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Monday 3rd November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration & Coffee 10:00 - 11:00
WAVEZ 102 BA Mainframe Productivity Tips and Tricks David Mills Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:00 - 11:45
AI CA 101 Introduction to AI: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI and Agentic AI Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. 11:00 - 11:45
AppDev DA Developing CICS applications your way, using Visual Studio Code Dave Nice IBM UK LTD. 11:00 - 11:45
CICS EA Introduction to CICS for the Non-CICS Specialist Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd 11:00 - 11:45
Db2 FA Design for High Performance Concurrent Insert Processing - Part 1 and Part 2 John Campbell Triton Consulting 11:00 - 11:45
IMS GA DORA and Enhancing the Operational Resilience of Your Enterprise IMS Environment Subhasish Sarkar BMC Software Ltd 11:00 - 11:45
Keynote KA Mainframe101: Everything you need to know about mainframes Kyle Pressley Mainframe Society 11:00 - 11:45
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LA Hybrid Integration is Inevitable – APIs and Events from z/OS are the answer Anthony Papageorgiou IBM UK LTD. 11:00 - 11:45
Open Mainframe Project NA Title: The Power of the Mainframe Open Education for New Mainframers Yetunde Obakeye 11:00 - 11:45
Security OA Effectively manage Digital Secrets lifecycle on IBM Z Pradeep Parameshwaran IBM Europe 11:00 - 11:45
Storage Management QA Accelerating Db2 performance with zHyperlink Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 11:00 - 11:45
Capacity & Performance RA The Future of Performance and Capacity Planning for z/OS Daniel Wiegand IBM USA 11:00 - 11:45
Application Development & Network Management SA More horses mean faster deliveries - how Linux on Z is speeding up mainframe change Derek Britton GSUK 11:00 - 11:45
15 Minute Break 11:45 - 12:00
WAVEZ 102 BB Integrating with the mainframe - you have options… Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 12:45
AI CB AI infused z/OS: Overview and Updates Anastasiia Didkvoska IBM GDR 12:00 - 12:45
AppDev DB The State of the API Economy Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 12:45
CICS EB Commanding your CICS plexes and regions with Zowe's CLI for automation, scripting, and ad-hoc fun ! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 12:45
Db2 FB And now for something completely useful... Python meets Db2 Marcus Davage BMC Software Ltd 12:00 - 12:45
IMS GB Demystify IMS: Unlock Topology of your Applications Jan Samohyl Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:00 - 12:45
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LB Simplifying container orchestration with Ansible and Podman Fabio Alessandro Locati Red Hat 12:00 - 12:45
Open Mainframe Project NB Harmonizing Mainframe Ecosystems with a Collaboration Among Linux Distributions Sarah Julia Kriesch Kyndryl 12:00 - 12:45
Security OB Mainframe Monitoring Essentials for DORA Compliance Jose Arias Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:00 - 12:45
Storage Management QB Data Resiliency: Is 'Good' really good enough? Glenn Wilcock IBM USA 12:00 - 12:45
Capacity & Performance RB Drawers, Of Course Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 12:00 - 12:45
Application Development & Network Management SB Accelerate your automation with Python and Z Open Automation Utilities Demetrios N/A IBM USA 12:00 - 12:45
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TB Capture The Flag workshop (Part 1) Henri Kuiper zDevOps 12:00 - 12:45
Brown Bag Lunch 12:45 - 13:30
WAVEZ 101 AC How to run a Mainframe Student Society Zaid Darsot School of Computer Science, University of Wolverhampton 13:30 - 14:15
WAVEZ 102 BC Db2 on the Move: From Manual to SMS-Managed Filip Forjan Croz.Net 13:30 - 14:15
AI CC An Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and creating AI Tools from z/OS Apps Anthony Papageorgiou IBM UK LTD. 13:30 - 14:15
AppDev DC The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environ Petr Vacula Broadcom Mainframe Software 13:30 - 14:15
CICS EC CICS Explorer: A quick reference with power user tips to level up your CICS administration Dave Nice IBM UK LTD. 13:30 - 14:15
Db2 FC Mission critical 24x7 availability using Db2 DDF Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA 13:30 - 14:15
IMS GC From Cobwebs to Catalogs: IMS Modernization Tales Filip Djurickovic Croz.Net 13:30 - 14:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LC From Metrics to Actions: Integrating Mainframe Monitoring API with Cloud Infrastructure Oleksandr Hubanov Rocket Software UK Ltd 13:30 - 14:15
New Technologies MC Mainframe DevOps: Choosing the Right Path Claire Connor Ensono 13:30 - 14:15
Open Mainframe Project NC Zowe DevOps as a Curriculum Richelle Anne Craw Beta Systems Software AG 13:30 - 14:15
Security OC Leveraging AI to Strengthen Cybersecurity: Insights, Strategies, and Real-World Applications Cynthia Overby Rocket Software UK Ltd 13:30 - 14:15
