commoneuropecongress2026: Full Schedule

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08:30 CEST

Reception desk open

Monday June 15, 2026 08:30 - 09:00 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 08:30 - 09:00 CEST
01 - Expo

General

09:00 CEST

Opening Session

Monday June 15, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Speakers

Torbjörn Appehl

Vice President for Common Europe, Common Europe & LOAD System

IBM Champion for Power since 2016, love the IBM i platform since my very first contact with it in 1997. Today I am the CEO for Load System in Sweden. An IBM business partner with focus on IBM Power, IBM Storage, IBM Z and LinuxONE.
CEO for Load System AB in Sweden since January 20... Read More →

Nathanael Bonnet

President, Common France

Après des débuts en tant que développeur RPG en 1999, j'ai évolué régulièrement jusqu'à devenir consultant chez Gaia en 2005, puis formateur sur les sujets liés au développement sur IBM i.Depuis, je travaille avec les clients sur la modernisation des applications, axée... Read More →

Juan Manuel Alcudia

President, IBM Champion, Common Europe

I am a long-time IBM i and Power Systems professional, currently serving as President of Common Europe as well as an IBM Champion. Throughout my career, I have worked extensively on IBM infrastructure, modernization, performance, and business development, always with a strong focus... Read More →

Steve Cast

Treasurer, Common Europe

Monday June 15, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
02 - Auditorium

General

09:30 CEST

IBM Keynote

Monday June 15, 2026 09:30 - 10:20 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Speakers

Jonas Ullberg

VP Power and Cloud Global Sales, IBM Technology Sales

Katarina Gospic

Co-founder. Chief Global Officer. AI. Author of 9 books. Keynote speaker talking about the brain & AI., Edsvärd

Dr. Katarina Gospic is a renowned physiologist, MD, PhD, entrepreneur, author of nine books and international keynote speaker. Katarina is a sought-after expert in the intersection of digitalization and the human brain. Throughout the years she has been honored with prestigious awards... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 09:30 - 10:20 CEST
02 - Auditorium

General

10:20 CEST

Break

Monday June 15, 2026 10:20 - 10:30 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 10:20 - 10:30 CEST
01 - Expo

General

10:30 CEST

What's new in AIX 7.3: New features, capabilities and best practices

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

08 - ST CLAIR 3A

Are you responsible for managing and maintaining AIX systems? Are you looking to migrate to AIX 7.3 and are interested in learning more about what's new with AIX 7.3? Come listen and learn all about some of the new features and capabilities available with AIX 7.3. We’ll talk about many new features for 7.3, like DNF, pigz, bash, new tools for managing AIX images, Live Update enhancements, and more. Chris will also discuss some of the new features and improvements available in recent TL/SP levels, such as AIX Fast Failover for Fibre Channel Adapters and AIX JFS2 Log Shuffle. The session will also include several real-world AIX best practices and other interesting tips and tricks relating to AIX system administration.

Speakers

Upendra Rajan

Senior Technical Program Manager, IBM

Upendra Rajan is a Senior Technical Program Manager at IBM, managing global operations for IBM Power and IBM Storage technical training across operating systems, virtualization, cloud, and DevOps. He recently designed and developed CourseManage.org, a personal project focused on AI-powered... Read More →

Chris Gibson

IBM Power/AIX SME, IBM

Chris is an IBM Power and AIX SME, with over 20 years of AIX experience. He has extensive skills in implementing IBM Power technology running AIX. He is a co-author of three IBM Redbooks. He has an extensive history in designing, implementing, and managing AIX systems. He has wri... Read More →

Whats new AIX73 CG pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
08 - ST CLAIR 3A

AIX/Linux

10:30 CEST

LibrePower: A Community-Driven Renaissance for IBM Power

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

Beyond traditional workloads—IBM Power has capabilities the market hasn't fully discovered. LibrePower is changing that. Our community initiative runs a live lab where we validate and document new use cases: container density, modern development with Go and Rust, open source databases, AI inference, and more—across AIX, IBM i, and your favorite Linux distro.We publish technical content in different languages, building the independent validation that helps organizations confidently deploy new workloads on Power. In this session, we'll share practical results from our experiments, demonstrate the LibrePower Certified program for open source projects, and explain why "invest once, run for fifteen years" is the TCO message Power deserves.Whether you manage existing Power8/9 systems or evaluate new Power10/11 investments, discover how open source extends the value—and the possibilities—of exceptional hardware.

Speakers

Hugo Blanco

IBM Champion, SIXE

I work at SIXE, my own company. We are a small boutique formed by engineers specialized in IBM technologies, including advanced solutions for data centers and cybersecurity. We do it in the form of consulting, professional services, training and execution of turnkey projects. We... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

AIX/Linux 2

10:30 CEST

IBM i Licensing 101

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)

Speakers

Yan Zhuo

IBM i Product Management Leader, IBM

IBM i Licensing 101 Common Europe Congress June 2026 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)

IBM i

10:30 CEST

NEWLY ADDED SESSION : Live Demo: Migrate While Active using partition mirroring

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

03 - RHÔNE 1

Join Laurent and Ludovic for a live demonstration of the Migrate While Active product using partition mirroring. This session will showcase the solution setup as well as the execution of a full migration of an IBM i environment in real conditions.
You will see how to migrate your workloads with no downtime, while ensuring business continuity and data integrity. This demonstration will highlight the key steps, best practices, and benefits of a seamless and controlled migration.

Speakers

MENARD Ludovic

SME Power IBM i, IBM FRANCE

Ludovic is an IBM i consultant in IBM Lab Services. Ludo does benchmark of performance and proof of concept. He works in Montpellier France and he does workshops around Db2 Mirror for i, Backup IBM i with ICC product. He knows Ansible for i and also he does performance audit.
Ludo knows IBM i or AS/400 since 1998... Read More →

MERMET Laurent

Sme power ibm i, IBM FRANCE

I joined IBM 18 months ago and spent 22 years working for business partners as a technical infrastructure consultant, pre-sales consultant and manager of a team of technical consultants.
I specialize in infrastructure on Power and even more so on IBM i, where I have chosen to take... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
03 - RHÔNE 1

IBM i

10:30 CEST

What is IBM Bob and how can Bob work for you!

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Meet IBM Bob. This is IBM's latest offering for providing an Integrated Software Development and Modernization Assistant. This session to an introduction to Bob and how Bob can be used to solve many use case that our IBM i development teams have struggled with for years. Things like understanding how your applications actually work! How can I move forward with refactoring and modernizing my code without fear. We will look at the many use cases like refactoring and code transformation and how IBM Bob can be a game changer. We will even show Bob at work doing some of these tasks with a live demo.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, IBM USA

Tim Rowe is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Architect for Application Development and Systems Management. He has been working on the IBM i operating system since 1989. Tim is a frequent author, industry speaker and... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
02 - Auditorium

IBM i application development

10:30 CEST

Panning for Performance Gold with Visual Explain

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

05 -RHÔNE 3A

Analyzing your database environment can provide significant performance riches, provided you have the right tools for the job. Visual Explain fits the bill, but learning to understand Visual Explain diagrams can be overwhelming and difficult. This session provides an introductory look into how to read and analyze your Visual Explain diagrams to find SQL performance gold.

