GSE UK Conference 2022

Mainframes are MAD - Modern, Adaptable, Diverse

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Tuesday 1st November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 09:00
Keynote: Conference Opening Mark Wilson GSUK 09:00 - 09:15
Keynote: 40 years on - Looking back and looking forwards John Siddall Nationwide Building Society 09:15 - 10:15
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 10:15 - 10:45
Becketts AA Git on the mainframe, a natural fit Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd AppDev Becketts 10:45 - 11:45
Catalunya BA IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 new capabilities and the future roadmap Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe Systems Management Catalunya 10:45 - 11:45
Chapel CA What's New in MQ Jamie Squibb IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 10:45 - 11:45
Hockenheim DA Are you using Data Studio, Data Server Manager, or Data Management Console and wondering what the strategic direction is for developers and administrators for Db2 for z/OS? Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. New Technologies Hockenheim 10:45 - 11:45
Hungaroring EA CICS 6.1 Solution Overview Steve Wallin IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 10:45 - 11:45
Indianapolis FA GDPS What's New - Recent GDPS enhancements to improve your CA/DR and Cyber Resiliency capabilities Dave Clitherow IBM UK LTD. LSWG Indianapolis 10:45 - 11:45
Melbourne GA RACF Update Mark Nelson IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 10:45 - 11:45
Monaco HA Observability for Managing the Modern Mainframe Michael Kiehl Broadcom Mainframe Software Systems Management Monaco 10:45 - 11:45
Nurburgring IA Db2 Version 13 for z/OS: Technical Overview. Haakon Roberts Sponsor25: IBM DB2 Nurburgring 10:45 - 11:45
Stowe JA Understanding AT-TLS Tony Amies Sponsor25: Vertali Limited NMWG Stowe 10:45 - 11:45
Suzuka LA GSE 101 Introductions (3 Presentations) Zuhair Munshi Sponsor25: IBM 101 Suzuka 10:45 - 11:45
Vale MA TDMF (Transparent Data Migration Facility) is a known value, so What’s New? John Hogan 21CS Storage Vale 10:45 - 11:45
Wellington A NA Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Z and LinuxONE Rakesh Krishnakumar Sponsor25: IBM zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 10:45 - 11:45
Wellington B OA Women in the mainframe world – yes we exist and are thriving! Michelle Harris Women in IT Wellington B 10:45 - 11:45
Woodcote PA Evaluating Latent Demand in the M.A.D. Mainframe Environment Peter Enrico EPS zP&C Woodcote 10:45 - 11:45
Monza QA Click your way through to install VIP (Very Important PTFs) to your z/OS stack! Marna Walle IBM USA 102 Monza 10:45 - 11:45
15 Minute Break 11:45 - 12:00
Becketts AB Db2 understands in-memory is important, so should the application developers Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. AppDev Becketts 12:00 - 13:00
Catalunya BB WAPL 101 Anna Dawson IBM UK LTD. Systems Management Catalunya 12:00 - 13:00
Chapel CB Python on z/OS (with MQ) - WOW! Colin Paice Stromness Software Solutions MQ Chapel 12:00 - 13:00
Hockenheim DB Leveraging z16 AI accelerator: a live demo of deploying and running AI models on Z Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. New Technologies Hockenheim 12:00 - 13:00
Hungaroring EB Moving to Open API 3 and Hybrid architectures with z/OS Connect and CICS Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 12:00 - 13:00
Indianapolis FB Re-imagine Managing Your z/OS Systems Using the z/OSMF Management Services Catalog! Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 12:00 - 13:00
Melbourne GB Cyber Resiliency - What Does it Actually Mean and How Can I Obtain It? Mark Wilson GSUK Security Working Group Melbourne 12:00 - 13:00
Monaco HB You’re only as resilient as your weakest link Chris Taylor 21CS Systems Management Monaco 12:00 - 13:00
Nurburgring IB Your statistics are safe with me, statistics profile revealed Nilufer Osken BMC Software Ltd DB2 Nurburgring 12:00 - 13:00
Stowe JB Detecting, Diagnosing, and Solving Common Network Problems Phillip Schoen Broadcom Mainframe Software NMWG Stowe 12:00 - 13:00
Suzuka LB Mentoring Collaboration - GSE101 Dr. Herbert Daly University of Wolverhampton 101 Suzuka 12:00 - 13:00
Vale MB What's New on the IBM DS8900F Storage Family Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 12:00 - 13:00
