i-UG i-Power Conference 2026: Full Schedule

8:30am BST

Registration in the Foyer (Pick up your Lanyard)

Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am BST

Sponsors

SERVICE EXPRESS

Service Express, an IBM Gold Business Partner, helps you get the most performance, utilization and return on investment out of your existing or new IBM POWER Systems running IBM i, while helping ensure your critical business data is secure.

Our offerings include: IBM Power Systems and Storage, Managed Administration and OS Subscription Services, IBM i Cloud Hosting, OS Upgrades, PTF Maintenance, HMC and FSP Upgrades, Health and Security Assessments, HA Replication solutions, DR Testing, tape and disk encryption, Vir... Read More →

Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am BST
Conference Foyer

Registration

8:31am BST

Tea/Coffee, Bacon Rolls & Pastries will be served in the Conference Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:31am - 9:30am BST

Expo Hall

Before heading off to your elected sessions, start the day with a tea or coffee along with a Danish Pastry or a signature i-UG bacon roll.

Why not take the opportunity to introduce yourself to other delegates & industry specialists.

Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:31am - 9:30am BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

9:30am BST

Setting up Safeguarded Copy - AM Workshop

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 12:15pm BST

Room 4

Following on from his session at the last i-UG conference, "Did a recent unfortunate event at JLR (Jaguar Land/Rover) resonate with anybody?|, at the last i-UG conference, Eddie has been asked back to put some more meat on the bones of the highly effective and largely 'FREE' IBM SafeGuarded copy, Ransomware protection solution from IBM.Eddie pointed out that this well matured and highly effective...
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Speakers

Eddie Chaffin

Group Enterprise Architect, AB Food Group

Originally trained as a chemist and food specialist, Eddie has worked in the IBM i space for many years. He has gained great respect for his food industry knowledge, INM Power and IBM i knowledge and mastering the Infor M3 applications.

Now a go-to resource for use of the IBM Stor... Read More →

i UG 202606 Safeguarded pdf

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 12:15pm BST
Room 4

Workshop

9:30am BST

IBM AI - Bob & watsonx Orchestrate - Full Day Workshop

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm BST

Room 5

For this session, attendees will need to bring a laptop that they can install software onto. You will also need to create and IBM account to allow for software downloadIn the morning: IBM BobHands-on workshops demonstrating some of the capabilities of our AI powered Software Development assistant. General examples of using IBM Bob throughout the Software Development Lifecycle. Guided...
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Speakers

Andrew Laidlaw

Power Technical Specialist, IBM United Kingdom

Max Pope

App Development Lead, IBM

Luke Driver

AI Solution Engineer, IBM

bob for i lab pdf

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm BST
Room 5

Workshop

9:30am BST

IBM i Security Reimagined: IBM Bob, AI & Security Hidden Gems - All Day Workshop

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm BST

Room 2

Adopting AI-based Assistants and Agentic AI tools in your organization? While these technologies are enticing and extremely powerful, the need to consider security during your AI projects is something one must not forget. During this session Scott Forstie and Carol Woodbury will demonstrate the power of using IBM Bob for IBM i security tasks. In addition,...
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Speakers

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco

Scott Forstie

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.
Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

Inject More Security into Db2 for i June 2026 pdf

Security Hidden Gems of IBM i iUG 2026 pdf

Security and A(i) iUG 2026 pdf

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm BST
Room 2

Workshop

9:30am BST

Programming Language SQL – An Introduction - All Day Workshop

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm BST

Room 3

SQL is much more than a query language. Besides querying and manipulating data in database objects and generating those database objects, SQL also provides all kinds of commands and constructs, for writing and executing SQL Routines, i.e. programs and functions. With the SQL Programming Language, Stored Procedures, Triggers and User Defined (Table) Functions can be written, without knowing...
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Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm BST
Room 3

Workshop

10:45am BST

Break for Refreshments & Networking in the Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am BST

Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

12:15pm BST

LUNCH - Break for a Buffet Lunch & Networking in the Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm BST

Expo Hall

Feedback Survey

Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

1:15pm BST

Unleash the power of the Query Supervisor - PM Workshop

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:15pm - 4:00pm BST

Room 4

Back in April 2021 the Query Supervisor was announced in IBM i 7.4 and IBM i 7.3 Technology Refresh 10. This tool is part of the SQL Query Engine. Maybe you have heard about it and started using it, most likely you only heard about it and never had the time to give a good look. After attending this workshop, that will change as this tool is perfect to detect and handle run-away queries. During...
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Speakers

