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IBM TechXchange 2025
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The learning event for developers and technologists on a mission
October 6 - 9
Orlando, FL
 Days
 Hours:
Explore/ the next phase
of your AI journey
Be the first to preview the latest AI developer tooling, experiment with quantum computing, contribute to open source projects, get hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, and earn certifications. Co-create with experts, build something real.
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IBM TechXchange 2025
We are GO/
  1. Register now
The learning event for developers and technologists on a mission
October 6 - 9
Orlando, FL
 Days
 Hours :
Explore/ the next phase of your AI journey
Be the first to preview the latest AI developer tooling, experiment with quantum computing, contribute to open source projects, get hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, and earn certifications. Co-create with experts, build something real.
Are you ready to go?

Build/ with the experts
behind the tools

Hundreds of speakers

Get direct answers to your toughest technical questions with access to 1,000+ experts and real-time guidance from community leaders to guide you on your AI mission–all in one event.

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Dinesh Nirmal

Dinesh Nirmal

Senior Vice President, Products, IBM Software

LinkedIn

Ali LeClerc

Ali LeClerc

Head of Open Source Strategy, IBM

LinkedIn

Ann-Grete Tan

Ann-Grete Tan

Principal, Tensor Research

LinkedIn

Mark Little

Mark Little

Vice President, Middleware, Red Hat

LinkedIn

Kate Soule

Kate Soule

Technical Product Management, IBM Granite

LinkedIn

Armon Dadgar

Armon Dadgar

CTO and Co-Founder, HashiCorp

LinkedIn

Jake Carroll

Jake Carroll

Director, University of Queensland Research Computing Centre

LinkedIn

Ruchir Puri

Ruchir Puri

Chief Scientist, IBM Fellow, Vice President, IBM Research

LinkedIn

Katarina Gospic

Chief Global Officer, Edsvärd

LinkedIn

Juan Pablo Hurtado

Juan Pablo Hurtado

Co-Founder, r-daniel.ai

LinkedIn

Vivian Aranha

Principal & AI Instructor, Delta Air Lines

LinkedIn

Carson Miller

Carson Miller

Senior Managing Consultant, IBM

LinkedIn

Ignacio Riesgo

Ignacio Riesgo

Senior Director, Developer Marketing & Strategy, Red Hat

LinkedIn

Elena Lowery

Elena Lowery

Data & AI Technical Specialist, IBM

LinkedIn

Danielle Judka

Danielle Judka

Technical Director, Lockheed Martin

LinkedIn

Aijun An

Aijun An

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University

LinkedIn

Brad Topol

Brad Topol

Distinguished Engineer, Director of Open Technologies & Chief Developer Advocate, IBM

