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The sessions listed below are for informational purposes only. The final schedule will be available through the IBM TechXchange session catalog, and the IBM Events app will be the official App for NAViGATE. You can build your personal schedule there, as well as see full set of sessions available to you as an attendee.
Monday, October 26
 

9:00am EDT

AI Won't Take Your Job: How to Become Irreplaceable in the AI Era
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The fear is real. AI can now write code, generate documentation, and handle tasks that once required skilled developers. So what happens to your career? Here's the truth: AI won't replace developers who know how to leverage it - it will only make them more valuable. In this session, we'll show you exactly how AI can multiply your value rather than diminish it. You'll see live demonstrations of...
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avatar for Aaron Magid

Aaron Magid

Chief Architect, Eradani
Aaron Magid, Chief Architect at Eradani, has over a decade of experience in software development and technology. He specializes in modernizing legacy systems like IBM i/AS400 using Python, Node.js, and Java. Aaron excels in bridging old and new technologies together for clients, helping... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Business and IT Strategy

9:00am EDT

Rethinking IBM i Talent: Hiring, Mentoring, and Growing the Next Generation Together!
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
For years, the IBM i community has talked about the same challenge: “Our experienced people are retiring, and we can’t find anyone to replace them.” But is there really a talent shortage, or is it time to rethink how we hire, mentor, and grow talent? In this joint session, Brian Nordland (Director of Development - IBM Power at Fortra) and Steven Wolk (CTO of PC Richard & Son) share...
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avatar for Steven Wolk

Steven Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son
Steven Wolk is the CTO for PC Richard & Son. Founded in 1909, PC Richard is a family owned and operated chain of over 65 appliance, electronics, and mattress superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Steve's deep background in retail began on the sales floor while in college... Read More →
avatar for Brian Nordland

Brian Nordland

Director of Development, Fortra
Brian Nordland is the Director of Development for IBM Power Development at Fortra. Brian has been a prominent speaker at events, webinars, and user groups, including COMMON and LUG for over a decade. He is a co-inventor on multiple patents and has authored technical publications in... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Business and IT Strategy

9:00am EDT

The Human Edge: How to Stay Relevant in an AI World!
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Worried about what artificial intelligence means for your job or your future? You’re not alone. As AI becomes capable of writing, coding, analyzing, and creating, it’s easy to wonder - what’s left for us humans? Join this session to learn exactly where your human edge lies - and how to use it to thrive in the AI era. You’ll discover how timeless human skills like creativity, empathy,...
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avatar for Steven Wolk

Steven Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son
Steven Wolk is the CTO for PC Richard & Son. Founded in 1909, PC Richard is a family owned and operated chain of over 65 appliance, electronics, and mattress superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Steve's deep background in retail began on the sales floor while in college... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Business and IT Strategy

9:00am EDT

Why AI Projects Stall: The Operating Model That Restores Speed, Alignment, and Time to Value
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
AI projects rarely stall because of the technology alone. They stall when ownership is unclear, decisions are delayed, governance is disconnected from delivery, and teams lose momentum across the lifecycle. In this session, we will break down the most common points where AI initiatives slow or fail and share an Alignment Operating Model for restoring speed, accountability, and progress. Attendees...
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HC
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Business and IT Strategy, Artificial Intelligence |   Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

API Enable Your Database
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
How do you deliver data in the modern world? Rest APIs are one of the most common methods. We’ll explore, though live demos, how to expose data in a safe and secure manner using Integrated Web Services (IWS). Our focus will be on directly leveraging the DATBASE with SQL, not using RPG or Service program.
Speakers
avatar for John Westcott

John Westcott

Consultant and Db2 for i Team Lead, IBM
John Westcott is a Senior Delivery Consult and Db2 for i Team Lead in IBM Technology Expert Labs. John is highyly skilled in SQL, RPG, Data Analytics, Rest API, and both database and application modernization.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Db2 for i from the comfort of your VS Code
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
VS Code and Code for IBM i are really built with IBM i developers in mind. Add the Db2 for IBM i extension in the mix and you get the perfect toolset for working with the database. This open source extension, built by the community for the community, brings all the tools one needs to run queries and display results from within VS Code. But wait, there's more! Data export, Visual Explain, SELF, AI...
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avatar for Markus Glaser

Markus Glaser

IBM Champion | Tech Lead Modernization, i and me - IT Training and Solutions GmbH
Proud to be IBM Champion! I am also a Software-Developer and coding enthusiast
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Db2 for i Indexing Strategy Guide
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
One of the most important things needed to improve SQL performance is to have the proper indexing over tables, especially as your databases grow in size. Indexes are so important that Db2 for i supports different types of indexes. The order of the keys that you choose for your index key definitions is also just as important as the indexing technology in terms of the performance impact that the...
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avatar for Kent Milligan

Kent Milligan

Senior Db2 for i Consultant, IBM
Kent Milligan is a Senior Db2 for i Consultant in IBM Technology Expert Labs. Kent has over 25 years of experience as a Db2 for IBM i consultant and developer working out of the IBM Rochester lab. Prior to re-joining the Db2 for i Expert Labs practice in 2020, Kent spent 5 years... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Db2 for i Indexing Tools Guide
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Having the the proper indexes on your database is a critical success factor for good performance for SQL programs and query workloads. Db2 for i provides multiple tools to help implement and manage your database indexing strategy because this it's such an important topic. The tools include graphical tools provided by the IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) SQL Performance Center and services...
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avatar for Kent Milligan

Kent Milligan

Senior Db2 for i Consultant, IBM
Kent Milligan is a Senior Db2 for i Consultant in IBM Technology Expert Labs. Kent has over 25 years of experience as a Db2 for IBM i consultant and developer working out of the IBM Rochester lab. Prior to re-joining the Db2 for i Expert Labs practice in 2020, Kent spent 5 years... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

