Speakers

David Byrd - Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Broadvox

Mr. Byrd is responsible for the Broadvox marketing and channel sales programs to SMBs, enterprises and carriers as well as defining the product offering. Prior to joining Broadvox, David was the Vice President of Channels and Alliances for Eftia and Telcordia. As Director of eBusiness Development with i2 Technologies, he developed major partnerships with many of the leaders in Internet eCommerce and supply chain management. As CEO of Planet Hollywood Online he was a pioneer in using early internet technologies to build a branded entertainment and eCommerce website company partnered with Planet Hollywood. Having over twenty years of Telecom sales and marketing experience, he has held executive positions with Hewlett-Packard, Sprint and Ericsson.

Tristan Degenhardt - Director of Product Marketing for Switchvox, Digium

Tristan is the Director of Product Marketing for Switchvox at Digium. She co-founded Switchvox, previously known as Four Loop Technologies, in 2003. In late 2007, Switchvox was acquired by Digium, the Asterisk company, to serve the rapidly growing SMB market for VoIP phone systems. Prior to Switchvox, Tristan pioneered development into emerging markets for media delivery at Vivendi Universal Net USA / MP3.com. Her work included the design of new web services, handheld mp3 players, webpads and interactive TV. During her career at Vivendi, she was awarded a patent for a system of providing access to electronic works over a network.

Patrick Donnelly - Channel Sales Manager, Avistar

Mr. Donnelly is a Channel Sales Manager for Avistar Communications.  Prior to working for Avistar, Mr. Donnelly worked as a Business Development Manager for Westcon Group, one of the largest distribution providers selling video conferencing to VAR’s globally.  Over the past 12 years Patrick also worked for BT Conferencing (Wire One) and Advanced AV Systems Integration, designing high end presentation systems to Fortune 100 companies globally.   

Jose Farias – Senior Account Manager & Business Development, ViPr Products

Jose Farias is the Sr. Account Manager & Business Development Manager for ViPrTM,  Aastra’s award-winning video conferencing  solution. In this role, Jose focuses on channel development for enterprise video conference solutions for Aastra USA. Jose has 16 years experience in sales and business development in the USA and Latin America. He came to Aastra in 2008 when Aastra acquired Ericsson’s Enterprise Communications Business Unit. Prior to that, Jose had 15 years with Ericsson, with P&L responsibilities for Enterprise Solutions in the USA and Latin America. He joined Ericsson after receiving his BSc in Computer Science from Universidad Central de Venezuela. At Aastra Jose applies his experience and expertise to increasing enterprise adoption of the ViPr product line, which continues to evolve with features and functionality to meet the video conferencing needs of enterprises today.

Curt Fisher - President , ITS Telecom North America

Curt is responsible for all North American sales, marketing, operations and support activities for  ITS which provides leading edge convergence products for both Enterprise and SMB markets. Prior to ITS, He was VP and General Manager 3Com- Europe/Middle East/Africa where he managed sales, marketing, and support for the region. Curt was also a corporate officer at Lucent where he had worldwide  responsibilities for channels and alliance and direct sales responsibilities for many connectivity products.. He also served in a similar capacity at AT&T. He also was previously employed by Sun Microsystems, Compaq Computer and IBM.

Jeff Matthews - Director of Business Development, ABP Technology

A seasoned business professional, Jeff has over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, such as Verizon, GE, Frito-Lay & Chevron Oil Corporation, to name a few. His skills include application programming, technical sales, system engineering and sales management. specializes in defining, building, and supporting innovative solutions to your most challenging business opportunities. His credentials include: Professional Member of National Speakers Association (NSA), 20 years of IT Consulting, Technical Sales, and Applications Development experience, Programmer in numerous languages,Software Developer, and Technical Presenter.

Robert is the president and founder of ABP International, Inc. As an expert in market development and product distribution Mr. Messer saw the need for a Technology Distribution Company to help create momentum in emerging technology niches like VoIP by aggregating "Best of breed" products, and combining with professional technical support, training and focused marketing to help resellers and systems integrators embrace the new technology.

Wolfgang Ritter is the Director of Sales North/South Americas of Mobotix Corp. New York. He is one of the most recommended specialists for IP Video Solutions and is well known in the Security Industry in Europe and the USA.

Tory Teague - VP of Worldwide Sales, Edgewater Networks

Tory brings 20 years of sales, marketing and business development experience in the Telecom and Voice/Video over IP markets to Edgewater Networks. Prior to joining Edgewater, Tory was at Kagoor Networks, where he oversaw Strategic and Tier 1 carrier accounts in North America for the Session Border Control company. Prior to Kagoor, Tory was VP of Worldwide Sales for Ridgeway Systems and Software, a pioneer in border control software for voice and video over IP. Tory got his start in the telecom industry with MCI where he held a variety of sales, marketing and management positions.