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, van Helvoirt Beheer

After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →

i UG2026 Unleash the power of the Query Supervisor pdf

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:15pm - 4:00pm BST
Room 4

Workshop

2:30pm BST

Mid Afternoon Break (Refreshments Served in the Expo Hall)

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:30pm - 2:45pm BST

Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:30pm - 2:45pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

4:00pm BST

Break - Post Workshop Networking in the Expo Hall (Tea & Coffee served in the Expo Hall)

Tuesday June 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:15pm BST

Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:15pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

5:15pm BST

Evening Introductions followed by Pre-Dinner Drinks in the Expo Hall

Tuesday June 2, 2026 5:15pm - 6:15pm BST

Expo Hall

Sponsors

(Quadra) ARCAD

Celebrating 33 years serving the IBM i community. Arcad is the
leader in DevOps and Modernization with integrated in-house
developed products distributed worldwide and by IBM.
•One suite for the entire CI/CT/CD workflow for application
analysis, build, test and deploy with separati... Read More →

Celerity

Celerity people aren’t just accredited technical experts with over 20 years' experience. We also care deeply - individually and collectively - about your success.

Dynamic Solutions International

FALCONSTOR

M K T Computers

I just love to talk about refurbished and legacy IBM servers and storage.

Meridian IT

Meridian IT is a global Hybrid Cloud Managed Services provider and IBM Platinum Business Partner, helping organisations modernise, secure, and optimise their IT environments through innovative technology solutions and expert consultancy services.Working closely with IBM technologies... Read More →

RowtonIT.com

Rowton IT thrive on creating robust and simple solutions to today's complex IT problems. We have a highly skilled and motivated workforce that will guarantee the right solution.
Working with select business partners, we can offer competitive and cost effective packages tailored to... Read More →

SERVICE EXPRESS

Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd.

With decades of hands-on IBM i expertise delivering customer-driven, enterprise-ready solutions, Shield has built a reputation for creating easy-to-use tools that solve real operational challenges.

HA4i - High Availability for IBM i: designed for simplicity, reliability, & rapid r... Read More →

Tuesday June 2, 2026 5:15pm - 6:15pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

6:30pm BST

Gala Dinner - This year to be held in the Expo Hall/Conference Auditorium

Tuesday June 2, 2026 6:30pm - 8:30pm BST

Expo Hall

Join us for an enjoyable evening of information and fun at this year's Gala Dinner.The Gala Dinner is hosted by i-UG Chairman Mike Ryan.During a 3 course meal we will hear stories from the Gala Dinner sponsors: We end the Gala Dinner with an update from our friend Jacqui Garrad Museum Director at the National Museum of Computing (T.N.M.O.C)As usual the evening will involve lots of fun.... and a...
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Tuesday June 2, 2026 6:30pm - 8:30pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

8:30pm BST

After Dinner Drinks will be served in the Foyer Bar (near to the Registration Desk)

Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm BST

Expo Hall

For those of us who want the evening to last a little longer, join us in the the foyer bar.

Tuesday June 2, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

8:00am BST

Integrating IBM i Applications with REST APIs Using Open Source Packages,

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am BST

Room 1

REST APIs are everywhere, and increasingly IBM i applications need to talk to them — whether that's consuming external services or connecting with modern web platforms. In this session, I'll show you how to integrate your IBM i applications with REST APIs using open source tooling available on the platform. I'll touch on the range of options available to IBM i developers, before taking a deep...
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Speakers

Richard Moulton

IBM i Developer, RM Software Services Ltd

I’m a freelance IBM i developer with 37 years of experience working mainly with RPG applications but utilising open source software more and more in my software solutions.I have extensive experience in the complete development life cycle, and have had an in-depth involvement in... Read More →

Integrating IBM i Applications with REST APIs Using Open Source Packages pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am BST
Room 1

Conference Session

8:00am BST

ListAgg and Split – Grouping, Aggregating and Splitting again

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am BST

Room 2

Almost everybody working with SQL knows the GROUP BY specification for accumulating identical information. Those queries are quite often combined with aggregate functions such as SUM() or AVG(). In composition with CASE clauses it is possible to accumulate information and return the data in different columns, for example monthly or quarterly sales per customer. Pivot tables can be easily created...
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Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am BST
Room 2

Conference Session

8:00am BST

Newcomers Welcome to the i-UG - Breakfast Briefing

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am BST

Room 3

This session is aimed at newcomers to the i-UG or first time attendees at the i-Power Conference.