IBM Bob & Db2 for i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM Bob Premium Package for i is an AI coding assistant optimized for IBM i development. Unlike generic AI tools, Bob is trained on IBM i languages, conventions, and best practices, making it uniquely qualified to assist with RPG, CL, DDS, and SQL development. This session will show examples of Bob in daily development work, including generating and explaining RPG, CL, and DDS code, SQL query...
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avatar for Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah Mackenzie

IBM
Sarah has worked at IBM since 2013 and is a key developer working on the IBM i Development team in Rochester. She is specifically focused on Db2 for i and is responsible for helping to implementing many of the recent enhancements to Db2 for i, including RCAC and Temporal Tables. Sarah... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

Leveraging IBM Database Expert Query for Reporting
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
We'll create reporting and charts during this session showcasing how both system admin and business users can easily run and create reports.
Speakers
avatar for John Westcott

John Westcott

Consultant and Db2 for i Team Lead, IBM
John Westcott is a Senior Delivery Consult and Db2 for i Team Lead in IBM Technology Expert Labs. John is highyly skilled in SQL, RPG, Data Analytics, Rest API, and both database and application modernization.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Shallow Dive into Database Modernization
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Do you still use DDS to create physical files? Do you create an "extension" file when you need to add a field to an existing file? Are you worried that moving to SQL is too difficult? This session is for you. Do you need to prevent bad data from getting into your system regardless of how it's being added? This session is for you. Do you need to mask sensitive data, or protect data from...
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avatar for Patrick Behr

Patrick Behr

Senior Consultant & Instructor, Seiden Group & imPower Technologies
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Stepping through SQL Performance
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Every SQL statement has a predefined steps that it must go through before it can complete you data base requests.  Each step taken can positively or negatively impact SQL performance - especially on transactional applications that are running the same set of SQL statements over and over again. This session will explain each step needed to run an SQL statement and the structures that Db2 creates...
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avatar for Kent Milligan

Kent Milligan

Senior Db2 for i Consultant, IBM
Kent Milligan is a Senior Db2 for i Consultant in IBM Technology Expert Labs. Kent has over 25 years of experience as a Db2 for IBM i consultant and developer working out of the IBM Rochester lab. Prior to re-joining the Db2 for i Expert Labs practice in 2020, Kent spent 5 years... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Using Bob for Database Tasks
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Come learn about the latest AI technology from the IBM i team! The IBM Bob Premium Package for i contains a tailored Database mode, designed to help the programmer and system administrator with everyday database tasks, such as SQL performance analysis, query writing and debugging, and much more.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah Mackenzie

IBM
Sarah has worked at IBM since 2013 and is a key developer working on the IBM i Development team in Rochester. She is specifically focused on Db2 for i and is responsible for helping to implementing many of the recent enhancements to Db2 for i, including RCAC and Temporal Tables. Sarah... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

What's New in DB2 for i: IBM i 7.6 Release and Latest TR Updates
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this session, we will explore the latest database enhancements delivered in IBM i 7.6 and the most recent IBM i 7.6 and 7.5 Technology Refreshes. You will learn about security enhancements including IBM i Integrated Multi-factor authentication (MFA), SQL enhancements that provide new capabilities, and new and expanded IBM i Services that provide deeper system insights. This session will include...
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avatar for Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah Mackenzie

IBM
Sarah has worked at IBM since 2013 and is a key developer working on the IBM i Development team in Rochester. She is specifically focused on Db2 for i and is responsible for helping to implementing many of the recent enhancements to Db2 for i, including RCAC and Temporal Tables. Sarah... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

Writing SQL Programs
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Of couse you already know that SQL is more than SELECT. INSERT, etc statements. Now you need to level up your SQL ability and write SQL programs: Stored Procedure and Functions. Need a quick start? This is the session for you! Learn how to code in SQL PL (Procedural Language) and well make comparision to how you'd do that in RPG.
Speakers
avatar for John Westcott

John Westcott

Consultant and Db2 for i Team Lead, IBM
John Westcott is a Senior Delivery Consult and Db2 for i Team Lead in IBM Technology Expert Labs. John is highyly skilled in SQL, RPG, Data Analytics, Rest API, and both database and application modernization.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database

9:00am EDT

No More Excuses: Using AI to Anonymize Your Test Data
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
We'll just use a copy of production — it's a phrase that has launched a thousand compliance violations. IBM i shops often sit on decades of richly structured data in Db2 for i that is invaluable for testing, but off-limits for good reason. This session shows how AI can intelligently anonymize and synthesize test data that preserves referential integrity, realistic data distributions, and...
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avatar for Alan Ashley

Alan Ashley

Solution Architect, ARCAD Software
When it comes to describing someone, even yourself, it can be difficult. This time it's easy. I grew up on the AS400, through iSeries, and into the IBM i world. Started on a model B50 (I know it was a B model) where the disk drive needed two persons to replace and now in the DevSecOps... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Database, Artificial Intelligence, Program Testing |   Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Program Testing

9:00am EDT

An Overview of IBM i Migrate While Active
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i Migrate While Active makes it easy to transition between systems and platforms with minimal service disruption, supporting seamless migrations to new hardware, private cloud environments, or public cloud infrastructure. In this session, you'll get a comprehensive overview of IBM's latest release of Migrate While Active. Discover how this solution enables near-zero downtime migrations, and...
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avatar for Ann Wilkerson

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM
Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  High Availability Resilience

9:00am EDT

DB2 Mirror - Logistics for 400K trucks -  Driving Business Outcomes
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
This Trucking company generates over 3.2M downloads to equip over 400,000 trucks 7 x 24 with all the AI features they need for their workday.  Near zero downtime was the only way to keep the fleets connected and moving. This CASE Study will present through the eyes of the customer a roadmap: IBM lab DB2 Assessment, reference architecture, implementation, testing failover and day to day...
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avatar for Richard Dolewski

Richard Dolewski

VP, Hybrid Enterprise Solutions, Lightedge
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  High Availability Resilience

