Three days of general sessions and hands-on labs across three tracks, along with opportunities to network with your fellow professionals.
Monday, August 31st – AI Technology Roundup
Hear from leading technology executives about how AI is transforming IBM i and application development.
11AM-12:00PM
Registration
Registration/Hospitality Desk Open.
12:00PM–5:00PM
Strategic AI Insights Sessions
Lunch plus sessions from technology leaders from IBM, Broadcom, Microsoft, Anthropic, CM First, A&I Technologies, programmers.ai, Midrange Dynamics.
Session 1
Tim Rowe
IBM
Not Legacy — Ahead of Its Time: The Future of IBM i and how IBM Bob is Changing How We Work on It
IBM i was built for what the industry is only now catching up to — and in this session, we’ll prove it. We’ll cover the Power11 roadmap, hybrid cloud integration, IBM i’s industry-leading security and reliability, and the real cost advantages that make it hard to beat. Then we’ll show why IBM i is uniquely AI-ready today, thanks to the depth of SQL Services that make connecting modern tools to your business data straightforward.
In the second half, we get hands-on with Bob and the Premium Package for i — an AI assistant built specifically for IBM i. We’ll show how operators and administrators can use Bob to review audit journals, investigate job logs, monitor system performance, and understand unfamiliar programs — all through natural conversation. No migrations, no rewrites. Just actionable intelligence from the system you already run. Come for the platform vision. Leave with a tool you can use on Monday morning.
Session 2
Mike Pavlak
programmers.ai
AI loves fresh data! How to Surface IBM i Data in AI platforms
Discover how InfoConnect platform bridges the gap between IBM i and today’s AI ecosystem. In this session, you’ll learn how real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) streams live DB2 data from IBM i to modern data platforms with little to no coding and without impacting production performance. We’ll demonstrate how to make IBM i data available to AI agents and workflows, enabling intelligent automation, natural language interfaces, and real-time decision-making. Whether you’re beginning your AI journey or expanding existing IBM i capabilities, this class provides practical strategies for integrating trusted enterprise data with the latest AI technologies.
Session 3
John Rhodes
CM First Group
Tokenomics
AI coding agents promise faster modernization — but the bill arrives in tokens, and pure-LLM translations of RPG can compile cleanly while preserving 0% of business behavior.
Through five real code examples, this session unpacks the economics of agentic development for CA 2E and CA Plex shops: deterministic analysis and transformation with CM evolveIT at the core, AI where judgment pays, and no LLM vendor lock-in.
Session 5
Casey Hawes
A&I Technologies
Scaling Agentic AI from isolated pilots to a governed, enterprise-wide workforce is a growing challenge for organizations.
In this session, we introduce Scout, an enterprise-grade Agentic AI platform built on AWS that enables businesses to build, deploy, and govern AI agents across every function. Grounded in promise theory and a Swarm Intelligence operating model, Scout ensures secure, policy-driven execution while preventing sprawl and protecting sensitive data. We’ll also explore how Scout’s Agentic Studio and data-driven transformation approach guide organizations from proof-of-concept to autonomous workflows. With real-time intelligence delivering predictive insights and continuous optimization, Scout empowers enterprises to accelerate AI adoption with control, visibility, and performance at scale.
5:15PM–6:00PM
AI Technology Roundtable
AI Technical Leaders will address current challenges and topics from the audience.
6:30PM–8:30PM
Special Event
Special Event: Nashville Hot Chicken Dinner & Hot Sauce Challenge
Enjoy a true taste of Nashville with a hot chicken dinner, followed by a fun Hot Sauce Challenge at the hotel.
Tuesday, September 1st – Technology Tracks
8:30AM–9:00AM
Registration
Registration/Hospitality Desk Open
9:15AM-10:15AM
Keynote
IBM and Broadcom Technology Keynotes on roadmaps and technical directions.
10:15AM-11:00AM
Customer Round Table
A panel of IBM I, CA Plex, and CA 2E customers will address current topics and questions on modernization.