What is IBM Z Day?
- 1-DAY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
- 100 INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
- LEARNING PLATFORM FOR ALL
IBM Z Day is a free 1-day virtual conference for anyone and everyone! Our lineup of global thought leaders will highlight industry trends and innovation, and demonstrate
how IBM Z is reliably running the world – always open | on | secure.
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Tracks
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Keynotes
| US EDT | Sessions |
|---|---|
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15-Sept 8:00 AM |
IBM Z Keynote
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
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15-Sept 8:30 AM |
Open Z Keynote: The Open Mainframe Project
John Mertic
Director of Program Management Linux Foundation |
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15-Sept 10:00 AM |
IBM WW Ecosystems Keynote
Willie Tejada
GM ISV/Build Ecosystem & Chief Developer Advocate IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:00 AM |
Celebrity Keynote: Music Creator Culture meets IBM Z
Timbaland
Co-Founder, multi-platinum Grammy award winning music producer Beatclub
Eric Czar
CTO Beatclub
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin, IBM Z IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin, IBM Z IBM |
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15-Sept 12:00 PM |
IBM Community Keynote Panel: Transform Together
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM
Chiara Baldan
Data Engineer – Service & Technology Innovation Hub Sogei
Brian Kithcart
Manager, Sales Engineers; SHARE VP & Board Member Rocket Software and SHARE
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
IBM Z
| US EDT | Sessions |
|---|---|
|
15-Sept 8:00 AM |
IBM Z Keynote
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
|
15-Sept 8:30 AM |
Keys to Crypto Resiliency
Eysha Powers
STSM, Chief Architect, IBM Z Cryptographic Portfolio IBM
Cecilia Carranza Lewis
STSM – z/OS DFSMS Architecture, Design and Development IBM
Phil Allison
Mainfame Architecture, Network and Storage Black Knight |
|
15-Sept 9:00 AM |
Classical Cryptography and the Impact of Quantum Computing
Anne Dames
Distinguished Engineer, Cryptographic Technology Development IBM |
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15-Sept 9:30 AM |
Addressing cyber threats by deploying multi-factor authentication at scale
Jim Porell
Director, Solutions Advisors Rocket Software
Steve Kiernan
VP, Mainframe Architecture State Street |
|
15-Sept 10:00 AM |
IBM WW Ecosystems Keynote
Willie Tejada
GM ISV/Build Ecosystem & Chief Developer Advocate IBM |
|
15-Sept 10:30 AM |
BMC Mainframe Survey 2021 – Sneak Peek
Priya Doty
Vice President, Product Marketing, IBM Z IBM
April Hickel
Vice President of Strategy BMC Software |
|
15-Sept 11:00 AM |
Celebrity Keynote: Music Creator Culture meets IBM Z
Timbaland
Co-Founder, multi-platinum Grammy award winning music producer Beatclub
Eric Czar
CTO Beatclub
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin, IBM Z IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin, IBM Z IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:30 AM |
AI and IBM Z
Elpida Tzortzatos
IBM Fellow – IBM Z AI Strategy & Architecture, CTO z/OS IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:00 PM |
IBM Community Keynote Panel: Transform Together
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM
Chiara Baldan
Data Engineer – Service & Technology Innovation Hub Sogei
Brian Kithcart
Manager, Sales Engineers; SHARE VP & Board Member Rocket Software and SHARE
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:30 PM |
IBM Z Skills
Roland Trauner
IBM Z Skills, Education and Academic Initiative, Europe IBM
Michael Fleissig
Systems Programmer HUK-Coburg |
|
15-Sept 1:00 PM |
AI Journey with IBM Watson Machine Learning for z/OS
Maggie Lin
STSM, IBM Machine Learning Development IBM
Kavihesha Kanagalingam
Student UC Davis
Ipsa Parekh
Student UC Davis
Urmi Lalchandani
Student UC Davis |
|
15-Sept 1:30 PM |
A Client Conversation – Resiliency, DevOps, and more!