Speakers

Morten Buur Rasmussen

Power Performance Specialist, IBM Expert Labs

Morten Buur Rasmussen is a performance Specialist at IBM Technology Expert Labs. Morten has 40 years of experience in the computing field. He started working with the S/38 and AS/400 in 1988 as programmer. Before joining the Lab Services and Expert Labs, he worked for IBM Denmark... Read More →

2026 06 15 Common Europe Lyon Panning for Performance Gold with Visual Explain pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
05 -RHÔNE 3A

IBM i application development 2

10:30 CEST

Power Processor Roadmap: Power11, Memory Architecture, Enterprise AI, and Chiplets

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

06 - RHÔNE 3B

In this talk, Power Processor Chief Architect, William Starke, will describe the Power11 processor and the value drivers in the Power11 stack, including its advanced packaging technology, innovative memory architecture, and expanded AI strategy. Looking beyond Power11, he will provide details on the strength of Power’s emerging chiplet-based architecture, with comparisons to industry chiplet architectures.

Speakers

Bill Starke

Power Processor Chief Architect, IBM

William Starke is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for Power microprocessors. Since graduating from Michigan Tech University, Bill has been employed by IBM for over 30 years in several roles, spanning mainframe and Power systems performance analysis, logic design... Read More →

Power11 OMI AI chiplets v10b for CEC2026 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
06 - RHÔNE 3B

IBM Power hardware

10:30 CEST

The Future of Storage with IBM FlashSystem

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

10 - ST CLAIR 4

Speakers

Neil MCGOVERN

WW Sales Leader – IBM FlashSystem, IBM

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
10 - ST CLAIR 4

IBM Storage

10:30 CEST

It's How You Say It: A Guide To Effective Public Speaking

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

An introduction to techniques and exercises to help you look after, develop and use your voice effectively for public speaking. This practical overview offers advice and tips for handling nervousness, correct breathing, tone, creating vocal variation etc. to actively engage with your audience .

Speakers

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe

Jonathon is a professional actor, writer, drama teacher, presenter and voice coach.
He has several film and TV credits to his name, has appeared in numerous corporate films and advertisements as well as various corporate and commercial voice overs.
He also works in the business sec... Read More →

It's how you say it pptx

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Personal development

11:30 CEST

Break

Monday June 15, 2026 11:30 - 11:50 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 11:30 - 11:50 CEST
01 - Expo

General

11:50 CEST

Common Europe NextGen

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

11 - Expo Stage

Join our roundtable discussion on Common Europe NextGen. If you’d like to talk about your career, share ideas for how Common Europe can support the NextGen, suggest initiatives for the IBM i community, or raise concerns, you’re welcome to attend. It’s also a chance to network and connect with peers. Everyone is welcome!

Speakers

Zouhair Oulli

IBM i sysadmin, Kyndryl

I’m an IBM i system administrator at Kyndryl. I serve as technical director for Common Europe, where I lead the NextGen initiative. For the IBM i community, I enjoy creating educational content and sharing useful knowledge and resources.

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
11 - Expo Stage

11:50 CEST

AIX Roadmap and Platform Innovations: Performance, Security, Availability and Operational Simplicity

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

08 - ST CLAIR 3A

AIX continues to be the backbone of mission-critical workloads across industries, delivering unmatched performance, reliability, scalability, and security on IBM Power Systems.This session will provide an in-depth look at the AIX roadmap and recent feature enhancements, along with a preview of upcoming releases and strategic initiatives. We will explore how AIX continues to lead in performance, reliability, availability, and security while introducing modern automation and modernization tools that simplify operations and improve efficiency.Attendees will gain insights into how AIX aligns with Power11 innovations to help organizations modernize with confidence, protecting existing investments while enabling greater agility, scalability, and resilience for the years ahead.

Speakers

Sanket Rathi

STSM at IBM, IBM Master Inventor, IBM

Sanket Rathi is Chief Architect for AIX development at IBM, with over 25 years of experience in operating systems and platform architecture. He leads the technical strategy and evolution of AIX, focusing on performance, scalability, and enterprise resilience. Sanket drives innovation... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
08 - ST CLAIR 3A

AIX/Linux

11:50 CEST

Document Intelligence on Power

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

Many organizations still rely on manual processes to handle large volumes of business documents. In this session, we will demonstrate how to bring AI-powered document understanding directly to IBM Power environments using Docling, an open-source tool now available on power thanks to the LibrePower initiative (https://gitlab.com/librepower/docling).You’ll see how to build an end-to-end workflow that:Ingests and parses complex unstructured documents with Docling.Extracts structured content and enriches it.Integrates the results with existing enterprise systems running on IBM Power.This session is ideal for IT leaders, architects, and developers who want to bring practical, secure, and cost-effective AI capabilities into their Power workloads without rewriting their core applications.

Speakers

Mirza Ćutuk

Head of AI, InnoBoost SA

Mirza Ćutuk, M.Sc., is a Solutions Architect specializing in Data and AI. With a strong background in developing innovative solutions that bridge the gap between technology and societal needs, Mirza has been at the forefront of creating sustainable and impactful technological frameworks... Read More →

Document Intelligence pptx

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

AIX/Linux 2

11:50 CEST

IBM i Migrate While Active: minimizing downtime with Partition Mirroring, Assisted Save/Restore, or Manual Migration Methods

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

03 - RHÔNE 1

Discover how to migrate IBM i environments with minimal downtime across on-prem, remote, or cloud targets using three different migration strategies: advanced partition mirroring, assisted save/restore, and the manual method. This session details architectures, technical requirements, and workflows for each approach.

Speakers

Nicolae Chirea

System Architect, Seidor Iberia

I’ve spent the last 25 years working deep within the IBM Power ecosystem. My focus is simple: helping businesses build the most reliable and efficient environments possible, usually with IBM i as the centerpiece, but often incorporating AIX, Linux, and the necessary IBM Storage... Read More →

IBM i Migrate While Active Congress Edition pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
03 - RHÔNE 1

IBM i

11:50 CEST

Serverless architecture and RPG?

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

04 - RHÔNE 2

It sounds like an oxymoron - serverless architecture is normally said in conjunction with frameworks like FastAPI in Python, Spring-boot in Java or LoopBack in Node.JS. But what about RPG? Can you leverage the same features in ILE? – of course you can! The ILEastic framework was made exactly to be a player in the world of microservices and serverless architecture – and even better: it is 100% open source. If you need to modernize your RPG code and make it available as services on the web – If microservices is a business strategy or just curious about tools like yum, git and gmake? – then this session is for you.