LinkedIn

Gregory Simmons

Gregory Simmons

Developer & Project Manager, P.C. Richard & Sons

LinkedIn

Youseff Largou

Youssef Largou

Founder & CEO, PowerM

LinkedIn

Barkha Herman

Barkha Herman

Developer Advocate, StarTree

LinkedIn

Abraham Daniels

Abraham Daniels

Senior Technical Product Manager, IBM Granite

LinkedIn

Janki Vora

Janki Vora

Distinguished Engineer, CTO for Sustainability, Data & AI, IBM

LinkedIn

Ivan Viera de Lima

Ivan Viera de Lima

LATAM Technical Infrastructure Manager, Fiserv

LinkedIn

Hillery Hunter

Hillery Hunter

IBM Fellow, CTO & GM Infrastructure Innovation, IBM

LinkedIn

Isabell Sippli

Isabell Sippli

Distinguished Engineer, Observability, IBM

LinkedIn

Barry Whyte

Barry Whyte

Storage Technical Specialist, Master Inventor, IBM

LinkedIn

Anant Jhingran

Anant Jhingran

IBM Fellow & CTO, IBM Software

LinkedIn

James Kulina

James Kulina

Executive Director, OpenPOWER Foundation

LinkedIn

Trent Gray-Donald

Trent Gray-Donald

IBM Fellow, Data & AI, IBM

LinkedIn

Stephanie Neves

Stephanie Neves

Senior Business Analyst, State of Arizona Dept. of Transportation

LinkedIn

Cedric Clyburn

Cedric Clyburn

Senior Developer Advocate, Red Hat

LinkedIn

Joe Schuler

Joe Schuler

Vice President, MasterCard

LinkedIn

Kristin Rangel

Kristin Rangel

Senior Project Manager, Data & Governance, NJ Courts

LinkedIn

Anne Dames

Anne Dames

Distinguished Engineer, Cryptographic Technology Development, IBM

LinkedIn

Martin Keen

Martin Keen

Systems Technical Training, Master Inventor, IBM

LinkedIn

Murali Madhanagopal

Murali Madhanagopal

Cloud Solutions Architect, Intel

LinkedIn

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Build/ with the experts
behind the tools

Hundreds of speakers

Get direct answers to your toughest technical questions with access to 1,000+ experts and real-time guidance from community leaders to guide you on your AI mission–all in one event.

  1. Become a speaker
Dinesh Nirmal

Dinesh Nirmal

Senior Vice President, Products, IBM Software

LinkedIn

Ali LeClerc

Ali LeClerc

Head of Open Source Strategy, IBM

LinkedIn

Ann-Grete Tan

Ann-Grete Tan

Principal, Tensor Research

LinkedIn

Mark Little

Mark Little

Vice President, Middleware, Red Hat

LinkedIn

Kate Soule

Kate Soule

Technical Product Management, IBM Granite

LinkedIn

Armon Dadgar

Armon Dadgar

CTO and Co-Founder, HashiCorp

LinkedIn

Jake Carroll

Jake Carroll

Director, University of Queensland Research Computing Centre

LinkedIn

Ruchir Puri

Ruchir Puri

Chief Scientist, IBM Fellow, Vice President, IBM Research

LinkedIn

Katarina Gospic

Chief Global Officer, Edsvärd

LinkedIn

Juan Pablo Hurtado

Juan Pablo Hurtado

Co-Founder, r-daniel.ai

LinkedIn

Vivian Aranha

Principal & AI Instructor, Delta Air Lines

LinkedIn

Carson Miller

Carson Miller

Senior Managing Consultant, IBM

LinkedIn

Ignacio Riesgo

Ignacio Riesgo

Senior Director, Developer Marketing & Strategy, Red Hat

LinkedIn

Elena Lowery

Elena Lowery

Data & AI Technical Specialist, IBM

LinkedIn

Danielle Judka

Danielle Judka

Technical Director, Lockheed Martin

LinkedIn

Aijun An

Aijun An

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University

LinkedIn

Brad Topol

Brad Topol

Distinguished Engineer, Director of Open Technologies & Chief Developer Advocate, IBM