Storage Management QC DS8000 Update Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 13:30 - 14:15
Capacity & Performance RC Overseeing z/OS Performance Management with Your Outsourcer Peter Enrico EPS 13:30 - 14:15
Application Development & Network Management SC Wrap up your automation journey with Ansible Automation Platform Demetrios N/A IBM USA 13:30 - 14:15
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TC Capture The Flag workshop (Part 2) Henri Kuiper zDevOps 13:30 - 14:15
15 Minute Break 14:15 - 14:30
WAVEZ 101 AD Breaking Into the Mainframe World: A Beginner’s Journey from Zero to Z Meena Chand University of Wolverhampton 14:30 - 15:15
WAVEZ 102 BD The Art of Cryptographic Key Management on IBM Z Zakeer Suleyman IBM 14:30 - 15:15
AI CD Agentic AI and the future of decision making Shubhangi Goyal Women in Data 14:30 - 15:15
AppDev DD Yep, this really is about SQL and DDL for IMS Cieron Powell - Hale BMC Software Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
CICS ED Achieving Resiliency in CICS with CICSPlex SM Aleksandr Charcikov Rocket Software UK Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
Db2 FD Rock Steady: Strategies for Making Db2 Data Accessible with APIs Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:30 - 15:15
IMS GD IMS Diagnostics: Solving Abends with IMS Interactive Dump Formatter Snehal Nalage BMC Software Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LD IBM Terraform for Z and LinuxONE 101 Christopher Byrnes IBM 14:30 - 15:15
New Technologies MD From COBOL to Kafka - A guide to event integration patterns on z/OS Anthony Papageorgiou IBM UK LTD. 14:30 - 15:15
Open Mainframe Project ND Instrumenting the Mainframe: An introduction to Modern Observability and OpenTelemetry Ruediger Schulze IBM Europe 14:30 - 15:15
Security OD Bringing Security and Compliance to DevOps and Testing Data Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
Storage Management QD Eye of the Tiger: Unleash the Full Power of CA 1 Flexible Storage for Data Security and Accessibilit Russell Witt Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:30 - 15:15
Capacity & Performance RD Real Time is Too Late: A Strategic Approach to IBM Z Resilience John Baker IBM 14:30 - 15:15
Application Development & Network Management SD Take automation on Z to the next level with custom Ansible modules. Demetrios N/A IBM USA 14:30 - 15:15
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TD Capture The Flag workshop (Part 3) Henri Kuiper zDevOps 14:30 - 15:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 15:15 - 15:45
AI CE Real-Time AI Insights on z/OS Stephen Warren IBM USA 15:45 - 16:30
AppDev DE An Overview to Lightweight and Browser-based Development using VS Code Peter Haumer IBM USA 15:45 - 16:30
CICS EE What's new in CICS TS 6.3 Jenny He IBM UK LTD. 15:45 - 16:30
Db2 FE Topping the Charts with Db2 Logs: Updates, Commits, and Best Practices for Data Integrity Emil Kotrc Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:45 - 16:30
IMS GE IMS Operational Best Practives Kevin Stewart IBM USA 15:45 - 16:30
Large Systems HE Legacy Landmines: Writing HLASM That Won’t Blow Up in 2055 Lizaveta Baranava Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:45 - 16:30
Keynote KE Newbie Mainframers Talk Candidly Niall Ashley Vertali Limited 15:45 - 16:30
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LE The Business Value of Hybrid Cloud Rebecca Levesque 21CS 15:45 - 16:30
New Technologies ME Trusting Your Code Arielle Goldberg IBM 15:45 - 16:30
Open Mainframe Project NE Our Galasa rollout Joe Sexton Macro 4 Limited 15:45 - 16:30
Security OE A deeper dive into the z/OS System SSL world Wai Choi IBM USA 15:45 - 16:30
Capacity & Performance RE Unlocking the Power of Application Tuning: A Real-World Success Story Tofik Jemal Ahmed Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:45 - 16:30
Application Development & Network Management SE Automate the heck out of every LPAR! Bronwyn Davies PopUp Mainframe Ltd. 15:45 - 16:30
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TE Capture The Flag workshop (Part 4) Henri Kuiper zDevOps 15:45 - 16:30
15 Minute Break 16:30 - 16:45
Keynote: Keynote 6 TBC 16:45 - 17:30
Hotel Checkin & Relax 17:30 - 18:30
Early Dinner 18:30 - 19:30
Late Dinner 19:30 - 20:30

Tuesday 4th November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 08:45
Keynote: Conference Opening Leanne Wilson Vertali Limited 08:45 - 09:15
Keynote: Keynote 1 TBC 09:15 - 10:00
15 Minute Break 10:00 - 10:15
WAVEZ 101 AF Ears Wide Open: Turning Listening into Your Superpower Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 10:15 - 11:00
WAVEZ 102 BF Elevating your skills as a RACF specialist Emma Skovgård Danske Bank 10:15 - 11:00
AI CF Types of Machine Learning with Examples Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd 10:15 - 11:00
AppDev DF DevSecOps with digital credential management for CI/CD pipelines on IBM Z Pradeep Parameshwaran IBM Europe 10:15 - 11:00
