Lisa MacKenzie is a seasoned executive with expertise in marketing, sales, product management and operations. Lisa was instrumental in The Channel Company's evolution from providing traditional media to offering a full portfolio of solutions and services. She brings her proven expertise to The Channel Company's extensive events portfolio - helping ensure that our events meet the evolving needs of our customers. Thanks to Lisa's leadership, The Channel Company attracts record audiences and receives high customer satisfaction scores. Lisa also repositioned our consulting, research and education offerings, resulting in increased profitability and new product launches.

John Holman, is the CEO of Pax Advisory, an IT solutions company focusing on government data center, infrastructure, analytics, assessing criminalized power structures, and compliance. Pax Advisory is a service-disabled-veteran-owned small business with a proven track record with DOD, NATO and civilian agency customers. Prior to founding Pax Advisory, Holman worked for Lockheed Martin, JP Morgan, and Deutsche Bank. Holman served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd Infantry Division. Holman has earned several degrees including a JD from Golden Gate University. He is an attorney and PMP certified.

Bobby Cameron is a leading expert on best practices for IT, including business technology; transformation from IT to business technology; driving business innovation; the business value of IT; technology strategy; application development; and IT operations. His specialty is transformative technology use that drives business success in the emerging world of business technology (BT), like IT value creation, technology-based business innovation, and digital business networks.

While Cameron focuses his research on delivering IT excellence on the road to BT, he continues his close work with members of The CIO Group in the Forrester Leadership Boards, which he conceived and piloted in 2002. In this role, he writes CIO-targeted research, answers individual members' business and technology inquiries, and facilitates CIO Group member exchange meetings where CIOs discuss member-selected topics.

Prior to taking on this role, Cameron's research focused on technology leadership — the impact of technology and services on organizations, budgets, and roles. Before joining Forrester, Cameron spent five years as director of product management at Dun and Bradstreet Software (DBS), with responsibility for that company's client/server directions, decision support products, and tools and technologies. Prior to that Cameron was with Dataquest, the San Jose, Calif., market research firm. He also spent  he spent nine years at Chase Manhattan's electronic banking business in Lexington, Mass., connecting 8,000 treasurers with 100 bank back offices worldwide. While at Chase, Bobby was MIS director and director of product management.

David Russell is CEO and senior consultant of MANAGEtoWIN and author of “Dave’s Charm School” of soft skills training.  He’s been called the “Leadership Guy” for IT entrepreneurs and has spent the better part of his career working with entrepreneurs to help them hire, manage, develop, and retain superstar employees.  Russell’s mission is no bad bosses.  His Leadership Essentials and Certified Leader services are unique, one-on-one transformational learning experiences.  His fifth book, The Company Culture Challenge,” is a step-by-step leadership guide.  You can read Russell’s latest thoughts on the MANAGEtoWIN blog, LinkedIn and Twitter.

As a senior sales, partner and business executive, Vince Menzione brings an extensive and consistent history of success and expertise driving revenue growth, building high performance organizations, and exceeding organizational objectives to Cloud Wave Partners. 

Vince is an award winning leader who has delivered and advanced three successful transformations. The first was with a 20 year old start up, where he developed the value proposition and grew the organization exponentially. Next was a business turnaround where he successfully launched a new segment, developed a new channel and procurement vehicles and forged a key partnership that resulted in a successful divestiture. Vince most recently spent nine years leading a $4.6B channel business as Microsoft's General Manager for US Public Sector sales where he led many initiatives, including the successful launch of Microsoft's cloud offering, resulting in its successful transformation to a cloud services company.

Vince has a passion for disruptive technology and the greater good and has positioned Cloud Wave Partners to enable organizations to realize the art of the possible through proven sales, innovation and partner connection strategies. He is also hosts a podcast, "Ultimate Guide to Partnering".

David Carter has been working in the IT Industry for more than 20 years holding positions from designing software, to constructing data centers, building teams and managing digital transformations. He’s worked within Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, R&D, manufacturing and in the government and education sectors. In his current role, Carter is responsible for the success of Encore’s Enboard security and identity platform.

John Shaw is the CEO of ELE.ai, combining his enterprise cloud experience with the power of artificial intelligence. Shaw has founded several companies during his career mostly recently Nimbo, a cloud computing professional services company acquired by Equinix in 2016.