LinkedIn

Gregory Simmons

Gregory Simmons

Developer & Project Manager, P.C. Richard & Sons

LinkedIn

Youseff Largou

Youseff Largou

Founder & CEO, PowerM

LinkedIn

Barkha Herman

Barkha Herman

Developer Advocate, StarTree

LinkedIn

Abraham Daniels

Abraham Daniels

Senior Technical Product Manager, IBM Granite

LinkedIn

Janki Vora

Janki Vora

Distinguished Engineer, CTO for Sustainability, Data & AI, IBM

LinkedIn

Ivan Viera de Lima

Ivan Viera de Lima

LATAM Technical Infrastructure Manager, Fiserv

LinkedIn

Hillery Hunter

Hillery Hunter

IBM Fellow, CTO & GM Infrastructure Innovation, IBM

LinkedIn

Isabell Sippli

Isabell Sippli

Distinguished Engineer, Observability, IBM

LinkedIn

Barry Whyte

Barry Whyte

Storage Technical Specialist, Master Inventor, IBM

LinkedIn

Anant Jhingran

Anant Jhingran

IBM Fellow & CTO, IBM Software

LinkedIn

James Kulina

James Kulina

Executive Director, OpenPOWER Foundation

LinkedIn

Trent Gray-Donald

Trent Gray-Donald

IBM Fellow, Data & AI, IBM

LinkedIn

Stephanie Neves

Stephanie Neves

Senior Business Analyst, State of Arizona Dept. of Transportation

LinkedIn

Cedric Clyburn

Cedric Clyburn

Senior Developer Advocate, Red Hat

LinkedIn

Joe Schuler

Joe Schuler

Vice President, MasterCard

LinkedIn

Kristin Rangel

Kristin Rangel

Senior Project Manager, Data & Governance, NJ Courts

LinkedIn

Anne Dames

Anne Dames

Distinguished Engineer, Cryptographic Technology Development, IBM

LinkedIn

Martin Keen

Martin Keen

Systems Technical Training, Master Inventor, IBM

LinkedIn

Murali Madhanagopal

Murali Madhanagopal

Cloud Solutions Architect, Intel

LinkedIn

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Specialized tracks

Start with what you need to know, then uncover the unexpected.

  • AI

    Explore the most pressing questions in AI today. Content includes advanced techniques like RAG and LLM customization, MCP, governance, model optimization, and the latest IBM innovations such as watsonx and IBM Granite.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Gen AI & Agents
    • Business Automation
    • Machine Learning & AI Governance
    • Business Analytics

    Featured products

    • watsonx Orchestrate
    • watsonx Code Assistant
    • watsonx.ai
    • watsonx.governance
    • Granite

    Expert speakers
    Jason Lieby, AI Assistants Specialist, IBM
    Elena Lowery, Gen AI & ML Ops Specialist, IBM
    Catherine Cao, Gen AI & ML Ops Specialist, IBM
    Genevieve van den Boer, Business Automation Specialist, IBM
    Bill Primerano, Business Analytics Specialist, IBM

    Participating open source projects
    Bee framework, Data Prep Kit, Docling, Granite, InstructLab, Open Horizon, Paig and Podman

  • App Development

    Learn strategies and tools to streamline your software development and deployment lifecycle, as well as run and manage your applications to deliver value to users quickly and more reliably.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • App Runtimes Modernization
    • Cloud-native Java Runtime
    • Real-world DevOps Automation
    • Engineering Lifecycle Management

    Featured products

    • WebSphere Liberty
    • WebSphere Hybrid Edition
    • Cloud Pak for Applications
    • IBM DevOps Solutions
    • DOORS Next
    • Engineering Test Management
    • Rhapsody

    Expert speakers
    James Hunter, Program Director, DevOps Automation, IBM
    Daniel Moul, Product Manager, Engineering Lifecycle Management, IBM
    Dana Price, Distinguished Engineer, CTO IBM Software Modernization
    Alasdair Nottingham, WebSphere Chief Architect, IBM
    Mark Little, VP Middleware Engineering, Red Hat

    Participating User Groups
    JCON

  • App Integration

    Learn how to unlock critical data quickly and securely, connect applications and systems to drive innovation that delivers value faster.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Hybrid iPaaS
    • Event-led
    • Enterprise Messaging & Communications

    Featured products

    • Cloud Pak for Integration
    • Aspera
    • MQ
    • Event-led Integration
    • API Connect
    • webMethods
    • App Connect Enterprise
    • Sterling Data Exchange

    Expert speakers
    Matt Roberts, CTO, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Integration Software
    Rob Tiberio, webMethods Chief Architect, IBM
    Dale Lane, STSM, Chief Architect, IBM Event Automation
    David Ware, CTO, MQ & Event Automation, IBM Integration

  • Business Management & FinOps

    Learn how to ensure that applications get the resources they need for top performance, as well as how to extend asset life and value.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • FinOps
    • IT Financial Management
    • Asset Lifecycle Management
    • Observability

    Featured products

    • Cloudability Essentials
    • Turbonomic
    • Apptio
    • Maximo Application Suite
    • Envizi
    • TRIRIGA
    • Kubecost
    • Environmental Intelligence Suite

    Expert speakers
    Casey Doran, VP Product, Cloudability, IBM
    Jayant Kalagnanam, Director, AI Applications, IBM
    Phil Alfano, Field CTO, Apptio, IBM
    Krishna Dantam, STSM, Chief Architect, Maximo, IBM
    Janki Vora, CTO, Distinguished Engineer, Sustainability, Data & AI, IBM