CICS EF An Introduction to Leveraging AI to Increase Productivity in CICS James Davies IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:00
Db2 FF Take It To the Limit: Enhance Db2 Performance with Mult-Row Processing Techniques Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:00
IMS GF Deal with growing cybersecurity risks & do Real-time and after-the-event IMS analytics, all at once Subhasish Sarkar BMC Software Ltd 10:15 - 11:00
Large Systems HF Daily DR Exercise Mike Shorkend Shorkend Associates 10:15 - 11:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JF What's New in IBM MQ Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 10:15 - 11:00
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LF Multi-Architecture Solutions with zCX and Linux on IBM Z are the Gold Nuggets for Hybrid Clouds Wilhelm Mild IBM Europe 10:15 - 11:00
New Technologies MF Bridging Eras: My Journey from Mainframes to AI Nasib Aldirani Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:15 - 11:00
Open Mainframe Project NF Effective strategies for Git and source control on z/OS Igor Todorovski IBM 10:15 - 11:00
Security OF RACF Update: z/OS 3.2 and More! Mark Nelson IBM USA 10:15 - 11:00
Storage Management QF Are you still using tapes? You don’t have too Tomer Zelberzvig BMC Mainframe Services 10:15 - 11:00
Capacity & Performance RF What can SMF data tell us about our z Mainframe internal usage. John Ticic IBM 10:15 - 11:00
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TF BYOD Lab: Turn Up the Volume on Mainframe Testing: Rock Your Code with E2E Confidence Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:15 - 11:00
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 11:00 - 11:30
WAVEZ 101 AG Navigating the land of Dinosaurs and Acronyms John O'Dowd BMC Software Ltd 11:30 - 12:15
WAVEZ 102 BG Advanced z/OSMF Workflows Development Pavel Zlatnik Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:30 - 12:15
AI CG Simplifying and transforming the IBM Z experience with Agentic AI Sowmya Kameswaran IBM USA 11:30 - 12:15
AppDev DG Git yer motor running! Stories from the road to Git adoption Vaughn Marshall Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:30 - 12:15
CICS EG Integrating CICS with AI - MCP server in CICS TS 6.3 William Yates IBM UK LTD. 11:30 - 12:15
Db2 FG Db2 for z/OS Restart Part 1 Gareth Copplestone-Jones Triton Consulting 11:30 - 12:15
IMS GG From Zero to IMS Hero: Building Your First IMSplex Without Losing Your Sanity Filip Djurickovic Croz.Net 11:30 - 12:15
Large Systems HG Visualization is Everything Rich Smrcina Velocity Software GmbH 11:30 - 12:15
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JG IBM MQ for z/OS, how deep can a deep queue be? Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 11:30 - 12:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LG Seamless integration between Java and CICS COBOL Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 11:30 - 12:15
New Technologies MG Applications of Machine Learning (ML) and Predictive Analytics Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd 11:30 - 12:15
Open Mainframe Project NG Testing Across Boundaries: z/OS to Cloud with Galasa Louisa Seers IBM UK LTD. 11:30 - 12:15
Security OG Rock and Roll with ACF2 and Top Secret John Pinkowski Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:30 - 12:15
Storage Management QG From Copycat to Compliance: What’s New in Vantage StoragePoint Perry Jones Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:30 - 12:15
Capacity & Performance RG z17 Capacity Planning Danilo Gipponi EPV Technologies 11:30 - 12:15
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TG BYOD Lab: You Really Got Me! DevX Workshop: Bring your Laptop! Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:30 - 12:15
15 Minute Break 12:15 - 12:30
WAVEZ 101 AH CICS: The MVP of mainframes Aleksandr Charcikov Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:30 - 13:15
WAVEZ 102 BH This is not your grandfathers storage system - best practices for modern storage on z/OS Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
AI CH Who is Afraid of the AI Big Bad Wolf Gatien Dupre Virtel 12:30 - 13:15
AppDev DH Z Devops: navigating your route to live with Git Ian Mitchell IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
CICS EH Generative AI-assisted CICS application modernisation Steve Foley IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
Db2 FH Db2 13 for z/OS Latest Features Victoria Felt IBM 12:30 - 13:15
IMS GH The Nuts an Bolts of IMS Locking Kevin Stewart IBM USA 12:30 - 13:15
Large Systems HH Discover a New Level of Security Through an Open z/VM Architecture Brian Jagos Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:30 - 13:15
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JH Get Connected with MQIPT Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LH Integrating z/OS from an iPaaS? There’s webMethods in the madness! Anthony Papageorgiou IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
New Technologies MH Rocking - with the Site Reliability Engineer Angelika Heinrich Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:30 - 13:15
