This is hands-down my favorite day of the year. Standing here with all of you to kick off TechXchange reminds me why this community is so special. IBM Champions, user group leaders, CABs, CACs, open-source contributors, and our amazing partners - you are the reason we do what we do. Your feedback, collaboration, and passion drive everything we build together.Let's make this week unforgettable! Tell me in the comments what you love most about this community - and share your excitement for #IBMTechXchange!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Nice!!! 

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EMILIANO ROMERO
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Nice!

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Jenifer Rodriguez Delgado
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Good post

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Llewellyn Evans
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Excited to be here!

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Kamaal Imam
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Loving the energy here!

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Michelle Cribben
Application Support Analyst - Maximo
Canaveral Port Authority
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Thanks so much!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:27 PM
From: Michelle Cribben
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Loving the energy here!

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Michelle Cribben
Application Support Analyst - Maximo
Canaveral Port Authority
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Woohoo!  Great day!

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Stephan Durand
Manager Information Technology – Storage & Backups, Disaster Recovery & Infra *NIX / IBMi
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Great yo be part of!

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KARTHIK BASKARAN
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Hello from the back of the ballroom!

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Fatemeh Manesh
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Woohoo!

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Mahesh Prasad Venkataramana
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Awesome

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Paul Buchanan
Principal Mainframe Systems Programmer
Ensono
NE
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Excited for TechXchange!!! 

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Krista Singh
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Madd Kitchen loves this!!!!

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Gerome Seeney
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First!

(or 14th oh well  great show!)

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Scott Jangro
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Woohoo, great event!

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Stan Staszak
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Great energy! 

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André Vieira de Matos
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Excited to be at TechxChange 2025

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Becky Workman
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I am here and watching you

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Ankur Jain
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Awesome!!!!!

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Eric Pleiss
Technical Sales Specialist
BSP Software/Micro Strategies
La Salle IL
6183032966
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Appreciate your post!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:27 PM
From: Eric Pleiss
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Awesome!!!!!

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Eric Pleiss
Technical Sales Specialist
BSP Software/Micro Strategies
La Salle IL
6183032966
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Watson challenge champion here

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Sachin Avasthi
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Great to have you with us at TechXchange!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:27 PM
From: Sachin Avasthi
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Watson challenge champion here

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Sachin Avasthi
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This is amazing

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Prashant Kumar
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Nice post 

Douglas Portugal

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Douglas Portugal de Oliveira
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Awesome

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Gregory Hanson
Infrastructure Architect
The OCC
Dallas TX
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WatsonXpense!!!

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BON HON TAN
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Yo

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Will Knapp
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Awesome!! go! go! go!

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Yi-Hong Wang
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Great

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Meylin Segarra
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Nice

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Rakesh Ghoshal
Principal Solution Architect

Gulf Business Machines
E-Mail: rghshal@gbmme.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/rkg-kw
PO Box 4175, Safat, Kuwait
General Marketing & Services Representative for IBM WTC
www.gbmme.com
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Great

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Steven Graves
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thank you

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Vanchhit Khare
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So glad you're part of the community!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:27 PM
From: Vanchhit Khare
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

thank you

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Vanchhit Khare
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Where is the picture

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Suraj Singh
Senior Maximo Consultant
Interloc Solutions
Ajax ON
+1 (226) 456-2929
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Hello!

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Silvio de Morais
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Nailed it!

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Paul Cortellesi
Technical Program Manager
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pittstown NJ
3478435229
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Original Message:
Sent: 10/6/2025 1:28:00 PM
From: Paul Cortellesi
Subject: RE: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Nailed it!

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Paul Cortellesi
Technical Program Manager
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pittstown NJ
3478435229
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Amazing moment and being with such great community 

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Ali Atieh
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Great conference 

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ÉmileBergeron
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Thanks for joining us!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:28 PM
From: Émile Bergeron
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Great conference 

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ÉmileBergeron
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Where is the pic?

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Marek Malinowski
Innovation and Tooling Lead
EY
Wroclaw
0048501510073
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What a great start to the week!

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Chris Konarski
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Glad to be here!

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Neha Chabbda
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Awesome 

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Michael Miller
Enterprise Architect
Mainline Information Systems
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Thanks for being part of the excitement!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:28 PM
From: Michael Miller
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Awesome 

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Michael Miller
Enterprise Architect
Mainline Information Systems
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Love TechXChange 

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Marius Haag
System programmer DB/DC
HUK-COBURG
Coburg
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thanks 

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Moin Syed
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We crashed out the network for this (?

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Damian Facchini
Cloud Solutions Lead
Exisoft
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Awesome!

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Goran Čekol
BI architect

Azada Analytics
Južna obala II. 10, 10020 Zagreb, Hrvatska
e: goran.cekol@azada-analytics.hr
m: +385 99 26 62 026
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Great!

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Seeba Alowayid
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Thank you for the event!!

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Jonathan Yachachin
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Happy to be here 😊

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Hemant Lavania
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Thrilled you could make it!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:28 PM
From: Hemant Lavania
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Happy to be here 😊

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Hemant Lavania
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Great energy in the room

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Atin Chandel
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Delighted to have you at TechXchange!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:28 PM
From: Atin Chandel
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Great energy in the room

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Atin Chandel
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Nice!

