GSE UK In-Person Conference 2024

Mainframe@60: The Diamond Anniversary of Digital Dominance

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Conference Keynote Sessions

Conference Opening
Tuesday 5th: 08:45

Mark Wilson

Securing The Enterprise
Wednesday 6th: 09:00

Allen Saurette

Conference Lunch & Learn Sessions

Lunch & Learn – Sarnia esmGUI – Multi ESM Security GUI across your Enterprise
Tuesday 5th: 13:15

Keith Bougourd

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Monday 4th November

Time

WAVEZ 102

AppDev

CICS

Db2

WIT & IMS

Large Systems

Mainframe Skills & Learning

New Technologies

Open Mainframe Project

Security

Service Management

Storage Management

zP&C

Courtyard Sessions

WAVEZ 101 on Monday

Registration

12:00 - 13:00

13:00 - 13:45

Cover Your A$$ - Security-in-practice

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: BA

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
chilli rating

GitHub Copilot for COBOL developers

Louis Knight-Webb
bloop AI Limited
Session: DA

Becketts
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli rating

CICS stream opening and state of CICS

Robert Stroud
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)
Session: EA

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

John Campbell's Greatest Hits, War Stori...

John Campbell
Triton Consulting
Session: FA

Bentleys
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

IMS, analytics, and data streaming, oh m...

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: GA

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

A Treasure Trove of Undocumented IPCS Co...

Edward Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Session: HA

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Workload Orchestration & Automation with...

Andrew McCandless
Beta Systems Software Ltd
Session: MA

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Getting the most out of the Latest Featu...

Stefan Raspl
IBM Europe
Session: NA

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Joe Winchester
chilli ratingchilli rating

RACF Update: z/OS 3.1 and More!

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Session: OA

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Synchronize IBM Z Resources with Your Se...

Andrew Bowker
IBM
Session: PA

Catalunya
Service Management
Matt C Roseblade

Have No Fear! Flexible Storage Helps You...

Russell Witt
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: QA

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli rating

True Story: How Kyndryl Built its Perfor...

Richard Baird
Kyndryl
Session: RA

Rebecca Levesque
21CS
Session: RA

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Capture The Flag (CTF) Part 1

Lukas Jaks
IVV GmbH
Session: AA

The Courtyard
WAVEZ 101
Henri Kuiper
15 Minute Break

13:45 - 14:00

14:00 - 14:45

Back to Basics - Introduction to Paralle...

Peter Enrico
EPS
Session: BB

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

BYOD Lab - Get CICS applications to Talk...

Scott Brod
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DB

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Automating CICS upgrades using z/OSMF

Bas van der Kreeft
Belastingdienst Nederland
Session: EB

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

DBAs and Developers Unite! Learning To U...

Julia Carter
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FB

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

MVS logger: push your logs up the stream

Mike Shorkend
Shorkend Associates
Session: HB

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

IBM z Ambassador Summit

Hannan Khan
ICON
Session: IB

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Efficient real-time information sharing...

Amy Hieter
IBM
Session: MB

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

SSO is Packaged with the Modern Mainfram...

Elliot Jalley
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NB

Jakub Balhar
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NB

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Next-Gen Security for Mainframes: The Ro...

David Lea
BMC Software Ltd
Session: OB

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

A deep dive into IBM Z IntelliMagic Visi...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PB

Catalunya
Service Management
Matt C Roseblade

DS8000 Update and New Function

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QB

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

RMF: The Latest and Greatest

Gediminas Klegeris
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: RB

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Capture The Flag (CTF) Part 2

Lukas Jaks
IVV GmbH
Session: AB

The Courtyard
WAVEZ 101
Henri Kuiper
15 Minute Break

14:45 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:45

Rexx Language Coding Techniques - Part 1...

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: BC

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
chilli rating

BYOD Lab - A Modern Developer Experience...

Ekaterina Tumanova
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DC

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Is It Time to Exchange CICS Web Services...

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EC

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

Back-To-Basics: Real Time Statistics: Wh...

Elitsa Popova
BMC Mainframe Services
Session: FC

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Developing client applications for async...

Jack Yuan
IBM USA
Session: GC

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

What's New in z/OS BCPii?

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: HC

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe

A Goal For New Mainframers — Soft Skills...

Glenn Anderson
GlennAndersonSpeaks
Session: IC

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Demonstrating the possible with IBM z/OS...

Chris Hodgins
IBM
Session: MC

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

The Best of Both Worlds – Co-Locating z/...

Stefan Raspl
IBM Europe
Session: NC

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Whats the Story, Storage Glory!

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: OC

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli rating

ISPF Made even easier Part 1

Tyrone Dalais
HCL Technologies
Session: PC

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

How to Avoid Becoming "Famous" While Adm...

Alex Agoltsov
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: QC

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

(Primer to) The IBM Z Processor Optimiza...

David Hutton
IBM USA
Session: RC

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Capture The Flag (CTF) Part 3

Lukas Jaks
IVV GmbH
Session: AC

The Courtyard
WAVEZ 101
Henri Kuiper
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

15:45 - 16:15

16:15 - 17:00

Rexx Language Coding Techniques - Part 2...

