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Presenter		Jay McBain
Company		Forrester
Topics	*	Where The Money Is – SMB Market Opportunities p
Topics	*	Channel Leadership Creating an Impact
Jay McBain is one of the most visible and respected thought leaders in the global channel. Named 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, as well as numerous channel magazines top influencer lists, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. He has spent his 27-year career in various executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, and ChannelEyes. Jay is the principal analyst for global channels, partnerships, and ecosystems at Forrester - one of the most influential global research and advisory firms in the world.

Presenter		Taylor Thorson
Company		Kaseya
Topics	*	Are you taking advantage of Marketing Development Funds?
Topics	*	The IT Complete Vision
Taylor Thorson is a Channel Development Manager here at Kaseya. She spent the last three years as a Channel Manager at ConnectBooster’s prior to migrating onto the Kaseya Channel Development Team this year. Her focus was interacting with customers and prospects to understand how to help them succeed, presenting on behalf of Kaseya and growing the company’s overall reach within the Channel.

Presenter		Steven Allison
Company		Synology
Topics	*	Backup & Recovery: Building a Complete Disaster Recovery Strategy
I’m a Technical Account Manager with Synology. I have extensive experience in establishing and growing internal and external relationships for my team and my clients. Throughout my professional career, I’ve always focused on providing the highest level of quality and delivery to every project that I support while maintaining an open perspective for improvement opportunities. I enjoy cultivating new, dynamic IT solutions for organizations and people that support SMB, Enterprise, and Government clients.

Presenter		Anthony Polselli
Company		Natural Networks
Topics	*	Client Churn/Retention - Reduce the wave of losing clients
Anthony Polselli is a highly skilled and experienced IT professional with a passion for technology and a commitment to ethics. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, he has built a successful IT company and established himself as a leader in the field. As an Eagle Scout, he has a strong sense of adventure and enjoys exploring the great outdoors through camping, hiking, and shooting. In recognition of his achievements, he has been awarded MSP 501 for the last two years and received the BBB Torch Award for Ethics. He is also a Certified Cyber Security Architect and takes pride in keeping his clients' systems and data secure. When he's not working, Anthony enjoys spending time with his friends and family.

Presenter		Brandon Mitchell
Company		Threatlocker
Topics	*	Protecting your Data against Ransomware
Brandon Mitchell is an MSP Sales Representative for ThreatLocker with extensive experience in consultative sales, and in delivering solutions for his clients via relationships built upon trust, integrity and honesty. Brandon is a lifelong learner with an educational background in international relations, and outside of ThreatLocker enjoys discussing philosophy, history and sci-fi.

Presenter		Joel Richardson
Company		Spectrum Business
Topics	*	Learn More about Spectrum’s Partner Program
Topics	*	The Benefits of Spectrum Business
Joe Richardson is a 29-year Telecom veteran in both Wholesale ( Value Added Resellers ) and Channel Partners with the last 10 years with Spectrum Business.

Presenter		Jason Gilbert
Company		Clearfuze Networks
Topics	*	Client Churn/Retention - Reduce the wave of losing clients
Jason Gilbert is the CEO of ClearFuze, a leading Managed Services Provider in Las Angeles. Jason's history includes enterprise IT, and technology solutions for smaller businesses. Jason's expertise includes servers, cloud technology, and verticals like Healthcare. Jason's passion is being a pilot in his spare time.

Presenter		Chris Philips
Company		CompTIA
Topics	*	CompTIA State of the Channel
Chris Phillips is a 25-year veteran of technology sales, marketing and management, with over 30 years of success in building sales and marketing programs for technology and retail industries. He currently manages CompTIA's Industry Advisory Councils. These councils help CompTIA understand where the industry is headed to, as well as being a think tank for CompTIA and the Council Members. Prior to the Advisory Councils, Chris managed the Cloud and Future Leaders Communities.

Presenter		Akshay Joshi
Company		Dell
Topics	*	Leveraging Affiliate Partnerships to Grow your Reach
Topics	*	Leveraging affiliate partnerships to grow your reach, and to dominate your niche
Akshay is a program manager for Dell Expert Network with background in entrepreneurship and small business technology consulting. Akshay supports initiatives in the Dell Expert Network developed to help MSPs grow their reach and manage their business effectively. Join the session to learn about a few different approaches taken by the MSPs to grow their business smartly and what Dell Expert Network has to offer for your business.

Presenter		Tom Andrulis
Company		Intelligent Technical Solutions
Topics	*	Determining the value of an MSP
Topics	*	Panel: Dealing with Covid Round 2
	*	Panel: Leading Partners Share Their Insights
Tom Andrulis is president of Intelligent Technical Solutions. A Managed Services Provided in Las Vegas, NV. Tom grew his business from $1.7M to $3.9M in 12 months. His profits increased 231%. Tom will share his ingredients toward success which included building a solid marketing system for his business. Tom is the winner of Robin Robin's grand prize contest and a member of ProTier Peer Groups.

Presenter		Matt Soseman
Company		The Partner Masters
Topics	*	Unlock Business Growth with Microsoft Marketplace
Topics	*	Cyber Security: Solutions to Increase Posture and Manage Risk
Topics	*	How to build customer trust using Cyber Security, presented with Matt Soseman & Justin Slagle
Topics	*	Protect & Govern Google Workspace with Microsoft Cloud Apps
	*	5 Ways to Enable Remote Employees with Security & Productivity
	*	Cyber Security DEMOPALOOZA, Tools and Assessments You can Use
	*	CISO Challenges Panel: Chief Information Security Officer
Matt Soseman is a Security Architect at Microsoft residing in Del Mar, CA where he enables organizations to be more secure and compliant using Microsoft technology. Matt has served multiple roles at Microsoft including Marketing and Microsoft Consulting Services. Prior to Microsoft Matt delivered mobility consulting at BlackBerry and helped to pioneer Unified Communications at Sprint. Matt runs one of the top TechNet blogs at Microsoft where he writes about how Microsoft 365 workloads help to drive digital transformation, change corporate culture and is a veteran speaker various Microsoft and industry conferences.

Presenter		Gil Cargill
Company		Cargill Consulting
Topics	*	Painless Prospecting for the 21st-Century
Gil Cargill launched Cargill Consulting Group, Inc. in 1978 and has spent the past 47 years as a consultant, speaker, and trainer teaching salespeople and sales managers the importance of developing sales processes, the advantages of implementing new technology, and the benefits of tracking sales performance. In 2015, the Sales Lead Management Association named Gil Cargill one of the "Top 10 Most Inspiring Leaders in Sales Lead Management. Forty years of success in sales acceleration consulting, coaching and training is proof that Cargill’s style of delivering information and defining proven sales processes has helped his audiences understand that there are better, more profitable ways to perform their sales tasks.

Presenter		Justin Slagle
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	New Profitable Microsoft Incentive Plans
Topics	*	Winning Clients Through Partnering & Alliances
Topics	*	How to build customer trust using Cyber Security, presented with Justin Slagle & Matt Soseman
Justin Slagle is a Director on the Microsoft US Global Systems Integrator team leading the Advisory and Industry teams. Along with his GSI responsibilities, Justin also leads a separate vendor operations team that supports all Partner Development Managers across the US. Justin is responsible for over $7B in Microsoft revenue through his organization across Azure, Dynamics, Security and Microsoft 365. Justin also has deep roots in the Microsoft partner community. Prior to joining Microsoft, Justin was an equity partner in a local Microsoft training organization and was the Founder of the IAMCP SoCal in 2009.

Presenter		Derek Melber
Company		ALSID
Topics	*	Selecting Security Tools in a Recession
Topics	*	Dissecting Attacks and Matching with the Kill Chain
	*	Proactively Protecting AD from an Attack
	*	Panel: Proactively Protecting AD from an Attack
	*	Securing Active Directory: Top 5 Security Misconfigurations
Derek is the Technical Director for North America at Alsid. Derek is also a 15 time MVP, in both Active Directory and Group Policy. As a prolific speaker and educator, Derek goes to over 20 countries every year, helping organizations and administrators better understand Active Directory, Group Policy, security, and their overall network infrastructure. Derek is able to communicate complex and detailed information in an easy to understand manner, giving guidance on how to be more efficient and improve security in every organization. You can reach Derek at derek.melber@alsid.com and @derekmelber.

Presenter		Jill Williams
Company		911 Campus Notify
Topics	*	Client Churn/Retention - Reduce the wave of losing clients
Topics	*	Panel: Attracting New Clients and Projects
	*	Winning Sales Strategies
Jill was an owner of a Systems Integration organization Intelli-Flex for 30+n years that played pivotal roles in being outsourced sales engineering support for Nortel, outsourced help desk support for various international law firms, hospitals and a few municipalities. Former clients included: The City of Santa Monica, The City of Los Angeles, The City of Long Beach, Miami Children’s hospital, Sigue Money Transfer, The County of Los Angeles and more. Jill believes in fostering customer relationships by educating, nurturing and keeping the customer one step ahead of their competition. This strategy created customer relationships as long as 16 years. Jill decided to pivot and strike out on her own in early 2023 to address the campus safety space as there were more and more incidences in the public sector hitting the news. Leaving technology is most likely one of the best methods to mitigate emergency situations that we’ve seen in the past few years. When seconds count, 911 campus notify enables your environment to be the most physically secure as possible. If you are concerned about the safety of your employees and/or students, leveraging technology to make intelligent decisions about a situation, reduces time to respond, thereby eliminating human delayed response. Schools and public spaces should be more proactive by leveraging AI and the like to create a more secure environment which produces a better outcome after emergencies occur.

Presenter		Jayson Duncan
Company		Miller Farms Media
Topics	*	How To Get More Clients Using LinkedIn
Topics	*	Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile and Posts for Increased Sales
Topics	*	How to Sell to the Modern Buyer
	*	How to Boost Your Sales in 3 Easy Steps
Topics	*	10 Tips to Recording a Good Video
	*	How to Use Video to Increase Leads and Sales
	*	Creating Additional Revenue Opportunities with Digital Products
Jayson helps businesses increase sales with video and digital marketing. He works with brands and thought leaders nationwide to clarify their message and connect their online and offline sales and marketing efforts. Since 2003, Jayson has been the Chief Storyteller at Miller Farm Media, a full-service digital marketing agency; which specializes in video, website design, content creation, social media management, and digital advertising. In his spare time, Jayson enjoys cars, playing his guitar, songwriting, and spending time with his wife, Gretchin, and their son, Miller.

Presenter		Mike Semel
Company		Semel Consulting
Topics	*	What a Formula 1 Racing Crash Can Teach About Cyber Incident Response
Topics	*	To Sell More, Don’t Tell Anyone You are an MSP!
Mike Semel is a noted thought leader, speaker, blogger, and best‐selling author. He is the President of Semel Consulting, focused on compliance regulations; cyber security; and Business Continuity planning. Mike has also developed Semel Systems, a series of cybersecurity and compliance training and go‐to‐market systems for MSPs. He is a Certified Business Continuity Professional, a Certified HIPAA Professional, Certified Security Compliance Specialist, and coauthor of the Certified HIPAA Security Professional (CHSP) certification course. He has owned or managed VAR and MSP technology companies for over 30 years; served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a hospital and a K‐12 school district; and managed operations at an online backup company. Mike has spoken to many audiences including the medical team at the Kennedy Space Center, the National HIPAA Summit, and the New York State Cyber Security conference. He is the best‐selling author of How to Avoid HIPAA Headaches.

Presenter		Mark Weatherford
Company		AlertEnterprise
Topics	*	Mark Weatherford: Prior CISO for State of CA, State of CO, and CybersecurityDirector for Homeland Security
Mark Weatherford is the (virtual) Chief Information Security Officer at AlertEnterprise, the Chief Strategy Officer (and a Board member) at the National Cybersecurity Center, and the Founding Partner of Aspen Chartered Consulting, where he provides cybersecurity consulting and advisory services to public and private sector organizations around the world. Mark has held a variety of executive level cybersecurity roles including Global Information Security Strategist at Booking Holdings, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at vArmour, a Principal at The Chertoff Group, Chief Security Officer at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and Chief Information Security Officer for the state of Colorado. In 2008 he was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as California’s first Chief Information Security Officer and in 2011 he was appointed by the Obama Administration as the Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Mark is a former naval officer where he served as a cryptologist and was Director of Navy Computer Network Defense Operations, Director of the Navy Computer Incident Response Team (NAVCIRT), and established the Navy’s first operational red team. He is an investor and on the Advisory Board of several cybersecurity technology companies where he has a very successful track record in helping startups from founding to acquisition.

Presenter		Lawrence Lui
Company		ChomeOS
Topics	*	Grow and Transform your Business on ChromeOS
Lawrence is a product manager for the commercial ChromeOS team, focusing on building the onboarding experience for organizations of all sizes, industries, and experience levels. He has experience in various roles at Google over the past 12 years and has focused on the managed IT space.

Presenter		Arvind Parthiban
Company		SuperOps.ai
Topics	*	AIOps and why it is transformational for MSPs
Arvind Parthiban is Co-founder and CEO of SuperOps.ai. He built leading marketing automation software, Zarget, which was acquired by Freshworks. Arvind has over 15 years of experience in SaaS and was Head of ITSM Marketing at Zoho, before he launched Zarget. After Zarget's acquisition, Arvind was head of Marketing at Freshworks, until he co-founded SuperOps.ai in 2020. Arvind is passionate about technology and marketing. He famously flew a blimp over the Salesforce Tower.

Presenter		Julie Marvelli
Company		FlexPoint
Topics	*	How to Yes Your Customers to Death & Still Get Everything You Want
Julie Marvelli is the driving force behind channel engagement and operations. With a background in both sales and marketing, Julie assists in sales training, managing call center teams, and event logistics - if you're attending a tradeshow event near or far, Julie's there! Her past experiences training/running sales teams, as well as public speaking, makes her a communications expert. Her energy is undeniable, but it is eclipsed by her desire to help MSPs succeed by providing powerful program for sales teams. Julie hails from the east coast (New Jersey, everyone’s favorite state) but currently resides in North Carolina.

Presenter		Lisa Person
Company		CompTIA
Topics	*	- Using CompTIA Community to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Culture
Lisa Person has helped tech companies stay relevant, innovative and secure for more than 20 years, with executive experience in channel sales, product management, partner ecosystem development, and more. She is currently senior director of CompTIA Cybersecurity Engagement Programs, where she focuses on developing the tools, resources and benefits CompTIA members need to stay protected from the latest threats and build their network of cybersecurity allies.

Presenter		Ted Roller
Company		CloudRadial
Topics	*	The Secret to Unlocking and Optimizing Client Revenue
Topics	*	How MSPs Can Increase Close Ratios using 3 Key Strategies
Ted Roller has over 25 years of experience in the SMB channel, first as a solution provider with Oxford Systems Integration, recognized as a “Fast 50” company by the Dayton Business Journal, then as Channel Chief of Intronis, a cloud-based BDR company, and as VP of Channel Development with LogMeIn, Inc. (LOGM, Nasdaq). Roller has been recognized by MSPmentor, the Channel Company, SMB Nation, and others for his contributions to the channel, and his channel programs have won a multitude of awards.

Presenter		Alex Stanton
Company		New Charter Technologies
Topics	*	Thriving As A Modern MSP
Alex is the CTO at New Charter Technologies, assisting their 25+ MSPs achieve best-in-class growth and operations. He is also the Founder and CEO of Exbabylon, an award-winning MSP achieving consistent placings in the INC 5000 and INW Best Places to Work lists. He has 20 years of experience in IT delivering security solutions in the defense, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors and is a regular speaker on cybersecurity and culture at Inland Northwest conferences with his HUMAN > TECH approach. He is an advocate for education on cloud, security, and Digital Transformation across public, academic and enterprise environments.

Presenter		Daniel Rosario
Company		ThreatLocker
Topics	*	Protecting your data against ransomware
Topics	*	Why Zero Trust?
Account Executive at ThreatLocker helping Managed Service Providers implement a Zero Trust framework into their stack

Presenter		Ro Kolakowski
Company		6th Street Consulting
Topics	*	PWinning Clients Through Partnering & Alliances
Topics	*	Panel: Your Solution Stack Could be Hurting You
Ro Kolakowski is the founder of 6th Street Consulting, a management consulting firm focused on providing strategy and technology consulting services. He has more than 25 years of finance and technology experience. He was a senior equity analyst covering telecommunications companies in Latin America, including Telmex and Telebras while at D.A. Campbell Company. In addition, he provided investment banking services to midmarket companies while at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance. In 2002, Ro founded 6th Street Consulting, which today is one of Microsoft's top partners. in the country offering SharePoint, Teams, and Office 365 services. Ro holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and is also a chartered financial analyst. He currently serves on the International Board of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP).

Presenter		Fred Cooper
Company		Effortless Office
Topics	*	Winning Clients Through Partnering & Alliances
Topics	*	Winning Sales Strategies
Living and working all of my adult life in Southern California, I am and have always been a relationship builder at the core and an avid networker. I frequently help connect executives in career transition with other executives and companies though local/national networking groups and through Linkedin, and it brings me great satisfaction. I have always been passionate about technology solutions and have dedicated my whole career to Ro Kolakowski, 6th Street Consulting Ro Kolakowski is the founder of 6th Street Consulting, a management consulting firm focused on providing strategy and technology consulting services. He has more than 25 years of finance and technology experience. He was a senior equity analyst covering telecommunications companies in Latin America, including Telmex and Telebras while at D.A. Campbell Company. In addition, he provided investment banking services to midmarket companies while at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance. In 2002, Ro founded 6th Street Consulting, which today is one of Microsoft's top partners in the country offering SharePoint, Teams, and Office 365 services. Ro holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and is also a chartered financial analyst. He currently serves on the International Board of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP). this area, helping people find their best fit with a collaborative and consultative selling style. People say I’m an engaging, highly focused, customer-centric business development executive. Most recently I decided to put my skills into action "in the Channel's" IT/MSP ecosystem and I am so glad I joined this exciting world! Current positions I hold in the Technology Industry are Senior Channel Manager at Effortless Office, Advisory Board Member at UC Santa Barbara's PaCE Customer Experience Certificate Program; Director and Sponsor Chair at Microsoft Networking Group IAMCP SOCAL, Chairman at SOCAL IT Roundtable and Board Member at H.I.R.E OC - Founded in 2020, H.I.R.E. serves as the hub for integration, reentry and employment in Orange County California. Serving justice involved and disconnected workers, H.I.R.E. also works as a link between service providers collaborating to benefit the community as a whole.

