Igor Pejic - Author of 'Blockchain Babel' - 'Blockchain Babel' author

Scott Tyson - EMEA Managing Director - Auvik Networks

Based in the UK, Scott Tyson is the EMEA Managing Director for Auvik Networks. Prior to Auvik, Scott was head of global sales at Inbay, where he drove significant company growth in EMEA, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, and founded the company’s first international office. At one time a professional cricket player, Scott emigrated from his native Australia to the UK in 1998, before starting in channel management in 2002. Since then, he’s held senior roles in both the UK and Australia building out regional and global sales channels for companies such as SpectraLink, AdvaTel, and Mailprotector.

Jason Howells - Director of International MSP Business - Barracuda MSP

Jason is the Director of International MSP business at Barracuda where he has been responsible for setting up the International operations for Barracuda MSP building a dedicated MSP focused channel, as well as holding several other positions spanning more than 7 years. A business leader with over 20 years of Sales, Marketing and Managerial experience driving profitable growth in IT Security and Data Protection with a proven record of building, leading and motivating successful teams and business units. Prior to joining Barracuda, Jason was a co-founder, director and owner of a specialist networking security focused supplier taking the business from conception to trade sale. 

Sabine Schilg - VP EMEA - Carbonite

Sabine leads Carbonite EMEA, providing Data Protection solutions for businesses through its channel partner community. She is an expert in international sales operations and cloud business development. Her IT background includes extensive experience with cybersecurity, analytics, data protection and much more. She's also a member of the Carbonite Strategy Group, which focuses on the company's long-term business and technical strategy. Sabine’s focus is on partner enablement through constant networking and collaboration, to support a strong go to market and stimulate joint success.

Moti Khan - Solution Team Leader - China Telecom

Moti heads up the Pre-Sales Solution team for China Telecom. He has over 30 years’ experience in the Telecommunications Industry and has deep knowledge of the China Market, in particular provides consultancy and delivery of a wide range of products and services. Moti enjoys keeping ahead of technological advances and has helped many companies overcome their business challenges by providing Managed Services in IDC, SD WAN and connectivity to various Cloud platforms from Mainland China. 

Stephen Hutchings - Regional Sales Manager for MSPs - Cloudian

Alex Winter - International Manager - Sales - Connectwise

With a keen interest in business and strategy, joining ConnectWise was a perfect fit for Alex. As an International Sales Manager for EMEA, Alex is responsible and passionate for the success of the ConnectWise’s existing and prospective partner networks. Alex is continuously striving to help drive change and continuous improvement in businesses through providing solutions from our ConnectWise Suite and guiding our partners in the current climate. In his spare time, you will often find him on the golf course or putting the miles in on his road bike.

Eric Torres - Channel Development Manager - Datto

Nizar El-Chamaa - Server & Systems Management Specialist - ISG - Dell Technologies

A leading expert on Compute and Systems Management across the UK & Ireland, Nizar has over 8 years’ experience at Dell Technologies, supporting customers across all segments on both technical and business issues, and the challenges IT, Workforce, Digital and Security transformation are bringing to the Datacentre. Having worked in the IT industry for 20 years, prior to Dell Technologies, Nizar held many IT consultancy roles, spanning multiples sectors including finance and education. Born in Beirut, Lebanon and now resident in London, Nizar is a father to two children who have no idea what #Brexit is (thankfully) and are a constant reminder of what is really important in life: chocolate. bAs well as his family, motorsports, football and cinema are Nizar’s pleasures in life and are what keeps him sane outside of work. 

Graham Bromham - Head of Cloud & Managed Service Provider Sales - Fujitsu

Graham Bromham is sales director for cloud and managed service providers at Fujitsu UK. With a background including 19 years owning his own UK MSP, Graham understands the unique challenges service providers face in this fast evolving environment where customers want increasingly to move towards consumption

Mark Paine - Research Director - Gartner Research

Piers Wilson - Head of Product Management - Huntsman Security

Piers Wilson is Head of Product Management at Huntsman Security. He has over 20 years’ experience working in cyber-security, information assurance, IT security and data protection at PwC and Insight Consulting. He is also Director of the Chartered Institute of Information Security. He works with customers at a high-level and provides strategic input to the development and deployment of Huntsman Security solutions in SIEM, security analytics and risk measurement; as well as the thought leadership on current and future security trends such as machine learning, threat intelligence, security operations, automation, security analytics and visualisation. 

Wilson Sanders - Head of Business Development EMEA - IT Glue

Wilson has successfully led the business development team in EMEA from conception, proving integral to driving the region’s remarkable growth since the 2017 opening of the EMEA office in Reading, UK. Wilson regularly speaks at events and is an expert in how IT Glue provides businesses with the means to become leaner, fitter and smarter.