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: BD

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli rating

BYOD Lab - Create Unit Tests that Accele...

Petr Vacula
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DD

Dan Kehn
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DD

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Problem Analysis and Performance Tuning...

Ezriel Gross
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: ED

Aleksandr Charcikov
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: ED

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

"Run-It-Back" - Db2 for z/OS Development...

Anthony Ciabattoni
IBM USA
Session: FD

Bentleys
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

Understanding your IMS TM Scheduler

Deepak Kohli
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GD

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

Planning for your upgrade to z/OS 3.1

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HD

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe

Easier than you think: Mainframe and Lif...

John Baker
IBM
Session: ID

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Jupyter Notebook - not just a tool for d...

Egle Barusauskiene
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: MD

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Adoption, Innovation, and the Galasa Ope...

Louisa Seers
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ND

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Data Set Encryption - What Could Be Simp...

Bryan Childs
IBM USA
Session: OD

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

ISPF Made even easier Part 2

Tyrone Dalais
HCL Technologies
Session: PD

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Fortifying the Future: Enhancing Storage...

Mikhael Liberman
BMC Software Ltd
Session: QD

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Parallel Sysplex Performance Topics

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: RD

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

How Green is a Green Screen?

Faisal Majid
BMC Software Ltd
Session: SD

The Courtyard
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley
15 Minute Break

17:00 - 17:15

Keynote: Weird and Wonderful Journeys to the mainframe

17:15 - 18:00

Bentleys

Elitsa Popova
BMC Mainframe Services

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited

Session: K1

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

WAVEZ 101 & 102 Networking - The Courtyard

18:00 - 18:30

30 Minute Break

18:00 - 18:30

Evening Meal & Bar

18:30 - 22:00

Tuesday 5th November

Time

WAVEZ 101

WAVEZ 102

AI

AppDev

CICS

Db2

WIT & IMS

Large Systems

Mainframe Skills & Learning

MQ & AppDev II

Service Management II & Networks

New Technologies

Open Mainframe Project

Security

Service Management

Storage Management

zP&C

Registration & Coffee

07:30 - 08:45

Keynote: Conference Opening

08:45 - 09:00

Bentleys

Mark Wilson
Company: Vertali Limited
Session: K2

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

Keynote: Crossing the Finish Line First

09:00 - 09:45

Bentleys

Greg Lotko
Broadcom Mainframe Software

Stuart McIrvine
Broadcom Mainframe Software

Paul Hopson
HSBC Bank PLC

Session: K3

 

15 Minute Break

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:45

So you're a Mainframer! Now what?

Lukas Jaks
IVV GmbH
Session: AE

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Mainframe Assistant: How AI is bringing...

Kye Maloy
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BE

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James

Why the Mainframe is THE platform for AI...

Benoit Baufays
Deloitte
Session: CE

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

The Developer Advocate - A Game Changer...

Tim McKeoun
IBM
Session: DE

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli rating

Improving resilience and scalability wit...

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EE

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

John Campbell's Greatest Hits, War Stori...

John Campbell
Triton Consulting
Session: FE

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Shattering the Glass Ceiling

Megan Hampton
IBM
Session: GE

Wellington B
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne

Why upgrade to latest version of Semeru...

Roland Koo
IBM
Session: HE

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Cool kids want to use ISPF

Malin Backe
Semstecy
Session: IE

Fanny Hedlund
Semstecy
Session: IE

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

What's New in IBM MQ

Toby Keegan
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JE

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

WatchTower Platform: Revolutionizing Obs...

Stuart McIrvine
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LE

Stowe
Service Management
Matt C Roseblade

Kafka on the Mainframe? Surely Not!

Anthony Papageorgiou
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ME

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Diving into z/OS Open Source Development...

William O'Farrell
IBM
Session: NE

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli ratingchilli rating

Mainframes & Malware the 2024 update

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: OE

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Tear down silos, simple & effective JCL,...

Jens Bühring
HORIZONT Software GmbH
Session: PE

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Mainframe Cyber Protection Strategies fo...

Robin Fromm
DELL Technologies
Session: QE

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli rating

z/OS 3.1 Experiences with Dedicated Memo...

David Betten
IBM USA
Session: RE

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

10:45 - 11:15

11:15 - 12:00

Software in space - what we can all lear...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: AF

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Impostor Syndrome: Are you good enough?

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: BF

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles

AI for IT Resiliency and Customer Use Ca...

Lih Wang
IBM USA
Session: CF

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli ratingchilli rating

Empowering COBOL developers with cutting...

Roland Koo
IBM
Session: DF

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

What's new in security for CICS TS 6.2

Lewis James
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EF

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Exploiting Db2 DDF without fears or reve...

Anthony Ciabattoni
IBM USA
Session: FF

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

Phoenix JES3plus : The only alternative

Edward Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Session: HF

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli rating

How to Build an Internal Mainframe Talen...

Darren Surch
Interskill Learning
Session: IF

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

What’s New in IBM App Connect for 2024

Dominic Storey
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JF

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Application Profiling to Identify Applic...

