GSE UK Conference 2023

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Conference Keynote Sessions

Risk Assessment: We’re Only Human
Monday 30th: 17:15

Mark Nelson

Journey into Mainframes & Cybersecurity
Monday 30th: 18:15

Mark Wilson

Conference Opening
Tuesday 31st: 09:00

Mark Wilson

Modernization. Without Disruption.
Tuesday 31st: 09:15

Phil Buckellew

CYBER RESILIENCE: AN ORGANIZATION'S DNA
Tuesday 31st: 18:00

Brian Marshall

Why AI for business
Wednesday 1st: 17:45

Elpida Tzortzatos

Mainframe Strong: Dancing into the Future
Thursday 2nd: 09:00

April Hickel

Conference Lunch & Learn Sessions

New Mainframers Talk Candidly (continued)
Tuesday 31st: 13:00

Earl Dixon

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Monday 30th October

Time

102

New'ish to Mainframe

AppDev

Application Development

CICS

Transaction Processing

Mainframe Skills & Learning

New Technologies

Security

Securing Mainframes

Storage Management

Disks, Tapes,

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

zP&C

zSystems Performance & Capacity Management

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

Registration

10:00 - 12:00

12:00 - 13:00

Mainframe Marvel: Embark on a Z/OS Captu...

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: IW

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly

Modernising your Mainframe with Open Sou...

Michael McKay
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: MW

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

What instability in Europe can mean for...

David Lea
BMC Software Ltd
Session: NW

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli rating

Dell Cyber Vaults and Implementation

Robin Fromm
DELL Technologies
Session: OW

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston
chilli rating

RMF for z/OS 3.1: The Latest and Greates...

Gediminas Klegeris
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: PW

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson
chilli ratingchilli rating

No Session

12:00 - 12:30

TBC
GSE UK
Session: QW1


Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby

zP&C Opening Session

12:30 - 13:00

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QW2

Presentation Slides/Notes


Green Screen Modernization: Not just ano...

Giovanni Palumbo
HCL Technologies
Session: RW

Avinash Sable
HCL Technologies
Session: RW

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
15 Minute Break

13:00 - 13:15

13:15 - 14:15

Using SQL Data Insights to spot unusual...

Dhrubajyoti Maiti
BMC Software Ltd
Session: BX

Becketts
102
Lewis James
chilli ratingchilli rating

z/OS Connect: Expose your CICS applicati...

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EX

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Mainframe is love, Mainframe is life: St...

Lukas Jaks
IVV GmbH
Session: IX

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly

How the mainframe serves data in the dig...

Graham Sturrock
IBM
Session: MX

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Mainframe Virtual Tape and Ransomware Pr...

Tim Reading
Luminex
Session: NX

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Accessing Real Time detailed dataset inf...

Carlos Guardia Rivas
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: OX

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston

Portable JCL

Dean Harrison
HCL Technologies
Session: PX

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson
chilli rating

So You Don’t Think You’re An Architect?

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QX

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

IBM Fault Analyzer – Fixing z/OS Applica...

Avinash Sable
HCL Technologies
Session: RX

Peter Vandyke
HCL Technologies
Session: RX

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
chilli ratingchilli rating
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

14:15 - 14:45

14:45 - 15:45

VS Code Lab: developing COBOL apps with...

Ekaterina Tumanova
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DY

Oleksandr Goncharenko
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DY

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

CICS interfaces - customer experience

Rob Stroud
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)
Session: EY

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Maximizing Impact in Engineering World

Gintare Kvaukaite
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: IY

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Container Technology for z/OS Native App...

Daniel Raisch
Eccox Software.
Session: MY

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

A (non-mainframe) developer’s view of Ma...

Martin Thorpe
BMC Software Ltd
Session: NY

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Hitachi VSP5000 for Mainframe - Update o...

Simon Dorn
Hitachi Vantara Ltd
Session: OY

Alain BEAUREGARD
Hitachi Vantara Ltd
Session: OY

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Achieving Greater IT Resiliency

Michael Kiehl
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: PY

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Stormy Monday: Reactive and Preventive C...

Dan Ruehl
21CS
Session: QY

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

HATS Application Modernization – How to...

Avinash Sable
HCL Technologies
Session: RY

Giovanni Palumbo
HCL Technologies
Session: RY

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
15 Minute Break

15:45 - 16:00

16:00 - 17:00

VS Code Lab: developing COBOL apps with...

