IDUG Brazil 2026

IDUG Brazil 2026

8:15am ADT

Registration Registration

9:15am ADT

IDUG Welcome Auditorium

9:30am ADT

K01 | How Db2 Leverages AI to Transform the Industry Standard AuditoriumSueli Almeida

10:30am ADT

Morning Coffee Café Watson

10:50am ADT

A02 | Db2 for z/OS Trends & Directions AuditoriumSueli Almeida B02 | What’s New – Db2 LUW Product Strategy Roadmap AmericasSatya Krishnaswamy

11:50am ADT

12:00pm ADT

A03 | Db2 for z/OS Development: New 2026 Swat Tales AuditoriumAnthony Ciabattoni B03 | From 500TB to 60TB: How Sicoob Reduced Its Analytical Core by 12% AmericasPedro Carvalho • Rafael Souza Faria C03 | Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify, Optimize, Succeed AsiaMichal Bialecki

1:00pm ADT

Lunch Café Watson

2:00pm ADT

A04 | Supercharging Db2 with Generative AI: From Natural Language Queries to Autonomous Performance Optimization AuditoriumChris Crone B04 | Cloud Update: The Latest on Db2 Fully Managed Services AmericasAndrew Hilden C04 | From SQL Data Insights to SQL Data Insights Pro: A Deep Dive into New Capabilities AsiaSueli Almeida

3:00pm ADT

3:10pm ADT

A05 | IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS – Installation & Operations Overview AuditoriumVivekanandan Kannan Ilangovan B05 | Your AI Toolbox in Db2: Picking the Right Model When Everyone's Telling You to Use an LLM AmericasShaikh Quader C05 | OTel for Db2 Connect Drivers: JCC 12.1.4 DRDA OTLTRCCTX Today, CLI/.NET/Open Source Next AsiaBinit Kumar • Kollol Kumar Misra

4:10pm ADT

Afternoon Coffee Café Watson

4:30pm ADT

A06 | Db2 for z/OS - Ask the Experts AuditoriumCüneyt Göksu • Sueli Almeida • Anthony Ciabattoni • John Campbell • Chris Crone B06 | Db2 for LUW - Ask the Experts AmericasDale McInnis • Bryan Tang • Andrew Hilden • Shaikh Quader

5:45pm ADT

IDUG Networking Reception Café Watson

8:30am ADT

Registration Registration

9:30am ADT

A07 | Z Data Strategy & Integration Update AuditoriumCüneyt Göksu B07 | Db2 HADR Performance Tuning – What Does it Require? AmericasDale McInnis C07 | Hard Lessons Learned Using High Performance DBATs with Db2 for z/OS AsiaJohn Campbell

10:30am ADT

Morning Coffee Café Watson

10:50am ADT

A08 | Db2 for z/OS – Know your Limits! AuditoriumDaniel Eli Abreu Torres • Ulf Heinrich B08 | Introducing Db2 Serverless - Databases for the AI Era AmericasAndrew Hilden C08 | Debugging SQL PL - Without a Debugger AsiaChris Crone

11:50am ADT

12:00pm ADT

A09 | Performance, Availability, and Resilience Enhancements in Db2 13 AuditoriumJohn Campbell B09 | Db2 Resiliency – What Can I Really Do? AmericasDale McInnis C09 | Improve Db2 for z/OS Observability and Operations with Modern Dashboards AsiaWiliam T Kanegae

1:00pm ADT

Lunch Café Watson

2:00pm ADT

A10 | Challenges for the Successful Db2 13 Lock Structure Async Duplex Implementation at Itaú Unibanco AuditoriumPaulo Rogério Petrachini • José Eduardo Pol B10 | Db2 Genius Hub: Introducing the New Agentic AI Powered Database Experience AmericasBryan Tang C10 | Applying AI/ML to Proactively Minimize Business Impact on Db2 Applications AsiaAntonio Couto

3:00pm ADT

3:10pm ADT

A11 | Db2 Analytics Accelerator: V8, Migration Experiences, Future, and Customer Updates AuditoriumCüneyt Göksu B11 | Db2 is Your AI Platform: Proven AI Use Cases to Build Right Now AmericasShaikh Quader C11 | LinuxONE Data Infrastructure AsiaHulk