Mario Bezzi
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LF

Stowe
Service Management
David Swift

OpenTelemetry on the Mainframe: A Closer...

Ruediger Schulze
IBM Europe
Session: MF

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Secure open source tooling for z/OS

William O'Farrell
IBM
Session: NF

Steven Pitman
IBM
Session: NF

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Are you ready for TLS1.3

Wai Choi
IBM USA
Session: OF

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Why MOT your Workload Scheduler?

Jens Bühring
HORIZONT Software GmbH
Session: PF

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

IBM zStorage Management and zAIOps

Andrew Bowker
IBM
Session: QF

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli rating

Parallel Sysplex Measurement and Tuning...

Peter Enrico
EPS
Session: RF

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli rating
15 Minute Break

12:00 - 12:15

12:15 - 13:00

Mainframers Talk Candidly

Earl Dixon
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: AG

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: AG

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Helen Turner

Data Replication Concepts and Capabiliti...

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BG

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
chilli ratingchilli rating

How to create Artificial Generalized Int...

Trevor Eddolls
iTech-Ed Ltd
Session: CG

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

No need to shout? We can still make a ca...

Derek Britton
GSE UK
Session: DG

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Ansible for z/OS 101

Andrew Hughes
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EG

Kiera Bennett
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EG

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

Multi-Table Tablespace to Single-Table T...

Todd Mollenhauer
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FG

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Mainframe Operator of 2030: Generati...

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GG

Wellington B
LSWG
Aileen Wynne

Technical upgrade actions in z/OS 3.1

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HG

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Young Talent on the Mainframe: The Insid...

Tim McKeoun
IBM
Session: IG

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Channels and distributed queueing in IBM...

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JG

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Unlock Operational Excellence with Advan...

Matt McLaughlin
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LG

Stowe
Service Management
David Swift

Software-based hybrid cloud for data pro...

Tim Ceradsky
BMC Software Ltd
Session: MG

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Making The Mainframe Simple Again with t...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: NG

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli rating

Preparing IBM Z for DORA Compliance

Ulrich Weigand
IBM
Session: OG

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Scheduling the Impossible

Anna Dawson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PG

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson
chilli rating

What's new from Hitachi Vantara VSP5000...

Alain BEAUREGARD
Hitachi Vantara Ltd
Session: QG

Simon Dorn
Hitachi Vantara Ltd
Session: QG

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Understanding XCF groups and members act...

Mark Cohen
EPV Technologies
Session: RG

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

13:15 - 14:00
15 Minute Break

14:00 - 14:15

14:15 - 15:00

Mainframerz are passionate about the Mai...

Andrew McCandless
Beta Systems Software Ltd
Session: AI

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Andrew Penlington

Neurodiversity and the Mainframe

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: BI

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles

Exploring IBM's Z Deep Learning Compiler...

Megan Hampton
IBM
Session: CI

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli ratingchilli rating

Proven Patterns for AppDev Process Moder...

Vaughn Marshall
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DI

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Upgrading to CICS TS 6.2

Steve Foley
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EI

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

All about Bufferpools

John Campbell
Triton Consulting
Session: FI

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Fortifying IMS Against Cyber Threats: A...

Ronnie Parker
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GI

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

What every z/OS System Programmer Needs...

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: HI

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli rating

CICS TS on IBM Z XPlore

Ross Cruickshank
IBM
Session: II

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating

Gen AI: Streamlining Mainframe Developme...

Liat Sokolov
BMC Software Ltd
Session: JI

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
chilli ratingchilli rating

Do You Know Your Environment? WatchTower...

Michal Kramaric
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LI

Stowe
Service Management
David Swift

The Unified Future of Mainframe DevOps

Claire Connor
Ensono
Session: MI

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Demystified: Put Your Web App on the Zow...

Donna Hudi
Phoenix Software International
Session: NI

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Path to an Encrypted RACF Database -...

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Session: OI

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

IBM Z Workload Scheduler V.Next - Releas...

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PI

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Unlocking Rapid Data Recovery and Minimi...

Johnathan Crossno
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: QI

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli rating

Availability AND Performance! Db2 for z...

Mark Rader
IBM USA
Session: RI

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating
15 Minute Break

15:00 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:00

What Does a Client Services Consultant D...

Sean Rooney
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: AJ

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

DORA The Explorer

Brian Marshall
Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd
Session: BJ

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James

Real-Time AI Insights on z/OS

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: CJ

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

PopUp Mainframe share how the “Next Gen...

Stuart Feasey
PopUp Mainframe Ltd.
Session: DJ

Gary Thornhill
PopUp Mainframe Ltd.
Session: DJ

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

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

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EJ

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

Db2 for z/OS 101: Continuous Delivery

Victoria Felt
IBM
Session: FJ

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli rating

Tips and Hints: 5 New Ways to monitor IM...

Lih Wang
IBM USA
Session: GJ

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

Advanced memory browse using SDSF

Rob Scott
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: HJ

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Empowering Mainframe Developers to Innov...

Camilla Viberg
SEB
Session: IJ

Jenny Lam
SEB
Session: IJ

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Transforming business-critical applicati...

