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Monday, October 26
 

10:20am EDT

B1 | Db2 LUW Spotlight Session
Monday October 26, 2026 10:20am - 10:35am EDT
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Hear from the lab leadership on the latest shipped + announced Db2 content, and our perspective and vision for the future. We'll cover key enhancements in the latest modpacks (12.1.4 / 12.1.5) and give you a sneak peak at what's coming in 12.1.6 and beyond.
Speakers
avatar for Satya Krishaswamy

Satya Krishaswamy

Director, Hybrid Data Management Development, IBM

Monday October 26, 2026 10:20am - 10:35am EDT
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  Track B, Db2 Spotlight

11:30am EDT

B2 | Db2 LUW - Latest from the Lab
Monday October 26, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Learn about the latest developments in Db2 ecosystem coming out of the Labs. A refresher on whats been delivered already. A deep dive into the most recently released mod packs. And catch a sneak peak at our future plans.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Springgay

Mike Springgay

STSM Db2 Architect, IBM

Monday October 26, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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  Track B, Technical Session

2:00pm EDT

B3 | Db2 LUW V12: New Security Features and Changes
Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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This session will cover the new features in Db2 12.1 security, covering 12.1.3, 12.1.4 and 12.1.5. Attend to hear about new auditing capabilities, including audit to cloud object storage, and directly to CSV files. You will also learn about new JWT authentication enhancements features online key retrieval. 12.1.5 sees the completion of the reduce file permission feature started in 12.1.2 that really locks down a Db2 instance. You will also hear about new Quantum Safe Crypto support in TLS.
Speakers
avatar for Greg Stager

Greg Stager

Senior Software Developer, DB2 Engine Development - Security, IBM

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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  Track B, Technical Session

2:00pm EDT

D3 | SQL for the 21st Century
Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Make sure you have all the tools to write functional SQL using all the features of recent versions of Db2. Stop writing SQL like it's the '90s.
Speakers
avatar for David Simpson

David Simpson

Principal Platform Engineer for Db2, Huntington Bank
David has been a developer, DBA, consultant and Db2 sysprog since 1993. He especially loves helping others become proficient in his favorite technology, Db2!
Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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  Track D, Technical Session

3:20pm EDT

B4 | Accelerating AI Workloads in Db2 v12.1.5.0: Introducing High‑Performance Vector Indexes
Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT
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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
avatar for Christian Garcia-Arellano

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 →
Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT
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  Track B, Technical Session
 
Tuesday, October 27
 

11:30am EDT

B7 | Db2 LUW Back to Basics - Backup and recovery
Tuesday October 27, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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In this presentation we will examine in detail the backup and recovery options available to DBAs for their Db2 environments. How to tune these utilities will be discussed and results will be reviewed from numerous tests. We will see what is the “art of the possible” from using local files, COS, Storage based copies, etc. … We will take a close look at the new version enhancements and how they can improve your backup and recovery experience.
Speakers
avatar for Dale McInnis

Dale McInnis

STSM, Db2 Client Adoption Engineering, IBM
Dale McInnis is an STSM in Db2 development from the IBM Toronto Canada Lab. He has a B.Sc.(CS) from the University of New Brunswick and a Masters of Engineering(M.Eng) from the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing his PhD in computer science. Dale joined IBM in 1988 and... Read More →
Tuesday October 27, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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  Track B, Technical Session

2:00pm EDT

C8 | Db2 as Containerized Deployment
Tuesday October 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Db2 containerization makes Db2 more flexible, scalable, and cloud-native by running it in containers managed by Kubernetes. As Kubernetes is constantly evolving, so does Db2U, our Db2 Universal Container. Come and learn the great deal of innovative work coming your way, in terms of the next-gen capabilities of Db2U.
Speakers
avatar for Mohammed Shafiur Rahman

Mohammed Shafiur Rahman

Advisory Software Engineer, IBM

Tuesday October 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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  Track C, Technical Session
 
Wednesday, October 28
 

10:20am EDT

E10 | Permitting, masking and trusting, a deep dive into 3 new Db2 12.1 security features
Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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This session is a deep dive into 3 new Db2 12.1 security features, Reduce file permissions, RCAC mask at read enhancements, and defining a Trusted Context using the new trust procedure and client callbacks. This will be a face paced session offering practical details on how to make use of these new features in more depth than a what's new session can cover. Reduced file permissions address the common concern of everyone having access to the db2diag.log (and others). Mask at read offers an alternative masking behaviour with fundamental changes to SQL behaviour. And Trust Procedures allow custom definitions of trust for determining a trusted connection.
Speakers
avatar for Greg Stager

Greg Stager

Senior Software Developer, DB2 Engine Development - Security, IBM

Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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  Track E, Technical Session

