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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08:00 CEST

The Ninja Guide to Building Teams and Creating Engagement! LIMITED

Wednesday June 4, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST

08 - R11/R12

Sure, Ninjas are cool, and they're fun to talk about. And more importantly, there's a leadership lesson there... Ninjas are always 100% ENGAGED! They equate their personal success with the success of their team, and of their mission. How productive would your teams be if they were always completely engaged, like Ninjas? Whether you're a leader looking to learn the secrets behind building strong teams and keeping them engaged, or a team member who wants to better understand team dynamics, you'll find this session illuminating.

During this session you'll learn:
- Hiring tips to ensure you get the people you need on your team (and to communicate better with them)
- Learn to interview candidates like a pro (or to ace your next interview)
- Techniques to build your bench by creating a reserve of good will
- How to keep your people motivated (and yourself!)
- Methods to align your team's success (as well as your own) with that of your organization
By the end of this session you'll have the tools you need to build a team of the best and brightest, and keep them as engaged as... Ninjas!

Audience:
- Everyone who leads other people - or works as part of a team - will benefit from this session!

Speakers

Steve Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son

Steven Wolk is the Chief Technology Officer for PC Richard & Son, a family owned and operated chain of 66 appliance and electronics superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Founded in 1909, PC Richard has always been known for honesty, integrity, and reliability throughout... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
08 - R11/R12

Personal Development

10:20 CEST

10 Simple and Impactful Techniques to Improve Your Professional Skills LIMITED

Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 CEST

08 - R11/R12

This session is designed to help IT professionals adopt 10 simple and impactful techniques to practice and improve their professional or 'soft' skills. You'll hear about improving your listening, practicing facilitation, showing empathy, using white boarding, writing better technical reports and presentations, conducting peer reviews, and practicing self-awareness.

Speakers

Ian Jarman

CTO Systems Expert Labs, IBM

A leader in the IBM Systems community, Ian has managed IBM's worldwide portfolio of IBM Power Systems software products, including IBM i, AIX, Linux, PowerVM and PowerHA. His specialties include worldwide brand and product management for enterprise IT systems, software and services... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 CEST
08 - R11/R12

Personal Development

11:30 CEST

Organizing Technical Projects LIMITED

Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30 - 12:30 CEST

08 - R11/R12

Technical resources are highly in demand and their time needs to be used as efficiently as possible. Project management is the technique needed to offload tasks to administrative personal or junior team members. In this session we will discuss the needs of specialized engineers, multiple disciple teams, communication between departments and silos. Our focus will be on how everyone can ensure all the needed info for any given project is organized and communicated.

Write and contribute to project plan documents.
Communicate between teams and departments.
Form strong partnerships between technical and business resources
NOTE: Presented with Tony Owens

Speakers

Yvonne Enselman

Principal Architect for Quality Assurance on IBM i, Yvonne Enselman Professional Services

Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30 - 12:30 CEST
08 - R11/R12

Personal Development

14:05 CEST

AI Throughout Your Day! LIMITED

Wednesday June 4, 2025 14:05 - 15:05 CEST

08 - R11/R12

Tired of all the hype surrounding AI? Would you like to be more productive using AI - today - but you're not sure where to start? Or maybe you've scratched the surface with AI, but want to learn more? Either way, this is the session for you! Here we skip the theory and dive straight into real-world applications that boost productivity and streamline daily tasks using AI based tools. Join us for this session and leave with tangible skills to supercharge your productivity, while producing better results, with less effort!

Join this session to learn how to:
- Craft professional emails, reports, and letters in a fraction of the time
- Dive into data analysis without the headache
- Help you write code better and faster
- Unlock your creative side to make art you'll be proud of - even if you can't draw a straight line!
- Use AI throughout your day for personal and fun tasks as well as at work
- Get the most out of the many diverse AI tools available today for maximum productivity
- Whether you're new to AI or just looking for practical ideas, you'll leave with real examples and skills you can start using immediately for both professional and personal tasks. Join us to learn how to put AI to use for you today!

Audience:
Everyone who is curious about AI and would like to be more productive at work and in their personal life will benefit from this session. AI isn't just for data scientists anymore - it's a valuable tool we can all benefit from every day!

Speakers

Steve Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son

Wednesday June 4, 2025 14:05 - 15:05 CEST
08 - R11/R12

Personal Development, AI

15:20 CEST

It's How you Say It. A Guide to Effective Public Speaking LIMITED

Wednesday June 4, 2025 15:20 - 16:20 CEST

08 - R11/R12

An introduction to techniques and exercises to help you look after, develop and use your voice effectively for public speaking. This practical overview offers advice and tips for handling nervousness, correct breathing, tone, creating vocal variation etc. to actively engage with your audience .

Speakers

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe

Jonathon is a professional actor, writer, drama teacher, presenter and voice coach.He has several film and TV credits to his name, has appeared in numerous corporate films and advertisements as well as various corporate and commercial voice overs.He also works in the business sector... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 15:20 - 16:20 CEST
08 - R11/R12

Personal Development

16:30 CEST

It's How you Say It. A Guide to Effective Public Speaking Part 2 LIMITED

Wednesday June 4, 2025 16:30 - 17:30 CEST

08 - R11/R12

An in-depth practical session to develop and build vocal delivery and confidence for public speaking. Following the content from part 1, this session allows you to practice the exercises and techniques using speeches and texts in a group environment and receive feedback on your 'performance'.

Speakers

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe

Wednesday June 4, 2025 16:30 - 17:30 CEST
08 - R11/R12

Personal Development

COMMON EUROPE CONGRESS 2025

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