Join 100+ industry experts and thought leaders this Sept 14-17 to learn how open technologies are accelerating mainframe innovation in these premiere virtual events
From breakthrough start-up companies to two-thirds of the Fortune 100, mainframes fuel a breadth of industries, from banks, insurance and healthcare companies, to airlines, government agencies and IT services, and drive the global acceleration of digital transformation and community innovation.
Whether you’re already part of the vibrant and diverse global mainframe community or new to the platform, you won’t want to miss back-to-back virtual events IBM Z Day 2020 and Open Mainframe Summit Sept 14-17. There is something for everyone, with rich content designed for all levels, from new developers to seasoned IT professionals, students, academia and hobbyists. Learn best practices and hear about the latest technology advances, discuss hot topics, glean technical insights from industry experts, engage in hands-on demos, and network with a rich global community passionate about mainframe innovation.
Why IBM Z Day?
IBM Z Day is a FREE 1-day virtual conference for anyone and everyone! Our lineup of global thought leaders will highlight industry trends and innovation, and demonstrate how IBM Z is reliably running the world - always open | on | secure.
Last year’s IBM Z Day was a record-breaking event, with over 3,000 registrants and 11,000 total live views. Tune in on September 15th for an expanded digital learning experience featuring five content rich tracks including a new, non-English track and a 24 hour Student Meetup beginning on September 14 on our global launch of Master the Mainframe 2020, the largest student mainframe contest in the world.
Join us for yet another record-setting event and be part of the rich and vibrant IBM Z and LinuxONE Community!
6 reasons you won’t want to miss IBM Z Day
- Engage with 50+ thought leaders & subject matter experts across 5 tracks who share their expertise and first-hand knowledge, with live Q&A at the end of each session
- Learn how IBM Z is embracing open technologies, fueling digital transformation and designed to operate at the core of the hybrid multi-cloud world
- Get free in-depth training on everything IBM Z & LinuxONE – industry-leading security, open source capable, always available platform
- Hear from IBM clients & startups who are innovating & disrupting the digital era with IBM Z
- Connect with local IBM Z communities including many featured non-English sessions
- Students!!
- Complete Master the Mainframe Level 1 and we will double the donation to the United Nations World Food Programme Share the Meal to fight hunger – less than 2 hours of your time will feed four children for a day
- Get a FREE pass to attend Open Mainframe Summit on Sept 16-17!
IBM Z Day visionary keynotes
- Ross Mauri, GM, IBM Z and LinuxONE
- Willie Tejada, GM and Chief Developer Advocate, IBM Cloud and Cognitive
- Marius Ciortea, Chief Community Officer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive
- Meredith Stowell, VP, IBM Z Ecosystem
- John Mertic, Director of Program Management, The Linux Foundation
Why Open Mainframe Summit?
Join the inaugural Open Mainframe Summit, September 16 – 17, a virtual event launched this year by The Open Mainframe Project (OMP), an open source initiative that enables collaboration across the mainframe community to develop shared tool sets and resources.
Open Mainframe Summit showcases open source projects and technologies impacting the mainframe. The event brings experienced professionals, developers, students and leaders together in a collaborative forum to share best practices, discuss hot topics, and network with others passionate about the mainframe industry.
The event starts September 16th with opening Keynotes and Breakout sessions, and continues on Sept 17 with Keynotes, Breakout Sessions and an Academic Day. The conference will also feature a Women in Technology panel that will feature Jeanne Glass, Founder & CEO of VirtualZ Computing, April Hickel, AVP for Product Management at BMC, and Julie Bergh, World Wide Lead, Security Executive at Rocket Software.
The full conference schedule is here and loaded with two days of industry leading experts, keynote visionaries and breakouts you won’t want to miss! Registration for the online event is $50 for general attendance and $15 for academia.
Open Mainframe Summit visionary keynotes
- Ross Mauri, GM, IBM Z and LinuxONE at IBM
- Greg Lotko, SVP and GM, Mainframe Division at Broadcom
- Milan Shetti, President, Z Systems Business Unit at Rocket Software
- Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of Hyperledger
- Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation
- John Mertic, Director of Program Management, The Linux Foundation
Don’t miss mega mainframe week of September 14th !! Register today for IBM Z Day and Open Mainframe Summit.
See you there!