Wellington A NB Customer Experiences Managing z/VM and Linux Tracy Dean IBM USA zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 12:00 - 13:00
Wellington B OB Want to Standout at Work? Pooja Uppalapati Broadcom Mainframe Software Women in IT Wellington B 12:00 - 13:00
Woodcote PB Tips for DBAs and Application Programmers to help reduce costs Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd zP&C Woodcote 12:00 - 13:00
Monza QB Mentoring Collaboration - GSE102 Dr. Herbert Daly University of Wolverhampton 101 Suzuka 12:00 - 13:00
Lunch 13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Learn 13:00 - 14:00
Becketts AD Create a z/OS instance in a coffee break Jay Manickam Sponsor25: IBM AppDev Becketts 14:00 - 15:00
Catalunya BD Do more with REST API in IZWS: not only swagger documentation Federica Gari Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Catalunya 14:00 - 15:00
Chapel CD What's New in the MQ Console Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 14:00 - 15:00
Hockenheim DD Developing for the Mainframe the Git-native Way Vaughn Marshall Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 14:00 - 15:00
Hungaroring ED Simplified security and compliance with CICS 6.1 Lewis James IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 14:00 - 15:00
Indianapolis FD [Cancelled] Do you THINK your DR / HA / Recovery works or did you TEST it? [Cancelled] TBC GSUK LSWG Indianapolis 14:00 - 15:00
Melbourne GD Ransomware, gaps in SMF records, and detection options Trevor Eddolls iTech-Ed Ltd Security Working Group Melbourne 14:00 - 15:00
Monaco HD Mobile to Mainframe Observability: Detecting hybrid application issues faster Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. Systems Management Monaco 14:00 - 15:00
Nurburgring ID Managing DRDA clients, and more, with Db2 System Profile Monitoring Mark Rader Sponsor25: IBM DB2 Nurburgring 14:00 - 15:00
Stowe JD IBM Z NetView Technical Update Part 1 of 2 Pamela McLean IBM USA NMWG Stowe 14:00 - 15:00
Suzuka LD Appealing to the future Z pioneers - GSE101 Max Dahl Mainframe Training 101 Suzuka 14:00 - 15:00
Vale MD zHyperLink New Features and Real-World Experiences Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 14:00 - 15:00
Wellington A ND Spotlight on how to effectively take advantage of VM recent feature additions and future modernization Brian Jagos Broadcom Mainframe Software zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 14:00 - 15:00
Wellington B OD Simplifying the Administration of IMS with a web browser interface Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 14:00 - 15:00
Woodcote PD Just Say No: A Case For Eliminating I/O Priority Management John Baker zP&C Woodcote 14:00 - 15:00
Monza QD The 102’s of application design for Db2 for z/OS Patric Becker Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd 102 Monza 14:00 - 15:00
Copse RD Unconscious Bias Affects Technologies as Well as People Misty Decker Microfocus Copse 14:00 - 15:00
15 Minute Break 15:00 - 15:15
Becketts AE How to prevent job failures through advanced JCL checking Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe AppDev Becketts 15:15 - 16:15
Catalunya BE Automate your Workload Automation (WA) through suitable orchestration Jens Bühring HORIZONT Software GmbH Systems Management Catalunya 15:15 - 16:15
Chapel CE IBM MQ Advanced - What it Does and What it Does for You Jamie Squibb IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 15:15 - 16:15
Hockenheim DE Cloud based Mainframe Application Development: Reality or a Myth? Dana Boudreau Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 15:15 - 16:15
Hungaroring EE CICS TS V6 Java Update – Architecture, Development and Deployment Phil Wakelin IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 15:15 - 16:15
Indianapolis FE Getting started with Red Hat OpenShift Cluster deployments on z/OS using zCX Stephen Warren Sponsor25: IBM LSWG Indianapolis 15:15 - 16:15
Melbourne GE Hiding Among Bits - A Digital Forensic Saga Cristian Coraci Security Working Group Melbourne 15:15 - 16:15
Monaco HE Untangling Business Applications and How to Identify Them Tomas Pavelka Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Systems Management Monaco 15:15 - 16:15