Open Mainframe Project NH Installing and Configuring Zowe - from Zowe to Enterprise deployment Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
Security OH Tackle Insider Threats Before They Strike Johnathan Crossno Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:30 - 13:15
Storage Management QH IBM Z Cyber Vault Explained - Soup to Nuts and Nose to Tail Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. 12:30 - 13:15
Capacity & Performance RH The IBM z17 Performance Brief, plus Chips and Charts: Pop the hood on z17 David Hutton IBM USA 12:30 - 13:15
Application Development & Network Management SH Introduction to Mainframe Networking Concepts Michael Bauer Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:30 - 13:15
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TH Standing Ovation. Enabling Enterprise DevOps from Dev to Deploy! Zachariah Mullen Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:30 - 13:15
Lunch 13:15 - 14:15
Lunch & Learn 13:30 - 14:15
15 Minute Break 14:15 - 14:30
WAVEZ 101 AJ What the RACF is an ESM?! Beth Newman-Jones Lloyds Banking Group 14:30 - 15:15
WAVEZ 102 BJ An API for Software Updates: Modernize your automation capabilities Marna Walle IBM USA 14:30 - 15:15
AI CJ We Will Rock You with Stories from the Frontlines of Generative AI and Mainframe DevOps Venkat Balabhadrapatruni Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:30 - 15:15
AppDev DJ Things you need to know for getting the best from Git, when controlling your mainframe languages Bobby Tjassens Keiser innovate-it.com 14:30 - 15:15
CICS EJ Intro to IPCS for CICS People Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
Db2 FJ Db2 under siege: real-world exploits and defence strategies Marcus Davage BMC Software Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
IMS GJ Mining the IMS Catalog: Practical SQL for Metadata Insight Santosh Dorge BMC Software Ltd 14:30 - 15:15
Large Systems HJ The latest and greatest z/OS: what's in 3.2! Marna Walle IBM USA 14:30 - 15:15
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JJ How to Influence Mainframe Decisions (Without Waiting for Promotion) Ruth Bonser Westpac 14:30 - 15:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LJ An IBM Champion's Guide to Advocacy Niall Ashley Vertali Limited 14:30 - 15:15
New Technologies MJ Ansible-Driven Automation Made Easy with OPS/MVS Craig Freiwald Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:30 - 15:15
Open Mainframe Project NJ Zowe CLI in Action: Enabling Mainframe Automation and Self-Service Portals Diego Rodriguez Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:30 - 15:15
Security OJ Name That Attack Vector! Bryan Childs IBM USA 14:30 - 15:15
Storage Management QJ Integrating Cloud Objects in z/OS Batch Andrew Wilt IBM USA 14:30 - 15:15
Capacity & Performance RJ DB2: Understanding DB2 Usage and Measurement of WLM Enclaves Peter Enrico EPS 14:30 - 15:15
Application Development & Network Management SJ Linux on IBM Z and z/OS Network Topologies for co-location and Hybrid Clouds Wilhelm Mild IBM Europe 14:30 - 15:15
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TJ Accelerate mainframe application modernization with generative-AI and automated testing Suman Gopinath IBM 14:30 - 15:15
15 Minute Break 15:15 - 15:30
WAVEZ 101 AL How to become a Formula 1 racing star. It is all about Performance Gabriel Guth SMT Data 15:30 - 16:15
WAVEZ 102 BL 102 - RACF For New Sysprogs Mark Wilson Vertali Limited 15:30 - 16:15
AI CL I Let ChatGPT Install My OMEGAMON AI for CICS – Here's How It Went Germanas Samrickis Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:30 - 16:15
AppDev DL Z DevOps: YAML simplifies building and deploying to IBM Z Dennis Behm IBM Europe 15:30 - 16:15
CICS EL Latest update on security in CICS TS 6.3 Lewis James IBM UK LTD. 15:30 - 16:15
Db2 FL Resiliency and Recovery using Db2, Cyber Vault and Safeguarded copies Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA 15:30 - 16:15
IMS GL What does IBM Z Cyber Vault mean for an IMS environment Tracy Dean IBM USA 15:30 - 16:15
Large Systems HL What's new in SDSF for z/OS 3.2 Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:30 - 16:15
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JL Leading Without a Title: The Female Experience in Tech Teams Yana Tsikhanava Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:30 - 16:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LL Stairway to your first VS Code extension Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:30 - 16:15
New Technologies ML Integrating z with github Action Runners Neale Ferguson Sine Nomine Associates 15:30 - 16:15
Open Mainframe Project NL Hidden treasures, advanced features, and administrative tips for Zowe API Mediation Layer Elliot Jalley Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:30 - 16:15
Security OL The Pervasive Encryption Journey: Data Security, Key Rotation, and Quantum Resilience Gregg Arquero IBM USA 15:30 - 16:15