Come along and meet some of the i-UG team who will explain how the conference works and answer any questions you might have about your attendace.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other newcomers to the event too.

Bring your coffee.

Speakers

Steve Cast

Practice Director/Treasurer Common Europe, Fresche Solutions

I lead the European team at Fresche Solutions, one of the world's largest IBM i dedicated teams outside of IBM.

In my role as Practice Director of Fresche Europe, I continue to build on the success of my 40+ years of working in this sector, by combining the comprehensive IBM i too

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Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am BST
Room 3

Conference Session

8:30am BST

Registration - Pick up your Lanyard & Conference bag

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am BST

Conference Foyer

Sponsors

SERVICE EXPRESS

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am BST
Conference Foyer

Registration

8:31am BST

Tea/Coffee & Pastries will be served in the Conference Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:31am - 9:00am BST

Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:31am - 9:00am BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

9:00am BST

Welcome and Introduction by Mike Ryan, Chairman of i-UG ♫

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:00am - 9:35am BST

Conference Auditorium

Initially, just the usual Conference opening session... but there's always a twist.This time, hear from University Lecturers and Students on how the i-UG education is opening big doors for all concerned. And, as the old song goes (Disney - Dumbo)... ♫ "Well I'd be done See'n about everything, when I see an Elephant Fly" 🎶Prepare yourselves for...
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Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:00am - 9:35am BST
Conference Auditorium

Keynote Presentation to the Whole Conference

9:35am BST

Speed Dating the Sponsors

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:35am - 9:45am BST

Conference Auditorium

Join us for our ever popular speed dating introduction to our generous sponsors.

Who can beat the gong?

Sponsors

(Quadra) ARCAD

Celerity

Celerity people aren’t just accredited technical experts with over 20 years' experience. We also care deeply - individually and collectively - about your success.

Dynamic Solutions International

FALCONSTOR

M K T Computers

I just love to talk about refurbished and legacy IBM servers and storage.

Meridian IT

Proximity

Tailored Modernisation for Every Stage of Your Journey
Modernising your IBM i and Microsoft systems doesn’t mean starting from scratch. Fresche provides the strategy, expertise, tools, and support to help you get more from the systems you trust. We protect the value of your existing systems while embracing innovation, reducing costs... Read More →

RowtonIT.com

Saroj Bains

ThinkGrowSales

SERVICE EXPRESS

Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:35am - 9:45am BST
Conference Auditorium

Keynote Presentation to the Whole Conference

9:45am BST

Keynote Presentation - IBM Bob: Your AI-Powered Development Partner for IBM i

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am BST

Conference Auditorium

In this keynote, IBM'ers Scott Forstie and Andrew Laidlaw will explain how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing IBM i development through IBM Bob and the IBM Bob Premium Package for i. In this session, we'll demonstrate how AI-powered tools are transforming traditional development workflows, enabling developers to accomplish in minutes what previously took hours or days.It's time to welcome...
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Speakers

Andrew Laidlaw

Power Technical Specialist, IBM United Kingdom

Scott Forstie

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Bob Keynote pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am BST
Conference Auditorium

Keynote Presentation to the Whole Conference

10:45am BST

Mid Morning Break

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am BST

Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

11:15am BST

Ask The Experts Panel

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm BST

Conference Auditorium

Speakers

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, van Helvoirt Beheer

Steve Bradshaw

Friendly Techie, RowtonIT.com

My latest work as the Friendly Techie, includes assisting IBM i with the design and testing with IBM i 7.6 as both Beta Tester and Redbook Author, and as assistant in the design and testing of the new IBM i Migrate While Active tool and the AI based RPG Code Assistant.

I have worked in the IBM Business Partner world for over thirty years now and despite IBM's best attempts I still love them ;-) My career started as an RPG developer but for the last twenty years I have specialised in System Design, installation and management. In 2008 I founded my

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Steve Cast

Practice Director/Treasurer Common Europe, Fresche Solutions

Andy Youens

Owner, FormaServe

IBM Champion. Over 45 years IBM i developer. Open Source on i guru. Ex Royal Navy. Editor of PowerWire. Certified IBM I developer & redbooks author.