Presenter		Nicole Cederdahl
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Microsoft Latest Products and Offerings
Nicole Cederdahl is an effective communicator known for my unmatched relationship-building skills and high-level storytelling. Successful at growing SMB and SMC pipelines, exceeding sales targets, and embracing adversity towards unforeseen challenges and changing circumstances.

Presenter		Kris Orr
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Microsoft Latest Products and Offerings
Kris Orris is an experienced Microsoft Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. Skilled in Advertising, Sales, Employee Training, Scheduling, and Microsoft Office. Strong information technology professional graduated from Santa Monica College.

Presenter		Tom McDorman
Company		Custom Karvings
Topics	*	What You Need to Understand about ChatGPT
With 44 years of experience, Tom spent 10 years living overseas, and lived in 4 other countries outside the US, including Singapore, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. Tom spend 8 years back to back between Thailand and Malaysia, and ran WD’s Malaysia factory before returning to the US to run other technical and marketing functions. During Tom’s 4-1/2 years in Malaysia, he received an honorary title of Datuk (rough UK equivalent of Knight) from then Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. Tom left Western Digital in 2019 to work in the medical industry, and after a year, left that industry to focus on his own business. As an Engineer and Scientist, sharing and teaching People about technology and how things work has always been a passion of his. In his 20th year, Tom is a senior board member of The Discovery Cube, which is a vehicle through which his support helps share and teach young minds how important science, technology, engineering and math are to our world. Through the Discovery Cube Tom is able to share his personal philosophy which is “The day you stop learning, is the day you die”. Tom and his wife Julie reside in Ladera Ranch and have three children; they welcomed their first granddaughter in March 2018, and their second in April 2020. Tom enjoys building and expanding his custom manufacturing business where he can build almost anything.

Presenter		Randy Gonzalez
Company		Digital Widgets
Topics	*	What You Need to Understand about ChatGPT
Randy Gonzalez is a seasoned and highly accomplished applications developer with a wealth of experience delivering custom ground-up solutions for enterprise clients. With over 35 years in the industry, he has a well-established reputation for delivering innovative and high-quality applications that meet the unique needs of his clients. Randy's extensive client list features some of the world's leading companies, including Ford, Honda, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Chevron, Hewlett Packard, Gateway, Bloomberg Media, and Oxygen Media. He has a proven track record of successfully delivering complex and challenging projects, always with an eye towards exceeding client expectations. His achievements in the field are highlighted by his creation of an enterprise platform for the management of pre-employment screening, which is currently in use by thousands of employee hiring programs, including several large enterprise customers such as Amazon, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, Halliburton, and Baker Hughes. This platform showcases Randy's technical prowess and his ability to deliver solutions that meet the needs of even the most demanding clients.

Presenter		Brandi Reed Rogers
Company		CharTec
Topics	*	3 Steps to Creating High Performing Marketing Campaigns!
Brandi Rogers is a woman of many talents. Not only is she the Marketing Director of CharTec, LLC, but she is also the creator and owner of Brandi Lenore, a professional styling company. What's more, Brandi has a proven track record of success in a variety of fields. For example, she spent 5 years as a Branch Platform Manager for the Bank of America, managing a sales team. And before that, she worked as the operations manager for Cenegenics, a high-end health services provider in Beverly Hills. In both positions, Brandi demonstrated her ability to lead and motivate others to achieve results. Not only is she an expert in marketing and sales, but she is also a passionate animal lover. In 2017, she founded Mutts and Runts Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving stray dogs in Kern County by raising funds to provide medical care. With her vast experience in sales, marketing, and management, Brandi is uniquely qualified to lead CharTec's marketing efforts. Under her guidance, the company has flourished, and she has helped countless MSPs to grow their businesses. Brandi is a true asset to the CharTec team and an inspiration to all who know her.

Presenter		Manish Bhardia
Company		Think AI, IAMCP
Topics	*	0 to $2 million with IAMCP
Topics	*	Winning Sales Strategies
Manish has over 18 years of experience in strategic consulting, technical architecture, project management, business process consulting, solutions development and service delivery. Manish has architected projects for on premise and cloud environments. Has delivered enterprise solutions, Project Online, Project Server 2013, Office 365, SharePoint and .Net/Microsoft Technologies. Manish has been working with companies like Fox, Hyundai, Toyota and Port Of Los Angeles. Manish is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum master (CSM). Manish works as a Principal at Adeptek (www.adeptek.net). Founded in 2008 Adeptek is a technology consulting firm based in Irvine, CA. Adeptek deploys enterprise productivity solutions based SharePoint, Project Server. Adeptek also specializes on custom applications and mobile apps. We are partner centric company and work closely with our business partners to provide complementary solutions. We were awarded 2014 Q2 IAMCP SoCal ‘Partnering for Success’ award. Key focus areas: SharePoint, Project Server, Custom solutions and Mobile applications Development.

Presenter		Conrad Agramont
Company		Agile IT
Topics	*	Preparing your business for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 2
Conrad Agramont is the CEO for Agile IT and has more than 25 years of experience in the cloud, hosting and SaaS, including Microsoft Corporation, as a former United States Marine, and other software/SaaS vendors. Conrad is the visionary within Agile IT, which includes driving Agile IT, partners, and customers to leverage Microsoft cloud services including Microsoft 365 & Azure. This includes modern cloud application architectures, security, compliance, and specialization in the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 2.

Presenter		Adam Nelson
Company		SuperOps
Topics	*	SuperOps.ai is a future-ready, unified PSA-RMM platform for fast-growing MSPs
Adam Nelson is a marketing strategist with over 10 years of experience in the technology and marketing industries. His expertise spans a wide range of marketing disciplines, including brand planning, audience research, influencer marketing, and website design/development. Adam is also intimately familiar with the latest technology trends and is skilled in designing cogent, persuasive marketing campaigns

Presenter		Erick Simpson
Company		ErickSimpson.com
	*	MSP M&A: What your MSP is Worth, and How to Increase its Valuation at Exit
Topics	*	Sales Mastery – Delivering the Sales Presentation
	*	Panel: People You Should Know
	*	Selling Virtual in the New Normal
	*	Panel: The Highest Risk of Solution Providers
	*	Panel: Optimize Your Service Team
	*	Panel: Accelerate Your Business Growth
	*	Panel: Success or Fail with Patching & Security
Co-founder of one of the first "Pure Play" MSPs in the industry, and creator of the MSP Mastered™ Methodology for Managed Services business performance improvement, Erick Simpson is a strategic technology business growth and transformation specialist and one of the most prolific, recognized and sought-after business improvement and transformation experts, authors and speakers in the industry. With over 30 years of experience in the IT industry as an Enterprise CIO, MSP, Strategic Coach and Consultant, Erick is a Business Process Improvement Expert with hundreds of successful IT Solution Provider, MSP, Cloud and Security practice business transformation consulting engagement outcomes.

Presenter		Amelia Paro
Company		Kaseya
Topics	*	Datto's Global State of the MSP Report: What the Survey Means for You
Topics	*	Bringing Light to the Dark Web
	*	Open up Doors and Increase your MRR with ID Agent
Amelia Paro is an award-winning speaker and experienced sales professional with over ten years in the technology industry in B2B and B2C environments. Past sales experience includes IT hardware/software and IT consulting and services. Amelia brings a wealth of experience from managing and growing a successful MSP in AZ and working with clients across the US in the financial sector, non-profits and unions, and Fortune 500 retail organizations. She has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by MSPs and has extensive experience with the development of strategies for fast-tracking ROI after adopting a new technology solution. Amelia experienced great success during her years with her MSP and is passionate about seeing Partners gain the same success and profitability. She now leads Kaseya’s channel team, working with MSPs and channel partners around the globe. In 2020, Amelia was named one of CRN’s 100 People You Don’t Know But Should. This annual list pays tribute to the below-the-radar best and brightest who power the channel every day. Amelia then went on to receive the prestigious 2022 Channel Chief award given by CRN to influential leaders who, through their dedication, industry stature and advocacy, continue to shape the IT landscape with innovative strategies, programs and partnerships. When not traveling to one Channel event after another, Amelia spends her time hiking the beautiful Arizona mountains, spoiling her dogs, and advocating for Animal Rescues, in the fight to abolish animal abuse and neglect forever.

Presenter		Tim Coach
Company		Pia
Topics	*	True Automation is the Next Logical Step for MSPs
Tim Coach, Pia’s Global Channel Chief, is focused on bringing new technology to MSPs to help increase the efficiency of a single employee all the way to an entire department; as well as to relieve the burden of current labor issues. He has been in IT for the last several decades and most recently in the MSP arena. As a much sought-after consultant with MSPs from across the entire US, he worked directly with leadership to increase profitability, improve process and procedure all the way to improving overall company culture. Whether he has been directly rebuilding MSPs or as a consultant, his main focus was to help businesses achieve their overall vision. Tim has worked in all facets of the channel from being a client, to a vendor, from helpdesk to MSP executive, to Channel Chief. Upon entering the channel space less than a year ago, his passion for his work drove him to accelerate his advancement at an unprecedented rate. He has given over 60 presentations in 2022 alone ranging from in person to webinars to keynote speaking engagements as well as having received multiple accolades and awards in recognition of his efforts. He is passionate about MSPs, with his driving vision being to assist MSP owners to take their business to the next level. Now at Pia, Tim believes that automation is the next big thing that will propel MSPs to new heights in both profitability and in employee and client happiness.

Presenter		Nick Points
Company		CharTec
Topics	*	Sales Planning and Preparation for 2023
Topics	*	The 5 Pre-Requisites of Selling Managed Services – and the Reason Why Salespeople Don’t Close
Nick Points is the epitome of a “go-getter.” Born and raised in California, his aggressive yet inviting demeanor and vast degree of experience within the technology sector is the ideal concoction of a sales guru and business trendsetter. For the past decade, Nick has specialized in preparing, coaching and educating IT sales professionals for not only their companies, CharTec and ARRC Technology, but thousands of IT sales professionals across the globe. Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from San Diego State University and has over 15 years’ experience in the IT Sales Industry. He’s proud to say he still loves selling, learning, and teaching others. When Nick isn’t training MSP’s, you’ll find him with his family – probably at a soccer tournament with his daughters.

Presenter		Caleigh Schmeits
Company		Zorus
Topics	*	Learn how Filtering and Engagement can generate revenue growth
Caleigh Schmeits is a Channel Account Executive at Zorus, a cybersecurity company that focuses exclusively on developing innovative new technologies for the IT channel, Zorus provides best-in-class cybersecurity and employee engagement products to MSP partners to help them grow their business and protect their clients.

Presenter		Matthew Koenig
Company		IGI CyberLabs
Topics	*	How to Sell Cybersecurity Services and The New Normal
Topics	*	The Secret to Creating a Sales Process that Works
Topics	*	Cybersecurity Services : Where do I start?
Topics	*	Saving Your Clients From Themselves - How Internal Cybersecurity is Your Next Big Revenue Generator
As Sales Manager for RapidFire Tools, Matthew Koenig establishes relationships with MSPs and assists in developing the best package of Network Detective products along with helping build the best strategy of how to best use Network Detective in their practices to build their business and retain existing clients. He has over 15 years in IT Sales, with expertise in solutions sales & development, which gives him the ability to lead MSPs in increasing their sales and profitability.

Presenter		Chris Johnson
Company		CompTIA
Topics	*	Cybersecurity is a Culture Shift
Chris Johnson is a cybersecurity compliance strategist at heart. As a former MSP and MSP-Ignite Member, Johnson focused on helping small to mid-size businesses make the strategic IT decisions and technology implementations that improved their cybersecurity posture. He is currently CompTIA’s Senior Director of Cybersecurity Compliance Programs with a focus on bringing the CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark to all Solution Providers across the globe. In this role, he champions the abilities of MSPs looking to focus more on cybersecurity.

Presenter		Oli Thordarson
Company		Alvaka Networks
Topics	*	What you need to understand about ChatGPT
Topics	*	Panel: Client Cyber Attack Recoveries
Oli Thordarson is CEO of Alvaka Networks (www.alvaka.net). Alvaka Networks helps frustrated executives overcome the fears and frustrations they feel from being held hostage by the mysteries surrounding their Information Technology so they can get back to controlling costs, making money and rest‐assured that their business is running smoothly. Oli has 30 years experience running his own companies in the Information Technology industry and is proud of the success of his entirely self‐funded companies. Oli was the founding chairman of Intel backed Global MSP Network in in December, 2012 as the Partner Development Manager for NetApp. Today she is manages the G Suite Program through Tech Data and advises partners on how to start and scale a G Suite practice. 2001, an international consortium of companies providing network management services. Oli has served on the board of CompTIA, the Global IT trade association promoting industry standards, growing professional expertise, and providing IT skills education, as well as the editorial advisory council for computer industry publications, writes blogs and as chair of the Technology Leadership Political Action committee (www.tlpac.com). TL PAC serves to educate legislators, shape IT friendly laws and advance the interests of technology companies. Oli has also served on the national board of the American Electronics Association, the association for the high tech industry and currently sits on the advisory board of Discovery Science Center. Alvaka Networks is noted for its many industry awards such as Platinum Award for Best practices In Managed Services at the N‐fluence Managed Service Conference, one of the “20 to Watch” by CRN magazine and the NASBA Top VAR award. Other awards include Gartner Group VAR Vision Business Achievement Award the Solution Integrator award for best Remote Network Management Solution. Oli has been personally named as one of the computer industry’s Top 20 Visionaries and BTA Award of Excellence.

Presenter		Jared Smith
Company		T.E. Digital
Topics	*	Social Media Panel: Making a Social Media Impact!
Jared Smith is an executive level insider with an entrepreneurial eye. Motivated by his intimate perspective of talent management technology and its effects on the recruitment strategies of top employers, Smith co-founded Talent Evolution, a company that builds personal and business brands for job seekers and business owners by harnessing the power of social media and social networking.

Presenter		Bethany Roser
Company		Pax8
Topics	*	Simplifying the Buying Journey with Cloud Automation
	*	Empowering the Modern Partner
	*	Cloud Simplified
In her role as Channel Event Specialist at Pax8, Bethany is responsible for assisting with the planning, marketing, and coordination of IT channel events. She previously held the role of Cloud Specialist at Pax8, where she collaborated with cloud solutions advisers and sales leadership to help partners build and continually optimize their businesses. Before joining Pax8, Bethany held various Marketing roles at companies like Media Barn, EquipmentOne, and Cloth Court Communications. She has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh. Most importantly, Bethany is an animal lover with two kitties and two Aussie Shepherds.

Presenter		Max Ruhnke
Company		Zorus
Topics	*	You're NOT just the IT GUY
Over a period of 25 years, Brett built and sold three companies (including an MSP, cloud reseller, and digital forensics business), led hundreds of soldiers as an officer in the US Army, and built an international channel partner program from inception to over $30M in revenue. He is an accomplished speaker, consultant, and advisor and has worked with hundreds of businesses in varying capacities, giving him a unique understanding of what it takes to succeed at varying levels of business growth.Brett currently serves as the VP of Revenue for audIT MSP Sales Automation and is actively involved in the MSP industry. Brett is an avid skier and mountain biker. He currently lives in beautiful Bedford, NH with his wife, two daughters, and slightly crazy dog.

Presenter		Brett Jaffe
Company		audIT
Topics	*	Simplifying Your Sales Presentations to Grow MRR
Over a period of 25 years, Brett built and sold three companies (including an MSP, cloud reseller, and digital forensics business), led hundreds of soldiers as an officer in the US Army, and built an international channel partner program from inception to over $30M in revenue. He is an accomplished speaker, consultant, and advisor and has worked with hundreds of businesses in varying capacities, giving him a unique understanding of what it takes to succeed at varying levels of business growth.Brett currently serves as the VP of Revenue for audIT MSP Sales Automation and is actively involved in the MSP industry. Brett is an avid skier and mountain biker. He currently lives in beautiful Bedford, NH with his wife, two daughters, and slightly crazy dog.

Presenter		Taylor Carlson
Company		Bigleaf Networks
Topics	*	Introduction to Bigleaf
Taylor is an experienced sales professional with a passion for creating lasting and meaningful relationships with partners and customers. Her well-versed background in sales, retail, and account management has helped her excel at Bigleaf for the past two years. Taylor attended the University of Oregon and now lives in California.

Presenter		Joshua Liberman
Company		Net Sciences, Inc
Topics	*	Safeguarding From Hackers; Not Your Clients But Your MSP
	*	Panel: Transition - MSP vs MSSP
Joshua Liberman is the President and founder of Net Sciences, Inc. Joshua began working in the computer field in 1982, setting up the first IBM PC XT in Bakersfield, California. Moving into the networking field in 1990, Joshua started PC Services, doing LANtastic and later, Novell networks. As a contractor to the DOE from 1990 to 1995, Joshua developed one of the first digital video networks in the nation. After starting Net Sciences in 1996, Joshua began his migration to Microsoft networking and has since built and secured hundreds of Microsoft Windows networks over the past twenty years. Joshua has been a rock & ice climber and mountaineer, a martial artist in several different styles, raced sports cars, and learned at least five languages, while traveling about half the world. Joshua is also an event and party photographer, specializing in the IT industry and working nationwide. In his spare times, Joshua read, travels extensively, works on his photography, and raises Siberian Huskys with his wife and best friend of 18 years, Heidi Olsen.

Presenter		Vince Crisler
Company		Dark Cubed
Topics	*	Taking a Risk Based Approach to Protecting the SMB
Vince Crisler has more than 20 years of IT and cyber security leadership within the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, federal civilian government, and private sector. A former White House CISO, he is the Founder of Dark Cubed, a cyber security product company bringing effective and affordable cyber security to the SMB community through its MSP/MSSP partner network. After the recent acquisition of Dark Cubed by Celerium, Vince now serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for the combined company. Vince is a member of the IT Security Executive Council for CompTIA, the Executive Committee for the CompTIA ISAO, and a member of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Worldwide Industry Advisory Board.

