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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.
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Monday, October 26
 

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

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 unauthorized users? This session is for you. If you love working really hard, enjoy cryptic column-oriented codes, or the thought of recompiling all your RPG programs gives you a thrill, then maybe this session isn't for you.
Speakers
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

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 business logic — without exposing PII or violating GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2 requirements. We'll cover practical approaches using AI tooling alongside native IBM i capabilities, and walk through real patterns for masking data across related physical and logical files.
Speakers
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 explore real-world use cases and success stories.
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
  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 capabilities support backup and switchover operations.
Speakers
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 should be a Treat of information here for everyone.
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, Client Connectivity

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 procedures. But how to analyze our ILE Objects, i.e. where are our procedures/functions located, which modules are bound to what (service-)programs etc? The good news is, IBM provided in the last releases and technology refreshes a lot of powerful IBM and Db2 Services. Among these services are also all kinds of Services for analyzing and managing ILE Objects. This session combines an introduction into the ILE Concepts and shows what services are available for analyzing the ILE Objects (modules, programs, service programs, modules …)
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: General

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 and using binder language.
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: 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 them. The tools will be compared so that you can determine which one would work best for you.
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 and built.
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 data structures, and columns in tables processed via Native I/O – into the job’s CCSID at runtime. This behavior can have serious consequences when certain characters cannot be converted and are replaced by substitution characters, leading to potential data loss. Length calculations and alphanumeric built-in functions can also produce unexpected results, since RPG internally operates in bytes rather than characters. This becomes a problem as soon as multi-byte characters are involved. Since IBM i 7.2, it has been possible to define variables with a specific CCSID, such as UTF-8. But what about all the other data objects that are not explicitly defined this way?
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. We will discuss some best practices in unit testing and how you can take some of those best practices and apply them to your everyday development processes.
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, executing CL commands from SQL, and accessing system information.
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

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

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 knowledge into action. We will cover these things in detail, along with some “outside the box” ways of using this technology to answer questions and solve problems.
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

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 expand on configuration and use.
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 will share practical guidance on patching and updating PHP and other open source components, defending against denial-of-service threats, and applying IBM i-specific measures and permissions. The session includes some of the latest developments in web and application security that every IBM i administrator and developer should understand to protect today’s connected systems.
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 controls are actually working? In this session you will learn about all the built-in IBM i tooling for monitoring Agentic Profile activity throughout the OS and database. You'll learn specific commands, SQL statements and reporting concepts to pull together and understand this information. Head back to the office armed with all the knowledge you need to safely implement Agentic AI on IBM i.
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

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 the IFS and discover the tools and configurations necessary to implement robust protections. We’ll also explore the latest security features introduced in IBM i 7.6, which offer expanded capabilities to safeguard the IFS environment.
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 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 will also cover the Shell YUM commands that can also be used by more advanced users to manage packages. We will also discuss approaches to managing this environment in various secured network environments, and general recommendations on updating individual packages.
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 recovery, and operational best practices. Co-presented by an IBM Champion and Cloud Architect, alongside an IBM PowerVS subject matter expert, this session delivers a practical, experience-driven playbook for production success—making it a must-attend for teams serious about getting the most from PowerVS.
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 Collection Services and Job Watcher performance data. This session is a prerequisite to the iDoctor sessions.
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 communications are built on top of the foundation of Ethernet and TCP/IP. Your IBM i Networking health is very important and is how most of your data and applications are accessed. Your IBM i may be fully up and running, but if network issues prevent business units from utilizing these applications and data the IBM i will be perceived as being down. This session will take a look at approaches to assess IBM i OS Networking health, and it's interaction with Network communications. We will looks at tools we can use within the IBM i OS to better determine what is causing, or likely causing issues with TCP/IP network applications. Finally, we will look at how to collect network diagnostic trace data from the IBM i.
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

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 unknown significant delays are likely increasing a system outage. In this session we will go over the configuration and usage best practices for both the HMC and LAN Console environments.
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

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 configure TLS for secure connections—a critical step for IBM i 7.6—and how to control user access to specific areas of the interface to maintain security and compliance.
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

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 operational gaps and lessons learned, attendees will gain a balanced, experience-driven view of IBM i on PowerVS. This session delivers candid insights and practical guidance—making it a must-attend for teams serious about succeeding on PowerVS.
Speakers
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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 start with Collection Services data to initially identify what should be looked into further, then using Job Watcher data to reveal root causes of contention. The session on wait accounting is a recommended prerequisite for this session.
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

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 and open-source technologies, and built animated dashboards to deliver real-time operational visibility. Attendees will see how Heartland is driving agricultural innovation by extending trusted IBM i systems into a modern IoT architecture.
Speakers
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 contemporary, user-friendly interfaces. We'll demonstrate how Flutter pairs effectively with serverless RPG microservices and JSON APIs running on IBM i with DB2 for i, enabling you to maintain a single codebase that deploys across mobile, desktop, and web platforms.
Speakers
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 fundamentals of prompt construction, chain-of-thought techniques, few-shot examples, system prompts, and how to write prompts that produce code, documentation, and analysis you can actually trust. Expect live demos using IBM i-specific scenarios throughout.
Speakers
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 Services in as tools, handling the results, and letting the agent reason over live system data to answer questions that would otherwise mean digging through five screens. The focus is practical: how to scope what an agent can touch, how to keep it grounded in real query results, and how to structure tools so the agent reliably picks the right one. The result is a reusable pattern that applies to any of the SQL Services categories, and an agent you can extend immediately.
Speakers
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

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 existing authority model rather than inventing a new one, and how it fits a multi-client setup where the same backend serves Bob, an internal assistant, and your own custom agents. The session includes a live walkthrough against a real IBM i system, an honest look at the security boundary, and a working starting point you can clone and run on your own box. By the end you will know where this server belongs in your architecture and how to stand it up.
Speakers
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 sensitive data exposure. The session will also address performance considerations, infrastructure requirements, and trade-offs compared to cloud-based AI. Real-world examples will illustrate how teams can safely introduce AI capabilities while maintaining control, compliance, and reliability in enterprise environments.
Speakers
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 service program to execute a credit decision, and logs the audit trail to DB2. A working agentic system on IBM i infrastructure, live. The second proof point is a real $1B+ IBM i organization in transition — from campaign-based marketing to event-driven agentic engagement. The architecture is in place. The sequencing, the friction, and the crawl/walk/run discipline required to keep transformation from outrunning the organization’s readiness to govern it — that is the work. The Knowledge Distance Problem is not hypothetical here. This session documents it from the inside. Silver Lake Financial Group is not invented for this session. The Signal4i Silver Lake Series has documented the IBM i agentic build across six installments since May 2026. Practitioners who follow the series will arrive knowing the architecture. This session is where it runs. Claude Code surfaces the business logic embedded in decades of RPG and makes it agent-accessible via MCP. Python and LangChain handle orchestration. A React front end closes the loop and the IBM i becomes the intelligence layer. The destination: agents own execution, humans own judgment, IBM i underneath all of it. The technology is not the hard part. The hard part is mapping the org chart to an agentic model, identifying which manual processes can be touched and which can’t yet, and confronting the people who built their roles around coordination work agents are about to absorb. This session goes there — with a working demo, a live dispatch, and six months of documentation leading up to it. Link to Series -> https://signal4i.ai/silverlake-series
Speakers
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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