Speakers

Niels Liisberg

Chief Software Architect, Partner & IBM Champion, System & Method

2026 06 CEC2026 ILEastic serverless architecture pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

IBM i application development

11:50 CEST

Reinventing IBM i: The Journey from RPG to Python

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

05 -RHÔNE 3A

As the business landscape evolves, so must the technology that supports it. IBM i remains a robust and reliable platform, but many organizations are looking to extend its capabilities beyond traditional RPG development. In this session, we’ll explore how Python brings new life to IBM i — enabling modern, scalable, and open-source application development without abandoning the platform’s trusted stability.You’ll learn how to run modern Python applications natively on IBM i, integrate them with existing RPG and DB2 systems, and gradually modernize legacy code. Through practical examples and migration strategies, we’ll discuss how teams can leverage Python’s rich ecosystem to modernize workflows, enhance productivity, and attract new developer talent — all while preserving the value of their IBM i investment.By the end of this session, you’ll have a clear roadmap for starting your organization’s journey from RPG to Python and unlocking the next generation of IBM i innovation.

Speakers

Koen Decorte

CTO, IBM Champion, CD-Invest

Koen Decorte is the founder of CD-Invest nv, a Belgian IBM i consultancy with over 30 years of expertise in ERP/CRM and open source development, IBM i platform modernization, and PEPPOL e-invoicing services. CD-Invest is home to several IBM Champions and serves enterprise clients... Read More →

ibmi python journey pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
05 -RHÔNE 3A

IBM i application development 2

11:50 CEST

What is new on IBM Power Virtual Server

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

06 - RHÔNE 3B

During the last year a lot has happened. IBM Power Virtual Server has also made some major improvements. In this session we are going to discuss the updates and improvements that has been done on IBM Power Virtual Server, and how this helps you in archiving your business goals.This session is useful for current IBM Power Virtual Server customers, but also if you are currently not using IBM Power Virtual Server, this session can help you get a got impression of what IBM Power Virtual Server is, and why it is now a good moment to consider moving to IBM Power Virtual Server.During the last year a lot has happened. IBM Power Virtual Server has also made some major improvements. In this session we are going to discuss the updates and improvements that has been done on IBM Power Virtual Server, and how this helps you in archiving your business goals.This session is useful for current IBM Power Virtual Server customers, but also if you are currently not using IBM Power Virtual Server, this session can help you get a got impression of what IBM Power Virtual Server is, and why it is now a good moment to consider moving to IBM Power Virtual Server.

Speakers

Tonny Bastiaans

Product Manager IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS), IBM Netherlands

IBMPowerVirtualServerWhatisnew pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
06 - RHÔNE 3B

IBM Power hardware

11:50 CEST

IBM Flash Storage Made Smarter: Observability & AIOps with Storage Insights

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

10 - ST CLAIR 4

IBM Storage Insights is an intelligent, SaaS-based storage management and analytics platform designed to simplify and optimize enterprise storage operations. It provides a unified, real-time view of storage environments across on-premises and cloud, enabling proactive health monitoring, predictive analytics, and data-driven insights that help organizations improve performance, enhance reliability, and reduce operational costs.Key capabilities include:Centralized visibility across heterogeneous storage systemsPredictive analytics and alerts to identify issues before they impact operationsCapacity planning and utilization insights to optimize resource allocationAutomated health checks and recommendations for faster troubleshootingIntegration with hybrid cloud environments for seamless managementBy delivering actionable intelligence and automation, IBM Storage Insights empowers IT teams to make informed decisions, accelerate problem resolution, and drive greater efficiency across their storage estate—ultimately supporting business continuity and digital transformation initiatives.

Speakers

Prabira Acharya

IBM

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
10 - ST CLAIR 4

IBM Storage

11:50 CEST

It's How You Say It: A Guide To Effective Public Speaking Part 2

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

An in-depth practical session to develop and build vocal delivery and confidence for public speaking. Following the content from part 1, this session allows you to practice the exercises and techniques using speeches and texts in a group environment and receive feedback on your 'performance'.

Speakers

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Personal development

11:50 CEST

What's New in IBM i Security?

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Significant security enhancements have been delivered in recent releases (IBM i 7.5 and IBM i 7.6) as well as technology refreshes (TRs). In this session Carol will describe new and enhanced security-related features and describe how and why you should use them.

Speakers

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco

What's New in IBM i Security COMMON Europe 2026 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
02 - Auditorium

Systems management

12:50 CEST

Lunch in Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 12:50 - 14:00 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 12:50 - 14:00 CEST
01 - Expo

General

13:30 CEST

GROUP PHOTO (GROUND FLOOR)

Monday June 15, 2026 13:30 - 14:00 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Speakers

Lele Terenzani

Senior Video Producer, Sales Experiences & Storytelling, Select-T Activate, EMEA, IBM

I'm an IBMer specialized in content creation and event creation and for many years the global leader of the Mindfulness@IBM Community where we lead meditation practices for IBMers and workshops.

Monday June 15, 2026 13:30 - 14:00 CEST
02 - Auditorium

Group photo

14:00 CEST

A Wishlist for the Future of IBM's Unix Beyond 2040

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

08 - ST CLAIR 3A

What would AIX need to remain a compelling platform for the next two decades? This session is not an official roadmap—it's a technical wishlist from someone who has worked with AIX for over 20 years and wants to see it thrive. Consider it a letter to the Magi, or to IBM's AIX product management.We'll explore practical modernization paths: native package management that doesn't require sacrifices to ancient gods, first-class support for modern languages (good news: Rust and Go already work great—so why not make it official?), container tooling options, and open source integration that makes AIX attractive for new workloads—not just legacy migrations.Drawing from real experiments at the LibrePower lab (aix.librepower.org), we'll share what's possible today, what's frustratingly close, and what would transform AIX from "the system we maintain" into "the system we choose." Topics include: modern CLI tooling, security utilities, compilation wins and challenges, and the open source packages AIX desperately needs.This is a community discussion, not a vendor pitch. Bring your own wishes—and your honest frustrations. Let's draft that letter together.Opinions expressed are personal views of Hugo Blanco, not official IBM positions.

Speakers

Hugo Blanco

IBM Champion, SIXE

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
08 - ST CLAIR 3A

AIX/Linux

14:00 CEST

EDB Postgres on IBM Power: The Enterprise Ready PostgreSQL Platform

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

10 - ST CLAIR 4

As PostgreSQL becomes a strategic platform for enterprise data, infrastructure choice plays a critical role in performance, resilience, scalability and security. This session explains why EDB Postgres on IBM Power is a powerful foundation for mission-critical workloads.Discover how IBM Power’s high-performance architecture and built-in reliability, combined with EDB’s enterprise-grade PostgreSQL capabilities, deliver superior performance, enhanced scalability, high availability, and improved cost efficiency.The session also features a demonstration of EDB Postgres on IBM Power, covering key topics such as deployment, scalability, high availability, and security.In addition, attendees will gain insights from real-world use cases and customer success stories.

Speakers

Frederic Dubois

IT Architect, IBM

Francois MARTIN

Architect, ACMI

I hold a master's degree in microelectronics and began my career at IBM as an integrated circuit designer. I then worked for over 25 years on IBM Power systems for performance testing and Oracle databases before joining ACMI in 2023 as a data infrastructure solutions architect.
My experience has allowed me to develop expertise in client projects focused on optimizing data management at all levels of the stack, from infrastructure to data migration and operations. Now I focus on PostgreSQL solutions for specific needs and scenarios. I regularly share technological... Read More →

CommonEurope EDB Postgres on IBM Power v1.0 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
10 - ST CLAIR 4

AIX/Linux

14:00 CEST

Event Driven Power Infrastructure

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

This presentation is about event driven infrastructure and how you can facilitate autoremediation in case of problems, using Ansible, Icinga2, Request Tracker and webhooks, you can create an elastic auto-scaling infrastructure to optimize the capacity for your workload and dynamically scale your batches, and capacity usage.

