Conference Chairs
John Chapman
IT Europa
John Chapman
IT EuropaJohn is considered one of the foremost analysts, speakers and commentators on the trends in the IT industry. After a distinguished career spanning over 47 years at the heart of the IT industry, John has advised IT companies on strategies and direction, written feature articles for major IT publications and has spoken at and chaired events around Europe.
John’s in-depth experience running IT companies, launching new technologies and helping IT organisations maximise their business potential enables him to commentate with authority on a whole range of topics as well as deliver stimulating and thought-provoking presentations.
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
Greg Van Der Gaast
Sequoia Consulting
Greg Van Der Gaast
Sequoia ConsultingGreg van der Gaast boasts a distinguished, yet diverse, 25+ year career in information security and cybersecurity. Deemed one of the World's Top 5 Most Infamous Hackers and an FBI most-wanted, Greg now uses his expertise as a force for good – having since worked as an undercover FBI and DoD operative. Driving change in information security practices, Greg shares his in-depth understanding of how to maintain the security of data as a business-minded CISO and cutting-edge technical consultant. Aside from his business commitments, Greg is also sought after as a keynote speaker – sharing his expertise on how organisations can protect themselves from cyber threats with unconventional approaches.
As a teenager, Greg forged a reputation as a notorious hacker, having famously hacked into a nuclear weapons facility. Leaving his legacy as a hacker behind, Greg has since committed his expertise in the vulnerabilities of technology to help organisations better manage their information security. From acting as
Jason Robinson
Jason Robinson is widely regarded as a legendary sportsman, who mastered the art of playing Rugby in both the Rugby League and the Rugby Union and was the first Black British man to Captain the England Rugby Team. Renowned for his trademark sidestep, speed and ability to defeat defenders, Jason initially began playing rugby for Wigan, before playing for Bath, Sale Sharks, Fylde, the England National Team and the British & Irish Lions. Across the course of his illustrious career, Jason played an impressive 281 games, solidifying his name in the history books of the sport with an incredible 171 tries - having also been appointed MBE and OBE. Having since retired from professional sports, Jason is now the Founder of JR Talks and JR Sports Stars, inspiring people from urban city underprivileged communities to achieve their life goals and increase their confidence.
Talent spotted whilst playing for Hunslet Boys Club, Jason’s illustrious rugby career began playing for Wigan. During his time at Wigan, Jason was a pivotal player in their victories of a Super League title, three Challenge Cup titles, three Regal Trophy wins, four Championships and four Premiership titles. Having also played as the Captain of Sale Sharks, Jason was able to help the team place third in the tables, win a European Challenge Cup, reach the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup and win the 2005 Guinness Premiership final. Having played 159 games for Sale Sharks and achieved an impressive 248 points, Jason’s talent also earned him a spot playing for England, Great Britain and the British Lions – having played in three World Cups, scored England’s only try in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and been capped five times for the Lions. Across the course of his England career, Jason scored an impressive 28 tries in 51 caps and was also the Captain of the England National Team in 2004.
Jason is now a leading keynote speaker – having been voted one of the world’s best social mobility speakers. Having grown up in an abusive family in a poor part of Leeds, Jason was witness to horrific domestic abuse throughout his childhood, and was the first to have a job in his family at the age of 16. Jason inspires all with his personal experiences of overcoming adversity, having forged his success in an industry where private schooling is prolific with no qualifications, talent-spotted training in his older sister’s hand-me-down clothing and shoes, navigated childhood being the only Black member of his family and not meeting his father until he was 36 years old. Having struggled to find his place not only within his family, but society too, Jason reached his lowest point in life whilst securing 6 figure contracts and winning World Cups – having attempted suicide and experienced suicidal thoughts. Such experiences have inspired Jason to become a vocal advocate for mental health, racism, abuse, diversity and inclusion. In recognition of his prominence, Jason has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards.
Today, Jason shares his story with his company JR Talks, motivated to build mental resilience in all walks of life. Having navigated finding his own place in society and authored Finding My Feet, Jason is hired not only to share how he forged his inspirational success as a prolific rugby player, but his personal experiences of adversity and how he forged mental resilience to overcome such adversity.
Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
Russell Crowley
Principle Networks
Russell Crowley
Principle NetworksRussell Crowley is the Co-Founder/CEO of Principle Networks, where he is responsible for driving sustainable growth and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. With 20 years of experience in IT Solution Sales and Consultancy, particularly in the Managed Network & Security Infrastructure space, Russell has been a key player in serving the UK’s mid-enterprise commercial market across all major sectors.
