00

Robin Fromm
DELL Technologies
Vale
Session: DM

Mainframes and the Moon

09:00 - 10:00

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Melbourne
Session: FM

key session star

Intro to IPCS for CICS People

09:00 - 10:00

Ezriel Gross
Rocket Software
Hungaroring
Session: GM

Putting the capital A in ‘Agile on the mainframe’

09:00 - 10:00

Tony Poole
BMC Software
Nurburgring
Session: IM

MQ Application Development Essentials & Anti-Patterns

09:00 - 10:00

Jamie Squibb
IBM UK LTD.
Chapel
Session: JM

EPV University: z/OS Performance Analysis (Part I)

09:00 - 10:00

Danilo Gipponi
EPV Technologies
Woodcote
Session: LM

DevOps – Improving It’s AIM

09:00 - 10:00

Alan Johns
Compuware UK Ltd
Becketts
Session: MM

Managing JCL changes through the Development Life Cycle – A different approach

09:00 - 10:00

Christian Le Fils
ASG
Catalunya
Session: NM

Z Netview new release

09:00 - 10:00

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Magny Cours
Session: OM

zEscape Challenge 11

09:00 - 10:00

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Imola
Session: TM

15 Minute Break

10:00 - 10:15

RACF Basics

10:15 - 11:15

Leanne Wilson
RSM Partners Ltd
Suzuka
Session: AN

Protecting Data Through Encryption of Coupling Facility Structures

10:15 - 11:15

Stephen Warren
IBM
Indianapolis
Session: BN

z/VM and Linux on IBM Z Networking

10:15 - 11:15

Malcolm Beattie
IBM UK LTD.
Wellington A
Session: CN

DS8000 update

10:15 - 11:15

Roger Hathorn
IBM USA
Vale
Session: DN

Secure Engineering : How to develop authorised code without compromising z/OS system integrity

10:15 - 11:15

Rob Scott
Rocket Software
Melbourne
Session: FN

Don't let Java OutOfMemoryError get your CICS down

10:15 - 11:15

Phil Wakelin
IBM UK LTD.
Hungaroring
Session: GN