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Join leading experts Alison Butterill, Emmanuel Tzinevrakis, Greg Patterson and Ray Everhart for a day of learning and networking.
Executive Track: The morning session will cover key industry trends, IBM’s direction and how to leverage your investment on IBM i and move things forward.
Developer Track: The afternoon session will focus on what’s possible and look at different approaches to UI, code and database modernization.
Conveniently located at the IBM Innovation Center in Coppell, Texas (click to access map and directions). See below for the full agenda.
Space is limited, so reserve your seat today!
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Agenda*
Morning session |
Strategy and Planning for C-Level, Directors & Managers |
8:30 am - 9 am |
Registrations and coffee |
9 am - 9:30 am |
Round Table: Discussion about IBM i |
9:30 am - 10:15 am |
IBM i – Present and Future, by Alison Butterill |
10:15 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee break |
10:30 am - 11:15 am |
A look at what's possible for Web, GUI and Mobile, by Greg Patterson |
11:15 am - Noon |
Building your own roadmap, by Emmanuel Tzinevrakis |
Noon - 1 pm |
Lunch |
Afternoon session |
Approaches to Application Modernization |
1 pm - 2 pm |
From RPG OA to Node.js: Approaches to Application Modernization, by Greg Patterson |
2 pm - 3 pm |
Knowing Your IBM i Applications, by Ray Everhart |
3 pm - 3:15 pm |
Coffee break |
3:15 pm - 3:455 pm |
How Change Management Solutions Improve your Customer Experience, by Donna Westmoreland |
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm |
Technical demonstrations of Rapid Web Development and Application Analysis and Documentation, by Greg Patterson and Ray Everhart |
5 pm - 7 pm |
Cocktails and networking |
These are the experts you will meet:
Alison Butterill
IBM i Offering Manager,
IBM
Alison Butterill is responsible for the IBM i business at IBM US, which includes defining and guiding future directions and strategies. She works with the IBM i sales, marketing and development teams, as well as clients and partners, to ensure that the IBM i operating system and associated products reflect their requirements. Alison has worked in the midrange environment for more than 30 years and has held a wide variety of positions at IBM, primarily with midrange servers and software.
Callie Brown
Senior Account Executive
Fresche
Callie Brown has been working with business development in the IT industry since 2003. She is an advocate for IBM i customers, helping them uncover challenges and issues and finding the best solutions to address their needs. At iBelieve Dallas, she will be acting as our MC.
Greg Patterson
IBM i Modernization Specialist
Fresche
Greg Patterson has been in the IT field for 17 years. In addition to business development activities, Greg also coordinates pre-sales technical demonstrations, performs business analysis and is sometimes involved at the coding level for specific projects. Greg has a deep knowledge of BCD products from his time spent on our support team.
Emmanuel Tzinevrakis
VP of Professional Services,
Fresche