Ekaterina Tumanova
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DZ

Oleksandr Goncharenko
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DZ

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Presentation Development Tips for In-hou...

Glenn Anderson
GlennAndersonSpeaks
Session: IZ

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Zero Trust in People and Machines – It’s...

Mike Fitzgerald
Fitz Software & Co.
Session: MZ

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Using CICS Security Discovery to impleme...

Lewis James
IBM UK LTD.
Session: NZ

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

What’s New in Dell Technologies PowerMax...

Brett Quinn
DELL Technologies
Session: OZ

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor

JCL Variables in IzWS Introducing EQQJVX...

Anna Dawson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PZ

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Should There Be a Sub-capacity Processor...

Frank Kyne
Watson & Walker, Inc.
Session: QZ

Todd Havekost

Session: QZ

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

"Revolutionizing Mainframe Integration:...

Avinash Sable
HCL Technologies
Session: RZ

Giovanni Palumbo
HCL Technologies
Session: RZ

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
15 Minute Break

17:00 - 17:15

Keynote: Risk Assessment: We’re Only Human

17:15 - 18:15

Presentation Video

Mark Nelson
Company: IBM USA
Session: K8

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

Keynote: Journey into Mainframes & Cybersecurity

18:15 - 19:00

Bentleys

Presentation Video

Mark Wilson
Company: Vertali Limited
Session: K9

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

Tuesday 31st October

Time

101

New to Mainframe

102

New'ish to Mainframe

AI

Artificial Intelligence

AppDev

Application Development

CICS

Transaction Processing

Db2

Relational Database

IMS & WIT

Trx & Db System

Large Systems

z/OS, z/VM, Linux on z

Mainframe Skills & Learning

MQ

Messaging

Networks

Communications

New Technologies

Security

Securing Mainframes

Storage Management

Disks, Tapes,

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

zP&C

zSystems Performance & Capacity Management

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

Registration & Coffee

07:30 - 09:00

Keynote: Conference Opening

09:00 - 09:15

Bentleys

Mark Wilson
Company: Vertali Limited
Session: K1

 

Keynote: Modernization. Without Disruption.

09:15 - 10:15

Bentleys

Presentation Video

Phil Buckellew
Company: Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: K2

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

10:15 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:45

The 101 'Twofer'

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: AA

Suzuka
101
Atul Bhovan

Deploying a CICS Application on Z using...

TBC
GSE UK
Session: BA

TBC
GSE UK
Session: BA

Monza
102
Lewis James
chilli rating

AI AI AI what has Turing started?

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: CA

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Automated setup of z/OS development and...

Robbie Avill
IBM
Session: DA

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli rating

CICS opening

Anthony Papageorgiou
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EA

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli rating

Early Db2 13 experiences

Anthony Ciabattoni
IBM USA
Session: FA

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

From Techie to Manager: The Impact of CA...

Gabija Juodzbalyte
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: GA

Wellington B
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne

What’s new in SDSF 3.1

Rob Scott
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: HA

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli rating

Growing new generation of Mainframers: A...

Germanas Samrickis
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: IA

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

What’s new in MQ

Oliver Witham
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JA

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

"Can you see me? " - asked the applicati...

Angelika Heinrich
mainstorconcept GmbH
Session: MA

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

RACF Update

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Session: NA

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

DFSMSrmm: Keeping Pace With Today’s Busi...

Louis Hanna
IBM USA
Session: OA

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston
chilli rating

Batch Processing, Your Forgotten Child!

Butch Rambish
21CS
Session: PA

Chris Taylor
21CS
Session: PA

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Introduction to OpenShift Performance

Barton Robinson
Velocity Software GmbH
Session: QA

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Time for a check-up? Boost your operatio...

Chris Walker
IBM USA
Session: RA

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
15 Minute Break

11:45 - 12:00

12:00 - 13:00

New Mainframers Talk Candidly

Earl Dixon
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: AB

Suzuka
101
Niall Ashley

The Enemy Within: Insider Threats

John Crossno
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: BB

Jeff Cherrington
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: BB

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli rating

AI for Business with Trust and Transpare...

Elpida Tzortzatos
IBM USA
Session: CB

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli rating

Legal & General – PopUp Mainframe drivin...

Bharghava Vamsi Bhogireddy
Legal & General
Session: DB

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Ansible and z/OS Cloud Broker in action...