9:00am EDT

DR Planning Yearly Checkup - Ensure your DR Plan Works in a Disaster 
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Do you have a disaster recovery plan? Are you really prepared? The difference in surviving depends on how well you prepare for the unexpected.  This session breaks down the components of Disaster Recovery Planning as it relates to the availability and recovery of your systems. Testing your plan is essential examining critical points of failure, assumptions, and technical gaps
Speakers
avatar for Richard Dolewski

Richard Dolewski

VP, Hybrid Enterprise Solutions, Lightedge
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  High Availability Resilience

9:00am EDT

Full-System Resilience for IBM i on IBM Power Virtual Server: A Live Demo
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
This live session demonstrates FlashCopy backup and replication-based disaster recovery concepts for IBM i on IBM Power Virtual Server using full-system FlashCopy and Global Replication Services (GRS) DR replication. Starting with an existing IBM i environment, we will walk through the configuration experience for full system FlashCopy-based backups and replication, then show how these...
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avatar for Brian Nordland

Brian Nordland

Director of Development, Fortra
Brian Nordland is the Director of Development for IBM Power Development at Fortra. Brian has been a prominent speaker at events, webinars, and user groups, including COMMON and LUG for over a decade. He is a co-inventor on multiple patents and has authored technical publications in... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  High Availability Resilience

9:00am EDT

Navigating the HA/DR Maze: Make the Right Move
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In today’s ever-evolving IT landscape, ensuring continuous business operations requires a strategic approach to High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR). With a growing array of technologies, both on-premises and in the cloud, choosing the right solution can feel like navigating a maze. This session will guide you through the key considerations for building a resilient HA/DR strategy....
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avatar for Brian Nordland

Brian Nordland

Director of Development, Fortra
Brian Nordland is the Director of Development for IBM Power Development at Fortra. Brian has been a prominent speaker at events, webinars, and user groups, including COMMON and LUG for over a decade. He is a co-inventor on multiple patents and has authored technical publications in... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  High Availability Resilience

9:00am EDT

ACS Deployment Guide
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i Access Client Solutions is a key tool for your PC workstation's connecting to and interacting with the IBM i. But, as a platform independent Java based solution it's deployment to the aforementioned PCs is quite unique.

Come and follow along as Wayne, IBM i ACS Support Team Lead, presents a step by step approach to Deploying ACS into your environment.
Speakers
avatar for Wayne Bowers

Wayne Bowers

IBM i Global Support, IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Middleware

9:00am EDT

IBM i ACS Trick or Treat
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Wayne has his pumpkins carved and the front porch light on inviting you to stop by and join this session where he will be sharing from his experience as Support Team Lead and Subject Matter Expert on IBM i Access Client Solutions (IBM i ACS). He will be reaching into his bowl of IBM i ACS Tricks and sharing with you his recommended best practices for Administering and Using the product. There...
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avatar for Wayne Bowers

Wayne Bowers

IBM i Global Support, IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Middleware, Client Connectivity

9:00am EDT

Becoming a Power User with ACS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this award-winning session, we’ll go beyond the basics of IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) to uncover ways to make the tool work harder for you. After reviewing the core functionality, I’ll demonstrate some of the customizations I use every day to boost productivity and streamline my workflow. Whether you’re brand new to ACS or a seasoned user, you’ll walk away with practical tips,...
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avatar for Gregory Simmons

Gregory Simmons

Software Engineer, PC Richard & Son
Gregory Simmons is a Software Engineer at P.C. Richard & Son. He is a COMMON certified Application Developer – ILE RPG on IBM I on Power. He is also a registered instructor with IBM’s Academic Initiative and an RPG and IBM i instructor at Scott Regional Technology Center, where... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

Building and Leveraging Service Programs in RPG
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Service programs are one of the most powerful features available to RPG developers. By modularizing code into reusable procedures, you can simplify maintenance, improve consistency, and speed up development across your team. In this session, we’ll start with the fundamentals of creating and binding service programs, then walk through real-world examples that show how they can transform your...
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avatar for Gregory Simmons

Gregory Simmons

Software Engineer, PC Richard & Son
Gregory Simmons is a Software Engineer at P.C. Richard & Son. He is a COMMON certified Application Developer – ILE RPG on IBM I on Power. He is also a registered instructor with IBM’s Academic Initiative and an RPG and IBM i instructor at Scott Regional Technology Center, where... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

Deep Dive with IBM Bob
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this session we will put IBM Bob to work. We will do a live demo of Bob, how the powerful interaction between the developer and the AI tooling can help you solve problems, gain insight and understanding that was not possible in the past. We will explore several use cases on how Bob can be leverage by the Architect as well as the core programmer.
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 October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

Hidden Gems
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Every few months the IBM i development team delivers new updates and features across the operating system. Keeping track and actually using these changes can be a difficult task at best. This session is the favorite new enhancements from a team of IBM i developers. You get to hear each of our favorite updates to the OS that have been delivered over the past bit. This session is new every time,...
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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 October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

How Refactoring Helps Bulletproof Your Application
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Do you (or does your manager) doubt the value of refactoring your code into a modular design? This session goes in-depth about how you save time and create higher quality programs by refactoring into small, independent routines. We will discuss how this improves your ability to test and maintain your application over time, saving you tons of time in the long run. This session is co-presented by...
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avatar for Scott Klement

Scott Klement

Managing Partner, ORC LLC
avatar for Yvonne Enselman

Yvonne Enselman

Owner, Yvonne Enselman Professional Services
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Program Testing

9:00am EDT

IBM i Performance Tools for Application Developers
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Application developers should consider the performance characteristics of new and changed applications as part of the development process. After all, finding a performance problem during test is far better than having an issue occur on production. This presentation will review the IBM i performance tools available to understand the performance of applications. This session will review Wait...
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avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
avatar for Matthew Neill

