ChannelPro SMB Forum 2021: Southeast (Atlanta)

Jul 8th, 2021

Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area

This will be a full-day event and feature presentations from some of the top SMB resellers and managed service providers in the country, sharing their insights on the hottest tech solutions in the SMB marketplace today. You MUST attend!

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Main Group

Event Details

Our Hybrid events feature an in-person event with an online simulcast.
Includes best-in-class educational sessions and best practices, plus time for networking and for attendees to engage with sponsors about their solutions
If feasible, an in-person event will be hosted in each city. Regional attendees and sponsors will be present, and the event will be live streamed to our online event platform to engage with a broader audience and those attendees and sponsors that prefer a virtual event experience.
This event will be delivered online even if the regional in-person portion of the event is not feasible. Virtual event platform includes interactive booths, live video-chats and networking opps

Sessions & Networking

July 8th

Session: Secrets to Bigger Cloud Margins

Margins on cloud services, according to conventional wisdom, are always and permanently slim. Meet three channel pros proving that stereotype wrong.

Presenters:

Jamison West, Sam Barhoumeh, Corey Kirkendoll

Session: Peer to Peer: The New Normal MSP

What separates channel pros who struggled with last year’s recession from those who were ready for the challenge and are now thriving in the new normal? Get answers straight from two top-performing MSPs.

Presenters:

Juan Fernandez, Peter Melby

Session: Stump the Sales Pro

You’ve got questions. He’s got answers. Get real-time, real-world advice on your thorniest sales and marketing challenges from our guest sales master.

Presenters:

Mike Schmidtmann

Session: Principles of Zero-Trust Security

Everyone says a zero-trust strategy is the only way to secure work-from-home environments and everything else. What does that mean in practice though? Our panel of security experts will provide practical, concrete advice on building a zero-trust architecture.

Presenters:

Lawrence Cruciana, Bruce McCully, Michael O'Hara

Session: The ChannelPro's Strategic Roadmap to Success

An expert introduction to building out a strategic growth strategy and getting everyone in your organization bought into supporting it.

Presenters:

Manuel Palachuk

ChannelPro SMB Forum 2021: Southeast (Atlanta) Sponsor Award Winners

Titanium

Platinum

Sapphire

Premier Gold

Gold

Silver

Cocktail Reception Host

Media Partner

Location Info

2000 Century Boulevard NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30345

EVENT LOCATION:

Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area
2000 Century Blvd NE
Atlanta, GA 30345

To Make your Reservation...

Discounted rooms are available at the rate of $139.00/night (single/double occupancy). To book directly within the ChannelPro SMB Forum group room block, click here or dial (404) 325-0000 to make your reservations by phone. Please note: This rate expires on June 22, 2021.

If you are attending the event at the hotel, please take a moment to review the following COVID safety precautions. ChannelPro Events and the hotel property are taking the following measures to promote the health and safety of attendees and staff at the event:

We will have an online version of this event simulcast on the same day and time as the in-person event. Feel free to join us either way. If you to wish to attend online, simply click on the link in your registration confirmation email to ‘join’ the event. Need a new link? Contact [email protected] to have a link sent to you.
Hotel policy regarding masks: Guests who are unvaccinated are required to wear face masks or coverings in hotel indoor public areas, as well as outdoors where social distancing is not feasible (with some limited exceptions).The ChannelPro team will have a limited number of masks on hand if you need one.
Socially-distanced seating and gathering will be the rule in all areas of the venue.
CDC-based cleaning protocols are done by hotel staff.

Hand sanitizers are available at the venue.
Meals and snacks served individually. No specialty meals based on dietary, religious, or other needs will be offered.
If you feel ill or have been around anyone who is ill, please do not come to the in-person event. We urge you to join us for the online version of the event.
Please do not shake hands. Everyone is happy to see each other, but we will work together to ensure a healthy environment.

**Conditions are subject to change. See hotel website for a complete list of precautionary measures.

About the Hotel:

Discover the redesigned Atlanta Marriott Century Center, a premier hotel in Atlanta, GA, located off I-85 and minutes from downtown. With complimentary parking and shuttle service, this hotel near Emory provides guests easy access to Brookhaven, Atlantic Station, Georgia Tech, Buckhead, the CDC and other nearby attractions.

Gather in our Greatroom, the perfect place to unwind or meet friends for a drink. Enjoy the new Marriott guest room experience featuring sleek décor, platform beds, flat-screen TVs and spa-like bathrooms. Ask about access to our exclusive M Club Lounge, where you can grab a complimentary bite to eat in the morning or relax at the end of the day.

Maintain your routine in our reinvented fitness center featuring Peloton Bikes, Fitness On Demand and all-new Life Fitness equipment. Experience Southern-inspired fare and creative cocktails at the new Central Rail Kitchen & Bar. Collaborate in over 25,000 sq ft of fully renovated event space, ideal for both business meetings and social functions.

