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Technical Session
(Primer to) The IBM Z Processor Optimization Primer
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
50 Years of Insight: What’s New in IBM Z OMEGAMON
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 309
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Operations Management and Automation
Performance and Capacity Management
Storage Management
Introductory
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
Accelerating CICS Application Development with IBM Bob
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 318
CICS
Languages, API's and Framework
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Accelerating COBOL 6 Upgrades with IBM COBOL Elevate for z/OS
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 318
DevOps
Languages, API's and Framework
Introductory
Technical Session
Accessing IBM Z NetView Off the Mainframe
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 315
Languages, API's and Framework
Network Security and Management
Soft Skills
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Accessing NetView APIs
9:45am - 10:05am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 304
Languages, API's and Framework
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Agentic AI for z/OS: Trust, Governance, and the Path Forward
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 305
Machine Learning/AI
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
AI Infused z/OS: Overview and Updates
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 304
Communications Server
Machine Learning/AI
Performance and Capacity Management
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
All Aboard the Network Express!
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 304
Communications Server
Hardware
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
Always On, Always Ready: High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM GDPS 4.9
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 309
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Intermediate
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
Beyond Transaction Security: Using Security Discovery in the Journey to Zero Trust
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 319
CICS
Security and Compliance
All Audiences
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
Bringing AI to the Heart of the Enterprise with IBM Z
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 308
Machine Learning/AI
Intermediate
Technical Session
Building Intelligent Agents for IBM watsonx Assistant for Z
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 305
Machine Learning/AI
Operations Management and Automation
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Building the Foundation for Post-Quantum Cryptography: IP Security and IPv6 Compliance Updates in z/OS Communications Server
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 304
Communications Server
Hybrid Cloud
z/OS Systems Programming
Advanced
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Modernizing Mainframe Monitoring with the New IBM Z OMEGAMON Web UI
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Operations Management and Automation
Storage Management
Systems Management and Automation
Introductory
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: AI Enabled Proactive Monitoring to Get the Most From Your System With IBM Concert for Z
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Wednesday, August 19 STE Lab
Machine Learning/AI
Systems Management and Automation
Intermediate
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Build You Own Agent with IBM watsonx Assistant for Z
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 STE Lab
Machine Learning/AI
Operations Management and Automation
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Cracking the Code to Capacity Sizing for z17 using zPCR
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
zNextGen
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Day in Life of Mainframe Developers and Build/Deploy Engineers Using a Git Workflow
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 320
DevOps
Intermediate
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Enforcing a Zero Trust Security Strategy in CICS Using Security Discovery
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Wednesday, August 19 STE Lab
CICS
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Hands-on Experience with OpenTelemetry using Z Observability Connect
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Enterprise Architecture
Hybrid Cloud
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
Introductory
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Hands-On with Ansible on z/CX
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Leverage Generative AI on z/OS using zCX, IBM Spyre and Red Hat AI Inference Server
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 STE Lab
Machine Learning/AI
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Manage Life Cycle of Generative AI Model Deployment on zCX for OpenShift with IBM Spyre
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Machine Learning/AI
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Performing AI Queries with SQL Data Insights Pro
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 STE Lab
Databases
Machine Learning/AI
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: Simplifying Z Configuration - Harness the Power of Config as Code
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 319
CICS
Databases
DevOps
IMS
MQ
Systems Management and Automation
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: z/OSMF Hands-On Lab
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 STE Lab
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
Introductory
Technical Session
BYOD Lab: z/OSMF Hands-On Lab (Part 2)
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 316 BYOD LAB
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Technical Session
CICS Debugging Techniques - Solve a Case with IBM Support
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 319
CICS
All Audiences
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
CICS Nuts, Bolts, and Gotchas
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 305
CICS
All Audiences
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
Compilers and Programming Languages on z/OS
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 317
DevOps
Languages, API's and Framework
Introductory
Technical Session
DDF Best Practices
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 318
Databases
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Did You Know? You Can Use JAVA for IMS Transaction Processing (Hint - It Means SQL )
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 320
IMS
Languages, API's and Framework
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Digital Certificates on z/OS in a 47‑Day World
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 317
Languages, API's and Framework
Security and Compliance
z/OS Systems Programming
Introductory
Technical Session
Dynamic Resources and the IMS Repository (IMSRSC) – What, Why and How
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 320
IMS
Operations Management and Automation
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Everything You Need to Know about Networking on IBM z17 and LinuxONE 5 with Linux
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 304
Linux
Intermediate
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
Evolving Cryptography on z/OS: Recent Enhancements to ICSF Capabilities
9:45am - 10:05am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 315
Hardware
Quantum Computing
Security and Compliance
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Exploit AI-assisted Application Development to Reform Complex Mainframe Codebases
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 318
DevOps
Intermediate
Technical Session
From 6 Hours to 6 Minutes: Automating z/OS with Ansible
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 309
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Enterprise Architecture
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
Intermediate