Matthew Neill

DB2 for i Database Engineer, Guild Mortgage
35+ years across IBM i application development, database engineering, modernization, and application integrations.
Expertise in Db2 for i SQL, SQL/PL, Modern ILE RPG AppDev, Service Programs, and IBM iDoctor performance tuning.
Enjoys mentoring teams, teaching modernization pra... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

ILE Concepts - and Analyzing ILE Objects with IBM i/Db2 Services
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Programs, Modules, Service Programs, Internal and exported Functions and Procedures, Binding Directories ... in short ILE Concepts are necessary for a modular and modern programming in RPG and other ILE messages. But ... sometimes still a mess. Once the Concepts are understood and used, programs can easily be created by putting "puzzle pieces" pieces together, i.e. calling functions and...
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avatar for Birgitta Hauser
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

Improving Software Quality via Development and Testing
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Every programmer wants to do the best job. How do you test your program and ensure that you aren't missing anything? From the simplest bug fix to large complex projects, there are key concepts that you can use to ensure that your program is properly tested. This session is co-presented by expert developer, Scott Klement, and expert tester, Yvonne Enselman so that you can see things from both a...
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Speakers
avatar for Scott Klement

Scott Klement

Managing Partner, ORC LLC
avatar for Yvonne Enselman

Yvonne Enselman

Owner, Yvonne Enselman Professional Services
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Program Testing

9:00am EDT

Let's Build an RPG Service Program
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Service programs have been around for quite some time. Perhaps you’ve even bumped into one in your professional travels. You will certainly find them on the road to application modernization. This session focuses on what they are, how to implement them and making them a regularly used asset during your application development. In this session we will discuss service programs, program signatures...
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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 →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

Modern DevOps for IBM i: Building the Foundation for AI and Beyond
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Generating code with AI is impressive, but it's only half the story. How does it find the source it needs? How do you create the objects? How do you deploy it? How do you manage dependencies? This session explores why the right DevOps foundation is what makes all of it possible, and why, without it, AI-assisted development on IBM i is extraordinarily difficult (and expensive to do). You'll see how...
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Speakers
avatar for Dan Magid

Dan Magid

Eradani
Eradani extends modernization by transforming the people, tooling, and development languages used in IBM i businesses. Eradani "Connect" serves as a Enterprise Integration Hub for IBM i organizations, providing developers and operators exception volume, performance, and security when... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, DevOps

9:00am EDT

Modern RPG what does that mean?
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
You hear modern RPG but, what does that actually mean? we will look at converting from monolithic programs to modular programming including the use of service program and converting RLA(Record level access) to sql.
Speakers
MS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

Options for Consuming REST APIs from RPG
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
REST APIs have become a major part of business programming. We live in a world where virtually everything is connected to the Internet, and REST APIs are how they communicate with each other. In this session, you will learn how to call (or "consume") REST APIs from good ol' RPG. In addition to showing you the basics of how APIs work, this session explains how to use several free tools to consume...
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Speakers
avatar for Scott Klement

Scott Klement

Managing Partner, ORC LLC
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

PHP Best Practices and New and Exciting Updates on IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
PHP is moving fast these days. In this session, Alan will share his favorite techniques for creating APIs and web apps with PHP, plus introduce new PHP 8.5 features and how to prepare for them. Alan will also cover tips on upgrading from older releases, the risks of not upgrading, recent security enhancements, and best practices for PHP on IBM i. As a bonus, Alan offers a peek into how PHP is made...
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Speakers
avatar for Alan Seiden

Alan Seiden

Principal Consultant, Seiden Group
How to modernize and create something new while leveraging your valuable business logic. Supporting developers, mentoring, staff augmentation, architecture, development and programming. Seiden PHP+ Server for IBM i,
APIs, IBM i, open source, web, PHP, Node.js, Python, RPG, ERPs... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: PHP

9:00am EDT

Pythonic Containers for Module Management (VENV)
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Dependency management when operating multiple python projects can get crazy without a solid plan. In this session we will explore the world of Virtual Environments on IBM i and also the application of Jupyter Notebooks. These tools facilitate stable development and production of Python implementations.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Pavlak

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Programmers.io
Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: Python

9:00am EDT

REST APIs on IBM i In Motion
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this session we will discuss the various ways to implement using REST APIs in your existing applications. What they are, why they exist, and how companies are using them to communicate with each other.
Speakers
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 →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

RPG and the IFS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
How to get started using the Integrated File System from your RPG programs. The IFS is typically used for reading and writing "PC-style" (stream) files on the IBM i, and is an important tool for integrating with open source software, other platforms and and business partners. In today's world, it is indispensible.
Speakers
avatar for Scott Klement

Scott Klement

Managing Partner, ORC LLC
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

RPG and UTF-8 – Pitfalls, Solutions and Best Practices
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In the modern IT world, data in different languages and move over in data in different writing system must be exchanged, maintained and stored. For data exchanged over the web in JSON or XML format is UTF-8. In UTF-8 a single character can have 1-4 Bytes. For RPG developers, this brings new challenges: By default, RPG automatically converts all data – including constants, variables, external...
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Speakers
avatar for Birgitta Hauser
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

Service Programs and Unit Testing – The perfect pair
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Do you have monolithic programs that you have to start breaking up into manageable pieces? Have you been tasked to start unit testing and don’t know where to start? This session is meant for you. We will work through the benefits to modernizing your code and why you want to adopt unit testing. We will work through breaking apart monolithic programs and how to write their respective unit tests....
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Speakers
MS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Program Testing

9:00am EDT

SQL Services for the developer
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i offers a comprehensive array of SQL services that enable developers to interact with the database using easy to use SQL syntax. SQL services can be used to replace traditional API calls, providing more flexibility and ease of use. This session explores SQL services that simplify common programming tasks, including viewing and managing data areas and data queues, interacting with IFS files,...
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Speakers
avatar for Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah Mackenzie