Presenter		Craig Joseph
Company		Mailprotector
Topics	*	New Product & Cash Giveaway
Craig is CRO of Mailprotector, a leading global email security, compliance, and encryption platform delivered exclusively through a network of global IT partners. Recognized within the channel, Craig is an expert in recognizing market trends, building teams to explore the opportunity, and creating go-to-market strategies to build profitable revenue streams. Craig has spent his entire career in the tech software business, including start-up, publicly trading, and privately backed organizations. He's grown business and regions from $0-$500m+ in over 43 countries, with a heavy emphasis on working with MSPs, vendors, and Distributors in the Cloud market. Craig has 5 children and resides in Omaha, NE with his wife and children. Prior to Mailprotector Craig was the CEO of intY, a global cloud distributor. Under his leadership Craig led the company to successive years of Cloud Distributor of the year whilst growing the business by double digits YoY before a successful sale in 2019.

Presenter		Desraie Thomas
Company		Datto
Topics	*	Double your Revenue in 2023 - SMB Cyber Resilience Education
Desraie Thomas is the Channel Development Manager on the Business Development team at Datto. She has a background in sales within several different industries and has had the opportunity to work around the world always excelling in each position. Over the past few years within the MSP Channel, she has assisted partners and customers in building their businesses by adopting best practices and resources that are proven to accelerate success and deliver an exceptional experience to the businesses they serve. While working within the Channel, Desraie developed key relationships with Partners, Prospects and Vendors which led her to the excellent role on Datto's Business Development Team.

Presenter		Steve Pitchford
Company		SRP & Associates
Topics	*	Social Media Panel: Making a Social Media Impact!
Topics	*	Flying blind on website ROI? Accelerate with SEO, Navigate with Google Analytics
Steve is passionate about driving conversions for brands with advanced Search Marketing strategies. He loves to provide insights for improved website performance through analytics. He is a public speaker on SEO, Google Analytics, Customer Experience and Content Creation. Looking for referral partnerships with marketing consultants, web design firms and ad agencies to create opportunities and serve clients. Get your free website assessment!

Presenter		Ryan Bowman
Company		ThreatLocker
Topics	*	Zero Trust at the Endpoint: Fighting Randomware
Topics	*	Zero Trust for Applications
Ryan Bowman is the Director of Solutions Engineering at ThreatLocker, an Orlando-based cybersecurity firm providing zero-trust endpoint security. Ryan is an IT and Security professional with 20+ years of experience as an MSP and IT Services provider. He is dedicated to assisting partners in understanding the zero-trust architecture and successfully implementing zero trust security solutions to protect organizations from cyber attacks.

Presenter		Michael Jacobsen
Company		Spectrum Business
Topics	*	The Right Network. The Right Solutions. The Right Partner.
Michael Jacobsen is based in Los Angeles, and started at Spectrum Business in 2011. As a Channel Sales Manager he is focused on agent recruitment, development, and driving revenue growth. Prior to his L.A. based assignment, Michael recruited, trained and developed In Direct Sales Teams across the country for Time Warner Cable (Spectrum Business). Before moving into the Alternate Channels, Michael acquired many years of Direct Sales and Sales Management experience in both the SMB and the Enterprise space. Michael has held positions at Cable & Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, and TPX (TelePacific).

Presenter		Mark Winter
Company		Rapidfire Tools
Topics	*	How to Stop Hacks in their Tracks with Improved IT Visibility
Topics	*	Vulnerability Management-as-a-Service. How to Increase Security and Profits
	*	Profitably Manage the MSP Client Lifecycle with IT Assessments
	*	Shedding The MSP Spotlight Into The Client’s Microsoft Cloud Environment
	*	How to Land a Steady Stream of New Clients Using IT Assessments
	*	The New Generation of Cyber Threats - What You Need To Do To Keep Up
	*	How to Build a Compliance-as-a-Service Practice Without Being a Security Compliance Expert
Mark has over 25 years of experience in the IT field, with the last 17 years dedicated to providing software solutions to the VAR and Service Provider channels. He has been with Rapidfire Tools more than 7 years, delivering solutions to Managed Service Providers that help them better serve their clients and grow their business and revenues. He has also worked in the trenches with a Service Provider, providing Sales and Account Management.

Presenter		Jon Garside
Company		Splashtop
Topics	*	Small Businesses with Big Problems
Jon Garside is the Senior Product Marketing Director for Splashtop's security solutions. He is formally a CISO, Hacker and British Cyber Intelligence Practitioner with over 20 years of experience.

Presenter		Christine Hak
Company		Pax8
Topics	*	Empowering the Modern Partner presented by Bethany Roser Deloe and Christine Hak
In her role as Channel Events Specialist at Pax8, Christine is responsible for coordinating event logistics and managing relationships with vendors, partners and outside groups for all channel events. Prior to Pax8 Christine has over 8 years of marketing and event experience with five of those at Comcast Business in the Houston region working and partnering with IT professionals. She holds a degree in education with a minor in business from The University of Texas at Austin. Outside of her IT channel work, she has enjoyed being a Big in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program and serving on the board of a Young Professionals Network. In her free time Christine enjoys soaking in all the recreation, food and outdoor fun Denver has to offer.

Presenter		Eric Anthony
Company		Egnyte
Topics	*	Access. Protect. Share. With Egnyte
Topics	*	File Sharing Security and Managment Made Simple
Since the age of 15, Eric has been helping people with IT. From setting up PC’s for friends to owning his own break/fix and managed services companies. He spent four years in c-level management positions between his break/fix and MSP ventures. In 2013 he joined the vendor (dark) side of the channel to run the global SE team and a sales team for the ServiceDesk product at LogicNow (formerly GFI Max). SolarWinds acquired LogicNow in 2016, and he became one of the four Head Nerds. He currently is the Director of Channel Community and Enablement at Egnyte and serves on the Executive Council for the Managed Services Community at CompTIA. In his spare time, he runs the All Things MSP Facebook group and creates YouTube videos for MSPs.

Presenter		Righter Kunkel
Company		Acronis
Topics	*	Traditional MSP Tools are Not Designed for Today's Modern Threats
Righter is responsible for all internal and external education, certification, and evangelism at Acronis. He leads a team of trainers and evangelists, working in close collaboration with the marketing team, to drive sales enablement for Acronis’s inside sales, field sales and marketing team, in addition to all of Acronis’s partners, distributors, resellers and service providers. Righter plays a crucial role in driving business growth working in close collaboration with the Acronis executive team and ensures high productivity of Acronis’ sales and marketing. In an age where the attention span of most people is shrinking, this person will know how to teach online content remotely thereby driving increased awareness and engagement of Acronis and its robust offering and platform. Righter has over 20 years of leadership experience in the public sector/commercial education and consulting industry. Righter has a deep working knowledge of operating a global for-profit partner, employee, and customer training business to include the internal business functions of development, certification, enablement, sales, services, and operations.

Presenter		Mohamad Jawad Irshad
Company		Managed Engine
Topics	*	Bringing IT Together
Mohamad is currently working as the manager for the strategic accounts management team at ManageEngine, offering consulting services to enterprises in many industries. He has 13 years of expertise in enterprise IT management and has held several positions across various domains. Mohamad focuses on identifying organizations' IT requirements and helps them achieve their IT needs.

Presenter		David Finstrom
Company		HUTdogs
Topics	*	Save Your Neck - Create systems to become more efficient with your Social Media Marketing
Topics	*	Social Media Panel: Making a Social Media Impact!
Dave has over 30 years of small business experience, providing marketing and creative services. He owns HUTdogs with his business partner and sister, MJ, helping non-profits and businesses with their marketing and promotional campaigns. Dave has a background in marketing and technology. Earlier in his career, he worked as a representative for a quality assurance business, which provided testing of software and hardware. This interest in technology continues and is combined with his passion for marketing and creativity. His creativity extends past the business arena and is a published author of two books. Dave lives in Los Angeles and enjoys climbing and cycling.

Presenter		MJ Finstrom
Company		HUTdogs
Topics	*	Save Your Neck - Create systems to become more efficient with your Social Media Marketing
As the co-owner of HUTdogs, a full service creative firm specializing in the art of promotion, she helps small businesses and non-profits succeed. She constantly studies the ever-evolving world of social media and email marketing and helps her clients create content and best practices for reaching their audience. She serves on the board for the Arcadia Performing Arts foundation and on the executive board for Arcadia High School PTSA and volunteers for the Arcadia Historical Society. During the pandemic, HUTdogs helped businesses stay connected and informed with a complimentary, award winning webinar series called The New Normal. MJ is the 2022 Arcadia Citizen of the year and was honored for the work she did during the pandemic to help the small business community. MJ is the director of marketing for Downtown Arcadia; she brings her passion for community based marketing, community unity and local support to the forefront. Early in her career, MJ worked for the American Red Cross as a creative services manager and public information officer which she credits as the foundation of her experience in marketing and crisis communication. She lives in Arcadia with her husband, daughter and dog. Her favorite place to be offline is on a zip line!

Presenter		Dylan Baylosis
Company		Dell
Topics	*	Dell MDR for expanding your reach and leveling up client security
Dylan Baylosis is a field marketing manager for professional services and security at Dell. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Dylan has worked in the datacenter and IT industry since entering the workforce. With experience supporting small businesses and large commercial enterprises, he has a proven track record of providing valuable IT solutions regardless of size or industry.

Presenter		Joe Stocker
Company		Patriot Consulting
Topics	*	Defending against 2nd Wave Phishing
Joe first started his IT Career in 1999 and obtained a college degree in 2002, CISSP certification in 2004, and was an IT Director for one of the nation's largest Microsoft Consulting firms for six years. As a consultant, Joe has helped more than 300 organizations migrate securely to Office 365. Joe helped Patriot to become one of the top Microsoft partners in the United States, with a unique mission: "to empower our clients to manage cyber security risk by securely deploying Microsoft Cloud technology." Joe helped Patriot to earn multiple Gold competencies including Enterprise Mobility Management, Cloud Productivity, and Datacenter, becoming a Microsoft Priority Managed Partner, and earning a spot on both the Microsoft Elite Security Partner program and the Microsoft Security Partner Advisory Council (SECPAC). These programs give direct access to the Microsoft Product Groups who design the security solutions. Joe has participated in dozens of private preview programs, providing product groups with assistance to bring their products to market. Joe has participated in the VTSP/P-Seller program for 10+ years which helps the Microsoft field sales teams. Joe volunteers his spare time mentoring students at the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA), which are military service members desiring to transition into the civilian workspace. Joe has helped many of these veterans obtains jobs both within Microsoft and the private sector. In 2020, Joe provided pro bono services to the Microsoft Defending Democracy (AccountGuard) program, helping to secure the US 2020 Elections.

Presenter		Rajeev Pathak
Company		Android Enterprise
Topics	*	Strong Security, Effortless Management: Mobilify Your Way with Android Enterprise
Rajeev Pathak leads the Android Enterprise Product team at Google where he focuses on making Android the most trusted and helpful platform for work. Prior to Google, Rajeev was a Principal GPM at Microsoft, where led the product orgs focused on building messaging, transport and Async media services for Microsoft Teams, Skype and Azure Communication Services. Prior to Microsoft, Rajeev was a Product Manager at Amazon and a Software Engineer at Cisco. Rajeev holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a BS in Computer Science from Pune University.

Presenter		Justin Slagle
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	How to build customer trust using Cyber Security, presented with Justin Slagle & Matt Soseman
Justin Slagle is a Director on the Microsoft US Global Systems Integrator team leading the Advisory and Industry teams. Along with his GSI responsibilities, Justin also leads a separate vendor operations team that supports all Partner Development Managers across the US. Justin is responsible for over $7B in Microsoft revenue through his organization across Azure, Dynamics, Security and Microsoft 365. Justin also has deep roots in the Microsoft partner community. Prior to joining Microsoft, Justin was an equity partner in a local Microsoft training organization and was the Founder of the IAMCP SoCal in 2009.

Presenter		Cory White
Company		Cyatar
Topics	*	Security Panel: Why Ukraine and Security is Affecting your Clients. Now What?
As a transformative, servant leader, Corey is a proven entrepreneur focused on innovating and creating new paradigms in the security industry and life. His leadership style is focused on an employee first approach because of the positive impact of happy employees to their customer relationships. Corey has chosen to take a people centric approach to life and to let all outcomes be driven by that philosophy. Twenty-five years of experience in the security industry has seasoned him to create the next exponential evolution. As Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Corey has created Cyvatar.ai to enable vendors & partners to deliver reliable, repeatable, and measurable business outcomes to clients through an outstanding customer experience. This also allows the partner to engineer out complexity, improve renewal/upsell/cross-sell opportunities, and increase their customer satisfaction and referrals.

Presenter		Richard Greenberg
Company		Layer 8 Masters
Topics	*	Security Panel: Why Ukraine and Security is Affecting your Clients. Now What?
Richard Greenberg, CISSP is a well-known Cyber Security Leader and Evangelist, CISO, Advisor, and speaker. Richard brings over 30 years of management experience and has been a strategic and thought leader in IT and Information Security. His Project Management, Security Management and Operations, Policy, and Compliance experience has helped shape his broad perspective on creating and implementing Information Security Programs. Richard has been a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for 15 years, Director of Surveillance and Information Systems, Chief of Security Operations, Director of IT, and Project Manager for various companies and agencies in the private and public sectors.

Presenter		Howard Miller
Company		LBW Insurance and Financial Services
Topics	*	Security Panel: Why Ukraine and Security is Affecting your Clients. Now What?
Howard Miller, CRM, CIC, CyRP is currently SVP, Director Tech Secure® Division at LBW Insurance in Los Angeles CA. Over 20 years of experience advising clients on custom commercial insurance programs, with focus on cyber insurance, technology risk, and protecting long term success for clients through risk management and insurance. Member of MORS, National Security Risk Analysis Community, Co-lead SAE G-32 Risk Management Framework subcommittee for JA7496 Cyber Physical Systems Security Engineering Plan. Lead Risk Transfer and Insurance Subcommittee NDIA Trust and Assurance. Preferred referral partner for cybercrime insurance: City National Bank. Pepperdine Cyber Risk Professional Certificate Program (CyRP) Advisory Board, certificate holder and guest educator. Author of 6 peer reviewed articles including Springer, Environment Systems and Decisions “Enterprise risk management optimization (ERMO)” 10.1007/s10669-021-09819-x.

Presenter		Kevin McDonald
Company		Alvaka Networks
Topics	*	Security Panel: Why Ukraine and Security is Affecting your Clients. Now What?
Kevin B. McDonald is COO and CISO at Alvaka Networks, an advanced computer systems management and security provider in Irvine CA. Kevin is Chair of the Anaheim Police Chief’s Technology Advisory Group (CTAG), co-chair of the CompTIA Cyber Security Advisory Council, a member of the High Tech Crime Investigator’s Association (HTCIA), FBI’s Infragard, the US Secret Service’s Los Angeles Cyber Fraud Task Force and US Homeland Security’s Los Angeles Area unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Working Group. Kevin is a trusted first call confidant and senior advisor to enterprise executives, legislators, law enforcement leadership, high net worth individuals and others. Kevin advises on personal and business physical and cyber security, post victim recovery, enterprise technology and public policy. He has presented to and/or trained thousands of technology professionals, senior executives in many verticals, their families, members of law enforcement and elite military and executive protection professionals. Kevin has written for and has been interviewed by dozens of national publications and television, radio and digital outlets. He is a professional fiction and non-fiction writer.

Presenter		Tayyab Ali
Company		AlphaBOLD
Topics	*	Panel discussion: MSFT Cloud Partner Program #IRL
Tayyab Ai is VP Consulting Services with AlphaBOLD. AlphaBOLD is one of the leading MSFT partner based out of San Diego. AlphaBOLD has built its services on the core values of trust, accountability, and customer service excellence. AlphaBOLD started with the vision to provide solutions that would bring 10x productivity gains for their customers. MSFT technology stack helps AlphaBOLD materialize its vision to help customers be successful.

Presenter		Catherine Mikhlin
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Panel discussion: MSFT Cloud Partner Program #IRL
Catherine has more than ten years of experience leading complex, large-scale programs and projects specialized in preparing organizations for change. Recently she led the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program launch that will be available to all 400k partner organizations in October 2022.

Presenter		Rob Riordan
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Panel discussion: MSFT Cloud Partner Program #IRL
Rob is the Director of Partner Programs and Offers at Microsoft, accelerating partner growth through industry-leading investments, customer-facing differentiation, and helping organizations unlock business value through opportunities available to them with MSFT.

Presenter		Dan Rippey
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Panel discussion: MSFT Cloud Partner Program #IRL
Dan Rippey is the program director for the Microsoft Partner Network. He is responsible for strategy and execution across the channel ecosystem of nearly half a million organizations worldwide that partner with Microsoft to build solutions for an audience of customers that circle the globe. Dan joined Microsoft in 2006 and before taking this role worked in an engineering leadership team that developed the initial capabilities of what is now Partner Center.

Presenter		Mark Vogel
Company		Ring Central
Topics	*	The Future of the SMB Contact Center
Mark Vogel is the Senior Product Marketing Manager at RingCentral. He is known for his multifaceted, enthusiastic, professional process oriented, analytical, and “learn it all” mindset. Recognized as a strong team player with a solid work ethic, strategic perspective, and tactical application. Mark is known for building positive relationships with internal and external clients. He has a passion for landing and closing high revenue generating opportunities and is an ambitious and decisive leader committed to the execution of business objectives.

Presenter		Seth Wolin
Company		Cisco Duo
Topics	*	5 Ways to a Stronger Managed Security Offering
Seth Wolin leads business development for Duo’s award-winning MSP program. With a background in information security and business intelligence, his keynote presentations have garnered accolades at numerous channel industry events. In 2016, he helped launch the Duo MSP Program and accelerated the onboarding of more than 15,000 managed service providers

Presenter		Miles Walker
Company		Graphus
Topics	*	Graphus: Who are we? And what do we do in the world of Phishing!
Miles Walker is an award-winning speaker and the Channel Development Manager for Graphus, which is part of the Kaseya family. Miles joined the Kaseya team in 2020 after 15 years in Sales/Marketing and Account Management in London and Toronto. He is now based in Vancouver where his professional career started in Radio @ 104.9 XFM after studying Marketing/Sales and International Business at Capilano University. When Miles is not playing basketball, travelling, sailing or collecting street art he is evangelizing all things cybersecurity through his LinkedIn videos, events and of course virtually!

Presenter		Laura Kobal
Company		Splashtop
Topics	*	Securing a Remote Workforce
Laura Kobal is an Account Executive at Splashtop, a secure remote access and support software company. She has more than 5+ years of sales experience across several industries and is well-versed in all Splashtop products.

