GSE UK Conference 2023

Where Technology and Talent meet Tomorrow

Time Table

Jump To Monday 30th October
Jump To Tuesday 31st October
Jump To Wednesday 1st November
Jump To Thursday 2nd November

Monday 30th October

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration 10:00 - 12:00
Mainframe Skills & Learning IW Mainframe Marvel: Embark on a Z/OS Capture the Flag Odyssey! Henri Kuiper zDevOps 12:00 - 13:00
New Technologies MW Modernising your Mainframe with Open Source technology, without the risk! Michael McKay Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:00 - 13:00
Security NW What instability in Europe can mean for your mainframe David Lea BMC Software Ltd 12:00 - 13:00
Storage Management OW Dell Cyber Vaults and Implementation Robin Fromm DELL Technologies 12:00 - 13:00
Systems Management PW RMF for z/OS 3.1: The Latest and Greatest Gediminas Klegeris Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:00 - 13:00
zP&C QW No Session TBC GSE UK 12:00 - 13:00
zP&C QW zP&C Opening Session Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 13:00
Systems Management RW Green Screen Modernization: Not just another story, but the Start of a Journey Giovanni Palumbo HCL Technologies 12:00 - 13:00
15 Minute Break 13:00 - 13:15
102 BX Using SQL Data Insights to spot unusual behaviour Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd 13:15 - 14:15
CICS EX z/OS Connect: Expose your CICS applications as modern REST APIs Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. 13:15 - 14:15
Mainframe Skills & Learning IX Mainframe is love, Mainframe is life: Story of a new sys-prog Lukas Jaks IVV GmbH 13:15 - 14:15
New Technologies MX How the mainframe serves data in the digital world 24/7/365 Graham Sturrock IBM 13:15 - 14:15
Security NX Mainframe Virtual Tape and Ransomware Protection Tim Reading Luminex 13:15 - 14:15
Storage Management OX Accessing Real Time detailed dataset information with Omegamon for Storage Carlos Guardia Rivas Rocket Software UK Ltd 13:15 - 14:15
Systems Management PX Portable JCL Dean Harrison HCL Technologies 13:15 - 14:15
zP&C QX So You Don’t Think You’re An Architect? Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 13:15 - 14:15
Systems Management RX IBM Fault Analyzer – Fixing z/OS Application Abends with FA Help Peter Vandyke HCL Technologies 13:15 - 14:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 14:15 - 14:45
AppDev DY VS Code Lab: developing COBOL apps with open-source tools in a cloud - part 1 Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:45 - 15:45
CICS EY CICS interfaces - customer experience Rob Stroud National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 14:45 - 15:45
Mainframe Skills & Learning IY Maximizing Impact in Engineering World Gintare Kvaukaite Rocket Software UK Ltd 14:45 - 15:45
New Technologies MY Container Technology for z/OS Native Applications - Concepts, Implementation and Use-Cases Daniel Raisch Eccox Software. 14:45 - 15:45
Security NY A (non-mainframe) developer’s view of Mainframe Security Martin Thorpe BMC Software Ltd 14:45 - 15:45
Storage Management OY Hitachi VSP5000 for Mainframe - Update on Software and Hardware Simon Dorn Hitachi Vantara Ltd 14:45 - 15:45
Systems Management PY Achieving Greater IT Resiliency Michael Kiehl Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:45 - 15:45
zP&C QY Stormy Monday: Reactive and Preventive Capacity Management Processes Dan Ruehl 21st Century Software 14:45 - 15:45
Systems Management RY HATS Application Modernization – How to Invest in Development for a Greater ROI Avinash Sable HCL Technologies 14:45 - 15:45
15 Minute Break 15:45 - 16:00
AppDev DZ VS Code Lab: developing COBOL apps with open-source tools in a cloud - part 2 Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:00 - 17:00
Mainframe Skills & Learning IZ Presentation Development Tips for In-house Training Programs Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 16:00 - 17:00
New Technologies MZ Zero Trust in People and Machines – It’s not just AI we need to fear Mike Fitzgerald Fitz Software & Co. 16:00 - 17:00
Security NZ Using CICS Security Discovery to implement resource and command security Lewis James IBM UK LTD. 16:00 - 17:00
Storage Management OZ What’s New in Dell Technologies PowerMax Storage for Mainframe Brett Quinn DELL Technologies 16:00 - 17:00