4:30pm EDT

B13 | Wrapping up Db2 11.5
Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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While Db2 12.1 has been out for some time with great new content, most companies are still using Db2 11.5 which has tremendous business value. Prior to upgrading to Db2 12.1 clients should take advantage of what is in 11.5 and get the most ROI with what they already have. In this session we'll go through an overview of the high value capabilities of Db2 11.5 - covering 11.5.0 through 11.5.9. This will include availability, recoverability, performance, warehouse, security, multi-model, AI capabilities and more.
Speakers
avatar for Les King

Les King

Owner, Professor, 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 October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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  Track B, Technical Session

4:30pm EDT

D13 | Beyond the Comfort Zone: Managing, Tuning & Cross-Platform Migration of Highly Active, Mission-Critical Db2 Environments
Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Managing complex Db2 LUW environments requires moving past standard practices to achieve zero-downtime availability and extreme performance. This session offers a technical blueprint for executing high-stakes cross-platform migrations from legacy AIX systems to modern Linux on Power10 and AWS/RDS cloud infrastructures. We will analyze the tuning parameters required to stabilize environments by handling 180,000 SQL statements per second, 3 TB of daily log changes, and 10,000 concurrent connections. Attendees will learn to optimize OS, storage, and network layers under strict HADR, Audits and encryption requirements. Finally, we will demonstrate how to automate database fleets using Python and leverage Db2 12.1’s native AI and Genius Hub for agentic self-healing.
Speakers
avatar for Nemi Agrawal

Nemi Agrawal

CEO, Anvaya Minds Inc
CEO/Director: Anvaya Minds
IT Specialist - Department of Homeland Security/Customs and Border Protection
Project/Program Manager: Citibank, IBM, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom\
- IBM Champion – 2023-2026
- Speaker - IBM TechXChange – 2023-2025
- Postgres Conference NYC 2023... Read More →
Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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  Track D, Technical Session
 
Thursday, October 29
 

9:00am EDT

B14 | Db2 12.1: Ready for the Deployments and Workloads of the Future
Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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In this session we'll take a look at the capabilities that have been added to Db2 over the past years to prepare Db2 to meet client demands of today and the future. This will include modern deployment options such as cloud and containerized deployments - but - we'll spend more time on modern workloads such as data virtualization, multi-model support, NoSQL support, how to handle mixed workloads and, of course, AI. Many clients are using Db2 for traditional OLTP, operational and analytic workloads - but - are you getting the full value of your Db2 investment and footprint ? All these high value capabilities are there and included in your current license base. Lets unpack what they are.
Speakers
avatar for Les King

Les King

Owner, Professor, 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 →
Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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  Track B, Technical Session

11:30am EDT

F16 | Db2 12.1: Advances in Operational Resiliency for Mission-Critical Workloads
Thursday October 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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This session explores the latest advancements in Db2 LUW designed to ensure continuous reliability, high availability, and disaster recovery for enterprise databases. Attendees will gain insight into new features introduced since Db2 v12.1, including integrated automated HA solutions with Pacemaker, online upgrades and maintenance with minimal disruption, and seamless backup and recovery enhancements. The presentation covers the architecture and operational principles of Db2 pureScale, demonstrating how it delivers near-linear scalability, robust transactional integrity, and rapid failover across cloud and on-prem environments. Real-world testing scenarios and enterprise-grade validation processes are highlighted to showcase how Db2 achieves platinum-level resiliency. Whether you manage mission-critical workloads or architect resilient database solutions, this session provides actionable strategies and technical guidance to maximize uptime, streamline maintenance, and future-proof your Db2 deployments

Speakers
avatar for Christian Garcia-Arellano

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 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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  Track F, Technical Session

3:45pm EDT

F202 | Bridging Structured and Unstructured Data: Hybrid AI Queries with Db2
Thursday October 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
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This hands-on lab will explore how Db2 integrates vector data with structured relational data to support AI-driven use cases. Through guided exercises, attendees will combine unstructured text-derived vectors with traditional data and apply similarity search across both. The lab shows queries that merge SQL filtering with vector similarity to enable semantic search, recommendations, and intelligent data retrieval.
Speakers
avatar for Wilfried Hoge

Wilfried Hoge

Senior Customer Success Engineer Data Platform, IBM
Wilfried Hoge is an IT Architect for Data Platforms at IBM, where he leads data platform solutions for the public sector in Germany. As a technical expert, he leverages his extensive experience to help organizations build modern data architectures as a reliable foundation for analytics... Read More →
avatar for Andreas Weininger

Andreas Weininger

Principal Information Architecture Technical Specialist, IBM
Andreas Weininger is part of the Information Architecture team of IBM in Munich. He has more than 20 year of experience with scalable solutions for data intensive solutions focussing especially on the performance aspects. He is a regular speaker at database and data warehousing events... Read More →
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Thursday October 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
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  Track F, Hands-On Lab
 

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