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Monday 3rd November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room Time
Registration & Coffee 10:00 - 11:00
Suzuka AA Mainframe101: Everything you need to know about mainframes Kyle Pressley Mainframe Society WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 11:00 - 11:45
Monza BA Mainframe Productivity Tips and Tricks David Mills Broadcom Mainframe Software WAVEZ 102 Monza 11:00 - 11:45
Wellington A CA 101 Introduction to AI: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI and Agentic AI Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. AI Wellington A 11:00 - 11:45
Becketts DA Developing CICS applications your way, using Visual Studio Code Dave Nice IBM UK LTD. AppDev Becketts 11:00 - 11:45
Hungaroring EA Introduction to CICS for the Non-CICS Specialist Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 11:00 - 11:45
Nurburgring FA Design for High Performance Concurrent Insert Processing - Part 1 John Campbell Triton Consulting Db2 Nurburgring 11:00 - 11:45
Wellington B GA DORA and Enhancing the Operational Resilience of Your Enterprise IMS Environment Subhasish Sarkar BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 11:00 - 11:45
Monaco IA A Golden Age for Mainframe Learning? Anthony Papageorgiou Independent Consultant Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 11:00 - 11:45
Copse NA Title: The Power of the Mainframe Open Education for New Mainframers Yetunde Obakeye Linux Foundation/OMP Open Mainframe Project Copse 11:00 - 11:45
Melbourne OA Effectively manage Digital Secrets lifecycle on IBM Z Vic Cross IBM Security Working Group Melbourne 11:00 - 11:45
Catalunya PA Ensuring Resiliency Across Sites with IBM Z Workload Scheduler and System Automation (Live Demo) Marija Perkovic IBM Service Management Catalunya 11:00 - 11:45
Vale QA Accelerating Db2 performance with zHyperlink Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 11:00 - 11:45
Woodcote RA The Future of Performance and Capacity Planning for z/OS John Baker IBM Capacity & Performance Woodcote 11:00 - 11:45
Magny-Cours SA More horses mean faster deliveries - how Linux on Z is speeding up mainframe change Gary Thornhill PopUp Mainframe Ltd. AppDev Magny-Cours 11:00 - 11:45
15 Minute Break 11:45 - 12:00
Wellington A CB AI infused z/OS: Overview and Updates Anastasiia Didkvoska IBM GDR AI Wellington A 12:00 - 12:45
Becketts DB The State of the API Economy Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. AppDev Becketts 12:00 - 12:45
Hungaroring EB Commanding your CICS plexes and regions with Zowe's CLI for automation, scripting, and ad-hoc fun ! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 12:00 - 12:45
Nurburgring FB "Run-It-Back" - Db2 for z/OS Development "2025 SWAT Tales" Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA Db2 Nurburgring 12:00 - 12:45
Wellington B GB Demystify IMS: Unlock Topology of your Applications Jan Samohyl Broadcom Mainframe Software IMS Wellington B 12:00 - 12:45
Stowe LB Hybrid Integration is Inevitable – APIs and Events from z/OS are the answer Tom Slattery IBM UK LTD. Hybrid Cloud Stowe 12:00 - 12:45
Copse NB Harmonizing Mainframe Ecosystems with a Collaboration Among Linux Distributions Sarah Julia Kriesch Kyndryl Open Mainframe Project Copse 12:00 - 12:45
Melbourne OB Mainframe Monitoring Essentials for DORA Compliance Jose Arias Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 12:00 - 12:45
Catalunya PB Z ChatOps in Action (Live Demo) Marija Perkovic IBM Service Management Catalunya 12:00 - 12:45
Vale QB Data Resiliency: Is 'Good' really good enough? Glenn Wilcock IBM USA Storage Vale 12:00 - 12:45
Woodcote RB Parallel Sysplex Performance Topics Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. Capacity & Performance Woodcote 12:00 - 12:45
Magny-Cours SB Accelerate your automation with Python and Z Open Automation Utilities Demetrios N/A IBM USA AppDev Magny-Cours 12:00 - 12:45
The Courtyard TB Capture The Flag workshop (Part 1) Henri Kuiper zDevOps WAVEZ 101 Courtyard 12:00 - 12:45
Brown Bag Lunch 12:45 - 13:30
Bentleys
Suzuka AC How to run a Mainframe Student Society Zaid Darsot School of Computer Science, University of Wolverhampton WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 13:30 - 14:15
Monza BC SEAR API and the value of open source Emma Skovgård Danske Bank WAVEZ 102 Monza 13:30 - 14:15
Wellington A CC An Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and creating AI Tools from z/OS Apps William Yates IBM UK LTD. AI Wellington A 13:30 - 14:15
Becketts DC The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environ Petr Vacula Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Becketts 13:30 - 14:15
Hungaroring EC CICS Explorer: A quick reference with power user tips to level up your CICS administration Dave Nice IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 13:30 - 14:15
Nurburgring FC And now for something completely useful... Python meets Db2 Marcus Davage BMC Software Ltd Db2 Nurburgring 13:30 - 14:15
Wellington B GC From Cobwebs to Catalogs: IMS Modernization Tales Filip Djurickovic Croz.Net IMS Wellington B 13:30 - 14:15
Monaco IC Our experience with the GSAP programme Aaron Stoddart Macro 4 Limited Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 13:30 - 14:15
Stowe LC From Metrics to Actions: Integrating Mainframe Monitoring API with Cloud Infrastructure Oleksandr Hubanov Rocket Software UK Ltd Hybrid Cloud Stowe 13:30 - 14:15
Hockenheim MC Mainframe DevOps: Choosing the Right Path Claire Connor Ensono New Technologies Hockenheim 13:30 - 14:15
Copse NC Zowe DevOps as a Curriculum Richelle Anne Craw Beta Systems Software AG Open Mainframe Project Copse 13:30 - 14:15
Melbourne OC Leveraging AI to Strengthen Cybersecurity: Insights, Strategies, and Real-World Applications Cynthia Overby Rocket Software UK Ltd Security Working Group Melbourne 13:30 - 14:15
Catalunya PC Scheduling with zCentric Agents - Implementation and Overview (Live Demo) Marija Perkovic IBM Service Management Catalunya 13:30 - 14:15
Vale QC DS8000 Update Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 13:30 - 14:15
