UBM Channel Announces Speaker Line-Up for 2011 COMDEXvirtual

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Channel today announced the speaker line-up for this month's COMDEXvirtual. In its second year as a virtual event, COMDEXvirtual is the only show designed exclusively for IT professionals in the global technology sales channel. Attendees will be able to listen to the keynote presentations and conference sessions, participate in Tech Talks via moderated chat, network with peers, and visit the vendor exhibit hall, all in an innovative virtual environment. The event takes place November 15 and 16, 2011 at www.comdexvirtual.com.

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+Registration: http://everythingchannel.omeda.com/data/comdex2011?p=CORP_PR
+Agenda & Content Overview: http://everythingchannelevents.com/files/COMDEXvirtual_conference_catalog_1-1.pdf
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Keynote speakers for the event include:
+ Kelley Damore – Editorial Director, CRN
+ Robert Faletra – CEO of UBM Channel
+ Lisa Gansky – High-tech Entrepreneur and Author of "The Mesh"
+ Patrick Thean – President of Gazelles and business growth expert

On the opening day, Damore, accompanied by CRN News Editor Steve Burke, will unveil the results of UBM Channel's newest research study entitled, "2011 Best Companies to Partner With". The exclusive research ranks a field of 225 vendors on customer demand and brand awareness; partner relevance; technology (best of breed and breadth of product line); and partnership profitability, stability, and ease of doing business. Results will reveal the overall top 25 vendors.

In addition to scheduled keynote presentations, the conference also features nine on-demand conference sessions addressing key technologies and business issues in the channel today.  These sessions are led by experts in their respective fields, who will engage in lively discourse on the selected topics:

1. Business Management & Strategy: Curing the Business Exec's Blues
   Robert DeMarzo, SVP Strategic Content, UBM Channel
   Dan DiSano, President & CEO, Axispoint
   Bob Venero, President, FTEI
   
2. Cloud Computing: Cashing in on the Cloud
   Earle Humphreys, Executive Director, ITEEX
   Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director, THINKstrategies
   Don Ryan, VP, Market Probe
   Phil Wainewright, VP, EuroCloud
3. Data Center: Trends & Challenges in the Data Center
   Tab Butler, Director of Media Management, MLB Network
   Bill Fife, IT Director, Wholesale Electric
   Jon Toigo, CEO & Managing Principal, Toigo Partners
   Jill Wojcik, IT Director, Continuum Health Partners
   
4. Networking: Preparing for the Next Generation
   Marshall Bartoszek, Analyst, ACG Research
   Zeus Kerravala, SVP & Distinguished Research Fellow, Yankee Group
   Nick Lippis, Industry Analyst, The Lippis Report
   
5. Security: How to Recruit Spies on the Internet
   Ira Winkler, President, ISAG
   
6. Storage: Death, Taxes – and Storage?
   Camberly Bates, Managing Director, The Evaluator Group
   Dennis Martin, Founder & President, Demartek
   Shahin Pirooz, EVP Engineering Operations, CenterBeam
   John Webster, Senior Analyst, The Evaluator Group
   
7. Unified Communications: United in Voice and Video
   Dave Michels, CEO, Verge1
   Marty Parker, Principal, UniComm Consulting
   Blair Pleasant, President, COMMfusion LLC 
   David Yedwab, Founding Partner, Market Strategy & Analytics Partners
   
8. Virtualization: Taking Virtualization to the Next Level – Private Cloud and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device
   Barb Goldworm, Founder & Chief Analyst, FOCUS LLC
   
9. Wireless & Mobility: On the Go, In Touch and Connected
   Jack E. Gold, Analyst, J Gold Associates
   Maribel Lopez, President & Principal Analyst, Lopez Research
   David Uhler, National Director Research, Slalom Consulting

To view details of the sessions, please view our conference agenda.

"The technology sales channel drives two-thirds of technology sales worldwide. COMDEXvirtual provides a unique forum for solution providers to connect with vendors to identify new business, new revenue streams and monetize new opportunities," said Robert DeMarzo, SVP Strategic Content for UBM Channel, and COMDEXvirtual Chair. "By offering attendees the opportunity to view new products and technology roadmaps, COMDEXvirtual enables IT channel professionals to see firsthand what the next wave of It will bring and how they can apply it to their business."

For more information please visit www.COMDEXvirtual.com.

About UBM Channel

UBM Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With more than 30 years of experience and engagement, UBM Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives, managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. UBM Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about UBM Channel, visit us at http://www.ubmchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ubmchannel.

UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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