Storage Management QL Keeping Storage Simple: Why We Let AI Do the Boring Stuff Alex Agoltsov Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:30 - 16:15
Capacity & Performance RL From Mainframe to SaaS — Modernizing Performance and Capacity Management Kim Mortensen SMT Data 15:30 - 16:15
Application Development & Network Management SL Use Python to Automate Network Diagnostics in Mainframe Workflows Joshua Powell Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:30 - 16:15
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TL Modern System Programming on z/OS: Why Metal C Is the Future over HLASM Alex Agoltsov Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:30 - 16:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:15 - 16:45
WAVEZ 101 AM Mainframe Skills 101 - Blue Sky or Dark Clouds? Derek Britton GSUK 16:45 - 17:30
WAVEZ 102 BM Testing Mainframe applications as a newbie Mainframer Jade Carino IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:30
AI CM Are you worried about Skynet? Larry Strickland DataKinetics 16:45 - 17:30
AppDev DM Platform engineering: Our real world use case Bronwyn Davies PopUp Mainframe Ltd. 16:45 - 17:30
CICS EM CICS Security Discovery John Taylor IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:30
Db2 FM Db2Pardy Victoria Felt IBM 16:45 - 17:30
IMS GM Modernizing IMS Connect to support newer technologies and architectures, such as cloud computing, Aman Dwivedi BMC Software Ltd 16:45 - 17:30
Large Systems HM z/OS 3.2 User Experiences Edward Jaffe Phoenix Software International 16:45 - 17:30
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JM Leading the Mainframe Forward: Lessons from Industry Trailblazers Amanda Hendley Planet Mainframe 16:45 - 17:30
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LM Custom automation with CICS: Examples and how to get started Jakob-Julius Storgaard National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 16:45 - 17:30
New Technologies MM z/VM and EQDIO: The Future of Z and I/O Walter Church IBM USA 16:45 - 17:30
Open Mainframe Project NM Automating Mainframe Operations with REST APIs & Zowe CLI Plug-ins Joshua Powell Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:45 - 17:30
Security OM TRMD, DMD and IDS: This session title is not encrypted. Tony Amies Vertali Limited 16:45 - 17:30
Storage Management QM z/OS Compression Capabilities and Options Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. 16:45 - 17:30
Capacity & Performance RM zOSMF WLM Policy Advisor - What Is New and What Is Next Anastasiia Didkvoska IBM GDR 16:45 - 17:30
Application Development & Network Management SM Configuring Networking for z/OS Container Platform Grant Mericle IBM USA 16:45 - 17:30
The Courtyard - Exec Stream TM GenAI solves everything - Trust but Validate (Human versus AI) Michelle Harris Macro 4 Limited 16:45 - 17:30
15 Minute Break 17:30 - 17:45
Keynote: Keynote 2 TBC 17:45 - 18:30
Early Dinner 18:30 - 19:30
Late Dinner 19:30 - 20:30
Entertainment 20:30 - 23:30

Wednesday 5th November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 09:00
Keynote: Accelerating Mainframe Modernization: DevOps, AI, Security, and Beyond with Rocket Software Edward Marootian Rocket Software UK Ltd 09:00 - 09:45
15 Minute Break 09:45 - 10:00
WAVEZ 101 AN Be Comfortable in Uncomfortable situations Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
WAVEZ 102 BN Mission: Unstoppable – Resiliency and HA on the Mainframe Aleksandr Charcikov Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
AI CN AI-Driven Enhanced Customer Support Dhrubajyoti Maiti BMC Software Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
AppDev DN Modernize and improve performance of COBOL applications on z17 Roland Koo IBM 10:00 - 10:45
CICS EN CICS Liberty for Beginners Jakob-Julius Storgaard National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 10:00 - 10:45
Db2 FN Hard Lessons Learned using High Performance DBATs John Campbell Triton Consulting 10:00 - 10:45
IMS GN Improving the IMS DBA and system programmer experience with a web browser interface Tracy Dean IBM USA 10:00 - 10:45
Large Systems HN Defend yourself against Logical Data Corruption with GDPS LCP Manager Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. 10:00 - 10:45
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JN RACF and the IBM Health Checker for z/OS Mark Nelson IBM USA 10:00 - 10:45
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LN Elevating Enterprise Observability: Native Distributed Tracing for z/OS Transaction Workloads Ruediger Schulze IBM Europe 10:00 - 10:45
New Technologies MN Connecting the Core: Navigating Mainframe Connectivity in a Hybrid World Claire Connor Ensono 10:00 - 10:45
Open Mainframe Project NN Build Your First REST API App to Manage Started Tasks - we'll show you how! Jan Prihoda Broadcom Mainframe Software 10:00 - 10:45
Security ON Mainframe Cyber Attacks – How to fight back Allen Saurette MainTegrity Inc 10:00 - 10:45
Storage Management QN What's New in DFSMS Barbara McDonald IBM 10:00 - 10:45