IBM
Sarah has worked at IBM since 2013 and is a key developer working on the IBM i Development team in Rochester. She is specifically focused on Db2 for i and is responsible for helping to implementing many of the recent enhancements to Db2 for i, including RCAC and Temporal Tables. Sarah... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

Stored Procedures for Hybrid Development
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Accessing business logic from Open Source application and off platform has evolved a great deal over the years. In this session we’ll look at some of the reasons for centralizing this business logic in the database via Db2 Stored procedures. We’ll look at RPG and SQL procedures and work through examples of how these are used from exhibit languages like PHP and Python.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Pavlak

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Programmers.io
Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

Transforming Your Team with Procedure Driven RPG
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
After demonstrating the fundamentals of a procedure, I will demonstrate the benefits of procedure driven RPG. Together, we’ll explore real world examples of how this mindset has improved code written by myself and my team with regards to three facets: Readability, maintainability and reusability. All three of these benefits translate into a more efficient development team. We'll finish with some...
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Speakers
avatar for Gregory Simmons

Gregory Simmons

Software Engineer, PC Richard & Son
Gregory Simmons is a Software Engineer at P.C. Richard & Son. He is a COMMON certified Application Developer – ILE RPG on IBM I on Power. He is also a registered instructor with IBM’s Academic Initiative and an RPG and IBM i instructor at Scott Regional Technology Center, where... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

VS Code and Code4i - The one stop shop for developers
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Visual Studio Code has quickly become one of the most popular development environments, and with the Code4i extension it’s a powerful option for IBM i developers. In this session, I’ll show you why VS Code is my tool of choice and how Code4i, along with a handful of other must-have extensions, can transform your development workflow. Most of these tools are free, and my entire setup runs for...
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Speakers
avatar for Gregory Simmons

Gregory Simmons

Software Engineer, PC Richard & Son
Gregory Simmons is a Software Engineer at P.C. Richard & Son. He is a COMMON certified Application Developer – ILE RPG on IBM I on Power. He is also a registered instructor with IBM’s Academic Initiative and an RPG and IBM i instructor at Scott Regional Technology Center, where... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programmer Tools

9:00am EDT

What's New and Exciting in RPG
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
With each new release of the IBM i operating system and with Technology Refreshes, IBM has given us some new features in RPG. This session tells you about the new and exciting features of RPG and how you might like to use each feature in your own applications.
Speakers
avatar for Scott Klement

Scott Klement

Managing Partner, ORC LLC
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: RPG

9:00am EDT

What’s New with Open Source & IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Open source solutions have been on the IBM i platform for many years but recently the number of solutions deployed here has blossomed. Join Mike as he explores the latest news regarding packages and solution features available in IBM i Open Source Package Management and beyond.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Pavlak

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Programmers.io
Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: Open Source

9:00am EDT

Security as a developer, why should I care?
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Security is the hottest topic in today's society and yet many developers don't have it in the forefront of their minds. We will look at todays trend, risks and why you as a developer should develop with security in mind.
Speakers
MS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programming: General |   Security, Programming: General

9:00am EDT

IBM Bob: A Day in the Life of an IBM i Developer
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Ann and Ryan are both developers in the IBM i development lab. They both have access to IBM Bob and have been exploring ways to leverage AI development assistance as a part of their daily development activities. Ann and Ryan will share areas of success and even things that did not work well. This session is intended to help you gain insight into how IBM Bob can be a valuable development partner.
Speakers
avatar for Ann Wilkerson

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM
Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Programming, Programmer Tools, Artificial Intelligence |   Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Programmer Tools, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

A Practical Guide to IBM i Authority Collection
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
This session explores practical applications for Authority Collection, including standard and "creative" use cases. Authority Collection can be used to reduce the security exposure of privileged user profiles and to lock down objects/libraries/IFS. This session covers the different types of authority collection, how to turn them on/off, how to review and understand the data, and how to turn that...
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Speakers
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

Steve Riedmueller

Director of Security Services, Kisco
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

From Logs to Action, Integrating IBM i into Your SIEM Ecosystem
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i systems often run critical business applications but remain invisible to most security teams. A SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform helps centralize and analyze security data for threat detection and compliance—but what does that mean for IBM i? This session defines SIEM, outlines key IBM i data sources like audit journals and system logs. Learn how to make IBM i a...
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Speakers
avatar for Sandi Moore

Sandi Moore

Sr. Solutions Engineer & IBM Power Champion, Fortra LLC
Sandi Moore is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Fortra with over 20 years of experience supporting systems monitoring and security software. She works extensively with IBM i environments and has been involved in product demonstrations, implementations, support, training, research, and... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

How AI is Transforming IBM i Security
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the security landscape, and IBM i environments are no exception. As AI-driven technologies become integral to enterprise operations, they introduce both unprecedented opportunities and new vulnerabilities. This session examines how AI is influencing IBM i security - from accelerating threat detection and predictive risk analysis to redefining compliance and...
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Speakers
avatar for Sandi Moore

Sandi Moore

Sr. Solutions Engineer & IBM Power Champion, Fortra LLC
Sandi Moore is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Fortra with over 20 years of experience supporting systems monitoring and security software. She works extensively with IBM i environments and has been involved in product demonstrations, implementations, support, training, research, and... Read More →
avatar for Amy Williams

Amy Williams

Principal Security Consultant, Fortra LLC
Amy Williams is a Principal Security Services Consultant at Fortra, where she has worked since 2015. She holds CISSP, CISA, and PCI-P certifications and has nearly 30 years of experience on the IBM i platform across system administration, architecture, and application security in... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

IBM i Integrated MFA Solution
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The exciting new 7.6 IBM i integrated MFA solution includes multiple features. Come learn what is possible and how the features can be combined to secure your system. We will Deep Dive on TOTP. The integrated IBM i MFA solution's primary new feature is Time-based One Time Password (TOTP) authentication implemented as a user profile attribute. We will discuss details on the implementation and...
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Speakers
avatar for Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM
Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and Team Lead for the IBM i Security Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. An IBM Certified Thought Leader and The Open Group Distinguished Technical Specialist, Robert has specialized in IT security... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