Speakers

Toshaan Bharvani

CTO, VanTosh

Toshaan Bharvani is a IT consultant, currently self-employed at VanTosh, with a interest in Open Source Software and Open Source Hardware. He started his IT interest at a very early age, when his father gave him his first own PC components. Ever since he has been interested in IT... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

AIX/Linux 2

14:00 CEST

IBM Room - NDA content

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)

Speakers

Wennie Allen

Executive Director of Product Management, IBM Power, IBM

Wennie Allen is the Executive Director of Product Management for IBM Power. Wennie oversees teams responsible for developing and delivering impactful Power products and offerings, including the Power platform, IBM i, and AIX. She plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of IBM Power... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)

IBM Event

14:00 CEST

IBM i in 2026 - Collaborative Strategy in the Era of AI

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

03 - RHÔNE 1

The pace of change and innovation is accelerating with the advent of AI. IBM i, as an integrated solution platform, has a strong strategy and roadmap for the future. In this session, Steve Will, IBM i CTO and Chief Architect will partner with Kris Whitney, IBM i Chief Engineer, to explain the strategy, show the roadmap, and highlight the ways in which IBM collaborates with the IBM i community to set the direction of the platform.

Speakers

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM

Kris Whitney

IBM

Kris Whitney is a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Rochester. He is currently the IBM i Chief Engineer

2026 06 Common Europe IBM i in 2026 Collaborative Strategy in the Era of AI pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
03 - RHÔNE 1

IBM i

14:00 CEST

Meet Bob - Your New AI Software Development Partner

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Join me in exploring Project Bob, a new AI-powered software development partner. We’ll look at how Bob supports the entire software development cycle through intelligent modes, tools, commands, and workflows that understand your code, intent, and standards. We’ll also dive into practical demos for IBM i developers, showcasing how Bob can explain, understand, refactor, transform, and test even monolithic or legacy codebases.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, IBM USA

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
02 - Auditorium

IBM i application development

14:00 CEST

Introducing the AI Starter Kit

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

05 -RHÔNE 3A

In this session, we will explore one of the latest offerings to help you deploy and manage AI workloads at scale: the Wallaroo AI Starter Kit! Now, one can stand up a new AI inferencing stack and integrate it with RPG in minutes!

Speakers

Jack Woehr

Seiden Group LLC

Jack Woehr (IBM Champion 2021-2026, IBM Qiskit Advocate 2019-2026) brings not only deep expertise based on 45 years in development, but also an outstanding sense of purpose to everything he does. As a Senior Consultant at Seiden Group, LLC and a Senior Consulting Engineer for Procern... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
05 -RHÔNE 3A

IBM i application development 2

14:00 CEST

Deliver generative AI solutions on Power with Spyre accelerator and ecosystem

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

06 - RHÔNE 3B

The Power11 family introduces an AI-ready infrastructure with on-chip acceleration for inference and the capability to scale toward more demanding AI workloads through the IBM Spyre accelerator. Combined with a broad open-source ecosystem, Power11 delivers the flexibility, performance, and cost efficiency needed to operationalize AI workloads close to existing data on Power systems.This session will begin with a concise overview of key AI concepts, focusing on the distinction between training and inference, particularly in the context of large language models (LLMs). It will then examine current trends in the GPU market, highlighting the major challenges customers face—such as availability, cost, and scalability limitations.Within this context, IBM Spyre will be introduced as a new generation accelerator designed to enhance inference workloads. The session will explain how Spyre complements CPU and GPU infrastructures, providing an efficient, scalable, and cost-effective alternative to traditional accelerator architectures. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of Spyre’s positioning, its integration with software solutions, and the tangible business and technical benefits it offers for AI deployment and optimization.

Speakers

Thibaud Besson

Technical Presales Power Systems, IBM

Common Europe 2026 Gen AI solutions on Power with Spyre accelerator and ecosystem pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
06 - RHÔNE 3B

IBM Power hardware

14:00 CEST

Roundtable discussion: IBM Power skills gap in Europe - What can we do about it?

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

As organizations across Europe continue to rely on IBM Power for mission-critical workloads, a growing skills gap is making it harder to maintain, modernize, and expand these environments. This roundtable will bring together practitioners, partners, and industry experts to discuss the current state of IBM Power talent across Europe, the root causes of the shortage, and the real operational risks it creates for enterprises.

Speakers

Nathanael Bonnet

President, Common France

Steve Cast

Practice Director/Treasurer Common Europe, Fresche Solutions

I lead the European team at Fresche Solutions, one of the world's largest IBM i dedicated teams outside of IBM.

In my role as Practice Director of Fresche Europe, I continue to build on the success of my 40+ years of working in this sector, by combining the comprehensive IBM i too

... Read More →

Wolfgang Rother

Power TechSales, IBM Deutschland GmbH

Torbjörn Appehl

Vice President for Common Europe, Common Europe & LOAD System

Antonio Salcedo

IBM i Consultor, Instructor & Programmer, Common Iberia

I'm a fan of programming in general and ILE RPG in particular. I love movies, going to the theater, reading and listening to (hard) rock music.

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Personal development

14:00 CEST

Unlocking the Potential of IBM’s Administration Runtime Expert

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

04 - RHÔNE 2

Administration Runtime Expert (ARE) is one of IBM i’s most powerful yet overlooked tools. This session reveals how ARE can simplify the management of even the most complex IBM i estates by automating configuration checks, detecting risks early, and ensuring consistent, compliant system environments.Attendees will see practical examples of how ARE reduces manual effort, reduces outages, and strengthens overall business continuity. If you’ve never explored ARE or didn’t realize what it can do, this session will show you why it should be a core part of every IBM i strategy.

Speakers

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, van Helvoirt Beheer

After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →

Ash Giddings

Product Manager, Maxava

Ash Giddings is an IT professional with over 30 years of experience in and around IBM midrange servers. He is the Product Manager at Maxava, a leading provider of disaster recovery, high availability, and cloud-based monitoring solutions for IBM i and beyond. Ash is an IBM Champi... Read More →

Unlocking the Potential of IBM’s Administration Runtime Expert pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

Systems management

15:00 CEST

Break

Monday June 15, 2026 15:00 - 15:10 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 15:00 - 15:10 CEST
01 - Expo

General

15:10 CEST

Arcad Software: AI on IBMi: Take back control of IBM i application knowledge and DevOps processes with ARCAD MCP Server

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

05 -RHÔNE 3A

Artificial intelligence is gradually becoming an essential part of software development; yet many IBM i and Power IT teams still struggle to identify AI use cases that are genuinely useful, manageable, and compatible with their requirements for quality, security, and governance.