Woodcote RC Overseeing z/OS Performance Management with Your Outsourcer Peter Enrico EPS Capacity & Performance Woodcote 13:30 - 14:15
Magny-Cours SC Wrap up your automation journey with Ansible Automation Platform Demetrios N/A IBM USA AppDev Magny-Cours 13:30 - 14:15
The Courtyard TC Capture The Flag workshop (Part 2) Henri Kuiper zDevOps WAVEZ 101 Courtyard 13:30 - 14:15
15 Minute Break 14:15 - 14:30
Suzuka AD Breaking Into the Mainframe World: A Beginner’s Journey from Zero to Z Meena Chand University of Wolverhampton WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 14:30 - 15:15
Monza BD Integrating with the mainframe - you have options… Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. WAVEZ 102 Monza 14:30 - 15:15
Wellington A CD Agentic AI and the future of decision making Shubhangi Goyal Women in Data AI Wellington A 14:30 - 15:15
Becketts DD Yep, this really is about SQL and DDL for IMS Cieron Powell - Hale BMC Software Ltd AppDev Becketts 14:30 - 15:15
Hungaroring ED Achieving Resiliency in CICS with CICSPlex SM Aleksandr Charcikov Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 14:30 - 15:15
Nurburgring FD Rock Steady: Strategies for Making Db2 Data Accessible with APIs Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software Db2 Nurburgring 14:30 - 15:15
Wellington B GD IMS Diagnostics: Solving Abends with IMS Interactive Dump Formatter Snehal Nalage BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 14:30 - 15:15
Monaco ID Able Baker to Zulu ! What they don't tell you about mainframe enterprise computing at collecge Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 14:30 - 15:15
Chapel JD Security Capture the Flag Kick Off Session Chad Rikansrud Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Chapel 14:30 - 15:15
Stowe LD IBM Terraform for Z and LinuxONE 101 Bryant Panyarachun IBM USA Hybrid Cloud Stowe 14:30 - 15:15
Copse ND Productive mainframe delivery using open source – a practical demonstration Stephen Morgan PopUp Mainframe Ltd. Open Mainframe Project Copse 14:30 - 15:15
Melbourne OD Bringing Security and Compliance to DevOps and Testing Data Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd Security Working Group Melbourne 14:30 - 15:15
Catalunya PD Scheduling with zCentric Agents - Advanced Scenarios (Live Demo) Marija Perkovic IBM Service Management Catalunya 14:30 - 15:15
Vale QD Eye of the Tiger: Unleash the Full Power of CA 1 Flexible Storage for Data Security and Accessibilit Russell Witt Broadcom Mainframe Software Storage Vale 14:30 - 15:15
Woodcote RD Real Time is Too Late: A Strategic Approach to IBM Z Resilience John Baker IBM Capacity & Performance Woodcote 14:30 - 15:15
Magny-Cours SD Take automation on Z to the next level with custom Ansible modules. Demetrios N/A IBM USA AppDev Magny-Cours 14:30 - 15:15
The Courtyard TD Capture The Flag workshop (Part 3) Henri Kuiper zDevOps WAVEZ 101 Courtyard 14:30 - 15:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 15:15 - 15:45
Refreshments stations on ground, 1st floori and in front of Melbourne
Suzuka AE Newbie Mainframers Talk Candidly Niall Ashley Vertali Limited WAVEZ 101 Bentleys 15:45 - 16:30
Monza BE Db2 on the Move: From Manual to SMS-Managed Filip Forjan Croz.Net WAVEZ 102 Monza 15:45 - 16:30
Wellington A CE Real-Time AI Insights on z/OS Stephen Warren IBM USA AI Wellington A 15:45 - 16:30
Becketts DE An Overview to Lightweight and Browser-based Development using VS Code Peter Haumer IBM USA AppDev Becketts 15:45 - 16:30
Hungaroring EE What's new in CICS TS 6.3 Jenny He IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 15:45 - 16:30
Nurburgring FE Design for High Performance Concurrent Insert Processing - Part 2 John Campbell Triton Consulting Db2 Nurburgring 15:45 - 16:30
Wellington B GE IMS Operational Best Practives Kevin Stewart IBM USA IMS Wellington B 15:45 - 16:30
Stowe LE The Business Value of Hybrid Cloud Rebecca Levesque 21CS Hybrid Cloud Stowe 15:45 - 16:30
Hockenheim ME From COBOL to Kafka - A guide to event integration patterns on z/OS Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. New Technologies Hockenheim 15:45 - 16:30
Copse NE Our Galasa rollout Joe Sexton Macro 4 Limited Open Mainframe Project Copse 15:45 - 16:30
Catalunya PE What's new in IBM Z Workload Scheduler V.10.2.x and Roadmap Wolfgang Schaeberle IBM Europe Service Management Catalunya 15:45 - 16:30
Vale QE Keeping Storage Simple: Why We Let AI Do the Boring Stuff Alex Agoltsov Rocket Software UK Ltd Storage Vale 15:45 - 16:30
Woodcote RE Unlocking the Power of Application Tuning: A Real-World Success Story Tofik Jemal Ahmed Broadcom Mainframe Software Capacity & Performance Woodcote 15:45 - 16:30
Magny-Cours SE Automate the heck out of every LPAR! Bronwyn Davies PopUp Mainframe Ltd. AppDev Magny-Cours 15:45 - 16:30
The Courtyard TE Capture The Flag workshop (Part 4) Henri Kuiper zDevOps WAVEZ 101 Courtyard 15:45 - 16:30
15 Minute Break 16:30 - 16:45
Keynote: Seven Ways to Save Your Sanity and Stop Burning Your Toast. Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks 16:45 - 17:30
Hotel Checkin & Relax 17:30 - 18:30
Early Dinner 18:30 - 19:30
Brooklands
Late Dinner 19:30 - 20:30
Brooklands
Pub Quiz 21:00 - 22:30
Bentleys

Tuesday 4th November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 08:45
Keynote: Conference Opening Leanne Wilson Vertali Limited 08:45 - 09:15
Keynote: Rock FM Radio: All Mainframe. All Modern. All Week Greg Lotko Broadcom Mainframe Software 09:15 - 10:00
15 Minute Break 10:00 - 10:15
Suzuka AF Ears Wide Open: Turning Listening into Your Superpower Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 10:15 - 11:00
Monza BF This is not your grandfathers storage system - best practices for modern storage on z/OS Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. WAVEZ 102 Monza 10:15 - 11:00
Becketts DF DevSecOps with digital credential management for CI/CD pipelines on IBM Z Vic Cross IBM AppDev Becketts 10:15 - 11:00
Hungaroring EF Generative AI-assisted CICS application modernisation Steve Foley IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 10:15 - 11:00
Nurburgring FF Take It To the Limit: Enhance Db2 Performance with Mult-Row Processing Techniques Chris Crone Broadcom Mainframe Software Db2 Nurburgring 10:15 - 11:00