Nurburgring IE Db2 for z/OS Utilities Update Haakon Roberts Sponsor25: IBM DB2 Nurburgring 15:15 - 16:15
Suzuka LE What does ‘Mainframe Modernization’ really mean? - GSE101 Misty Decker 101 Suzuka 15:15 - 16:15
Suzuka LE Mainframes & Cybersecurity Leanne Wilson BMC Mainframe Services 101 Suzuka 15:15 - 16:15
Vale ME Do you have a Flexible Cloud Storage Strategy? Perry Jones Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Storage Vale 15:15 - 16:15
Wellington A NE OpenShift on Z: Practical Experience, Yet Another Year On Malcolm Beattie IBM UK LTD. zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 15:15 - 16:15
Wellington B OE Finding your way around IMS Anders Ohrnberg IMS Wellington B 15:15 - 16:15
Woodcote PE XCF Auto-Magic Tuning Don Zeunert BMC Software Ltd zP&C Woodcote 15:15 - 16:15
Monza QE Wowee it’s Zowe ! Hear how open source tooling is opening up IBM Z for new and for experienced mainframers alike.  Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 102 Monza 15:15 - 16:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:15 - 16:45
Becketts AF DevSecOps – Preventing Supply Chain Attacks while securing your DevOps process Al Saurette Sponsor25: MainTegrity Inc AppDev Becketts 16:45 - 17:45
Catalunya BF IzWS Birds of a Feather Federica Gari Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Catalunya 16:45 - 17:45
Chapel CF MQ Security in a Zero Trust Framework Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 16:45 - 17:45
Hockenheim DF Visualize Data Like a Hawk Mauricio Silva Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 16:45 - 17:45
Hungaroring EF Ensuring the security of your applications with CICS 6.1 Lewis James IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 16:45 - 17:45
Indianapolis FF More ways to manage z/OS with SDSF for z/OS 2.5 Rob Scott Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd LSWG Indianapolis 16:45 - 17:45
Melbourne GF Certificate Management and provisioning across different components (RACF, PKI, System SSL, AT-TLS) Wai Choi IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 16:45 - 17:45
Monaco HF Zowe extensions in the Service Management Area, covering SMU, System Automation, NetView, Workload Scheduler, ChatOps and JCL Expert Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe Systems Management Monaco 16:45 - 17:45
Nurburgring IF Tuning SQL using EXPLAIN STMTCACHE Claus Ejner Mikkelsen Nordea DB2 Nurburgring 16:45 - 17:45
Suzuka LF Gone with the Bytes - GSE101 Cristian Coraci 101 Suzuka 16:45 - 17:45
Suzuka LF z/VM for Rookies Malcolm Beattie IBM UK LTD. 101 Suzuka 16:45 - 17:45
Vale MF Cyber Resiliency with GDPS and Logical Corruption Protection - Update Terry O'Connor IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 16:45 - 17:45
Wellington A NF Installing Red Hat OpenShift on RHEL KVM on IBM Z – Hands-on Lab Rakesh Krishnakumar Sponsor25: IBM zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 16:45 - 17:45
Wellington B OF Does Your Wisdom Have Ism? Resli Costabell Costabell Ltd Women in IT Wellington B 16:45 - 17:45
Woodcote PF Batch Performance Management Mary Solomon SMT Data zP&C Woodcote 16:45 - 17:45
Monza QF Data Replication Concepts and Capabilities Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 102 Monza 16:45 - 17:45
15 Minute Break 17:45 - 18:00
Keynote: The future is bright – the future is mainframe Steve Wallin IBM UK LTD. 18:00 - 18:45
Keynote: Why at 18 I chose a career on a supposedly legacy platform and it was the best decision I ever made Lewis James IBM UK LTD. 18:45 - 19:00
Evening Meal & Bar 19:00 - 21:00

Wednesday 2nd November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room Time
Registration & Coffee 08:00 - 09:00
Keynote: Plug into the Future of Infrastructure Greg Lotko Broadcom Mainframe Software 09:00 - 10:00
15 Minute Break 10:00 - 10:15
Becketts AG If great testing is a data problem, how are you solving it? Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd AppDev Becketts 10:15 - 11:15
Catalunya BG What’s new in OMEGAMON to make your life easier? Daniel Wiegand Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Catalunya 10:15 - 11:15
Chapel CG What’s New in App Connect Enterprise 12.0.5 Dominic Storey IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 10:15 - 11:15
Hockenheim DG Accelerate Modern Development on Z with Secure Open-Source Innovation Michael McKay Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd New Technologies Hockenheim 10:15 - 11:15