Systems Management PZ JCL Variables in IzWS Introducing EQQJVXIT Anna Dawson IBM UK LTD. 16:00 - 17:00
zP&C QZ Should There Be a Sub-capacity Processor Model in Your Future? Frank Kyne Watson & Walker, Inc. 16:00 - 17:00
Systems Management RZ "Revolutionizing Mainframe Integration: Harnessing the Power of RESTful Web Services in HATS" Avinash Sable HCL Technologies 16:00 - 17:00
15 Minute Break 17:00 - 17:15
Keynote: Risk Assessment: We’re Only Human Mark Nelson IBM USA 17:15 - 18:15
Keynote: Journey into Mainframes & Cybersecurity Mark Wilson Vertali Limited 18:15 - 19:00

Tuesday 31st October

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 09:00
Keynote: Conference Opening Mark Wilson Vertali Limited 09:00 - 09:15
Keynote: Modernization. Without Disruption. Phil Buckellew Rocket Software UK Ltd 09:15 - 10:15
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 10:15 - 10:45
101 AA The 101 'Twofer' Niall Ashley Vertali Limited 10:45 - 11:45
102 BA Deploying a CICS Application on Z using Ansible Tom Slattery IBM UK LTD. 10:45 - 11:45
AI CA AI AI AI what has Turing started? Henri Kuiper zDevOps 10:45 - 11:45
AppDev DA Automated setup of z/OS development and early test infrastructure and modern DevOps environments with IBM Wazi as a Service on IBM Cloud Robbie Avill IBM 10:45 - 11:45
CICS EA CICS opening Anthony Papageorgiou IBM UK LTD. 10:45 - 11:45
Db2 FA Early Db2 13 experiences Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA 10:45 - 11:45
IMS & WIT GA From Techie to Manager: The Impact of CA4 Cert on Career Transition Gabija Juodzbalyte Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:45 - 11:45
Large Systems HA What’s new in SDSF 3.1 Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:45 - 11:45
Mainframe Skills & Learning IA Growing new generation of Mainframers: A story about how open source tools on the mainframe accelerated learning process at the university. Germanas Samrickis Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:45 - 11:45
MQ JA What’s new in MQ Oliver Witham IBM UK LTD. 10:45 - 11:45
New Technologies MA "Can you see me? " - asked the application Angelika Heinrich mainstorconcept GmbH 10:45 - 11:45
Security NA RACF Update Mark Nelson IBM USA 10:45 - 11:45
Storage Management OA DFSMSrmm: Keeping Pace With Today’s Business Challenges Louis Hanna IBM USA 10:45 - 11:45
Systems Management PA Batch Processing, Your Forgotten Child! Butch Rambish 21st Century Software 10:45 - 11:45
zP&C QA Introduction to OpenShift Performance Barton Robinson Velocity Software GmbH 10:45 - 11:45
Systems Management RA Time for a check-up? Boost your operational resiliency with proactive performance health analysis. Chris Walker IBM USA 10:45 - 11:45
15 Minute Break 11:45 - 12:00
101 AB New Mainframers Talk Candidly Earl Dixon Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:00 - 13:00
102 BB The Enemy Within: Insider Threats John Crossno Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:00 - 13:00
AI CB AI for Business with Trust and Transparency Elpida Tzortzatos IBM USA 12:00 - 13:00
AppDev DB Legal & General – PopUp Mainframe driving Pensions Application Transformation Bharghava Vamsi Bhogireddy Legal & General 12:00 - 13:00
CICS EB Ansible and z/OS Cloud Broker in action with CICS TS Andrew Twydell IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 13:00
Db2 FB Db2 and Zowe. Everything, everywhere at once! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 13:00
IMS & WIT GB Panel Discussion: Who unwraps the sandwiches? Resli Costabell Costabell Ltd 12:00 - 13:00
Large Systems HB MIM to GRS Migration at KBC Luc Martens KBC Group 12:00 - 13:00
Mainframe Skills & Learning IB IBM Skills program how to attract and retain talent Joris Mertens IBM 12:00 - 13:00
MQ JB Authenticating connections to your queue manager Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 13:00
New Technologies MB Cloud based Mainframe Application Development: Reality or a Myth? Dana Boudreau Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:00 - 13:00
Security NB Credential Fatigue? There may be a remedy John Pinkowski Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:00 - 13:00
Storage Management OB Large scale DASD migration for new or seasoned storage administrators John Hogan 21st Century Software 12:00 - 13:00
Systems Management PB IzWS Updates and futures Dean Harrison HCL Technologies 12:00 - 13:00