Roland Koo
IBM
Session: JJ

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
chilli ratingchilli rating

Automated Symphony: Orchestrating Automa...

Paul Schuler
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LJ

Stowe
Service Management
Matt C Roseblade

Unlock Resilience and Operational Effici...

Libor Cerny
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MJ

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Build Your Zowe Skills!

Darren Surch
Interskill Learning
Session: NJ

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor

The Path to an Encrypted RACF Database -...

Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
GSE UK
Session: OJ

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

IzWS Resiliancy

Anna Dawson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: PJ

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson
chilli rating

One Resiliency Tool for all Departments

Rebecca Levesque
21CS
Session: QJ

Chris Taylor
21CS
Session: QJ

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

How z/OS Leverages General Purpose and A...

Roger Bales
IBM
Session: RJ

David Hutton
IBM USA
Session: RJ

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

16:00 - 16:30

16:30 - 17:15

IBM Champions: the MVPs of Advocacy

Shari Chiara
IBM USA
Session: AK

Alzares Stephens
GSE UK
Session: AK

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Hello Patch Tuesday (or is it Thursday?)...

Brian Marshall
Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd
Session: BK

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli rating

Acting on your insights: Digital Intelli...

Chris Backhouse
IBM
Session: CK

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

The git-native branching model you need...

Ian Mitchell
IBM UK LTD.
Session: DK

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

See Ansible Automation Platform in actio...

Kiera Bennett
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EK

Andrew Hughes
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EK

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

Db2pardy

Keziah Knopp
IBM
Session: FK

Victoria Felt
IBM
Session: FK

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli rating

Many things pass, but one thing remains:...

Thomas Esser
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: GK

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

Client User Experiences using z/OS Conta...

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: HK

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Securing the Future of Mainframe: Naviga...

John Krautheim
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IK

Emre Tunar
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IK

John Jakacki
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IK

JJ Lovett
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IK

Chad Rikansrud
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IK

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens
chilli rating

Red Hat OpenShift multi-architecture com...

Vic Cross
IBM
Session: JK

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
chilli ratingchilli rating

Have you wondered "Whatever happened to...

Peter Van Dyke
HCL Technologies
Session: LK

Stowe
Service Management
Matt C Roseblade

Breaking Barriers: Embracing Modern Main...

Pooja Uppalapati
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MK

Daniel Samek
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MK

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Redefining developer experience on the M...

Donna Hudi
Phoenix Software International
Session: NK

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor

RACF Exits - An Introduction

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: OK

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli rating

Leveraging ChatOps and AI capabilities f...

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PK

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PK

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Conquering the Mainframe Data Storage Ch...

Perry Jones
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: QK

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Maximizing the return on your mainframe.

Pete Meers
21CS
Session: RK

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating
Break

17:15 - 17:30

Keynote: Fear and Flourish: Steps to a Braver You

17:30 - 18:15

Mark Nelson
IBM USA

Glenn Anderson
GlennAndersonSpeaks

Session: K4

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

Break

18:15 - 19:00

Dinner sponsored Broadcom

19:00 - 21:00

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

21:00 - 23:45

Wednesday 6th November

Time

WAVEZ 101

WAVEZ 102

AI

AppDev

CICS

Db2

WIT & IMS

Large Systems

Mainframe Skills & Learning

MQ & AppDev II

Service Management II & Networks

New Technologies

Open Mainframe Project

Security

Service Management

Storage Management

zP&C

Registration & Coffee

07:30 - 09:00

Keynote: Securing The Enterprise

09:00 - 09:45

Bentleys

Allen Saurette
Company: MainTegrity Inc
Session: K5

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

15 Minute Break

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:45

Recruiting the Next Generation: Insights...

Christy Schroeder
IBM USA
Session: AL

Amanda Potenza
IBM USA
Session: AL

Evan Spillane
IBM USA
Session: AL

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

z/OS Certificates? Proceed Yes/No/Come a...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BL

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
chilli rating

z/OS 3.1 AI Framework Overview

Anastasiia Didkvoska
IBM
Session: CL

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Get your GIT together

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: DL

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Using CICS Security Discovery to simplif...

John Taylor
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EL

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 13 Application Development Topics

Emil Kotrc
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FL

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

Managing your IMS system storage

Harshit Vijay
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GL

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

Recent Highlights in z/OS 3.1

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HL

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe

Mentoring Magic: Developing Mainframe Su...

Alex Kingham
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IL

Daniel Ruutz
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IL

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Deep dive into triggering in IBM MQ

Gwydion Tudur
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JL

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Building Modern Data Architecture with L...

Charles Struijve
Precisely Limited
Session: ML

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Can AI learn COBOL? Introducing Zorse: a...

Gabriel Gordon - Hall
bloop AI Limited
Session: NL

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli rating

Anti-Malware for z/OS: What Does It Mean...

Bryan Childs
IBM USA
Session: OL

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli rating

Ensuring the Mainframe is an Integral Pa...

Ruediger Schulze
IBM Europe
Session: PL

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Take a Journey through the Realm of Your...