Presenter		Chip Reaves
Company		Bigger Brains
Topics	*	Train Your Users!
Bigger Brains Founder and President Chip Reaves is a serial entrepreneur who has started five successful IT companies. An Atlanta native, Chip began fixing computers for local businesses while studying Computer Science at Georgia Tech. After 10 years building a successful IT Services firm in Atlanta, he co-founded Computer Troubleshooters which went on to become the world’s largest IT service franchise, receiving multiple awards from Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Business Review, and AllBusiness.com. In 2012 Chip started Bigger Brains, an off-the-shelf eLearning company designed to deliver unique, high quality online training in business productivity topics.

Presenter		Voiko Tanev
Company		Digital Seattle
Topics	*	Panel: Your Solution Stack could be Hurting You
Topics	*	Panel: Client Cyber Attack Recoveries
More than 25 years’ experience helping businesses get the most out of their IT investments so that their businesses thrive and are poised for growth. Digital Seattle cares for Small and midsize businesses need an IT company they can trust. In the Pacific Northwest this means a company just down the street who shares your same core values. Partnering with Digital Seattle will allow your company to focus on what you do best. Meantime our engineers happily assist your Employees, take care of proactive IT maintenance, ensure uptime for critical network devices and provide 24/7/365 monitoring for your servers and equipment.

Presenter		Amy Luby
Company		Acronis
Topics	*	Traditional MSP Tools Are Not Designed for Today’s Cyber Threats
Topics	*	Panel: Your Solution Stack could be Hurting You
Amy Luby, Chief Channel Evangelist at Acronis with 26 years’ experience in Global Channel Sales, Marketing, Support & Operations has a proven track record in building high performance direct & indirect channels from the ground up while establishing, building & growing Channel Communities. Amy is also a proven entrepreneur and pioneer in the IT services industry having founded and built one of the first Managed Services Providers (MSPs) in the US and then expanded that into one of the first Master MSPs, defining those business models in the process. Amy founded Modern MSP, a global MSP community sharing best practices daily and sits on several Channel Community Boards including ASCII and CompTIA.

Presenter		Mark Crall
Company		SuperOps.ai
Topics	*	Supercharge your MSP's Success
Mark is a veteran channel executive with over 20 years of experience in the computer, software and technology services industry. From starting and selling an MSP, leading the business development and channel community programs for leading SaaS companies, to being an expert panelist and keynote speaker at scores of live and broadcast industry events. He was recognized as one of the of the top 150 most influential people in the channel by SMBNation.com and honored to have been named a Channel Chief by CRN Magazine.

Presenter		Lexi Pettit
Company		Prosum
Topics	*	Panel: Finding Talent During Challenging Times
Lexi is the Senior Recruiting Manager for Prosum in the Los Angeles, CA region. Lexi graduated from the University of Arizona where she first learned about recruitment at her school’s career fair. What was intended to just be a great 1st job, turned into her career and she has since found a passion for it. She has been in agency recruiting for about 6 years and managing/leading a team of recruiters for the last 3 years. Her specialty is in mentorship in leadership. She currently manages a team of 11 technical recruiters focused in technology recruitment specifically. When

Presenter		Deepika Bhatia
Company		Prosum
Topics	*	Panel: Finding Talent During Challenging Times
Topics	*	Panel: Dealing with Covid Round 2
Deepika Bhatia is Prosum’s Vice President of Professional Services, which includes the Managed Services and Project Consulting divisions. Deepika joined Prosum as a contractor on a project in 2000 but was very quickly hired on in a permanent capacity as a project lead. Ever since then, Deepika has climbed the ranks within the organization to reach her current role, where she oversees delivery, service offering development, strategy, and business development. Under her direction, Prosum has established robust offshore operations in India and the Philippines. Her in-depth understanding of business needs and ability to forecast managed services development and technological advances made her vital in composing a group that support all facets of the company’s services. Several of Prosum’s long-term strategic client partnerships are accredited to Deepika’s ability to realize a company’s vision and nurture its IT direction in a way that supports and invests in a long-term plan. She has mastered the process of implementing large initiatives on-time, in-alignment with a budget and thus creates streamlined project portfolios for the both IT and non-IT executives alike. Deepika graduated from MS University, India and has a degree in Computer Science & Engineering with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence. Her passion revolves around solving business problems for her clients through technology and business process.

Presenter		Ashlee Duenas
Company		MW Partners
Topics	*	Panel: Finding Talent during Challenging Times
Topics	*	Helping MSPs realize their Vision of Success
Ashlee joined MW Partners as their Sr DEI Business Partner to expand upon her advocacy and non-profit efforts in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion space. In addition to the program management for MW Partners Supplier Diversity initiatives, she also executes business development and account management for strategic partners looking to expand their professional and technical teams with high performing talent. She has a record of connecting hard to find skillsets to candidates and clients to drive success. Ashlee has been a member of IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) since 2014. IAMCP is the professional association for Microsoft Partners and provides members with information, training and events designed to increase business opportunities locally and internationally. In 2019, Ashlee began as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for the SoCal Chapter and in 2022 was elected as the Vice President. Ashlee has also been appointed as the IAMCP Americas DEI Co-Chair, with the goal of opening doors and expanding the table for ALL! Ashlee has created and hosted the recurring Discovery in Perspective series that looks to spotlight unique stories, to tackle tough conversations, encourage vulnerable dialogue while remembering that we all need a safe space that we can share our differences openly within our community. Ashlee has also participated in the (VFI) Voices for Innovation, a Microsoft supported community of technology professionals and everyday Americans who help advance technology, IT job growth, and businesses of all sizes, our goal is to empower citizen advocates by working together to shape public policies for our 21st century digital economy and society. Ashlee has volunteered as a Mentor and Trainer through HireHope, a program that provides career-readiness training and job-placement services to underserved and at-risk women. She has participated with Women in Technology (WIT), Women in Cloud, and The WIT Network to advance the inclusion of women within the Information Technology sector.

Presenter		Steve Ferris
Company		ConnectWise
Topics	*	Helping MSPs realize their Vision of Success
Steve Ferris has been with ConnectWise for 3 years and am passionate about helping IT Service Providers, MSP’s and VAR’s who serve the SMB Community. I have been in sales for more than 30 years and love it. Am married and have a 10-year old girl I am absolutely smitten about. Other hobbies include Golf and many other sports.

Presenter		James Finger
Company		AvePoint
Topics	*	Collaborate with Confidence
James graduated from the Sigmund Weis School of Business in 2011. Shortly afterwards he joined the tech space and has been here ever since. With a passion for enabling businesses to streamline efficiency and enable secure collaboration, he is now helping AvePoint to build their first Sales focused Partner Channel network.

Presenter		Kyleigh Romero
Company		Pax8
Topics	*	Empowering the Modern Partner
As a Channel Programs Specialist at Pax8, Kyleigh is responsible for the planning and coordination of Mission Briefings, a Pax8 channel program. Before joining Pax8, she was a gymnast at Lindenwood University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Communications. If she isn't at her computer, then she is most likely at the beach scuba diving and surfing!

Presenter		Kayla Staebell
Company		Pax8
Topics	*	Empowering the Modern Partner
As Channel Events Specialist at Pax8, Kayla is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the logistics for all of its channel events. Her detailed approach to planning and merchandising ensures that the company has a strong industry presence and effective booth execution throughout the year. Kayla increases brand awareness and drives new partner sign-ups through several boardroom presentations and partner engagements, empowering Pax8’s growth and success. Kayla earned a B.A. in Apparel Merchandising from Colorado State University, where she spent two months studying in Italy. After college, Kayla worked for a denim company in Los Angeles, where she helped develop merchandise for large department stores to maximize sales within their target market. After moving back to Colorado to be closer to family, she assisted a team of CPAs at a large accounting firm before joining Pax8. An avid skier and hiker, Kayla enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, friends, and two dogs.

Presenter		Akhilesh Subramanian
Company		SuperOps
Topics	*	Supercharge your MSPs Success!
Expertise: Over 12 Years experience with a strong background in Treasury, Risk Management, Group Insurance Procurement (All Lines), Investment management, FP&A, Accounting and Consulting. Languages: English, Hindi, Indonesian, Gujarati Worked/Lived in Singapore, Indonesia, India, UAE and now in Canada.

Presenter		Vince Menzione
Company		Ultimate Partnerships
Topics	*	Achieving Your Greatest Results Partnering in 2022!
Founder, Ultimate Partnerships & Host, Ultimate Guide to Partnering An award-winning business leader who has embraced disruptive technology and built successful partnerships to transform organizations.

Presenter		Matt Lee
Company		Pax8
Topics	*	Log4J Exploit: It's vast, it's complex. Answers you need
I am a passionate CyberSec educator, content creator, and practitioner on a Mission. If our collective children are to have the same predictable way of life the entire world has to grow in the understanding of CyberSecurity. I spend my days creating content, speaking to partners, and partner clients alike in order to do my small part to #RaiseTheTide in our technology world. I spent 10 years at a rapidly growing MSP and learned the hard way that the threat actors are winning at an alarming pace. Let me know how I can help you! And of course thanks for stopping by, you rock!

Presenter		Joy Beland
Company		Edwards Performance Solutions
Topics	*	The CMMC Challenge and Opportunity for MSPS
Joy Beland joined Edwards Performance Solutions in 2020 as the Senior Cybersecurity Consultant and Professional Instructor and CMMC Training Program Manager. In addition to actively participating in multiple concurrent NIST 800-171 cybersecurity assessments, Joy oversees the curriculum development and live instructor training for the CMMC-AB Approved certification courses, as well as customized security awareness and insider threat training for world-wide enterprise clients. Prior to joining Edwards, Joy served as Founder and CEO of her own Managed Services Provider (MSP) practice in the greater Los Angeles area for 21 years, serving hundreds of small and medium businesses as their trusted technology and cybersecurity advisor. In this role, Joy consulted to organizations on their technology and cybersecurity needs; her team conducted NIST 800-53, PCI and HIPAA assessments, implemented security and IT controls and systems, and educated client businesses on cybersecurity best practices. After successfully selling her security-focused MSP practice in 2018, Joy accepted the role of Senior Cybersecurity Education Director at ConnectWise (a Master MSP security vendor) through mid-2020. In that role, Joy gained worldwide attention for her thought leadership in the Human Element of cybersecurity while successfully training over 3,000 MSPs on the fundamentals of cybersecurity (including NIST 800-53, CIS, NIST CSF and Incident Response best practices) alongside Jay Ryerse and Drew Sanford, two well-known and respected MSP thought leaders. In addition to being a CMMC Registered Practitioner, Provisional Assessor and Provisional Instructor certifications, Joy holds the CISM certification from ISACA, the SSAP certification from SANS, Carnegie Mellon SEI certificates for Insider Threat Program Manager as well as Insider Threat Vulnerability Assessor, and is currently studying for the CISA certification from ISACA. Her personal mission is to protect organizations from cybercrime, whether caused by external or internal threat actors.

Presenter		Wes Spencer
Company		ConnectWise
Topics	*	Log4J Exploit: It's vast, it's complex: Answers you need
As a nationally recognized technology innovator and cybersecurity expert, I have served as a senior executive and advisor from Fortune 500 to funded startups and was awarded the 2020 Cybersecurity Educator of the Year by the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. I've been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Pro Publica, Dark Reading, and many other outlets. In addition, I have served on multiple advisory committees with distinguished organizations such as American Banker, Sentinel One, and FS-ISAC. I currently serve on the Department of Homeland Security AIS advisory committee and am active in the STIX working group to continue to drive automation standards in threat intelligence sharing. By profession, I am the VP and External CISO of ConnectWise. Outside of the office, I fancy a tasty bourbon and some crispy hot chicken. You’ll also find me on YouTube (youtube.com/wesspencer) where my dictator headquarters are, and I also talk a bit about technology, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency. While I am a senior executive focusing on internal and external cybersecurity for ConnectWise (Perch), I also provide thought leadership externally to organizations around the world in the area of threat intelligence and threat information sharing. I am a frequently requested professional conference speaker and enjoy connecting with you all on stage whenever I get the chance.

Presenter		Alicia Bowling
Company		Dell
Topics	*	Get Paid for your Small Business Referals with the Dell Expert Network
Topics	*	Grow your MSP with the Dell Expert Network
The MSP landscaping is always evolving, and it’s often hard to understand the best way to transact with your hardware provider. Alicia helps MSPs navigate the multiple avenues of transacting with Dell, and helps MSPs who do not re-sell hardware, understand how they can still get value for their referrals and provides access to industry specific resources thru the Dell Expert Network.

Presenter		Jamison West
Company		TimeZest
Topics	*	The Emotional Side of Selling your Business
Jamison has been a serial entrepreneur for 25 years. He built Arterian (formerly JWCS), an MSP that he grew from a 1 man shop to 40 staff through both organic growth and the acquisition of 4 other IT Services companies. He went on to Co-Found 3 SaaS companies including Teamatics, SmileBack, and TimeZest and currently serves as a fractional CEO for SmileBack and Chairman of TimeZest. He enjoys his role as a Strategic Coach and Consultant for several clients in the US. His background includes: · Founding and operating companies in the SaaS and IT Services space · Participating in and moderating professional peer groups (HTG and EO) · Coaching and Consulting for organizations in the SaaS and IT Services verticals · Speaking on a range of topics from Cloud to M&A to People · Former EOS® Implementer Jamison is also the author of “The Emotional Side of Selling a Small Business” which can be found on http://jamisonwest.com. Jamison currently lives in Las Vegas, NV and travels constantly.

Presenter		Rodney Clark
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Keynote Interview with Microsoft VP One on One
As Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Channel Sales and Channel Chief, Rodney Clark is passionate about transforming businesses, developing people and lending his voice and experience to emerging topics. Rodney leads a team responsible for the Microsoft services partner business, as well as cross-partner strategy and outcomes through the Microsoft Partner Network. The team focus is driving digital transformation and building capability through all partner channels, programs and motions – critical in setting the go-forward strategy for Microsoft’s fast-growing ecosystem, and continuing to accelerate growth with partners and customers. Prior to this, Rodney served as the Corporate Vice President of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Mixed Reality Sales business, responsible for building intelligent systems and mixed reality capability through sales and go-to-market execution, with partners and customers. Throughout his career at Microsoft, over 20 years, he has had the opportunity to lead multi-billion-dollar businesses and accelerate transformation, develop new channels and markets, drive M&A initiatives and run international organizations.

Presenter		James Nugent
Company		Android Enterprise
Topics	*	Mobile Security and Management Made Simple - Without Breaking the Bank
James is a Product Manager on the Android Enterprise team. His current remit is to explore how to widen Android's reach to SMBs. He currently oversees projects around device enrollment, security and application management

Presenter		Danny Jenkins
Company		ThreatLocker
Topics	*	The Future of Cybersecurity and Zero Trust
Danny Jenkins is the CEO & Co-Founder of ThreatLocker, an Orlando-based cybersecurity firm providing zero-trust endpoint security. Danny is a leading expert in cybersecurity with over two decades of experience in building and securing corporate networks, including many roles on red teams and blue teams. He is dedicated to educating industry professionals about the latest cyber threats and frequently speaks on the topics of ransomware, zero trust, and zero-day vulnerabilities. Before taking the reins at ThreatLocker, Danny co-founded MXSweep, a global provider of email and internet security SaaS applications based in Dublin, Ireland, that sold exclusively through the channel. MXSweep later went on to be sold to J2. Danny was also the CEO at Sirrustec, specializing in whitelabeled channel delivered email security. Sirrustec Sold to Censornet in 2014.

Presenter		MJ Shoer
Company		CompTIA
Topics	*	Combat Cybersecurity threats with CompTIA ISAO
Focused on raising the cyber resilience of the global tech industry. With three decades of helping small and medium-sized businesses use technology to improve their efficiencies and profitability, I am a passionate and engaging IT executive. Since 1997, I have owned and sold my MSP and been part of the executive and leadership teams of two other MSPs. Now I’m part of several organizations to lead the tech industry, as well as a published and industry-recognized cybersecurity expert.

Presenter		Sam Valme
Company		AvePoint
Topics	*	How to Successfully Sell Secure Collaboration Solutions
Sam Valme is AvePoint's Director of Global Partner Experience & Programs. He has spent over ten years in the enterprise collaboration technology space. His experience began on the pre-sales engineering side and since traversed professional services and channel sales management with AvePoint. Now he is responsible for the development of business via the channel for AvePoint by managing their global program.

Presenter		Carl Mazzanti
Company		eMazzanti Technologies
Topics	*	Panel: Attracting New Clients and Projects
A top-tier IT guy with the ability to assemble a world-class crew to solve business problems. Will shake 10,000 hands a year speaking at conferences and attending industry events. Family-first and super loyal. Consider a lifelong partnership to be more important than the transaction.< /br> Co-Founder and President of eMazzanti Technologies, Microsoft’s 2015/2013/2012 Partner of the Year and one of the premier IT consulting services for businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area and internationally. Manage over 400 active accounts ranging from professional services firms to high-end global retailers.

Presenter		Hallie Talley
Company		Knights of Bytes
Topics	*	Panel: Attracting New Clients and Projects
Co-Founder of Knights of Bytes. My primary role is marketing and sales. I'm also responsible for managing the relationship with our existing clients. Currently I handle all print and social media marketing campaigns.

Presenter		Matt Solomon
Company		Channel Halo
Topics	*	Breaking the Revenue Barrier
Matt joined a start-up company (ID Agent) a cybersecurity company as the 1st employee and helped lead it to over 50+ employees, from 0-1,500+ MSP partners worldwide through acquisition all within a 2-year period. Post-acquisition Matt took on a larger role with the acquiring company, as Vice President of Business Development at Kaseya. Matt is an expert in sales & marketing strategies and has experience working with managed service providers, large law firms, government contractors, non-profits and Fortune 500 organizations and has spent the last 18+ years in B2B, B2C and B2G environments. Most recently, Matt has launched his own company, Channel Halo, helping vendors and MSPs with go-to-market strategies, social selling, and presentation skills. Over the last the 5 years, Matt has spoken at 150+ industry events in 6 different countries and received 40+ awards in recognition of these speaking sessions.

Presenter		Elden Christensen
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Windows Server 2022 Coverage by Microsoft Product Group
Elden is a Principal PM Manager at Microsoft in the Windows Server development team and a leading expert on high availability, disaster recovery, distributed systems, storage, with a focus on private and hybrid cloud. Elden helped reshape the Microsoft high availability story starting in Windows Server 2008 and drove the Failover Clustering feature deliverables for over a decade. Elden is currently the owner of the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) story at Microsoft and broadly engaged across the entire Windows Server business.

