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10:30 CEST

IBM i Licensing 101

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

12 - IBM Room

Speakers

Brandon Pederson

IBM i and Power Product Marketing Manager, IBM

Brandon Pederson is the Product Marketing Manager for IBM i and Modernization within the IBM Power business. Prior to this role, Brandon was Content Marketing Manager for IBM WebSphere and Content and Community Manager for IBM Power. He has a degree in Marketing from Concordia Uni... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
12 - IBM Room

IBM i

10:30 CEST

TBD

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

03 - RHÔNE 1

tbd

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

IBM i

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 →

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

IBM i

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

Kris Whitney

IBM

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

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM

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

IBM i

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

STSM and Senior Business Architect - AI and Open Source, IBM

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

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

IBM i