Markus Navarro
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: QL

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli rating

DB2: Understanding DB2 Usage and Measure...

Peter Enrico
EPS
Session: RL

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

10:45 - 11:15

11:15 - 12:00

Be an agent of change, right now

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: AM

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Helen Turner

What to do when it all goes wrong at 3am

Chris Harvey
Vertali Limited
Session: BM

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli rating

Mainframe Data Wrangling: Preparing Your...

Joshua Powell
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: CM

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli ratingchilli rating

Mission Improbable : From 10 to 60 Mainf...

Sareh Naghibirad
Legal & General
Session: DM

Praneeth Jayarajah
Legal & General
Session: DM

Sam Lewis
Legal & General
Session: DM

Bentleys
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

New function in managing CICS TS 6.2

Jenny He
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EM

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

“Your data or your life!” - What DORA me...

Marcus Davage
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FM

David Lea
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FM

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

Tips for running OTMA with flood control

Jack Yuan
IBM USA
Session: GM

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

Protecting the VM Environment with a New...

Brian Jagos
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: HM

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli rating

Empowering Your Journey: The Future is B...

Shari Chiara
IBM USA
Session: IM

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Modernising IBM MQ administration on z/O...

Toby Keegan
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JM

Chapel
MQ
Raminta Raguckaite
chilli ratingchilli rating

Make the Most of Your NetMaster API

Anna Clayton
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LM

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli rating

Quantum safe technology related to digit...

Wai Choi
IBM USA
Session: MM

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli rating

Building Collaborative and Vibrant Finan...

James McLeod
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)
Session: NM

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli rating

The Value of Lost Data

Niall Ashley
Vertali Limited
Session: OM

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio

OMEGAMON client success stories

Daniel Wiegand
IBM
Session: PM

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Next Generation Disk Library for Mainfra...

Robin Fromm
DELL Technologies
Session: QM

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Enterprise COBOL Version 6 Compiler Opti...

Charles Gaskell
HSBC Bank PLC
Session: RM

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli rating
15 Minute Break

12:00 - 12:15

12:15 - 13:00

Recognising the IBM Z Datathon 2024 Winn...

Lella Halloum
IBM
Session: AN

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Mainframe Productivity Tips and Tricks

David Mills
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: BN

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James

Mainframe Modernization powered by Gen-A...

Eddie Roe
IBM UK LTD.
Session: CN

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

How Macro 4 continues to transform their...

Michelle Harris
Macro 4 Limited
Session: DN

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

CICS Policy - replacing RTA, story so fa...

Robert Stroud
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)
Session: EN

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Keys to Optimizing Db2 Utilities for...

Michael Cotignola
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FN

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Why & What of IMS Managed ACBs

Deepak Kohli
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GN

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

Parallel Sysplex Turns 30 : A Retrospect...

Peter Enrico
EPS
Session: HN

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Mainframe Skills Gap: Myth or Realit...

Pete Meers
21CS
Session: IN

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

AI on IBM Z: The Latest & Greatest

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Session: JN

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
chilli ratingchilli rating

Leverage Event Driven Ansible to reduce...

Fabio Alessandro Locati
Red Hat
Session: MN

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Reflections on Open Source Leadership

Donna Hudi
Phoenix Software International
Session: NN

Louisa Seers
IBM UK LTD.
Session: NN

Elliot Jalley
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NN

JJ Lovett
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NN

James McLeod
National Westminster Bank (Natwest)
Session: NN

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor

How different z/OS components Communicat...

Wai Choi
IBM USA
Session: ON

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli rating

IBM zAIOps products integration enable a...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PN

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PN

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Defend yourself against Logical Data Cor...

Nathan Brice
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QN

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Performance enhancements in z/OS 3.1

Mark Cohen
EPV Technologies
Session: RN

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli rating
Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

13:15 - 14:00

Scaling Your Risk Management Strategy Ahead of DORA and Other 2025 Regulation Deadlines

Johnathan Crossno
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Melbourne
Session: OO

Michael McKay
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Melbourne
Session: OO

Lunch & Learn
15 Minute Break

14:00 - 14:15

14:15 - 15:00

Basics on Using Python with z/OS

Steven Pitman
IBM
Session: AP

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

SDSF Hidden Treasures

Rob Scott
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: BP

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli ratingchilli rating

What’s new with AI on IBM Z and LinuxONE...

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: CP

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

How is Integration Testing in Hybrid Clo...

Louisa Seers
IBM UK LTD.
Session: DP

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

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

Philip Wakelin
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EP

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Db2 System Profile Monitoring: This is w...

Keziah Knopp
IBM
Session: FP

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli ratingchilli rating

New application and automation developme...

Haley Fung
IBM USA
Session: GP

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

What changes have been happening to my d...

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: HP

Chris Taylor
21CS
Session: HP

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli rating

CICS TS on IBM Z XPlore: Experiences fro...

Ross Cruickshank
IBM
Session: IP

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly
chilli rating

Mainframe Development Skills 2025 - Beac...

Derek Britton
GSE UK
Session: JP

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
chilli rating

Are You Ready for the New NetMaster?