On the occasion of the launch of ARCAD MCP Server, ARCAD Software presents a pragmatic approach to AI: using the LLM of your choice to orchestrate and leverage existing expert IT services, whether from ARCAD solutions, without granting direct access to sensitive systems.

Presented by Philippe Magne, CEO of ARCAD Software, and Michel Mouchon, DevOps Business Line Manager, this session will demonstrate how AI can analyze application portfolios, trigger code generation or code review services, enforce security policies, and orchestrate DevOps actions on IBM i.

Sponsor speaker

Michel Mouchon

ARCAD for DevOps business line manager, CTO & CISO, ARCAD SOFTWARE

CTO of ARCAD Software since 2000 and currently ARCAD for DevOps for LEGACY, CTO and CISO, Michel Mouchon is responsible for defining the overall technology strategy of ARCAD, a market pioneer in areas such as DevSecOps and digitalization, to drive the company's growth. In this capacity... Read More →

Philippe Magne

PDG, Arcad

Philippe Magne est le PDG et le Fondateur du groupe ARCAD Software, un éditeur de logiciels international spécialisé dans les solutions multi-plateformes pour DevOps, la modernisation d’applications, l’automatisation des tests et le masquage des données. Il dirige l’entreprise... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
05 -RHÔNE 3A

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

CNX: Use AI to Build an IBM i Web App in Under 10 Minutes — No Coding Required!

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

04 - RHÔNE 2

Valence, the leading web and mobile framework for IBM i, has become even smarter this month. In this fast-paced demo, we’ll show you how Nitro App Builder (NAB) — Valence’s browser-based low-code development tool — enables anyone with knowledge of their IBM i database to build and deploy modern web or mobile apps in minutes.
But that’s just the beginning.
You’ll get an exclusive look at the just-released Valence 6.4, featuring powerful new IBM i-centric AI capabilities designed to accelerate development like never before. With the integrated AI assistant, you can:

Instantly generate modern app UI components
Build dashboards and inquiry apps with download-to-Excel functionality
Create super intuitive and efficient data entry apps
Even generate RPG or SQL logic with AI assistance

No coding required — but the apps are fully extensible for developers who want it. This is full-stack IBM i app development on steroids! So whether you're a seasoned RPG developer, a super user who knows your physical files inside and out, or a programmer comfortable with HTML5 and JavaScript, Valence adapts to your skill level. And now with AI integrated directly into the entire development experience, much of the heavy lifting can be done for you.
The bottom line?
You can build real, production-ready IBM i web apps in record time! Join us for a live demo of Valence 6.4 to see it in action.

Sponsor speaker

Robert Swanson

Senior Partner, CNX

Rob has worked as an in-the-trenches IBM i developer since 1992, with the past 15 years focused on developing modernization efforts for legacy systems written in RPG. Currently serving as Senior Partner for CNX Corporation in Chicago, Rob is a strong advocate of introducing highly... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

Falconstor: Secure Offsite Data Protection for IBM Power Environments

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

06 - RHÔNE 3B

IBM Power customers face increasing pressure to improve cyber resilience, meet datasovereignty requirements, and maintain reliable offsite copies, often without disruptingestablished backup processes or introducing new infrastructure. While cloud objectstorage is frequently part of the solution, integrating it cleanly into existing IBM Powerenvironments remains a challenge.

This session provides an overview of FalconStor Habanero, a SaaS-based approach tosecure offsite data protection designed specifically for IBM Power workloads. Habanerointegrates directly with existing backup applications and operational processes, enablingcustomers to create secure offsite copies without changing how backups are run today.

Attendees will get a practical look at how Habanero works, what makes it different, andwhy it matters for IBM Power shops looking to strengthen resilience without addingoperational complexity.

Key topics include:

- Extending IBM Power backup environments to secure offsite storage without workflow disruption
- How Habanero works at a high level, including a brief look at deployment options
- Security, immutability, compliance, and recoverability benefits
- Predictable pricing and what that means for budgeting and planning
- Real-world scenarios relevant to IBM i environments and IBM customers

The session wraps up with practical use cases showing how IBM Power shops canmodernize data protection, improve resilience, and keep things operationally simple.

Sponsor speaker

Guy BERLO

Managing Director EMEA, FALCONSTOR

Guy Berlo is Managing Director for the EMEA Region at FalconStor. He previously served as VP Sales & Operations EMEA at ProphetStor and earlier as VP & GM EMEA at a FalconStor subsidiary, where he established the CEMEA subsidiary. His past roles include leadership positions at Auspex Systems... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
06 - RHÔNE 3B

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

Fortra:Security Zero to Security Hero on Power in less than 30 minutes!

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

Threats to our systems are changing constantly, but how do you combat this? Join Fortra’s Mike Davison as we hear about real-world examples and how to mitigate your risk through practical advice for all Operating Systems on Power. You will come away with new knowledge and an action plan to put in place.

Speakers

Mike Davison

Support Manager, Fortra

Mike has worked on IBM equipment in IT Operations since starting on the 4381 running VM/VSE as a trainee Operator in 1987. He's worked for blue-chip companies in global data centres and has a varied 30+ years’ experience of IBMi, AIX, VIOS, Linux, storage and disaster recovery... Read More →

Security zero to security hero pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

M81: Differences between HA and Snapshots/FlashCopy

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

03 - RHÔNE 1

High availability is often confused with what can be achieved using FlashCopy or Snapshots. Come and find out in detail why these features are not only very different, but also complementary – a point that should not be ignored in critical environments. We will also take this opportunity to show you a few ways to use FlashCopy and Snapshots for purposes other than backup.

Sponsor speaker

Pascal Ruckebusch

Président, Technical Director, M81

Pascal Ruckebusch adopted IBM i at the exact beginning of AS/400, three decades ago, and never left it … Pascal's experience on IBM i covers system and application development, training and operations. Twice CTO of 2 major IBM business partners in France, his technical skills and... Read More →

M81, EN, Compare HA and Flash for i, V0.1 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
03 - RHÔNE 1

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

Ozgar.AI:The Missing Context Behind AI on IBM i

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

AI tools are rapidly becoming part of the IBM i conversation. Teams ask a question, get an answer in seconds, and the result often looks impressive - until an experienced team member spots a missing business rule, hidden dependency, or overlooked impact path. That's when validation loops, rework, and hidden AI costs begin.

In this session, we'll explore one of the biggest challenges facing IBM i teams today: context. Why do AI tools struggle with long-running applications? What information is typically missing? And how can teams provide the right context to improve answer quality, reduce blind spots, and avoid costly rework?

Using practical IBM i examples and live demonstrations, we'll show how trusted application context can help teams get more value from AI tools, improve confidence in AI-generated outputs, reduce hidden token costs, and preserve critical system knowledge for future teams.

Whether you're already experimenting with AI or just starting to explore the possibilities, this session will provide practical insights you can apply immediately.

Sponsor speaker

Alexander Horuzhiy

Lead Technical Engineer, Ozgar Inc

I am a Technical Lead and AI Engineer focused on bringing AI into IBM i projects and the software development lifecycle. My role includes driving R&D, and exploring new ways to connect AI with development practices. I am deeply passionate about software engineering, emerging technologies... Read More →

Sina Farahmand

AI Venture & Growth Strategist, Ozgar Inc.