Andrew Twydell
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EB

Andrew Hughes
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EB

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 and Zowe. Everything, everywhere at...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: FB

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Panel Discussion: Who unwraps the sandwi...

Resli Costabell
Costabell Ltd
Session: GB

Ciara O'Connor
Vertali Limited
Session: GB

Gabija Juodzbalyte
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: GB

Michelle Harris
Macro 4 Limited
Session: GB

Wendy Wilson
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Session: GB

Wellington B
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne

MIM to GRS Migration at KBC

Luc Martens
KBC Group
Session: HB

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli rating

IBM Skills program how to attract and re...

Joris Mertens
IBM
Session: IB

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Authenticating connections to your queue...

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JB

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Cloud based Mainframe Application Develo...

Dana Boudreau
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MB

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham

Credential Fatigue? There may be a reme...

John Pinkowski
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NB

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Large scale DASD migration for new or se...

John Hogan
21CS
Session: OB

Vale
Storage
Chris Harvey
chilli rating

IzWS Updates and futures

Dean Harrison
HCL Technologies
Session: PB

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson
chilli rating

Feeding Db2 with SMF data

12:00 - 12:30

Matteo Bottazzi
EPV Technologies
Session: QB1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating
Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby

Machine Learning algorithms to highlight...

12:30 - 13:00

Matteo Bottazzi
EPV Technologies
Session: QB2

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

ISPF made easy.

Tyrone Dalais
HCL Technologies
Session: RB

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 - 14:00

New Mainframers Talk Candidly (continued)

Earl Dixon
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Suzuka
Session: AC

101

Lunch & Learn - Surely you Joust! Join the Enterprise Knights' Tourney!

Michael Zagorski
IBM USA
Melbourne
Session: NC

Bryan Childs
IBM USA
Melbourne
Session: NC

Security Working Group
chilli rating
14:00 - 15:00

An introduction to z/OS

14:00 - 14:30

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: AD1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli rating
Suzuka
101
Atul Bhovan & Niall Ashley

Cyber Resilience Basics

14:30 - 15:00

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: AD2

Presentation Slides/Notes


The Finer Things Club: Some lesser known...

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: BD

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Exploring the Capabilities and Limitatio...

Jason Fournier
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: CD

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli rating

AppDev Modernization: Where do I Start?

Vaughn Marshall
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DD

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

What's new in the foundation of CICS TS...

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ED

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 and WLM

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: FD

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

Is There Wisdom In Your Ism

Resli Costabell
Costabell Ltd
Session: GD

Wellington B
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne

Modernizing a legacy development environ...

Michael Willett
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: HD

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli rating

Mainframe Curiculum on HOGENT. How this...

Leendert Blondeel
Hogeschool Gent
Session: ID

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Gaining Insights from Exploring MQ Stati...

Todd Havekost

Session: JD

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Introduction to TLS(SSL) and AT-TLS

Colin Paice
Stromness Software Solutions
Session: LD

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli rating

.NET for Linux on z

Neale Ferguson
Sine Nomine Associates
Session: MD

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Early warning of cyber attacks. Ways to...

Al Saurette
MainTegrity Inc
Session: ND

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Backup and Recovery Considerations for M...

Tim Ceradsky
BMC Software Ltd
Session: OD

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli rating

WAPL Update

Dean Harrison
HCL Technologies
Session: PD

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Sharing Performance and Capacity issue

Jan Tielemans
KBC Group
Session: QD

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

5 Reasons Observability of your Mainfram...

Ian Hartley
Precisely Limited
Session: RD

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
15 Minute Break

15:00 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:15

How to Create a New Mainframer in 3 Step...

15:15 - 15:45

Angelo Barone
BMC Software Ltd
Session: AE1


Suzuka
101
Atul Bhovan & Niall Ashley

Introduction to z/OS Networking

15:45 - 16:15

Tony Amies
Vertali Limited
Session: AE2

Presentation Slides/Notes


Rexx Language Coding Techniques - Part 1...

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: BE

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Application modernization is in the hear...

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Session: CE

Wellington A
AI
Henri Kuiper
chilli rating

Accessing Cloud Object Storage from z/OS...

Andrew Wilt
IBM USA
Session: DE

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

How to make the most of your Mainframe m...

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EE

Demelza Farrer
IBM Europe
Session: EE

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 12 and 13 SQL and SQL PL Enhancement...

Chris Crone
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FE

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Embrace change - How to Move to IMS Cata...