    Participating User Groups
    MaximoGroups.org

  • Cloud

    Learn how to accelerate your AI and modernization journey with IBM Cloud, earn top certifications and network with peers.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • AI on IBM Cloud
    • Enterprise VMware Workloads
    • RISE with SAP
    • Cloud Native Applications with AI

    Featured products

    • GPUs on IBM Cloud
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    • IBM Cloud Code Engine
    • RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server
    • IBM Cloud for VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service

    Expert speakers
    Jason McGee, IBM Fellow, CTO IBM Cloud, General Manager
    Satya Sharma, CTO Power XaaS & Enterprise Solutions, IBM
    Bryan Buckland, STSM, IBM Cloud IaaS Solution Architecture
    Krishna Ratakonda, CTO Industry Cloud Solutions, IBM
    Chris Rosen, Director, Product Management, Cloud Native PaaS, IBM

  • Data

    Learn how to successfully manage, govern and secure your organization’s data, as well as drive modernization with accountability, trusted data and mitigated risk.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Databases
    • Data Integration
    • Data Management
    • Data Security

    Featured products

    • Guardium
    • watsonx.data
    • Db2
    • Netezza
    • Manta Data Lineage
    • Knowledge Catalog
    • Data Product Hub
    • DataBand

    Expert speakers
    Dan Hancock, Databases Specialist, IBM
    Bob Reno, Data Intelligence Specialist, IBM
    Melanie Brunache, Data Management Specialist, IBM
    Polly Lau, Data Security Specialist, IBM

    Participating User Groups and open source projects
    IDUG, IIUG, Apache Gluten, Apache Ranger, Apacher Superset, Presto and Presto C++

  • IBM Z & LinuxONE

    Learn how to accelerate innovation with integrated AI accelerators, harness hybrid infrastructure, and accelerate mainframe application modernization.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Hybrid Cloud and Next Gen Systems
    • AI and Data
    • App Dev and IT Operations
    • Security and Resiliency

    Featured products

    • IBM z17
    • IBM LinuxONE 5
    • watsonx Assistant for Z
    • watsonx Code Assistant for Z
    • IBM Concert for Z
    • IBM Vault Self-Managed for Z
    • IBM Threat Protection for z/OS

    Expert speakers
    Elpida Tzortatos, CTO AI, IBM Z & LinuxONE
    Anne Dames, Distinguished Engineer, Cryptographic Tech, IBM
    PJ Catalano, Test Architect, STSM, Master Inventor, IBM
    Suman Gopinath, CTO, Distinguished Engineer, IBM
    Pradeep Parameshwaran, STSM, Chief Architect, Security and Regulatory Compliance, IBM

    Participating User Groups
    SHARE

  • IT Optimization & Automation

    Learn how to provide real-time visibility, deliver streamlined workloads, and secure app development and integration.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Observability
    • Identity Access Management
    • Network Management
    • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    • Infrastructure Lifecycle Management

    Featured products

    • Instana
    • HashiCorp Terraform
    • Concert
    • Cloud Pak for AIOps
    • SevOne
    • Verify
    • HashiCorp Vault
    • IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh

    Expert speakers
    Armon Dadgar, CTO and Co-Founder, HashiCorp
    Isabella Sippli, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Observability
    Vikram Murali, VP Products, Application Modernization & IT Automation, IBM
    Benjamin Hickey, Director - Product Portfolio Management and M&A, IBM
    Patrick Wardrop, Director, Verify Products, IBM

  • Power

    Learn how to accelerate AI innovations, harness hybrid infrastructure, drive application modernization and protect mission critical workloads.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • AI for IT Ops & Business/Agentic AI
    • Hybrid Cloud
    • Modernization
    • Cyber Resilience

    Featured products

    • Power
    • watsonx as a Service
    • SAP on Power
    • PowerSC
    • IBM Zero Trust Execution for AIX
    • Red Hat OpenShift for IBM Power
    • Power Virtual Server
    • IBM i

