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Crossing the Finish Line First

(K3)

Stream: Keynote
Time: 09:00 - 09:45


Keynote

In business or racing, no one aims to finish second. IT teams must continuously have pedal to the metal and lean on their data to track how apps are performing under the hood. Discover how winning teams are taking the race to a new level with their Mainframe pit crew. See how they’re streamlining development practices, accelerating with automated testing, and revealing key end-to-end insights with application profiling and open telemetry. From the green flag of application deployment to the checkered flag of issue remediation, learn how you can speed past the competition with advanced modernization strategies that will drive you across the finish line first.

Speakers


  • Greg Lotko at Broadcom Mainframe Software
  • Greg Lotko is SVP and General Manager for Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division. A passionate leader, Greg’s customer-first approach has helped countless organizations drive business and technical success resulting in lasting customer relationships. Currently, Greg is responsible for all facets of the Mainframe division, including strategy, product management, engineering, services, support, and marketing. Under his leadership, the division helps the world’s top companies operate, automate, secure, and modernize the mainframe systems that run their businesses.


    Email: greg.lotko@broadcom.com

  • Stuart McIrvine at Broadcom Mainframe Software
  • Director of Product Management, AIOps and Automation Stuart leads the development of the strategy to ensure the portfolio aligns with market/customer needs and maximizes the value delivered to Broadcom customers. Before joining Broadcom, Stuart led product management in the Security and IT Operations Management business units at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, served as the Director of Market Management for the Emerging Markets division within IBM Tivoli Software and spent a decade at IBM in key leadership positions. Stuart has an undergraduate degree in Electronic Systems and Microcomputer Engineering from the University Of Glasgow (UK) and an MBA from the University of Southampton (UK).


    Email: stuart.mcirvine@broadcom.com

  • Paul Hopson at HSBC Bank PLC
  • Global Head of IBM Z Platforms, Chief Technology Office. In my current role, I am responsible for all IBM Z platform infrastructure services across the world, working in the Chief Technology Office. These services, which include Core Banking, Commercial Banking, Cards, Securities, and Finance, underpin HSBC in its major retail and commercial markets. The bulk of my career has been in senior infrastructure management roles in financial services, although I have also spent a number of years as a consultant focused on infrastructure management and transformation. I have spent most of my career based in London, although I have also worked in both the US and Australia.


    Email: paul.hopson@hsbc.com

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