Aditya Srivastava
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GE

Snehal Nalage
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GE

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

The important Parmlib Members and impact...

Mike FitzGerald
Fitz Software & Co.
Session: HE

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Assembler on mainframes, what else?

Ross Cruickshank
IBM
Session: IE

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

MQ Developer Essentials – Part 1 - works...

Soheel Chughtai
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JE

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JE

Oliver Witham
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JE

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Mainframe Network Security: Protecting Y...

Phillip Schoen
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LE

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli rating

Modern Mainframe Management with ZOAU

Steven Perva
Ensono
Session: ME

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

RACDCERT tips and burns

Wai Choi
IBM USA
Session: NE

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Deploying a Cyber Vault to Store Mainfra...

Perry Jones
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: OE

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli ratingchilli rating

IzWS Upgrades

Anna Dawson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PE

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

WLM CPU Critical: A modern revisit of a...

Peter Enrico
EPS
Session: QE

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Getting the Most from IBM Z Software Ass...

Peter Vandyke
HCL Technologies
Session: RE

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

16:15 - 16:45

16:45 - 17:45

Intro to Mainframe Storage

16:45 - 17:15

Alan Nash
IBM
Session: AF1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli rating
Suzuka
101
Zuhair Munshi

Further z/OS Fundamentals

17:15 - 17:45

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: AF2

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli rating

Rexx Language Coding Techniques - Part 2...

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: BF

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Jekyll and Hyde of Generative AI

Venkat Balabhadrapatruni
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: CF

Wellington A
AI
Henri Kuiper

Modernizing Application Testing: our exp...

Michelle Harris
Macro 4 Limited
Session: DF

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

CICS Virtual Storage the easy way

16:45 - 17:15

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EF1

Todd Havekost

Session: EF1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli rating
Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud

Let’s Meet Mr. Advance Trigger!

Jaspreet Kaur Dhoad
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FF

Pradip Wagh
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FF

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Embrace change - How to Move to IMS Cata...

Anshul Agrawal
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GF

Snehal Nalage
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GF

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

SDSF Hidden Treasures

Rob Scott
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: HF

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli rating

MQ Developer Essentials – Part 2 - work...

Soheel Chughtai
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JF

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JF

Oliver Witham
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JF

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Modernize mainframes operations with Red...

Fabio Alessandro Locati
Red Hat
Session: MF

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Effective Hiper and Security PTF Managem...

Klaudiusz Konieczka
Ensono
Session: NF

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Revealing the truth about cloud storage...

Rebecca M Levesque
21CS
Session: OF

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli rating

Title: Goodbye to Baby-sitting your z/OS...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PF

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Application Performance can Degrade Over...

Tofik Jemal Ahmed
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: QF

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Making OMEGAMON agent configuration and...

16:45 - 17:15

Ashok Mahay
IBM UK LTD.
Session: RF1

Presentation Slides/Notes


Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade

Diagnosing transient performance Issues...

17:15 - 17:45

Daniel Wiegand
IBM UK LTD.
Session: RF2

Presentation Slides/Notes


15 Minute Break

17:45 - 18:00

Keynote: CYBER RESILIENCE: AN ORGANIZATION'S DNA

18:00 - 19:00

Presentation Video

Brian Marshall
Company: Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd
Session: K3

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

Evening Meal & Bar

19:00 - 21:00

Wednesday 1st November

Time

101

New to Mainframe

102

New'ish to Mainframe

AI

Artificial Intelligence

AppDev

Application Development

CICS

Transaction Processing

Db2

Relational Database

IMS & WIT

Trx & Db System

Large Systems

z/OS, z/VM, Linux on z

Mainframe Skills & Learning

MQ

Messaging

Networks

Communications

New Technologies

Security

Securing Mainframes

Storage Management

Disks, Tapes,

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

zP&C

zSystems Performance & Capacity Management

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

Code-a-Thon Event

Registration & Coffee

08:00 - 09:00

Keynote: Keynote - The Mark & Steve Show

08:00 - 08:45

Presentation Video

Steven Dickens
Futurum Group

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited

Session: K4

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

15 Minute Break

08:45 - 09:00

Keynote: Racing Towards Resiliency

09:00 - 10:00

Presentation Video

Greg Lotko
Broadcom Mainframe Software

Mick Roche
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)

Session: K5

 

15 Minute Break

10:00 - 10:15

10:15 - 11:15

Mainframe/Zowe Tutorial

Germanas Samrickis
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: AG

Suzuka
101
Niall Ashley

Testing the mainframe without knowing th...

