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Monday, June 15
 

10:30 CEST

What is IBM Bob and how can Bob work for you!
Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
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
avatar for Tim Rowe

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
04 - RHÔNE 2

11:50 CEST

Serverless architecture and RPG?
Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
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
avatar for Niels Liisberg

Niels Liisberg

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

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

14:00 CEST

Meet Bob - Your New AI Software Development Partner
Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
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
avatar for Sanjula Ganepola

Sanjula Ganepola

Software Developer - IBM i App Dev & AI Toolchain, IBM
Sanjula Ganepola is a Software Developer at IBM working on IBM i application development tools. As an open-source advocate, he is an active contributor and maintainer of several Visual Studio Code extensions including IBM i Project Explorer, Code for IBM i, IBM i Testing, Source Orbit... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

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
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
avatar for Robert Swanson

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

15:55 CEST

Using SQL in Everyday Life
Monday June 15, 2026 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
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 (like the speaker - Tim) or a SQL Rock Star (like the other speaker – Ryan). Lots of live demos to show the useful and practical side of using SQL. 
Speakers
avatar for Ryan Moeller

Ryan Moeller

Software Engineer, IBM
Ryan Moeller is a software engineer working on Db2 for i, specifically on the SQL Query Engine (SQE) team. He joined the team in the Rochester, MN development lab in 2020. Ryan specializes in SQL, database development, and query performance analysis.
avatar for Tim Rowe

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 15:55 - 16:55 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

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
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.

Speakers
avatar for Pascal Polverini

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 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2
 
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