Peter Sweetbaum - CEO - IT Lab Group

Under Peter’s leadership, IT Lab Group has bought several companies. Most recently, in August 2019, it acquired Mirus IT, the long-standing Milton Keynes-based managed services provider. ECI-backed IT Lab previously acquired Content and Code in September 2018 and Perspective Risk in May 2017. With a combined turnover approaching £75m, IT Lab delivers 24/7 IT managed services, cloud solutions and cyber security services to its now 890+ managed service clients.

Adam Nash - Technical Sales Manager - LogicMonitor

Adam Nash is Technical Sales Manager for LogicMonitor in EMEA and has been working in IT for 23 years with roles as diverse as Systems Engineer, Product Manager, IT Auditor and, more recently, on the dark side as a salesperson. In his time with LogicMonitor, his focus has been on the MSP market and best practices for infrastructure monitoring in the era of digital transformation. When he is not working Adam is a keen amateur brewer and can bore you about beer and brewing in detail.

Francis Gaffney - Director of Threat Intelligence & Response - Mimecast

Francis has worked as an analyst in the risk management sector, and international cyber security, for over 20 years with particular interests in strategic policy, geopolitical horizon-scanning, and threat intelligence. His academic background includes a PhD in Defence & Security and master’s degrees in Information Technology (Management Information Systems) and International Law and is preparing his final dissertation for an MBA in Strategic Leadership. He has contributed to two books. At Mimecast, Francis is the Director of Threat Intelligence & Response and is responsible for the generation of policy & doctrine, resource planning, and intelligence production. He leads three separate teams – the Intelligence Analysis, Risk, & Cyber Investigations Team; the Data Science & Overwatch Team, and the MSOC. Francis is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is also a Chartered Chemist, a Chartered Scientist, and Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Rachel Spatz - VP Marketing - NinjaRMM

Rachel Spatz is VP Marketing at NinjaRMM, the company transforming IT management with its powerful, easy-to-use remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. Her success driving revenue and growth draws on 8+ years of experience building high-performing demand generation programs at IT and cybersecurity software companies

Jerry Mumford - Sales Director - OnApp

Jerry Mumford has 20 years experience in commercial roles at IT services companies, datacenter, virtualization and cloud technology vendors. As the head of OnApp’s business development team, he works with MSPs, Telcos and hosts across the world to introduce more efficient and profitable cloud services to their businesses

Jay Gill - Senior Director of Marketing - Pluribus Networks

Mark Winter - VP Sales - RapidFire Tools

Mark has over 25 years of experience in the IT field, with the last 15 years dedicated to providing software solutions to the VAR and Service Provider channels. During his time as a Sales and Account Manager with a Service Provider, he became familiar with the inner workings of MSPs. For the last 10 years, Mark has been with RapidFire Tools, delivering solutions to Managed Service Providers to help them better serve their clients and grow their business and revenues. 

Mark Arts - Senior Sales Engineer - StackState

As Senior Sales Engineer, Mark has 18 years of experience being the key person between the Sales-, Development department and the customer. Furthermore, he is engaged in product-, processes- and technology development and innovation. He supports managing the sales cycle in a technical way, with a focus on understanding both the customers’ needs and pains. Mark has a thorough knowledge of Algorithmic IT Operations (AIOps), IT Operational Analytics (ITOA), Application Performance Management (APM), Business Service Management (BSM) and machine learning.

David Ellis - Vice President, Security and Mobility Solutions - Europe - Tech Data

Ellis oversees the expansion of Tech Data’s portfolio of innovative security offerings, as well as the in-country dedicated security team investments across Europe. Cybersecurity is a key focus for Tech Data as a part of our strategy for next-generation technologies and Ellis is responsible for growth and innovation in today’s fragmented and highly complex security market. His key objectives are to ensure that our MSP and channel partners in Europe benefit from an increasingly diverse, innovative and differentiated portfolio of security solutions, and that we support them to accelerate growth with the right go-to-market tools and solution enablement plans that deliver true business outcomes for their customers. Ellis’ security and associated services experience comes from previous roles at Exclusive Group, Arrow ECS, COMPUTERLINKS, and Unipalm.

Cormac Maguire - UK Territory Manager - Webroot

Cormac Maguire is currently Channel Account Manager for Webroot, based in the EMEA headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. As a key account manager, he has a track record of delivery within SME to Enterprise accounts in the UK and Ireland while also securing and supporting Webroot’s major MSP partners in the region. Cormac has strong interest and knowledge of the cyber security industry and regularly shares his perspective on the industry, best practices and latest trends. He also holds an honours degree in a Bachelors of Business Commerce from one of Ireland’s leading universities.