Paul Schuler
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: LP

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli rating

Data Fabric and Data Mesh Demystified

Rob Gould
Triton Consulting
Session: MP

Gareth Copplestone-Jones
Triton Consulting
Session: MP

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Get Fully Wired - Connect, Learn, Grow,...

Donna Hudi
Phoenix Software International
Session: NP1

Shari Chiara
IBM USA
Session: NP1

Bentleys
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor

The Future of the Mainframe is here with...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: NP2

Jakub Balhar
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NP2

Jan Prihoda
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NP2

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Joe Winchester

Turning the tables on Cyber Criminals

Allen Saurette
MainTegrity Inc
Session: OP

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

A unified user experience providing full...

Domenico D'Alterio
IBM Europe
Session: PP

Catalunya
Service Management
Matt C Roseblade

Exploring use cases for z/OS data and cl...

Rebecca Levesque
21CS
Session: QP

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Maximizing Mainframe Efficiency, Perform...

Jan Tielemans
KBC Group
Session: RP

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating
15 Minute Break

15:00 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:00

How to Automate your mainframe with Open...

Frank van der Wal
IBM USA
Session: AQ

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Suit yourself: z/OSMF Software Update fi...

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: BQ

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
chilli ratingchilli rating

Introduction to Large Language Models (L...

Steve Wallin
IBM UK LTD.
Session: CQ

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Practical Approach to UI Test Automation

Daniel Samek
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DQ

Pooja Uppalapati
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DQ

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Achieving HA and reliability with CICS a...

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EQ

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

The Nuts and Bolts of Db2 z/OS Recovery

Chad Reiber
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FQ

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

IMS Database Reorganization: Why, When a...

Radek Mrvec
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: GQ

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli ratingchilli rating

Automating Mainframe Operations: Harness...

William Pereira
Cognizant
Session: HQ

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Kickstart your career in Enterprise Comp...

Joris Mertens
IBM
Session: IQ

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Uncover your Mainframe Application and D...

Russell Bonner
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: JQ

Chapel
AppDev
Louisa Seers

Communications Server Technical Update

Michael Fitzpatrick
IBM USA
Session: LQ

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli rating

Cloud vs Mainframe Myth Busting

Oliver Presland
Ensono
Session: MQ

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Customer success stories with Zowe

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: NQ

Murali Panchalingam
IBM UK LTD.
Session: NQ

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor

How easy is it to extract someone's TSO...

Tony Amies
Vertali Limited
Session: OQ

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Leveraging machine learning and anomaly...

Daniel Wiegand
IBM
Session: PQ

Catalunya
Service Management
David Swift

Immutable Backups - The Restore Challeng...

Allen Saurette
MainTegrity Inc
Session: QQ

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Blending Art and Science: The Performanc...

John Baker
IBM
Session: RQ

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes

16:00 - 16:30

16:30 - 17:15

Mainframes do Open Source too!

Vic Cross
IBM
Session: AR

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Young Minds, Agile Methods: Leveraging Y...

Henri Kuiper
zDevOps
Session: BR

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli rating

Generative AI for COBOL application mode...

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Session: CR

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli rating

Turbocharge Development with DevOps-styl...

Petr Vacula
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DR

Dan Kehn
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DR

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

Resource override and resource builder

Chris Hodgins
IBM
Session: ER

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

Things about Db2 for z/OS I wish I'd rem...

Michael Cotignola
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FR

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
chilli rating

Embrace Devops for IMS

Tomas Rolf Sjöstedt
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GR

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

What’s new in zCX for Docker and Red Hat...

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: HR

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Critical Skills for People New to the Ma...

Sean Rooney
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IR

Shiva Saberi
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IR

Shiva Saberi
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: IR

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

CICS Interdependency Analyzer in Devops

Peter Van Dyke
HCL Technologies
Session: JR

Vatsala Ramachandran
HCL Technologies
Session: JR

Chapel
AppDev
Louisa Seers
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Sysplex Networking Technologies

Michael Fitzpatrick
IBM USA
Session: LR

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli rating

Deep Dive into the Memory of the Java Pr...

Uladzislau Yuruts
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: MR

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

zopen community Tools - Modernizing z/OS...

William O'Farrell
IBM
Session: NR

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli rating

A Mainframe Ransomware Attack – That Wor...

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: OR

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli rating

Exploring the Latest in IBM Z Monitoring...

Vadim Kokoulin
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: PR

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

What's new in PowerMax

Robin Fromm
DELL Technologies
Session: QR

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli ratingchilli rating

Do I really know how my FICON infrastruc...

John Baker
IBM
Session: RR

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating
Break

17:15 - 18:30

Pre-Dinner Drinks

18:30 - 19:00

WAVEZ 101 & 102 - Pre-Dinner Drinks - The Courtyard

18:30 - 19:00

Conference Dinner

19:00 - 22:00

Thursday 7th November

Time

WAVEZ 101

WAVEZ 102

AI

AppDev

CICS

Db2

WIT & IMS

Large Systems

Mainframe Skills & Learning

MQ & AppDev II

Service Management II & Networks

New Technologies

Open Mainframe Project

Security

Service Management

Storage Management

zP&C

Registration & Coffee

07:00 - 09:00

Keynote: Exploring the Future of Mainframe Modernization

09:00 - 09:45

Bentleys

Scot Nielsen
Rocket Software UK Ltd

Edward Marootian
Rocket Software UK Ltd

Colin Mower
Kyndryl

Session: K6

 

Presentation Slides/Notes

15 Minute Break

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:45

Conquering codepages - the rosetta stone...