Presenter		Lisa Shorr
Company		Shorr Success
Topics	*	Soft Skills Selling Cybersecurity
Lisa Shorr owns two successful businesses: Shorr Success and Secure Future Tech Solutions. Certified in Advanced Image Consulting and Corporate Consultancy, Shorr has spent more than 25 years in the sales, marketing, and personal branding arena. Using her proprietary “Shorr-to-Shine System,” she has coached hundreds of businesses worldwide to build a stronger brand. A sought after speaker, Shorr has delivered professional development and corporate branding workshops and seminars across the country for distinguished brands including Connectwise ITNation Secure, Nextiva, ChannelPro, Kaseya, ASCii, Continuum, and Bryant University Women’s Summit. Her articles on style, career development, and technology have been published in notable publications including, PC World, ChannelPro Magazine, Providence Business News and more. Shorr has styled many professionals on photoshoots, television, and in private settings. She is an Executive Board Member of The Tech Collective and a Member of The Association of Image Consultants International.

Presenter		James Carroll
Company		Secure Network
Topics	*	Hacker ‐ How they Think and Hack
Penetration Tester, Security Researcher, Professional Speaker, and most importantly the father of a goldendoodle. Secure Network Technologies, Inc is an independent information security consulting firm headquartered in Syracuse, NY. Founded in 1997, we provide expert information security assessment services to companies across a wide range of verticals, domestically and internationally. We have earned the trust of hundreds of clients by working as their independent information security partner. We do not sell hardware, software, managed or remediation services. Our boutique, concentrated approach allows us to stay objective while always serving in our clients' best interest.

Presenter		Susan Bradley
Company		ThirdTier
Topics	*	Security in the News: Headlines to Actions
Susan Bradley has been patching since before the Code Red/Nimda days and remembers exactly where she was when SQL slammer hit (i.e. trying to buy something on ebay and wondering why the Internet was so slow). She writes the Patch Watch column for Brian Livingston's Windows Secrets, and was one of the authors of Windows Server 2008 Security Resource kit, and Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed. In real life she's the IT wrangler at her firm, Tamiyasu, Smith, Horn and Braun, where she manages a fleet of Windows Servers, an Exchange Server, desktops, a few Macs, several Windows mobile and iPhones and tries to keep patches up to date on all of them. In addition, she provides forensic computer investigations for the litigation consulting arm of the firm. She blogs at www.sbsdiva.com on the topics of small business server, tech topics and whatever she stumbled over that day.

Presenter		Ian McChord
Company		Zorus
Topics	*	Protect & monitor endpoints anywhere
Formally a Datto Technology executive, Ian is now the CEO of Zorus. Focused exclusively on developing innovative new technologies for the IT channel, Zorus provides best-in-class cybersecurity products to MSP partners to help them grow their business and protect their clients.

Presenter		Robert DeVito
Company		Google Chrome Enterprise
Topics	*	Beyond "Workplace": Thriving in a Boundless World with a Distributed Workforce
	*	Welcome to the era of flexibility: Why agility is the key to getting ahead
Robert leads the global Chrome Customer and Partner Sales Engineering team for Enterprise and Education. His team is critical in positioning Chrome solutions to meet customers business objectives, navigating technical considerations, and enabling the technical sales/services capabilities of our Partners.

Presenter		Joel Boyd
Company		Fortinet
Topics	*	Adapting to a Hybrid Workforce
Joel Boyd is the Director of SMB Marketing at Fortinet, keeping his finger on the pulse of SMB trends through customer stories and tireless research. Splitting focus between how technology drives competitive advantage and cybersecurity, he brings an empathetic understanding of the difficulties IT professionals face trying to balance the concept of secure growth.

Presenter		Sarah Hansen
Company		Hansen Collective
Topics	*	How to Repurpose Stale Content on Social Media to Establish Thought Leadership
Upon earning her bachelor's degree in journalism and media communications at Colorado State University, Sarah Hansen set out to forge a career path that was both creative and flexible in social media marketing. After gaining experience working as a social media strategist with top-performing midwest agencies and freelancing with brands around the country, at the age of 23, Sarah launched her own social media brand– Hansen Collective. Not only is Hansen Collective a place where she uses her online marketing expertise to help both international and domestic clients, but it's also a place where she can foster a community and educate her audience on creating effective social media strategies for personal brands and businesses alike.

Presenter		Rayanne Buchianico
Company		ABC Solutions
Topics	*	PPP Reinstated: How to get (more) Funds
Rayanne Buchianico, EA is the owner of ABC Solutions, LLC in Clearwater, Florida providing complete accounting, business, and tax consulting services to IT Professionals in the United States and abroad. She is a Certified QuickBooks Professional Advisor in QuickBooks Desktop and Online versions and offers courses and blogs tips on QuickBooks regularly. She holds a degree in Accounting from Florida Institute of Technology and is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to accounting and tax, Rayanne specializes in offering Autotask consulting services to MSPs worldwide. She uses her business and accounting expertise to optimize your PSA for functionality, efficiency, and profitability. Her commitment to her profession takes her out of the office, too. Rayanne sat on the Member Advisory Board for The ASCII Group and the Executive Council for Advancing Women in IT at CompTIA. She teaches finance courses through Bigger Brains and Great Little Seminar to help IT Professionals understand their business finances and make appropriate management decisions. Rayanne also provides information through social media such as the PSA Impact Podcast series, speaking at channel events, and publishing articles through various IT Channel periodicals.

Presenter		Michelle McBain
Company		JS Group
Topics	*	Channel Leadership Creating an Impact
	*	Sales & Marketing Strategies
Michelle Ragusa-McBain is a highly visible thought leader in the global technology channel. Entrepreneur Magazine named her as one of the top 4 people to inspire women to pursue a career in Tech and was recognized by SMB Magazine as one of the 150 most influential people in the global IT Business Community. She is also a passionate World Traveler, Blogger, Photographer, Wife, and Mother. She currently is VP of Global Channel Strategy for JS Group. Most recently, she was Senior Director of Technology & Business Sales and Services at Office Depot. Prior, she was a 13-year Cisco veteran and recipient of the prestigious “Cisco World Wide Innovation and Growth Award”. Michelle has sat on the Board of CRN Women in the Channel, serves as Chair Emeritus of Advancing Women in Technology for CompTIA, and Co-Founder of Tech Worlds Half non-profit. She is also a longstanding member of the National Women in Technology Group, where she has given speeches for young women in technology - most recently at NC State & Hofstra University. As a social media maven, Michelle is a highly visible member of the Global IT community and acts as a super connector. When not working, she loves to volunteer with her family for various causes.

Presenter		Arvin Enriquez
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Freshly Released Microsoft Products
Arvin Enriquez is a business technologist for the Microsoft Store in Cerritos, CA. He comes from a technical background that allows him to understand today’s evolving business. Helping businesses every day with Innovative business solutions with insights on the latest software, laptops, PCs and tablets. Learn how to leverage the Stores and their presentation rooms.

Presenter		Stephan Tallent
Company		Fortinet
Topics	*	Opportunities in Security Service
Stephan Tallent brings over 19 years of managed services and information security experience to Fortinet, having spent the last 14 years building managed security service practices within several different types of service provider businesses. Prior to Fortinet, Stephan supported security service development, technical design and sales operations support at telecommunications provider Masergy and led the development of Logix first hosted services and cyber security practice. He also held sales and marketing leadership roles at ANX and Iomega (EMC), and was co-founder and chief architect of managed security services at a successful value-add reseller turned MSSP. Leveraging this experience and wielding best in breed security technology, Stephan focuses on consulting to the partner community on developing profitable, best-practice based service offerings that encompass architecture, product development, training, go-to-market strategies and sales operations. Stephan is a widely published security services expert and frequent speaker at industry conferences. He founded Fortinet’s Veterans program and actively promotes veterans’ transition into the cyber security industry. He is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP). Specialties: Cybersecurity, Managed Security Services, SIEM, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Physical Security, Risk Management and Digital Transformation.

Presenter		Lori Tisinai
Company		Computer Concepts USA
Topics	*	Panel: People You should Know
After several years of working in the corporate training industry , Lori Tisinai saw an opportunity to start her own computer training and consulting business in 1999. Over time, Lori added more staff to meet the growing needs of her clients. As the business grew, Computer Concepts USA began providing educational services to small and home based businesses. Because her clients came to rely on her for all of their computer related needs, she added a variety of repair services to the company’s array of offerings. She offers consulting and managed services.

Presenter		Dan Tomaszewski
Company		Everything MSP
Topics	*	Panel: People You should Know
President, Everything MSP/Green Light Business Technology/Computer House Calls. Everything MSP is a Free online community for MSP and IT Service Business Owners.

Presenter		Dan Wensley
Company		ScalePad
	*	ScalePad and Backup Radar: The Best Apps in Your Stack
Topics	*	Automated Asset Management for Hardware, Software, & Warranty Services
Dan Wensley is the CEO of ScalePad - Global leader in Automated Asset Lifecycle Management. He is entrusted with leading a team of great minds to help IT Service Providers sell more and service less by automating time-consuming processes for hardware, software and warranty services. No stranger to the ITSP/MSP ecosystem, Dan brings with him more than 25 years of experience propelling organizations to success by applying a high level of tact, ingenuity, and his innate understanding of the unique needs of the industry to develop high performing teams that know how to deliver. Dan regularly speaks and moderates at virtual industry events across the globe and can regularly be found sharing future-focused insight and expert analysis alongside industry leaders.

Presenter		Nicole Faletra
Company		Pax8
Topics	*	Simplifying the Buying Journey with Cloud Automation
	*	Empowering the Modern Partner
	*	Cloud Simplified
In her role as Channel Marketing Manager at Pax8, Nicole is responsible for creating integrated marketing programs that focus on strategic IT channel events and sponsorships. Nicole works directly with new and prospective MSPs to communicate the Pax8 story and share the organization’s value‐add to the IT channel community. Previously, Nicole worked as a Cloud Solutions Advisor at Pax8 and as an inside sales representative at Arrow. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising and Retail Marketing from Johnson & Wales University.

Presenter		Ravi Chatwani
Company		Prosum
Topics	*	Human Potential and Leadership
Ravi Chatwani is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Prosum, a technology services firm with offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Denver and Phoenix. Prosum has a team of over 250 providing Managed Services, Microsoft Consulting, and IT Staffing. Prosum is a privately held, former Inc. 500 business that has been ranked as the 12th Best Company to Work For by LA Business Journal. Ravi oversees Prosum’s valuable portfolio of clients and strategizes in keeping pace with the ever-evolving tech world and is the key cultivator of building long-lasting partnerships. Ravi has a Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California, and completed the MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program. Ravi has been a member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) for over 15 years and has served as Chapter Chair. A firm believer in giving back, he serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Food Bank. Ravi also serves as a management consultant advisory board member to companies such as Adriden Global, a global security and intelligence firm. Ravi’s passion is leadership and speaks on Unlocking Human Potential at several regional conferences, business organizations, universities, colleges, corporations, board meetings, and, for twenty plus years, to the valued team members of Prosum. Born in India, raised in Ohio, Ravi now lives in Manhattan Beach with his wife and two daughters.

Presenter		Alex Payne
Company		Huntress Labs
Topics	*	Making Hackers Earn their Access
Alex Payne is a security specialist with Huntress Labs out of Indianapolis, Indiana, where he's spent 4+ years in the cybersecurity industry working for startups and larger players. At Huntress, he focuses on helping organizations in the SMB space improve their security posture against the evolving cyber threat landscape.

Presenter		Robin Chow
Company		XBASE Technologies
Topics	*	Panel: Dealing with Covid Round 2
As the Founder and President of XBASE Technologies, Robin Chow’s quest for knowledge in the technology field started very early. At the age of 12 while still attending Junior High School, Robin received early admission to George Brown College where he studied programming and microprocessor design. Robin is tapped regularly by industry leaders in the technology sector as well as other MSP’s for his ability to listen, interpret and solve highly complex problems. Robin derives great joy and personal satisfaction whenever he can draw on his over three decades of experience in the fields of business technology to help advise others on how to overcome challenges and obstacles in their businesses. He actively participates in professional organizations; and currently serves on the Board of Advisers for the International Association of Cloud and Managed Services Providers (MSP Alliance).

Presenter		Mark Winter
Company		Rapidfire Tools
Topics	*	Vulnerability Management-as-a-Service. How to Increase Security and Profits
	*	Profitably Manage the MSP Client Lifecycle with IT Assessments
	*	Shedding The MSP Spotlight Into The Client’s Microsoft Cloud Environment
	*	How to Land a Steady Stream of New Clients Using IT Assessments
	*	The New Generation of Cyber Threats - What You Need To Do To Keep Up
	*	How to Build a Compliance-as-a-Service Practice Without Being a Security Compliance Expert
Mark has over 25 years of experience in the IT field, with the last 17 years dedicated to providing software solutions to the VAR and Service Provider channels. He has been with Rapidfire Tools more than 7 years, delivering solutions to Managed Service Providers that help them better serve their clients and grow their business and revenues. He has also worked in the trenches with a Service Provider, providing Sales and Account Management.

Presenter		Dave Sobel
Company		MSP Radio
Topics	*	Kickstart 2021 Focusing on Success
Dave is regarded as a leading expert on IT and managed services, cloud computing, and virtualization, and is a featured speaker at industry events including the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, IT Nation, SITS London, and as a CompTIA trainer at multiple events, and is often quoted in business and technology publications. Dave authored the book Virtualization: Defined, is a contributing writer for the corporate blog, and was a regular blog contributor to CRN, Channel Insider and Channelnomics. He was named a CRN Channel Chief, to Channel Pro’s 20/20 Visionaries, and has been an MSPmentor 250 member for multiple years Dave has been recognized as one of the top virtualization experts globally as a Microsoft MVP for Virtualization. Dave has served on the executive council for Managed Services and the Vendor Advisory Council, and as founding Chair for the Mobility Community for CompTIA. He currently serves on the Executive Council for the Emerging Technology Council. Dave holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary. He is a dynamic voice within the IT community, a former member and facilitator for Heartland Technology Groups and passionate about collaborating with clients and peers on utilizing technology to advance organizations.

Presenter		Rex Frank
Company		Sea-Level Operations, LLC
Topics	*	Panel: Kickstart 2021 Focusing on Success
Rex Frank is the President of Sea-Level Operations, LLC. He started the company in 2010 with the core purpose to "Coach IT Managed Service Providers on achieving operational excellence." Rex has over 23 years industry experience in IT Service Delivery and over 18 years specializing in delivering Managed Services. He spent 19 years teamed up with Oli Thordarson as the Chief Technology Officer at Alvaka Networks in Irvine, CA. He joined Alvaka in 1988 as a Computer Technician and quickly began supporting early Novell networks. He became the Service Manager in 1992 and began developing a network monitoring service in 1994. Alvaka won the Solutions Integrator Magazine award for The Best Remote Management Solution in 1999. In March of 2004, Rex was an inaugural member of the True Profits! Service Executive peer group where he learned to be accountable for service financial metrics, documenting and implementing Managed Services best practices policy and procedure and how to focus his time working "ON" Service Delivery rather than "IN" Service Delivery. In 2008, Rex moved to Seattle, WA where he joined Northwest Computer Support as the Vice President of Managed Services. In just eighteen short months, he was able to join the Million Dollar Club (monthly recurring managed services billing of $83,333). He accomplished this by developing the team of NOC/Help Desk engineers, working with the large team of Senior Engineers on how think differently to support MSP clients and most importantly, coaching the sales staff how to understand and sell Managed Services. In Late 2009, Rex joined JWCS as the Director of operations. The company grew from 10 to 25 employees in 12 short months while dramatically improving profitability as operational efficiency improved. Rex founded Sea-Level Operations, LLC in December 2010 and began coaching MSPs, primarily the service mangers, on a myriad of MSP Operations tasks.

Presenter		Michelle Griffin
Company		Griffin Resources
Topics	*	HR Strategies for your Team
Michelle Griffin is the owner and founder of Griffin Resources. A firm that provided HR consulting and fractional HR Executive services for small to mid-size US and Multinational companies. She has a decade of HR expertise as the former Head of Human Resources with ConnectWise and the Director of Human Resources with Homes by WestBay. Michelle holds a PHR and a SHRM-CP certification with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate seeking a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Grand Canyon University. As an enthusiast for HR and education, she volunteers on the Board of Directors for HR Tampa in the area of College Relations to provide education and resources to business and HR students. Her background gives her an exceptional perspective on the entire IT channel from software, hardware and cloud vendors to distributors, MSPs and VARs. She held leadership roles at Tech Data, where she commanded initiatives to widen customer reach and strengthen competitive advantages. Her channel marketing knowledge has created impactful go-to-market strategies for other tech powerhouses and cloud vendors such as Amazon, Carbonite, Intermedia, Microsoft, PGi, Symantec and VMware, resulting in maximized reseller channel sales.

Presenter		Andra Hedden
Company		Marketopia
Topics	*	Aligning Marketing & Sales for Greater Profits
Andra Hedden is Chief Marketing Officer at Marketopia, the premier marketing and lead generation agency for the IT channel. Headquartered in Florida’s beautiful Tampa Bay, Marketopia serves clients ranging from technology service providers like MSPs, VARs and CSPs to industry-leading software, hardware and cloud vendors like SAP, Apple, Panasonic, LogicMonitor and ConnectWise. The agency leverages enterprise-class technology, US-based outbound sales, real-world channel marketing experience and deep industry relationships to help its clients enter new markets, create a powerful digital presence, build robust pipelines, strengthen relationships and accelerate results. Andra is a marketing dynamo and established leader with a proven track record of building resilient client relationships, executing successful brand marketing strategies and crafting effective business development plans, as well as implementing efficient organizational processes. She is recognized among her colleagues and clients for her positive attitude and her determination in driving projects to completion. Her specialty is in building impactful, strategic plans to help companies in the channel create successful go-to-market, to-partner and through-partner marketing strategies. Under her expert leadership, Marketopia has grown from a team of two to over 100 sales and marketing professionals helping hundreds of clients grow every year. Her passion has helped create an organization recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company and an environment consistently awarded a Tampa Bay Best Place to Work. Her background gives her an exceptional perspective on the entire IT channel from software, hardware and cloud vendors to distributors, MSPs and VARs. She held leadership roles at Tech Data, where she commanded initiatives to widen customer reach and strengthen competitive advantages. Her channel marketing knowledge has created impactful go-to-market strategies for other tech powerhouses and cloud vendors such as Amazon, Carbonite, Intermedia, Microsoft, PGi, Symantec and VMware, resulting in maximized reseller channel sales.