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Leonardo Lima PMP
Consultant
it-eam
31 992064451
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Thank you TechXchange

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Markus Glaser
Software-Developer
edvberatung.litters
Pirmasens
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Appreciate your energy and support.

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:29 PM
From: Markus Glaser
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Thank you TechXchange

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Markus Glaser
Software-Developer
edvberatung.litters
Pirmasens
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Let's go!

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Peter Milakovich
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Go Time!

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Kurt Wedgwood
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Yheaa nice!

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Tim van den Enden
Developer
Novadoc ECM B.V.
Utrecht
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Wohoo

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Saleem Pothiwala
CEO
Kermit Tech
Asker
91000458
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Howdy from Down Under!

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Thanh Nguyen
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Let's go!!

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Jilliane Marie Mendoza
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Let's Go!

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Rick Rittmeyer
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Nice

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Olaf Hahn
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Love it!

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John Parham
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The vibe!!!

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Claiton Zanella
Diretor Executivo
Asset IT
Curitiba
+5541999299927
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Great!

Excellent!

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Andres Muñoz Pampillon
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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🫶

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Markus Eisele
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First time here!

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Matthew Lail
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The vibe!

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Claiton Zanella
Diretor Executivo
Asset IT
Curitiba
+5541999299927
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Woo hoo 

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Steven Klein
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Well done ! 🤩

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Per Robert Fjelly
Vice President Infrastructure Solutions
Pedab
Oslo
+4792098386
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Life from TechXchange

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Markus W. Fehr
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Happy to be here

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Stefanie Keim
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Go Ayal! 🥳

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Fredric Travaglia
Business Architect
Epical
Karlskrona
+46733657762
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Thanks for being an amazing Champion!

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Brett Miller
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Hello everyone 😊

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Alexander Wollheim
DB/DC System Programmer
HUK-COBURG
Coburg
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Great energy

Best Regards,

Dinesh.

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Dinesh kumar
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Woohoo Community Day!

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Karly Kropidlowski
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Awesome

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Madhur Vashisht
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Awesome!!!

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Lukasz Muzyka
Strategic Programs Leader
EY
Wrocław
+48694659846
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Good to be here

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Lokesh Bhatt
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Hello 😁

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Mohammad Hamoda
Senior Digital Solutions Developing Expert
Alinma Bank
Riyadh
00966569441233
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Pleasure to be here!

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imran jalil
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Thank you for your post!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:31 PM
From: imran jalil
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Pleasure to be here!

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imran jalil
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Thanks for calling out Maximo!

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Ray miciek
Partner
Aquitas
Atlanta GA
6175130517
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Let's go! IBM Tech Exchange 2025 👁️🐝M

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Agustin Cruz Herrera Laudano
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Thanks for adding your voice to the conversation!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:31 PM
From: Agustin Cruz Herrera Laudano
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Let's go! IBM Tech Exchange 2025 👁️🐝M

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Agustin Cruz Herrera Laudano
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Wooohooo! DDOS from a single room!!

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Phill Rowbottom
Unix Consultant
Service Express
Bedford
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Glad to be part of this awesome community!!

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Yomi Akinsanya
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Connections

Regards

Anil Thakur

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Anil Thakur
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Great!!! 🚀

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Facundo Iraola Dopazo
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Excited to be here!

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Kayla Bodley
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Very nice

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Sridhar Seshadri
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Great energy all around 👍

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Vikas Kumar
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Enjoy the learning and collaboration this week!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:32 PM
From: Vikas Kumar
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Great energy all around 👍

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Vikas Kumar
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#IBMTechXchange IBM Tech event of 2025! 

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Ravi Singh Client Technical Manager
Technical Sales Leader - IBM Power
IBM
Detroit MI
248-761-4294
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Connections

Regards

Anil Thakur

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Anil Thakur
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Great to be here!

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Mary Ann Allen
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Thanks for posting!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 01:57 PM
From: Mary Ann Allen
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Great to be here!

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Mary Ann Allen
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Yep

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Xavier Buniak
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Late to reply, but it was awesome being there! I look forward the rest of the convention.

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Colton Sellner
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Have an amazing conference!

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 06, 2025 06:28 PM
From: Colton Sellner
Subject: Live from the stage at Community Day at IBM TechXchange 2025 - and wow, the energy in this room is unreal.

Late to reply, but it was awesome being there! I look forward the rest of the convention.

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Colton Sellner
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Thank you all for being part of this amazing community!

We truly appreciate you taking the time to participate and connect with us here. It's your energy and engagement that make this community so special - and we're thrilled to have you with us!  If you're at the conference, stop by the Community Professional Development Booth in the Sandbox (#220) - grab some swag (caps, t-shirts) and don't forget to get your professional photo taken.

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Ayal Steinberg
General Manager,
Technical Community and Expert Labs
IBM
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Very nice

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Ahmed Alsareti
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nice

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Ahmed Emad
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