Capacity & Performance RN RMF: The Latest and Greatest Thomas Esser Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
Application Development & Network Management SN How easy is it to extract someone's TSO password? Tony Amies Vertali Limited 10:00 - 10:45
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 10:45 - 11:15
WAVEZ 101 AO AI Won't Save You: Z Performance and Life Skills John Baker IBM 11:15 - 12:00
WAVEZ 102 BO One LPAR, Many Faces: The Power of IPLPARM in System Initialisation Chris Harvey Vertali Limited 11:15 - 12:00
AI CO Don't hog all of the AI, let management have some too! Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd 11:15 - 12:00
AppDev DO Accelerate Your COBOL Compiler Upgrades Jennifer Rowan IBM 11:15 - 12:00
CICS EO OpenTelemetry tracing in CICS TS 6.3 Jenny He IBM UK LTD. 11:15 - 12:00
Db2 FO Back To Basics SQL Tips & Tecniques, Old Tricks for New Dogs Michael Cotignola BMC Software Ltd 11:15 - 12:00
IMS GO IMS performance metrics - What's hiding in your logs, and how to extract it! Cieron Powell - Hale BMC Software Ltd 11:15 - 12:00
Large Systems HO Upgrading to z/OS 3.2; Planning, Part 1 Marna Walle IBM USA 11:15 - 12:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JO Top 5 Audit Finding Brian Marshall Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd 11:15 - 12:00
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LO Leverage Event Driven Ansible to reduce your automation reaction time Fabio Alessandro Locati Red Hat 11:15 - 12:00
New Technologies MO From Pixels to Panels: Taming the Mainframe with Modern Design Magic Gaurav Tikekar BMC Software Ltd 11:15 - 12:00
Open Mainframe Project NO Driving Operational Visibility for Mainframe Infrastructure APIs with Open Telemetry and the Zowe AP Elliot Jalley Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:15 - 12:00
Security OO Certificate management automation on z/OS revisit Wai Choi IBM USA 11:15 - 12:00
Storage Management QO No Drama, just reliable Software Defined Storage Perry Jones Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:15 - 12:00
Capacity & Performance RO Real memory usage by address space Danilo Gipponi EPV Technologies 11:15 - 12:00
Application Development & Network Management SO Improve resource utilization and enhance the user experience of a Session Manager Niall Buchanan Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:15 - 12:00
15 Minute Break 12:00 - 12:15
WAVEZ 101 AP Mainframes do Open Source too! One mainframer's coding journey Vic Cross IBM 12:15 - 13:00
WAVEZ 102 BP Lego and CICS: Learn by doing Lukas Jaks GSUK 12:15 - 13:00
AI CP Bring your mainframe data to your AI Agent Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. 12:15 - 13:00
AppDev DP Mixing Python & COBOL Steven Pitman IBM 12:15 - 13:00
CICS EP CICS Liberty Customer Experiences Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 12:15 - 13:00
Db2 FP Even more latest features of Db2 13 for z/OS Mark Rader IBM USA 12:15 - 13:00
IMS GP IMS Managed ACBs: Real-world customer pain-points and their solutions Subhasish Sarkar BMC Software Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
Large Systems HP Upgrading to z/OS 3.2; Tech Actions, Part 2 Marna Walle IBM USA 12:15 - 13:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JP The Pulse of the Mainframe – Unlocking Insights from z/OS Logs Pradnya Shah BMC Software Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LP ISPF Tips and Tricks for Everyone! Mark Nelson IBM USA 12:15 - 13:00
New Technologies MP In-place Mainframe Modernization at Danske Bank Emma Skovgård Danske Bank 12:15 - 13:00
Open Mainframe Project NP From complainer to committer: How I got involved in open source and you can too Joshua Waters 12:15 - 13:00
Security OP Vital Cybersecurity Best Practices for USS Security: How to Reduce Risk and Vulnerabilities Steven Hosie Broadcom Mainframe Software 12:15 - 13:00
Storage Management QP Slash Downtime: Modern Backup & Recovery Strategies for Ransomware and Data Loss Johnathan Crossno Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
Capacity & Performance RP z/OS Performance Management in an AI World Peter Enrico EPS 12:15 - 13:00
Application Development & Network Management SP z/OS Communications Server Technical Update Grant Mericle IBM USA 12:15 - 13:00
Lunch 13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Learn 13:15 - 14:00
15 Minute Break 14:00 - 14:15
WAVEZ 101 AR Basics of using Python on z/OS Steven Pitman IBM 14:15 - 15:00
WAVEZ 102 BR Mainframes, movies, and ME ! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 14:15 - 15:00
AI CR Five New Ways for Proactive IT Using AI Technology Lih Wang IBM USA 14:15 - 15:00
AppDev DR New products, features and functionalities for Compilers and Programming Languages on z/OS Roland Koo IBM 14:15 - 15:00
CICS ER Simplifying CICS configuration: harnessing the power of code Ledina Hido-Evans IBM UK LTD. 14:15 - 15:00
Db2 FR Plug In and Fear No Threads: Secure and Monitor Db2 Connections with Profile Tables Michal Bialecki IBM 14:15 - 15:00