Jade Carino
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BG

Monza
102
Lewis James
chilli rating

A look at human intelligence and how the...

Trevor Eddolls
iTech-Ed Ltd
Session: CG

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Zowe plugin development using the "Realt...

Alex Agoltsov
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: DG

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

What’s new for security in CICS TS open...

Lewis James
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EG

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 12+ and 13 for z/OS Database Design...

Susan Lawson
YL&A
Session: FG

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Managing the IMS catalog database from t...

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: GG

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

What’s New in z/OS 3.1

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: HG

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HG

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Advent Of Code: Lock & Load!!!!

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: IG

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Introduction to Event Automation

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JG

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

HTTP/3: Improving Performance, Strengthe...

Phillip Schoen
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LG

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli rating

Cloud flexibility meets mainframe power

Claire Connor
Ensono
Session: MG

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Certificate management automation with e...

Wai Choi
IBM USA
Session: NG

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Cloud Tape Connector Enables High-end Ta...

Louis Hanna
IBM USA
Session: OG

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston
chilli rating

IBM zAIOps products integration enable a...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PG

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PG

Catalunya
Systems Management
Dave Swift

Insights into New XCF Path Usage Metrics...

Frank Kyne
Watson & Walker, Inc.
Session: QG

Todd Havekost

Session: QG

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Accelerate Problem Resolution using the...

Matheus Milani
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: RG

Tomas Pavelka
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: RG

Copse
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Code-a-Thon

Frank van der Wal
IBM The Netherland
Session: TG

The Courtyard
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

11:15 - 11:45

11:45 - 12:45

Solve Your Personal Communications Probl...

Glenn Anderson
GlennAndersonSpeaks
Session: AH

Suzuka
101
Atul Bhovan

Storage for z/OS concepts and capabiliti...

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BH

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Real Client Cases: Boosting IT Resilienc...

Lih Wang
IBM USA
Session: CH

Wellington A
AI
Henri Kuiper
chilli ratingchilli rating

Zowe keeps improving, what’s new in the...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: DH

Jakub Balhar
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DH

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

CICS TS and Kafka

Anthony Papageorgiou
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EH

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 13 Utilities History – What is it an...

Tom Crocker
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: FH

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

IMS Managed ACB's / Catalog Progress Rep...

Deepak Kohli
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GH

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

Upgrade to 3.1, Part 1: Planning

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HH

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Unleash the beast, Uncaging the modern m...

Claire Connor
Ensono
Session: IH

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

What’s New in App Connect (12.0.10 and b...

Dominic Storey
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JH

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Network Segmentation for PCI/DSS complia...

Tony Amies
Vertali Limited
Session: LH

Melbourne
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Why you should be using OpenTelemetry!

Robert Castley
Splunk
Session: MH

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Network Segmentation for PCI/DSS complia...

Tony Amies
Vertali Limited
Session: NH

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Learn how to read and write z/OS data fr...

John Hogan
21CS
Session: OH

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston
chilli ratingchilli rating

Modernization of OMEGAMON with key enhan...

Ashok Mahay
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PH

Daniel Wiegand
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PH

Catalunya
Systems Management
Dave Swift

Pontification of Data Visualization for...

Peter Enrico
EPS
Session: QH

Jamie Novotny
EPS
Session: QH

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Manage Your Mainframe Hardware and Softw...

Frank White
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: RH

Copse
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Code-a-Thon

Frank van der Wal
IBM The Netherland
Session: TH

The Courtyard
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating
12:45 - 13:45

Redefining Data Storage: Unearth the Urgent Imperatives Driving Cloud Object Storage Adoption!

Tim Ceradsky
BMC Software Ltd
Indianapolis
Session: HI



Indianapolis
Session: HI

Lunch & Learn

Lunch & Learn - Discover, Detect, Protect: Vertali zTrust for Networks

Tony Amies
Vertali Limited
Melbourne
Session: NI

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Melbourne
Session: NI

NMWG
Lunch

12:45 - 13:45

13:45 - 14:45

The Future of Mainframe Skills

13:45 - 14:15

Shubham Gupta
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: AJ1

Presentation Slides/Notes


Suzuka
101
Atul Bhovan & Niall Ashley

Let’s change the mainframe world, one da...

