Tricia Atchison

Senior Director, Channel Marketing, North America Symantec Summary Tricia Atchison is the Sr. Director of Channel Marketing for North America. She joined Symantec in 1997. Tricia is responsible for creating, executing and measuring channel-wide marketing programs, teaming with Channel Sales and Partners across all segments to drive revenue and market share. Tricia is also responsible for driving marketing with key partners including Symantec's Distributors, National Partners, VARs and Strategic Partners in North America. In addition, Tricia develops Commercial marketing programs in alignment with Symantec’s Commercial sales team. Prior to joining Symantec, Tricia spent five years at Data Code, Inc., a sales automation software company. At Data Code, Tricia was responsible for Public Relations, Advertising, Trade Shows and Partner Programs and Communications. Prior to Data Code, Tricia spent five years with The Landmarks Group, a commercial real estate company, in Property Management.

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Tiffani Bova

VP & Distinguished Analyst Gartner Summary Tiffani Bova is a vice president with Gartner Research, where she works in the IT Marketing and Channel Strategies group covering the topics of indirect channel programs and go-to-market and sales strategies worldwide. Ms. Bova's area of specialization includes the development of comprehensive indirect channel programs (recruitment, enablement, tools), go-to-market sales coverage models, the impact of alternative models on the traditional channel, and trends in IT distribution. In addition, Ms. Bova conducts significant public speaking and publishing in leading industry periodicals on these topics. She spends a significant amount of time with IT vendors (large and small) that are looking to launch or enhance an existing program, improve the leverage of their distribution partners, and expand their reach in the global market. Her job would not be complete without significant interaction with the channel partners to ensure she understands what they need and expect from their partners.

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Theresa Caragol

VP Global Channels Extreme Networks Summary Theresa Caragol is vice president, worldwide channels for Extreme Networks. Caragol has a 17-year track record of building world-class, global channel and distribution organizations in the networking industry. She oversees strategy and execution for Extreme Networks worldwide channels encompassing a base of more than 700 partners throughout more than 50 countries. Her previous roles include IBM, Nortel, Bay Networks and Ciena.

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Jennifer Follett

Executive Editor, Online Everything Channel Summary

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Moira Forbes

Vice President and Publisher ForbesWoman Summary Moira Forbes is Vice President and Publisher, ForbesWoman and Associate Publisher, ForbesLife magazine. She is also the host of Success with Moira Forbes, a weekly video series featuring candid, one-on-one interviews with today’s top women leaders. Ms. Forbes joined Forbes in 2001 in its London office, overseeing research and marketing for the former Forbes Global magazine, as well as developing business opportunities on behalf of all the company divisions. She came to the New York office in 2003 as an Account Executive and was named Associate Publisher of Forbes’ dedicated lifestyle magazine, ForbesLife, in February of 2004, and Vice President and Publisher, ForbesWoman, in 2008. Ms. Forbes graduated cum laude with a BA in Art History from Princeton University, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School program for Leadership Development. She is married to an orthopedic surgeon and lives in NYC.

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Colleen Kapase

Sr. Director of WW Partner Strategy VMware Summary

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Kendra Lee

President KLA Group Summary Kendra Lee is a top IT seller, prospect and lead generation expert, sales advisor and business owner who knows how to shorten time to revenue in innovative ways. She is author of the award winning book Selling Against the Goal and president of KLA Group. Specializing in the IT industry, KLA Group helps companies rapidly penetrate and sell to small and medium sized companies. Clients include Apple, Microsoft, Avaya, Hewlett-Packard, Ingram Micro, and a numerous small and mid-size IT solution providers. To find out more about her, read her latest articles, or to subscribe to her newsletter visit www.klagroup.com or call 1.303.773.1285.

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Lisa Penn

VP, Global Channel Marketing SAP Summary

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Luanne Tierney

Vice President, Worldwide Partner Marketing Juniper Networks Summary Recognized by the IT channel for her passion and thought-leadership, Luanne brings a new level of marketing innovation and collaboration to Juniper Networks and its global partner community of service providers, distributors, resellers and strategic partners. Her innovative approach to marketing and her leadership abilities inspire Juniper’s partner community to apply the latest marketing techniques to drive demand for their business. Luanne’s energy, creativity and determination have established her as a valued, go-to executive by CEOs around the world. She is respected throughout the global marketing community as a true thought-leader who prides herself on staying ahead of emerging trends and developing new ideas and programs that align with business plans to drive results. Luanne’s mission is to change how Juniper’s channel partners view and approach marketing, while bringing to the table the resources and support necessary to realize their goals.

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