Philippe Magne is the CEO and Founder of the ARCAD Software group, a global ISV specializing in Enterprise Modernization solutions for IBM i, DevOps and multi-platform Test Automation. Philippe started his career as software developer on AS/400, and later specialized in the domain of software quality during military service at the European Space Agency in 1989. Here at the ESA he initiated the ARCAD project to improve quality and reliability of IBM i-based development. In 1992, and in agreement with ESA, Philippe Magne then created the ARCAD Software company to assure the development and marketing of his lifecycle management software. Always at the leading edge of IBM i technology, Philippe has steered the company to produce the most complete and integrated range of modernization solutions for IBM i in the market today, distributed and supported by IBM worldwide. The ARCAD group has recently launched two subsidiaries, DROPS Software and DOT Software, specializing in multi-platform DevOps solutions and test automation respectively. Philippe is an unceasing champion of IBM i modernization and frequent speaker at COMMON events across the world.

Steve has worked on the IBM i operating system and its predecessors since the initial development of the AS/400. Since 2007, he has been the IBM i Chief Architect, responsible for the strategy of the operating system and the plan for future releases.

With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security.  During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations.  Carol is passionate about sharing her knowledge of IBM i Security and helping clients make improvements to their IBM i Security one step (bite-sized chunk) at a time rather than overwhelming them with a huge list of risks.  Carol has been an IBM Power Champion since 2018.

Carol is an educator, architect, designer, implementer and an award-winning speaker, specializing in IBM i Security.

Carol is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), has her PCIP certification and is a member of the ISACA organization.

Carol has written many books. Her most recent, IBM i Security and Administration, 3rd edition is available at MCPressOnline or amazon.com.

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

Steve has worked on the IBM i operating system and its predecessors since the initial development of the AS/400. Since 2007, he has been the IBM i Chief Architect, responsible for the strategy of the operating system and the plan for future releases.

Steve Sibley is the vice president of IBM Power Systems Offering Management.

Lloyd Ramdarie is an IBM i Technical Support team member at Software Engineering of America. His background includes working in IBM i space for quite a number years with a large extent of his experience coming from heavy involvement with securing the IBM i. He is a seasoned IT professional who can utilize his vast experiences and expertise to help you implement the very best end to end security solutions in the IBM i environment.

Tom Huntington is Executive Vice President of Technical Solutions at HelpSystems, and has been with the company for nearly 30 years. He works with business alliances, acquisitions and large customer relationships and ensures that the HelpSystems software works with other major software and hardware vendors worldwide.

Tom often speaks on enterprise scheduling, security, automation topics, IBM i technology, and the HelpSystems products, and hosts technical presentations on a variety of automation topics. He is the author of the HelpSystems IBM i Marketplace Survey and has written articles on automated operations, security, cloud computing, and business intelligence for leading trade journals and newsletters. He was named an IBM Champion in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 for over three decades of advocation and thought leadership on the IBM i platform.

Bryan is a 30+ year veteran of IBM i. He worked in IBM i operations for 10 years and in contract IBM i admin and engineering roles for 20+ years. He spent over 25 of those years as a HelpSystems customer. Bryan was introduced to BRMS in 2003 and has worked with it at several organizations. He is currently a member of the HelpSystems Professional Services team, installing and instructing clients on Robot products.

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

Thom is the lead software developer for Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) and provides cryptography related enhancements to IBM i. He has been working on IBM i and earlier named platforms since 1989 on various projects such as Integrated Windows, Linux, and VMware Servers, Integrated File Server, IBM i Installation, and most recently on the IBM i Security team. Thom is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) focused on providing system availability,