Vince DeLuca is responsible for all aspects of Logicalis US. He joined Logicalis in 2010 as the Chief Operating Officer. A decisive leader with established expertise designing and optimizing technology to drive business performance, Vince has held senior roles in various disciplines with Fortune 100 and entrepreneurial firms. Prior to Logicalis, Vince served as Senior Vice President for Wipro with responsibility for Infrastructure Practice Service Delivery and Client Engagement. He joined Wipro in 2004 when Wipro acquired Infocrossing where he was a key executive. Vince guided Infocrossing through multiple acquisitions and organic growth initiatives.
Manak Ahluwalia founded Aqueduct Technologies Inc. in 2011. He successfully built one of the top service providers in North America, recognized for its deep technical competencies, commitment to culture, and customer satisfaction. In five years under Ahluwalia's leadership, Aqueduct Technologies ranks in the top 500 largest solutions provider by revenue, highest level of technical accreditations in the industry, #1 ranked in customer satisfaction, and #1 ranking as a best place to work. Aqueduct continues to grow at a remarkable pace while maintaining its commitment to customer and employee success.
Daniel DiSano is an accomplished business, technology and growth executive with a track record in building successful companies. He has been President and CEO of Axispoint, a leading technology consulting and software development company, since June 2002.
Under Mr. DiSano’s leadership, Axispoint has experienced 22 times organic growth and has rapidly become the trusted technology partner to some of the world’s most recognizable brands During his tenure, he has increased revenue and profitability, recruited a strong leadership team, and reorganized the corporate structure to focus on long term growth.
Richard Baldwin is CSO/CIO and founder of NTH Generation. He is responsible for creating and executing strategic initiatives within the company. He began his career in the technology industry in 1968 programming business applications for mainframe computers. Rich started and successfully managed three companies, including NTH Generation Computing, founded with Jan Baldwin in 1990. Rich has held a variety of positions within NTH including the position of CEO until February of 2011.
Rich's vision, fueled by his commitment to cutting edge technology, client education, technical excellence, service, and support, was the key to taking NTH from a one-man start-up to a $50 million dollar enterprise.
Ron Dupler assumed the role of President and CEO of GreenPages in 2004 with a charter to drive and transform the organization’s technology delivery and solutions model. During his tenure, Ron has worked collaboratively with GreenPages’ management and employees, customers, and strategic technology partners to transform the company from a product-centric, value-added reseller to a leading systems integrator and cloud services firm that is now widely regarded as one of the top virtualization and cloud computing thought leaders in the country.
Under Ron’s leadership, GreenPages has received numerous awards and recognition, including CRN’s Solution Provider 500 Company of the Year, Tech Elite 250, Virtualization Tec
George Barkley is Managing Partner at Sovereign Systems, which drives delivery of IT as a Service by combining best-of-breed solutions with consulting, architecture, implementation, and managed services expertise. One of the fastest-growing IT solution providers and cloud services firms in the country, Sovereign’s approach accelerates the transition to cloud computing while preserving existing investments and improving security and control. Barkley formerly held positions with EMC, IBM and The Coca-Cola Company. He holds degrees from Emory University - Goizueta Business School and the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Tim Burke, Quest President & Chief Executive Officer, has grown the company from a computer media supply firm to a successful global corporation. He has continued his commitment to provide unparalleled customer service with a focus on quality, customization and flexibility, for over 30 years.
VeriStor President and CEO Ashby Lincoln is a data storage veteran with over 25 years of experience. Prior to leading VeriStor, Lincoln served as Vice President of Sales for the Eastern Region of the US for Nexsan Technologies. While at Nexsan, he helped create and implement the company’s Channel and OEM Target Programs. Lincoln was also the founding Vice President of Sales at the storage service provider WorldStor, where he helped raise nearly $40M in venture capital, pioneered sales strategies, and managed the business development group. He also initiated and managed relationships with major platform vendors, as he does at VeriStor today.
Lincoln also held sales management positions at disk array vendor Storage Dimensions (acquired by Artecon to become Dot Hill Systems), where he managed a US sales staff in eight major markets. Prior to joining Storage Dimensions, Lincoln served in sales and service management at EMC.
Bob joined Presidio in February of 2012, following the acquisition of his company, BlueWater Communications Group, LLC. Bob has led numerous technology service organizations, including Dimension Data North America and Integrated Systems Group. He has received recognitions such as Executive of the Year by VARBusiness and Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst &Young. Bob resides in Long Island, NY.
