Presenters

Ola Witukiewicz is the senior channel engagement manager for Gradient MSP and has worked extensively in the channel at Passportal, SolarWinds, and N-able. At Gradient MSP, Ola helps MSPs achieve scalable business growth. She’s proud that her role directly supports the company’s mission to create an open-ecosystem integration program that gives vendors and MSPs freedom of choice. Ola lives in...
Oli Thordarson is founder, president, and CEO of Alvaka Networks, a pioneering provider of network management, monitoring and security services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Alvaka's core purpose is to constantly improve the way networks are managed and secured. AlvakaNet and NetSecure, Alvaka's flagship service products, are a comprehensive set of network management, monitoring, and security s...
Sales Engineer Pablo Revilla helps F-Secure partners go to market and provide solutions to customers ranging from start-ups to large enterprises.  Pablo's daily work covers educating partners, brainstorming tailored solutions and solving technical issues together with customers.With more than 18 years' experience in IT, Pable is well versed in IT hardware and software practices.  As part...
Paco Lebron is an accomplished leader in the information technology industry, serving as the founder and CEO of ProdigyTeks, a premier award-winning managed IT support and cybersecurity firm, catering to the specific needs of legal, private healthcare, and small manufacturing businesses in the Chicagoland region. In recognition of his contributions to the IT industry and community, Paco has rece...
Paolo Del Nibletto is the chief of channel business for Jolera, a global hybrid aggregated service provider as well as a National Post contributing writer.  Paolo has been an active participant in the high-tech industry for more than two decades as the editor of Canada’s most read IT channel publication and website, CDN - Computer Dealer News.  He also is the co-founder of the Canadian C...
Patrick Burgess is co-founder and technical director at Nutbourne. An enthusiastic and passionate IT professional with over 15 years’ experience in senior decision-making position, he has founded companies focused on managed IT services, data protection, and cybersecurity.  Initially hailing from the technical side of IT, Patrick now has significant experience in organizational-level str...
 Paul is a seasoned executive specializing in assisting businesses through critical phases such as turnaround, growth, launch, stand-up, capital acquisition, and exit strategies. With a rich background as a coach, director, advisor, and CEO of technology businesses, he offers unparalleled business and leadership strategies. Paul's extensive experience includes serving on 23 private/public boa...
Paul Dippell is CEO of Service Leadership Inc., a leading solution provider and IT vendor consultancy and publisher of the Service Leadership Index®, the foremost industry benchmark worldwide. Prior, at USBX Advisory Services, Paul established its IT M&A practice, leading its founding transaction. At All Covered Inc., a large SMB IT services provider, he led M&A and integration, executing...
Paul is CEO of Carlin Bradley, a business solutions provider based in Memphis, TN. Paul has been in the IT and Managed Services arena for over 10 years, launching Carlin Bradley in 2013. In recent years this "MSP" startup has evolved into its current incarnation- a "BSP" focused exclusively on delivering a comprehensive compliance and security solution for the medical and DoD manufacturing vertica...
Paul Smith, a partner at Datasmith Network Solutions, grew up in his family’s business, which started as a computer supplies shop 27 years ago and has evolved into a cloud/business solution provider. Paul inherited the company in 2000.Seeing the growing needs of big data producers and the potential of cloud computing, Paul led the company’s evolution into managed services, virtualization, and solu...
Pete Busam is founder and owner of Equilibrium Consulting LLC. Equilibrium serves a broad range of commercial, institutional, and government clients throughout the United States and Canada. Under his leadership, Equilibrium has been repeatedly recognized for quality and performance by clients and major industry partners.From creating a $6 million commercial IT services business from scratch in two...
Peter Counter is Editor in Chief of FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World, and host of the ID Talk podcast. Leading the editorial direction of both websites, his reporting, interviews, and thought leadership have helped solidify their position as the leading online resources for biometrics and identity technology news. With nearly a decade of biometrics and identity industry journalism to his name, C...
