CLOUD CHANNEL SUMMIT AGENDA

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7:30-8:30

Breakfast/Registration
8:30-8:45

Welcome/Introduction
Jeff Kaplan

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8:45-9:15

Speed Networking, hosted by Rhianna Collier, VP SIIA – A great opportunity to quickly meet a large number of fellow attendees in a series of quick one-on-one meetings to kick off the Summit.
9:15-9:30

Industry Overview
Jeff Kaplan
9:30-10:00

Kickoff Keynote – Where’s the Channel in the Cloud? A State of the Industry

Tim FitzGerald, Vice President, DataCenter & Cloud Technology Solutions Practices, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas

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10:00-10:40
Cloud Marketplace Panel – Forecasting New Market Opportunities for Cloud Channels
Moderator: Jeff Kaplan
Nima Badiey, Business Development, Cloud Foundry, Pivotal
James Mumma, Executive Director, Comcast Business Services
Dipan Patel, Executive Director, Cox Communications
Jamie Perlman, Sr. Director of Business Development, Box
Daniel Saks, President and CEO, AppDirect

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10:40-11:00

Networking Break
11:00-11:30
Keynote - Redefining Channel Relationships in Today’s Cloud Ecosystems

Ron Huddleston, Senior Vice President of ISVs and Channels, Salesforce.com

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11:35-12:15

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Industry Roundtable – Cloud Partner Success Stories: What’s Working and What’s Not

Moderator: Jeff Kaplan
Feyzi Fatehi, CEO, Corent Technology
Russell Hertzberg, Vice President Technology Solutions, SoftServe Inc.
Kevin O’Brien, Senior Director, ISV/OEM Business Development, Oracle
Chris Rimer, Global Head of Partner Business, Google Cloud Platform, Google Enterprise
Colleen Smith, Vice President, SaaS/Cloud, Progress Software Corporation

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12:15-1:30

UnConference Lunch Session, hosted by Katherine Hunt, Director CompTIA: Create the discussion topic of greatest interest to you and share ideas with your peers during this highly interactive, attendee-driven session.
1:30-2:00

One-on-One Executive Fireside Chat – Key Trends Reshaping Partner Relationships in the Cloud

Dave O’Callaghan, SVP of Global Channels & Alliances, VMware

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2:05-2:45

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Roundtable – Creating New Customer Opportunities via Cloud Partnerships

Moderator: Andy Schroepfer, Founder & CEO, Big Cloud Sales
Tom Halle, Sr. Director, Global Alliances, Savvis/CenturyLink
Nikesh Kalra, Global Cloud Services, Equinix
Brian Matsubara, Head of Global Technology Alliances, Amazon Web Services
Sean McCaffery, Vice President of Channel Sales and Operations, ViaWest
Sanjay Sharma, Director of Business Development, HP

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2:50-3:30

SMB Market Roundtable – Capitalizing on New Channel Opportunities to Extend the Reach of Cloud Services

Moderator: Katherine Hunt, Director of Communities, CompTIA
Mike Desai, Senior Director, Global Business Development & Strategy, Ping Identity
Matthew Kenneally, Vice President Strategic Alliances, CallidusCloud
Eric Keosky-Smith, Development Director, InfusionSoft
Adam Nelson, Head of Channel Sales and Partnerships, Dropbox
Jonathan Sass, Category Manager, Cloud Services and Software, Spiceworks

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3:30-3:50

Networking Break
3:50-4:30

Big Data Roundtable – Creating New Customer Value via Cloud BI/Integration Solutions

Moderator: Rhianna Collier, Vice President of the Software Division, Software and Information Industry Association
Eileen Boerger, CEO, CorSource Technology Group
Darren Cunningham, VP, Marketing, SnapLogic
Scott Geffre, Vice President of Product Development, Informatica Cloud
Sharon Gordon, VP, Alliances & Emerging Market Sales, Birst
Ross Mason, Founder and VP of Product Strategy, MuleSoft

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4:35-5:15
Channel Industry Roundtable: What are Today’s Best Practices for Building Successful Cloud Partnerships?

Moderator: Jeff Kaplan
Kris Bliesner, CEO and Co-Founder, 2nd Watch, Inc.
Nick Freund, Director of Business Development, BetterCloud
Michael Gerardi, Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales and Business Development, Aria Systems
David Hoff, CTO and Co-founder, Cloud Sherpas
Carlos Román, Director, Insight Cloud Programs, InsightCloud Solutions

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5:15-5:30

Summit Wrap-Up
5:30-7:00

Reception