Wellington B GF Deal with growing cybersecurity risks & do Real-time and after-the-event IMS analytics, all at once Subhasish Sarkar BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 10:15 - 11:00
Indianapolis HF Daily DR Exercise Mike Shorkend Shorkend Associates LSWG Indianapolis 10:15 - 11:00
Chapel JF IBM App Connect v13 and IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration Dominic Storey IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 10:15 - 11:00
Stowe LF Multi-Architecture Solutions with zCX and Linux on IBM Z are the Gold Nuggets for Hybrid Clouds Wilhelm Mild IBM Europe Hybrid Cloud Stowe 10:15 - 11:00
Hockenheim MF Bridging Eras: My Journey from Mainframes to AI Nasib Aldirani Rocket Software UK Ltd New Technologies Hockenheim 10:15 - 11:00
Copse NF Effective strategies for Git and source control on z/OS Igor Todorovski IBM Open Mainframe Project Copse 10:15 - 11:00
Melbourne OF RACF Update: z/OS 3.2 and More! Mark Nelson IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 10:15 - 11:00
Catalunya PF WatchTower & ServiceNow: Transforming Mainframe Operations with CMDB & Observability Matheus Milani Broadcom Mainframe Software Service Management Catalunya 10:15 - 11:00
Vale QF Are you still using tapes? You don’t have too Offer Baruch BMC Software Ltd Storage Vale 10:15 - 11:00
Woodcote RF What can SMF data tell us about our z Mainframe internal usage. John Ticic IBM Capacity & Performance Woodcote 10:15 - 11:00
The Courtyard TF BYOD Lab: DevX Workshop: Bring your Laptop! Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Courtyard 10:15 - 11:00
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 11:00 - 11:30
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
Suzuka AG Navigating the land of Dinosaurs and Acronyms John O'Dowd BMC Software Ltd WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 11:30 - 12:15
Monza BG Advanced z/OSMF Workflows Development Pavel Zlatnik Broadcom Mainframe Software WAVEZ 102 Monza 11:30 - 12:15
Wellington A CG Simplifying and transforming the IBM Z experience with Agentic AI Sowmya Kameswaran IBM USA AI Wellington A 11:30 - 12:15
Becketts DG Git yer motor running! Stories from the road to Git adoption Vaughn Marshall Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Becketts 11:30 - 12:15
Hungaroring EG An Introduction to Leveraging AI to Increase Productivity in CICS Khadar Mohamed IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 11:30 - 12:15
Nurburgring FG Db2 13 for z/OS Latest Features Victoria Felt IBM Db2 Nurburgring 11:30 - 12:15
Wellington B GG From Zero to IMS Hero: Building Your First IMSplex Without Losing Your Sanity Filip Djurickovic Croz.Net IMS Wellington B 11:30 - 12:15
Indianapolis HG Visualization is Everything Rich Smrcina Velocity Software GmbH LSWG Indianapolis 11:30 - 12:15
Chapel JG What's New in IBM MQ Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 11:30 - 12:15
Stowe LG Simplifying container orchestration with Ansible and Podman Fabio Alessandro Locati Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Stowe 11:30 - 12:15
Hockenheim MG Trusting Your Code Arielle Goldberg IBM New Technologies Hockenheim 11:30 - 12:15
Copse NG Testing Across Boundaries: z/OS to Cloud with Galasa Louisa Seers IBM UK LTD. Open Mainframe Project Copse 11:30 - 12:15
Melbourne OG Rock and Roll with ACF2 and Top Secret John Pinkowski Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 11:30 - 12:15
Catalunya PG Unlocking Next-Level Mainframe Observability: The Latest Innovations Michael Kiehl Broadcom Mainframe Software Service Management Catalunya 11:30 - 12:15
Vale QG From Copycat to Compliance: What’s New in Vantage StoragePoint Markus Navarro Broadcom Mainframe Software Storage Vale 11:30 - 12:15
Woodcote RG Performance Analysis of CPU Problems in z/OS Scott Chapman EPS Capacity & Performance Woodcote 11:30 - 12:15
The Courtyard TG BYOD Lab: Riff on the tune of zOS Applications with Cline and Generative AI. Bring your Laptop! Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Courtyard 11:30 - 12:15
15 Minute Break 12:15 - 12:30
Suzuka AH CICS: The MVP of mainframes Aleksandr Charcikov Rocket Software UK Ltd WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 12:30 - 13:15
Monza BH One LPAR, Many Faces: The Power of IPLPARM in System Initialisation Chris Harvey Vertali Limited WAVEZ 102 Monza 12:30 - 13:15
Wellington A CH Who is Afraid of the AI Big Bad Wolf Gatien Dupre Virtel AI Wellington A 12:30 - 13:15
Becketts DH Z Devops: navigating your route to live with Git Ian Mitchell IBM UK LTD. AppDev Becketts 12:30 - 13:15
Hungaroring EH Integrating CICS with AI - MCP server in CICS TS 6.3 William Yates IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 12:30 - 13:15
Nurburgring FH Db2 for z/OS Restart Part 1 Gareth Copplestone-Jones Triton Consulting Db2 Nurburgring 12:30 - 13:15
Wellington B GH The Nuts an Bolts of IMS Locking Kevin Stewart IBM USA IMS Wellington B 12:30 - 13:15
Indianapolis HH Discover a New Level of Security Through an Open z/VM Architecture Brian Jagos Broadcom Mainframe Software LSWG Indianapolis 12:30 - 13:15
Monaco IH Mainframes for the Modern Mind: A Practical Approach to Learning z/OS Alex Agoltsov Rocket Software UK Ltd Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 12:30 - 13:15
Chapel JH IBM MQ for z/OS, how deep can a deep queue be? Toby Keegan IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 12:30 - 13:15
Stowe LH Integrating z/OS from an iPaaS? There’s webMethods in the madness! Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. Hybrid Cloud Stowe 12:30 - 13:15
Hockenheim MH Rocking - with the Site Reliability Engineer Angelika Heinrich Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 12:30 - 13:15
Copse NH Installing and Configuring Zowe - from Zowe to Enterprise deployment Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. Open Mainframe Project Copse 12:30 - 13:15
Melbourne OH Tackle Insider Threats Before They Strike Johnathan Crossno Rocket Software UK Ltd Security Working Group Melbourne 12:30 - 13:15
Catalunya PH Beyond the Green Screen: CA 7 APIs, OTEL, and the Future of Scheduling Praveen Verma Broadcom Mainframe Software Service Management Catalunya 12:30 - 13:15
