Presenters
Frank Pittman is the National Account Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for Rack and Power products in the Server Options category, specializing in UPSs and PDUs. In this role Frank is responsible for sales for the Americas region through all channels and all go-to-markets. For the past 3 years, Frank has trained and educated distributors, partners and end users alike on the benefits of Hewlet...
Frank Suglia is the Director of Global Technical Sales at BitTitan, helping channel partners plan, configure, and execute complex migration projects and scenarios. As co-founder and former CTO of Strategic SaaS, an Austin-based Microsoft cloud services partner and IT management company, Suglia brings more than 30 years of experience in technical sales and service delivery management at Fortune 500...
A recognized IT and managed services CEO and operations and sales expert, Gary Beechum began his career of more than 20 years in the sales and marketing industry, and applied this experience to help transform a professional IT services organization into one of the first pure-play MSPs in the SMB space in 2005. Developing a value-priced sales methodology for an “all you can eat” managed...
Gary Bixler is the founder and principal consultant at Bixler Enterprises, which focuses on delivering marketing, channel, business, and strategy consulting to leading technology companies around the world. Bixler is a 20-year veteran of the high-technology market segment with broad experience that crosses all marketing disciplines, including strategic, technical, product, channel, and field marke...
Gary Pica is a pioneer in the managed services field. His first MSP, Dynamic Digital Services, was “early to market” in the MSP arena. It quickly became one of the fastest-growing MSPs in the country, with more than 7,000 endpoints under management, generating over $500,000 of monthly recurring revenue.Gary has since launched TruMethods, a coaching, peer, and accountability firm aimed at helping I...
Mr. Stroupe came to the FBI’s, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division from the private sector in 2006. Since then, he has worked exclusively in the CJIS Division’s Biometric Services Section in Clarksburg, West Virginia leading a variety of technical and operational efforts. In 2013 he was tasked as the operational lead for the transition from the FBI’s IAFIS System to t...
Gates is an engaged and dynamic professional with over 30 years of experience in IT. He is focused on providing IT strategy, process and technology solutions to financial services, MRD and advising a wide range of tech companies, from start-ups to F500 companies. He has an MBA in Finance, and his strengths lie in business development, strategic partnerships, technology innovation, project manageme...
In his role as President & CBDO for Scytáles, Geoff manages business development activities and the company’s relationships within the digital identity community. In his prior job, Geoff worked in cooperation with the North American motor vehicle administrations and other Government issuing authorities on their identity management and identification security efforts. He has over 25 years’ expe...
George Monroy is the CEO of Monroy Information Technology Services. In 2004, he started his own company in Richmond, Texas, after working in the corporate world. The first client was a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas that provided a wide range of technology products and services used for developing energy and natural resources. Along the way he picked up some smaller companies as...
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 him one of the "Top 10 Most Ins...
Grant Thompson is a founding partner of MG Technology Group, a leading cloud services company. As a solutions architect with a diverse technical and business background, Thompson helped build MG Technology Group on the premise that businesses need solutions that fit their unique needs and IT companies need a service provider they can trust. MG Technology Group’s successful reseller program...
Hamza Ghadyali is an AI solutions specialist in the AI Center of Excellence at SAS.He works with large organizations to identify the best opportunities for leveraging AI. His team strategically aligns business goals with cutting-edge analytical capabilities in order to deliver state-of-the-art solutions. Hamza also holds patents in computer vision systems for applications in manufacturing and reta...
Harry Brelsford is a long-time channel partner and the founder of SMB Nation Inc., an industry organization based in Bainbridge Island, Wash., that has more than 40,000 SMB-focused technology consultants or “tribal members.” He oversees SMB Nation’s popular events worldwide, including webinars, workshops, and multiday conferences, and is the publisher of SMB Partner magazine.Harry holds an MBA and...
Heath Adams is the CEO and founder of TCM Security. He is an industry leader in the cybersecurity and ethical hacking space. Heath loves to hack and has a strong background in penetration testing, having performed various assessments from network, wireless, web application, IoT, mobile, physical, and more. Heath also loves to teach. Known as “The Cyber Mentor” online, Heath has taught o...
Heather Johnson is an MBA graduate with a distinguished career as a business consultant and the co-founder and CEO at Gozynta. Since the company's inception in 2018, she has played a critical role in shaping its direction, focusing on developing robust sales, marketing, support, HR, and business development functions. Heather's leadership philosophy centers on fostering an inclusive corporate cult...
Henry Timm is president and CEO of Phantom Technology Solutions, a managed IT services provider based in Rolling Prairie, Ind., serving partners located throughout the Midwest United States. Henry's passion for solving complex problems has led to an extensive career working in IT leadership, networking, support, and software development positions over the last 15+ years. Building on his experience...
Henry Timm serves as the CEO of Phantom Technology Solutions, a Managed IT Services provider formed in 2010 based in Rolling Prairie, Indiana serving partners located throughout the Midwest United States. Henry's passion for solving complex problems has led to an extensive career working in IT leadership, networking, support & software development positions. Building on his experiences previou...
Herman Pool is a marketing specialist who has helped thousands of IT business owners get new leads and close more deals. He has been voted the top speaker at dozens of industry events and won 27 awards ranging in categories from best marketing service to best customer support. Herman has also been a consultant for Jay Conrad Levinson, the author of the best-selling marketing book Guerrilla Marketi...
Howard M. Cohen has been a senior executive in some of the most highly reputed channel partner organizations in the IT industry for more than 27 years. During that time he has managed every facet of a channel partner business including sales, marketing, professional services, operations, and channel partner management.An experienced strategist and program designer, Howard has served on many adviso...
Ian Pitts is president and chief executive officer of Syn-Apps. He has been in the technology industry for more than 20 years and has led the strategic direction of Syn-Apps since its founding in 2001. Earlier in his career, he held various technology roles with multiple Fortune 500 companies including Cisco Systems, General Dynamics, Motorola, and Starwood Hotels. Since founding Syn-Apps, I...
Nationally recognized as a leader in Managed Services, Ian Richardson is Founder & Principal Consultant at Fox & Crow Group, and Managing Partner of Richardson & Richardson Consulting. After a 16 year career as the founder & CEO of Doberman Tech, Ian sold his MSP at the end of 2021. That experience opened doors into a new career focused on helping fellow MSP owners scale & sell...
After joining Autotask in 2016 as an Account Executive, Ian is a Channel Account Manager for Datto covering the southeast region from Texas to Florida. He currently focuses his efforts on bringing value to his customers and setting them up for success as channel partners. A native of Washington, DC, he moved to Texas in 2013 to focus on the technology industry.
Ian Thornton-Trump CD is an ITIL certified IT professional with 25 years of experience in IT security and information technology. From 1989 to 1992, Ian served with the Canadian Forces (CF), Military Intelligence Branch; in 2002, he joined the CF Military Police Reserves and retired as a Public Affairs Officer in 2013. After a year with the RCMP as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Ian worked as a...
Ivan O’Connor is a member of the executive management team at ActionPoint Technology Group. As head of IoT, Ivan drives andmanages the strategic development of the IoT practice within ActionPoint, growing revenues, developing IoT products andsolutions, and forging and managing key Tier 1 channel EMEA partnerships with Dell and Microsoft EMEA.
J.B. Fowler is the chief product officer for Domotz, a SaaS-based company that helps managed service providers, IT departments, and integrators run their businesses more efficiently using remote network monitoring and management. J.B. has over 18 years of experience in the audio/video networking industries, including a couple of years as vice president of business development with Luxul, seve...