What is IBM Z Day?
- 1-DAY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
- 25 INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
- LEARNING PLATFORM FOR ALL
IBM Z Day is a 1-day virtual conference for anyone and everyone! Our lineup of 25 global thought leaders will highlight industry trends and demonstrate how IBM Z is reliably running the world – always open | on | secure.
IBM Z Day Agenda
| US PST | US EST | IBM Z | Open Z | Global Z |
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| 4:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
Keynote: IBM Z Community Day Welcome and Kick-off
Ross Mauri
GM, IBM Z & LinuxONE IBM
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
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| 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM |
Bare Metal – Inside the Z15
Anna Shugol
Client Technical Specialist IBM |
Open Mainframe
John Mertic
Director of Program Management The Linux Foundation |
World Economic Forum Priorities and the Role of Technology
Kirstine Stewart
Head of Shaping the Future of Media Entertainment and Information World Economic Forum |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
IBM Z — Built for the Cloud
Chris Poole
Dev Advocate & Master Inventor IBM |
Walmart and Modern Z
Rich Jackson
Walmart
Randy Frerking
Walmart |
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| 5:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
Ubuntu
Frank Heimes
Canonical |
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| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
Keynote: IBM Developer
Willie Tejada
GM & Chief Developer Advocate IBM |
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| 6:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
Call for Code
Sarah Storelli
Program Director, Code and Response Ecosystem IBM |
Call for Code
Sarah Storelli
Program Director, Code and Response Ecosystem IBM |
Call for Code
Sarah Storelli
Program Director, Code and Response Ecosystem IBM |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
Client Skills
Meredith Stowell
VP, IBM Z Ecosystem IBM |
RHEL
Murthy Garimella
Red Hat |
Technology for Sustainable Development
Ursula Wynhoven
ITU Representative to United Nations ITU |
| 7:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
zSystems Apprenticeship Program
Kelly Mackey
Regional Director of Strategic Partnerships State of California |
Open Shift
Elton de Souza
IBM |
People Centered Design – Where Technology is Going
Mei Lin Fung
Co-Founder PCI & Impact Network |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
Keynote: IBM Community
Marius Ciortea
Chief Community Officer IBM |
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| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
Encryption Everywhere — Data Privacy Passports
Jessica Doherty
IBM Z Security Offering Manager IBM |
Open Source on LinuxONE
Leon Kiriliuk
Sr. Manager, Linux on Z IBM |
IBM & Startup Magic
Melissa Sassi
Startup Program Manager IBM + 15 Startups |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | |||
| 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
Cloud Native Development / DevOps
Kyle Charlet
Distinguished Engineer IBM |
Cloud Native Development / DevOps
Kyle Charlet
Distinguished Engineer IBM |
Diversity and Inclusion — Be an Ally
Eileen Scully
Founder and CEO Rising Tides |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
NewTech: Youth at the Center
Kelly Lovell
CEO Lovell Corporation |
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| 10:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
Instant Recovery
Tyler King
Design Lead, IBM Z Resiliency IBM |
ZOWE
Thomas McQuitty
Sr. Principal Solution Engineer Broadcom |
Master the Mainframe — New Faces of Z
Byron Smith
Mainframe Security Engineer M&T Bank
Anna McKee
Systems Administrator IBM |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
Story Telling for Tech Professionals
Jason Kolinsky
CMO Save the Cat |
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| 11:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
zOS Container Extension (ZCX)
Joe Bostian
z Systems Data Science Architect IBM |
SUSE
Mike Friesenegger
Solution Architect SUSE Alliances |
Community Overview & Walk-Through
Jeanne Brooks
WW IBM Z Community Leader IBM
Andrii Vasylchenko
IBM Z Community Technical Content Developer IBM |