Joint Plenary

• 08:30 – 09:00: Arrival & registration
• 09:00 – 09:10: Welcome – Marc van de Weerd (Belastingdienst Nederland)‍
• 09:10 – 09:40: Real-Time Data Replication with IBM CDC – Dirk Coomans (IBM)

z/OS Track

• 09:45 – 10:25: IBM zData and AI Strategy: Keynote – Cuneyt Göksu (IBM)
• 10:25 – 10:45: Coffee Break
• 10:45 – 11:25: Db2 13 Latest Updates – Dirk Coomans (IBM)
• 11:25 – 12:10: Protecting your Db2 for z/OS Environment from Cyber Attacks – Patrick Becker (Rocket)
• 12:10 – 13:00: Lunch
• 13:00 – 13:40: Db2 Analytics Accelerator Product Update – V8 and z17 – Cuneyt Göksu (IBM)
• 13:40 – 14:20: Db2 13 Utilities History – What Is It and How Do I Use It – Patrick Becker (Rocket)
• 14:20 – 14:40: Coffee Break
• 14:40 – 15:25: Key Features of Db2 13 for z/OS Delivered Since GA – Bart Steegmans (IBM)

LUW Track

• 09:45 – 10:25: Db2 LUW Strategy, Latest News (Db2 12.1.3) and Roadmap - Marcin Marczewski (IBM)
• 10:25 – 10:45: Coffee Break
• 10:45 – 11:25: Db2 12.1 Vector Store and Similarity (Semantic) Search – Marcin Marczewski (IBM)
• 11:25 – 12:10: Future- ready Data Security with Db2 and Guardium – Erwin Friethoff (IBM)‍
• 12:10 – 13:00: Lunch
• 13:00 – 13:40: Db2 Cloud Update - Alain De Wilde (IBM)
• 13:40 – 14:20: Db2+ watsonx.data Lakehouse Platform: Latest News – Marcel Berkhout (IBM)
• ‍14:20 – 14:40: Coffee Break
• 14:40 – 15:25: Db2 12.1 Latest Tools: Intelligence Center & Db2 Bridge - Marcin Marczewski (IBM)

Joint Closing Session

• 15:35 – 16:00: Closing Remarks – Kurt Struyf (Infocura)
  
  • During this session, a free ticket for IDUG 2026 will be raffled among the attendees.

• 16:00 – 17:00: Networking Event