Presenter		Danielle Painter
Company		Huntress Labs
Topics	*	Security Evasion Method: Punycode
	*	DLL Hijacking
Danielle Painter is a Senior Account Executive at Huntress Labs. Danielle has spent the last 6 years ensuring MSPs and their customers are as secure as possible. She works with a team of ex-NSA cyberwarfare operators to actively hunt footholds and persistent threats.

Presenter		Paul Smith
Company		SBA
Topics	*	Panel: SBA on PPP & EIDL Covid-19 Loans & Financial Forgiveness
Paul Smith is an accomplished professional with twenty‐five years experience in business development. His career encompasses both the private and public sectors. His experience includes sales management, direct marketing, export promotion, and matchmaking, for markets worldwide. As Business Development Specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration Mr. Smith is responsible for outreach to the business community for the Santa Ana District office. His expertise focuses on International Relations, High Tech industries & Native American outreach. Formerly as the Business Development Specialist for the Minority Business Development Agency, Mr. Smith was responsible for the selection, monitoring and advising of grant projects. As the Manager / Senior Trade Specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center in Manhattan, New York, and the Executive Secretary of the District Export Council, he managed a staff of International Trade Specialists and industry professionals focused on the promotion of both products and services.

Presenter		Karl Palachuk, Owner
Company		Small Biz Thoughts
Topics	*	Panel: Transforming the SMB IT Industry Into a Profession
	*	Build a Priority Bsed Service Department
	*	Panel: The Highest Risk of Solution Providers
	*	Weed Your Client Garden and Grow your Profits
	*	Panel: Transition - MSP vs MSSP
Karl Palachuk is the owner of Small Biz Thoughts. He is an inspiring speaker who has faced some serious personal and business challenges—and come out ahead. His very popular Small Biz Thoughts blog provides advice for small business owners and managers and his business consulting books for IT professionals have been top-ranked on Amazon for years. Karl earned his Bachelor’s Degrees from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., and his Master’s Degree from University of Michigan. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist.

Presenter		Michael Ignacio
Company		Alvaka Networks
Topics	*	Panel: Client Cyber Attack Recoveries
Previously a Network and Systems administrator for over 15 years. Technology and problem solving has been my passion since I was a young child. I am very fortunate to have a career that satisfies both of these aspects along with the gratification of restoring companies to a stable/secure state. I am an avid foodie/world traveler and self‐proclaimed jack of all trades. The world is a giant biome of food and culture and I plan on experiencing it all!

Presenter		Patrick Salt
Company		Digital Seattle
Topics	*	Panel: Client Cyber Attack Recoveries
Experienced Technology Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and IT managed services industry, both in England and the US. Skilled in implementation and support of Backup Solutions, Network Infrastructure and On‐Prem & Cloud Hosted environments.

Presenter		Manuel Palachuk
Company		Manuel Palachuk International
Topics	*	The People Process - Hiring The Right People The First Time and Retaining Them
	*	Getting To The Next Level - Why Some Make It, Some Dont, and How You Can
	*	Panel: The Highest Risk of Solution Providers
	*	Panel: Accelerate Your Business Growth
Manuel Palachuk is the coach who will take you to the gym, not just send you there. He is the author of the book Getting To The Next Level: A Blueprint For Taking You And Your Business To The Top and the upcoming book Agile Service Delivery: The Ultimate Secret To Making Work Flow. Manuel has over 30 years of business, management, and training experience in the computer and electronics industries. He has owned several successful businesses, Michael Ignacio, Alvaka Networks Previously a Network and Systems administrator for over 15 years. Technology and problem solving has been my passion since I was a young child. I am very fortunate to have a career that satisfies both of these aspects along with the gratification of restoring companies to a stable/secure state. I am an avid foodie/world traveler and self‐proclaimed jack of all trades. The world is a giant biome of food and culture and I plan on experiencing it all! managed several successful IT and MSP service companies, and coached or mentored many more around the world. Before moving into the Alternate Channels, Michael acquired many years of Direct Sales Manuel is a thought leader on Agile as applied to both business strategy and service delivery processes. He is a well‐known author, speaker, and trainer on these subjects at industry conferences and in the IT consulting community for small and medium‐size businesses. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology and Automated Manufacturing Technology. Manuel is the premier coach for training your team on Agile Service Delivery™, the Ten Golden Rules of PSA™, and Working and Tracking Time in Real‐time™. He is also the original innovator of Business Agile Strategy Execution (BASE), the most powerful methods for managing your business roadmap and strategy and executing on it. When you're ready to get to the next level, get the right coach. Visit ManuelPalachuk.com to find out more about all of his methods and programs, and to get your free strategy session.

Presenter		Italo Nava
Company		Splashtop
Topics	*	Remote Access and Support
Italo Nava is a Sr. Sales Manager at Splashtop Inc. in San Jose, California. He is an evangelist for Splashtop remote desktop access and remote support solutions. With Splashtop, MSPs and IT professionals can be more productive with efficient remote desktop access and increase revenue by reselling remote access. Italo has over 7 years’ experience in SaaS industry, working with sales and marketing team at Splashtop, he has helped thousands of MSP’s grow and develop their companies. Italo graduated from San Jose State University.

Presenter		Aidan Kehoe
Company		Skout Cybersecurity
Topics	*	Cybersecurity-as-a-Service for MSPs
Aidan Kehoe is the founder and CEO of SKOUT Cybersecurity, where he continues to help the team realize its vision of making cybersecurity accessible to everyone. Mr. Kehoe has been actively involved in all aspects of the firm's development and expansion since its launch in 2013. Prior to Skout, Aidan founded several other enterprises including Oxford Global, a global risk management company, which was acquired by Willis Towers Watson in 2013. He also has many years of experience working in an investment capacity with an institutionally sized private family office investing in both private and public investment vehicles.

Presenter		James Kernan
Company		Kernan Consulting
Topics	*	Panel: Attracting New Clients and Projects
	*	10 Proven Steps for Growing Your Business
	*	The Sales Process Has Changed... Has Yours?
	*	Panel: The Highest Risk of Solution Providers
	*	The 10 Steps to Grow Your Business Into a Multi-Million Dollar Success
	*	Panel: The Evolving Channel Where Do You Fit In
	*	Panel: Accelerate Your Business Growth
	*	Coaching for Greater Success
	*	Creating a Culture of Success in Your Business
	*	How to Create a Marketing Plan with these Free Templates
	*	How to Build Equity in Your business Before you Sell
CRN Magazine said that he is "a rising star executive to watch.” And when you review his 25+ year track record of creating dazzling leaps in sales, profits, and growth for IT companies, you don’t need to wonder why. His sales teams have sold over 1 billion dollars in technology goods and services over his career Frequent speaker for TechSelect, CompTIA, XChange, Convergence, Robin Robins Bootcamp, HTG, Mastermind Peer SMB Nation, SMB TechFest, and Microsoft IAMCP events. He has been recognized and written up as an extraordinary “example of success” in industry publications such as CRN, Business Solutions, VAR Business, CRM Today, and Inc. Magazine. James Kernan is the author of the 36 Month Millionaire Program, and recently published books, Leadership Essentials for Successful Executives and Business Tips. For the past 12 years, James has served as a Principal Consultant for Kernan Consulting and provides Coaching, Advising and Mentoring programs to entrepreneurs and leaders. Kernan Consulting offers One on One Coaching, CEO Peer Groups, M&A Consulting and online training programs.

Presenter		Steve Ervin
Company		Google Chrome Enterprise
Topics	*	Keep business running, even when working from home with Chrome OS
Steve has global responsibility for small & medium business and enterprise vertical product marketing for Chrome Enterprise. He joined Google in 2019, and prior to Google, he spent multiple years in various product marketing roles at Microsoft. He is a graduate of University of Michigan.

Presenter		Dave Kleinatland
Company		Huntress Labs
Topics	*	Panel: Client Cyber Attack Recoveries
Dave Kleinatland, Senior Security Engineer at Huntress Labs, is a former Technical Service Director at an MSP and Certified Computer Examiner. A 20+ year IT veteran, his experience focuses on enterprise messaging, forensics, BCDR, and cybersecurity. Huntress Labs specializes in finding advanced persistent threats that have slipped passed your preventative security measures.

Presenter		Amy Babinchak
Company		Third Tier
Topics	*	Panel: Transforming the SMB IT Industry Into a Profession
	*	New Client Projects.. Available Now
	*	Azure AD: How-To and Training for your Team
	*	Panel: The Highest Risk of Solution Providers
I am the owner of three IT related businesses: Harbor Computer Services, Third Tier and Sell My MSP and have been working in small and medium business IT field for more than 20 years. I'm a technical person with advanced skills in networking design, management and implementation. I value technology for what it does for people and the success it brings to business. I'm also a Microsoft MVP for 15 years, received numerous leadership awards and a technical writer, author, course creator and I’m currently serving on the executive council for the Managed Services Community at CompTia.

Presenter		Kevin McCarty
Company		DNSFilter
Topics	*	Fast. Simple. DNS Protection For MSPs
Kevin McCarty is an account executive with DNSFilter. He lives in Colorado and loves hiking

Presenter		Adrienne Ambrose
Company		Tech Data
Topics	*	Solving for the Complex in the Cloud with Tech Data and Google
Adrienne Ambrose started her career in IT 20 years ago because her Archeology degree got her into some cool sites but necessarily didn’t pay her rent. Working as a Partner Account Manager for Direct Alliance, she sold Toshiba, then was offered the Strategic Contract and Public Sector Manager for the Xerox Direct Program. At that program, she managed to on-boarded 10 new public sector contracts along with helping to implement strategy on engaging partners to leverage contract vehicles. She was also nominated for Sales Manager of the Year. She joined Avnet in December, 2012 as the Partner Development Manager for NetApp. Today she is manages the G Suite Program through Tech Data and advises partners on how to start and scale a G Suite practice.

Presenter		David Totten
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Engaging Interview with David Totten
David Totten is the Chief Technology Officer in the US One Commercial Partner organization at Microsoft, spanning across 2,000 partners and accountable for $35b in annual revenue. The One Commercial Partner group manages field and partner integration and execution across specific disciplines, including technical capacity creation, practice development, partner profitability and experiences, and go to market investment areas. His team of 200 technical architects and strategists work hand-in-hand with partners of all sizes and types to build successful and sustainable businesses on the Microsoft platform. Previously, he held a leadership role as the Chief of Staff for the US One Commercial Partner team and helped to build digital transformation, industry, and technical sales skills for a workforce of over 5000 individuals and managers. Just prior to these strategic roles, David was the National Productivity Solutions Manager, leading the United States’ go to market strategy for Office 365 across 18,000 accounts and 3,000 partners, blending all industries and verticals. He oversaw the Cloud Productivity value proposition, field and partner readiness, deployment programs, competitive intelligence, product evangelism and the customer experience across the entire Office 365 portfolio of solutions. David joined Microsoft in 2004 as a product manager within the Server and Tools Product Group. Over four years, David held a variety of roles across products and services before transitioning to the US subsidiary as the Director of Anti-Piracy. He has served as an Account Executive, Licensing Sales Manager, and Sales Director before taking on full accountability for Office 365 across the US. Prior to working at Microsoft, David was a Manager at Accenture and Computer Associates, before starting his own Employee Productivity Consulting Practice. He graduated with Honors with a double major of Management Information Sciences and Decision Sciences from Washington State University and holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Presenter		Jasmine Thanglung
Company		Microsoft Store
Topics	*	Winning in Education with Microsoft Stores
My name is Jasmine Thanglung and I am the Education Expert for the Microsoft Store at Los Cerritos Center. I’ve been with Microsoft for 2 years now and continue to be closely involved in the SMB and educational space. As an Education Expert, my role is to strengthen educational relationships by providing professional development training to educators, support students in our technology, and uplift our community. On my spare time I enjoy being creative and crafty, finding new hiking spots, and relaxing with my cats.

Presenter		Erik Pfeiffer
Company		Silver Ace Consulting
Topics	*	Ultimate Bootable USB Toolbox for IT Pros and How to Make it Yourself
Erik “Silver Ace” Pfeiffer is the owner of Silver Ace Consulting, providing Information Technology services to small businesses, with a heavy emphasis on security since 2003. In addition, he as worked as an activist for the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) for the last 20 years, helping protect your rights online and educating IT Professionals, government workers and the general public about their rights and the fight to protect them.

Presenter		Larry Walsh
Company		The 2112 Group
Topics	*	Looking Beyond the 2020 Horizon
Larry Walsh is one of the most recognizable figures in the IT channel and security communities, and is considered one of the more forward-thinking leaders in the industry. A seasoned journalist, analyst, author, and industry commentator, Walsh is also the founder of Channelnomics, which is a leading provider of IT channel news and analysis. A specialist in the development and execution of channel programs, disruptive sales models, and growth strategies for companies of all sizes, from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations, Walsh has worked with a roster of diverse technology players, including Ingram Micro, Intel Security, SAP, and Verizon. An expert in a broad array of topics—cloud computing, security, analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and more—Larry is frequently sought after to provide his perspective on how emerging technologies should be leveraged as next-generation business drivers.

Presenter		James Hatzell
Company		SKOUT CYBERSECURITY
Topics	*	Cyber-as-a-Service Powered by XDR
	*	Why MSPs are Becoming Cyber Companies
James Hatzell is a channel marketing professional with hands on experience in IT and cybersecurity. As Director of Marketing for SKOUT CYBERSECURITY, James focuses on building content and tools to help MSPs sell cybersecurity as a service. Prior to his time at SKOUT, James served as the CTO for a healthcare start-up and holds degrees in “Information Sciences and Technology: Integration and Application” and “Security and Risk Analysis: Internet and Cybersecurity” from Penn State University.

Presenter		Brent Watkins
Company		FBI Cybersecurity (Retired)
Topics	*	I Know What Your Are Doing for Cyber Security, and What You Are Not Doing
Brent Watkins s a retired FBI Special Agent, and is current Executive Vice President of the cyber security division at International Consultants and Investigations, Inc. Brent has over 20 years of diverse experience investigating computer intrusions and international terrorism cases with the FBI. He’s also a qualified forensic examiner and Special Agent Bomb Technician. Brent was a member of one of the first FBI squads (1996) specifically dedicated to the investigation of computer intrusions. He has investigated numerous high-profile cyber cases such as Kevin Mitnick, Mafia Boy, the Sarah Palin email hack, and numerous national security cases. Brent has been stationed in Los Angeles, Washington DC, Knoxville, and Las Vegas. He’s had ten overseas deployments over his FBI career. Prior to the FBI he was an intelligence officer with the United States Air Force. His academic background is in chemistry and electrical engineering, and he holds an MBA.

Presenter		Scott Joslyn
Company		MemorialCare
Topics	*	Engaging Interview with Scott Joslyn
Scott Joslyn is the Senior Vice President and CIO of MemorialCare, a $2.2 billion integrated health care delivery system with over 220 sites of care. MemorialCare's operations include 3 adult hospitals, one children's hospital, 10 freestanding imaging centers, 9 freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, 13 dialysis centers, a medical group, an IPA, and a health plan serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Scott is also a board member of the MemorialCare Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund and separate arm of MemorialCare that has been operating for more than two decades. MemorialCare is a strategic investor that invests in and oversees promising start-up and young companies that develop products and services that are of commercial interest to MemorialCare. As a board member, Scott has functioned as an advisor to portfolio companies. He also oversaw the construction of a technology center where products can be used and tested in an isolated, production-like environment as an important element of evaluation. Beyond his IT responsibility, Scott oversees MemorialCare's research function with some 400 currently active studies representing 30 service lines and 25 specialties. Scott holds a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of the Pacific, and a Master of Business Administration from UCLA. He has taught health care information technology at California State University, Long Beach, and the University of Southern California. He is an active and long-standing member of CHIME, HIMSS, and other industry organizations.

Presenter		Stuart Crawford
Company		Ulistic
Topics	*	Gaze Into My Crystal Ball: Marketing MSP Services 2020 & Beyond
In 2001, Stuart founded IT Matters, a Microsoft award-winning computer and technology partner, and served as the Vice President of Business Development for eight years. In 2009, he played a vital role in the merger of Bulletproof InfoTech and CompuConsult.com and helped the resulting new startup IT firm gain a competitive edge in the Alberta small-business community. Today, Stuart serves as Creative Director and MSP Marketing Coach with Ulistic, a specialty firm focused on information technology marketing and business development. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience pertaining to how technology business owners and IT firms can use marketing as a vehicle to obtain success. Although his passion still revolves around using technology and electronics, this global IT community leader has shifted his focus serving the IT business community, entrepreneurs, small-business owners and marketing executives. He teaches them how to maximize their online marketing, social media, search engine optimization, how to communicate their expertise to the marketplace and serve their clients more efficiently. His unique ability to see past the Internet enables Ulistic's clients to balance the online and offline worlds.

Presenter		Carlos Rodriguez
Company		LatticeWork
Topics	*	Welcome to the Future of Intelligent + Connected Storage
Carlos Rodriguez is the chief marketing officer for LatticeWork. Rodriguez oversees global brand management, including consumer insights, digital marketing, creative development, social media and PR. With nearly two-decades of experience in bringing new technologies to market - Rodriguez has built numerous teams across multi-billion-dollar organizations and startups alike. With expertise in integrated power and optical solutions for cloud data center and network infrastructure - Rodriguez brings a unique perspective to consumer-focused cloud storage solutions - like LatticeWork's flagship product, Amber - to market. Carlos Rodriguez graduated Cum Laude from the University of San Francisco.

Presenter		Justin Gilbert
Company		Files.com
Topics	*	Solving for Shadow IT
Justin leads our sales team and sales initiatives. Justin has 12+ years experience in SaaS channel sales, and was previously at AppRiver, one of the largest Office365 resellers. Justin and his team of professional sales representatives are here to make your experience of joining Files.com as a customer smooth and simple.

Presenter		Coletta Vigh
Company		WatchGuard
Topics	*	Automate and Scale Your Managed Security Services with WatchGuard
Coletta Vigh is Director of Partner Development at WatchGuard Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative network security solutions. She is directly involved in engaging with new Managed Security Partners to help them leverage the numerous benefits of WatchGuard's products, programs and ecosystem. This includes engaging with business management, sales teams and technical teams to partner in launching a quality managed service, streamlining processes and increasing business opportunity as a result of partnership.