zP&C QB Feeding Db2 with SMF data Matteo Bottazzi EPV Technologies 12:00 - 13:00
zP&C QB Machine Learning algorithms to highlight CICS transactions anomalies Matteo Bottazzi EPV Technologies 12:00 - 13:00
Systems Management RB ISPF made easy. Tyrone Dalais HCL Technologies 12:00 - 13:00
Lunch 13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Learn 13:00 - 14:00
101 AD An introduction to z/OS Stephen Warren IBM USA 14:00 - 15:00
101 AD Cyber Resilience Basics Mark Wilson Vertali Limited 14:00 - 15:00
102 BD The Finer Things Club: Some lesser known functions in z/OSMF Software Management Marna Walle IBM USA 14:00 - 15:00
AI CD Exploring the Capabilities and Limitations of ChatGPT: ChatGPT Understanding the Power of AI Language Models Jason Fournier Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:00 - 15:00
AppDev DD AppDev Modernization: Where do I Start? Vaughn Marshall Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:00 - 15:00
CICS ED What's new in the foundation of CICS TS open beta and CICS TS Continuous Delivery Jenny He IBM UK LTD. 14:00 - 15:00
Db2 FD Db2 and WLM Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 14:00 - 15:00
IMS & WIT GD Is There Wisdom In Your Ism Resli Costabell Costabell Ltd 14:00 - 15:00
Large Systems HD Modernizing a legacy development environment via cloud deployed self-service mainframe Michael Willett Rocket Software UK Ltd 14:00 - 15:00
Mainframe Skills & Learning ID Mainframe Curiculum on HOGENT. How this is shared around the globe Leendert Blondeel Hogeschool Gent 14:00 - 15:00
MQ JD Gaining Insights from Exploring MQ Statistics and Accounting Data Todd Havekost 14:00 - 15:00
Networks LD Introduction to TLS(SSL) and AT-TLS Colin Paice Stromness Software Solutions 14:00 - 15:00
New Technologies MD .NET for Linux on z Neale Ferguson Sine Nomine Associates 14:00 - 15:00
Security ND Early warning of cyber attacks. Ways to stay ahead of the bad guys Al Saurette MainTegrity Inc 14:00 - 15:00
Storage Management OD Backup and Recovery Considerations for Mainframe Systems Tim Ceradsky BMC Software Ltd 14:00 - 15:00
Systems Management PD WAPL Update Dean Harrison HCL Technologies 14:00 - 15:00
zP&C QD Sharing Performance and Capacity issue Jan Tielemans KBC Group 14:00 - 15:00
Systems Management RD 5 Reasons Observability of your Mainframe and IBM i is Critical for IT Ian Hartley Precisely Limited 14:00 - 15:00
15 Minute Break 15:00 - 15:15
101 AE How to Create a New Mainframer in 3 Steps Angelo Barone BMC Software Ltd 15:15 - 16:15
101 AE Introduction to z/OS Networking Tony Amies Vertali Limited 15:15 - 16:15
102 BE Rexx Language Coding Techniques - Part 1 of 2 Tracy Dean IBM USA 15:15 - 16:15
AI CE Application modernization is in the heart of any digital transformation. Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. 15:15 - 16:15
AppDev DE Accessing Cloud Object Storage from z/OS programs Andrew Wilt IBM USA 15:15 - 16:15
CICS EE How to make the most of your Mainframe modernization with z/OS Connect Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. 15:15 - 16:15
Db2 FE Db2 12 and 13 SQL and SQL PL Enhancements - The Latest Information Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:15 - 16:15
IMS & WIT GE Embrace change - How to Move to IMS Catalog, Directory and DDL in IMS - part 1 Aditya Srivastava BMC Software Ltd 15:15 - 16:15
Large Systems HE The important Parmlib Members and impact on IPL process Mike FitzGerald Fitz Software & Co. 15:15 - 16:15
Mainframe Skills & Learning IE Assembler on mainframes, what else? Ross Cruickshank IBM 15:15 - 16:15
MQ JE MQ Developer Essentials – Part 1 - workshop Soheel Chughtai IBM UK LTD. 15:15 - 16:15
Networks LE Mainframe Network Security: Protecting Your Enterprise Data Phillip Schoen Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:15 - 16:15
New Technologies ME Modern Mainframe Management with ZOAU Steven Perva Ensono 15:15 - 16:15
Security NE RACDCERT tips and burns Wai Choi IBM USA 15:15 - 16:15
Storage Management OE Deploying a Cyber Vault to Store Mainframe Data Anywhere Securely and Cost-Effectively Perry Jones Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:15 - 16:15
Systems Management PE IzWS Upgrades Anna Dawson IBM UK LTD. 15:15 - 16:15
zP&C QE WLM CPU Critical: A modern revisit of a classic WLM option Peter Enrico EPS 15:15 - 16:15
