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Welcome to Common Europe Congress 2026
Venue: 10 - ROSERAIE 3 clear filter
Wednesday, June 17
 

08:00 CEST

NEWLY ADDED SESSION: Integrate. Accelerate. The IBM FlashSystem Journey
Wednesday June 17, 2026 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
IBM Flash System is built for automation and openness. With support for Ansible, PowerShell, REST APIs, and a broad ecosystem of infrastructure and cloud management tools, organizations can automate everything from provisioning and monitoring to lifecycle management.
This enables faster operations, greater consistency, and seamless integration into existing enterprise workflows, allowing customers to manage storage as code and operate at cloud scale.
Speakers
Wednesday June 17, 2026 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
10 - ROSERAIE 3

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 →
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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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