Stream: Mainframe Skills & Learning
Time: 15:30 - 16:15
You don’t need a passport to hit cultural turbulence—sometimes it’s all happening right there in your local team. Whether your crew’s spread across time zones or working side by side with different worldviews, this session is all about keeping the band together. Drawing on decades of experience working in and managing diverse mainframe software teams, we’ll explore how culture shapes collaboration, feedback, learning, and team rhythm—and how to avoid hitting a flat note when it really matters. From backstage dynamics to full-on production mode, you’ll get practical tips to keep your multicultural team rocking in sync.
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As a Product Owner for Broadcom, Swathi is responsible for translating product managers' strategies to development tasks and learning the customers' and market's requirements. Swathi has over 16 years of experience in IT as a Developer, QA, and Business Analyst in Mainframe as well as a Modern mainframer in DevOps. She changed her stream from development to product management recently since she believes "Understanding/Listening to others' problems" is her strong forte. Swathi lives in Prague with her husband and her daughter. She has a passion for acquiring new knowledge and giving back to the community.
Petr Klomfar is an R&D Engineering Manager at Broadcom Software, leading development of Mainframe Application Tuner, Dynamic Capacity Intelligence, and Application Profiler for Z.
He has been in the IT industry since graduating from the Czech Technical University, with over 13 years dedicated to mainframe performance and capacity solutions.
Petr’s career spans Quality Assurance, Development, Sustaining Engineering, and Product Management, including seven years as Product Owner for Mainframe Application Tuner, engaging closely with clients and respective engineering teams.
His expertise blends DevOps and AIOps practices with a deep passion for mainframe innovation.
Today, in his R&D leadership role, Petr continues to remain curious, collaborative, and eager to connect with fellow IT professionals to exchange insights and drive the mainframe ecosystem forward.
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