Presenter		Eric Rockwell
Company		inSOC
Topics	*	Top 5 Successful Cyberattacks and How to Prevent Them
From growing a successful, award winning MSP, Eric now helps other solution providers to become best in class through offering leading cyber security solutions that are matched to commonly recognised framework. With strong experience in managed security, private cloud and vCIO as-a-service, Eric is a thought leader, pioneering new ideas to improve business efficiency, build new processes and drive higher margins.

Presenter		Andrew Dragotta
Company		Belkin
Topics	*	Linksys Business Cloud Solutions That Are Smart, Simple and Scalable
Andrew (Andy) Dragotta leads end user sales at Belkin International, managing a team that focusses on all corporate and education sales, including sub-verticals such as hospitality, point of sale, small business and enterprise for all brands - Belkin, Linksys, Wemo, Phyn - within the newly merged Belkin International and Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) entity. In addition, Dragotta manages complex partnerships with other brands, including a joint venture with Chargifi, as well as those with other companies in the FIT umbrella. Dragotta has worked for Belkin for more than 12 years in a wide variety of positions He began as a national account manager (U.S.), responsible for driving product-specific sales promotions at two national computer product distributors. In his next role as national sales manager for education, Dragotta developed and executed sales strategies for the education market (both K-12 and Higher Education, also U.S.). He followed that by launching and then managing the Belkin's commercial sales team in Canada as senior national sales manager. Most recently, he held the title national sales manager for the direct market retail vertical (U.S.), leading a team that worked with major resellers of Belkin equipment. The team prospected for new customers while and expanding sales to existing accounts through new products and services. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University.

Presenter		Alex Humphrey
Company		CRITCALSTART
Topics	*	CRITICALSTART's MDR Services
	*	Panel: CISO Challenges - Chief Information Security Officer
Alex Humphrey is a passionate cyber security author and speaker who serves as the Senior Security Consultant at CriticalSTART. He works with organizations globally to build security into their endpoint, server, and cloud environments. Alex holds numerous security and cloud certifications including the AWS Certified Security Specialty. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Presenter		Eric Beller
Company		Sandler Partners
Topics	*	Panel: Sales Strategies for 2019
	*	Panel: Additional Streams of Revenue
Beller is a seasoned sales leader. As senior vice president of sales for Sandler Partners, he oversees recruitment and management of the company's sales partners including agents, VARs, and MSPs. He also helps provide sales guidance and support on complex deals for their partners. Previously, Beller held channel and sales management roles at companies such as MegaPath, Speakeasy, ICG, and Cable & Wireless. Founded and sold Netimation, a Michigan based ISP.

Presenter		Rachel Pang
Company		Google
Topics	*	Turn Your Frontline Workers Into Cloud Workers
Rachel Pang has been with Google since the beginning of 2019 working across the GSuite and Chrome products. Currently she is a Chrome Sales Specialist focusing on acquiring and working with enterprise and mid-market customers in California and Texas - helping companies rethink their digital experience for their workforce. Prior to joining Google, Rachel worked at LinkedIn, Cisco Systems, and Deloitte Consulting. Outside of work Rachel enjoys traveling internationally, hiking with her dog during the weekends in the Bay Area, but all that will change as she is expecting her first child this year.

Presenter		Anilkumar Attappilly
Company		IBM
Topics	*	Creating Value With Service / Solution Providers
Anilkumar Attappilly has been Program Manager of Cloud and Managed Service Providers and ISVs, North America since January 2016. In this capacity he is responsible for business development, revenue and technology partnerships with all North America based Independent Software Vendors, Managed Service Providers and Cloud Services Providers. Prior to this role, Anil was Program Manager, Business Development and ISVs, North America. In this capacity he was responsible for IBM's partnerships for software, systems and cloud services with all North America based Independent Software Vendors. This includes business development, technical enablement and embedded software sales. He was instrumental in driving WebSphere channel business including distributors, resellers, ISVs, GSI, partner alliances and all forms of business partner revenue streams.

Presenter		Juan Perez
Company		IBM
Topics	*	Creating Value With Service / Solution Providers
Juan C. Perez has been the Leader of the IBM MaaS360 NA MSP and MSSP Business Development Program since July 2018. In this capacity he is responsible for MaaS360 business development, revenue and technology partnerships with all North America based Managed Service Providers and Cloud Integrators. Prior to this role, Juan C. was IBM MaaS360 Sales Leader for Latin America. In this capacity he was responsible for IBM's MaaS360 Enterprise and Commercial Sales Team and the MSP Sales Program development throughout the region. He was instrumental in driving new revenue through channel business including distributors, resellers, MSPs, partner alliances, and all forms of business partner revenue streams.

Presenter		John Harper
Company		IBM
Topics	*	Creating Value With Service / Solution Providers
Work closely with IBM business partners and service provides to deliver world-class storage solutions. Collaborate with IBM Technical and Services teams to define, design, and detail the aspects and feasibility of proposed integrated solutionsWork with the technical team to deliver effective Proof of Concept (POC), Proof of Technology (POT), support critical situations. Actively engage with clients and partners to develop the trust and credibility to help them grow their businesses by solving strategic and tactical business problems with IBM's proven cognitive and cloud technology solutions. Apply IBM brand strategies and offerings, methods and models, to ensure world-class design and delivery.

Presenter		Jeff Adzima
Company		Emphasis Digital Marketing
Topics	*	Generating Traffic That Drives Leads and Sales to your IT Business
30 year IT Professional. I was there when the internet started. Began studying it deeply in 2006 for its sales and marketing affects and now concentrate on offering high end marketing solutions to IT providers with my partner Jeff Auerbach. We offer Done for You Digital Marketing Campaigns.

Presenter		Jeff Auerbach
Company		Emphasis Digital Marketing
Topics	*	Generating Traffic That Drives Leads and Sales to your IT Business
Jeff Auerbach founded Emphasis Digital Marketing Agency 2 years after a 20 year career in IT. Emphasis helps businesses generate leads and sales through digital advertising. Since it's inception Jeff has helped dozens of local and several national businesses use Facebook ads effectively to generate lifetime clients and large profits. Prior to founding Emphasis, Jeff founded EMR GROUP in 2005. EMR helped medical practices make the jump from paper to digital.

Presenter		Maggie Szczygielski
Company		Interwork
Topics	*	The Art of Managed Security Services
I am a Business Development Manager for North America at Interwork Technologies. Interwork Technologies is a North American Specialty Distributor of Cyber Security and Service Provider solutions. Interwork partners with leading vendors, like Trend Micro, to deliver exceptional service, value, and expertise to our channel partners through our ability to connect the right people, products, and partners. As a Business Development Manager, I have developed my expertise of reseller development through multiple channel programs, which has resulted in increased sales for my reseller partners. Understanding how Vendor programs work allows me to simplify the process for our resellers to know what they need to do. I hold a bachelor's degree in business with minors in Economics & Finance, and Psychology. On a more personal note, I cherish free time spent with my family, whether it's boating or backyard barbeques.

Presenter		Seth Rubenstein
Company		Domotz
Topics	*	Truck Rolls Suck
Seth Rubenstein, Director of Business Development and Channel Management at Domotz, has twenty plus years of experience helping commercial and residential system integrators, MSP's and vendor partners leverage industry leading software tools, for system design, documentation and proposals as well as remote monitoring and management, to convert knowledge and expertise into repeatable processes, actionable intelligence and growth.

Presenter		Rich Freeman
Company		ChannelPro
Topics	*	Microsoft Partner Program Benefits; What is Really Going On?
As ChannelPro's founding and executive editor, Rich Freeman is responsible for setting overall editorial direction, covering industry trends, and reporting on breaking news in the SMB technology market. A veteran writer and editor, Rich has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including over eight years in Microsoft's vertical industry and enterprise marketing groups and more than a decade of work as a freelance journalist. His articles and white papers have appeared on the websites of Computerworld, NetworkWorld, CIO, and InfoWorld magazines, among others.

Presenter		Yj Lin
Company		Dell
Topics	*	Dell Expert Network Initiative
	*	Dell Expert Network – Resources to scale your MSP business
Houston born and raised. University of Houston Alumni who studied Entrepreneurship, Marketing and sales. Startup Enthusiast who hosts board game nights every Friday night and also happens to work at Dell.

Presenter		Michael Diamond
Company		NPD
Topics	*	State of the Channel
	*	CIO Insights; What a CIO or vCIO Needs to Know
As The NPD Group's Director of Industry Analysis for B2B Technology, Michael Diamond is a broad-based technology and channels analyst responsible for identifying current and emerging trends along with analyzing vendors' go-to-market strategies in categories such as IT security, software-defined data center, IoT, AI, and cloud. Through his focus on driving deeper insights with clients, Michael is helping clients navigate the channel more effectively. Prior to joining NPD, Michael worked for Ingram Micro for 17 years in market intelligence, competitive intelligence, worldwide strategic planning, business intelligence, and North American strategic development. During his time at Ingram Micro, Michael was responsible for examining the global competitive and industry landscapes, identifying trends in vertical and sub-vertical markets, and analyzing near-term and future technology trends in the IT supply chain, including direct and indirect channel shifts. Michael frequently participates in vendor and customer-facing events to share industry insights, small business trends, and the state of the IT channel, including The Channel Company's XChange on Cybersecurity and Tech Data's Advanced Technologies Symposium. In addition, Michael has been quoted in news outlets and channel trades such as Bloomberg, TWICE, IBD, CRN, BizTech Magazine, Channelnomics, The Doyle Report, VARInsights, and Channel Happy Hour.

Presenter		Dave Cunningham
Company		Alvaka Networks
Topics	*	Panel: Success or Fail with Patching & Security
Dave Cunningham is the Business Technology Officer at Alvaka Networks. He has been with Alvaka Networks for nearly 6 years. Prior to Alvaka, Dave founded Dempsey Bluevar, a Tivoli and IBM Premier Business Partner and Managed Service Provider. Dave started his career as an Aerospace Engineer with Rockwell International, working on the Guidance, Navigation, and Controls system for the Space Shuttle. Dave leads Alvaka's DFARS Compliance Practice, enabling DOD contractors to meet their obligations to comply with emerging cybersecurity standards. Most recently, Dave has been heavily involved in evangelizing Alvaka's Patchworx Patch Management as a Service offering to mid-market and enterprise clients, enabling them to finally close a critical cybersecurity gap that has threatened them for years. Clients engage Dave to tackle difficult issues that cannot be easily addressed by their internal IT departments. Dave's experience with hundreds of complex challenges combined with access to a deep bench of engineering talent and a 24-hour US-based Network Operations Center (NOC) enables him to bring order to chaos and solve recurring problems that have persisted in his clients for years.

Presenter		Mark Essayian
Company		KME Systems
Topics	*	Panel - Success or Fail with Patching & Security
Mark Essayian is President of KME Systems Inc., an IT support company he founded in 1993 that provides technology products, process, security and business continuity consulting to a wide range of clients. KME Systems helps clients improve profitability via the way they communicate with and assist their respective clients. Mr. Essayian' s background has involved technology for over 30 years. He attended the University of California Irvine where he earned a degree in Physics with an emphasis in computer science and engineering. Mark is expert and passionate about assisting clients along their IT journey to protect their assets, culture and people. Mark has presented for the Wall Street Journal, SCORE, Vistage, Microsoft partner network, technology manufacturers, IT peer groups and numerous executive meetings. Mark also currently serves on advisory boards for several manufacturers and is a source of information to the IT industry. Mr. Essayian believes in helping local charities leverage their technology to better serve the community as one of KME Systems core values.

Presenter		Doug Hazelman
Company		CloudBerry Labs
Topics	*	Yes, Your Very Small Customers can Afford Backup Services
Doug Hazelman is a software industry veteran with over 20 years experience. Doug is currently VP of Technical Marketing for CloudBerry Labs. Doug engages with customers as well as the MSP community to help spread the CloudBerry message as well as get feedback on products and services. Doug has held various management positions at other software companies throughout his career, joining CloudBerry after spending 9.5 years at Veeam Software.

Presenter		Kelly Flint
Company		Keap
Topics	*	Get Organized wtih Keap
Kelly Flint is Keap's Channel Development Manager. In her 20+ years in the SMB world, she has educated more than 50k small businesses, associations, and nonprofits on how to successfully use digital marketing to drive business results. She has received awards from SMB influencers like SCORE, SBDCs, Chambers of Commerce and United Way. She lives and breathes Small Business, and owns her own business. Her home is a cabin in San Bernardino's National forest.

Presenter		Derek Ingalls
Company		Blizzard
Topics	*	Engaging Interview with Derek Ingalls
Derek is an engineering executive and Chief Information Officer with a proven track record for innovation, leadership, exceptional customer focus; as well as building, operating, scaling, and optimizing global cloud-scale services. He brings a diversity of experience: from line firefighter, to managing multiple large-scale global services, including in a 15 1/2 year tenure with Microsoft in IT, Exchange and the Xbox Divisions, as well as 5 years at Activision Blizzard as CIO. His passions are advocating for customers based on crucial insights; building high-performing teams the highest availability products and services, and driving product execution and operations to improve customers' experiences. Outside of work Derek is privileged to spend much time with his wife Joy, and 5 children (Kalee, Kaitlyn, Bailey, Kellan, & Faith) at the beach and in the wilderness.

Presenter		Steve Riat
Company		Nex-Tech
Topics	*	Company Culture. The Strongest Sales Engine You Can Have
	*	Building the Sales Value Menu and Making Sales Progression Easy
Steve Riat, an entertaining and motivating speaker who leads a sales team of more than 20 members, speaks, and facilitates seminars on technology, business growth and Cloud Solutions. Steve has more than two decades of business technology experience and has traveled the world over the last several years learning about sales in the technology industry. While cultures may change in geographies, the sales problems are the same around the globe.

Presenter		Joe Tapias
Company		Critical Start
Topics	*	What are Critical Start's 3 Key Differentiators You Can Leverage Over the Competition?
	*	Critical Start's Managed Detection & Response
Joe Tapias has joined Critical Start as a Director of Business Development-West. Joe comes with the perspective of a business owner with over 20 years' experience of fighting off cyber attacks at his financial services firm. He works with Senior Executives, CFO's, CISO's, and HR and Payroll professionals who put trust in him to help implement state-of-the-art cybersecurity solutions and MDR Services to protect their organizations data and proprietary information. Joe resides in California with his wife of 30 years and two college aged boys that are athletes in baseball, surfing, and skiing. He enjoys world travel, boating, skiing, and attempting to play golf.

Presenter		Rozie McCarter
Company		Broadly
Topics	*	Be a Five Star Business
	*	Proven Digital Marketing Tactics to Help Grow Your Business
Rozie McCarter is experienced in helping businesses with their digital marketing. She is an Account Executive at Broadly.com, which helps local businesses improve their online presence and growth through word-of-mouth strategies.

Presenter		Brandon Burns
Company		Total Solutions
Topics	*	Panel: Sales Strategies for 2019
Brandon Burns is a Senior Executive focused on Business Development at Total Solutions, Inc., a Detroit-based Microsoft partner specializing in SharePoint and Custom Business applications. Brandon if focused on expanding Total Solutions' presence in Southern California, developing new partnerships, and capitalizing on new product opportunities in the market. Prior to joining Total Solutions, Brandon held Business Development, Consulting, and Finance roles at Accenture, IBM, Ferrazzi Greenlight, Goldman Sachs, and Raytheon. Brandon currently resides in West LA with his wife Maggie, two dogs, and two cats.

Presenter		Christina Cala
Company		Strategic Technology Solutions
Topics	*	Panel: Sales Strategies for 2019
Christina Cala has 20 years sales leadership experience in the technology industry. Her extensive and rich field experience includes closing multi-million-dollar contracts with Fortune 500 organizations such General Dynamics, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon. She is on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners, (IAMCP) SoCal Chapter, and is an active member of the Irvine Valley College Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) Advisory Committee.

Presenter		Derrick Davidson
Company		Cox Business
Topics	*	Learn How Cox Can Benefit Your Business
Derrick is an accomplished leader with over fifteen years experience in B2B management and leadership. He has expertise in sales and operations including strategic planning, team development, revenue/expense forecasting, financial planning and analysis, and indirect channel sales management. His core competencies include: channel sales, sales strategy and execution, new business development, leadership/coaching/team development, and consultative selling. Derrick rejoined Cox Communications in 2015 as Agent Channel Manager after spending two years at Time Warner Business Class as Mid-Market Sales Manager. He started his MSO cable career with Cox Media in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2004. He held several roles at Cox Media including Local Sales Manager, General Sales Manager and Vice President /General Manager covering Orange Country, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara media sales operations. He was recognized for driving best in class new business revenue and earning top awards for outstanding performance. Prior to Cox, Derrick held sales director roles at The Orange County Register in automotive, retail and national advertising verticals.

Presenter		Heather Newman
Company		Content Panda
Topics	*	Panel: Sales Strategies for 2019
Heather is a Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services and the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Content Panda, a high tech business dedicated to creating products that deliver a superior user experience for Office 365 and SharePoint. Heather is also the founder and CEO of Creative Maven; a marketing consulting firm that accelerates client revenue by bringing clarity, consistency, and creativity to marketing teams, startups, enterprise businesses, and individual artists. She is an award-winning marketer with over twenty years experience and has produced thousands of events, campaigns, and experiences in the high-tech and entertainment industries. She is also the host of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast, that features interviews with extraordinary experts who light a spark in our world.

Presenter		Jim Dubois
Company		Microsoft Former CIO
Topics	*	Interview
Jim DuBois is a Board Director, Startup advisor, Venture Partner, Author, Speaker and was most recent CIO of Microsoft, holding that role for the last 4 of the 24 years he spent at Microsoft before retiring last year.

Presenter		Robin Chow
Company		XBASE Technologies
Topics	*	Panel: Optimize Your Service Team
As the Founder and President of XBASE Technologies, Robin Chow's quest for knowledge in the technology field started very early. At the age of 12 while still attending Junior High School, Robin received early admission to George Brown College where he studied programming and microprocessor design. Robin is tapped regularly by industry leaders in the technology sector as well as other MSP's for his ability to listen, interpret and solve highly complex problems. Robin derives great joy and personal satisfaction whenever he can draw on his over three decades of experience in the fields of business technology to help advise others on how to overcome challenges and obstacles in their businesses. He actively participates in professional organizations; and currently serves on the Board of Advisers for the International Association of Cloud and Managed Services Providers (MSP Alliance).