Joe Winchester
STSM, Master Inventor IBM
Rune Christensen
Senior Software Developer BankData |
|
15-Sept 2:00 PM |
DevOps Panel Discussion
Rosalind Radcliffe
Distinguished Engineer, Chief Architect Enterprise Systems DevOps IBM
Subhasish Sarkar
Senior SQA Engineer BMC Software
Dusty Rivers
IBM Z Lifetime Champion
Krupal Swami
Founder & CEO Team SWAMI |
|
15-Sept 2:30 PM |
Modernization of Workloads – API economy
Glenn Schneck
US Solutions Manager Deloitte |
|
15-Sept 3:00 PM |
Fans of IBM Z Stories
Jade Melody Walker
IBM Z Pre-apprentice
Anila Shiny Peter
Intern Mom Relaunch
Devanshi Nehra
Student
Sudharsana Srinivasan
Chief Fan of Z IBM |
|
15-Sept 3:30 PM |
Careers in IBM Z – A New Collar Conversation with Vets in Tech
Sudharsana Srinivasan
Chief Fan of Z IBM
Katherine Webster
CEO & Founder Vets in Tech
Rachel Akers
New Collar Tech Re-Entry Offering Manager IBM
Hari Raghavan
Senior Program Manager – Education, IBM Corporate Social Responsibility IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Melissa Circelli
Chief Human Resources Officer Black Knight
Todd Monte
IBM Z Apprentice BNY Mellon
Veronica Gilliard
Deputy Director of Platform Services, California Dept of Technology State of California
Tim Fry
Pre-Apprenticeship Manager, Professional Success Coach Franklin Apprenticeships |
Modernization Z
| US EDT | Sessions |
|---|---|
|
15-Sept 8:00 AM |
IBM Z Keynote
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
|
15-Sept 8:30 AM |
Forrester Analyst Session: Make Customer Value The Driver Of Your Modernization Strategy
Bobby Cameron
Vice President, Principal Analyst Forrester |
|
15-Sept 9:30 AM |
DevOps on Z Journey at BNP Paribas
Abdelhakim Loumassine
Head of the Mainframe Division BNP Paribas
Ian Mitchell
Distinguished Engineer, IBM Z Strategic Modernization Leader Global Business Services, IBM |
|
15-Sept 10:00 AM |
IBM WW Ecosystems Keynote
Willie Tejada
GM ISV/Build Ecosystem & Chief Developer Advocate IBM |
|
15-Sept 10:30 AM |
App Modernization Spotlight (Session 1 of 4): Why Leveraging IBM Z in your hybrid cloud strategy can generate
additional
value
Skyla Loomis
Vice President, IBM Z Application Platform IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:00 AM |
App Modernization Spotlight (Session 2 of 4): How IBM Z delivers extended business value
Kyle Charlet
Distinguished Engineer, CTO IBM Z Software IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:30 AM |
App Modernization Spotlight (Session 3 of 4): Realizing the benefits with Atruvia client insights
Skyla Loomis
Vice President, IBM Z Application Platform IBM
Pascal Meyer
Senior Enterprise Architect Atruvia |
|
15-Sept 12:00 PM |
IBM Community Keynote Panel: Transform Together
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM
Chiara Baldan
Data Engineer – Service & Technology Innovation Hub Sogei
Brian Kithcart
Manager, Sales Engineers; SHARE VP & Board Member Rocket Software and SHARE
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:30 PM |
App Modernization Spotlight (Session 4 of 4): The art of the possible (end-to-end demo)
Nathan Dotson
IBM Z Hybrid Cloud Offering Manager IBM
Roberto Calderon
Sr. Solutions Engineer IBM Z and z/OS, IBM Z Hybrid Cloud Solutions IBM |
|
15-Sept 1:00 PM |
The Technical and Cultural Mainframe DevOps Journey at State Farm
Mark Moncelle
IT Architect State Farm |
|
15-Sept 1:30 PM |
Software AG & Delaware Courts – Modernize with API Integration
Guido Falkenberg
Senior Vice President of Application Modernization Software AG
Betsy Bachmurski
Senior Application Project Lead Delaware Courts |
|
15-Sept 2:00 PM |
Java, Git, Jenkins – A modern approach with COBOL
Armin Kramer
Software Engineer DATEV |
|
15-Sept 2:30 PM |
Enable Real-time Information Flow
Mythili Venkatakrishnan
Distinguished Engineer, IBM Z Financial Services Sector CTO, Systems IBM |
|
15-Sept 3:00 PM |
TCS’ Mainframe In-Place Modernization
Gopinathan Krishnaswami
Senior General Manager and Global Head, Software Segment & Infrastructure Alliances, HiTech Business Unit TCS
Ganesh Mahadevan
Enterprise Architect & IBM Mainframe Presales Lead, HiTech and Alliances & Technology Unit TCS |
|
15-Sept 3:30 PM |
Accelerate Core Banking Applications Modernization with Successful Outcomes
Arun Sharma
Chief Technologist DXC Luxoft Banking |
Open Z
| US EDT | Sessions |
|---|---|
|
15-Sept 8:00 AM |
IBM Z Keynote
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
|
15-Sept 8:30 AM |
Open Z Keynote: The Open Mainframe Project
John Mertic
Director of Program Management Linux Foundation |
|
15-Sept 9:00 AM |
Ansible Case Study for IBM Z
Daniel Jast
Go-To-Market Offering Manager IBM Z IBM |
|
15-Sept 9:30 AM |
OpenShift + RHEL
Murthy Garimella
Global Solutions Architect RedHat |
|
15-Sept 10:00 AM |
IBM WW Ecosystems Keynote
Willie Tejada
GM ISV/Build Ecosystem & Chief Developer Advocate |
|
15-Sept 10:30 AM |
Containers on IBM Z – The Open Source Way
Sarah Julia Kriesch
DevOps Specialist Accenture |
|
15-Sept 11:00 AM |
Celebrity Keynote: Music Creator Culture meets IBM Z
Timbaland
Co-Founder, multi-platinum Grammy award winning music producer Beatclub
Eric Czar
CTO Beatclub
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin, IBM Z IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin, IBM Z IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:30 AM |
Looking for Open Source Software on Z? Meet the Software Discovery Tool!
