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

Modernization Without Madness: The Practical Guide to IBM i Application Transformation LIMITED

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

07 - R18

A comprehensive roadmap for transforming legacy applications into modern, maintainable systems without disrupting business operations. Through real customer case studies and hands-on examples, learn how to strategically modernize RPG applications using incremental approaches, modern tooling, and web technologies. Discover proven patterns for breaking down monolithic applications, implementing APIs, and introducing modern UI frameworks while maintaining the reliability that IBM i is known for.

Speakers

Koen Decorte

Owner and CEO, IBM Champion, CD-Invest

Koen Decorte is owner of CD Invest, an international IBM business partner with offices in Belgium andSpain. CD-Invest is specialized in innovating and modernizing IBM i applications.Koen studied philology and computer linguistics.His focus is mainly on integrating and using open source... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
07 - R18

Strategy

11:30 CEST

Security Catalog for IBM i LIMITED

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

06 - R17

It is very often that clients ask the question that how can we secure our IBM i in today's IT world where ransomware attacks are increasing ? What we can implement in order to make systems more secure ? But security is something which can take most of the time and still a proactive approach is needed for planning, executing and monitoring. The session will broadly cover the different security areas that needs to be review with recommendation in order to restrict the inappropriate use. Different layers of security will be explained in relation to IBM i and how each layer can affect if elevated access in given or unencrypted channels are used. Considering different areas on IBM i and following appropriate steps can make a system much secure than leaving it wide open thinking that system itself is very secure which is a misconception.

By Rohit Chauhan

Speakers

Rohit Chauhan

Senior Technical Specialist and IBM Champion, Tietoevry Tech Services Norway AS

Rohit Chauhan is an IBM Champion and a Senior Technical Specialist with expertise in IBM i platform and IBM Power Systems. He is also a IBM Redbooks author and works at Tietoevry Tech Services, Stavanger, Norway, which is an IBM Business Partner and one of the biggest IT service providers... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30 - 12:30 CEST
06 - R17

Strategy, Security

COMMON EUROPE CONGRESS 2025

From €204.79