Hungaroring EG Enhancing the foundation of CICS 6.1 John Tilling IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 10:15 - 11:15
Indianapolis FG What’s New in z/OS 2.5 Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 10:15 - 11:15
Melbourne GG Continuous Compliance on IBM Z and LinuxONE Michael Zagorski IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 10:15 - 11:15
Monaco HG Ansible 101 - Let's launch it with ZXplore William Periera Cognizant Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 10:15 - 11:15
Nurburgring IG Db2 for z/OS Data Sharing: Configurations and Common Issues Mark Rader Sponsor25: IBM DB2 Nurburgring 10:15 - 11:15
Suzuka LG New Mainframers Talk Candidly - GSE101 Earl Dixon Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software 101 Suzuka 10:15 - 11:15
Vale MG Cyber Vault for IBM Z Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 10:15 - 11:15
Wellington A NG Backup Strategies for z/VM and Linux Tracy Dean IBM USA zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 10:15 - 11:15
Wellington B OG Overview, usage, and best practices of IMS DEDB SDEP portion and SDEP segment types Anshul Agrawal BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 10:15 - 11:15
Woodcote PG z/OS Connect Identifying and Analyzing Failures Sean McShane Broadcom Mainframe Software zP&C Woodcote 10:15 - 11:15
Monza QG MVS System Trace Ed Jaffe Phoenix Software International 102 Monza 10:15 - 11:15
Copse RG Zowe IntelliJ Plugin, an Easy and Convenient Way to Enter the World of Mainframe Open Source Stuart McMillan IBA Group AppDev Copse 10:15 - 11:15
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 11:15 - 11:45
Becketts AH Zowe (r)evolution with V2 and beyond Jakub Balhar Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Becketts 11:45 - 12:45
Catalunya BH How to gain x-ray vision into your workload inter-dependencies Daniel Wiegand Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Catalunya 11:45 - 12:45
Chapel CH What’s New in App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Dominic Storey IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 11:45 - 12:45
Hockenheim DH What is Data fabric for the hybrid cloud enterprise and what does it mean for your Z data? Haakon Roberts Sponsor25: IBM New Technologies Hockenheim 11:45 - 12:45
Hungaroring EH Upgrading CICS to 6.1 Steve Foley IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 11:45 - 12:45
Indianapolis FH Ansible - A cross platform solution for IBMZ and Certificate Management William Periera Cognizant LSWG Indianapolis 11:45 - 12:45
Melbourne GH Are You Trying Everything You Have In ACF2/Top Secret? John Pinkowski Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 11:45 - 12:45
Monaco HH How can modernizing IBM Z reduce onboading cost Ross Cruickshank IBM Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 11:45 - 12:45
Nurburgring IH -805 Explained Emil Kotrc Broadcom Mainframe Software DB2 Nurburgring 11:45 - 12:45
Suzuka LH Sustainable Decision-making in IT Infrastructure Liz Dore IBM 101 Suzuka 11:45 - 12:45
Vale MH Surgical recovery for your Cyber Vault Butch Rambish 21CS Storage Vale 11:45 - 12:45
Wellington A NH Modernizing the Great z/VM Platform James Vincent Sponsor25: Velocity Software GmbH zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 11:45 - 12:45
Wellington B OH Customer Experiences Managing the IMS Subsystem Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 11:45 - 12:45
Woodcote PH Db2 and WLM Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. zP&C Woodcote 11:45 - 12:45
Monza QH ACF2 vs RACF (not a competition) Eamonn McGrath Albioneire Solutions Ltd 102 Monza 11:45 - 12:45
Lunch 12:45 - 13:45
Lunch & Learn 12:45 - 13:45
Becketts AJ Using Git As An Interface to DevOps Tools Vaughn Marshall Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Becketts 13:45 - 14:45
Catalunya BJ AIOps - Using your OMEGAMON data with your visualization and AI/ML platform of choice. Daniel Wiegand Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Catalunya 13:45 - 14:45
Chapel CJ Using MQ for z/OS Statistics and Accounting Data to Gain Insights Into Your Queue Manager Douglas Burns IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 13:45 - 14:45
