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Tuesday, June 16
 

14:00 CEST

The role of QA & Testing strategies and automation in DORA Compliance, business processes continuity & ROI evaluations.
Tuesday June 16, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
As many organizations prepare for the enforcement of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), QA & testing automation has emerged as a significant enabler—not only for regulatory compliance, but also for broader operational and strategic gains.In this session we will show you how Testing Automation empowers QA and is also a strategic requirement in a DORA-regulated environment.We will go through the principles and methodology to implement a full Testing Automation, its impact and related ROI with measurable benefits in speed, quality, compliance, and resilience.

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 →
Tuesday June 16, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
11 - Expo Stage
 
Wednesday, June 17
 

09:10 CEST

UPDATED SESSION: Business, Technology, and People in the Age of AI
Wednesday June 17, 2026 09:10 - 10:10 CEST

Speakers
avatar for Torbjörn Appehl

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 →
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 Jesse Gorzinski

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.
avatar for Koen Decorte

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 →
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.

He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame and a proud recipient of the Al Barsa Memorial Scholarship Award. Additionally, he participates on COMMON’s Strategic Education Team. Other professional endeavors have included the roles of President and monthly Q&A host... Read More →
Wednesday June 17, 2026 09:10 - 10:10 CEST
10 - ROSERAIE 3
 
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