Hotel and Transportation Information

Check-in and Check-out

Check in: 3:00 PM
Check out: 12:00 PM

Parking

Complimentary on-site parking

Airports

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - ATL

Hotel direction: 20 miles NE
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Estimated taxi fare: $30 (one way)

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport - PDK

Hotel direction: 3 miles S
Airport shuttle service, complimentary
Estimated taxi fare: $10 (one way)

Agenda

Event Time Zone:

US Eastern (UTC-05:00)

Wednesday, July 7th
Time	Activity
7:00pm to 9:00pm	Cocktail Reception

Thursday, July 8th
Time	Activity
7:30am to 8:00am	Breakfast, Registration, and Networking
8:00am to 8:15am	Opening Remarks and Peer Introductions
8:15am to 8:55am	Session: Secrets to Bigger Cloud Margins
8:55am to 9:20am	Titanium Sponsor Keynote: Dell Expert Network
9:20am to 9:30am	Gold Sponsor Presentation: CyberGuard360
9:30am to 9:40am	Gold Sponsor Presentation: ConnectWise
9:40am to 9:50am	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Trustifi
9:50am to 10:00am	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Acronis
10:00am to 10:40am	Session: Peer to Peer: The New Normal MSP
10:40am to 10:50am	Break
10:50am to 11:05am	Premier Gold Sponsor Presentation: Huntress
11:05am to 11:15am	Gold Sponsor Presentation: GreenLink Networks
11:15am to 11:35am	Platinum Sponsor Presentation: Nfina
11:35am to 11:50am	Premier Gold Sponsor Presentation: The 20
11:50am to 12:10pm	Sapphire Sponsor Presentation: Datto
12:10pm to 12:20pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Rick Jordan
12:20pm to 12:30pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: ConnectMeVoice
12:30pm to 2:00pm	Lunch and Expo Hall
2:00pm to 2:30pm	Session: Stump the Sales Pro
2:30pm to 2:40pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Ingram Micro
2:40pm to 3:00pm	Platinum Sponsor Presentation: ThreatLocker
3:00pm to 3:10pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Graphus
3:10pm to 3:20pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Cytracom
3:20pm to 3:30pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: SKOUT Cybersecurity
3:30pm to 3:40pm	Break
3:40pm to 4:20pm	Session: Principles of Zero-Trust Security
4:20pm to 5:00pm	Silver Sponsor Panel: What's Next? Planning for Post-COVID IT
5:00pm to 5:10pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Webroot
5:10pm to 5:20pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Sophos
5:20pm to 5:30pm	Gold Sponsor Presentation: Axcient
5:30pm to 5:40pm	Award Voting
5:40pm to 6:20pm	Session: The ChannelPro's Strategic Roadmap to Success
6:20pm to 6:45pm	Closing Remarks, Awards, and Prize Giveaways!

Presenters

Session Speakers

Bruce McCully

Bruce McCully is the chief security officer for Galactic Advisors. Bruce helps MSPs take the guesswork out of security so their businesses can grow. He is the authority on that spot where cybersecurity and operations intersect. Bruce believes no one should have to lose sleep wondering if their systems are vulnerable to breaches. Why... more

Corey Kirkendoll

Corey Kirkendoll, President and CEO of 5K Technical Services, heads a leading Managed Service Provider (MSP) serving SMBs in North Texas. With over 30 years of experience in Information Services and technology, Corey held pivotal roles at IBM, Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, and VMware. Recognized for expertise in IT and Cyber Security, Corey's... more

Jamison West

Jamison West is a strategic coach with ConnectStrat. James has been a serial entrepreneur for 25 years. He built Arterian (formerly JWCS), an MSP that he grew from a one-man shop to 40 staff through both organic growth and the acquisition of four other IT services companies. He went on to co-found three SaaS companies including Teamatics,... more

Juan Fernandez

Juan Fernandez AKA The Chief Encouragement Officer has been invested in improving process and procedure, and empowering individuals to be successful while delivering business outcomes via technology his whole career. He is an early-stage investor in software startups as well asco-founder and CEO of the MSP Growth Coalition that has built a... more

Lawrence Cruciana

Lawrence Cruciana, CISSP, CISM, CMMC-RP, is the founder and president of Corporate Information Technologies (CIT). He leads CIT’s cybersecurity business practice, focusing on identifying and mitigating information-centric risk in upper-SMB and midmarket organizations. With over 20 years of information technology (IT) experience in regulated... more

Manuel Palachuk

Manuel brings an infectious energy, inspiring audiences to embrace meaningful change with takeaways for resolute action. Manuel has run several successful companies, mentored many more, and spoken to audiences around the world. He helps organizations pull back the curtain to reveal the potentially toxic, rotting culture they've cultivated, and... more

