i-UG Conference Midlands 2026

i-UG Conference Midlands 2026

8:30am GMT

Welcome, Registration and Networking (with Tea, Coffee, Bacon Butties & Pastries) in the Expo Mander's Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor

9:30am GMT

Welcome & i-UG "State of the Nation" Keynote Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorSteve Bradshaw • Steve Cast • Dr. Liam Naughton • Mike Ryan • Colin Spofford • Andy Youens

10:30am GMT

Keynote - The Future is Now: IBM i, Power, and AI—Latest News & What's Next Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorWennie Allen • Scott Forstie

11:30am GMT

Networking with Morning Tea and Coffee in the Expo Mander's Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor

11:55am GMT

5 things you didn't know about Db2 for i Wightwick Room, The Mount Hotel Country Manor (Please note this is upstairs and there is no lift)Eddie Chaffin

AI Workshop - Hands-on with IBM watsonx.ai Prompt Lab Wulfrun Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor (Please note this is upstairs and there is no lift)Mark Ketteman • Andrew Laidlaw

Inject more security using SQL Event Bar, The Mount Hotel Country ManorScott Forstie

VS Code + IBM i: Tips, Tricks, and Real Talk Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorRichard Moulton

12:40pm GMT

Networking Lunch in the Expo Mander's Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor

1:50pm GMT

AI Workshop - Agentic AI with IBM Watsonx Orchestrate Wulfrun Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor (Please note this is upstairs and there is no lift)Mark Ketteman • Andrew Laidlaw

Introduction to Microservices on IBM i Event Bar, The Mount Hotel Country ManorNiels Liisberg

Migrating BRMS from BR1 to BR2 Wightwick Room, The Mount Hotel Country Manor (Please note this is upstairs and there is no lift)Rudi van Helvoirt

VS Code for i - Database Extension Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorScott Forstie • Sanjula Ganepola

2:35pm GMT

Networking and Refreshment Break in the Expo Mander's Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor

3:00pm GMT

AI Workshop - Introduction to AI / AI for User Groups Wulfrun Suite, The Mount Hotel Country Manor (Please note this is upstairs and there is no lift)Mark Ketteman • Andrew Laidlaw

Project Bob and IBM i Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorScott Forstie • Sanjula Ganepola

TLS Subscriptions Demystified Event Bar, The Mount Hotel Country ManorMario Tepov

3:50pm GMT

Hidden Gems of IBM i Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorSteve Bradshaw • Scott Forstie • Sanjula Ganepola

4:35pm GMT

Close Great Hall, The Mount Hotel Country ManorSteve Cast • Mike Ryan

i-UG Conference Midlands 2026

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