I help AI-native ventures turn complex technology into scalable growth stories, credible business models, and market-ready strategies. With 10+ years of experience leading tech-based venture businesses, I have led go-to-market execution, business model design, fundraising preparation... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

Sofeei: Is your AI coding on IBMi truly AI-ready? Meet Sofeei.com: your missing piece for AI coding success

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

10 - ST CLAIR 4

Are you new to AI coding or a pro?

If you are new - make your first AI coding project successful from the start.

If you are a pro - make AI coding 3-5x more efficient!

Your AI agent knows RPG, COBOL - but does not know your code or business.

Sofeei brings this to your agents.

We present you the trinity of AI projects: what is needed for success?

And we show you how a simple tool can help you to build on your competitive advantage.

Not LLMs. Not AI agents. Not an AI IDE. These are becoming commodity, fast.

The only advantage your business has is: being you. Sofeei delivers this.

Sofeei delivers context - in a very easy and elegant way. Sofeei is: automated, visual and 100% tailored.

Sofeei is your AI agents' and development process' best friend.

Sponsor speaker

Peter Czernecki

iAge

Peter spent 14 years with premium private equity investors turning around businesses with technology, generating $300Mln in shareholder value. In the next 16 years he has led an IBMi software company, delivering 400+ projects on 4 continents. Peter is immensely fascinated by AI coding... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
10 - ST CLAIR 4

Sponsored session

15:10 CEST

Thinkwise: From RPG to AI-ready: on IBM i

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST

02 - Auditorium

In this session, Victor Klaren shows a new approach to RPG modernization: one that builds on the strength of IBM i.

Using the Thinkwise AI-Upcycler, RPG code is analyzed and automatically transformed into a modern application on the Thinkwise Platform. While IBM i and Db2 remain fully in place.

You’ll see how at least 90% of an RPG application can be converted in a single step: including data, business rules and process flows.

But modernization is only the starting point. We’ll show how this creates a foundation for what’s next: integrating with modern architectures, exposing functionality through APIs, and enabling new interaction patterns such as MCP and agentic AI.

Sponsor speaker

Victor Klaren

CVO, Thinkwise

Victor Klaren is co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer at Thinkwise, a platform for modernizing business-critical software. He is responsible for the strategic vision behind the Platform, which enables organizations to transform legacy applications into a future-proof application... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:10 - 15:35 CEST
02 - Auditorium

Sponsored session

15:35 CEST

Break

Monday June 15, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
01 - Expo

General

15:55 CEST

Panel discussion - Testing in the world with AI.

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

11 - Expo Stage

Join us for discussion

Speakers

Pascal Polverini

CTO, POLVERINI & PARTNERS

With thirty years of professional experience in North America, Europe and Australia Pascal Polverini has a strong experience in digital transformation, strategy roadmap and planning, end-to-end software architectures, with expertise on DB, programming languages, communication protocols... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
11 - Expo Stage

15:55 CEST

Zero Planned Downtime on AIX: Live Updates for Always-On Enterprises

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

08 - ST CLAIR 3A

Enterprises running mission-critical workloads cannot afford planned outages for maintenance and updates. AIX Zero Planned Downtime (ZPD) capabilities are designed to eliminate this trade-off by enabling system updates while applications remain online.This session provides a deep dive into AIX ZPD technologies, with a focus on AIX Live Kernel Update and Live Library Update. Attendees will learn how these capabilities allow critical fixes and updates to be applied without rebooting systems or disrupting running workloads.Through architectural insights and a live demonstration, we will show how AIX enables continuous availability, reduces operational risk, and simplifies maintenance for always-on enterprise environments. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of where ZPD fits into their AIX strategy and how to adopt it effectively in production environments.

Speakers

Sanket Rathi

STSM at IBM, IBM Master Inventor, IBM

Shajith Chandran

STSM, AIX Kernel Development and Performance Architect, IBM

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
08 - ST CLAIR 3A

AIX/Linux

15:55 CEST

Ansible for AIX and Linux on Power: tips and tricks

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

It is easy to start with Ansible on IBM Power - just run dnf install ansible. But what next? And what happens after you created your first automation? The author of the Redbook "Using Ansible for automation in IBM Power environments" talks about problems that you can have on the 2nd day, and how to solve them. Or avoid them completely.

Speakers

Andrey Klyachkin

Managing director, eNFence

It is already there.

Ansible Tip Tricks CEC2026 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

AIX/Linux 2

15:55 CEST

How to build an AI agent for IBM i

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

03 - RHÔNE 1

AI agents are quickly becoming a practical tool for automating workflows, assisting developers, and simplifying system administration. In this session, we will walk through how to build an effective AI agent specifically for IBM i.
We will start with high-level concepts, including what an AI agent is, how it differs from traditional automation, and what makes IBM i a unique and powerful environment for agent-based systems.
From there, we will cover concrete patterns, tips, and best practices for designing agents that can safely and reliably interact with IBM i resources such as the database.
The session will focus on real use cases, including system administration tasks like performance and security monitoring, as well as developer productivity workflows.
Throughout the presentation, we will demonstrate working agents in action, showing how these concepts translate into practical solutions that IBM i developers and administrators can start applying today.

Speakers

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect - Quantum and AI, IBM

Experienced business architect from IBM and a specialist in the IBM i platform. My passion is enabling enterprises to adopt artificial intelligence, quantum, and open source technologies.

Building an AI agent pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
03 - RHÔNE 1

IBM i

15:55 CEST

Using SQL in Everyday Life

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

04 - RHÔNE 2

SQL is great stuff, but that is only for getting stuff out of the database, right? … NO! Wrong!!
On IBM i its way more. Any task you might consider on IBM i SQL should be your first choice.
In this session we will explore how to make SQL part of your everyday IBM i activities.
We will look at the tools available and practical use case, even if you are an SQL neophyte or a SQL Rock Star.
Lots of live demos to show the useful and practical side of using SQL.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, IBM USA

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

IBM i application development

15:55 CEST

Git, Jenkins and Nexus walk into an IBM i…

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

05 -RHÔNE 3A

Ever wondered if you could use Jenkins with IBM i? Guess what, you can! Designing IBM i centric pipelines has never been so easy, thanks to the IBM i pipeline steps plugin. But what about your build artifacts? Seems like they should be hosted somewhere...into an artifact repository like Nexus, perhaps? Join this session to discover why it may be a good idea to build once, store the result of your builds and deploy it many times, to ensure deployment consistency and traceability. And all of this using state of the art open source tools!

Speakers

Sébastien Julliand

Tech Lead R&D, I AND ME - IT TRAINING

Hi, I'm Seb! I am the R&D Tech Lead for i and me - IT Training and Solutions GmbH and an active contributors to IBM i open source projects.