IBM i Security – What’s new in IBM i 7.6
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Come learn about the security features included in the latest operating system release IBM i 7.6. Whether exciting, mundane, or even a little scary to consider, there is something that will pique your interest.
Speakers
avatar for Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM
Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and Team Lead for the IBM i Security Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. An IBM Certified Thought Leader and The Open Group Distinguished Technical Specialist, Robert has specialized in IT security... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

Securing Open Source on IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Open source brings new security responsibilities along with innovation, flexibility, and modern development. In this session, Alan Seiden explains how to keep your IBM i environment safe while benefiting from open technologies. You’ll learn how to assess and strengthen your open source supply chain, including precautions for VS Code extensions and lessons from recent Node.js npm attacks. Alan...
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Speakers
avatar for Alan Seiden

Alan Seiden

Principal Consultant, Seiden Group
How to modernize and create something new while leveraging your valuable business logic. Supporting developers, mentoring, staff augmentation, architecture, development and programming. Seiden PHP+ Server for IBM i,
APIs, IBM i, open source, web, PHP, Node.js, Python, RPG, ERPs... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

Security Visibility in the Age of AI
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
This session clearly articulates the risk of AI on IBM i, particularly the potential impact of autonomous agents working with data on systems that are running legacy security configurations and offers real-world visibility solutions to monitor agents and protect your data. Do you know what your agents are capable of doing? Do you know what they are doing in reality? Can you prove your agentic AI...
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Speakers
avatar for Justin Loeber

Justin Loeber

IBM i Security, Kisco Systems LLC
Justin Loeber is the owner and CEO of Kisco Systems, a developer of IBM i security and compliance software. Kisco's mission is to secure every IBM i by helping educate the IBM i community about security, continuously improving its products and delivering the best value in the market... Read More →
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

Steve Riedmueller

Director of Security Services, Kisco
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

Stop Sending Passwords in the Clear and Secure ACS the Right Way
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Unsecured IBM i connections still exist in many environments, exposing credentials and data in transit. In this session, we’ll walk through how to deploy Access Client Solutions (ACS) securely and enforce encrypted sessions across your environment. We’ll cover how SSL/TLS works on IBM i, how digital certificates establish trust, and how to configure both the server (DCM) and client (ACS) to...
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Speakers
avatar for Amy Williams

Amy Williams

Principal Security Consultant, Fortra LLC
Amy Williams is a Principal Security Services Consultant at Fortra, where she has worked since 2015. She holds CISSP, CISA, and PCI-P certifications and has nearly 30 years of experience on the IBM i platform across system administration, architecture, and application security in... Read More →
avatar for Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM
Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and Team Lead for the IBM i Security Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. An IBM Certified Thought Leader and The Open Group Distinguished Technical Specialist, Robert has specialized in IT security... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

Turn Your Audit Journal into an Early Warning Security System
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The IBM i security audit journal (QAUDJRN) is an extremely powerful tool and is included with the operating system, but are you leveraging the full capabilities of the audit journal? In this session we’ll explore options for custom alerting using QAUDJRN and SQL. The tools are available in your system, come learn how to use them effectively!
Speakers
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

Steve Riedmueller

Director of Security Services, Kisco
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security

9:00am EDT

Building a Successful IFS Security Strategy
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The Integrated File System (IFS) remains one of the most overlooked areas in IBM i security. Many organizations either underestimate the risks posed by an unsecured IFS or lack clarity on how to effectively protect it. This oversight can leave sensitive data vulnerable to unauthorized access, manipulation, malware, and theft. In this session, attendees will learn practical strategies for securing...
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Speakers
avatar for Sandi Moore

Sandi Moore

Sr. Solutions Engineer & IBM Power Champion, Fortra LLC
Sandi Moore is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Fortra with over 20 years of experience supporting systems monitoring and security software. She works extensively with IBM i environments and has been involved in product demonstrations, implementations, support, training, research, and... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security, IFS |   Systems Administration, IFS

9:00am EDT

A Journey to the Truth....with AI and Ansible!
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Sometimes, the answer to a tricky problem is right in front of you - you just have to know where to look. That’s what the team at PC Richard & Son discovered while rolling out our next-generation POS solution to our fleet of IBM i systems using Ansible. Everything was going well until we hit a hardware issue on one IBM Power Server. Fixing that single machine was easy, but figuring out if the...
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Speakers
avatar for Steven Wolk

Steven Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son
Steven Wolk is the CTO for PC Richard & Son. Founded in 1909, PC Richard is a family owned and operated chain of over 65 appliance, electronics, and mattress superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Steve's deep background in retail began on the sales floor while in college... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Ansible

9:00am EDT

A Live Demo of Navigator for i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM Navigator for i continues to evolve with ongoing enhancements and new features. Whether you're a long-time user or just getting started, this session offers a live demo of the latest capabilities Navigator for i has to offer. Discover how these updates can improve your system management experience and streamline daily operations.
Speakers
avatar for Ann Wilkerson

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM
Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Adoption, Care & Feeding of Open Source Packages
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
As more and more development teams embrace Open Source technologies on the IBM i, it is important that Systems Administrators understand managing these packages on the IBM i. This session will predominantly look at the Open Source Package Management capabilities included with IBM i Access Client Solutions as the go to environment for those who are not themselves using the Open Source packages, but...
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Speakers
avatar for Wayne Bowers

Wayne Bowers

IBM i Global Support, IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Advanced IBM i Services (SQL) for Admins
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this followup session to "Intro to IBM i Services (SQL) for Admins" we dig deeper into the capabilities of IBM i Services.  This session will cover more complex and powerful use cases for monitoring, automation, and system administration. Combine IBM i services using CTE (common table expressions) to unlock powerful administration, automation, and monitoring capabilities, and more!
Speakers
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