Elizabeth K. Joseph
Developer Advocate IBM
Divya Goswami
Student & IBM Z Ambassador Heritage Institute of Technology |
|
15-Sept 12:00 PM |
IBM Community Keynote Panel: Transform Together
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM
Chiara Baldan
Data Engineer – Service & Technology Innovation Hub Sogei
Brian Kithcart
Manager, Sales Engineers; SHARE VP & Board Member Rocket Software and SHARE
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:30 PM |
In conversation with Credit Suisse – IBM Python on z/OS
Jennifer Rowan
Product Manager – IBM Python & Node.js on z/OS IBM
Ralph Hess
VP, Db2 & Analytics Credit Suisse |
|
15-Sept 1:00 PM |
It’s Called Synergy – IBM Z + DS8K with Open Source and APIs
Yongkook Kim
System Z Solutions Architect Vicom Infinity Inc.
John Yorke-Barber
Department of Corporate and Digital Development, Northern Territory Government, Australia
Roger Lowe
Department of Corporate and Digital Development, Northern Territory Government, Australia |
|
15-Sept 1:30 PM |
AI/Machine Learning on IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers – a LinuxONE service
Sandeep Batta
ZaaS Hyper Protect, Client Success Architect IBM
Alberto Blumschein
Drumwave |
|
15-Sept 2:00 PM |
What’s new in Ubuntu for IBM Z and LinuxONE
Frank Heimes
Technical Lead Canonical Ltd. |
|
15-Sept 2:30 PM |
What’s new in SUSE Enterprise IBM Z and LinuxONE
Mike Friesenegger
Solutions Architect SUSE |
|
15-Sept 3:00 PM |
.NET on Z
Neale Ferguson
Principal Engineer Sine Nomine Associates |
|
15-Sept 3:30 PM |
Testing open source apps with Travis CI
Montana Mendy
SE/Rails Engineer Travis CI |
Voice Of Z
| US EDT | Sessions |
|---|---|
|
15-Sept 8:00 AM |
IBM Z Keynote
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
|
15-Sept 8:30 AM |
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator: Announcing Cohort 4
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Ben Younkman
Regional Director, Europe Village Capital
Dr. Kelly Burton
Executive Director, Black Innovation Alliance |
|
15-Sept 9:00 AM |
Friends of Hyper Protect: Announcing our First Class of AMAZING Startups
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Angus Crombie
Program & Partnerships Associate Village Capital
Osaretin Victor Asemota
|
|
15-Sept 9:30 AM |
Fintech Innovation powered by IBM Z – Panel
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Bryan Young
Founder & CEO Home Lending Pal
Ioanna Stanegloudi
Co-Founder & Chief Risk Officer finclude |
|
15-Sept 10:00 AM |
IBM WW Ecosystems Keynote
Willie Tejada
GM ISV/Build Ecosystem & Chief Developer Advocate IBM |
|
15-Sept 10:30 AM |
Healthtech Innovation powered by IBM Z – Panel
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Irene Woerner
CEO emTRUTH |
|
15-Sept 11:00 AM |
Celebrity Keynote: Music Creator Culture meets IBM Z
Timbaland
Co-Founder, multi-platinum Grammy award winning music producer Beatclub
Eric Czar
CTO Beatclub
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin, IBM Z IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin, IBM Z IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:30 AM |
DataTech4Good Coalition: Why Confidential Computing is all about Social Good
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Adam LG Ring
Head of Developer Relations Data Protocol |
|
15-Sept 12:00 PM |
IBM Community Keynote Panel: Transform Together
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM
Chiara Baldan
Data Engineer – Service & Technology Innovation Hub Sogei
Brian Kithcart
Manager, Sales Engineers; SHARE VP & Board Member Rocket Software and SHARE
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:30 PM |
Maximize your use of IBM Z with the SHARE community
Jeanne Glass
Founder & CEO VirtualZ Computing
Dan Martin
Senior Software Engineer Rocket Software
Dusty Rivers
IBM Z Lifetime Champion
Glenn Schneck
US Solutions Manager Deloitte
Karla Houser
Senior Technology Specialist Caterpilar Inc.