Hockenheim DJ Practical approach to deploying Hybrid Cloud environment on Z Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. New Technologies Hockenheim 13:45 - 14:45
Hungaroring EJ CICS Performance and Tuning 101 Ezriel Gross Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 13:45 - 14:45
Indianapolis FJ The Latest Simplification News in z/OSMF V2.5 Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 13:45 - 14:45
Melbourne GJ IBM Z Cyber Vault Diego Bessone IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 13:45 - 14:45
Monaco HJ The story of how mainframe was added to the syllabus at Vilnius University. Germanas Samrickis Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 13:45 - 14:45
Nurburgring IJ Db2 Product Watch Colin Knight National Westminster Bank (Natwest) DB2 Nurburgring 13:45 - 14:45
Stowe JJ IBM Z NetView Technical Update Part 2 of 2 Pamela McLean IBM USA NMWG Stowe 13:45 - 14:45
Suzuka LJ Impostor Syndrome - GSE101 Resli Costabell Costabell Ltd 101 Suzuka 13:45 - 14:45
Vale MJ The Automated Storage Manager Mihai Ficiorita Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Storage Vale 13:45 - 14:45
Wellington A NJ Extend and Modernize z/OS ecosystem with IBM z/OS Container Extensions for Red Hat OpenShift. Rakesh Krishnakumar Sponsor25: IBM zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 13:45 - 14:45
Wellington B OJ The Grass Is Greener on Both Sides: My journey as a developer using mainframe database (IMS) and open-source Relational/Non-relational database Pavan Gupta BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 13:45 - 14:45
Woodcote PJ Best Practices for Monitoring JVMs on z/OS Sean McShane Broadcom Mainframe Software zP&C Woodcote 13:45 - 14:45
Monza QJ An Introduction to z/OS BCPii – How to control your Z hardware programmatically Stephen Warren Sponsor25: IBM 102 Monza 13:45 - 14:45
Copse RJ Shh! Don't Say the M-Words; How to Talk About Mainframes and Modernization Misty Decker Microfocus Copse 13:45 - 14:45
Magny Cours SJ Hackathon Ross Cruickshank IBM Hackathon Magny Cours 13:45 - 14:45
15 Minute Break 14:45 - 15:00
Becketts AK DevSecOps with Veracode Andy Sutcliffe AppDev Becketts 15:00 - 16:00
Catalunya BK How we delivered the IBM OMEGAMON Monitoring Configuration Manager to market by working with Sponsor Users Vadim Kokoulin Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd Systems Management Catalunya 15:00 - 16:00
Chapel CK An Introduction to and Comparison of the Different MQ APIs Jamie Squibb IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 15:00 - 16:00
Hockenheim DK Our first 90 Days with IBM Telum's AI David Helsley Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 15:00 - 16:00
Hungaroring EK Cloud Native CICS application development and deployment with the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack William Yates IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 15:00 - 16:00
Indianapolis FK IBM z16 - Building a foundation for planning z16 exploitation. Parwez Hamid Independent Consultant LSWG Indianapolis 15:00 - 16:00
Melbourne GK The Path to an Encrypted RACF Data Set Mark Nelson IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 15:00 - 16:00
Monaco HK [Cancelled] Mainframe skills at University [Cancelled] Dr. Herbert Daly University of Wolverhampton Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 15:00 - 16:00
Nurburgring IK Playing (with) FETCH Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software DB2 Nurburgring 15:00 - 16:00
Stowe JK Ensure the Integrity and Security of your Enterprise Network Phillip Schoen Broadcom Mainframe Software NMWG Stowe 15:00 - 16:00
Suzuka LK Mind-numbing vs Mind-blowing: Energize Your Next Technical Presentation - GSE101 Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 101 Suzuka 15:00 - 16:00
Suzuka LK What do you need to know about Performance Management? Kim Mortensen BMC Software Ltd 101 Suzuka 15:00 - 16:00
Vale MK IBM TS7700: Technical Overview and What’s New Tony Makepeace IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 15:00 - 16:00
Wellington A NK Installing Red Hat OpenShift on RHEL KVM on IBM Z – Hands-on Lab Rakesh Krishnakumar Sponsor25: IBM zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 15:00 - 16:00
Wellington B OK What does IBM Z Cyber Vault Mean for an IMS environment? Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 15:00 - 16:00
