Back in June, we announced that Triton Consulting would be returning to IDUG EMEA 2026 in Porto, Portugal. With the conference just weeks away, there is even more reason to get excited as the full conference agenda and interactive schedule are now available online.
Running from 27 September to 1 October 2026, IDUG EMEA remains one of the main events for the Db2 community, bringing together database professionals, IBM experts, consultants, business leaders and technology partners for a week of technical education, networking and knowledge sharing.
Explore the Interactive Schedule
One of the easiest ways to plan your conference experience is through the official interactive schedule, which allows attendees to browse sessions, build personal agendas and explore speaker profiles.
View the interactive schedule and the conference information and registration page for further details.
With hundreds of technical sessions available across the week, the schedule is a great way to identify the content most relevant to your Db2 environment and areas of interest and will be very useful when in Porto to help organise your days.
Triton’s Speakers in Porto
We’re proud to once again have a strong presence at IDUG EMEA, with several members of the Triton Consulting team contributing their expertise and real-world customer experience.
Mark Gillis
IBM Champion and Triton Principal Consultant Mark Gillis will be presenting:
Experiences with the AI Query Optimiser
Date: Wed 30 Sep
Time: 10:20am
Venue: Porto
Drawing on customer implementations, Mark will share practical experiences, lessons learned and some of the challenges organisations can encounter when adopting Db2’s AI-powered query optimisation capabilities.
View Mark’s speaker profile for more information and to connect.
Iqbal Goralwalla and Damir Wilder
Triton’s IBM Champions Iqbal Goralwalla and Damir Wilder will be delivering two sessions focused on availability, resilience and upgrade projects:
Zero Downtime Dreams: A Newcomer’s Guide to Db2 Resilience
Date: Tue 29 Sep
Time: 10:20am
Venue: Porto
This session explores approaches and technologies that can help organisations improve Db2 resilience and minimise downtime, making it particularly relevant for teams looking to strengthen availability strategies. More information on the session here.
Db2 Upgrade Lessons the Manuals Don’t Teach You
Date: Thu 1 Oct
Time: 9am
Venue: Maria
Based on practical project experience, this presentation looks beyond official documentation to highlight the real-world challenges, surprises and lessons learned during Db2 upgrade initiatives. Further details on the session here.
Rob Gould
IBM Champion and Triton’s Head of Sales and Business Development Rob Gould will be presenting:
Db2 Load Strategies to Speed Up Loading Very Large Tables
Date: Thu 1 Oct
Time: 9am
Venue: Miragaia
A session aimed at Db2 professionals looking to optimise data loading processes and reduce batch windows when working with large-scale environments.
View Rob’s speaker profile for more information.
Let’s Connect in Porto
Beyond the conference sessions, IDUG provides an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow Db2 professionals, exchange ideas, discuss current challenges and learn from real-world experiences across the wider community.
If you’re attending IDUG EMEA 2026, we’d love to meet you. Whether you’d like to discuss Db2 for z/OS, Db2 LUW, performance tuning, resilience, upgrades, automation or future data platform strategies, please stop by and say hello to the Triton team, or book a slot with them in advance.
We look forward to seeing customers, partners and fellow Db2 professionals in Porto this September.