Systems Management RE Getting the Most from IBM Z Software Asset Management: a hands-on Workshop Peter Vandyke HCL Technologies 15:15 - 16:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:15 - 16:45
101 AF Intro to Mainframe Storage Alan Nash IBM 16:45 - 17:45
101 AF Further z/OS Fundamentals Stephen Warren IBM USA 16:45 - 17:45
102 BF Rexx Language Coding Techniques - Part 2 of 2 Tracy Dean IBM USA 16:45 - 17:45
AI CF Jekyll and Hyde of Generative AI Venkat Balabhadrapatruni Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:45 - 17:45
AppDev DF Modernizing Application Testing: our experience with Galasa Michelle Harris Macro 4 Limited 16:45 - 17:45
CICS EF CICS Virtual Storage the easy way Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:45
Db2 FF Let’s Meet Mr. Advance Trigger! Jaspreet Kaur Dhoad BMC Software Ltd 16:45 - 17:45
IMS & WIT GF Embrace change - How to Move to IMS Catalog, Directory and DDL in IMS - Part 2 Anshul Agrawal BMC Software Ltd 16:45 - 17:45
Large Systems HF SDSF Hidden Treasures Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd 16:45 - 17:45
MQ JF MQ Developer Essentials – Part 2 - workshop Soheel Chughtai IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:45
New Technologies MF Modernize mainframes operations with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Fabio Alessandro Locati Red Hat 16:45 - 17:45
Security NF Effective Hiper and Security PTF Management Klaudiusz Konieczka Ensono 16:45 - 17:45
Storage Management OF Revealing the truth about cloud storage for mainframes Rebecca M Levesque 21st Century Software 16:45 - 17:45
Systems Management PF Title: Goodbye to Baby-sitting your z/OS Jobs with Zowe Integrated JCL Checking (demo) Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe 16:45 - 17:45
zP&C QF Application Performance can Degrade Over Time... Don't Let It Happen to You! Tofik Jemal Ahmed Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:45 - 17:45
Systems Management RF Making OMEGAMON agent configuration and migration even quicker with new tool ACTIONs Ashok Mahay IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:45
Systems Management RF Diagnosing transient performance Issues from hybrid workloads Daniel Wiegand IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:45
15 Minute Break 17:45 - 18:00
Keynote: CYBER RESILIENCE: AN ORGANIZATION'S DNA Brian Marshall Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd 18:00 - 19:00
Evening Meal & Bar 19:00 - 21:00

Wednesday 1st November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration & Coffee 08:00 - 09:00
Keynote: Keynote - The Mark & Steve Show Steven Dickens Futurum Group 08:00 - 08:45
15 Minute Break 08:45 - 09:00
Keynote: Racing Towards Resiliency Greg Lotko Broadcom Mainframe Software 09:00 - 10:00
15 Minute Break 10:00 - 10:15
101 AG Mainframe/Zowe Tutorial Germanas Samrickis Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:15 - 11:15
102 BG Testing the mainframe without knowing the mainframe! Jade Carino IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:15
AI CG A look at human intelligence and how the human brain works Trevor Eddolls iTech-Ed Ltd 10:15 - 11:15
AppDev DG Zowe plugin development using the "Realtime Dataset Metrics" as a sample Alex Agoltsov Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:15 - 11:15
CICS EG What’s new for security in CICS TS open beta Lewis James IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:15
Db2 FG Db2 12+ and 13 for z/OS Database Design and Application Performance: Features and Usage Susan Lawson YL&A 10:15 - 11:15
IMS & WIT GG Managing the IMS catalog database from the DBA perspective Tracy Dean IBM USA 10:15 - 11:15
Large Systems HG What’s New in z/OS 3.1 Stephen Warren IBM USA 10:15 - 11:15
Mainframe Skills & Learning IG Advent Of Code: Lock & Load!!!! Henri Kuiper zDevOps 10:15 - 11:15
MQ JG Introduction to Event Automation Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:15
Networks LG HTTP/3: Improving Performance, Strengthening Security, and Enabling the Future of the Web Phillip Schoen Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:15
New Technologies MG Cloud flexibility meets mainframe power Claire Connor Ensono 10:15 - 11:15
Security NG Certificate management automation with existing support Wai Choi IBM USA 10:15 - 11:15
Storage Management OG Cloud Tape Connector Enables High-end Tape Availability and Security on a Budget Louis Hanna IBM USA 10:15 - 11:15