Shaw has worked closely with cloud providers and possess a practical understanding of cloud computing and the cost benefits to enterprises. He has worked with some of the largest global companies on application migration to the cloud using Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Along with his business acumen, he is an experienced coder and a published author, so he can always roll up his sleeves when needed. Shaw served as a member of the Azure Business Technology Advisory Team for Microsoft which provides deep insight in the direction of the company’s cloud offerings. Shaw serves as mentor for Techstars, sits on the boar of Cycle Computing and on the advisory board for chowbotics. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a bachelor’s degree in computer studies.

In his spare time, he enjoys travelling and collecting visas. He is a U.S. and EU citizen, permanent resident of Australia, New Zealand and a India business visa holder.

Mr. Has Patel is President and Principal Consultant of Infologic, Inc. Before founding Infologic, he also worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories, Glaxo Smith-Kline Pharmaceuticals, Philips Electronics and BP Chemicals. Industry expertise include Aerospace & Defense, Pharmaceuticals, Energy and Software.

Patel holds BS in Mechanical Engineering, and MS in Production Engineering. His research interests include Research & Innovation Management and Manufacturing & Innovation. He has published papers on Research & Innovation Management at Aerospace & Defense and Corporate R&D Management conferences. He also regularly publishes a blog on the Art & Science of Innovation Management.

He is also an industry adviser and Expert-in-Residence (EiR) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Applied Innovation center, and a member of the University of Southern California (USC)-led Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, Southern California (AMP SoCal) which supports the Aerospace & Defense industry.

Denise Lee Yohn is the go-to expert on brand-building for national media outlets, an in-demand speaker and consultant, and an influential writer. Yohn is the author of the bestselling book “What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest” (Jossey-Bass), the e-book “Extraordinary Experiences: What Great Retail and Restaurant Brands Do,” and the highly anticipated new book “Fusion: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World's Greatest Companies” (Nicholas Brealey/Hachette Books).

News media including Fox Business TV, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times call on Yohn when they want an expert point-of-view on hot business issues. The Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) named her blog as one of the top 20 in the industry.

Yohn  enjoys challenging readers to think differently about brand-building in her regular contributions to Harvard Business Review and Forbes, and has been a sought-after writer for publications including Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Knowledge@Wharton, ChangeThis, Seeking Alpha, QSR Magazine, among others.

With her expertise and personal approach, Yohn has become an in-demand keynote speaker. She has addressed business leaders around the world, including The Art of Marketing in Toronto, EXPO Marketing in Bogota, Colombia, and Sustainable Brands in San Diego.

Yohn initially cultivated her brand-building approaches through several high-level positions in advertising and client-side marketing. She served as lead strategist at advertising agencies for Burger King and Land Rover and as the marketing leader and analyst for Jack in the Box restaurants and Spiegel catalogs. She went on to head Sony Electronic Inc.’s first-ever brand office, where she was the vice president, general manager of brand and strategy and garnered major corporate awards. Consulting clients have included Target, Oakley, Dunkin' Donuts, and other leading companies.

David DeCamillis serves as vice president of sales and marketing for Platte River Networks. He focuses on keeping his company’s brand fresh and vibrant but also staying in front of prospects so Platte River can continue to grow. For two decades, DeCamillis worked in financial consulting and production in a wide range of industries. Starting in the late 1980s, he worked as a syndicate manager and consultant in private equity funding.  After 12 years, DeCamillis transitioned into event production, working as an overseas concert promoter and producer in partnership with MTV Asia.  In 2008, DeCamillis started his tenure as head of business development with Platte River before assuming his current role. Platte River has grown to become a leading national provider of IT managed services and has received numerous technology, service and growth awards.  Outside of work, DeCamillis is an avid runner, biker, hiker, skier, reader and traveler. He enjoys public speaking and spending time at the beach and the mountains with his family.

Amy has 25+ years of leadership and global sales experience, with a focus on customer value and expertise in business. Her mission is to improve corporate culture with a passion for empowering people toward extraordinary results. In addition to sales strategy and operations, Amy provides transformational, executive coaching services to create an integrated life fueled by positivity and authenticity.

