Speakers

Chuck DeVita
Founder, Growth Process Group

Chuck DeVita leads Growth Process Group. He has over 30 years experience in technology solution Sales and Marketing management. He led the growth of two startups and the turnaround of a public company. Chuck has helped numerous Enterprise Software and SaaS Solution providers in the U.S. and Europe, including serving as interim VP Sales & Marketing for several companies. Chuck is a recognized speaker and visionary on sales and marketing management. He teaches several courses to professionals at Stanford (CSP Program) including “Cloud Computing-Selling & Marketing SaaS to the Enterprise.” He is a frequent speaker at industry forums, including the SaaS University seminars.

Feyzi Fatehi
CEO, Corent Technology

Corent Technology is a disrupting innovator in Cloud Computing. He has 25 years of experience building high performance organizations at HP and three software start-ups in Silicon Valley and in Southern California, ranging from $100M to $1M in valuation. He has been a keynote speaker around the globe as well as speaking at events at Harvard Business School, Wharton, Stanford, Pepperdine, Cal Tech, and UCLA. Feyzi was elected to the board of the Technology Council of Southern California in 2007, and has served as the Chairman of its Orange County Chapter since 2008. He is also a member of the UCI Chief Executive Roundtable.

Russell Hertzberg
Vice President, SaaS and ISV Solutions, SoftServe

Russ Hertzberg has 12 years continuous experience in executive and entrepreneurial product ownership roles in Cloud Computing. From 1997 to 2000, through technology acquisition, he developed, managed, and grew the most successful commercial managed hosting service in Scantron history. From 2003 to 2007, he was an operating angel in one of the first SaaS providers of on demand document and data sites. From 2008 to 2011, he provided consulting services for a series of Cloud Computing projects including the Workxpress PaaS, the M86 email and web security Cloud, and the Aria Systems SaaS billing and subscription management platform. Russ joined SoftServe Inc. in May of 2011, as Vice President, SaaS and ISV Solutions.

Jeff Kaplan
Managing Director, THINKstrategies, Inc.

Jeff Kaplan is the Managing Director of THINKstrategies, the only strategic consulting firm focused entirely on the business implications of the transition of the technology industry from product-centric to services-driven solutions, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing and Managed Services. THINKstrategies helps IT/business decision-makers with their sourcing strategies; solution providers with their marketing strategies; and venture firms with their investment strategies. Kaplan is also the Founder of the Cloud Computing Showplace (www.cloudshowplace.com), the largest, vendor-independent, online directory and best practice resource center regarding SaaS, Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), including Managed Services with nearly 1,800 companies divided into over 90 categories.

Stacy Nethercoat
Vice President, Software Product Marketing, Tech Data

Stacy Nethercoat oversees all product marketing programs and initiatives developed to support Tech Data’s software vendor partners. She also heads Tech Data’s extensive software support resources, including the Company’s TDCloud offering and StreamOne platform. In 2009, she was recognized by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Women in the Channel.” After joining Tech Data in 1995 as a pricing consultant, Stacy served as a director in the Sales and Marketing Operations divisions and was promoted to vice president of SMB Sales. Prior to joining Tech Data, Stacy served in various finance and operations leadership roles with companies such as American Bankers Insurance Group and Lucky Stores Inc. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa.

Joe Panettieri
Director of the Nine Lives Media Brands – Talkin’ Cloud, MSPmentor and The VAR Guy

Joe Panettieri is editorial director of the Nine Lives Media brands — including Talkin’ Cloud, MSPmentor and The VAR Guy. The blog-driven sites track emerging channel partner opportunities in cloud computing, managed services and next-generation IT services. Panettieri has covered the IT industry since 1992, building and managing online communities, conferences and magazines for IT professionals. Nine Lives Media is a division of Penton Media.

David Roth
CEO and co-founder, AppFirst

David brings more than 20 years of experience leading organizations and leveraging partnerships for building successful companies. He sets the AppFirst strategic direction and guides the day-to-day business execution. Prior to AppFirst, David was CEO at Trigence (now AppZero), an application virtualization company, where he established the company’s success with quarter over quarter revenue growth through enterprise adoption and closed two rounds of venture capital. In 2003, David took on the role of Vice President, Services and Business Development at Consera, an IT automation company. As the Founder and CEO of Stratis Group, David built teams that drove the growth of this eBusiness B2B solutions company throughout the late 1990s.

Daniel Saks
President and CEO, AppDirect

Daniel is focused on the growth and development of AppDirect including building relationships with customers and partners. He received a BA from McGill University in Political Science, and studied Finance and Accounting at Harvard. He gained experience at Viant Capital, a boutique investment bank providing sell-side advisory services technology companies, and RBC Dominion Securities. He’s also been involved in several other entrepreneurial ventures. Beyond his entrepreneurial endeavors, Dan is a travel enthusiast, a big hockey fan, and enjoys contemporary architecture, impressionist paintings, and Chinese art from the Qing Dynasty.