Systems Management PG IBM zAIOps products integration enable a collaborative problem solving while reducing the MTTR Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe 10:15 - 11:15
zP&C QG Insights into New XCF Path Usage Metrics Frank Kyne Watson & Walker, Inc. 10:15 - 11:15
Systems Management RG Accelerate Problem Resolution using the Right Data Matheus Milani Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:15
Code-a-Thon Event TG Code-a-Thon Frank van der Wal IBM The Netherland 10:15 - 11:15
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 11:15 - 11:45
101 AH Solve Your Personal Communications Problem: The Illusion That It Has Taken Place Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 11:45 - 12:45
102 BH Storage for z/OS concepts and capabilities Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
AI CH Real Client Cases: Boosting IT Resiliency Using AI Machine Learning Enabled Solutions on IBM Z Lih Wang IBM USA 11:45 - 12:45
AppDev DH Zowe keeps improving, what’s new in the latest releases and what's going to change for you with V3 Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe 11:45 - 12:45
CICS EH CICS TS and Kafka Anthony Papageorgiou IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
Db2 FH Db2 13 Utilities History – What is it and how to use Tom Crocker Rocket Software UK Ltd 11:45 - 12:45
IMS & WIT GH IMS Managed ACB's / Catalog Progress Report Deepak Kohli IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
Large Systems HH Upgrade to 3.1, Part 1: Planning Marna Walle IBM USA 11:45 - 12:45
Mainframe Skills & Learning IH Unleash the beast, Uncaging the modern mainframe Claire Connor Ensono 11:45 - 12:45
MQ JH What’s New in App Connect (12.0.10 and beyond) Dominic Storey IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
Networks LH Network Segmentation for PCI/DSS compliance Tony Amies Vertali Limited 11:45 - 12:45
New Technologies MH Why you should be using OpenTelemetry! Robert Castley Splunk 11:45 - 12:45
Security NH Network Segmentation for PCI/DSS compliance Tony Amies Vertali Limited 11:45 - 12:45
Storage Management OH Learn how to read and write z/OS data from and to cloud storage, including your DFSMShsm ML2 data. John Hogan 21st Century Software 11:45 - 12:45
Systems Management PH Modernization of OMEGAMON with key enhancements Ashok Mahay IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
zP&C QH Pontification of Data Visualization for z/OS Performance Peter Enrico EPS 11:45 - 12:45
Systems Management RH Manage Your Mainframe Hardware and Software Investment: Mainframe Essentials Frank White Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:45 - 12:45
Code-a-Thon Event TH Code-a-Thon Frank van der Wal IBM The Netherland 11:45 - 12:45
Lunch & Learn 12:45 - 13:45
Lunch 12:45 - 13:45
101 AJ The Future of Mainframe Skills Shubham Gupta Broadcom Mainframe Software 13:45 - 14:45
101 AJ Let’s change the mainframe world, one day at a time! Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 13:45 - 14:45
102 BJ “Wowee it’s Zowe, the new face of the mainframe” Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
AI CJ Automated Mainframe Intelligence Colin Page BMC Software Ltd 13:45 - 14:45
AppDev DJ Automated testing of COBOL sections! Rune Christensen Bankdata 13:45 - 14:45
CICS EJ Bring REST APIs to your mainframe applications Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
Db2 FJ Re-engineering Db2 Applications Using the REST API Philip Nelson Lloyds Banking Group 13:45 - 14:45
IMS & WIT GJ Everything you wanted to know about the IMPORT command but were afraid to ask Deepak Kohli IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
Large Systems HJ Upgrade to 3.1, Part 2: Technical Actions Marna Walle IBM USA 13:45 - 14:45
Mainframe Skills & Learning IJ Making a Living, a Difference, or a Legacy: Crafting a Purposeful Career Steven Perva Ensono 13:45 - 14:45
MQ JJ Observation and Optimisation: Instana and Turbonomic with MQ and Cloud Pak for Integration Timothy Quigly IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
New Technologies MJ Marrying Legacy Automation Code with Modern Tooling Craig Freiwald Broadcom Mainframe Software 13:45 - 14:45
Security NJ Zero Trust and RACF: Moving towards Least Access Privilege Mark Nelson IBM USA 13:45 - 14:45