Vale QH IBM Z Cyber Vault Explained - Soup to Nuts and Nose to Tail Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 12:30 - 13:15
Woodcote RH The IBM z17 Performance Brief, plus Chips and Charts: Pop the hood on z17 David Hutton IBM USA Capacity & Performance Woodcote 12:30 - 13:15
Magny-Cours SH Introduction to Mainframe Networking Concepts Michael Bauer Broadcom Mainframe Software Network Management Magny-Cours 12:30 - 13:15
The Courtyard TH Standing Ovation. Enabling Enterprise DevOps from Dev to Deploy! Oleksandr Goncharenko Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Courtyard 12:30 - 13:15
Lunch 13:15 - 14:15
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
Lunch & Learn 13:30 - 14:15
15 Minute Break 14:15 - 14:30
Suzuka AJ How to become a F1 Performance star (Part 1) Gabriel Guth SMT Data WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 14:30 - 15:15
Monza BJ 102 - RACF For New Sysprogs Mark Wilson Vertali Limited WAVEZ 102 Monza 14:30 - 15:15
Wellington A CJ We Will Rock You with Stories from the Frontlines of Generative AI and Mainframe DevOps Venkat Balabhadrapatruni Broadcom Mainframe Software AI Wellington A 14:30 - 15:15
Becketts DJ Things you need to know for getting the best from Git, when controlling your mainframe languages Bobby Tjassens Keiser innovate-it.com AppDev Becketts 14:30 - 15:15
Hungaroring EJ Latest update on security in CICS TS 6.3 Lewis James IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 14:30 - 15:15
Nurburgring FJ Db2 under siege: real-world exploits and defence strategies Marcus Davage BMC Software Ltd Db2 Nurburgring 14:30 - 15:15
Wellington B GJ Many things pass, but one thing remains: Monitoring your system Thomas Esser Rocket Software UK Ltd IMS Wellington B 14:30 - 15:15
Indianapolis HJ The latest and greatest z/OS: what's in 3.2! Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 14:30 - 15:15
Monaco IJ Neurodiversity and Z Abi Bettle-Shaffer IBM UK LTD. Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 14:30 - 15:15
Stowe LJ An IBM Champion's Guide to Advocacy Shari Chiara IBM USA WAVEZ 102 Stowe 14:30 - 15:15
Hockenheim MJ Ansible-Driven Automation Made Easy with OPS/MVS Craig Freiwald Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 14:30 - 15:15
Copse NJ Zowe CLI in Action: Enabling Mainframe Automation and Self-Service Portals Diego Rodriguez Broadcom Mainframe Software Open Mainframe Project Copse 14:30 - 15:15
Melbourne OJ Name That Attack Vector! Bryan Childs IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 14:30 - 15:15
Catalunya PJ Automation: The Unsung Hero of Your Mainframe David Mills Broadcom Mainframe Software Service Management Catalunya 14:30 - 15:15
Vale QJ Integrating Cloud Objects in z/OS Batch Andrew Wilt IBM USA Storage Vale 14:30 - 15:15
Woodcote RJ DB2: Understanding DB2 Usage and Measurement of WLM Enclaves Peter Enrico EPS Capacity & Performance Woodcote 14:30 - 15:15
Magny-Cours SJ Linux on IBM Z and z/OS Network Topologies for co-location and Hybrid Clouds Wilhelm Mild IBM Europe Network Management Magny-Cours 14:30 - 15:15
The Courtyard TJ Accelerate mainframe application modernization with generative-AI and automated testing Brian Venn IBM AppDev Courtyard 14:30 - 15:15
15 Minute Break 15:15 - 15:30
Suzuka AL Mainframe Skills 101 - Blue Sky or Dark Clouds? Derek Britton GSUK WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 15:30 - 16:15
Monza BL An API for Software Updates: Modernize your automation capabilities Marna Walle IBM USA WAVEZ 102 Monza 15:30 - 16:15
Wellington A CL I Let ChatGPT Install My OMEGAMON AI for CICS – Here's How It Went Germanas Samrickis Rocket Software UK Ltd AI Wellington A 15:30 - 16:15
Becketts DL Z DevOps: YAML simplifies building and deploying to IBM Z Dennis Behm IBM Europe AppDev Becketts 15:30 - 16:15
Hungaroring EL CICS Security Discovery John Taylor IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 15:30 - 16:15
Nurburgring FL Resiliency and Recovery using Db2, Cyber Vault and Safeguarded copies Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA Db2 Nurburgring 15:30 - 16:15
Wellington B GL What does IBM Z Cyber Vault mean for an IMS environment Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 15:30 - 16:15
Indianapolis HL What's new in SDSF for z/OS 3.2 Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd LSWG Indianapolis 15:30 - 16:15
Monaco IL Mainframe World Tour: Making Multicultural Teams Rock Alex Kingham Broadcom Mainframe Software Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 15:30 - 16:15
Stowe LL For Those About to Code - We Salute You! Ekaterina Tumanova Broadcom Mainframe Software WAVEZ 102 Stowe 15:30 - 16:15
Hockenheim ML Integrating z with github Action Runners Neale Ferguson Sine Nomine Associates New Technologies Hockenheim 15:30 - 16:15
Copse NL Hidden treasures, advanced features, and administrative tips for Zowe API Mediation Layer Elliot Jalley Broadcom Mainframe Software Open Mainframe Project Copse 15:30 - 16:15
Melbourne OL The Post-Quantum Crypto Journey Bryan Childs IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 15:30 - 16:15
Catalunya PL Building Advanced Automation Utilities Using OPS/MVS RDF Tables Don Fertenbaugh Broadcom Mainframe Software Service Management Catalunya 15:30 - 16:15
Vale QL World-class High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM GDPS 4.8 Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 15:30 - 16:15
Woodcote RL How to become a F1 Performance star (Part 2) Kim Mortensen SMT Data Capacity & Performance Woodcote 15:30 - 16:15
Magny-Cours SL Use Python to Automate Network Diagnostics in Mainframe Workflows Joshua Powell Broadcom Mainframe Software Network Management Magny-Cours 15:30 - 16:15
The Courtyard TL Modern System Programming on z/OS: Why Metal C Is the Future over HLASM Alex Agoltsov Rocket Software UK Ltd AppDev Courtyard 15:30 - 16:15
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:15 - 16:45
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
Suzuka AM What the RACF is an ESM?! Beth Newman-Jones Vertali Limited WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 16:45 - 17:30