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
From Advisory to Automation: Using CSAF to Track Security Patches on Z
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 308
Enterprise Architecture
Security and Compliance
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
From Attack to Recovery: Strengthening Cyber Resilience with IBM Z Cyber Vault
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 315
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Introductory
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
From Datasets to AI Insights: What’s New in Storage Management with OMEGAMON
9:45am - 10:05am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 302
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Operations Management and Automation
Storage Management
Zowe
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
From Rust to Reliable, Building a CI/CD Pipeline and Adopting Git-Workflow in 3 Months
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 320
DevOps
Intermediate
Technical Session
From Transactions to Events: Real-Time Integration with Confluent Platform on IBM Z and LinuxONE
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 319
CICS
Intermediate
Technical Session
Fundamentals of OpenTelemetry
10:30am - 10:50am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 309
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Enterprise Architecture
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
Introductory
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
Generative and Agentic AI with IBM watsonx Assistant for Z
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 305
Machine Learning/AI
Operations Management and Automation
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Getting Started with Data Center Automation and Agentic AI
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 309
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Machine Learning/AI
Operations Management and Automation
Introductory
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
Getting the Most Out of the Latest Features in Linux and KVM on IBM Z and LinuxONE
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 304
Linux
Intermediate
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
Hello Mainframe! Using Zowe in an AI World with MCP Agents to Talk to z/OS
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 305
Machine Learning/AI
z/OS Systems Programming
Zowe
Soft Skills
zNextGen
All Audiences
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
How and What to Use to Manage Your Infrastructure and Workloads on IBM Z & LinuxONE
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 304
Systems Management and Automation
Virtualization
Intermediate
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
How to Captain Your USS Environment (z/OS UNIX) - Sudo, Shells, SSH and Beyond Bourne
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 301
Hybrid Cloud
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
How to Measure the New IBM z17
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
zNextGen
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
How to select the best Virtualization for your workloads on IBM z17 and LinuxONE 5
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 304
Hardware
Virtualization
Intermediate
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
How to Use Linux on IBM Z & LinuxONE and Its Power for Confidential Computing and Post Quantum Safe Data Serving
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 304
Linux
Virtualization
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
IBM z17 HMC Round 2 Enhancements
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 301
Hardware
Security and Compliance
All Audiences
Technical Session
If This, Then That: Making Sense of ACS Routines
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 303
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
Importance of Semeru (Java) on IBM Z
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 317
DevOps
Languages, API's and Framework
z/OS Systems Programming
Introductory
Technical Session
In the Clouds with DFSMS
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 303
Hybrid Cloud
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
Intelligent Automation of the Hybrid Data Center With Z System Automation
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 309
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Enterprise Architecture
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
Intermediate
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
IntelliMagic Agent Problem Solver
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
zNextGen
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
Intro to IBM Concert for Z: an AI-Powered Mainframe Resilience Platform
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 305
Machine Learning/AI
Systems Management and Automation
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Intro to IPCS for CICS People
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 319
CICS
Introductory
Technical Session
IP Packet Filtering and IPsec on z/OS
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 309
Communications Server
Network Security and Management
Security and Compliance
Introductory
Technical Session
JES2 z/OS 3.2 Product Update and Latest Status
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 301
Data Center Management and Resiliency
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Keeping the IMS Catalog Healthy: Utilities
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 320
IMS
Operations Management and Automation
Intermediate
Technical Session
Learning Ansible through Examples!
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 309
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
Introductory
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Sponsored Session (LNL/PSP)
LNL: Changing the game for mainframe developers with IBM Bob (IBM)
12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 304/305
Sponsored Session (LNL/PSP)
LNL: The zSecure Transformation (IBM)
12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 304/305
Non-Technical Session
Meet the IBM Champions: The MVPs of Advocacy
5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 317
Technical Session
Mentorship - Mentors, Mentees and Generative AI
9:45am - 10:05am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 317
Soft Skills
All Audiences
Technical Session
Migrating from Legacy to Enhanced PassTickets on z/OS
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 308
Languages, API's and Framework
Security and Compliance
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Technical Session
Modern Storage Management UI and APIs
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 303
Languages, API's and Framework
Storage Management
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
Introductory
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
Modernizing COBOL Applications and Improving Performance with IBM COBOL Elevate for z/OS
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 318
DevOps
Languages, API's and Framework
Intermediate
Technical Session
Modernizing Observability for IBM MQ
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 319
DevOps
MQ
Operations Management and Automation
Performance and Capacity Management
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Modernizing WLM Management with the Policy Advisor
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
Systems Management and Automation
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
Neurodiversity and Z
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 317
Soft Skills
zNextGen
All Audiences
Technical Session
Object Storage in the Mix for z/OS Storage - Managing with CDA
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 303
Hybrid Cloud
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
On the Ease of Accessing Your Mainframe Data: z/OS Data Gatherer REST Services Portfolio and SMF Explorer
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
Systems Management and Automation
zNextGen
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
Open Source and the Mainframe Panel: Ask Me Anything?