Let's talk about anything related to software development, on IBM i or not, it doesn't mater to me. RPGLE, Java, TypeScript...I love them all... Read More →

Git, Jenkins and Nexus walk into an IBM i.. pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
05 -RHÔNE 3A

IBM i application development 2

15:55 CEST

NDA SESSION (CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE SIGNED) From Insight to Autonomy: The Future of Agentic Operations on IBM Power

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

06 - RHÔNE 3B

IT operations teams are under constant pressure to manage increasingly complex environments while maintaining the performance, availability, and security that mission-critical workloads demand.
For organizations running on IBM Power, the next evolution of operations is emerging through agentic and AI-assisted capabilities that move beyond simple automation toward intelligent operations.
In this session, we will explore how insights from telemetry, observability, and operational data are laying the foundation for a new generation of AI-driven operational models.
You will learn how agentic systems can analyze system behavior, recommend actions, and increasingly execute operational tasks.

Join us to understand the vision for agentic operations on Power, how organizations can begin their journey from insight to autonomy, and what their transformation could mean for the future of enterprise infrastructure management.

Speakers

Heather Lavergne

Product Manager - IBM Power Autonomous IT, IBM

Heather Lavergne is a Product Manager for IBM Power, focusing on Autonomous IT solutions. With over 20 years of experience in business technology, she has held roles spanning sales, consulting, and product management. Prior to her current role, Heather served as Chief of Staff for... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
06 - RHÔNE 3B

IBM Power hardware

15:55 CEST

Next-Gen High Availability and Disaster Recovery for IBM i: Leveraging IBM Power and FlashSystem for Zero Downtime Operations

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

10 - ST CLAIR 4

Discover how to architect a truly resilient IBM i environment using IBM Power and IBM FlashSystem. This session presents a real-world, production-proven HADR (High Availability and Disaster Recovery) solution that eliminates single points of failure, enables seamless planned maintenance, and ensures business continuity—even across sites separated by 500 km. Learn how active-active storage, asynchronous remote replication, and Live Partition Mobility (LPM) combine to deliver near-zero RPO/RTO, while Power Enterprise Pools 2.0 and IBM Storage Insights provide dynamic resource allocation and proactive monitoring. Ideal for architects and administrators seeking to maximize uptime, operational flexibility, and cost efficiency in mission-critical IBM i landscapes.

Speakers

Nicolae Chirea

System Architect, Seidor Iberia

NexGen HA for IBM i pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
10 - ST CLAIR 4

IBM Storage

15:55 CEST

Role of User groups, Why join, why create

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

* User groups exist to educate, connect, advocate, and modernize the IBM i community.
* Joining one accelerates your learning, expands your network, and increases your
strategic influence.
* Creating one fills a critical gap, builds local capability, and positions you as a leader in
the ecosystem.
This session is targeted at non-member and members of user groups. Ranga will expand
each of these 3 major parts of the presentation by giving key criteria of each of these
traits.
Creating a user group is essential for the European geographies where IBM Power (IBM
i, AIX and Linux) user groups do not exist or are phasing out. Fostered by European user
group mentors from other geographies will help to expand the IBM i community.
Taking leadership will show the attendees how to foster a user group community
helping to enhance their own and their members’ careers and improving the platform in
fine. This will also help them to join the Common Europe Advisory Council and obtain
recognition as IBM Champion.
Comments
IBM i user ecosystem direly needs expansion to sustain this all powerful, fully integrated,
best platform for small and medium enterprises. As Common Europe, we need to
enhance the community and Ranga with his very long experience will continue bringing
his yet another small stone to this magnificent edifice.

Speakers

Ranga Deshpande

Vice-President, IBM Champion, Common Belgium

Shrirang “Ranga” Deshpande, a visionary in healthcare, stands out for his pioneering work at Jules Bordet Institute of University of Brussels. Ranga’s expertise harnessed advanced platforms, delivering results that go beyond the norm. He designed a groundbreaking Hospital Information System using the IBM... Read More →

CEC26 Role Why join Why create for Sched V2 pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Personal development

15:55 CEST

AI on Power in Action with Spyre

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Today's IT landscape is changing from traditional logic workflows to agentic AI inferencing. AI agents require low-latency inference and real-time system responsiveness. IBM recognized the need for servers to run AI models along with the most demanding enterprise workloads without compromising on throughput.
To address this demand, clients need AI inferencing hardware that supports generative and agentic AI while maintaining the security and resilience of core data, transactions and applications.
A Linux LPAR with Spyre accelerators is built to enable systems keeping mission-critical data close to mitigate risk while addressing operational efficiency.In this session we will show how mgd's internal IBM i systems are running SAP on IBM i with integrated AI we will show the S1122 we use as production system and the Linux LPAR with Spyre acceleratorswe will demonstrate how we integrate AI in SAP on IBM i and demo AI queries from IBM i CLI

Speakers

Jesper Johansen

IBM Certified Systems Expert & IBM Champion, Molgaard Data A/S

Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
02 - Auditorium

Systems management

16:55 CEST

Break

Monday June 15, 2026 16:55 - 17:05 CEST

01 - Expo

Monday June 15, 2026 16:55 - 17:05 CEST
01 - Expo

General

17:05 CEST

How should you maintain your IBM Platform to get the optimal value for your business needs?

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)

Who today is helping you optimize your infrastructure—across both Power and Storage? Do you have the right set-up for zero planned downtime and autonomous error resolution for your IBM i workloads and the FlashSystem storage that supports them? How about fast visibility to any missing patches or upgrades on your inventory?

Come in for a discussion with Technology lifecycle support on what you can get from IBM maintenance. We will touch on the value you obtain through expert care, a technical account manager or the occasional health check of your inventory, both Power and Storage environments. We will also talk about the lifecycle of your inventory, what are the risks connected to having old inventory and how can IBM help mitigate those risks.

Lastly the transition to subscription for all IBM i user are here, so how do we embrace it in the best manner? There are lot’s of details and fine print to consider in this transition, and we know that several of you are asking for support from IBM in this transition. Technology lifecycle support offers help and has several proposals to you - and at the same time would like to engage in a discussion with you to understand more about the challenges.

Come join the discussion with our IBM i specialists to get good ideas, pointers and give your own input.
This session will be covered both by Power and Storage representatives from TLS, so we will be prepared to answer as much as possible around your inventory.

Speakers

Lisa Stampe

Leader of Power Support Product Management, IBM

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)

17:05 CEST

Powering the Hybrid Cloud: A Year in Review for OpenShift on IBM Power

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

Over the last 12 months, Red Hat OpenShift has dramatically expanded its capabilities for the IBM Power architecture, evolving far beyond basic infrastructure parity.
This session will provide a comprehensive, technical review of the latest features introduced on OpenShift for IBM Power systems over the past year. We will explore how organizations can now drastically reduce infrastructure overhead by mixing x86 control planes with IBM Power worker nodes using Hosted Control Planes. Furthermore, we will explore new capabilities that enable the AI era on IBM Power, including native AI accelerator support (such as the IBM Spyre AI Accelerator) and distributed AI workload orchestration using the Red Hat build of Kueue. Finally, we will cover the latest storage and infrastructure enhancements—including newly added SMB CSI driver support for ppc64le to streamline day-to-day operations.
Whether you are maintaining traditional bare-metal IBM Power servers or deploying modern virtualized environments, this talk will equip you with the knowledge to maximize your IBM Power investments using the latest OpenShift releases.