Most recently, Amy served as SVP of Sales Operations for TiVo after being a sales leader across the enterprise technology sector. Prior to TiVo, Amy held Leadership positions at AT&T, Cisco, and Salesforce.com.  

Amy spoke at the 2014 Forrester Research conference, the 2016 and 2017 Apttus Conference, and LinkedIn’s 2016 Sales Connect Conference. In October 2016, Amy was awarded a spot on Hot Topics list of the Top 100 Sales Operations and Enablement leaders.

Gary Pica is a pioneer in the managed services field. His company, Dynamic Digital Services, was “early to market” in the MSP arena. It quickly became one of the fastest growing MSPs in the country, with over 7,000 endpoints under management, generating over $500,000 of monthly reoccurring revenue. Gary’s company was acquired by mindSHIFT Technologies in 2005 and he has since launched TruMethods, a coaching and mentoring firm aimed at helping IT solution providers reach their full potential as MSP’s. TruMethods provides a proven, repeatable process to transform your business by demonstrating the right approach to leadership, solution packaging, sales process and results tracking via online tool and webinars. Today over 500 IT providers around the world utilize the TruMethods business transformation process.

Michael Lomonaco is the director of marketing and communications for OST. He joined the $160 million leading solution provider in 2011.  Michael honed his marketing and communications skills while attending Michigan State University. His career has included positions in local, state and federal political and policy work, corporate and nonprofit consulting, and customer relations, public relations, and marketing in the manufacturing sector.  These days, Michael leads the Marketing and Communications team at OST. In this role he is responsible for leading OST’s brand strategy, marketing programs, market insights, and public relations. He has a passion for creating wild outcomes and experiences through his abilities to connect and strategize across the organization, and with customers, partners, and colleagues.

Michael also has a deep connection to service and can be found working with any number of the boards of directors he serves In 2013, 2015, and 2016  Michael was selected as one of Grand Rapids’ “Top 40 Under Forty” business and community leaders.

Don Yaeger is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated and author of 24 books, eight of which have become New York Times Best-sellers. As an author, Yaeger has written books with, among others, Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden, baseball legends John Smoltz and Tug McGraw and football stars Warrick Dunn and Michael Oher. He teamed with Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade to pen the 2013 best-seller “George Washington’s Secret Six,” a look at the citizen spy ring that helped win the Revolutionary War.

Christopher Pyle, President & CEO for Champion Solutions Group, began his career with Champion as a sales representative in 1986. Over the years, Chris has become the driving force behind the organization’s development of key strategic alliances and solution portfolio. It’s his vision and innovativeness that catapulted Champion up the ranks to become a $100+ million organization and one of the most respected solution providers in the industry.

Chris Pyle leads the company’s go-to market and execution strategies for its integrated offerings in the cloud, security, and digital infrastructure—with a focus on improving the customer experience and driving transformative business outcomes.  Mr. Pyle also aligns key partner initiatives with company strategy, and oversees corporate marketing and messaging to gain mindshare with customers and partners.

Keith Lubner acts as an advisor and mentor to several of today’s leading channel organizations on strategies, tactics, and programs to accelerate growth. Keith has founded three companies and is considered a world-renown expert on enablement, channel sales, channel marketing issues, and channel leadership.  His training programs and workshops have been delivered across the globe to several start-up and multi-national organizations. He is currently Managing Partner of Channel Consulting Corp and Co-founder with Jeb Blount (author of Fanatical Prospecting) of the recently launched Channel EQ, an organization focused on providing transformational training and enablement tools, workshops, and programs.

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.

Frank Rauch is Vice President of VMware’s Americas Partner Organization. In this role, he is responsible for indirect routes to market for the Americas which include, Solution Providers, Corporate Resellers, Public Sector Partners, OEMs (Cisco, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Net App, VCE), System Integrators / System Outsourcers, and Distributors.

Prior to VMware Frank was HP’s Americas Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Channels. He also held VP roles in strategy and direct sales with HP. Frank started his career with IBM in sales and executive staff roles.

He and his teams have been recognized with over 40 channel awards. Frank has been personally recognized with 5 Channel Chief awards and has been ranked in the top 25 Channel Executives.

Frank is a graduate of Drexel University with degrees in Marketing and Computer Systems Management. He lives in the Philadelphia area and is active with youth ice hockey and on several non-profit boards.