IBM Integration Morning

Integration in transition:
Navigating AI, Governance and the new IBM integration Landscape.

3 December 2026 · Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen

A morning session on AI, compliance and the integration capabilities you already own

AI is moving fast, and getting it into production is harder than it looks. Legislation and certifications demand proof that you control every API and data flow. And all of it runs through the integration layer you are responsible for.

The answer may already be in your hands. IBM has moved from product licences to integration capabilities, so your current licence likely covers more than you use today.

On 3 December, IBM, Integration Designers and i8c show what that means for your landscape, with live demos and room for your own questions. Seats are limited.

An event organized by:

Nyenrode Castle in Breukelen, seen from across the moat
Integr8 Consulting (i8c), part of De Cronos Groep, an IBM Platinum Business Partner.

Why this morning matters for your IBM landscape

AI and compliance both land on your integration layer. Your IBM licence may already hold what you need to handle both. This morning shows you how.

Get AI into production

Learn how AI gateways, MCP and event streaming give agents governed access to your APIs and fresh data.

Stay in control

See how one control plane gives you discovery, policy and audit across integrations, APIs and events.

Ask the experts

Put your questions to specialists from IBM, Integration Designers and i8c, and meet peers facing the same choices.

Know what your licence covers

Find out which IBM integration capabilities your current or renewed licence already unlocks.

Who should attend?

Architects, decision-makers and product owners. We deliberately focus on the people who set direction, not on the developers building today.

Existing IBM integration customers

App Connect
MQ
DataPower
API Connect
Cloud Pak for Integration

webMethods customers
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On-premises
Cloud
On the way to IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration

Confluent customers
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Part of IBM since March 2026

Roles

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Integration and enterprise architects
IT managers and decision-makers
Product owners integration / API

What's on the Agenda

Nyenrode Business University, Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall)

Straatweg 25, 3621 BG Breukelen

3 December 2026

08:30  Arrival & registration

Coffee, badge and the chance to meet other integration architects before we start.

09:30  Opening: compliance and AI are shifting the integration landscape

What pressure is building on integration platforms, and what questions does that raise for organisations that have run on IBM integration for years?

Speaker: Sjoerd van Lochem, i8c

09:40  IBM Integration: from product licence to capabilities

The portfolio on one page: how SaaS, software and hybrid relate, what the new licensing model means for existing CP4I and webMethods contracts, and where sovereignty fits in. Including the roadmap.

Speakers: Misja Heuveling, IBM & Jeroen Willems, Integration Designers

10:05  In control: the control plane for governance and compliance

IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration in action. How the control plane, combined with the various IBM products, enables governance over integrations, APIs and events and helps you meet compliance requirements: discovery, policy, audit and evidence in one place.

Speaker: Serap Hidir, IBM

10:30  Coffee break

10:45  Real-time as the foundation: event-driven architecture with Confluent

Confluent has been part of IBM since March 2026. What does that mean for your architecture and your existing MQ and Kafka landscape? Where messaging ends and streaming begins, what governance on events looks like, and why AI agents barely get off the ground without fresh data.

Speaker: Niki Heyligen, Integration Designers

11:15  AI enablement: AI gateways and AI governance

How to bring AI into your integrations securely and in a controlled way. From AI-assisted development to agents that call your systems themselves via watsonx Orchestrate, and how the DataPower Interact Gateway exposes existing REST APIs as MCP tools, with one controlled point for security, policy and audit.

Speaker: Kevin de Boeck, Integration Designers

11:45  Wrap-up: the key takeaways and “ask the experts”

The main insights of the morning in a nutshell, and the opportunity to put your own questions to the speakers from IBM, Integration Designers and i8c.

Speakers: Sjoerd van Lochem, i8c, with all speakers

12:00  Lunch & networking

Informal conversations with the speakers and other participants. Ends at 13:00.

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