Woodcote PK Predicting Application Migration Workload Impact Linda Carroll Ensono zP&C Woodcote 15:00 - 16:00
Monza QK Digital Certificates ABCs Michael Blaha Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software 102 Monza 15:00 - 16:00
Copse RK [Cancelled] BYOD Lab: z/OS Basics with the IntelliJ IDEA Zowe Plugin [Cancelled] TBC GSUK 102 Copse 15:00 - 16:00
Magny Cours SK Hackathon Ross Cruickshank IBM Hackathon Magny Cours 15:00 - 16:00
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:00 - 16:30
Becketts AL Transforming Db2 for z/OS Application Development Experience Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. AppDev Becketts 16:30 - 17:30
Catalunya BL Monitoring Java and z/OS Connect EE APIs: Discover, Alert and Optimize Daniel Wiegand Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Catalunya 16:30 - 17:30
Chapel CL Going Large With MQ for z/OS Douglas Burns IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 16:30 - 17:30
Hockenheim DL Leveraging Ansible for Implementing Self-service Automation, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code Jan Prihoda Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 16:30 - 17:30
Hungaroring EL CICS Developer Futures Session Stewart Francis IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 16:30 - 17:30
Indianapolis FL Parallel Sysplex Update Stephen Warren Sponsor25: IBM LSWG Indianapolis 16:30 - 17:30
Melbourne GL Rx for Audit Pain: Best Practices to Prepare for Your Next Audit John Pinkowski Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 16:30 - 17:30
Monaco HL Mind the gap: rethinking mainframe talent attraction in the Skills crisis Claire Connor Ensono Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 16:30 - 17:30
Nurburgring IL Getting the most value from Db2 for z/OS – no matter what the version or function level Clive Harriss Rocket Software UK Ltd DB2 Nurburgring 16:30 - 17:30
Stowe JL IP Packet Filtering with Policy Agent and DMD Tony Amies Sponsor25: Vertali Limited NMWG Stowe 16:30 - 17:30
Suzuka LL The future is you: Growing your career in the industry - GSE101 Dr. Herbert Daly University of Wolverhampton 101 Suzuka 16:30 - 17:30
Vale ML IBM TS7700: An Object Store for Mainframe Data Tony Makepeace IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 16:30 - 17:30
Wellington A NL z/VM 7.3 Platform Update, News, and Recommendations Malcolm Beattie IBM UK LTD. zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 16:30 - 17:30
Wellington B OL What if You had to Quickly Recover an IMS Database, Could You? Ron Bisceglia Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd IMS Wellington B 16:30 - 17:30
Woodcote PL zIIP Capacity And Performance Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. zP&C Woodcote 16:30 - 17:30
Monza QL Accelerate your Mainframe Development Reg Wilkinson Lloyds Banking Group 102 Monza 16:30 - 17:30
Magny Cours SL Hackathon Ross Cruickshank IBM Hackathon Magny Cours 16:30 - 17:30
15 Minute Break 17:30 - 17:45
Keynote: Energize Your Team's Performance – Think Like an Improv Actor Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 17:45 - 18:45
Pre-Dinner Drinks 18:45 - 20:00
Conference Dinner & Charity Raffle Draw 20:00 - 22:00

Thursday 3rd November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room Time
Keynote: Birds of a Feather - Resiliency is not an Accident Mark Nelson IBM USA 08:00 - 08:45
15 Minute Break 08:45 - 09:00
Keynote: When Change is the Only Constant, Make It Your Advantage John McKenny BMC Software Ltd 09:00 - 10:00
15 Minute Break 10:00 - 10:15
Becketts AM Why the integration between Zowe and Db2 for z/OS is important for experienced and new mainframers? Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. AppDev Becketts 10:15 - 11:15
Catalunya BM Is your IT organization ‘Fit for Business Purpose’? Rebecca M Levesque 21CS Systems Management Catalunya 10:15 - 11:15
Chapel CM Deep Dive Into MQ Native HA Jamie Squibb IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 10:15 - 11:15
Hockenheim DM Jenkins z/OS DevOps Plugin - a New Approach to Building DevOps Pipelines Stuart McMillan IBA Group New Technologies Hockenheim 10:15 - 11:15
Hungaroring EM CICS resource definitions as part of a DevOps pipeline Ezriel Gross Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 10:15 - 11:15
