commoneuropecongress2026

commoneuropecongress2026

Welcome to Common Europe Congress 2026

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Timo Rassl

IT-Power Services GmbH

President of COMMON Austria & Client Executive

Austria

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About me

Power IBM i-nnovation again & again !
I have been in IBM i Business in different roles for 25 years. I started out at a IBM-BP, moved to IBM in 2006 and left IBM 2018 to the customers side and took over COMMON Austria on the 30th anniversary of IBM i - AS/400 with the intention of bringing innovation into the business. This project led me to the most innovative Austrian IBM i BusinessPartner IT-Power Services.

10:00 CEST

Workshop: How to use IBM i bash scripting for PowerVS, COS and a lot of open source appications 09 - ROSERAIE 2Wolfgang Rother

19:00 CEST

Welcome Reception 01 - Expo

09:00 CEST

Opening Session 02 - AuditoriumTorbjörn Appehl • Nathanael Bonnet • Juan Manuel Alcudia • Steve Cast

09:30 CEST

IBM Keynote 02 - AuditoriumJonas Ullberg • Katarina Gospic

10:20 CEST

Break 01 - Expo

10:30 CEST

IBM i Licensing 101 12 - VIP Terreaux (IBM Room)Yan Zhuo What is IBM Bob and how can Bob work for you! 02 - AuditoriumTim Rowe

11:50 CEST

Serverless architecture and RPG? 04 - RHÔNE 2Niels Liisberg Reinventing IBM i: The Journey from RPG to Python 05 -RHÔNE 3AKoen Decorte

12:50 CEST

Lunch in Expo 01 - Expo

13:30 CEST

GROUP PHOTO (GROUND FLOOR) 02 - AuditoriumLele Terenzani

14:00 CEST

IBM i in 2026 - Collaborative Strategy in the Era of AI 03 - RHÔNE 1Steve Will • Kris Whitney Roundtable discussion: IBM Power skills gap in Europe - What can we do about it? 07 -RHÔNE 4Nathanael Bonnet • Steve Cast • Wolfgang Rother • Torbjörn Appehl • Antonio Salcedo

15:10 CEST

Ozgar.AI:The Missing Context Behind AI on IBM i 07 -RHÔNE 4Sina Farahmand • Alexander Horuzhiy Thinkwise: From RPG to AI-ready: on IBM i 02 - AuditoriumVictor Klaren

15:35 CEST

Break 01 - Expo

15:55 CEST

Role of User groups, Why join, why create 07 -RHÔNE 4Ranga Deshpande

17:05 CEST

2026 Client Outcomes for AI with IBM Power 06 - RHÔNE 3BSebastian Lehrig

08:00 CEST

Ransomware and IBM i 02 - AuditoriumJanus Hertz

10:30 CEST

Living with AI During the Fourth Industrial Revolution 05 -RHÔNE 3ACharles Guarino

11:40 CEST

What can software High Availability do for you? 03 - RHÔNE 1Katharina Karner

14:00 CEST

Unlocking Power11: Modern Licensing and Enterprise Pools 2.0 Enhancements 06 - RHÔNE 3BTurgut Genc From AI to EQ: 10 Ways to Elevate Your Professional Skills 07 -RHÔNE 4Ian Jarman

15:55 CEST

What’s New in Network Performance with Power11 06 - RHÔNE 3BAlexander Paul A Life in IBM i: What Hundreds of Conversations Have Taught Me 07 -RHÔNE 4Charles Guarino Compliance and security management on IBM i with IBM PowerSC 02 - AuditoriumThomas Barlen

17:05 CEST

Common Misconceptions in the IBM i Performance Area 03 - RHÔNE 1Morten Buur Rasmussen

18:05 CEST

Expo fun - Prize draw, challenges and more (New End Time) 01 - Expo

19:30 CEST

GALA DINNER at Les Terrasses du Parc (20 minutes walk through the park) TBA

08:00 CEST

Bringing AI to Production with IBM Power 06 - RHÔNE 3BFlorian Dahlitz Deep Dive with IBM Bob 02 - AuditoriumBenoit Marolleau • Tim Rowe

09:10 CEST

Modernize Without Touching, Understand Without Guessing: AI-Ready Legacy IBM i Transformation 07 -RHÔNE 4Markus Glaser • Steven Merel

10:30 CEST

IBM i Client Innovation Stories 07 -RHÔNE 4Steve Will