Storage Management OJ So you want to move your datacenter? What about all that disk? Tim Ceradsky BMC Software Ltd 13:45 - 14:45
Systems Management PJ AIOps - Using your OMEGAMON data with your visualization and AI/ML platform of choice Ashok Mahay IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
zP&C QJ A Different "Weigh" to Define LPAR Weights Jim Horne Lowes 13:45 - 14:45
zP&C QJ CICS Virtual Storage The Easy Way Todd Havekost 13:45 - 14:45
Systems Management RJ Cyber Resilience, The Undiscovered Country Butch Rambish 21st Century Software 13:45 - 14:45
Code-a-Thon Event TJ Code-a-Thon Frank van der Wal IBM The Netherland 13:45 - 14:45
15 Minute Break 14:45 - 15:00
101 AK Parallel Sysplex Basics Stephen Warren IBM USA 15:00 - 16:00
101 AK How Green is your Mainframe? Going from GREAT to GREEN! Faisal Majid BMC Software Ltd 15:00 - 16:00
102 BK Learn why the Mainframe is the Most Securable System on the Planet Ray Overby Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:00 - 16:00
AI CK How can we use AI and user behaviour for better security monitoring. Dave McCain BMC Mainframe Services 15:00 - 16:00
AppDev DK Modernize business-critical applications with latest compilation technologies and programming languages to take full advantage of IBM z16 Roland Koo IBM 15:00 - 16:00
CICS EK Optimizing your use of Java in CICS TS - Update Good practices and DevOps Phil Wakelin IBM UK LTD. 15:00 - 16:00
Db2 FK Db2 for z/os V13 Installation: A Gen Z experience Anna McKee IBM UK LTD. 15:00 - 16:00
IMS & WIT GK What's new in managing IMS performance Tracy Dean IBM USA 15:00 - 16:00
Large Systems HK z/OS V3R1 User Experiences Ed Jaffe Phoenix Software International 15:00 - 16:00
Mainframe Skills & Learning IK My first COBOL program connecting to Db2 for z/OS, How the hack, does that work? Frank van der Wal IBM The Netherland 15:00 - 16:00
MQ JK IBM MQ Automation with Ansible Playbooks Oliver Witham IBM UK LTD. 15:00 - 16:00
New Technologies MK Modernization starts with your Mainframe Code Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 15:00 - 16:00
Security NK What's new in IBM zSecure, zSCC and zMFA Pradeep Parameshwaran IBM Europe 15:00 - 16:00
Storage Management OK Show Me The Money: Centralized Storage Management to Reduce Cost Mihai Ficiorita Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:00 - 16:00
Systems Management PK Create a collaborative AIOps experience for your workload automation environment on IBM Z Wolfgang Schaeberle IBM Europe 15:00 - 16:00
zP&C QK Measuring zFS performance Danilo Gipponi EPV Technologies 15:00 - 16:00
zP&C QK The inside story of SQL queries Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd 15:00 - 16:00
Systems Management RK Discover your Environment's Topology for Easier Change Management and Impact Analysis Michal Kramaric Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:00 - 16:00
Code-a-Thon Event TK Code-a-Thon Frank van der Wal IBM The Netherland 15:00 - 16:00
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:00 - 16:30
101 AL Mentorship Panel Dr. Herbert Daly University of Wolverhampton 16:30 - 17:30
102 BL Getting started with Red Hat OpenShift Cluster deployments on z/OS using zCX Stephen Warren IBM USA 16:30 - 17:30
AI CL Jeopardy Henri Kuiper zDevOps 16:30 - 17:30
AppDev DL Policy-as-Code: Secure your Mainframe Supply Chain with AppDev Principles Vaughn Marshall Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:30 - 17:30
CICS EL Experiences on upgrading to CICS TS 6.1 Rob Stroud National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 16:30 - 17:30
Db2 FL More Things About Db2 for zOS I Wish I'd Remember When.... Michael Cotignola BMC Software Ltd 16:30 - 17:30
IMS & WIT GL Take the Leap to IMS Pervasive Encryption Gary Turner BMC Software Ltd 16:30 - 17:30
Large Systems HL World-class High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM GDPS 4.6 Dave Clitherow IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:30
Mainframe Skills & Learning IL The Fall of the House of Silos Steven Perva Ensono 16:30 - 17:30
MQ JL IBM MQ Cloud Architecture Blueprints Soheel Chughtai IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:30
Security NL Beyond the Command Line of the External Security Managers Katie Juhala Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:30 - 17:30
