Halftime Analysis: Why Modernization Must Be Re‑Invented!

After a series of talks exploring modernization from multiple angles – from breaking apart monoliths and adopting DevOps, to rethinking user experience and questioning the true value of change – this panel brings it all together.

In a relaxed, strategic conversation, we step back and ask the bigger questions: Why isn’t modernization delivering the expected outcomes? What are we really trying to change and why?

Together with speakers and participants, we’ll reflect on the entire Mainframe Modernization track. This is not about frameworks or tools, but about perspective, connecting ideas, sharing experiences, and rethinking what modernization should mean going forward.

The goal? To spark better questions, clearer thinking, and more meaningful conversations for the rest of the conference and beyond.

Speakers:

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Amra Mulisic
Head of IT Processes & Development Support Cobol at Handelsbanken
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Joseph Westman
IBM Champion, Director of Mainframe Performance, Capacity & Innovation
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Mark Wilson
Technical Director at Vertali
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Henri Kuiper
CTO/Co-Founder at Mainframe Society
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Armin Kramer
Head of Mainframe, Mainframe Modernization Architect and Z Evangelist
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Fiona King
z/OS Product Manager at IBM