Ed Jaffe
CTO Phoenix Software International |
|
15-Sept 1:00 PM |
New Face of COBOL
Michael Bauer
Senior Product Owner Broadcom
Hartanto Widjaya
Student Singapore Management University
Ahmed Eid
Student Al-Azhar University |
|
15-Sept 1:30 PM |
Into the Mainframe: How to get in and how to get on!
Herb Daly
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, and IBM Z Champion University of Wolverhampton
Piara Bhamra
z/OS Performance & Capacity Analyst, and IBM Champion Lloyds Banking Group
Ricki West
Consultant, and IBM Champion BMC Mainframe Services |
|
15-Sept 2:00 PM |
Journey to a Successful Z Career
Paul Fairbairn
IBM Z Influencer Ecosystem, EU IBM
Monica Siegel
IBM Z Technical Influencer Ecosystem IBM
Len Santalucia
CTO Vicom Infinity Inc.
Jens van Eynde
Rachael Beattie
NatWest |
|
15-Sept 2:30 PM |
Opportunity Knocks
Ludmila Salimena
IBM Z Influencer Ecosystem, LA IBM
Darren Surch
COO Interskill
Jeff Bisti
IBM Redbooks IBM
Cameron Seay
Adjunct Professor Tennessee State University |
|
15-Sept 3:00 PM |
All Roads Lead to Z
Alixander Laffredo-Dietrich
IBM Z Champions Program Lead IBM
Julie Bergh
IBM Z Champion
Subhasish Sarkar
IBM Z Champion
Phil Allison
IBM Z Champion
Scott McFall
IBM Z Champion
Vincent Terrone
IBM Z Champion |
|
15-Sept 3:30 PM |
Careers in IBM Z – A New Collar Conversation with Vets in Tech
Sudharsana Srinivasan
Chief Fan of Z IBM
Katherine Webster
CEO & Founder Vets in Tech
Rachel Akers
New Collar Tech Re-Entry Offering Manager IBM
Hari Raghavan
Senior Program Manager – Education, IBM Corporate Social Responsibility IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin – IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator IBM
Melissa Circelli
Chief Human Resources Officer Black Knight
Todd Monte
IBM Z Apprentice BNY Mellon
Veronica Gilliard
Deputy Director of Platform Services, California Dept of Technology State of California
Tim Fry
Pre-Apprenticeship Manager, Professional Success Coach Franklin Apprenticeships |
Student Z
| US EDT | Sessions |
|---|---|
|
14-Sept 9:00 AM |
Welcome to IBM Z Day’s Exclusive Student Track
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Lucas Sahn
IBM Z Student X Owner IBM |
|
14-Sept 9:30 AM |
Enabling Women & Girls with Digital Skills
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Dr. Gloria Chance
CEO & Founder The Mousai Group
Dr. Loly Gaitan
Project Officer International Telecommunication Union |
|
14-Sept 10:30 AM |
Hour of Z, brought to you by IEEE HKN
Lucas Sahn
IBM Z Student X Owner IBM
Nancy Ostin
Director IEEE HKN
Nick Velcich
Student Computer Science
Michael Benson
Board Member IEEE HKN |
|
14-Sept 12:00 PM |
Hour of Z, brought to you by TheCreators2030
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Gail Davis-Carter
CoCurator (US & Worldwide) TheCreators2030 UN SDGs & Youth Initiative
Tobias Gutfrajnd
Youth Global Advisor TheCreators2030 UN SDGs & Youth Initiative |
|
14-Sept 1:30 PM |
Hour of Z, brought to you by Z Ambassadors of EMEA
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
14-Sept 3:00 PM |
Hour of Z, brought to you by code.org & Junior Achievement
Lucas Sahn
IBM Z Student X Owner IBM
Jake Bell
International Partnerships Manager Code.org
Alison Gottsch-Walton
Manager, Program Support Junior Achievement |
|
14-Sept 4:30 PM |
Are you Future Ready? You will be after THIS!
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Lucas Sahn
IBM Z Student X Owner IBM
Mei Lin Fung
Co-Founder People Centered Internet |
|
14-Sept 5:30 PM |
#Z4GlobalGoals: Your VIP Ticket to Global Goals Week
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
14-Sept 6:30 PM |
Youth Entrepreneurship: What Does it Take?