Steve Riedmueller

Director of Security Services, Kisco
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Beyond Migration: Operating IBM i at Scale on PowerVS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Moving IBM i workloads to Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) is only the beginning. Once in production, teams face new challenges around performance, cost, resilience, and day-two operations. This session explores how to successfully run IBM i at scale in a hybrid cloud model. Drawing on real-world deployments, we’ll cover architecture decisions, performance tuning, high availability and disaster...
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Speakers
MM
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Cloud

9:00am EDT

Deep Dive into IBM i Wait Accounting
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i wait accounting is a powerful technology built into the IBM i operating system to determine what your jobs are waiting on when they are not using the CPU. Reducing the wait time in applications will increase the responsiveness, which results in improved performance. This session will delve deep into wait accounting, as this technology is key to fully understand the visualization of...
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Speakers
avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Performance

9:00am EDT

IBM i Network Troubleshooting & Diagnostics
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
BM i network communications has changed a lot since the AS/400 primarily communicated to workstations and printers using Twinax and to other computer systems using specialized communications lines. In some ways things are more complex because our IBM i nodes communicate to a lot of other devices in many different ways, but in other ways things are simpler today because nearly all network...
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Speakers
avatar for Wayne Bowers

Wayne Bowers

IBM i Global Support, IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Networking

9:00am EDT

IBM Power Roadmap
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Come to this breakout session to hear about upcoming features and roadmap direction with IBM Power, delivered by William Starke, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for Power microprocessors.
Speakers
avatar for William Starke

William Starke

Power Processor Chief Architect, IBM
William Starke is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for Power microprocessors. Since graduating from Michigan Tech University, Bill has been employed by IBM for over 30 years in several roles, spanning mainframe and Power systems performance analysis, logic design... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Hardware

9:00am EDT

Introduction to the Navigator for i Performance Tasks
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Navigator for i has a rich set of tools to help you understand the performance of your IBM i. This session will review these performance tasks; from traditional performance management tasks, to System Monitors for real-time monitoring, the Performance Data Investigator to understand your performance signature, and Graph History for long-term trending. Attend this session to learn about these...
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avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Performance

9:00am EDT

It's 2AM, Do You Know Where Your Console Is?
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The IBM i restricted state (DSP01) Console environment is an oft neglected part of System Administration/Management. Many things allow systems to run months or even years without needing to connect this system Console. Then, when it is absolutely necessary to have this level of access for a system upgrade, hardware replacement, etc and the environment isn't correctly configured or is completely...
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avatar for Wayne Bowers

Wayne Bowers

IBM i Global Support, IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Navigator for i - An Administrator's View
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM Navigator for i is the modern, web-based interface for accessing, managing, and monitoring your IBM i system. This session will guide you through getting started with Navigator and demonstrate how it can be used to manage everything from individual user profiles to system-wide administration. We’ll focus on key administrative features that support large-scale rollouts, including how to...
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avatar for Ann Wilkerson

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM
Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Observability on IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Observability is an industry trend, but IBM i shops are left behind in the enterprise observability direction, often because there is a false sense of security that investment isn’t needed to gain observability on IBM i. With the database holding the crown jewels of the company, keeping the IBM i running is critical, but while IBM i is self-managing and easy to use, hidden underneath is a very...
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avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
avatar for Maciej Wielgus

Maciej Wielgus

Omnilogy
Maciej Wielgus is an IT Architect at Omnilogy, where he spearheads development for i-Rays, the first observability platform developed for the IBM i ecosystem. He spent nearly 27 years as an AS400/IBM i SME and IT architect at IBM and another three years in the same role at Kyndryl... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Using SQL in everyday life
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
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 or a SQL Rock Star . Lots of...
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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 October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

What Really Happens After Moving IBM i to PowerVS: Lessons from the Field
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Moving IBM i workloads to Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) is a major milestone—but the real story begins after go-live. In this moderated session, an IBM Champion and Cloud Architect leads a discussion featuring multiple perspectives—customer, vendor, and partner—to share what actually happens in the weeks and months following migration. From performance challenges and cost surprises to...
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Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Cloud

9:00am EDT

Why Wait? Resolve Contention Problems with iDoctor Job Watcher
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Contention problems prevent applications from scaling and must be resolved in order to improve performance. Adding hardware resources, such as additional CPU, memory, or faster disk will not improve the performance of applications that have contention issues. This session will show how IBM iDoctor Job Watcher can be used to identify and resolve contention problems. This session will review how to...
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avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Performance

9:00am EDT

AI and IBM i Trends and Directions
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In a world where artificial intelligence is becoming more and more prominent, how will your business adapt and thrive? Your journey can start here, with an exploration of IBM's strategy and offering set. In this session, we will explore the available AI technologies and what they mean for IBM i.
Speakers
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.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

Case Study: Heartland Co-op dominates Agriculture industry in quality, safety, and accuracy with massive IoT initiative
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
This case study explores how Heartland Co-op uses thousands of connected devices integrated with IBM i to monitor and control grain quality, material-handling safety, soil treatment application, and inventory for refined fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, and anhydrous ammonia. The presentation highlights how Heartland designed its own integrated circuits and data-aggregation devices, adopted MQTT...
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avatar for Todd Stewart

Todd Stewart

Application Architect, Heartland Co-op
Todd has worked in IBM midrange computing since 1989, developing applications from the System/34 to IBM i on Power. He has held roles including Developer, Analyst, Project Lead, Solutions Delivery Manager, and Application Development Director in the retail, and bonding/insurance industries... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i

9:00am EDT

Flutter & Serverless RPG Microservices: Modern Cross-Platform Apps for IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Building modern user interfaces for IBM i applications doesn't have a one-size-fits-all solution. The i and me team works with a diverse toolkit—Angular, React, Flutter, .NET MAUI, and more—selecting technologies based on project requirements and available resources. This session focuses on Flutter, an open source cross-platform framework built on DART, as a powerful option for creating...
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avatar for Nicolas Schindler