Michael O'Hara

Michael O'Hara is owner and principal consultant of MEDSEC Privacy Consulting. He has spent 30 years in the information security and technology industry. As a CISSP, Michael is a thought leader and has made it his life’s mission to spread awareness about cyberthreats to business and laypeople alike. Michael embodies the concept of threat x... more

Mike Schmidtmann

Mike Schmidtmann has led information technology sales teams for more than 20 years. He currently works with solution providers across the United States on sales recruiting, new business development, and profit growth.Mike currently leads Trans4mers, a peer group for sales vice presidents and sales managers in the IT industry. Members consistently... more

Peter Melby

Peter Melby is the CEO of Denver-based MSP, Greystone Technology, a six-time Inc. 5000 honoree and a six-time Top Workplace winner. Peter has been named one of Colorado's Top 25 CEOs, 40 Under 40, and a ChannelPro 20/20 visionary. His leadership at Greystone has led to 17 consecutive years of growth and consistent recognition for market innovation... more

Sam Barhoumeh

Sam Barhoumeh, ReadyNetworks’ managing partner and senior managing director, has over 20 years of experience in business leadership and has held key positions in technology, infrastructure, and enterprise technologies. Founded almost two decades ago, ReadyNetworks has grown to a technology leader of IT services, support, and security management,... more

Sponsor Speakers

Warren Nicholson

Warren Nicholson is the founder, president, and CEO of Nfina Technologies, a U.S.-based manufacturer of cyber-secure servers, data storage, and scalable edge solutions with built-in backup and DR. He has a solid track record in establishing successful companies in Alabama. He founded N-Tron Corp., a leading industrial networking company that... more

Tim Conkle

Tim Conkle holds over 30 years of entrepreneurial success in the Information Technology and Services sector. As a leading voice in the Managed IT Service Provider space, Tim is dedicated to developing simple, solid IT solutions for SMB clients and MSPs (Managed Service Providers) across the nation. His notoriously energetic nature, along with his... more

Sarah Vogt

Sarah Vogt is a senior channel account executive at Sophos with a focus on managed service and cloud providers. With almost 15 years of channel field experience, Sarah is passionate about protecting her customers and partners from advanced threats. She has an extensive track record of achievements and is focused on building lasting professional... more

Ryan Bowman

Ryan Bowman is the VP of Solutions Engineering at ThreatLocker, an Orlando-based cybersecurity firm providing Zero Trust endpoint security to customers around the world. Ryan is an IT and Security professional with 25+ years of experience in corporate IT and MSP leadership. Ryan leads of team of engineers who are dedicated to ensuring the success... more

Rick Jordan

Rick Jordan is a highly regarded and nationally recognized voice on cybersecurity, business ethics, and entrepreneurship. He has spoken at Nasdaq, Harvard Clubs of NYC & Boston, Mercedes, Coca Cola, and West Point. Rick has been featured on Cheddar, Bloomberg, ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.Rick is the Founder & CEO of ReachOut Technology (an MSP... more

Rebecca Eads

Rebecca Eads is the product business manager for SYNNEX Stellr programs and community. She is responsible for leading business and program initiatives that drive community engagement. Rebecca also works closely with vendor business teams, vendor partners, and marketing groups to support on-demand program activities that include building campaign... more

Noah Sessions

As vice president of marketing for Cytracom, Noah Sessions focuses on empowering the nationwide channel partner network to engage end customers with UCaaS. Noah has over 25 years of high-tech experience across a broad range of industries and companies. From early and mid-stage startups to established, global companies, he has led businesses to... more

Michelle MacMillan

Michelle MacMillan has been with Ingram Micro for almost 30 years and has extensive sales and large account management experience. After 10 years of inside sales experience, she moved into field sales, working with partners on the West Coast. Her current territory Is California and Hawaii. She enjoys getting to know her partners’ business,... more

Larry Meador

Larry Meador is the channel manager of GreenLink Networks, a channel-only business VoIP services company. Larry is a veteran of both the retail and the reseller/MSP channels. From a retail perspective, Larry has experience on “both sides of the table,” having managed a $100 million computer peripherals category for a national retailer and then... more

Joe Cerrone

Joe Cerrone is a channel account manager at Carbonite + Webroot, OpenText Companies. He joined Webroot in 2018 and has been an essential piece in the continued growth ever since. Joe works with his partners to develop a better understanding of the overall threat landscape and demonstrates the key role Webroot plays within malware prevention. His... more

Jim D’Espinosa

As director of business development for Axcient, Jim D’Espinosa leads the OEM strategy and execution for the cloud backup and data protection product portfolios. With over 20 years of experience working in the channel, Jim leverages his ability to build strong relationships, as well as his technical knowledge to open key opportunities for Axcient’... more

