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Wednesday, June 17
 

09:00 CEST

Break
Wednesday June 17, 2026 09:00 - 09:10 CEST
Wednesday June 17, 2026 09:00 - 09:10 CEST
01 - Expo

10:10 CEST

Break
Wednesday June 17, 2026 10:10 - 10:30 CEST
Wednesday June 17, 2026 10:10 - 10:30 CEST
01 - Expo

11:30 CEST

Break
Wednesday June 17, 2026 11:30 - 11:40 CEST
Wednesday June 17, 2026 11:30 - 11:40 CEST
01 - Expo

11:40 CEST

Ask the experts AIX/Linux
Wednesday June 17, 2026 11:40 - 12:30 CEST

Speakers
avatar for Andrey Klyachkin

Andrey Klyachkin

Managing director, eNFence
It is already there.
avatar for David Spurway

David Spurway

IBM Power AI and Security Principal, EMEA, IBM Technology Sales, IBM
As the Global Principal IBM Power, David is the primary evangelist for IBM Power in IBM Technology Sales. He regularly meets and presents to a range of audiences, from CxO to new graduates, articulating the value of our solutions. Whether the topic is the existing IBM Power offerings... Read More →
avatar for Thierry Huche

Thierry Huche

Power Brand Technical Specialist, IBM France
I'm a Power Brand Technical Specialist for IBM France. My role is pre-sales activities aroud Power Systems. My area of expertise is around AIX, Red Hat, Ansible, PowerVS, PowerVC, VM Recovery Manager, PowerHA.
avatar for Hugo Blanco

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 →
avatar for Mirza Ćutuk

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 →
avatar for Upendra Rajan

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 →
avatar for Alexander Paul

Alexander Paul

IT consultant and engineer, IBM
Alex is an IT consultant and engineer with expertise in PowerVM virtualization and network performance. He provides support to clients globally through workshops, troubleshooting sessions, and training classes. With over 20 years of experience, he has assisted over 130 corporations... Read More →
avatar for Chris Gibson

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 →
avatar for Toshaan Bharvani

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 →
avatar for Sanket Rathi

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 →
avatar for Frederic Dubois

Frederic Dubois

IT Architect, IBM
avatar for Brian King

Brian King

Linux on Power I/O Chief Architect, IBM
Brian King is the Linux on Power I/O Chief Architect at IBM. He is responsible for Linux I/O enablement and strategy on the Power platform at IBM. He is the author of two Linux device drivers, and has contributed to many more. Brian is the chair of the OpenPOWER I/O Workgroup.
Wednesday June 17, 2026 11:40 - 12:30 CEST
09 - ROSERAIE 2

11:40 CEST

Ask the experts IBM i
Wednesday June 17, 2026 11:40 - 12:30 CEST
Bring your questions, or send them before to either [email protected] or [email protected]
Speakers
avatar for Kris Whitney

Kris Whitney

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

Niels Liisberg

Chief Software Architect, Partner & IBM Champion, System & Method
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco

avatar for Steve Bradshaw

Steve Bradshaw

Friendly Techie, RowtonIT.com
My latest work as the Friendly Techie, includes assisting IBM i with the design and testing with IBM i 7.6 as both Beta Tester and Redbook Author, and as assistant in the design and testing of the new IBM i Migrate While Active tool and the AI based RPG Code Assistant.

I have worked in the IBM Business Partner world for over thirty years now and despite IBM's best attempts I still love them ;-) My career started as an RPG developer but for the last twenty years I have specialised in System Design, installation and management. In 2008 I founded my

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avatar for Sebastian Lehrig

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 →
avatar for Steve Cast

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

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Wednesday June 17, 2026 11:40 - 12:30 CEST
02 - Auditorium

12:30 CEST

Closing cermony
Wednesday June 17, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
Wednesday June 17, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
02 - Auditorium
 
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