Presenter		Ryan Gilbert
Company		Nexustek
Topics	*	Panel: Optimize Your Service Team
After spending almost 5 years in the Army working in Military Intelligence, Ryan has spent the last 18 years in the IT Industry with the last 11 in the MSP ecosystem. His mixed background of being highly technical and managerial give him a unique perspective on how to solve complex IT solutions. He has built enterprise solutions and managed advanced engineering teams located all across the globe.

Presenter		Steven Suh
Company		Microsoft Store
Topics	*	Finding Profits in Cyber While Solving Sophisticated Cyber Blind Spots
The Microsoft Store will review and highlight latest devices and technology in mobility and connectivity. See the products onsite and gain answers to your product questions. The Store is your centralized source for your and your clients Microsoft technology needs.

Presenter		Tim DelChiaro
Company		Splashtop
Topics	*	Learn How Splashtop Can Benefit Your Business
Tim Del Chiaro is Director of Marketing at Splashtop in San Jose, California. He is an evangelist for Splashtop remote desktop access and remote support solutions. With Splashtop, MSPs and IT professionals can be more productive with efficient remote desktop access and increase revenue by reselling remote access. Tim has extensive experience in technology product management, marketing, and service in categories including software development tools, database tools, and graphics/animation software. He is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley.

Presenter		Dave Seibert
Company		SMB Techfest, Founder
Topics	*	Build a Vast Executive Network
	*	Panel: Optimize Your Service Team
	*	Panel: The Evolving Channel Where Do You Fit In?
	*	Microsoft Inspire; Hot Announcements & Insights
	*	Panel: Accelerate Your Business Growth
	*	Panel: Success or Fail with Patching & Security
	*	Microsoft Partner Program Benefits; What is Really Going On?
	*	Safeguarding From Hackers; Not your Clients but Your MSP
	*	Panel: Additional Streams of Revenue
	*	Panel: Winning Sales Strategies
Dave Seibert has been involved in the IT industry for 30+ years. His background includes technical and management positions in start-ups, IT franchises, and Fortune 50 companies. His management positions have included IT Director, CTO, IS Manager, Regional Manager, and Executive Vice President. Dave is the CIO of IT Innovators, a five-year Microsoft Gold Partner serving Southern California for 18 years. Dave is active in the IT industry, which includes Executive Vice President of SMB Technology Network, President of Southern California IT Professional Association, President of SMB TechFest, Vice President of International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners SoCal, Partner Council for Level Platforms, SMB Advisor Council for Trend Micro, IT Advisory Board for Stanbridge College, Partner Advisory Council for Microsoft Small Business Specialist, and Microsoft Worldwide SMB Partner Area Lead. He has continued his education through 20+ years of CES, Networld/Interop, and prior Comdex events along with many business and technical professional education programs and conferences. Dave is also a multiyear member of CompTIA, SMB Alliance, and HTG Peer Groups. He is an industry speaker, co-author of Peer Power, received content Acknowledgment in five books, and has received multiple awards, including SMB 150 - IT Most Influential People, MSPmentor 250 - Top Managed Service Experts, Microsoft Partner of the Year finalist, and Microsoft MVP Award. You may connect with Dave at http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/daveseibert99.

Presenter		Jonathan Goetsch
Company		US ProTech
Topics	*	Finding Profits in Cyber While Solving Sophisticated Cyber Blind Spots
"The secret for success at US ProTech is IP (No, not Internet Protocol). I am referring to the Innovation and People found at US ProTech!" - Jonathan Goetsch, CEO Jonathan is the CEO and General Manager of US ProTech, a Cybersecurity Software Development company based in Las Vegas NV. Beyond application development, the company is specialized in Red Team Penetration-Testing and is a provider of Managed Cybersecurity Services. Most recently Jonathan was invited to the White House where he spoke on the subject of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), a Cybersecurity initiative of the US Dept. of Homeland Security. US ProTech has a successful 20 year history in Cybersecurity serving clients throughout the Americas and Western Europe.

Presenter		Adam Duffy
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Collaborate Efficiently and Securely with Microsoft Teams
Adam has been helping local small and medium-sized businesses achieve more with Microsoft technology since 2009. He has participated in the growth of Microsoft Cloud as a solution and assists in the deployment and usage of Microsoft 365 products on a daily basis. He recognizes the importance of every customer as a person and is committed to their success.

Presenter		Sylvia Gutierrez
Company		SBA
Topics	*	Grow Your Business with SBA Programs
Sylvia is an Economic Development Specialist at the U.S. Small Business Administration. With over 20 years of business development experience. Specialties include marketing, international trade, business and coaching in various industries.

Presenter		Len Tateyama
Company		Alvaka Networks
Topics	*	The Power of Runbooks
Len Tateyama is the IT Director, Network Operations Center Manager for Alvaka Networks. An IT industry expert with over 25 years' experience, Len has overseen the operations and strategic planning for IT departments. Len believes that IT must align itself with the needs of the business. These business goals have taken many forms, from: Consistently meeting Regulatory requirements, accommodating rapid domestic and overseas growth, maintaining secure environments, to creating nimble IT Teams that can quickly burst into new initiatives in-order to take advantage new business opportunities. He has extensive experience in highly regulated environments within the financial industry with tenures at as an IT Director at Trust Company of the West (TCW), Ares Management LLC and the Banc of California.

Presenter		Garrett Browne
Company		Myki
Topics	*	Securely Managing Your Business and Client Passwords
Garrett Browne is the Director of Business Development at Myki, which offers businesses and managed services providers (MSPs) a secure and seamless solution to manage both their internal and clients access and passwords offline, away from the cloud. After spending nearly a decade working in the MSP and cybersecurity industry, Garrett understands the need for smart and streamlined network management and data security that successfully resonates with both sides of the client-technology provider relationship.

Presenter		Matt Bernacchi
Company		Sophos
Topics	*	Growing Your Managed Security Servicves Business with Sophos
Matt Bernacchi has been on the forefront of IT and Network Security for the past 12+ years. Through the course of his career, he has been involved in almost every aspect of the IT Security industry. Matt has also worked with some of the leading network security vendors and top MSP's in North America. In addition to his experience, Matt holds a Bachelor Degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis on Information Technology as well as many certifications in the field. Matt currently works as the MSP Channel Account Executive at Sophos covering the western region.

Presenter		Carolyn Dillinger
Company		Passion Law
Topics	*	Panel: Safeguard Your Technology & Business
Carolyn Dillinger is a business transactions lawyer and has her own law firm called Passion Law. She helps entrepreneurs and business owners form corporations and llcs, write contracts, negotiate their business deals, and generally stay out of trouble. She believes in entrepreneurs and enjoys seeing them succeed and achieve their dreams and passions. Carolyn utilizes technology in the practice of law and is close to launching her tech platform that will make business law more affordable to the entrepreneur. She is an adjunct professor at Western State University College of Law and she regularly presents to lawyers, business owners, and MBA students. She has held various leadership positions within lawyer organizations including the Orange County Bar Association and the State Bar of California.

Presenter		Karima Gulick
Company		Gulick Law
Topics	*	Panel: Safeguard Your Technology & Business
Karima Gulick a registered patent attorney. She helps clients protect and defend their intellectual property. Before becoming a patent and trademark attorney, Karima spent eight years as an aerospace engineer building aircraft pilot controls, electro-mechanical systems, and designing software for in-flight entertainment. She dedicated her career to counseling businesses within the tech and creative communities, combining her passion for engineering and the law. Karima is a polyglot and guides her clients through legal matters in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, dabbling in Italian as well! She enjoys learning new things by listening to podcasts and is also the host of the Gen Y Lawyer podcast, a show where she interviews innovative lawyers shaking things up in the legal industry.

Presenter		Jon Huckabay
Company		LSL
Topics	*	Panel: Safeguard Your Technology & Business
Jon brings with him over 15 years of tax and accounting experience. His areas of expertise include tax compliance and consulting for corporation, partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts and high net worth individuals. Jon works with clients on complex tax issues including business acquisitions and dispositions, real estate acquisitions, 1031 exchanges, and debt restructuring. He consults with clients on various tax minimization strategies to defer revenue and accelerate deductions. Jon's clients include entrepreneurial businesses in manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, healthcare, real estate, and professional service industries. He advises businesses from start-ups to those experiencing rapid growth and those looking for exit strategies. Jon also enjoys working with not-for-profit clients because he sees firsthand how people are not just motivated by monetary reward but also by finding purpose in their work.

Presenter		Erin Leach
Company		Snell & Winter
Topics	*	Panel: Safeguard Your Technology & Business
Erin Leach's practice is concentrated in employment litigation and counseling. She provides clients with ongoing counseling on a wide range of personnel matters including hiring and termination decisions, employment agreements, policy drafting, wage and hour issues, and employee medical leave. Erin represents employers in state and federal courts and arbitration, as well as before administrative agencies, in disputes regarding wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, unfair competition, trade secrets, reasonable accommodation of disabilities, retaliation, wage and hour (individual and class actions), and other types of employment matters.

Presenter		Josh Litwack
Company		Aisle8
Topics	*	Products You Need. Services You Deserve
Joshua Litwack has spent more than 20 years in the tech sector and has a passion for leading emerging sales efforts for high-growth technology businesses in the IT, AV, and software sectors. He has worked for and with companies of all shapes and sizes on a diverse array of technologies including Cloud Services, Mobile Location Analytics (MLA), AV/IT hardware and software productivity tools. As the Director of Business Development at SnapAV, he spends his time working with partners in Pro and Collegiate Sports, Luxury Hospitality, IT/Datacom and Commercial AV to drive revenue growth though solution-focused sales and helping them be more successful with their clients and customers. Joshua hails from San Francisco but mostly lives in airplanes and hotels.

Presenter		Art Gross
Company		Secure Now
Topics	*	How Using Security Will Help You Convert More Leads into Loyal Clients
Art Gross is CEO and co-founder of Entegration, Inc., an MSP founded in 2000 with a focus on healthcare. Art expanded Entegration into a national business in 2010 by introducing the Secure Now! services, HIPAA Secure Now! and later Breach Secure Now!, which MSPs provide to clients to increase information security and regulatory compliance. Prior to founding Entegration, Art worked at Merck, leading business system development and managing emerging technology architecture. Art earned his undergraduate degree from Penn State University, and MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Presenter		William Sokolowski
Company		Spectrum Partners
Topics	*	Spectrum: Easy to Sell, Easy to Earn
Based out of the Spectrum offices in Greenwood Village, Colorado, William "Billy" Sokolowski has been with Spectrum for several years and has held various sales roles (Regional Channel Manager & Partner Development Manager) within the company, mainly focused on the Channel Partner Program. Billy was recently promoted to Sales Director of Channel Sales in the West Region. Billy's new role will focus on managing a team of Regional Channel Sales Managers with special attention to driving territory development while engaging in partner activities and sub-agent recruitment to master agents.

Presenter		Beth Hanneken
Company		RapidFire Tools
Topics	*	Top Ways to Use IT Assessments to Win Business and Retain Clients
With over 13 years experience working in the MSP Channel, Beth Hanneken, as a RapidFire Tools Regional Sales Manager, is dedicated to providing MSPs with the best package of Network Detective products. By establishing relationships with her clients, she is able to educate IT professionals and formulate strategies, to assist them in building their businesses and retaining existing clients by using Network Detective.

Presenter		Ashlee Soucek
Company		Microsoft
Topics	*	Microsoft Latest Products & Offerings
Ashlee Soucek is passionate about cultivating relationships, which have allowed her to develop and prosper in various sales and management roles during her career. When given the opportunity to work for Microsoft, she was influential in helping to shape what the new Microsoft Store initiative would look like. In the last seven years, she has transitioned from an operationally driven leader into the Sales and Solutions Strategist she is today. The decision to move into commercial sales was largely in part to help further local businesses and educational institutions with their digital transformation stories. Ashlee's customers are what matters most and because of that her goal is to ensure she is furthering their productivity by being a resourceful and reliable advocate for their needs.

Presenter		Chris Wiser
Company		The Wiser Agency
Topics	*	Filling Your Pipeline: Adding 2- New Sales Meetings per Month to Your MSP
Chris Wiser is the Founder and CEO of The Wiser Agency, a Digital Marketing & Sales Agency based in Austin, Texas. The Wiser Agency focuses with helping Entrepreneurs grow their businesses through Online Marketing, Advertising and Sales Training. He is recently touted for his online courses, Facebook Ads for Beginners, 3 Steps to Your First Million and The 20 Meetings Per Month Sales System. Chris has over 20 years of Technology industry experience, along with the past 10 years being Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Neverfail, a Austin, TX provider of Cloud Services for the Managed Service Provider Industry, and CEO of TechSquad IT, a Milwaukee, WI, provider of technology and network specialist services to small and midsize businesses (SMBs). As both a public-facing entrepreneur and network specialist, Chris has been featured on The Entrepreneurs Radio Show, School for Startups Radio, SmallBizAmerica Radio and multiple network news stations including ABC, FOX, CNBC and NBC news. He has also been profiled in the Milwaukee Business Journal, and was the winner of the Milwaukee Small Business Times Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014. Chris is also a best-selling author having published "The Small Business Owners Guide to Stress Free Network Support," and "The Tech Multiplier: The World's Leading Technology Consultants Reveal In Depth Case Studies of How the Smartest Businesses in the World are Leveraging Technology to Increase Profits and Reduce Waste While Safeguarding Data". Both books feature proven secrets and strategies on how to realize maximum sales and profits. In September 2013, Chris was the subject of a documentary film titled, "The IT Guy," which was broadcast worldwide on Biography Channel to multimillion number of viewers.

Presenter		Jessie Devine
Company		QuoteWerks
Topics	*	Create Professional Quotes and Proposals in Minutes
Jessie Devine is the Community Engagement Manager for QuoteWerks and joined the team in 2014. As the Community Engagement Manager for QuoteWerks she is responsible for engaging partners, marketing, business development as well as event planning and management. Devine attends dozens of tradeshows a year for speaking engagements and representing QuoteWerks at the events. Devine spearheads the QuoteWerks User Summit and revived the QuoteWerks training program and continues to lead, direct, and manage all aspects of the in-house and roadshow trainings. She currently sits on the Executive Council for the CompTIA Future Leaders Community and was recognized as a 2018 CompTIA Channel Changer and CRN 2018 & 2017 Women of the Channel.

Presenter		Kendra Lee
Company		KLA Group
Topics	*	How to Get More Leads Now
	*	How to Differentiate Your Company From Your Competitors
	*	10 steps to Grow Your Business
	*	Effective Lead Generation Strategies for 2020
In spite of starting her career in accounting, failing IBM's entry level sales exam, being given a territory that had never bought anything, and being told she couldn't sell without an engineering background, Kendra Lee entered the sales profession and proved those nay-sayers wrong. She turned her knowledge of numbers into her own approach to lead generation taking her to the top 1% of sales professionals for each IT company where she sold. She founded KLA Group to consult and train others in how they too could beat the odds in sales and get more customers. Named one of the Top 25 Influential Leaders in Sales by OpenView Partners, Top 10 Women in Sales Experts to Follow on Twitter by Sales Gravy and Faculty Chair in Prospecting and Lead Generation for the Sales Training Institute, Kendra Lee is president and founder of KLA Group, world-class sales and marketing agency, and she is author of the award-winning books The Sales Magnet and Selling Against the Goal. Once a repeat IBM Golden Circle award winner, Ms. Lee has led her organization in leading clients, including Fortune 100 enterprises and countless small and mid-market companies, to produce results like these... * Penetrate new markets in as few as 6 weeks * Increase referrals by more than 328% in just 7 weeks * Drive new client acquisition by more than 31% year-over-year * Generate an additional 5 prospect appointments per week per rep You can read more about Ms. Lee and her "Get More Customers" strategies at www.klagroup.com or call +1 303-741-6636. You can also watch her speak about her latest book, The Sales Magnet: How to Get More Customers without Cold Calling at www.thesalesmagnet.com.

Presenter		Scott Lyon
Company		Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Topics	*	Oh The Laws, They Are a Changin': Evolving Cybersecurity & Privacy Regulations and Their Impact
Scott T. Lyon is an M&R partner whose expertise in technology, cybersecurity and data privacy is particularly relevant given today's business climate. In addition to evaluating and implementing effective information security practices, Scott also manages data breach responses and notifications for his clients, guiding them through the complicated state, federal and international legal obligations that arise when a data breach occurs. As both a lawyer and IT professional, Scott employs his legal and technical knowledge in counseling a wide range of organizations in an array of industries (including financial services, insurance, advertising, digital media, hospitality, technology and retail) on improving their cybersecurity and data privacy programs and developing policies to quickly mitigate and recover from cyber attacks. While some law firms focus primarily on breach response, Scott and his M&R Cybersecurity & Privacy team leverage their technical expertise to offer the full-spectrum of pre- and post-breach services: assisting clients in performing risk assessments, developing data governance policies, working with vendors and partners to establish third party service provider security policies and contract terms, developing and testing incident response plans, assisting with breach response and notification, defending clients in data breach litigation, and building and implementing comprehensive organization-wide cybersecurity programs. Scott also helps clients comply with rapidly evolving cybersecurity and privacy regulations, including the New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) cybersecurity regulations, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and others. In the course of his career, Scott has been awarded numerous security and privacy certifications, including but not limited to CompTIA's A+ and Security+ certifications, demonstrating technical mastery of the fundamentals of information security. In addition, he has been designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States (CIPP/US), by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). This certification is bestowed upon professionals who have demonstrated knowledge and experience in U.S. privacy and security laws and regulations. On top of this, Scott is a Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), as named by the IAPP, which reveals his proficiency in the technical implementation of IT and engineering technologies relating to privacy and security. A reasoned and pragmatic lawyer to his core, Scott is a graduate of the University of South Florida Circuit Court Civil Mediation Training program and serves as a certified mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Presenter		Joel Zaidspiner
Company		ChannelPro
Topics	*	Panel: The Evolving Channel Where Do You Fit In?
Joel Zaidspiner is Associate Publisher for ChannelPro-SMB magazine and a senior executive at the ChannelPro Network. A seasoned IT media veteran, Zaidspiner has nearly 18 years in the industry with seven at the ChannelPro Network and more than nine at the tech media company formerly known as CMP. Zaidspiner is a mainstay at industry events and works closely with the Publisher on day to day operations and editorial strategy for ChannelPro Network media properties.

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