COMMON EUROPE CONGRESS 2025: Full Schedule

WELCOME TO COMMON EUROPE CONGRESS 2025

Don’t forget to reach out to your local country user group to get the discount code for the congress!

Common Europe, in collaboration with Common Sweden, is delighted to be holding its annual flagship event, Common Europe Congress, in the friendly city of Gothenburg offering extensive education, networking and relaxation opportunities. It’s also a great opportunity for exploring the city… so why not take a family mini-break as well.
Congress education areas targeted are IBM Power hardware, Application Development, Advanced RPG, Open Source tools and Languages, System Management, Db2 and SQL, IBM Storage, IBM i services and microservices, Security and Compliance and much more.
There will be two AIX / Linux tracks, to emphasize the Power Systems character of Common Europe.
Top IBM Business Architects and industry experts have already agreed to share their knowledge on the latest announcements, customer cases as well as practical subjects.
The congress content includes:

3 ½ days of latest education delivered by top IBM and industry leading speakers punctuated by large breaks offering maximum networking,
Three-hour in-depth workshops, 60 minutes’ education sessions and solution provider’s special slots,
A Solution Providers’ Centre open for 2 ½ days with top European and worldwide technology companies at their booths presenting innovative practical solutions that will enhance our solutions,
A Congress Dinner in the hotel with live entertainment.

We have negotiated special room rates in the Congress hotel itself,
The Common Europe Organization Team looks forward to seeing you in picturesque Gothenburg.

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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10:00 CEST

Exploring Database Tools (ACS & VS) LIMITED

Monday June 2, 2025 10:00 - 13:00 CEST

06 - R17

In this workshop, Scott will spend the entirety of the workshop doing a live demonstration of the database and SQL tooling found within IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) and Visual Studio Code for IBM i - Database Extension. In addition to discovering the database and SQL features, attendees will be able to engage in a live dialog on the better and best practices for all things database.

Speakers

Scott Forstie

STSM, Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

Monday June 2, 2025 10:00 - 13:00 CEST
06 - R17

Workshop

14:00 CEST

Db2 on steroids - deep dive LIMITED

Monday June 2, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 CEST

06 - R17

This deep dive will be about all the cool stuff Db2 can do now. This is all about the noSQL features. Db2 is now a complete ecosystem of structured and unstructured data, procedural programming, and features that reach services and resources out of Db2 and beyond.

Speakers

Niels Liisberg

Chief Software Architect, Partner & IBM Champion, System & Method

Niels has developed IBM i middleware used in numerous applications worldwide. He is the architect of the IceBreak application server for IBM i. Over the years he has contributed to the IBM i community with presentations, demos, and loads of open source: ILEastic and noxDB to name... Read More →

Monday June 2, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 CEST
06 - R17

Workshop

COMMON EUROPE CONGRESS 2025

From €204.79