Jerry Clark

Jerry Clark started his career after college repairing the first IBM PC/AT circuit boards. In 1989, he started a computer service/sales business, and in 2004, merged with a copier company. Today, Jerry is the director of cloud sales development for US Signal and helps IT consulting firms, managed service providers, VARs, and integrators nationwide... more

Jason Pryce

Jason Pryce is channel development manager at Datto. Previous to Datto, Jason was employed at GeekSquad where he managed their services and sales teams. In 2014, beginning as a Tier 2 technician in Datto's industry renowned technical support department, Jason had a desire to help partners better understand the technology and aid in the sales... more

Jamie Lembeck

Jamie Lembeck, Trustifi’s Global Channel Development Manager, brings a comprehensive understanding of IT/security and how it interacts with human resources, corporate finance, sales and marketing, strategic positioning, international business development, and product management. His breadth of experience allows him to go into any situation and... more

James Hatzell

James Hatzell is a channel marketing professional with hands on experience in IT and cybersecurity. As Director of Marketing for SKOUT CYBERSECURITY, James uses his technical and marketing knowledge to build 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... more

Frank Seltzer

Frank Seltzer is the channel chief for ConnectMeVoice, a 100% partner-focused UCaaS provider. A graduate of Penn State University with a degree in cybersecurity, he started in the IT services industry as an intern and served in several roles before assuming his current position. Frank is a third-generation member of ConnectMeVoice, following in... more

Eric Townsend

Eric Townsend is Americas SMB and MSP marketing director for Intel. To compete in the new digital economy, businesses often need to make significant shifts in their business operations and technical infrastructure to deliver on their ever-changing business goals. Many businesses are in the midst of their own digital transformation and are... more

Chris Keith

Chris is the senior director of sales at Zorus. Chris is a growth enthusiast, with over 10 years of experience in sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship, ranging from enterprise deals at multibillion-dollar organizations to individually bootstrapped startups.

Brian Tolleson

Brian has always been passionate about technology innovation, especially when it can be applied to make people’s lives better. That’s why he’s is a founder of Loop Communications. When it comes to business phone systems, the technology is all there, but Brian loves applying it in a fundamentally better way. He has worked in all segments of the... more

Beth Hanneken

Beth Hanneken is U.S. channel manager for MYKI. Starting out in healthcare IT and compliance 20 years ago, Beth has worked with the top healthcare software providers and worked side by side with compliance officers. Since then, she has transitioned into the security space and has worked with MSP-focused vendors since 2007. And more recently, she... more

Amy Luby

Amy Luby, head of community at Acronis, is a successful leader and entrepreneur in the global IT services channel, with an extensive record of achievement in channel sales program development and recruiting IT solution providers. She has strong technical expertise and domain knowledge in the rapidly evolving global managed, cloud, and security... more

Amelia Paro

Amelia Paro is channel development director with ID Agent. Amelia is a cybersecurity and channel slaes professional with over 10 years of experience in the technology industry, in both B2B and B2C environments. In her current role, she works with MSPs, channel partners, and strategic partners to keep the IT channel growing and thriving.

Alex Payne

Alex Payne is an account executive and security specialist with Huntress,out of Indianapolis, where he's spent more than four 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 cyberthreat landscape.

Albert Diaz

Albert Diaz is CEO and product architect at RingLogix. Over the last 20 years, Albert has gained experience in telecom sales, operations, network design, carrier management, and most recently software development. Prior to RingLogix, he was president of 3NG Networks.His hobby, which also happens to be his job, is to design products your customers... more

Al Alper

Al Alper is founder and CEO of Absolute Logic, an MSP in Connecticut, and CyberGuard360, a channel-only company providing advanced cybersecurity platforms to MSPs, MSSPs, and IT service providers. He is a serial entrepreneur, having founded several successful companies where he saw exits through acquisitions by companies such as CIT. Absolute... more

Adam Overholt

Adam Overholt is an acquisition sales manager at ConnectWise. As an integral part of the revenue team at ConnectWise, he drives sales efforts throughout North America with a vertical-specific mindset. His work helps grow a network of technology-driven partners and provides the resources to help partners grow further, faster. He enjoys riding his... more

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ChannelPro SMB Forum 2021: Southeast (Atlanta)

Check out our sponsors for this event.

Main Group

Sessions & Networking

July 8th

Session: Secrets to Bigger Cloud Margins

Session: Peer to Peer: The New Normal MSP

Session: Stump the Sales Pro

Session: Principles of Zero-Trust Security

Session: The ChannelPro's Strategic Roadmap to Success

ChannelPro SMB Forum 2021: Southeast (Atlanta) Sponsor Award Winners

Titanium

Platinum

Sapphire

Premier Gold

Gold

Silver

Cocktail Reception Host

Media Partner

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