Scott Forstie

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm BST
Conference Auditorium

Keynote Presentation to the Whole Conference

12:05pm BST

A Vendor Solution Session Presented by Falconstor

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST

Room 3

Speakers

Guy BERLO

Managing Director EMEA, FALCONSTOR

Guy Berlo is Managing Director for the EMEA Region at FalconStor. He previously served as VP Sales & Operations EMEA at ProphetStor and earlier as VP & GM EMEA at a FalconStor subsidiary, where he established the CEMEA subsidiary. His past roles include leadership positions at Auspex Systems... Read More →

Sponsors

FALCONSTOR

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST
Room 3

Conference Session

12:05pm BST

A Vendor Solution Session Presented by Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST

Room 4

Speakers

Chris Hird

Director, Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd

Chris has been an IBM i specialist for more than three decades on the platform. From a background of pioneering high availability with IBM, programing mainly in C, he has developed solutions focused on high availability and monitoring for the IBM i environment.
Expanding beyond traditional IBM i tooling, he has driven the development of Linux-based IBM i monitoring enabling scalable, enterprise-wide visibility across IBM Power environments. His work continues to focus on simplifying complex IBM i environments while maximizing resilience... Read More →

Sponsors

Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST
Room 4

Conference Session

12:05pm BST

AI-based Code Understanding and Modernisation. A Vendor Solution presented by Fresche Solutions.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST

Room 5

In this session Steve will investigate the state of the art in both AI-driven application documentation and understanding, as well as AI-driven code modernisation. He will help the audience understand how to get started and dispel many of the common myths around GenAI and explain why a more sophisticated Agentic AI approach is necessary.Topics covered will include a review of previous generations...
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Speakers

Steve Cast

Practice Director/Treasurer Common Europe, Fresche Solutions

i UG i Power 2026 AI based Code Understanding and Modernisation. A Vendor Solution presented by Fresche Solutions pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST
Room 5

Conference Session

12:05pm BST

How IBM Bob with Red Hat Ansible help drives IBM Power modernisation - A Vendor Solution Session Presented by Meridian IT

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST

Room 2

This presentation highlights how IBM Power systems can be modernised using Red Hat Ansible automation, using IBM Bob. We will show how organisations can build automation playbooks for both simple and complex tasks to improve modernisation across your hybrid environments. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating Ansible with IBM Power to modernise, enhance efficiency, scalability,...
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Speakers

James Cole

Modernisation & Automation Manager, Meridian IT

I am automation specialist within IBM Power and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
Feel free to talk to me about any interesting topics in technology, and in particular how they relate to the Automation and/or the IBM Power platform. That includes (but is not limited to):
IBM Bob
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Sponsors

Meridian IT

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST
Room 2

Conference Session

12:05pm BST

Your Server, Your AI: Agentic Workloads on IBM Power With or Without Spyre. A Vendor Solution Session Presented by Celerity

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST

Room 1

Your Server, Your AI: Agentic Workloads on IBM Power With or Without Spyre IBM Power can run agentic AI workloads without dedicated GPU infrastructure — and the Spyre Accelerator makes them faster when you need it. This session looks at both approaches: running AI agents directly on Power using CPU-based inference and then adding in Spyre acceleration. Note: We have Spyre running in our dev...
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Speakers

Ed Yeates

Professional Services Manager, Celerity

Sponsors

Celerity

Celerity people aren’t just accredited technical experts with over 20 years' experience. We also care deeply - individually and collectively - about your success.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:05pm - 12:35pm BST
Room 1

Conference Session

12:35pm BST

i-UG Group Photo - Everybody Welcome

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:35pm - 12:45pm BST

Conference Auditorium

Join is for a group photo on the stage in the Conference Auditorium.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:35pm - 12:45pm BST
Conference Auditorium

12:45pm BST

LUNCH - Break for a Buffet Lunch & Networking in the Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:45pm - 1:35pm BST

Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 12:45pm - 1:35pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

1:35pm BST

Developing with an AI Code Assistant

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST

Room 1

In this session, I'll share my real-world experience using an AI code assistant as part of my development workflow when building open source applications. As an IBM i developer who also works with Node.js and other open source languages and frameworks, I'll walk through three different IBM i related open source projects where I've put AI assistance to work — giving you a broad view of how it...
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Speakers

Richard Moulton

IBM i Developer, RM Software Services Ltd

Developing Applications With An AI Code Assistant pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST
Room 1