Monza BM Testing Mainframe applications as a newbie Mainframer Jade Carino IBM UK LTD. WAVEZ 102 Monza 16:45 - 17:30
Wellington A CM Are you worried about Skynet? Larry Strickland DataKinetics AI Wellington A 16:45 - 17:30
Becketts DM Platform engineering: Our real world use case Bronwyn Davies PopUp Mainframe Ltd. AppDev Becketts 16:45 - 17:30
Hungaroring EM What's new in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 16:45 - 17:30
Nurburgring FM Db2Pardy Victoria Felt IBM Db2 Nurburgring 16:45 - 17:30
Wellington B GM Modernizing IMS Connect to support newer technologies and architectures, such as cloud computing, Snehal Nalage BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 16:45 - 17:30
Indianapolis HM z/OS 3.2 User Experiences Edward Jaffe Phoenix Software International LSWG Indianapolis 16:45 - 17:30
Monaco IM Why Mainframe Student Societies Deserve Your Attention Zaid Darsot School of Computer Science, University of Wolverhampton Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 16:45 - 17:30
Chapel JM Leading the Mainframe Forward: Lessons from Industry Trailblazers Amanda Hendley Planet Mainframe Women in IT Chapel 16:45 - 17:30
Stowe LM Custom automation with CICS: Examples and how to get started Jakob-Julius Storgaard National Westminster Bank (Natwest) WAVEZ 102 Stowe 16:45 - 17:30
Hockenheim MM z/VM and EQDIO: The Future of Z and I/O Walter Church IBM USA New Technologies Hockenheim 16:45 - 17:30
Copse NM Automating Mainframe Operations with REST APIs & Zowe CLI Plug-ins Joshua Powell Broadcom Mainframe Software Open Mainframe Project Copse 16:45 - 17:30
Melbourne OM TRMD, DMD and IDS: This session title is not encrypted. Tony Amies Vertali Limited Security Working Group Melbourne 16:45 - 17:30
Catalunya PM Effective Application Management: how your programs, DBs, transactions, JCL, schedules, interconnect Jens Bühring HORIZONT Software GmbH Service Management Catalunya 16:45 - 17:30
Vale QM z/OS Compression Capabilities and Options Nick Clayton IBM UK LTD. Storage Vale 16:45 - 17:30
Woodcote RM zOSMF WLM Policy Advisor - What Is New and What Is Next Anastasiia Didkvoska IBM GDR Capacity & Performance Woodcote 16:45 - 17:30
Magny-Cours SM Configuring Networking for z/OS Container Platform Grant Mericle IBM USA Network Management Magny-Cours 16:45 - 17:30
The Courtyard TM GenAI solves everything - Trust but Validate (Human versus AI) Michelle Harris Macro 4 Limited AppDev Courtyard 16:45 - 17:30
60 Minute Break 17:30 - 18:30
WAVEZ Career Speed Networking 17:45 - 19:15
Courtyard
Early Dinner 18:30 - 19:30
Brooklands
Late Dinner 19:30 - 20:30
Brooklands
Casino Night ... 007 Theme ... Sponsored by Broadcom 20:00 - 23:30
Bentleys

Wednesday 5th November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room 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
Suzuka AN Be Comfortable in Uncomfortable situations Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 10:00 - 10:45
Monza BN Mission: Unstoppable – Resiliency and HA on the Mainframe Aleksandr Charcikov Rocket Software UK Ltd WAVEZ 102 Monza 10:00 - 10:45
Becketts DN Modernize and improve performance of COBOL applications on z17 Roland Koo IBM AppDev Becketts 10:00 - 10:45
Hungaroring EN CICS Liberty for Beginners Jakob-Julius Storgaard National Westminster Bank (Natwest) CICS Hungaroring 10:00 - 10:45
Nurburgring FN Hard Lessons Learned using High Performance DBATs John Campbell Triton Consulting Db2 Nurburgring 10:00 - 10:45
Wellington B GN Improving the IMS DBA and system programmer experience with a web browser interface Tracy Dean IBM USA IMS Wellington B 10:00 - 10:45
Indianapolis HN Defend yourself against Logical Data Corruption with GDPS LCP Manager Nathan Brice IBM UK LTD. LSWG Indianapolis 10:00 - 10:45
Monaco IN Fueling the Future: A Hands-On Approach to Mainframe Workforce Growth Rebecca Levesque 21CS Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 10:00 - 10:45
Chapel JN RACF and the IBM Health Checker for z/OS Mark Nelson IBM USA Mainframe Audit Chapel 10:00 - 10:45
Stowe LN Elevating Enterprise Observability: Native Distributed Tracing for z/OS Transaction Workloads Ruediger Schulze IBM Europe Hybrid Cloud Stowe 10:00 - 10:45
Hockenheim MN Connecting the Core: Navigating Mainframe Connectivity in a Hybrid World Claire Connor Ensono New Technologies Hockenheim 10:00 - 10:45
Copse NN Build Your First REST API App to Manage Started Tasks - we'll show you how! Jan Prihoda Broadcom Mainframe Software Open Mainframe Project Copse 10:00 - 10:45
Melbourne ON Mainframe Cyber Attacks – How to fight back Allen Saurette MainTegrity Inc Security Working Group Melbourne 10:00 - 10:45
Catalunya PN Leveraging machine learning, anomaly detection, and AI for IT Operations Wolfgang Schaeberle IBM Europe Service Management Catalunya 10:00 - 10:45
Vale QN What's New in DFSMS Barbara McDonald IBM Storage Vale 10:00 - 10:45
Woodcote RN RMF: The Latest and Greatest Thomas Esser Rocket Software UK Ltd Capacity & Performance Woodcote 10:00 - 10:45
Magny-Cours SN How easy is it to extract someone's TSO password? Tony Amies Vertali Limited Network Management Magny-Cours 10:00 - 10:45
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 10:45 - 11:15
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
Suzuka AO AI Won't Save You: Z Performance and Life Skills John Baker IBM WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 11:15 - 12:00
Monza BO Elevating your skills as a RACF specialist Emma Skovgård Danske Bank WAVEZ 102 Monza 11:15 - 12:00
Wellington A CO Don't hog all of the AI, let management have some too! Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd AI Wellington A 11:15 - 12:00
Becketts DO Accelerate Your COBOL Compiler Upgrades Roland Koo IBM AppDev Becketts 11:15 - 12:00
Hungaroring EO OpenTelemetry tracing in CICS TS 6.3 Jenny He IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 11:15 - 12:00
Nurburgring FO Even more latest features of Db2 13 for z/OS Mark Rader IBM USA Db2 Nurburgring 11:15 - 12:00
Wellington B GO IMS performance metrics - What's hiding in your logs, and how to extract it! Cieron Powell - Hale BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 11:15 - 12:00