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Kelly Lovell
CEO Bridging the Gap
Mike McCabe
Agency Senior Advisor on Youth USAID |
|
14-Sept 7:30 PM |
Hour of Z, brought to you by Z Ambassadors of the Americas
Lucas Sahn
IBM Z Student X Owner IBM
Alexander Le
Ambassador IBM Z |
|
14-Sept 9:00 PM |
IBM Z Xplore – Code your way to the future – Americas
Monica Siegel
IBM Z Technical Influencer Ecosystem IBM
Melissa Christie
|
|
14-Sept 10:00 PM |
Your Exclusive Ticket to Becoming a Z Ambassador in the Americas
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM Z IBM
Rachel Head
Director Your Big Year
Alexander Le
Ambassador IBM Z |
|
14-Sept 10:30 PM |
SAVe Foundation: Making the World a Better Place via Digital Inclusion
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin – IBM IBM
Bollem Raja Kumar
Director SAVe Foundation
Saharsha Reddy
CAMP-S Student SAVe Foundation |
|
15-Sept 6:00 AM |
Your Exclusive Ticket to Becoming a Z Ambassador in APAC
Phila Phungula
IBM Z Developer Advocate IBM
Veronica Cho
Research Lead & Program Manager Your Big Year
Komal Mann
Z Ambassador, President zStudents Chandigarth University |
|
15-Sept 6:30 AM |
IBM Z Xplore – Code your way to the future – APAC
Joris Mertens
IBM Z Developer Advocate IBM
Komal Mann
Z Ambassador, President zStudents Chandigarth University |
|
15-Sept 7:30 AM |
Inclusivity Matters: Neurodiversity & IBM Z
Alex Leventhal
Business Development Executive, Business and Corporate Development, IBM Systems IBM
Tony Horton
VP – Global Supply Chain IBM
Khary Pryce
Student Cornell University |
|
15-Sept 8:00 AM |
IBM Z Keynote
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
|
15-Sept 8:30 AM |
Hour of Z, brought to you by Z Ambassadors of APAC
Phila Phungula
IBM Z Developer Advocate IBM
Komal Mann
Z Ambassador, President zStudents Chadigarth University |
|
15-Sept 10:00 AM |
IBM WW Ecosystems Keynote
Willie Tejada
GM ISV/Build Ecosystem & Chief Developer Advocate IBM |
|
15-Sept 10:30 AM |
Building a Better World: IBM Z & Call for Code
Lucas Sahn
IBM Z Student X Owner IBM
Shari Chiara
Program Director & COO, Call for Code IBM
Liam Mills
Software Engineering and Commerce Student University of Sydney |
|
15-Sept 11:00 AM |
Celebrity Keynote: Music Creator Culture meets IBM Z
Timbaland
Co-Founder, Multi-Platinum Grammy Award Winning Music Producer Beatclub
Eric Czar
CTO Beatclub
Dr. Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin, IBM Z IBM
Aaron Ralls
Chief Technical Penguin, IBM Z IBM |
|
15-Sept 11:30 AM |
All about IBM Z Academic Initiative
Ludmila Salimena
IBM Z Influencer Ecosystem, LA IBM
Paul Fairbairn
IBM Z Skills Leader, Europe IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:00 PM |
IBM Community Keynote Panel: Transform Together
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM
Chiara Baldan
Data Engineer – Service & Technology Innovation Hub Sogei
Brian Kithcart
Manager, Sales Engineers; SHARE VP & Board Member Rocket Software and SHARE
Lella Halloum
IBM Z Intern, IBM Z Champion, Z Ambassador IBM |
|
15-Sept 12:30 PM |
IBM Z Xplore, brought to you by Shooting Stars
Sudharsana Srinivasan
Chief Fan of Z IBM
Abhi Saxena
Director of Innovation Shooting Stars Foundation
Komal Mann
Z Ambassador, President zStudents Chandigarh University |
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15-Sept 2:00 PM |
Web Server: Hands-on Lab with Friends of Z
Elizabeth K. Joseph
Developer Advocate IBM
Jayashree Harsha
Intern Mom Relaunch
Reena Gupta
CEO & Founder Mom Relaunch
Rocio van Nierop
Co-Founder & Executive Director Latinas in Tech |
|
15-Sept 3:00 PM |
IBM Z Xplore – Code your way to the future – EMEA
Ross Cruickshank
IBM Z Technical Influencer Content Lead IBM
Mikateko Ngobeni
IBM Z Ambassador |