Conference Session

1:35pm BST

Generative AI effects on the Data Centre

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST

Room 5

This presentation explores the accelerating impact of generative AI on data centres and the profound implications for energy consumption, infrastructure design, sustainability, and policy. As Gen AI drives unprecedented growth in compute density, power demand, and cooling requirements, data centres are becoming increasingly constrained by grid capacity, environmental limits, and public scrutiny....
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Speakers

Stephen Bowes Phipps

VP Data Centres, State Street Bank and Trust

Steve has over 35 years of operational systems management experience. After managing MBNA Data Centres and IT operations in the UK and Ireland for 5 years, he joined web hosting company GlobalCenter when it was expanding from the US into Europe. Sitting on the senior management team... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST
Room 5

Conference Session

1:35pm BST

IBM i Observability Reimagined: Prometheus, Manzan, Grafana & Loki in Action

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST

Room 4

Discover a modern, open observability solution for IBM i that combines Prometheus for metrics collection, Manzan for event monitoring, Grafana for visualization and alerting, and Grafana Loki for log aggregation and analysis. This session shows how to gain deeper visibility into system health, performance, messages, and logs through a flexible, scalable platform that integrates IBM i into...
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Speakers

Nicolae Chirea

System Architect, Seidor Iberia

I’ve spent the last 25 years working deep within the IBM Power ecosystem. My focus is simple: helping businesses build the most reliable and efficient environments possible, usually with IBM i as the centerpiece, but often incorporating AIX, Linux, and the necessary IBM Storage... Read More →

IBM i Observability Monitoring Congress version final pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST
Room 4

Conference Session

1:35pm BST

IBM i Security Cocktail with an SQL Chaser

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST

Room 3

Be prepared to hear Scott Forstie and Carol Woodbury shake up the world of IBM i Security, mixing up new SQL features that allow you to completely do away with the old way you've been investigating and managing your IBM i Security environment. They will also shake up your mind with thoughts of finding vulnerabilities in your code and debate various methods of resolving the issues. Come prepared to...
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Speakers

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco

Scott Forstie

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

IBM i Security Cocktail with an SQL Chaser June 2026 iUG zip

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST
Room 3

Conference Session

1:35pm BST

TNMoC - The National Museum of Computing

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST

Room 2

Join us for an insightful and engaging evening with The National Museum of Computing.Museum Director Jacqui Garrard will kick things off with an overview of the museum’s journey one year on, reflecting on recent milestones and sharing an exclusive look at exciting ideas for the future.But it’s not all business! Of course, Jacqui and Operations Manager Nikki will also be bringing plenty of fun...
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Speakers

Jacqui Garrad

Volunteer, TNMoC

Jacqui is the Museum Director at the National Museum of Computing.She started volunteering almost 10 years ago all because of the people (Margaret Sale is my role model, a Women who was passionate, dedicated and always willing to go the extra mile to support others.tnmoc team of volunteers... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:35pm - 2:20pm BST
Room 2

Conference Session

2:25pm BST

From Noise to Clarity - Communication in Complex Environments

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST

Room 5

Technical expertise alone is not enough to deliver successful outcomes. Misunderstood requirements, unspoken assumptions, and stakeholders not effectively engaged, can lead to scope creep, misaligned expectations, and delivery challenges. Clear, concise, and purposeful communication with stakeholders is frequently the factor that determines whether a project succeeds or falls short. This...
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Speakers

Saroj Bains

ThinkGrowSales

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST
Room 5

Conference Session

2:25pm BST

Get your RPG up to date!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST

Room 1

RPG has evolved — fast. This session shows you the modern language updates and techniques that make today’s IBM i development cleaner, sharper and dramatically easier to maintain. From fully free‑format coding to embedded SQL and contemporary modular patterns, you’ll see what “modern RPG” really looks like in 2026.We’ll also go beyond the language itself and show how to combine RPG...
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Speakers

Andy Youens

Owner, FormaServe

IBM Champion. Over 45 years IBM i developer. Open Source on i guru. Ex Royal Navy. Editor of PowerWire. Certified IBM I developer & redbooks author.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST
Room 1

Conference Session

2:25pm BST

How to move from the standard job scheduler to the Advanced Job Scheduler

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST

Room 2

If you have the option to go for a standard package or an advanced package at the same time costs, you will most likely go for the advanced. And yet, the adoption rate of the Advanced Job Scheduler (AJS) does not reflect this for the obvious reason, a lack of time.In this session you will learn how to migrate from the Standard Job Scheduler to the Advanced Job Scheduler. As you will see this...
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Speakers

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, van Helvoirt Beheer

i UG2026 from JS to AJS pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST
Room 2

Conference Session

2:25pm BST

MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) on IBM i

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST

Room 4

Katherina will explain in detail how does MFA on IBM i 7.6 work. Including all the prerequisites you need to be aware of.