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 320
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Enterprise Architecture
Machine Learning/AI
Open Source
Security and Compliance
Introductory
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
Opening Session: z/OS and Hardware Track
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 308
Hardware
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Technical Session
OpenTelemetry Tracing in CICS
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 319
CICS
All Audiences
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
Operationalizing Real‑Time AI on IBM Z with Machine Learning for z/OS
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 305
CICS
IMS
Machine Learning/AI
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
PDSE Best Practices: Getting the Most Out of Your PDSEs
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 303
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Technical Session
Python on z/OS - When And Where To Use It
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 319
Languages, API's and Framework
All Audiences
Technical Session
Quantum-Safe or Quantum-Late? A Practical Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Reality Check
9:45am - 10:05am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 305
Quantum Computing
Security and Compliance
Introductory
Technical Session
RACF Update: Summer 2026 Edition
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 308
Security and Compliance
Intermediate
Technical Session
Securing IMS with Multi-factor Authentication
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 321
IMS
Introductory
Technical Session
Simplifying and Opening the Mainframe to Clients with the Zowe Command Line Interface
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 305
DevOps
Hybrid Cloud
Zowe
zNextGen
All Audiences
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
Smarter Messaging with MQ: Agentic AI, MCP, and More on z/OS
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 320
Machine Learning/AI
MQ
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Smarter, Faster, Leaner: Performance Unlocked with WLM Updates for z/OS 3.2 and IBM z
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 308
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
z/OS Systems Programming
zNextGen
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
SNA/VTAM migration (preconditioning for next version of Db2)
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 318
Databases
Intermediate
Technical Session
Technical Introduction to CICS
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 319
CICS
Introductory
Technical Session
Technology Futures - IBM's Global Technology Outlook
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 317
Soft Skills
All Audiences
Technical Session
The Best of Both Worlds – Co-Locating z/OS and Linux on IBM Z
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 304
Linux
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
The Future of AI on IBM Z and LinuxONE!
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 305
Machine Learning/AI
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
The IBM z17 Water-and-Air-Cooled Performance Brief and LSPR Overview
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
The New IBM z17 & LinuxONE Rockhopper 5 Family Technical Overview
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 301
Hardware
Linux
Machine Learning/AI
Security and Compliance
Systems Management and Automation
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
The Next Generation z/OS Overview
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 301
Languages, API's and Framework
Operations Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
zNextGen
All Audiences
Technical Session
The Value Proposition of IMS on Z - High Availability and Resiliency
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 320
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
IMS
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
Tips, Tricks, and Insights into Diagnosing Common IBM z/OS Errors
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 301
z/OS Systems Programming
zNextGen
Introductory
Technical Session
Top Open Source Powerups No Mainframer Should Be Without
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 317
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Enterprise Architecture
Hybrid Cloud
Open Source
Security and Compliance
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Integrate with Distributed Systems and Cloud
Technical Session
Unlocking More from DS8000: The Software Behind the System
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 303
Hardware
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
UNSESSION: Surviving and Thriving in the Mainframe Landscape - You Choose the Topics
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 317
Soft Skills
All Audiences
Technical Session
Upgrading to TLS1.3 and PQC Readiness
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 315
Communications Server
Network Security and Management
Intermediate
Technical Session
Using IMS Connect with OTMA/ODBM – What You Need to Know for the Evolving API Environment
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 320
IMS
Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS)
Intermediate
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
What Security Access is Really Required to Perform My Job as Storage Administrator?