Speakers

Alfonso Cancellara

Senior Technical Account Manager, OpenShift, Red Hat

Alfonso Cancellara is a Senior Technical Account Manager at Red Hat, specializing in Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform and cloud-native solutions.

In his role, he works closely with organizations to help them effectively utilize OpenShift, understanding their unique business needs, providing guidance on how OpenShift can address their challenges, and ensuring they achieve their desired outcomes. A key aspect of his work involves... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

AIX/Linux 2

17:05 CEST

IBM i update with Andrew Nicholson - LIVE!

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

11 - Expo Stage

You've probably seen his IBM i update on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ibm-i-update-7064604395321090050/

Now you have the possibility to see this live in Lyon!

Speakers

Andrew Nicholson

IBM Champion | Host of the IBM i Update | Proximity Application Managed Services, Proximity | IBM i Update

Helping Businesses Get the Best from Their IBM i Applications With years of experience in IBM i application managed services, I specialise in helping businesses ensure their mission-critical systems are supported, future proofed, and modernised. At Proximity, we provide tailored application... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
11 - Expo Stage

IBM i

17:05 CEST

Start with BRMS - Simple understanding and configuration

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

Introduction to BRMS, tapes, policy and locale saving

Speakers

Amelie Salinas

IBM i System Engineer, Novahé

Start with BRMS pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

IBM i

Company Beginner

17:05 CEST

How to Validate and Control AI Uncertainty from BOB or Any LLM for Reliable Business Outcomes

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

04 - RHÔNE 2

Artificial Intelligence, by nature, is probabilistic. Even in narrow tolerance bands, AI models can generate varying results for the same inputs — not due to bugs, but because of the statistical nature of learning.

While this flexibility allows AI to deal with complex problems, it also introduces uncertainty — a dangerous liability in high-stakes business contexts. In using Project BOB or any LLM to modernize or transform code you can get mistakes, bugs or hallucinations in the new code, and sometimes those errors can be very tricky to be identified and corrected, it could be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I

n this session, we will see which methodologies to adopt to master these problems, to control any AI mistakes and also to influence and guide AI to fix and avoid them.

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Pascal Polverini

CTO, POLVERINI & PARTNERS

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

IBM i application development

17:05 CEST

New Improved Rest API support for IBM i

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

05 -RHÔNE 3A

The Rest API engine for IBM i (IWS) continues to transform and innovate! With the recent move to the Jakarta EE runtime engine a whole new world of possibilities arise. In this session we will review the recent change to support Jakarta EE, what does that mean and how to take advantage of these new features. We will include live demo where ever possible to help you understand how powerful and easy to use this integrated features is. The best part, you already own it and its on your system today!

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Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, IBM USA

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
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IBM i application development 2

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2026 Client Outcomes for AI with IBM Power

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

06 - RHÔNE 3B

AI continues its momentum in 2026 but enterprises are increasingly interested in understanding actually achieved outcomes from AI initiatives:- Can productivity gains be measured in production?- Where has AI led to true competitive advantage?- How much has AI contributed to business growth?- Has return-on-investment been observed?With its renewed AI portfolio (with products such as IBM Spyre™ for Power, IBM watsonx.data for Power, and IBM Open-Source AI Foundation for Power), IBM Power has put a strong signal into the market last year.Learn how some clients and partners have already adopted this portfolio and what business outcomes they have achieved. Lessons learned will help you to assess above questions for your enterprise.

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Sebastian Lehrig

WW AI on IBM Power Leader, IBM

As world-wide team leader for AI on IBM Power, Sebastian is the main product manager to drive design, development, and market success of AI offerings & capabilities on the IBM Power platform. Previously, he has brought the open-source AI portfolio (including technology such as Kubeflow... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
06 - RHÔNE 3B

IBM Power hardware

17:05 CEST

Building Resilient Architectures with PBHA and PBR on FlashSystem

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

10 - ST CLAIR 4

This session introduces the mechanisms of Policy-Based High Availability (PBHA) and Policy-Based Replication (PBR) on IBM FlashSystem. We will explore how these advanced features enable automated, policy-driven data protection and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring resilience and compliance in modern IT environments. The presentation will cover the architecture, configuration principles, and operational benefits of PBHA and PBR, followed by a live demonstration showcasing their practical implementation on FlashSystem arrays.

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Guillaume Legmar

Storage Flashsytem Specialist, IBM FRANCE

Building Resilient Architectures with PBHA and PBR on FlashSystem pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
10 - ST CLAIR 4

IBM Storage

17:05 CEST

IBM i System Administration Basics

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

03 - RHÔNE 1

In this session, we will cover the basics of IBM i system administration. Together, we will explore the most commonly used commands, how to browse ACS and 5250, user profile preferences, system management, networking, working with objects, disk space and backups, FTP, jobs, performance, logs, links to IBM i web-based interfaces, and useful ACS parameters. This session is intended for beginner IBM i system administrators, those who are new to the platform, and NextGen participants. It will help you focus on daily system administration tasks and commonly used commands.P.S: Even if you come from a different position and would like to refresh your knowledge of IBM i basics, you are welcome to join.

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Zouhair Oulli

IBM i sysadmin, Kyndryl

IBM i System Administration Management & PASE pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
03 - RHÔNE 1

Systems management

Company Beginner

17:05 CEST

Protecting Db2 for i Data with Row and Column Access Control (RCAC)

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

02 - Auditorium

Data is the new currency, and protecting it is more important than ever. In IBM i environments, safeguarding sensitive information at the database level is a key requirement for compliance, risk reduction, long-term application trust and data consitency. With traditional database methods and additional programming, data access can be restricted, but also circumvented! Db2 for i provides powerful, built-in capabilities for fine-grained security through Row and Column Access Control (RCAC), enabling precise control over which data can be seen and by whom (on user profile and group profile level) —without requiring changes to application code.If RCAC is activated only explicitly registered users can see an access the database data. Even powerful profiles with QSECOFR user classe or *ALLOBJ authority cannot see any data if they are not registered.Since the implemented RCAC rules cannot be circumvented (not even by powerful user profiles) an detailed planning is required, so no data will get lost

Speakers

Birgitta Hauser

ModEdCon

CEC 2026 Row and Column Access Control Birgitta Hauser pdf

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
02 - Auditorium

Systems management

18:15 CEST

Soirée Networking Common France

Monday June 15, 2026 18:15 - 20:15 CEST

13 - ROSERAIE 3

Cocktails, quiz & connexions IBM i (French) #French-i

Common France vous propose une soirée conviviale dédiée aux échanges et au networking.
Rejoignez-nous pour un cocktail interactif rythmé par une animation ludique et des jeux autour des environnements IBM i et Power.
Cette soirée sera l’opportunité idéale pour partager vos expériences, rencontrer d’autres professionnels de la communauté et élargir votre réseau dans une ambiance détendue.
Ouvert gratuitement à l’ensemble de la communauté francophone présente au congrès.

Monday June 15, 2026 18:15 - 20:15 CEST
13 - ROSERAIE 3

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