4:10pm ADT

Afternoon Coffee Café Watson

4:30pm ADT

A12 | From Business Requirements to Db2 Function Levels: Banco do Brasil’s Experience with Db2 13 FL506 through FL509 in a Mission-Critical Banking Environment AuditoriumEduardo Pingarilho Mendizabal B12 | Db2 Backup and Recovery – Back to the Basics AmericasDale McInnis C12 | Uncovering the Unknowns of DDF Workload AsiaAnthony Ciabattoni

8:30am ADT

Registration Registration

9:30am ADT

A13 | Improved Availability Through the Evolution of Universal Table Spaces (UTS) AuditoriumAnthony Ciabattoni B13 | Db2: What Used to Take You Days, I Do in Minutes (and I’ll Show You How) OceaniaFabio Cajado Costa WK01 | Workshop: Part 1 - Db2 z/OS Housekeeping Best Practices AmericasChris Crone • John Campbell • Michal Bialecki • Antonio Couto WK02 | Hands-On Lab (BYOD): Part 1 - Building Production-Ready AI Applications with IBM Db2 AsiaShaikh Quader • Dale McInnis

10:30am ADT

Morning Coffee Café Watson

10:50am ADT

A14 | Common and Advanced Use Cases for Db2 Analytics Accelerator on z/OS AuditoriumVivekanandan Kannan Ilangovan B14 | Getting the Most Out of Amazon RDS for Db2 OceaniaAndrew Hilden WK01 | Workshop: Part 2 - Db2 z/OS Housekeeping Best Practices AmericasChris Crone • John Campbell • Michal Bialecki • Antonio Couto WK02 | Hands-On Lab (BYOD): Part 2 - Building Production-Ready AI Applications with IBM Db2 AsiaShaikh Quader • Dale McInnis

11:50am ADT

12:00pm ADT

A15 | Empowering Db2 for z/OS Applications with OpenTelemetry AuditoriumSueli Almeida B15 | Keeping Current with Db2 LUW: Recent Enhancements and Tooling Innovations OceaniaBryan Tang WK01 | Workshop: Part 3 - Db2 z/OS Housekeeping Best Practices AmericasChris Crone • John Campbell • Michal Bialecki • Antonio Couto WK02 | Hands-On Lab (BYOD): Part 3 - Building Production-Ready AI Applications with IBM Db2 AsiaShaikh Quader • Dale McInnis

1:00pm ADT

Lunch Café Watson

2:00pm ADT

A16 | Strengthen Your Cyber IBM Z and Db2 for z/OS Resilience AuditoriumAnthony Ciabattoni • Cüneyt Göksu B16 | Build Db2 Applications Without Leaving VS Code: A Tour of the Db2 Developer Extension OceaniaShaikh Quader • Dale McInnis WK03 | Hands-on Lab (BYOD): Part 1 - Performing AI Queries with SQL Data Insights Pro AmericasSueli Almeida WK04 | Hands-on Lab (BYOD): Part 1 - Db2 Genius Hub AsiaAndrew Hilden

3:00pm ADT

3:10pm ADT

A17 | Fear No Threads: Secure and Monitor Db2 Connections with Profile Tables AuditoriumMichal Bialecki B17 | Warehouses in the Lakehouse Era OceaniaVenkatesh Gopal WK03 | Hands-on Lab (BYOD): Part 2 - Performing AI Queries with SQL Data Insights Pro AmericasSueli Almeida WK04 | Hands-on Lab (BYOD): Part 2 - Db2 Genius Hub AsiaAndrew Hilden

4:10pm ADT

Afternoon Coffee Café Watson

4:30pm ADT

A18 | Db2 Tools Integration: Latest News AuditoriumWiliam T Kanegae B18 | Db2 pureScale – Enterprise Class HA Architecture OceaniaDale McInnis WK03 | Hands-on Lab (BYOD): Part 3 - Performing AI Queries with SQL Data Insights Pro AmericasSueli Almeida WK04 | Hands-on Lab (BYOD): Part 3 - Db2 Genius Hub AsiaAndrew Hilden

5:30pm ADT

IDUG Closing Auditorium