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 303
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
What’s New in SDSF in zOS 3.2
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 301
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Languages, API's and Framework
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
What’s New with zCX: Spyre AI Accelerators, OpenShift AI, and Hybrid Cloud on z/OS
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 301
Machine Learning/AI
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
What’s New, Not So New, and Coming in DFSMS
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 303
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
What's New in IBM MQ - OTEL, AI, and More
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 320
CICS
IMS
MQ
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
What's New in IBM Z System Automation 4.4
10:30am - 10:50am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Data Center Management and Resiliency
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
Introductory
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
What's New in z/OS 3.2: Steel City Edition
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 304
Communications Server
Hybrid Cloud
Machine Learning/AI
Security and Compliance
Storage Management
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Technical Session
What's New on the IBM DS8000 G10 Storage Family
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 303
Hardware
Storage Management
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
Women in IT: Multi-tenured Perspectives
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 317
Soft Skills
Women in IT (WIT)
All Audiences
Technical Session
Write Your CICS Applications in VS Code - Find Out How!
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 319
CICS
All Audiences
Modernize Data Management and Analytics
Technical Session
WSC zOS System Programmer Hot Topics From "the Burgh"
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 301
z/OS Systems Programming
All Audiences
Technical Session
Your Job Abended! Now What?
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 308
Soft Skills
Introductory
Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Issues
Technical Session
z/OS 3.2 Upgrade: Planning and Technical Actions
9:15am - 10:15am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 301
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Technical Session
z/OS Communications Server Network Security Overview
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 315
Communications Server
Network Security and Management
Security and Compliance
Introductory
Technical Session
z/OS Communications Server Performance Update
1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 304
Communications Server
Performance and Capacity Management
Introductory
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
z/OS Communications Server Technical Update: Summer 2026 Edition
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 304
Communications Server
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
z/OS Next: Simplification Initiatives, Deprecations, and Migrations
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 301
Operations Management and Automation
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Technical Session
z/OS Parallel Sysplex Update
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Thursday, August 20 Room 303
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Enterprise Architecture
z/OS Systems Programming
Intermediate
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
z/OS Performance Hot Topics and Performance Track Opening
10:30am - 11:30am EDT Monday, August 17 Room 302
Hardware
Performance and Capacity Management
z/OS Systems Programming
zNextGen
All Audiences
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Technical Session
z/OS Storage Management APIs and Use Cases
10:30am - 10:50am EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 303
Languages, API's and Framework
Storage Management
Systems Management and Automation
z/OS Systems Programming
zNextGen
Intermediate
Optimize Storage and Data Movement
Technical Session
z/VM Beyond the Horizon
8:00am - 9:00am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 304
z/VM Systems Programming
Intermediate
Ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Technical Session
z/VM Platform Update
2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 304
z/VM Systems Programming
Intermediate
Manage Workloads and Capacity Planning
Sessions
Technical Session
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3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Monday, August 17 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Technical Session
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9:15am - 10:15am EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 304
Technical Session
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2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Tuesday, August 18 Room 304
Technical Session
[title will be taken from first slot]
3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Wednesday, August 19 Room 316 BYOD LAB
Contributors
Matt Aiken
William Alexander
Roger Bales
Brody Bond
Mitchell Bride
Mark Brooks
Kirk Chadrick
Shari Chiara
Bryan Childs
Andre Clark
Leigh Compton
Ross Cooper
John Craig
Anne Dames
Stephanie DeLuca
Dennis Eichelberger
Ernesto Figueroa
Trevor Geisler
Ezriel Gross
Jovanna Hadley
Megan Hampton
Johannes Hausch
Devonte’ Hawkins
Eric Higgins
David Hutton
Alexis Kapica
Fiona King
Shalawn King
Aaron Kippin
Aaron Kippins
Roland Koo
Ashley Lopez
Frank McCune
Barbara McDonald
Grant Mericle
Wilhelm Mild
Artem Minin
Deepti Naphade
Steve Partlow
Purvi Patel
Beth Peterson
Navya Ramanjulu
Stefan Raspl
Chris Sayles
Edward Seidl
John Shebey
Ryan Shiraki
Billie Simmons
Andrew Smithson
Brad Snyder
Anand Somasundaram
Kenny Stine
Meral Temel
Derek Tempongko
Nick Tufano
Elpida Tzortzatos
Andrew Urso
Mariana Villar Pacheco
Chris Walker
Marna Walle
Steve Warren
Derrick Washington
Tom Wasik
Max Weiss
Suzette Wendler
Suzette Wendler
Teena Werley
Dan Wiegand
Steve Wilkins
Andrew Wilt
Joe Winchester
Allen Zhou
Session Chairs
Andre Clark
Leigh Compton
Ross Cooper
Trevor Geisler
Ezriel Gross
Eric Higgins
Ellis Holman
Alexis Kapica
Frank McCune
Barbara McDonald
Stefan Raspl
Edward Seidl
Andrew Smithson
Chris Walker
Teena Werley
Steve Wilkins