14:15 - 14:45

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: AJ2

Presentation Slides/Notes


“Wowee it’s Zowe, the new face of the ma...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BJ

Uladzislau Kalesnikau
IBA Group
Session: BJ

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Automated Mainframe Intelligence

Colin Page
BMC Software Ltd
Session: CJ

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Automated testing of COBOL sections!

Rune Christensen
Bankdata
Session: DJ

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Bring REST APIs to your mainframe applic...

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EJ

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Re-engineering Db2 Applications Using th...

Philip Nelson
Lloyds Banking Group
Session: FJ

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Everything you wanted to know about the...

Deepak Kohli
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GJ

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

Upgrade to 3.1, Part 2: Technical Action...

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HJ

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Making a Living, a Difference, or a Lega...

Steven Perva
Ensono
Session: IJ

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Observation and Optimisation: Instana an...

Timothy Quigly
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JJ

Mohamed Qachchaou
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JJ

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite

Marrying Legacy Automation Code with Mod...

Craig Freiwald
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MJ

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Zero Trust and RACF: Moving towards Leas...

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Session: NJ

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

So you want to move your datacenter? Wha...

Tim Ceradsky
BMC Software Ltd
Session: OJ

Vale
Storage
Leanne Wilson
chilli rating

AIOps - Using your OMEGAMON data with yo...

Ashok Mahay
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PJ

Daniel Wiegand
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PJ

Catalunya
Systems Management
Dave Swift

A Different "Weigh" to Define LPAR Weigh...

13:45 - 14:15

Jim Horne
Lowes
Session: QJ1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli rating
Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby

CICS Virtual Storage The Easy Way

14:15 - 14:45

Todd Havekost

Session: QJ2

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QJ2

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Cyber Resilience, The Undiscovered Count...

Chris Taylor
21CS
Session: RJ

Butch Rambish
21CS
Session: RJ

Copse
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Code-a-Thon

Frank van der Wal
IBM The Netherland
Session: TJ

The Courtyard
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating
15 Minute Break

14:45 - 15:00

15:00 - 16:00

Parallel Sysplex Basics

15:00 - 15:30

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: AK1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli rating
Suzuka
101
Zuhair Munshi & Atul Bhovan

How Green is your Mainframe? Going from...

15:30 - 16:00

Faisal Majid
BMC Software Ltd
Session: AK2


Learn why the Mainframe is the Most Secu...

Ray Overby
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: BK

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli rating

How can we use AI and user behaviour for...

Dave McCain
BMC Mainframe Services
Session: CK

Wellington A
AI
Henri Kuiper

Modernize business-critical applications...

Roland Koo
IBM
Session: DK

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Optimizing your use of Java in CICS TS -...

Phil Wakelin
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EK

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 for z/os V13 Installation: A Gen Z e...

Anna McKee
IBM UK LTD.
Session: FK

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli rating

What's new in managing IMS performance

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: GK

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

z/OS V3R1 User Experiences

Ed Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Session: HK

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

My first COBOL program connecting to Db2...

Frank van der Wal
IBM The Netherland
Session: IK

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

IBM MQ Automation with Ansible Playbooks

Oliver Witham
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JK

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Modernization starts with your Mainframe...

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: MK

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

What's new in IBM zSecure, zSCC and zMFA

Pradeep Parameshwaran
IBM Europe
Session: NK

Michael Zagorski
IBM USA
Session: NK

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

Show Me The Money: Centralized Storage M...

Mihai Ficiorita
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: OK

Vale
Storage
Chris Harvey
chilli rating

Create a collaborative AIOps experience...

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PK

Catalunya
Systems Management
Dave Swift

Measuring zFS performance

15:00 - 15:30

Danilo Gipponi
EPV Technologies
Session: QK1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating
Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby

The inside story of SQL queries

15:30 - 16:00

Dhrubajyoti Maiti
BMC Software Ltd
Session: QK2

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli rating

Discover your Environment's Topology for...

Michal Kramaric
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: RK

Copse
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Code-a-Thon

Frank van der Wal
IBM The Netherland
Session: TK

The Courtyard
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

16:00 - 16:30

16:30 - 17:30

Mentorship Panel

Dr. Herbert Daly
University of Wolverhampton
Session: AL

Suzuka
101
Niall Ashley

Getting started with Red Hat OpenShift C...

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: BL

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Jeopardy

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: CL

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Policy-as-Code: Secure your Mainframe Su...