    Expert speakers
    Rebecca Gott, CTO Power Platform, IBM
    Tim Hill, VP Software Engineering, Rocket Software
    Bargav Balakrishnan, VP Product Management, IBM
    Bill Starke, Distinguished Engineer, Power Processor Chief Architect, IBM
    Steve Will, Distinguished Engineer, IBM i CTO & Chief Architect

    Participating User Groups and open source projects
    COMMON and Open Power

  • Red Hat

    Learn how to develop apps for the hybrid cloud, apply AI and Automation across your environments, and run your business on a secure and flexible operating system.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Secure Operating System
    • Enterprise Automation at Scale
    • AI Development
    • Developer Tools
    • DevOps

    Featured products

    • Red Hat OpenShift
    • Red Hat AI
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
    • Red Hat Runtimes
    • Red Hat Quarkus

    Expert speakers
    Dimitri Saridakis, Software Engineering Manager, Red Hat
    Ignacio Riesgo, Senior Director, Developer Marketing, Red Hat
    Cedric Clyburn, Senior Developer Advocate, Red Hat
    Brad Topol, Distinguished Engineer, Director of Open Technologies, IBM

    Participating open source projects
    InstructLab, Kueue, KServe, KubeRay, Kubernetes, LM-Eval, Podman and Ray

  • Storage

    Learn how to simplify hybrid cloud adoption, fuel AI initiatives, strengthen business continuity and get actionable insights.

    Track snapshot:

    Key topics

    • Hybrid Cloud & AI
    • Data Resiliency
    • FlashSystem
    • Mainframe Storage

    Featured products

    • Fusion
    • Storage Defender
    • Storage Scale
    • FlashSystem
    • Storage DS8000
    • Storage Ceph

    Expert speakers
    Ben Randall, Storage Fusion UX Architect, STSM, IBM
    Chris Maestas, CTO Data & AI Storage Solutions, IBM
    Christopher Vollmar, Technical Specialist, Cyber & Data Resiliency, IBM
    Brian Sherman, Distinguished Engineer Storage ATG, IBM
    Barry Whyte, Storage Technical Specialist, Master Inventor, IBM

Networking and fun

You won't go the journey alone. We have many dynamic experiences for you to meet other experts and have a blast!



– Sandbox 3.0 Opening Night Block Party
– Peer Roundtables
– Universal Orlando Resorts Islands of Adventure

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Peer-to-peer networking

Launch/ your project, run your code

You’ll leave the conference with tools to advance your career and AI journey–but there are plenty of ways to get started now.

IBM Granite

Code faster with watsonx Code Assistant

Launch

watsonx Code Assistant

Build with the watsonx Developer Hub

Launch

Developer Toolkit

Deploy with HashiCorp Developer tools

Launch

Certifications

Earn the certifications and badges you need

Launch

Start connecting

You can always find product experts, advocates and AI enthusiasts in the Community.

 

Join the Community

Meet the IBM Champions

Find your User Group

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Full Conference Pass

$1,599

Best value: Access to everything the conference has to offer.

  • Monday Partner and Community Day
  • Monday Opening Night Block Party
  • Tuesday night at Universal Studios*
  • All sessions and labs throughout the week
  • Play in the Sandbox 3.0
  • Lunch and refreshments included

*Optional companion pass for $150

Single Day
Pass

$249*

Can’t stay all week? You can get a lot out of a single day.

  • Access to all sessions and workshops on either Tuesday or Wednesday
  • Play in the Sandbox 3.0
  • Lunch and refreshments included

*Excludes labs & evening entertainment

Student Dev
Day Pass

Free*

Tuesday only: Hands-on learning designed just for students.

  • Exclusive student-only sessions
  • Opening General Session Kickoff
  • Play in the Sandbox 3.0
  • Lunch and refreshments included

*Students 18+ with valid student ID & .edu email (US and Canada only)

Community
Day Pass

Free*

Monday’s pre-conference day features open source projects and User Group gatherings.

  • Community Day Kickoff
  • Open source projects like Apache Superset and BeeAI
  • User Groups like IDUG, COMMON, SHARE, MaximoGroups.org and more

*Excludes evening entertainment

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