Indianapolis HO Upgrading to z/OS 3.2; Planning, Part 1 Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 11:15 - 12:00
Monaco IO Mainframe Harmony: Lessons from Legends for Tomorrow's Coders Mary Ann Furno Broadcom Mainframe Software Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 11:15 - 12:00
Chapel JO Top 5 Audit Finding Brian Marshall Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd Mainframe Audit Chapel 11:15 - 12:00
Stowe LO Leverage Event Driven Ansible to reduce your automation reaction time Fabio Alessandro Locati Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Stowe 11:15 - 12:00
Hockenheim MO From Pixels to Panels: Taming the Mainframe with Modern Design Magic Gaurav Tikekar BMC Software Ltd New Technologies Hockenheim 11:15 - 12:00
Copse NO Driving Operational Visibility for Mainframe Infrastructure APIs with Open Telemetry and the Zowe AP Elliot Jalley Broadcom Mainframe Software Open Mainframe Project Copse 11:15 - 12:00
Melbourne OO DevOps Meets RACF: Self-Service on z/OS Henri Kuiper zDevOps Security Working Group Melbourne 11:15 - 12:00
Catalunya PO Modernization of OMEGAMON with key enhancements Ashok Mahay IBM UK LTD. Service Management Catalunya 11:15 - 12:00
Vale QO No Drama, just reliable Software Defined Storage Perry Jones Broadcom Mainframe Software Storage Vale 11:15 - 12:00
Woodcote RO Testing, testing everywhere, nor any drop to drink Charles Gaskell HSBC Bank PLC Capacity & Performance Woodcote 11:15 - 12:00
Magny-Cours SO Improve resource utilization and enhance the user experience of a Session Manager Niall Buchanan Broadcom Mainframe Software Network Management Magny-Cours 11:15 - 12:00
15 Minute Break 12:00 - 12:15
Suzuka AP Mainframes do Open Source too! One mainframer's coding journey Vic Cross IBM WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 12:15 - 13:00
Monza BP Lego and CICS: Learn by doing Lukas Jaks ICU IT Services BV WAVEZ 102 Monza 12:15 - 13:00
Wellington A CP Bring your mainframe data to your AI Agent Andrew Smithson IBM UK LTD. AI Wellington A 12:15 - 13:00
Becketts DP Mixing Python & COBOL Steven Pitman IBM AppDev Becketts 12:15 - 13:00
Hungaroring EP CICS Liberty Customer Experiences Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy National Westminster Bank (Natwest) CICS Hungaroring 12:15 - 13:00
Nurburgring FP Bring your Data to DevOps Anthony Anter BMC Software Ltd Db2 Nurburgring 12:15 - 13:00
Wellington B GP IMS Managed ACBs: Real-world customer pain-points and their solutions Subhasish Sarkar BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 12:15 - 13:00
Indianapolis HP Upgrading to z/OS 3.2; Tech Actions, Part 2 Marna Walle IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 12:15 - 13:00
Monaco IP From Mentee to Mentor: Lessons in Mainframe Mentorship Richelle Anne Craw Beta Systems Software AG Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 12:15 - 13:00
Chapel JP The Pulse of the Mainframe – Unlocking Insights from z/OS Logs Pradnya Shah BMC Software Ltd Mainframe Audit Chapel 12:15 - 13:00
Stowe LP ISPF Tips and Tricks for Everyone! Mark Nelson IBM USA WAVEZ 102 Stowe 12:15 - 13:00
Hockenheim MP In-place Mainframe Modernization at Danske Bank Emma Skovgård Danske Bank New Technologies Hockenheim 12:15 - 13:00
Copse NP From complainer to committer: How I got involved in open source and you can too Joshua Waters Next Retail Ltd. Open Mainframe Project Copse 12:15 - 13:00
Melbourne OP Vital Cybersecurity Best Practices for USS Security: How to Reduce Risk and Vulnerabilities Steven Hosie Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 12:15 - 13:00
Catalunya PP OMEGAMON client success stories Ashok Mahay IBM UK LTD. Service Management Catalunya 12:15 - 13:00
Vale QP Slash Downtime: Modern Backup & Recovery Strategies for Ransomware and Data Loss Johnathan Crossno Rocket Software UK Ltd Storage Vale 12:15 - 13:00
Woodcote RP z/OS Performance Management in an AI World Peter Enrico EPS Capacity & Performance Woodcote 12:15 - 13:00
Magny-Cours SP z/OS Communications Server Technical Update Grant Mericle IBM USA Network Management Magny-Cours 12:15 - 13:00
Lunch 13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Learn 13:15 - 14:00
15 Minute Break 14:00 - 14:15
Suzuka AR Basics of using Python on z/OS Steven Pitman IBM WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 14:15 - 15:00
Monza BR IPCS for Beginners Edward Jaffe Phoenix Software International WAVEZ 102 Monza 14:15 - 15:00
Becketts DR New products, features and functionalities for Compilers and Programming Languages on z/OS Roland Koo IBM AppDev Becketts 14:15 - 15:00
Hungaroring ER Simplifying CICS configuration: harnessing the power of code Ledina Hido-Evans IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 14:15 - 15:00
Nurburgring FR Plug In and Fear No Threads: Secure and Monitor Db2 Connections with Profile Tables Michal Bialecki Broadcom Mainframe Software Db2 Nurburgring 14:15 - 15:00
Wellington B GR Solutions for real customer challenges managing IMS Bhaskar Gupta IBM IMS Wellington B 14:15 - 15:00
Indianapolis HR Hands-On session: Explore IBM Data Gate replication technology (Db2 z/OS, VSAM) Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. LSWG Indianapolis 14:15 - 15:00
Monaco IR Neurodiversity and The Mainframe Steven Hosie Broadcom Mainframe Software Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 14:15 - 15:00
Chapel JR Get Connected with MQIPT Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 14:15 - 15:00
Stowe LR The z/OS Underground Map Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd WAVEZ 102 Stowe 14:15 - 15:00
Hockenheim MR IBM Z & LinuxONE the largest scalable server for data serving and AI Wilhelm Mild IBM Europe New Technologies Hockenheim 14:15 - 15:00
Copse NR CBT Tape, a treasure trove of powerups no mainframer should be without Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. Open Mainframe Project Copse 14:15 - 15:00
Melbourne OR Metamorphōsēs: Transforming distributed vuln types to the mainframe Jake Labelle Broadcom Mainframe Software Security Working Group Melbourne 14:15 - 15:00