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: AS

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

IBM Z Security for the Non-Security Z Pr...

Mark Nelson
IBM USA
Session: BS

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
chilli rating

Unleashing Innovation: Transforming Main...

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: CS

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
chilli ratingchilli rating

Creating and managing containers on Z us...

David Pearson
Red Hat
Session: DS

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli rating

CICSPlex SM - A Minimalist Approach

Ezriel Gross
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: ES

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli ratingchilli rating

Catalog Queries for Beginners

Emil Kotrc
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FS

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli rating

Understanding IMS Catalog Utilities

Deepak Kohli
IBM UK LTD.
Session: GS

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
chilli rating

z/OS 3.1 User Experiences

Edward Jaffe
Phoenix Software International
Session: HS

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
chilli ratingchilli rating

Creating a Mainframe mindset for juniors...

Malin Backe
Semstecy
Session: IS

Fanny Hedlund
Semstecy
Session: IS

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Getting Started with Python on z/OS

Steven Pitman
IBM
Session: JS

Chapel
AppDev
Louisa Seers
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Network Security Performance Considerati...

Michael Fitzpatrick
IBM USA
Session: LS

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
chilli ratingchilli rating

Achieve Mainframe-Inclusive Observabilit...

Angelika Heinrich
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MS

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
chilli ratingchilli rating

Zowe, Azure Pipelines, and the Cloud-ZOS...

William Pereira
Cognizant
Session: NS

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
chilli rating

Mainframes at Risk – Top security threat...

Allen Saurette
MainTegrity Inc
Session: OS

Paul Scott
MainTegrity Inc
Session: OS

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

How to build on IBM Z or LinuxONE the Ma...

Wilhelm Mild
IBM Europe
Session: PS

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Disk storage performance monitoring upda...

John Baker
IBM
Session: QS

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
chilli rating

Pitfalls on Non-traditional Migrations

David Hutton
IBM USA
Session: RS

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
chilli ratingchilli rating
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes

10:45 - 11:15

11:15 - 12:00

Performance Monitoring 101

Lih Wang
IBM USA
Session: AT

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Introduction to BCPii

Stephen Warren
IBM USA
Session: BT

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
chilli ratingchilli rating

Implementing your AI use cases with IBM'...

Megan Hampton
IBM
Session: CT

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Go nuts about Go on z/OS

William O'Farrell
IBM
Session: DT

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
chilli ratingchilli ratingchilli rating

Using WCA4Z to understand and Transform...

Kye Maloy
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ET

Kathryn Briscoe
IBM UK LTD.
Session: ET

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
chilli rating

The Five Highest-Value Features of Db2 1...

Mark Rader
IBM USA
Session: FT

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
chilli ratingchilli rating

IMS modernization updates: What we’ve be...

Haley Fung
IBM USA
Session: GT

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
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IBM Z Cybervault Explained - Soup to Nut...

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: HT

Nathan Brice
IBM UK LTD.
Session: HT

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
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Driving Success: Communicating Mainframe...

Glenn Anderson
GlennAndersonSpeaks
Session: IT

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Turning Chaos into Clarity: The Power of...

Sujit Neb
BMC Software Ltd
Session: JT

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
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z/OS Container Platform Introduction

Michael Fitzpatrick
IBM USA
Session: LT

Stowe
NMWG
Niall Buchanan
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RH OpenShift Multi-Architecture solution...

Wilhelm Mild
IBM Europe
Session: MT

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
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Zowe Server Install Wizard (ZEN) - The "...

Jan Prihoda
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NT

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
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SDSF Security - How does it work on z/OS...

Rob Scott
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: OT

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
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Modernize operations with Red Hat Ansibl...

Fabio Alessandro Locati
Red Hat
Session: PT

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Managing your IMS system storage

Harshit Vijay
BMC Software Ltd
Session: QT

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
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The Secret Decoder Ring: MIPS, MSUs, Tim...

John Baker
IBM
Session: RT

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
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15 Minute Break

12:00 - 12:15

12:15 - 13:00

CICS 101: From “whaat?” to “aha!”

Lukas Jaks
IVV GmbH
Session: AU

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

Compression on z/OS

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: BU

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James
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From RAG to riches: How RAG Turns LLMs i...

Kye Maloy
IBM UK LTD.
Session: CU

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
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Are you just testing or are you testing...

Anthony Anter
BMC Software Ltd
Session: DU

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
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I get my CICS on route Zowe

Joe Winchester
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EU

Murali Panchalingam
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EU

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
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Driving Down Database Development Dollar...