Russell began his career in IT Telesales, advancing from Account Manager to Regional Sales Manager, and eventually to Sales Director where he led his team to achieve significant organic growth and high customer retention in the Managed Wide Area Network space.
In 2018, following an acquisition, Russell partnered with Alex Steer, an expert in IT network engineering and operations, to establish Principle Networks. Their mission was to build a Managed Service Provider (MSP) from the ground up, focusing on modern network and security technologies delivered as a collaborative, co-managed service in partnership with end-customers.
Over the first six years, without any external investment, Principle Networks has achieved an impressive average growth rate of 80% year on year. This growth has empowered customers to gain control and accelerate their IT transformation through innovative, co-managed solutions.
Tracy McFarlane-Barnes
Turnkey Consulting
Tracy McFarlane-Barnes
Turnkey Consulting14 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) across various roles, including implementation, optimization, and operational support. Currently, overseeing Turnkey’s IAM Managed Services, providing full end-to-end support for operational and compliance requirements in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) for a range of clients.
Speakers
Steven Pretlove
SuperOps
Steven Pretlove
SuperOpsSteven Pretlove, Advisor to SuperOps, has a deep love for cybersecurity, project management, and solving problems using technology. He is Director of CCS IT Solutions and is the UK & I MSP Community Chair at CompTIA. His experience working with small and medium businesses from the ground up has given him an in-depth understanding of how to use technology to uncomplicate businesses and how to secure them from the ever-growing cyber threats.
Nathan Marke
Giacom
Nathan Marke
GiacomNathan is Chief Operating Officer of Giacom, responsible for ensuring that the company continuously offers its partners exceptional customer service through its business operations. Nathan also leads Giacom’s marketing, is responsible for brand and positioning and is a key contributor to business strategy.
Keren Raucher
Atera
Keren Raucher
AteraKeren Raucher is a dedicated Business Partners Manager at Atera, an innovative IT management platform. Leading the UK region, Keren is passionate about driving value for IT professionals through the strategic partnerships she cultivates.
In her role at Atera, Keren has successfully built and expanded relationships that enhance revenue and foster collaboration within the IT community. Throughout her years of experience in sales and partnerships, she has developed the skills necessary to create impactful alliances that benefit all stakeholders involved.
David Weeks
N-able
David Weeks
N-ableDavid Weeks is the VP of Partner Experience for N-able. Weeks works side-by-side with our top-performing MSPs and global partner community. A big part of his role is to listen and engage with our partners so that we better understand their needs, share ideas more freely, and provide valuable insight into the current market conditions. Weeks also offers strategic sales and marketing recommendations to our partners and spearheads many of the tactical initiatives at N-able that define what we do next. As a regular presenter at virtual, global, and regional events, he is all in on helping our partners scale their success and serve as the world’s best MSPs.
Ross Duncan
Heimdal
Ross Duncan
HeimdalAccomplished post sales leader with 15 years experience in building functions from the ground up, successfully recruiting and leading teams, delivering major programmes of work, developing/optimising processes and setting the and implementing business vision at executive level. Passion for illuminating value within the customer base.
Chris Marks
Parallels
Chris Marks
ParallelsChris is a Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels. As an experienced public speaker with a passion for the power of community engagement, he spends time with customers and channel partners, learning about how their businesses are coping with fundamental shifts in working practices alongside rapid changes in the way services are being consumed. He’s focused on how organizations can remain competitive in today’s environment and how we can work together to deliver simplified, more agile services that allow them to do so.
Jack Cooke
Kaseya
Jack Cooke
KaseyaJack Cooke began his journey at Datto in 2018. His previous role as a Channel Sales Manager led him to join the Business Development Team as a Channel Development Manager in 2022. In Jack's current role, he assists EMEA partners to access Marketing and Development funds from Kaseya. Whilst also representing Kaseya and Datto at numerous trade shows and technology conferences throughout Europe and around the world, connecting with Managed Service Providers, empowering them, and educating them on the value of a true unified IT solution.
Daniel McClean
DNSFilter
Daniel McClean
DNSFilterIT and SaaS sales revenue leader, channel builder, and business consultant with over 10 years of experience in the startup and scale-up space, focused on cyber security solutions.
Guy Koster
SIOS
Guy Koster
SIOSGuy Koster leads sales and business development for SIOS Technology Corp. across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. With over 30 years of ICT channel experience, he specializes in building strategic alliances and driving success in international markets. A seasoned presenter, Guy frequently speaks at industry events, sharing insights on IT resilience and market trends.
