Join Us for Open Mainframe Project Pre-Conference Day 2026!
We are excited to announce Open Mainframe Project Pre-Conference Day 2026, taking place on Monday, October 26, 2026 onsite at IBM TechXchange 2026! Join us for a full day dedicated to technical deep dives, community collaboration, and open source mainframe innovation.
Whether you want to explore OpenTelemetry on z/OS, dive into DevOps with GitLab CI, master z/OS UNIX, or discover strategies for recruiting next-gen mainframe talent, this year’s agenda features a stellar lineup of industry experts. Don’t miss these great Meetups!
Schedule: Monday, October 26, 2026
Open Mainframe Project Keynote
10:00 am – 10:50 am | Len Santalucia (Pellera) + project leads (TBD)
OpenTelemetry on the Mainframe: Zero-Code Instrumentation, Semantic Conventions, and the Collector
11:00 am – 11:50 am | Rudiger Schulze (IBM)
Empowering AI Experiences with Zowe Foundations: The Zowe MCP Server
11:00 am – 11:50 am | Dan Kelosky (Broadcom)
Modernizing Open Source on z/OS: What’s New in zopen
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | Haritha D (IBM) and Igor Todorovski (IBM)
ISPF and Zowe Explorer II More Strange New Worlds
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | Jim Horne (Lowe’s) and Joe Winchester (IBM)
Two Developers Walk Into a Mainframe: A Generational Love Story
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Armin Kramer (CROZ DACH GmbH) and Philipp Kremling (CROZ DACH GmbH)
DevOps with GitLab CI for Mainframe Applications based on Python and ZOWE
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Sarah Julia Kriesch (Kyndryl) and Uwe Graf (EasiRun Europa GmbH)
CBT Tape – a power house of mainframe power ups
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm | Ray Mullens (Broadcom) and Joe Winchester (IBM)
Making Certificate Setup Easier for Zowe and REST API Deployments
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm | Jan Prihoda (Broadcom)
How to captain your USS Environment (z/OS UNIX) – sudo, shells, ssh and beyond bourne
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm | Joe Winchester (IBM) and Steven Perva (Ensono)
Bringing IBM Z to Generation Z
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm | Scott Piersall (ospreys.biz)
Additional Details
To learn more about these presentations or to add these to your schedule in the Session Catalog – click here.