Storage Management OL DS8000 update and new replication capabilities Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:30
Systems Management PL Enhancements, modernization items and integrations for IBM Z System Automation Wolfgang Schaeberle IBM Europe 16:30 - 17:30
zP&C QL z16 Concepts and Real-world Experiences John Baker 16:30 - 17:30
Systems Management RL Easily Identify Performance Opportunities and Risks on your Mainframe Craig Freiwald Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:30 - 17:30
Code-a-Thon Event TL Code-a-thon Frank van der Wal IBM The Netherland 16:30 - 17:30
15 Minute Break 17:30 - 17:45
Keynote: Why AI for business Elpida Tzortzatos IBM USA 17:45 - 18:45
Entertainment eg Pub Quiz - Bentleys - and/or - BYOD - Bar 18:45 - 20:00
Conference Dinner 20:00 - 22:00

Thursday 2nd November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Keynote: Mainframe Strong: Dancing into the Future April Hickel BMC Software Ltd 09:00 - 10:00
15 Minute Break 10:00 - 10:15
101 AM Identiftying & Challenging (Unconscious) Bias Pooja Uppalapati Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:15
102 BM Storage performance concepts and z/OS performance functions Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:15
AppDev DM A pragmatic approach to test modernization Petr Vacula Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:15
CICS EM I get my CICS on route Zowe Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:15
Db2 FM How to Hack Db2 for z/OS - Lessons Learnt from Mainframe Hackers Emil Kotrc Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:15
IMS & WIT GM Modernizing IMS: Ansible Automation and Self-provisioning with the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack Haley Fung IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:15
Large Systems HM Real-time AI Insights on z/OS Stephen Warren IBM USA 10:15 - 11:15
Mainframe Skills & Learning IM Training, Engaging, and Retaining a Modern Mainframe Workforce! Darren Surch Interskill Learning 10:15 - 11:15
New Technologies MM The Modern, Cloud-Connected Mainframe Oliver Presland Ensono 10:15 - 11:15
Security NM Encrypting the RACF database: A demonstration and some considerations Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw GSE UK 10:15 - 11:15
Storage Management OM Data Management at Scale: Unlocking the Power of Transparent Cloud Tiering Lourie Goodall IBM USA 10:15 - 11:15
Systems Management PM Taking Control of Your Distributed Agents (CA 7 and ESP) Daniel Remta Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:15
zP&C QM Your approach to in-memory data could be costing your business. Larry Strickland DataKinetics 10:15 - 11:15
Systems Management RM Learnings from 7 Years of Integrating Mission-Critical IBM Z® and IBM i with Splunk Ian Hartley Precisely Limited 10:15 - 11:15
AppDev Demo Stream SM Unleashing the Power of Zowe: Exploring the Intellij IDEA Plugins Ecosystem Uladzislau Kalesnikau IBA Group 10:15 - 11:15
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 11:15 - 11:45
101 AN Impostor Syndrome Resli Costabell Costabell Ltd 11:45 - 12:45
102 BN Writing an Assembler Exit for IMS John O'Dowd BMC Software Ltd 11:45 - 12:45
102 BN Deploying a CICS Application on Z using Ansible Tom Slattery IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
AppDev 2 CN The War Against the Machines: Fixing Flaws in AI-Generated Code Andy Sutcliffe 11:45 - 12:45
AppDev DN We Need to Talk About Testing !!! . Daniel Raisch Eccox Software. 11:45 - 12:45
CICS EN Customer in Production: Our modernisation journey Tom Slattery IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
Db2 FN Back to Basics: DB2 Bufferpools Jim Kurtz BMC Software Ltd 11:45 - 12:45
IMS & WIT GN Using Watson Machine Learning for z/OS (WMLz) to integrate AI in IMS applications Deepak Kohli IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
Large Systems HN Empower the Next Generation z/VM workforce with z/VM Skills Made Easy. Brian Jagos Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:45 - 12:45
Mainframe Skills & Learning IN Insider tips on making a successful IT job application Michelle Harris Macro 4 Limited 11:45 - 12:45
New Technologies MN Automating PTF Maintenance Using an Open-First Approach Jan Prihoda Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:45 - 12:45