Indianapolis FM Key considerations for managing and optimizing under Tailored Fit Pricing Tracy Dean IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 10:15 - 11:15
Melbourne GM SOX, GDPR, EO, DORA: Regulations Giving You Headaches? David Schuchart Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 10:15 - 11:15
Monaco HM Modernizing your Automated Operations with Service Management Unite and SA 4.3 Stephen Westwood Lloyds Banking Group Systems Management Monaco 10:15 - 11:15
Nurburgring IM Distributed access to DB2 for z/OS Gareth Copplestone-Jones Triton Consulting DB2 Nurburgring 10:15 - 11:15
Suzuka LM An introduction to z/OS - GSE101 Stephen Warren Sponsor25: IBM 101 Suzuka 10:15 - 11:15
Suzuka LM Virtualisation Engines: Storage Systems & Beyond - GSE101 Tony Makepeace IBM UK LTD. 101 Suzuka 10:15 - 11:15
Vale MM Business Resiliency Needs in a High Storage Growth Environment John Crossno Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd Storage Vale 10:15 - 11:15
Wellington A NM Delivering Usable Systems Based on z/VM Vic Cross Sponsor25: IBM zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 10:15 - 11:15
Wellington B OM Optimizing OTMA Throughput – Environment Monitoring and Maintenance Aman Dwivedi BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 10:15 - 11:15
Woodcote PM WLM - Using SMF 98 and 99 High Frequency Performance Measurements Peter Enrico EPS zP&C Woodcote 10:15 - 11:15
Monza QM TCP/IP Networking in z/OS 102 - Making sense of the dark art Lee Parkinson Nationwide Building Society 102 Monza 10:15 - 11:15
Copse RM Mentors Wanted: The Role of White Males in Improving Diversity and Inclusion Misty Decker Microfocus Copse 10:15 - 11:15
Magny Cours SM Hackathon Ross Cruickshank IBM Hackathon Magny Cours 10:15 - 11:15
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 11:15 - 11:45
Becketts AN Agile and DevOps not Agile vs. DevOps – on a mainframe! Reg Wilkinson Lloyds Banking Group AppDev Becketts 11:45 - 12:45
Catalunya BN Break the silos and create a collaborative AIOps experience for IBM Z with IBM Z ChatOps Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe Systems Management Catalunya 11:45 - 12:45
Chapel CN Comparing MQ and Kafka Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 11:45 - 12:45
Hockenheim DN VSEn 6.3, the future of VSE, and other updates Gonzalo Muelas Serrano 21CS New Technologies Hockenheim 11:45 - 12:45
Hungaroring EN Automated Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing of your Hybrid Cloud application William Yates IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 11:45 - 12:45
Indianapolis FN Upgrade to z/OS V2.5: Planning and Technical Actions Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 11:45 - 12:45
Melbourne GN The role of the Zowe API Mediation Layer in Zero Trust Architecture Jakub Balhar Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 11:45 - 12:45
Monaco HN Exploiting Zowe and REST APIs to Enable Next Gen Operators Effectively Stephen Westwood Lloyds Banking Group Systems Management Monaco 11:45 - 12:45
Nurburgring IN Continuous Delivery - Navigating from Db2 12 to Db2 13 Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software DB2 Nurburgring 11:45 - 12:45
Suzuka LN Intro to Mainframe Storage - GSE101 Alan Nash IBM 101 Suzuka 11:45 - 12:45
Suzuka LN Parallel Sysplex Basics - GSE101 Stephen Warren Sponsor25: IBM 101 Suzuka 11:45 - 12:45
Vale MN Ransomware recovery – It is more than just getting your data back Al Saurette Sponsor25: MainTegrity Inc Storage Vale 11:45 - 12:45
Wellington A NN Linux on zSystems: Hints, Tips, and Automation Vic Cross Sponsor25: IBM zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 11:45 - 12:45
Wellington B ON Can Data Streaming Help Secure your IMS Data Nick Griffin BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 11:45 - 12:45
Woodcote PN All Hands-on Deck! Come Together with the Fab Four: Capacity, Performance, Cost and AI Daniel Ruehl 21CS zP&C Woodcote 11:45 - 12:45
Monza QN 5 years a mainframer - The MAD early years Christopher Knowles Nationwide Building Society 102 Monza 11:45 - 12:45
Copse RN Finding Modernization Common Ground Misty Decker Microfocus Copse 11:45 - 12:45
Magny Cours SN Hackathon Ross Cruickshank IBM Hackathon Magny Cours 11:45 - 12:45
Brown Bag Lunch 12:45 - 13:15