IMS GR Solutions for real customer challenges managing IMS Tracy Dean IBM USA 14:15 - 15:00
Large Systems HR Hands-On session: Explore IBM Data Gate replication technology (Db2 z/OS, VSAM) Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. 14:15 - 15:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JR IBM App Connect v13 and IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration Dominic Storey IBM UK LTD. 14:15 - 15:00
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LR The z/OS Underground Map Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd 14:15 - 15:00
New Technologies MR IBM Z & LinuxONE the largest scalable server for data serving and AI Wilhelm Mild IBM Europe 14:15 - 15:00
Open Mainframe Project NR CBT Tape, a treasure trove of powerups no mainframer should be without Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 14:15 - 15:00
Security OR Metamorphōsēs: Transforming distributed vuln types to the mainframe Jake Labelle Broadcom Mainframe Software 14:15 - 15:00
Storage Management QR mainframe storage at the time of AI Alain BEAUREGARD Hitachi Vantara Ltd 14:15 - 15:00
Capacity & Performance RR (Primer to) The IBM Z Processor Optimization Primer, v5 for z17 David Hutton IBM USA 14:15 - 15:00
15 Minute Break 15:00 - 15:15
WAVEZ 101 AS Dude where’s my nuggets? – A beginners guide to mainframe integration patterns Louisa Seers IBM UK LTD. 15:15 - 16:00
WAVEZ 102 BS Mainframe Security – A Game of Chess Played at Lightning Speed Niall Ashley Vertali Limited 15:15 - 16:00
AI CS Secure by Design: What AI Can Learn from Mainframes Nasib Aldirani Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:15 - 16:00
AppDev DS Rock n' Roll to Stardom with DevOps Best Practices! Vaughn Marshall Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:15 - 16:00
CICS ES Profiling a CICS Transaction Using Trace Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:15 - 16:00
Db2 FS "Run-It-Back" - Db2 for z/OS Development "2025 SWAT Tales" Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA 15:15 - 16:00
IMS GS Change is inevitable, but suffering is optional Clive Harriss Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:15 - 16:00
Large Systems HS So you want to hook z/OS ? Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:15 - 16:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JS MQ High Availability - What are the options? Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 15:15 - 16:00
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LS The diminishing returns curve...or audit 101 Colman O'Carroll Virtel 15:15 - 16:00
New Technologies MS Practical use of containers in Mainframe universe Mikulas Cserge Broadcom Mainframe Software 15:15 - 16:00
Open Mainframe Project NS Updating Legacy Code the Open Source Way: Stories from a Maintainer Oleksandr Hubanov Rocket Software UK Ltd 15:15 - 16:00
Security OS Next Step: Crypto Inventory for IBM Z - Post Quantum Safe Cryptography Pradeep Parameshwaran IBM Europe 15:15 - 16:00
Storage Management QS z/OS Cloud Object Storage Solutions Glenn Wilcock IBM USA 15:15 - 16:00
Capacity & Performance RS Ok, what do you want to know about zIIPs? John Ticic IBM 15:15 - 16:00
Application Development & Network Management SS All Aboard the Network Express! Grant Mericle IBM USA 15:15 - 16:00
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:00 - 16:30
WAVEZ 101 AT Getting Access to your Data from Python Steven Pitman IBM 16:30 - 17:15
WAVEZ 102 BT IPCS for Beginners Edward Jaffe Phoenix Software International 16:30 - 17:15
AI CT Data Sources for AI on IBM Z Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:15
AppDev DT Uncover Hidden Business Rules in your Mainframe applications Suman Gopinath IBM 16:30 - 17:15
CICS ET Java updates in CICS TS 6.3 Philip Wakelin IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:15
Db2 FT Avoid the Crazy Train By Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify, Optimize, Succe Denis Tronin Broadcom Mainframe Software 16:30 - 17:15
IMS GT IMS mACB - The Journey So Far... Amar Verma BMC Software Ltd 16:30 - 17:15
Large Systems HT Being Aware of Changes in z/OS 3.2 Sooner Rather than Later Shigeki Kimura IBM 16:30 - 17:15
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JT OpenTelemetry with MQ Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:15
Hybrid Cloud & Networks LT Mainframe Audit - Round Table Discussion David Ahearn Barclays Bank plc 16:30 - 17:15
New Technologies MT Terraform + Ansible + Z: Automating the Future of Hybrid Infrastructure Christopher Byrnes IBM 16:30 - 17:15
Open Mainframe Project NT Productive mainframe delivery using open source – a practical demonstration Derek Britton GSUK 16:30 - 17:15
Security OT Expanding z/OS Anti-Malware to the Network Bryan Childs IBM USA 16:30 - 17:15
Storage Management QT World-class High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM GDPS 4.8 Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. 16:30 - 17:15
Capacity & Performance RT Transforming Mainframe Performance: Leveraging Modern Tools for Enhanced Efficiency Jessielaine Punongbayan Dynatrace 16:30 - 17:15