Security NN Cyber resiliency, regulations, DORA ….. Why is being resilient so difficult! Rebecca M Levesque 21st Century Software 11:45 - 12:45
Storage Management ON Defend yourself against Logical Data Corruption with GDPS LCP Manager Dave Clitherow IBM UK LTD. 11:45 - 12:45
Systems Management PN Orchestrate your cloud services from the mainframe using IBM Z Workload Scheduler Wolfgang Schaeberle IBM Europe 11:45 - 12:45
zP&C QN Using Interactive z/OS Topology Views to Optimize Processor Configurations John Ticic 11:45 - 12:45
Systems Management RN The difference between backup and resiliency Mark Wilson Vertali Limited 11:45 - 12:45
AppDev Demo Stream SN Modernization starts with your Mainframe Code Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 11:45 - 12:45
Brown Bag Lunch Collection 12:45 - 13:00
Prize Draws - Bentleys 13:00 - 13:45
101 AO Active Listening & Hearing the Unheard Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 13:45 - 14:45
102 BO Advanced RACF! Mark Wilson Vertali Limited 13:45 - 14:45
AppDev 2 CO The War Against the Machines: Fixing Flaws in AI-Generated Code Andy Sutcliffe 13:45 - 14:45
AppDev DO Let’s get serious about testing Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 13:45 - 14:45
CICS EO Exploring the value of region tagging Jenny He IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
Db2 FO Smooth sailing through post-install with z/OSMF workflows Rabah Beggar Broadcom Mainframe Software 13:45 - 14:45
IMS & WIT GO Let's write a Rexx IMS program for the OM API John O'Dowd BMC Software Ltd 13:45 - 14:45
Large Systems HO How to take advantage of z/VM feature additions and future modernization Brian Jagos Broadcom Mainframe Software 13:45 - 14:45
Mainframe Skills & Learning IO Provide Value and Delight in Mainframe Development Using the Kano Model Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd 13:45 - 14:45
Security NO z/OS Integrity Matters Bryan Childs IBM USA 13:45 - 14:45
Storage Management OO Innovating with IBM TS7700: An Overview of the Product and Latest Release Information Lourie Goodall IBM USA 13:45 - 14:45
Systems Management PO "Now it's clear"- easy and complete cross-referencing for Workload Automation systems. Jens Bühring HORIZONT Software GmbH 13:45 - 14:45
zP&C QO Parallel Sysplex Performance Topics Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
zP&C QO Now You See It Now You Don't Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 13:45 - 14:45
Systems Management RO Zowe Extensions in IBM Z System Management (demo) Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe 13:45 - 14:45
AppDev Demo Stream SO Hybrid Enterprise Application Development in a cloud environment Peter Haumer IBM USA 13:45 - 14:45
15 Minute Break 14:45 - 15:00
101 AP Growing your future in the industry Dr. Herbert Daly University of Wolverhampton 15:00 - 16:00
101 AP Career Rejection: Staying driven, despite setbacks Niall Ashley Vertali Limited 15:00 - 16:00
102 BP REST-enabled BCPii: How a more modern interface gives you more power than ever over your IBM Z hardware! Stephen Warren IBM USA 15:00 - 16:00
AppDev DP Mainframe Modernization: The Road to Success Has No Shortcuts Erik Rijks BMC Software Ltd 15:00 - 16:00
CICS EP Storage Violations in CICS - prevention, detection and recovery Steve Foley IBM UK LTD. 15:00 - 16:00
Db2 FP Getting the most value from Db2 12 for z/OS Function Levels Tom Crocker Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:00 - 16:00
Large Systems HP Z/VM & Linux Presentation(s) TBC Vic Cross IBM 15:00 - 16:00
Mainframe Skills & Learning IP One band, one sound - come along on the tour! Shari Chiara IBM USA 15:00 - 16:00
Security NP How Does Your Breakglass Process Stand Up John Pinkowski Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:00 - 16:00
Storage Management OP zHyperLink New Features and Real-World Experiences Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 15:00 - 16:00
Systems Management PP IzWS Birds of a Feather, Ask the Experts Anna Dawson IBM UK LTD. 15:00 - 16:00
Systems Management RP Ensuring the Mainframe is an Integral Part of Your Enterprise Observability Strategy Chris Walker IBM USA 15:00 - 16:00
AppDev Demo Stream SP SEB Bank – Knowledge is Power! Automated Blueprint of your Changing Mainframe Applications and Infrastructure Landscape Erik Weyler SEB 15:00 - 16:00
End of Conference 16:00 - 16:00
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