IDUG EMEA 2026: Full Schedule

9:00am BST

E201 Building AI Applications with a Serverless Database Workshop

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST

This workshop will give you the education and information you need to to master building applications with a serverless database. In this workshop you learn how to use serverless capabilities in Db2 to go from prompt to production. You will learn about the power capabilities that Db2 provides and get to experience this yourself as you work through real world and customizable scenarios. If you want to supercharge your Db2 skills for the future this is the workshop to join.

Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

Andrew Hilden is the Chief Architect of Db2 SaaS. He is involved extensively in the development and architecture of several data-oriented cloud services in IBM. In the past 25 years he has worked in development, architectural and leadership roles in Db2 from SaaS to areas like appliances... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST
Joao

Track E, Workshop

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Development
Audience All
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

B202 Next Chapter for Db2 for z/OS Administration and Development - Workshop

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Porto

Join us for an exciting workshop to learn how you can benefit from the latest capabilities to boost your Db2 for z/OS user experience. During this workshop, we will present the overall architecture and showcase the recent features designed to transform the experience of database administrators and application developers.
The workshop attendees will have opportunity to interact with the presenters to simulate their daily tasks and test drive the solution. For example:

Db2 administrator personas, will experience a very intuitive way to tuning queries, catalog navigation, capture SQLs from different sources, stabilize and free SQLs, etc…
Db2 application developer personas, will experience how they can meet the fast-paced demands of today’s businesses by developing, testing and deploying applications, including stored procedures, via the most popular development tool integrated with Db2 for z/OS.

Speakers

Sueli Almeida

IBM Certified Thought Leader, IBM Silicon Valley Lab

Sueli Almeida is an IBM Certified Thought Leader and member of Db2 for z/OS development located at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose, California. She has extensive experience with DB2, including database administration and systems programming. She has worked on DB2 for z/OS advanced... Read More →

Brian Tsao

System Architekt, IBM

Architect of IBM Z Database Assistant and Technical Lead for IBM Db2 for z/OS Agent. Experienced in enterprise mainframe systems, modern cloud-native tooling, and emerging agentic workflows. Passionate about bridging Z systems with modernization, driving innovation that brings legacy... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Porto

Track B, Workshop

Topic Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

E202 SQL Correction Agent: Building a Self-Correcting AI Agent for Db2

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Joao

Standard Text-to-SQL tools fail when they hit the complexity of enterprise Db2 schemas. This hands-on session demonstrates how to transition from basic prompting to Agentic AI - creating an autonomous "Query Guard" that reasons, acts, and fixes its own mistakes.We will build an agent capable of navigating the Db2 lifecycle independently.You will learn to architect a Agent that doesn't just error out, but proactively traps SQLCODEs, autonomously queries the Db2 Catalog to resolve schema mismatches, and refactors its own SQL on the fly.
Attendees will leave with a functional blueprint for an agent that transforms Db2 from a passive subsystem into a resilient, self-healing partner. This will be an hands on Session so attendes will learn to create agents around DB2

Speakers

Niraj Garudkar

Senior Db2 LUW Consultant, BMC Software

I am a Data Scientist at BMC Software, where I work on integrating agentic AI with mainframe systems. My work focuses on applying modern AI techniques to mission‑critical enterprise platforms, with a strong emphasis on DB2, IMS and intelligent automation across mainframe environments... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Joao

Track E, Hands-On Lab

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform AI / ML

2:00pm BST

F3 Connect, Visualise, Predict: Visualization Db2 Data on z/OS using Python libraries and Machine learning tools.

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Miragaia

In the modern era of data-driven decision-making, leveraging the power of mainframe data, such as Db2 on z/OS, can provide deep insights into business operations. However, visualizing this data and utilizing advanced analytics can often seem challenging. This session will explore how Python libraries, along with machine learning tools, can bridge the gap by providing intuitive and powerful solutions to visualize and analyze Db2 data on z/OS.
We will begin by discussing the fundamentals of accessing Db2 data on z/OS using Python library ibm_db. Once data is ready we will explore popular python libraries to create clear and informative visualizations.
The session will then dive into the integration of machine learning tools, to uncover hidden patterns in the data, perform predictive analytics, and gain deeper insights.