Frank Vitagliano is President & Chief Executive Officer for Computex Technology Solutions. Frank is responsible for providing vision, strategic direction, and managing day-to-day operations of the company. Frank comes to Computex with more than three decades of experience in the IT industry working for IBM, Juniper and most recently Dell. Frank was also a recipient of VAR Business Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award for ongoing accomplishments in the U.S. Information Technology Marketplace. In addition, he is the co-chair of the Board of Directors for CompTIA.
Tom Colleary, President, of 2016 CRN Triple Crown winner, F3 Technology Partners, has 30 years of extensive channel experience in developing and growing information technology solution providers. His industry insight and vision along with the understanding of the importance of the relationship between the manufacturer, the solution provider and the end user has been instrumental in positioning F3 as a market leader as they transform their business model to leverage the new 3rd platform computing model. Prior to joining F3 Technology Partners, Tom held executive management roles for Avnet, Inc. and Arrow Electronics, where he was responsible for all aspects of their Oracle distribution business in North America. Throughout his career, Tom has consistently grown reseller businesses and profits and has a keen insight on what drives two tier distribution channel success. Throughout his career, Tom has been known for developing long term growth strategy and strategic partnerships while driving profitability and productivity in his companies. In 2011, Tom was recognized as a Channel Chief by CRN Magazine.
Founded in 1981 by Harry Zarek, Compugen has risen to become the number one Canadian Solution Provider with revenue close to $450M. The company works with over 2,000 mid- to-large-sized Canadian organizations providing technology infrastructure solutions based upon hardware and software from leading global IT vendors. Harry holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Toronto. He is an active investor and member of the Board of Directors of a number of technology companies. Harry sat on the Board of RuggedCom Inc., which had its IPO in 2007. Rugged Com was acquired by Siemens in 2012.
As Founder & Co-CEO of BCM One, John Cunningham oversees strategic planning and initiatives, business development, channel sales, supplier management, overall revenue growth and financial performance. An active industry professional, Cunningham serves and has served on various advisory boards including Verizon, CenturyLink, Level 3, ShoreTel, Lightower, West IP, Internap and the BoB Conference to name a few. Cunningham is a two-time finalist for Cloud Partner’s “Telecom Executive of the Year Award”.
Prior to launching BCM One, John was a sales and branch manager throughout the Northeast Corridor for Centex Telemanagement, one of the first companies to manage local and long distance telephone services for businesses.
Over the course of a 25-year career characterized by leadership, entrepreneurialism and a rare vision for the future of the technology landscape, Cunningham has founded and piloted three highly successful companies which all rolled up into what is now BCM One.
Pat Gelsinger joined VMware in September 2012 and serves as the company’s CEO. Before VMware, Gelsinger led EMC's Information Infrastructure Products business as president and chief operating officer, overseeing engineering and operations for information storage, data computing, backup and recovery, RSA security and enterprise solutions as well as the office of the CTO. Prior to EMC, Gelsinger spent 30 years in numerous technical, management and executive roles at Intel, where he began his career. He led Intel's Digital Enterprise Group, the company's largest business unit and was responsible for enterprise products including the Xeon and Itanium processors. He also led the Desktop Products Group responsible for desktop processors, chipsets and motherboards for consumer and commercial customers. Gelsinger was Intel's first chief technology officer, and as the head of Intel Labs he led many of the company's research initiatives. He was also the architect of the original 80486 processor and a design engineer on the 80386 and 80286 processor design teams. Gelsinger holds six patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is a well-known speaker on technology trends, and has received a variety of industry awards. He earned an associate's degree from Lincoln Technical Institute in 1979, a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University in 1983 (magna cum laude) and a master's degree from Stanford University in 1985, all in electrical engineering. In 2008, he was named a Fellow of the IEEE and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2008 from William Jessup University.
Tyler Beecher serves as the CEO of Trace3, a technology consulting firm based in Irvine, Calif. Under Beecher’s leadership, Trace3 has evolved into a premier provider of innovative solutions that cater to technology leaders including data center infrastructure solutions, advanced analytics, cloud, DevOps and security consulting services. Beecher believes that all possibilities in modern business lay in technology and his company facilitates a premiere program for shaping IT leaders into the business leaders they must become in order to boldly lead their companies through digital transformation and into the future. This program is responsible for many awards inclusive of Trace3 being named Cisco Systems’ Innovation Partner of the Year.