Catalunya PR Integrate Your Mainframe Into Your Enterprise-Wide Observability Strategy Chris Walker IBM USA Service Management Catalunya 14:15 - 15:00
Vale QR mainframe storage at the time of AI Alain BEAUREGARD Hitachi Vantara Ltd Storage Vale 14:15 - 15:00
Woodcote RR (Primer to) The IBM Z Processor Optimization Primer, v5 for z17 David Hutton IBM USA Capacity & Performance Woodcote 14:15 - 15:00
15 Minute Break 15:00 - 15:15
Suzuka AS Dude where’s my nuggets? – A beginners guide to mainframe integration patterns Louisa Seers IBM UK LTD. WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 15:15 - 16:00
Monza BS Mainframe Security – A Game of Chess Played at Lightning Speed Niall Ashley Vertali Limited WAVEZ 102 Monza 15:15 - 16:00
Wellington A CS Secure by Design: What AI Can Learn from Mainframes Nasib Aldirani Rocket Software UK Ltd AI Wellington A 15:15 - 16:00
Becketts DS Rock n' Roll to Stardom with DevOps Best Practices! Vaughn Marshall Broadcom Mainframe Software AppDev Becketts 15:15 - 16:00
Hungaroring ES Profiling a CICS Transaction Using Trace Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 15:15 - 16:00
Nurburgring FS Mission critical 24x7 availability using Db2 DDF Anthony Ciabattoni IBM USA Db2 Nurburgring 15:15 - 16:00
Wellington B GS Change is inevitable, but suffering is optional Clive Harriss Independent Consultant IMS Wellington B 15:15 - 16:00
Indianapolis HS So you want to hook z/OS ? Rob Scott Rocket Software UK Ltd LSWG Indianapolis 15:15 - 16:00
Monaco IS Creating Innovation and Resilience Through Diversity of thought on the Mainframe Emma Skovgård Danske Bank Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 15:15 - 16:00
Chapel JS MQ High Availability - What are the options? Gwydion Tudur IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 15:15 - 16:00
Stowe LS The diminishing returns curve...or audit 101 Colman O'Carroll Virtel Mainframe Audit Stowe 15:15 - 16:00
Hockenheim MS Practical Use of Containers in Mainframe Universe Mikulas Cserge Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 15:15 - 16:00
Copse NS Updating Legacy Code the Open Source Way: Stories from a Maintainer Oleksandr Hubanov Rocket Software UK Ltd Open Mainframe Project Copse 15:15 - 16:00
Melbourne OS The Authorized Program Facility: Needs & Means of Defense Bryan Childs IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 15:15 - 16:00
Catalunya PS Practical approaches to optimizing Observability data management Chris Walker IBM USA Service Management Catalunya 15:15 - 16:00
Vale QS z/OS Cloud Object Storage Solutions Glenn Wilcock IBM USA Storage Vale 15:15 - 16:00
Woodcote RS Ok, what do you want to know about zIIPs? John Ticic IBM Capacity & Performance Woodcote 15:15 - 16:00
Magny-Cours SS All Aboard the Network Express! Grant Mericle IBM USA Network Management Magny-Cours 15:15 - 16:00
Afternoon Refreshments - 30 Minutes 16:00 - 16:30
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
Suzuka AT Getting Access to your Data from Python Steven Pitman IBM WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 16:30 - 17:15
Monza BT Mainframes, movies, and ME ! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. WAVEZ 102 Monza 16:30 - 17:15
Wellington A CT Data Sources for AI on IBM Z Anna Shugol IBM UK LTD. AI Wellington A 16:30 - 17:15
Becketts DT Want to ask your COBOL code a question? You can now! Brian Venn IBM AppDev Becketts 16:30 - 17:15
Hungaroring ET CICS TS V6 security - Journey to zero trust Lewis James IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 16:30 - 17:15
Nurburgring FT Avoid the Crazy Train By Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify, Optimize, Succe Denis Tronin Broadcom Mainframe Software Db2 Nurburgring 16:30 - 17:15
Wellington B GT IMS mACB - The Journey So Far... Amar Verma BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 16:30 - 17:15
Indianapolis HT Being Aware of Changes in z/OS 3.2 Sooner Rather than Later Shigeki Kimura IBM LSWG Indianapolis 16:30 - 17:15
Monaco IT Energize Your Team's Performance – Think Like an Improv Actor Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 16:30 - 17:15
Chapel JT OpenTelemetry with MQ Toby Keegan IBM UK LTD. MQ Chapel 16:30 - 17:15
Stowe LT Mainframe Audit - Round Table Discussion David Ahearn Barclays Bank plc Mainframe Audit Stowe 16:30 - 17:15
Hockenheim MT Terraform + Ansible + Z: Automating the Future of Hybrid Infrastructure Christopher Byrnes IBM New Technologies Hockenheim 16:30 - 17:15
Copse NT Instrumenting the Mainframe: An introduction to Modern Observability and OpenTelemetry Ruediger Schulze IBM Europe Open Mainframe Project Copse 16:30 - 17:15
Melbourne OT Expanding z/OS Anti-Malware to the Network Bryan Childs IBM USA Security Working Group Melbourne 16:30 - 17:15
Catalunya PT Introducing IBM Concert for Z: an AI-powered IT Operations Management center. Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe Service Management Catalunya 16:30 - 17:15
Woodcote RT Drawers, Of Course Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. Capacity & Performance Woodcote 16:30 - 17:15
Magny-Cours ST z/OS Communications Server Network Security Overview Grant Mericle IBM USA Network Management Magny-Cours 16:30 - 17:15
15 Minute Break 17:15 - 17:30
Keynote: Cyber Security in the age of AI Allen Saurette MainTegrity Inc 17:30 - 18:15
Pre-Dinner Drinks 18:15 - 19:00
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
WAVEZ 101 & 102 - Pre-Dinner Drinks - The Courtyard 18:15 - 19:00
Courtyard
Conference Dinner & Charity Raffle Draw 19:00 - 23:00

Thursday 6th November

Stream Session Presentation Title Speaker Company Workgroup Room Time
Registration & Coffee 07:30 - 09:00
Keynote: Navigating Global Compliance: A Case Study Milton Rosberg Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ltd 09:00 - 09:45
15 Minute Break 09:45 - 10:00
Suzuka AU You speak EBCDIC, I speak ASCII, let's call the whole thing off ! Joe Winchester IBM UK LTD. WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 10:00 - 10:45
Monza BU Control Blocks are the z/OS Table of Contents John O'Dowd BMC Software Ltd WAVEZ 102 Monza 10:00 - 10:45
