Conference Chairs
Greg Denholm
IT Europa


Greg Denholm
IT EuropaGreg Is an experienced editor in the IT and telecoms channels managing and publishing executive news interviews, features and market reports across platforms including IT Europa, Comms Dealer, and Fibre Provider. He has moderated and managed content at panels for major industry events both online and in person.
Will Garside
IT Europa


Will Garside
IT EuropaWill specialises in writing and presenting – producing a huge range of content, ranging from thought-leadership articles to white papers. He started his career as a computer engineer before becoming one of the first producers on Sky TV’s primetime technology show “The Computer Channel” – alongside also covering mainstream business and technology news. He then worked as a product reviewer and technical writer for IT Network before going to Computer Weekly to cover security, telecoms and networking. He worked for several large technology brands including Microsoft and EMC as a technical writer and media consultant and was also the editor at International Broadcast Engineer – a role that saw him deliver a huge number of detailed analysis pieces on emerging video experiences. He has also written a number of books including tech guides for Which? and several "Dummies" guides on topics including big data and storage.
Will is also a highly experienced event moderator, managing content and panels at both the IBC and NAB shows for the last 10 years.
Keynote Speakers

Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan OBE played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City.
In club football, he played 635 league games, scoring a total of 138 goals.
He was part of the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2–1 to lift the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup in Gothenburg
Strachan earned 50 caps for Scotland, securing his place in the International Roll of Honour.
He played in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain '82 and Mexico '86, scoring in a 2-1 defeat to West Germany in June 1986.
He was named as the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year in 1990/91 season while at Leeds. After two years at Coventry City he retired in 1997, aged 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player.
In 2007, Strachan was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, and he was named Scotland national coach in January 2013.
Katie King, MBA
CEO


Katie King, MBA
CEOKatie is a published Author and Keynote Speaker on AI and business transformation. She received several accolades in 2024, including: ‘Leading AI strategist’; ‘Top 10 influencer in AI’, and one of the ‘Most Inspiring Women in Technology.’
Katie has just completed her third business book on AI’s impact on marketing, sales and CX, for publication on 3rd November 2025. Her second book was published by Kogan Page in January 2022: AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing: Connecting marketing, sales and customer experience. Her first book, Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, was listed as a reference source in the 'Brand Strategy' section of the World Economic Forum's Empowering AI Leadership AI toolkit for corporate boards.
Katie has over 35 years of consulting experience across a range of sectors.
Katie has delivered two TEDx talks and is a regular speaker worldwide. In 2024, she toured 17 countries, delivering sessions on applying AI to business. She is just heading to Canada and USA to deliver further Keynotes.
Katie is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the adoption of AI.
In 2020, she launched a global school AI programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow, to close the skills gap in education and show young people how STEM and AI will reshape their future careers.
Speakers
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ConnectWise

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SuperOps

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Arrow

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Topsec Cloud Solutions

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Ingram Micro

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Steven Wood
OpenText Cybersecurity


Steven Wood
OpenText CybersecuritySteven Wood has been focused on assisting IT service providers, large and small, in launching value-added services in the small, medium, and enterprise markets for over 15 years. At OpenText, he and his team help MSPs deliver Cyber Resilience-as-a -Service via reseller channels.
In case you are still reading, Woody has built and enabled strong technical teams within distribution, value-added resale, and solution consulting organisations. He has worked with the largest multi-national service providers as well as distribution, executing in diverse and challenging markets around the globe. Woody has helped to build the brand and reputation of his team based on winning the technical and emotional win with accountability.
Woody takes pride in aligning solutions with the goals of the partner and empowering them to scale as they grow. He believes that empowered teams are always happier teams; continually learning and sharing in successes together.
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Object First

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Rewst

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Artur Bar
Intel


Artur Bar
IntelArtur Bar with over 25 years of IT sales experience is specialized in creating new markets and developing sales teams, for advanced technologies.
Working with Intel for 20 years has extensive, practical experience in organizing sales events for distributors, OEM/MNCs, sales partners. He is charismatic presenter and technology trainer for server systems, client’s systems, software and AI. His presentations and trainings gather strong awareness and are very well received.
In private time photographer and startup management enthusiast.
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Kaseya

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Lenovo

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Hornetsecurity

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Sophos

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Huntress

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