Nicolas Schindler

Software Engineer, i and me - IT Training and Solutions GmbH
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i

9:00am EDT

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Why Prompt Engineering Defines Your AI Results
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i developers mastered the art of being precise — CLLE, CL commands, DDS, and RPG all reward exactness. It turns out that's exactly the mindset needed to master prompt engineering. This session makes the case that how you communicate with AI models is now a core development skill, not a soft skill — and that IBM i practitioners are uniquely positioned to be good at it. We'll cover the...
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avatar for Alan Ashley

Alan Ashley

Solution Architect, ARCAD Software
When it comes to describing someone, even yourself, it can be difficult. This time it's easy. I grew up on the AS400, through iSeries, and into the IBM i world. Started on a model B50 (I know it was a B model) where the disk drive needed two persons to replace and now in the DevSecOps... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

How to build an AI agent with SQL services
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i ships with more than 400 SQL services across two dozen categories that already expose the state of the system as queryable data, covering active jobs, object authorities, PTF levels, IFS metadata, and much more. This session shows how to turn that surface into agent capabilities without building custom infrastructure for each one. We will build a working agent step by step, wiring SQL...
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avatar for Adam Shedivy

Adam Shedivy

Software Developer, IBM
Adam is a software Developer working on Agentic AI solutions for IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

IBM Bob - using Bob with success, a customer story
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Tim Rowe and Magesh Hirian from Royal Caribbean Cruse Lines will dive into using IBM Bob to help modernize the IBM i development process and application. Hear RCCL modernization story , how they have modernized they IBM i application to be a modern powerhouse, all while taking advantage of the power, reliability and security of the IBM i operating system. We will take a look at how RCCL has...
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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 →
avatar for Magesh Hirian
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

IBM Bob - Your IBM i AI Development Partner
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM Bob is an AI-powered development partner for IBM i. Your IBM i runs everything. Bob helps you run faster. Bob accelerates initiatives that traditionally take months like converting fixed-format RPG to free-form, migrating DDS to SQL DDL, refactoring monolithic programs into modular services, and generating comprehensive documentation and tests.  Bob bridges the skills gap and ensures the...
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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 October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

IBM i: the first agentic-native operating system
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The industry is racing to build the substrate that autonomous agents need: integrated data and logic, a single security model, durable transactions, and a unified runtime where code and database are not separate worlds. IBM i has had all of these for decades. This session argues that IBM i's integrated architecture, often dismissed as legacy, anticipates the requirements the rest of the industry...
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avatar for Adam Shedivy

Adam Shedivy

Software Developer, IBM
Adam is a software Developer working on Agentic AI solutions for IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

IBM's new agentic AI project
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this session, we will take a closer look at IBM's new MCP server project, which easily positions your IBM i system for use with Agentic AI. Learn how to get started deploying this new utility and start building your own AI agents! The possibilities are endless! You can enable IBM i operational data, your own business data, and much more for use with AI agents. Plus, you can integrate with...
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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.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

Large Language Models and IBM i: What are your options?
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Artificial intelligence and large language models are reshaping application development — and IBM i shops are no longer on the sidelines. This session cuts through the hype and gets practical, laying out the full landscape of LLM options available to IBM i developers and architects today. We'll cover running models natively on IBM i using LLaMA.cpp, leveraging the Python ecosystem on Power...
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Speakers
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.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

MCP server for IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Agents are only as useful as the systems they can reach, and for most enterprises the system of record still runs on IBM i. This session introduces the IBM i MCP server, an open-source Model Context Protocol implementation that gives any compliant agent governed access to Db2 for i and the platform underneath it. We will cover how the server exposes SQL execution as a tool, how it inherits IBM i's...
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avatar for Adam Shedivy

Adam Shedivy

Software Developer, IBM
Adam is a software Developer working on Agentic AI solutions for IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

Running Local AI Models for Secure Data Access on IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Organizations running IBM i systems often face restrictions that prevent them from using external AI services. This session explores how to deploy and integrate local AI models to enable secure, on-premise data access and interaction. We will cover architecture patterns for running models alongside IBM i, approaches for enabling natural language access to DB2 data, and methods for limiting...
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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 October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

The Roadmap to an AI-Native Org: A Live IBM i Agentic Pilot
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Most conference sessions about IBM i and AI describe what transformation could look like. This one shows what it actually looks like — from inside two organizations already doing the work. The first proof point is LoanIQ: a live demo built on Silver Lake Financial Group, a fictitious IBM i regional lender. LoanIQ runs in the session. A LangChain agent queries DB2 via Mapepire, invokes an RPG...
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avatar for Reggie Britt

Reggie Britt

CTO, American First Finance
30+ years on various Midrange platforms from IBM S/36 through the current IBM i platform.  My primary focus has been developing Fintech software solutions in Banking, Consumer Finance and BNPL.  I have been involved in all aspects of IT including Full Stack Development, DevOps... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence

9:00am EDT

Writing AI Applications for IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Leap, and the net will appear. How does one get started writing AI applications for IBM i? IBM Champion Jack Woehr will show a working multi-agent dashboard he designed using Roo Code, Kilo Code, and IBM Bob. As time permits, the group will suggest further development which will be carried out live.
Speakers
avatar for Jack Woehr

Jack Woehr

Senior Engineer / Senior Consultant, Consulting to Procern Technology Solutions and Seiden Group LLC
40+ years development. IBM Champion 2021-2026.
IBM Qiskit Advocate since 2019. Secretary, OpenQASM Technical Steering Committee. MongoDB Creator status. Prolific Open Source creator/contributor. Former Contributing Editor, Dr. Dobb's Journal.
Consult on IBM i AI modernization... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Technologies Integrated with IBM i, Artificial Intelligence
 

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