She will guide you step-by-step through the configuration for a normal IBM i use and also how to implement MFA in DST/SST.

Finally, she will discuss what are the options to integrate the function with external software.

Speakers

Katharina Karner

Consultant, Axians ICT Austria

MFAonIBMi pdf

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST
Room 4

Conference Session

2:25pm BST

Ransomware: Best Practices for Prevention, Detection and Recovery

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST

Room 3

You need to implement a ransomware prevention strategy to protect your IBM i. While prevention is the first and potentially most effective step, what happens if you do get compromised? What if you could restore back to a point before the ransomware attack occurred?Join us to learn more about how a Prevent-Detect-Recover strategy can be a powerful solution by using a combination of storage and...
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Speakers

Stephan Leisse

Principal Sales Engineer, PRECISELY

Stephan Leisse has over 35 years’ experience in the AS/400 - iSeries - IBM i world as a Freelance Contractor and Employed Consultant. Currently he works as a Principal Sales Engineer in EMEA for Precisely, responsible for technical Presales on all Power I related Security, High... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm BST
Room 3

Conference Session

3:10pm BST

Break for Refreshments & Networking in the Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 3:25pm BST

Expo Hall

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 3:25pm BST
Expo Hall

Refreshments & Networking

3:25pm BST

Another IBM i lost to WINTEL... or maybe not!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST

Room 3

Another IBM i site lost to WINTEL competition... or maybe not

Hear how a company CTO, keen to get off the IBM i platform was persuaded that he had better alternatives with less risk if he stuck with the IBM i. This was a customer where everyone “hated” the IBM i and felt they had to change to a Windows solution, but we had an ace no one had realised.

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Chris Hird

Director, Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST
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Draper Development User Case Study - Legacy to API First: The Next Chapter

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST

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From Legacy to API-First: The Next Chapter Following on from last year's Modernisation Case Study, this session continues the journey at Draper Tools. The data access layer and decoupled RPG service programs we built as our first step haven't been thrown away — they've become the foundation we're now building directly on top of, extending outward to HTTP/JSON API endpoints for use with a modern...
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Debbie Stiles

Systems Development Manager, Draper

Debbie Stiles

Currently working for Draper Tools Ltd heading up their development team. Draper have been trading for a little more than 100 years and believe they have been running their business on the IBM platform since the early 80’s. We have some very old style code knocking around which... Read More →

From Legacy To API FIRST The Next Chapter pptx

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST
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If you use VS Code you need to see this demo!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST

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Visual Studio Code is everywhere — but so is its telemetry. For IBM i developers who want the power of the VS Code ecosystem without the data collection, VS Codium offers a clean, open‑source alternative that keeps your workflow fast, modern and private. This session cuts through the confusion and shows exactly what you gain (and what you don’t lose) by making the switch.

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Andy Youens

Owner, FormaServe

IBM Champion. Over 45 years IBM i developer. Open Source on i guru. Ex Royal Navy. Editor of PowerWire. Certified IBM I developer & redbooks author.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST
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Conference Session

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Using "Let's Encrypt and ACME" for automated certificate renewal on IBM i

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST

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In this session we talk about an ongoing Open Source IBM i project to fully automate the creation and renewal of TLS (or SSL) certificates from Let’s Encrypt. At the moment there are a couple things that can only be done manually, but only once.TLS is important for applications. It encrypts the traffic between the user and the IBM i so that it cannot be read by hackers. Most applications that...
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Terry Barlett

IT Consultant, Forever-i Ltd

My latest venture is RITFORI, a Github open source tool to automate Let's Encrypt TLS certificates for the IBM i. I enjoy working with SQL and exploring new developments.

Stefan Dufaye

Technical Consultant, Rowton IT

I’ve worked with the IBM i for over 25 years. I started as a developer, updating RPG code to make it millennium compliant, but I’ve spent most of my career working on the technical side. Originally supporting IBM i installations for customers and then moving on to manage the hosted... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:25pm - 4:10pm BST
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Prize Giving & Conference Close

Wednesday June 3, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm BST

Conference Auditorium

Wednesday June 3, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm BST
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