Speakers

Niraj Garudkar

Senior Db2 LUW Consultant, BMC Software

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Data Movement and Analytics, Modernization in Development, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

F6 Scripting Db2 for z/OS

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Miragaia

Integrating Db2 for z/OS with non-mainframe processes is easy if you learn how to use Db2 with scripting languages, particularly exploiting Db2 client capabilities and ZOWE. This presentation explains how to do this, and shows some classic use cases in database administration and DevOps.

Speakers

Philip Nelson

Senior Database Software Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group / ScotDB Limited

Philip Nelson has worked with Db2 since 1989. He likes to explore new functionality and is always exploring new techniques for enhancing Db2 usage. He is a frequent presenter at IDUG and has also supported IDUG in many other ways, including the IDUG EMEA CPC and the Content Commi... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Automation, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations
Audience All
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

C7 Db2 AI Query Optimizer: Smarter Plans, Less Tuning

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Porto

Since Db2 12.1, the Db2 AI Query Optimizer has been improving the quality of your query access plans through improved cardinality estimates. This was super-charged in 12.1 mod3 when it was enhanced to support pair-wise join cardinality estimates. Participants will learn how this technology reduces tuning efforts so you can confidently use it in production. You may also get a glimpse into what's in store for the future.

Speakers

Liam Finnie

Senior Software Developer, IBM

Liam joined IBM in 1999 as a software developer, and since then has been designing and implementing various features in Db2 LUW. Most recently, Liam has been leading the Machine Learning Infrastructure area for the Db2 AI Query Optimizer.

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

C8 Db2 Meets Generative AI: Agentic AI, Vector Search, and Beyond.

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Porto

This session will bring you up to speed on exciting enhancements and capabilities we are bringing to Db2 for the Generative AI era. We’ll talk about our overall AI strategy for Db2 and how we are both leveraging Generative AI as well as supporting the emerging frontier of Generative AI applications. We’ll then dive into specifics including our AI Vector Search capabilities, AI integrated LLM capabilities, and our Agentic AI powered tooling including the new Genius Hub.

Speakers

Jillian Quiller

Senior Software Engineer, Db2 Development, IBM

Growth Product Manager focused on accelerating adoption and impact across IBM’s Db2 portfolio. I combine analytics, design thinking, and experimentation to help enterprise customers unlock value faster — turning insights into measurable, scalable growth.

Mike Springgay

STSM Db2 Architect, IBM

Mike Springgay is the Db2 Architect. Prior to that he was responsible for architecting extensions to Db2’s Warehouse capabilities, SQL compatibility features, routine infrastructure and client server connectivity.

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

B13 Introduction to SQL-PL

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Arrabida

In this session, we'll go back to basics and look at SQL-PL, Db2's built in server-side application logic. We'll take a look at the code constructs and how to leverage in stored procedures, user defined functions and triggers. We'll also look at more complex scenarios like code for a Data Partitioning Feature (DPF) environment. The majority of this session will be looking at and executing source code.

Speakers

Les King

DBA, Db2 technical lead, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Les King is a part-time professor at multiple Ontario Colleges, offering courses in Mathematics, Programming and Data Management. Les has also been an instructor at the University of Toronto in the Mathematics department. Les effectively draws a connection between what the marketplace... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Modernization in Development, Working with SQL
Audience Beginner
Platform LUW

9:00am BST

E15 Vibe Coding with a Serverless Database

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST

Luis

In this session we will show you how application building with a serverless database gives you superpowers. Serverless databases are built for the AI Era handling the workloads of the future and turning you into a 10X Engineer. We will show you how to develop applications for Db2 from prompt to production and demonstrate how a serverless database tackles AI and Machine driven workloads all while reducing cost and effort. Join us for this groundbreaking session and experience the future of Db2 SaaS services!

Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Development
Audience All
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

C17 Accelerating AI Workloads in Db2 v12.1.5.0: Introducing High‑Performance Vector Indexes

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Porto

Discover how Db2’s new DiskANN‑powered vector index delivers fast, scalable similarity search while integrating seamlessly into existing database workflows.
We’ll walk through expected performance gains using AWS benchmark results and share practical tuning strategies to help you get the most out of vector search in Db2.

Speakers

Christian Garcia-Arellano

STSM, Db2 Senior Architect and Master Inventor, IBM

Christian Garcia-Arellano is STSM and Db2 OLTP Architect at the IBM Toronto Lab, and has a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. Christian has been working in various DB2 Kernel development areas since 2001. Initially Christian worked on the development of the self... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development
Audience Intermediate
Platform AppDev

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