Application Development & Network Management ST z/OS Communications Server Network Security Overview Grant Mericle IBM USA 16:30 - 17:15
15 Minute Break 17:15 - 17:30
Keynote: Keynote 4 TBC 17:30 - 18:15
Pre-Dinner Drinks 18:15 - 19:00
Conference Dinner & Charity Raffle Draw 19:00 - 23:00

Thursday 6th November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 09:00
Keynote: Keynote 5 TBC 09:00 - 09:45
15 Minute Break 09:45 - 10:00
WAVEZ 101 AU You speak EBCDIC, I speak ASCII, let's call the whole thing off ! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 10:00 - 10:45
WAVEZ 102 BU Control Blocks are the z/OS Table of Contents John O'Dowd BMC Software Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
AI CU Connect, Visualise, Predict: Visualizing data in IMS Db on z/OS using Python libraries and ML Niraj Garudkar BMC Software Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
AppDev DU Modernizing Applications with Python & Containers Steven Pitman IBM 10:00 - 10:45
CICS EU What's new in IBM Z Omegamon AI for CICS Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd 10:00 - 10:45
Db2 FU Db2 for z/OS Restart Part 2 Gareth Copplestone-Jones Triton Consulting 10:00 - 10:45
IMS GU What if you had to quickly recover an IMS database, could you? Tracy Dean IBM USA 10:00 - 10:45
Large Systems HU What’s new in zCX for Docker and Red Hat OpenShift on z/OS Stephen Warren IBM USA 10:00 - 10:45
New Technologies MU Practical z/VM Automation using Terraform and friends Vic Cross IBM 10:00 - 10:45
Open Mainframe Project NU Feilong: Empowering z/VM Adoption Aazam Thakur 10:00 - 10:45
Security OU The Importance of Mainframe Red-Teaming and Cyber Scenarios as part of the Security Stack. Kevin Milne National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 10:00 - 10:45
Capacity & Performance RU Modern Machines, Modern Metrics Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. 10:00 - 10:45
Application Development & Network Management SU Migrating from DEVICE/LINK to INTERFACE statements Aileen Wynne Allied Irish Bank, P.l.c. 10:00 - 10:45
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 10:45 - 11:15
WAVEZ 101 AV IBM Mainframe ISPF Services: Leveraging CLISTs/REXX using Customized Panels Stephen Spence Ensono 11:15 - 12:00
WAVEZ 102 BV Fast Path to understanding z/OS basics and beyond for early career Z professionals. Roger Bales IBM 11:15 - 12:00
AppDev DV Culture Eats DevOps for Breakfast Gatien Dupre Virtel 11:15 - 12:00
CICS EV CICS TS V6 security - Journey to zero trust Lewis James IBM UK LTD. 11:15 - 12:00
Db2 FV Let's Riff On Best Practices for Dynamic SQL Monitoring Michal Bialecki IBM 11:15 - 12:00
IMS GV Implementing IMS Exits Kevin Stewart IBM USA 11:15 - 12:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JV Interacting with Cloud Object stores using z/OS Native APIs Andrew Wilt IBM USA 11:15 - 12:00
New Technologies MV Welcome to the Jungle. Boosting Developer Productivity with Platform Engineering Vishy Ramaswamy Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:15 - 12:00
Open Mainframe Project NV The Power Trio: Visualizing Db2 for z/OS with REST, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana Sujit Neb BMC Software Ltd 11:15 - 12:00
Security OV When something goes wrong! Colman O'Carroll Virtel 11:15 - 12:00
Capacity & Performance RV Use System Recovery Boost for your Capacity Benefit , are high FRP faults problematic Jan Tielemans KBC Group 11:15 - 12:00
Application Development & Network Management SV Discover, Respond to, and Address Network Events More Effectively Anna Clayton Broadcom Mainframe Software 11:15 - 12:00
15 Minute Break 12:00 - 12:15
WAVEZ 101 AW SDSF Tips and Tricks Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. 12:15 - 13:00
WAVEZ 102 BW How to Burn Out Gracefully While Doing Everyone’s Job Yana Tsikhanava Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
AppDev DW Modernization without disruption - is REST API the answer? Oleksandr Hubanov Rocket Software UK Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
Db2 FW Empowering Db2 for z/OS applications with OpenTelemetry Sueli Almeida IBM USA 12:15 - 13:00
IMS GW The world of SDEPs Amar Verma BMC Software Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
MQ , WIT & Mainframe Audit JW CICS as a cloud ready platform for Java Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy National Westminster Bank (Natwest) 12:15 - 13:00
Open Mainframe Project NW Zopen: 'Apt'ly bringing package management to the Mainframe Russell Wilson IBM UK LTD. 12:15 - 13:00
Security OW Who are your cyber threats? Niall Ashley Vertali Limited 12:15 - 13:00
Capacity & Performance RW The Many Benefits of Proper Batch Initiation Kelly Vogt BMC Software Ltd 12:15 - 13:00
Application Development & Network Management SW Introduction to TLS Colin Paice Stromness Software Solutions 12:15 - 13:00
Brown Bag Lunch & Prize Draws 13:00 - 14:00
End of Conference 14:00 - 14:00
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