Peter Counter is Editor in Chief of FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World, and host of the ID Talk podcast. Leading the editorial direction of both websites, his reporting, interviews, and thought leadership have helped solidify their position as the leading online resources for biometrics and identity technology news. With nearly a decade of biometrics and identity industry journalism to his name, C...
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.Peter speaks globally on topics related to scaling...
Peter O’Neill is known throughout the industry as an integral thought leader and a prominent voice for strong authentication. He is a member of the International Biometric + Identity Association (IBIA), the FIDO Alliance and SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board.Peter O’Neill is the inter-industry face of biometrics. In addition to bringing biometrics to the world’s biggest vertical market conferences i...
Founder of the most trusted and longest-standing biometrics and identity management resource – FindBiometrics – Peter O’Neill is a world renowned thought leader and an advocate for strong authentication. He is a member of the International Biometric + Identity Association (IBIA), the FIDO Alliance and SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board.Peter O’Neill is the inter-industry face of biometrics. In additi...
Philip de Souza is founder of Aurora (aurorait.com), a California based consulting firm specializing in cybersecurity and compliance. Established in 1990, Aurora serves as an experienced and trusted security advisor to Enterprise, State and Federal clients.Philip spearheads company initiatives to keep Aurora and the industry at the forefront of protecting clients from constantly evolving security...
Philip Wegner is the CEO of SecurEdge WiFi, a company he founded in 2006 as a specialty solutions provider focused on designing, building, and managing large-scale Wi-Fi networks. As a solutions provider for more than a decade, Philip recognized that the market was shifting to as-a-service business models and that IoT created a unique opportunity to provide visibility into performance and security...
Mr. Philippe Faure is the Vice President Face Recognition Solutions at Thales, leading the development of Thales video-based facial recognition solutions, to improve physical and digital security as well as customer experience for applications in airports, cities, banks, hotels, and sensitive sites. Mr. Faure has over 35 years’ experience in digital transformation and biometric solutions. He held...
Phillip Walker, Customer Advocate Leader for Network Solutions Provider, has more than a decade of experience helping solve big, technically complex, mission-critical challenges by using technology to increase customer sales, increase customer profits, and increase customer productivity. At Network Solutions Provider, Walker focuses on helping businesses stay up to date with the latest IT solution...
Quang Trinh leads a service-oriented team in developing solutions based on emerging technologies for edge devices, whether using existing products and technology provided by Axis and their partners or technology custom developed by the Axis professional services team. Quang joined Axis in 2013 as a field sales engineer, bringing with him over eight years of extensive knowledge in network infrastru...
Raj Varma has 20-plus years of software industry experience, with 10 years at Microsoft as a developer, lead, and an architect evangelist for multiple advanced technologies. Raj is an expert in strategic alliances; business development; analyzing, developing, and maintaining standards; project and software methodologies; and processes.She is also a serial entrepreneur of multiple technology compan...
Rayanne Buchianico has devoted her career to the technology industry. With over 25 years of working in and around technology, she built many companies to support IT professionals across the globe.As the owner of ABC Solutions LLC in Clearwater, Florida, she developed processes for MSPs to focus on profitability, automation, and standardization through bookkeeping, accounting, and fractional CFO se...
Rebecca Herold has over 30 years of security and privacy experience. She is founder of The Privacy Professor Consultancy (2004) and of Privacy & Security Brainiacs SaaS services (2021). Rebecca has built compliance programs for hundreds of clients; co-authored NIST catalogs NISTIR 7628, NISTIR 8259, SP 800-213, NISTIR 8425, and TN 2066; and has served as an expert witness for cases covering HI...
Reed Warren is CEO, Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and Value Builder Advisor at iT Valuations. During his 30+ years working in the IT Services and technology industry, he’s provided business strategy, consulting and M&A services (60+ successful transactions) to over 250 companies across 19 different countries. Though Reed began his career in software development, he quickly moved into...

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