Beecher’s business success and his belief that leading is a privilege have made him a popular, sought-after speaker who has over 15 keynote speeches to his credit. Prior to joining Trace3, Beecher spent 20 years leading high-performing teams and campaigns contributing to the rise of several Fortune 500 tech manufacturers including 3Com, Cisco Systems, NetApp. His sales and partnering plans have been implemented globally and have driven consistent turnarounds with record year-over-year growth while servicing many top global companies. Beecher is a graduate of Brigham Young University. He splits his time between Orange County and the mountains of Utah, where he is heavily involved with his wife and two children in his church, charities, and youth sports coaching.
Larry Kudlow is CNBC’s Senior Contributor. He was previously host of CNBC’s primetime “The Kudlow Report”. He is also the host of “The Larry Kudlow Show”, which broadcasts each Saturday from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on WABC Radio and is syndicated nationally by Cumulus Media. Mr. Kudlow is a nationally syndicated columnist. He is a contributing editor of National Review magazine, as well as a columnist and economics editor for National Review Online. He is the author of "American Abundance: The New Economic and Moral Prosperity," published by Forbes in January 1998. “JFK and the Reagan Revolution,” published by Penguin Random House, was released September 6, 2016. Mr. Kudlow is CEO of Kudlow & Co., LLC, an economic research firm. He was formerly chief economist and senior managing director of Bear Stearns & Company. Mr. Kudlow started his professional career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he worked in open market operations and bank supervision.
Bill Briggs is a strategist with deep implementation experience—helping clients anticipate the impact that new and emerging technologies may have on their business in the future, and getting there from the realities of today. As CTO, Briggs is responsible for helping to define the vision for Deloitte’s technology services, identifying and communicating technology trends affecting clients’ businesses, and shaping the strategy for the emerging services and offerings.
Tom Deierlein is the co-founder and CEO of ThunderCat Technology a systems integrator that specializes in data center solutions for the federal government. Deierlein is a 1989 graduate of West Point, a successful serial entrepreneur, Airborne Ranger, and Wounded Warrior. In 2017 ThunderCat was ranked No. 69 on the CRN Solution Provider 500 and a four-time member of the Tech Elite 250. ThunderCat has also spent more than five years on the Inc. 5000, and was named by Forbes as one of America's Most Promising Companies. Deierlein started his career working in sales for Johnson & Johnson and Parametric Technology Corp. in the mid-90's.
A Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, Deierlein is a retired U.S. Army Major and Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet. In September 2006, he was shot by a sniper and critically wounded. Originally told he may never walk again he has since completed the Army 10-Miler and two triathlons. He has been quoted and featured in Forbes, The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, Wall Street Journal, and FOX News.
In the Fall of 2006 he co-founded the Tom Deierlein Foundation www.tdfoundation.org which provides aid to children of wounded warriors and fallen heroes. The foundation helps American Veterans’ families in crisis. Deierlein is a Certified Peer Mentor with Wounded Warrior Project and USSOCOM Care Coalition. He earned a master's of science in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1993 and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business in 2000.
Meg Whitman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Previously, Meg served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Hewlett-Packard Company from 2011 through 2015, as well as Chairman of the Board from 2014 through 2015, leading the company’s turnaround and subsequent separation into two companies – Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. Meg is also the Chairman of the Board of HP Inc.
Meg served as President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay Inc. from 1998 to 2008, where she oversaw its growth from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue.
Meg was a part-time strategic advisor to Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, a private equity firm, from March 2011 to September 2011. She has also held executive-level positions at Hasbro Inc., FTD, Inc., The Stride Rite Corporation, The Walt Disney Company and Bain & Company. She currently serves on the boards of directors for The Procter & Gamble Company and SurveyMonkey.
Meg holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard University.
Michael Dell is chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, a unique family of businesses encompassing Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. Dell Technologies is an innovator and technology leader providing the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their most important information.
Michael’s story started when he founded Dell with $1000 in 1984 at the age of 19. Notably quoted as saying that “technology is about enabling human potential,” Michael’s vision of how technology should be designed, manufactured and sold forever changed the IT industry. In 1992, Michael became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. Known and admired for his astute business vision and bold moves, Michael took Dell private in 2013, setting the stage to architect the largest technology deal in history with the combination of Dell and EMC in 2016.
Robert Faletra is one of the top authorities in the IT channel and technology marketplace and often referred to as The Voice of (and for) the Channel. Bob brings a unique understanding of the technology marketplace, informed by 30 years of experience in all aspects of the channel. A dedicated advisor to technology suppliers (from start-ups to enterprises), Bob helps them conceptualize and build strategic channel initiatives and often meets with CEOs to discuss channel strategy. Bob has deep relationships in the solution provider community and also sits on the advisory board of several high tech start-ups, helping them formulate their go-to-market strategy.
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