Becketts AO Policy Governance for Git-native Workflows Vaughn Marshall Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Becketts 13:15 - 14:15
Catalunya BO Centralize Alerts, Improve Observability and Minimize MTTR Matheus Milani Sponsor25: Broadcom Mainframe Software Systems Management Catalunya 13:15 - 14:15
Chapel CO Using MQ and Kafka Together Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 13:15 - 14:15
Hungaroring EO Using Ansible to accelerate your automation journey for CICS Stewart Francis IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 13:15 - 14:15
Indianapolis FO Protecting data through encryption of Coupling Facility Structures Stephen Warren Sponsor25: IBM LSWG Indianapolis 13:15 - 14:15
Melbourne GO Turn Corporate Compliance Policies into Testable Requirements for Mainframe Brian Marshall Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd Security Working Group Melbourne 13:15 - 14:15
Monaco HO AIOps, Observability and your Operations Bridge. A Birds of a Feather Discussion Matt Roseblade Sponsor25: IBM Systems Management Monaco 13:15 - 14:15
Nurburgring IO Flashcopy Db2 Claus Ejner Mikkelsen Nordea DB2 Nurburgring 13:15 - 14:15
Stowe JO NetMaster Network Intelligence - Roadmap Paul Schuler Broadcom Mainframe Software NMWG Stowe 13:15 - 14:15
Suzuka LO Most People Can Hear - Few Can Listen Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 101 Suzuka 13:15 - 14:15
Suzuka LO Tips for a Professional LinkedIn Profile Niall Ashley BMC Software Ltd 101 Suzuka 13:15 - 14:15
Vale MO Getting your Mainframe Ready for High Performance with Cloud Storage Mike Liberman Model9 Storage Vale 13:15 - 14:15
Wellington A NO Modernize mainframes operations and workloads with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat OpenShift Platform Fabio Alessandro Locati Sponsor: Red Hat zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 13:15 - 14:15
Wellington A NO Modernize mainframes operations and workloads with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat OpenShift Platform Fabio Alessandro Locati Sponsor: Red Hat zVM & Linux on Z Wellington A 13:15 - 14:15
Wellington B OO IMS Bring your own device hands-on lab (part 1 of 2) Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 13:15 - 14:15
Woodcote PO IPL Boost – No Such Thing as a Free Lunch Don Zeunert BMC Software Ltd zP&C Woodcote 13:15 - 14:15
Monza QO GSE102 Security Series - Session 7: Tools Galore and Wrap Up Mark Wilson GSUK 102 Monza 13:15 - 14:15
15 Minute Break 14:15 - 14:30
Becketts AP Zowe gets chatty! Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe AppDev Becketts 14:30 - 15:30
Catalunya BP Make Your Day Easier and Optimize Your Mainframe Paul Schuler Broadcom Mainframe Software Systems Management Catalunya 14:30 - 15:30
Hungaroring EP How to start your CICS Modernisation journey Phil Wakelin IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 14:30 - 15:30
Indianapolis FP Introducing IBM z/OS Change Tracker for z/OS V2.5 Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 14:30 - 15:30
Melbourne GP Common tips and bites on certificate management Wai Choi IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 14:30 - 15:30
Monaco HP Maximizing Your Mainframe for DevOps Value Streams Jeff Cherrington Sponsor25: Rocket Software UK Ltd Systems Management Monaco 14:30 - 15:30
Nurburgring IP Squeeze Your Data with DB2! Marcus Davage BMC Software Ltd DB2 Nurburgring 14:30 - 15:30
Stowe JP IBM Z NetView IP Management Update Pamela McLean IBM USA NMWG Stowe 14:30 - 15:30
Suzuka LP The DevOps Opportunity. Are you ready to embrace it? - GSE101 Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 101 Suzuka 14:30 - 15:30
Suzuka LP GSE 101 Wrap-up Niall Ashley BMC Software Ltd 101 Suzuka 14:30 - 15:30
Vale MP A look at the latest Hitachi VSP5000 Software and Storage Solution Simon Dorn Hitachi Vantara Ltd Storage Vale 14:30 - 15:30
Wellington B OP IMS Bring your own device hands-on lab (part 2 of 2) Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 14:30 - 15:30
Woodcote PP Month to Month - Year to Year Capacity Planning Carsten Rasmussen SMT Data zP&C Woodcote 14:30 - 15:30
Monza QP So I can build sockets, what can we do in 100 lines of rexx? David Lea BMC Mainframe Services 102 Monza 14:30 - 15:30
15 Minute Break 15:30 - 15:45
Prize Draws - Bentleys 15:45 - 16:30
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