Phylip Morgan
Pax8
Phylip Morgan
Pax8As Chief Revenue Officer of Pax8 EMEA, Phylip provides leadership, guidance, and support to successfully extend the company’s key channel and marketing objectives in Europe, Middle East and Africa markets. He develops, plans, and executes strategic initiatives that drive the company’s channel growth and exposure in the region. Through Phylip’s efforts, Pax8 is reaching global partners and leading digital transformation worldwide.
Phylip has spent over 30 years helping various technology companies expand globally and achieveD significant success. He has led several companies as Chairman and Director and founded nine of his own, empowering organisations to become operationally efficient and effective through technology. Phylip holds an M.A. in Missional Leadership from Bangor University, is the Pastor and Co-Founder of Calon Church, and sits on the board for several companies and non-profits. He enjoys working with small business owners and spending time with his wife and three daughters.
Darcey Hawker
ConnectWise
Darcey Hawker
ConnectWiseOver the past eight years, Darcey has had the privilege of working with hundreds of MSPs in the EMEA region. Her journey in the MSP space began at ConnectWise, and instantly fell in love with witnessing and supporting our key partners as they establish themselves as true service providers, transitioning from traditional IT support models. In her role, she is responsible for account management in EMEA, working closely with our partners and providing support and guidance.
Peter Kelly
Centripetal Networks
Peter Kelly
Centripetal NetworksPeter is Senior Business Leader, Executive Coach and Non-Executive Director. He has extensive professional experience encompassing 35 years within the ICT industry, including board positions at Vodafone and Virgin Media UK.
Frederic Braut
Lenovo
Frederic Braut
LenovoWith over 25 years of experience in IT and cloud services, Frederic specialises in MSSP and GSI markets, multi-cloud models, and service aggregation platforms. His background encompasses a blend of technical and sales executive positions, covering infrastructure, security, AI, and cloud services such as Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Frederic has played a key role in supporting business transformations, guiding organisations as they transition to service-based models like MSSP and Saas. His focus remains on leveraging technology to drive growth and innovation.
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.
Sean O’Neill
Keeper Security
Sean O’Neill
Keeper SecurityI have been working with MSPs in various roles since 2012, gaining valuable insights into how they can drive business growth through IT and Security. In my current role as a dedicated specialist for MSPs, I focus on helping them build a security stack that enhances and maintains high security practices for their clients. Key elements such as password management and Zero-trust are essential for businesses of all sizes.
Adam Pilton
CyberSmart
Adam Pilton
CyberSmartWith a background of 15 years in law enforcement, Adam's final role was as a Detective Sergeant leading the Covert operations and Cyber Crime teams. Adam has worked in cyber security since 2016 across various roles and has a broad understanding of cyber security, from the impact of cybercrime upon individuals and businesses to the need to convey the right messages to senior leaders and end users, ensuring engagement and support.
As a subject matter expert in multiple areas for a large organisation, Adam has investigated and supervised hundreds of cases, identifying and prosecuting offenders. He has introduced digital tactics into overt and covert investigations, developing digital capabilities. Adam also held responsibility for training, utilising his communication skills to simplify the complex.
Adam has worked with multi-national businesses developing their people and processes to improve their cyber security maturity.
Kyle Torres
Sophos
Kyle Torres
Sophos: Kyle has worked for Sophos for over 6 years and is at the forefront of the MSP and CSP offering in the UKI and Nordics. During this time, he has worked across the sales organisation and now focuses on adding value to the partners on the EMEA MSP programme. He regularly speaks at conferences and Think Tanks to advocate for Sophos and its MSP offering.
Alex Shepley
Digital Realty
Alex Shepley
Digital RealtyAlex Shepley is the Channel and Alliance Director for UK&I at Digital Realty, with 15 years of experience in channel sales and management. He is responsible building the Digital Realty MSP partnership proposition. Previously, Alex held roles at Citrix and AppSense, managing strategic partners and key accounts across various industries. His expertise lies in building successful partnerships, driving business growth, and navigating the public sector and commercial landscapes. Alex’s experience in the channel ecosystem enables him to excel in fostering strong alliances and achieving strategic goals.
Ben Moxon
WithSecure
Ben Moxon
WithSecureBen leads WithSecure's Attack Surface Management team. He has well over a decade of experience in offensive security and has conducted security assessments for a vast range of companies from small start-ups to major multinationals. Having started his career in network management and software development, he shifted into penetration testing and security consultancy, pursuing an interest first sparked back at University. He now collaborates with some of the world's largest organizations to help them understand their internet facing attack surface and improve its security.