Vaughn Marshall
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DL

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Experiences on upgrading to CICS TS 6.1

Rob Stroud
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)
Session: EL

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EL

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

More Things About Db2 for zOS I Wish I'd...

Michael Cotignola
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FL

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Take the Leap to IMS Pervasive Encryptio...

Gary Turner
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GL

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

World-class High Availability and Disast...

Dave Clitherow
IBM UK LTD.
Session: HL

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Fall of the House of Silos

Steven Perva
Ensono
Session: IL

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

IBM MQ Cloud Architecture Blueprints

Soheel Chughtai
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JL

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Beyond the Command Line of the External...

Katie Juhala
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NL

Ross Decent
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NL

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli rating

DS8000 update and new replication capabi...

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: OL

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli rating

Enhancements, modernization items and in...

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PL

Catalunya
Systems Management
Dave Swift

z16 Concepts and Real-world Experiences

John Baker

Session: QL

Todd Havekost

Session: QL

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Easily Identify Performance Opportunitie...

Craig Freiwald
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: RL

Copse
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Code-a-thon

Frank van der Wal
IBM The Netherland
Session: TL

The Courtyard
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating
15 Minute Break

17:30 - 17:45

Keynote: Why AI for business

17:45 - 18:45

Presentation Video

Elpida Tzortzatos
Company: IBM USA
Session: K6

 

Entertainment eg Pub Quiz - Bentleys - and/or - BYOD - Bar

18:45 - 20:00

Conference Dinner

20:00 - 22:00

Thursday 2nd November

Time

101

New to Mainframe

102

New'ish to Mainframe

AppDev 2

AppDev

Application Development

CICS

Transaction Processing

Db2

Relational Database

IMS & WIT

Trx & Db System

Large Systems

z/OS, z/VM, Linux on z

Mainframe Skills & Learning

New Technologies

Security

Securing Mainframes

Storage Management

Disks, Tapes,

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

zP&C

zSystems Performance & Capacity Management

Systems Management

Tools for managing systems

AppDev Demo Stream

Keynote: Mainframe Strong: Dancing into the Future

09:00 - 10:00

Presentation Video

April Hickel
Company: BMC Software Ltd
Session: K7

 

15 Minute Break

10:00 - 10:15

10:15 - 11:15

Identiftying & Challenging (Unconscious)...

Pooja Uppalapati
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: AM

Suzuka
101
Niall Ashley

Storage performance concepts and z/OS pe...

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BM

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

A pragmatic approach to test modernizati...

Petr Vacula
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DM

Hizir Cagin Bektas
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DM

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

I get my CICS on route Zowe

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EM

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

How to Hack Db2 for z/OS - Lessons Learn...

Emil Kotrc
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FM

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli rating

Modernizing IMS: Ansible Automation and...

Haley Fung
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GM

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

Real-time AI Insights on z/OS

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: HM

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Training, Engaging, and Retaining a Mode...

Darren Surch
Interskill Learning
Session: IM

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

The Modern, Cloud-Connected Mainframe

Oliver Presland
Ensono
Session: MM

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Encrypting the RACF database: A demonstr...

Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
GSE UK
Session: NM

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Session: NM

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Data Management at Scale: Unlocking the...

Lourie Goodall
IBM USA
Session: OM

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Taking Control of Your Distributed Agent...

Daniel Remta
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: PM

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Your approach to in-memory data could be...

Larry Strickland
DataKinetics
Session: QM

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Learnings from 7 Years of Integrating Mi...

Ian Hartley
Precisely Limited
Session: RM

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade

Unleashing the Power of Zowe: Exploring...

Uladzislau Kalesnikau
IBA Group
Session: SM

Ilya Abnitski
IBA Group
Session: SM

Chapel
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

11:15 - 11:45

11:45 - 12:45

Impostor Syndrome

Resli Costabell
Costabell Ltd
Session: AN

Suzuka
101
Atul Bhovan

Writing an Assembler Exit for IMS

John O'Dowd
BMC Software Ltd
Session: BN

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Deploying a CICS Application on Z using...

Tom Slattery
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BN

VR2

Lewis James
chilli rating

The War Against the Machines: Fixing Fla...

Andy Sutcliffe

Session: CN

Wellington A
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

We Need to Talk About Testing !!! .

Daniel Raisch
Eccox Software.
Session: DN

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Customer in Production: Our modernisatio...

