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GS | Forge26

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What is GS | Forge26 about?

Join Rocket Software at GS | Forge26 Conference (formerly known as GS UK Conference) at Whittlebury Hall from November 2-5, 2026. At GS | Forge26, you will meet with Rocket peers and partners to learn more about how Rocket simplifies your modernization journey without disruption.

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November 2-5, 2026

Towcester, United Kingdom

Whittlesbury Hall

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Executive forum

AI, Risk, and the Future of the Modern Mainframe

AI is creating both new opportunities and new risks for enterprises. While organizations are exploring autonomous agents, AI-assisted operations, and accelerated modernization, they are also confronting evolving security threats, governance concerns, and growing pressure to modernize mission-critical systems.

Join Rocket Software President Phil Buckellew for a candid and interactive discussion on how enterprises are balancing innovation with control. Come prepared to share your organization’s perspective on AI adoption, mainframe security, autonomous agents, technical debt reduction, workforce challenges, and evolving expectations for technology vendors in an AI-first world.

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 GS | Forge26 Agenda for Rocket Software

 

Time Session Description
November 2, 2026
12:00pm -12:45pm
Mainframe Penetration Testing 101: A Critical Layer in Vulnerability Mgmt.

Speaker: Ray Overby

Room: Melbourne
November 2, 2026
12:00pm-12:45pm
Designing Real-Time Data Architectures Without Breaking Your Mainframe

Speaker: Tommy Hueber

Room: Vale
November 3, 2026
12:15pm -1:00pm
What's new in SDSF for z/OS 3.2

Speakers: Rob Scott, Harsh Lahoti

Room: Indianapolis
November 3, 2026
3:15pm -4:00pm
AI Didn't Create Your Data Problems. It Exposed Them.

Speaker: Tommy Hueber

Room: Vale
November 3, 2026
3:15pm -4:00pm
Mainframe Forensic Science: Mining Lost Business Rules for Hybrid Cloud APIs

Speakers: Nasib Aldirani, Mark Blackman

Room: Wellington A

 
November 3, 2026
4:30pm – 5:15pm
From Mainframes to AI: Evolving the NextGen Academy for the Future of Software Engineering

Speaker: Germanas Šamrickis

 Room: Monaco
November 4, 2026
10:00am- 10:45am
Unpacking the Mythos Phenomenon and Its Impact on Mainframe Vulnerability Strategies

Speaker: Ray Overby 

Room: Melbourne
November 4, 2026
10:00am -10:45am
Having Fun with MCP: Building AI-Powered Mainframe Integrations

Speaker: Germanas Šamrickis

Room: Chapel
November 4, 2026
3:15pm - 4:00pm
SDSF Hidden Treasures

Speakers: Rob Scott, Harsh Lahoti 

Room: Monzo
November 5, 2026
11:15am-12:00pm
Address space 101 - What is an address space?

Speaker: Rob Scott

Room: Monzo

At GS | Forge26, Rocket Software sessions will cover key topics across mainframe, hybrid cloud, security, data, and AI. Visit our booth to meet Rocket experts and explore these topics in greater depth.

Presenters
Ray Overby
Ray Overby
Technical Director
Tommy Hueber
Chief Technologist Alliances EMEA
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Rob Scott
Distinguished Engineer
Z Systems Architecture & Technology
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Harsh Lahoti
Senior Principal Software Engineer
SDSF Product Engineering
Nasib Aldirani
Sales Engineer
AMC
Mark Blackman
Senior Sales Engineer
AMC
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Germanas Šamrickis
Senior Software Engineer
Omegamon CICS Product Engineering
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