Wellington A CU Connect, Visualise, Predict: Visualizing data in IMS Db on z/OS using Python libraries and ML Niraj Garudkar BMC Software Ltd AI Wellington A 10:00 - 10:45
Becketts DU Modernizing Applications with Python & Containers Steven Pitman IBM AppDev Becketts 10:00 - 10:45
Hungaroring EU Java updates in CICS TS 6.3 Philip Wakelin IBM UK LTD. CICS Hungaroring 10:00 - 10:45
Nurburgring FU Db2 for z/OS Restart Part 2 Gareth Copplestone-Jones Triton Consulting Db2 Nurburgring 10:00 - 10:45
Wellington B GU What if you had to quickly recover an IMS database, could you? Bhaskar Gupta IBM IMS Wellington B 10:00 - 10:45
Indianapolis HU What’s new in zCX for Docker and Red Hat OpenShift on z/OS Stephen Warren IBM USA LSWG Indianapolis 10:00 - 10:45
Monaco IU Let’s All Play “Follow the Speaker” - Leadership and Speaking Glenn Anderson GlennAndersonSpeaks Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 10:00 - 10:45
Hockenheim MU Practical z/VM Automation using Terraform and friends Vic Cross IBM New Technologies Hockenheim 10:00 - 10:45
Copse NU Feilong: Empowering z/VM Adoption Rajat Sharma IBM Open Mainframe Project Copse 10:00 - 10:45
Melbourne OU The Importance of Mainframe Red-Teaming and Cyber Scenarios as part of the Security Stack. Kevin Milne National Westminster Bank (Natwest) Security Working Group Melbourne 10:00 - 10:45
Catalunya PU The journey to trusting AI for IT operations using Machine Learning Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe Service Management Catalunya 10:00 - 10:45
Woodcote RU Modern Machines, Modern Metrics Martin Packer IBM UK LTD. Capacity & Performance Woodcote 10:00 - 10:45
Magny-Cours SU Migrating from DEVICE/LINK to INTERFACE statements Aileen Wynne Allied Irish Bank, P.l.c. Network Management Magny-Cours 10:00 - 10:45
The Courtyard TU Getting Started with z/OS Java Application Development with VS Code Peter Haumer IBM USA AppDev Courtyard 10:00 - 10:45
Morning Coffee Break - 30 Minutes 10:45 - 11:15
Exhibition Area - Astons and Grand Prix
Suzuka AV IBM Mainframe ISPF Services: Leveraging CLISTs/REXX using Customized Panels Stephen Spence Ensono WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 11:15 - 12:00
Monza BV Fast Path to understanding z/OS basics and beyond for early career Z professionals. Roger Bales IBM WAVEZ 102 Monza 11:15 - 12:00
Wellington A CV Dream On or Rock and Roll Heaven? Lessons learned evaluating AI code assistance for software develop Joseph Leong Broadcom Mainframe Software AI Wellington A 11:15 - 12:00
Becketts DV Culture Eats DevOps for Breakfast Gatien Dupre Virtel AppDev Becketts 11:15 - 12:00
Hungaroring EV Seamless integration between Java and CICS COBOL Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy National Westminster Bank (Natwest) CICS Hungaroring 11:15 - 12:00
Nurburgring FV Let's Riff On Best Practices for Dynamic SQL Monitoring Michal Bialecki Broadcom Mainframe Software Db2 Nurburgring 11:15 - 12:00
Wellington B GV Implementing IMS Exits Kevin Stewart IBM USA IMS Wellington B 11:15 - 12:00
Monaco IV Visualizing the Invisible: Bringing Mainframe Data to Life with Tableau Amirthavarshini Vimaleshwara Raja University of Hertfordshire Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 11:15 - 12:00
Chapel JV Interacting with Cloud Object stores using z/OS Native APIs Andrew Wilt IBM USA Hybrid Cloud Chapel 11:15 - 12:00
Hockenheim MV Welcome to the Jungle. Boosting Developer Productivity with Platform Engineering Vishy Ramaswamy Broadcom Mainframe Software New Technologies Hockenheim 11:15 - 12:00
Copse NV The Power Trio: Visualizing Db2 for z/OS with REST, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana Sujit Neb BMC Software Ltd Open Mainframe Project Copse 11:15 - 12:00
Melbourne OV When something goes wrong! Colman O'Carroll Virtel Security Working Group Melbourne 11:15 - 12:00
Catalunya PV Z Operations re-imagined with generative AI based assistants Wolfgang Schaeberle IBM Europe Service Management Catalunya 11:15 - 12:00
Woodcote RV Use System Recovery Boost for your Capacity Benefit , are high FRP faults problematic Jan Tielemans KBC Group Capacity & Performance Woodcote 11:15 - 12:00
Magny-Cours SV Discover, Respond to, and Address Network Events More Effectively Anna Clayton Broadcom Mainframe Software Network Management Magny-Cours 11:15 - 12:00
15 Minute Break 12:00 - 12:15
Suzuka AW SDSF Tips and Tricks Jim Horne Lowes WAVEZ 101 Suzuka 12:15 - 13:00
Monza BW The Art of Cryptographic Key Management on IBM Z Zakeer Suleyman IBM WAVEZ 102 Monza 12:15 - 13:00
Wellington A CW Revolutionizing Mainframe Development with Generative AI (GenAI) Deepak Chopra BMC Software Ltd AI Wellington A 12:15 - 13:00
Becketts DW Modernization without disruption - is REST API the answer? Oleksandr Hubanov Rocket Software UK Ltd AppDev Becketts 12:15 - 13:00
Hungaroring EW Intro to IPCS for CICS People Ezriel Gross Rocket Software UK Ltd CICS Hungaroring 12:15 - 13:00
Nurburgring FW Empowering Db2 for z/OS applications with OpenTelemetry Sueli Almeida IBM USA Db2 Nurburgring 12:15 - 13:00
Wellington B GW The world of SDEPs Amar Verma BMC Software Ltd IMS Wellington B 12:15 - 13:00
Monaco IW How Mainframers Can Learn New Tricks in the Age of AI Clementine Gribble Interskill Learning Mainframe Skills & Learning Monaco 12:15 - 13:00
Chapel JW CICS as a cloud ready platform for Java Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy National Westminster Bank (Natwest) Hybrid Cloud Chapel 12:15 - 13:00
Copse NW Zopen: 'Apt'ly bringing package management to the Mainframe Russell Wilson IBM UK LTD. Open Mainframe Project Copse 12:15 - 13:00
Melbourne OW Who are your cyber threats? Niall Ashley Vertali Limited Security Working Group Melbourne 12:15 - 13:00
Catalunya PW Intelligent Maintenance Risk Management with IBM Concert for Z Domenico D'Alterio IBM Europe Service Management Catalunya 12:15 - 13:00
Woodcote RW The Many Benefits of Proper Batch Initiation Kelly Vogt BMC Software Ltd Capacity & Performance Woodcote 12:15 - 13:00
Magny-Cours SW Introduction to TLS Colin Paice Stromness Software Solutions Network Management Magny-Cours 12:15 - 13:00
Brown Bag Lunch & Prize Draws 13:00 - 14:00
End of Conference 14:00 - 14:00
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