Tom Slattery
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EN

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Back to Basics: DB2 Bufferpools

Jim Kurtz
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FN

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
chilli rating

Using Watson Machine Learning for z/OS (...

Deepak Kohli
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GN

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

Empower the Next Generation z/VM workfor...

Brian Jagos
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: HN

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli rating

Insider tips on making a successful IT j...

Michelle Harris
Macro 4 Limited
Session: IN

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Automating PTF Maintenance Using an Open...

Jan Prihoda
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MN

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Cyber resiliency, regulations, DORA ….....

Rebecca M Levesque
21CS
Session: NN

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli rating

Defend yourself against Logical Data Cor...

Dave Clitherow
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ON

Nathan Brice
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ON

Vale
Storage
Ciara O'Connor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Orchestrate your cloud services from the...

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PN

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Using Interactive z/OS Topology Views to...

John Ticic

Session: QN

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

The difference between backup and resili...

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: RN

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade

Modernization starts with your Mainframe...

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: SN

Chapel
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating
Brown Bag Lunch Collection

12:45 - 13:00

Prize Draws - Bentleys

13:00 - 13:45

13:45 - 14:45

Active Listening & Hearing the Unheard

Glenn Anderson
GlennAndersonSpeaks
Session: AO

Suzuka
101
Niall Ashley

Advanced RACF!

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: BO

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

The War Against the Machines: Fixing Fla...

Andy Sutcliffe

Session: CO

Wellington A
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Let’s get serious about testing

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: DO

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Exploring the value of region tagging

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EO

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Smooth sailing through post-install with...

Rabah Beggar
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FO

Emil Kotrc
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FO

Nurburgring
DB2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

Let's write a Rexx IMS program for the O...

John O'Dowd
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GO

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

How to take advantage of z/VM feature ad...

Brian Jagos
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: HO

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Provide Value and Delight in Mainframe D...

Dhrubajyoti Maiti
BMC Software Ltd
Session: IO

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

z/OS Integrity Matters

Bryan Childs
IBM USA
Session: NO

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Innovating with IBM TS7700: An Overview...

Lourie Goodall
IBM USA
Session: OO

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston
chilli ratingchilli rating

"Now it's clear"- easy and complete cros...

Jens Bühring
HORIZONT Software GmbH
Session: PO

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Parallel Sysplex Performance Topics

13:45 - 14:15

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QO1

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating
Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby

Now You See It Now You Don't

14:15 - 14:45

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QO2

Presentation Slides/Notes

chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Zowe Extensions in IBM Z System Manageme...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: RO

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade

Hybrid Enterprise Application Developmen...

Peter Haumer
IBM USA
Session: SO

Chapel
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
15 Minute Break

14:45 - 15:00

15:00 - 16:00

Growing your future in the industry

15:00 - 15:30

Dr. Herbert Daly
University of Wolverhampton
Session: AP1


Suzuka
101
Niall Ashley & Atul Bhovan

Career Rejection: Staying driven, despit...

15:30 - 16:00

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: AP2

Presentation Slides/Notes


REST-enabled BCPii: How a more modern in...

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: BP

Monza
102
Christopher Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

Mainframe Modernization: The Road to Suc...

Erik Rijks
BMC Software Ltd
Session: DP

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli rating

Storage Violations in CICS - prevention,...

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EP

Hungaroring
CICS
Rob Stroud
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Getting the most value from Db2 12 for z...

Tom Crocker
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: FP

Nurburgring
DB2
Marcus Davage
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Z/VM & Linux Presentation(s) TBC

Vic Cross
IBM
Session: HP

Indianapolis
LSWG
Rui Feio
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One band, one sound - come along on the...

Shari Chiara
IBM USA
Session: IP

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

How Does Your Breakglass Process Stand U...

John Pinkowski
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NP

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease
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zHyperLink New Features and Real-World E...

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: OP

Vale
Storage
Geoff Eggleston
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IzWS Birds of a Feather, Ask the Experts

Anna Dawson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PP

Catalunya
Systems Management
Anna Dawson

Ensuring the Mainframe is an Integral Pa...

Chris Walker
IBM USA
Session: RP

Copse
Systems Management
Matt C Roseblade

SEB Bank – Knowledge is Power! Automate...

Erik Weyler
SEB
Session: SP

Andrew McCandless
Beta Systems Software Ltd
Session: SP

Chapel
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
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