Marcus Davage
BMC Software Ltd
Session: FU

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
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Tune Your IMS For Better Performance

Sanjeev Kharbanda
BMC Software Ltd
Session: GU

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
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Replacing Assembler Code in z/OS

Mike Shorkend
Shorkend Associates
Session: HU

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
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Panel: how to leverage talent and keep t...

Camilla Viberg
SEB
Session: IU

Jenny Lam
SEB
Session: IU

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Moneyball for Developers: Practical appl...

Tim Ceradsky
BMC Software Ltd
Session: JU

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
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Bridging the Gap: Mainframes and Moderni...

Michael McKay
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: MU

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
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Demonstrating Zowe containers with IBM z...

Chris Hodgins
IBM
Session: NU

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
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SERVAUTH Class - Deep Dive

Tony Amies
Vertali Limited
Session: OU

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
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Most prominent Resilient Architectures f...

Wilhelm Mild
IBM Europe
Session: PU

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

Large scale DASD migration for new or se...

Mark Wilson
Vertali Limited
Session: QU

Rebecca Levesque
21CS
Session: QU

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
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Visualization is Everything

Rich Smrcina
Velocity Software GmbH
Session: RU

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
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Brown Bag Lunch & Prize Draws

13:00 - 14:00

15 Minute Break

14:00 - 14:15

14:15 - 15:00

Integration on the Mainframe: Events, AP...

Anthony Papageorgiou
IBM UK LTD.
Session: AV

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

What's New in z/OSMF

Marna Walle
IBM USA
Session: BV

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Chris Knowles
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Unleashing Gen AI: Revolutionizing Mainf...

Venkat Balabhadrapatruni
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: CV

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens

Modernize mainframes workloads with Red...

Fabio Alessandro Locati
Red Hat
Session: DV

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
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Bring REST APIs to your mainframe applic...

Andrew Smithson
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EV

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
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Tuning Db2 SQL Stored Procedures (z/OS E...

Philip Nelson
Lloyds Banking Group
Session: FV

Nurburgring
Db2
Colin Knight
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What's new from IBM in IMS Tools

Tracy Dean
IBM USA
Session: GV

Wellington B
IMS
Dominic Jackson
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Improve your RTO & RPO with a multi-site...

Dave Matoe
IBM UK LTD.
Session: HV

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
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Building Mainframe Career Resilience: St...

Darren Surch
Interskill Learning
Session: IV

Monaco
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Joris Mertens

Shed Light on Your Service Definition wi...

Anastasiia Didkvoska
IBM
Session: JV

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester
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Automating Software Management: Yes, It...

Jan Prihoda
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: MV

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
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Build End-to-End Automation in Just 3 Da...

Germanas Samrickis
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: NV

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
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Exciting Updates Unveiled: Experience th...

John Pinkowski
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: OV

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
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Use Service Management Unite, ChatOps an...

Wolfgang Schaeberle
IBM Europe
Session: PV

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

zHyperlink Update and New Function

Nick Clayton
IBM UK LTD.
Session: QV

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
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Drawers, Of Course

Martin Packer
IBM UK LTD.
Session: RV

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
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15 Minute Break

15:00 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:00

Assembly for mainframes isn't scary!

Ross Cruickshank
IBM
Session: AW

Suzuka
WAVEZ 101
Niall Ashley

This is the how to speak to executives

Rebecca Levesque
21CS
Session: BW

Monza
WAVEZ 102
Lewis James

Generative AI in action: try it yourself...

Anna Shugol
IBM UK LTD.
Session: CW

Wellington A
AI
Alzares Stephens
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Are you ready for Mainframe Platform Eng...

Per Kroll
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DW

Venkat Balabhadrapatruni
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: DW

Becketts
AppDev
Stuart Ashby
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Automating CICS Testing with Galasa: The...

Tom Slattery
IBM UK LTD.
Session: EW

Hungaroring
CICS
Robert Stroud
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Fear Your zParms No More: Overview and B...

Emil Kotrc
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: FW

Nurburgring
Db2
Marcus Davage
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What’s new in SDSF for z/OS 3.1

Rob Scott
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: HW

Indianapolis
LSWG
Eddie Roe
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Back to the Future: The Evolution of Mai...

Russell Bonner
Rocket Software UK Ltd
Session: JW

Chapel
AppDev
Joe Winchester

Creating a modern Web user interface fro...

Sebastian Dewar
Virtel
Session: MW

Hockenheim
New Technologies
Keith Banham
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Preparing for the Installation and Confi...

Jakub Balhar
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: NW

Copse
Open Mainframe Project
Maemalynn Meanor
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Confidential Computing Platform on IBM Z

Ulrich Weigand
IBM
Session: OW

Melbourne
Security Working Group
Rui Feio
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Latest and Greatest from OPS/MVS

Cody Giardinello
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: PW

Catalunya
Service Management
Anna Dawson

The Road to PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance is P...

Perry Jones
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: QW

Vale
Storage
Brett Dukes
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The Magic of Mainframe Performance: A Vi...

Tofik Jemal Ahmed
Broadcom Mainframe Software
Session: RW

Petr Klomfar

Session: RW

Woodcote
zP&C
Nathan Appleby
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