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Previous Podcasts

No Longer the Channels Best Kept Secret
• Dan Wensley, CEO of GTIA (formerly CompTIA Community)
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The Cloud Movement is a Journey, Not a Destination
• Frank Della Rosa, Research Vice President of SaaS, Business Platforms and Ecosystems, IDC
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The Transformation of Distribution is Just Getting Started
• Bill Brandel, EVP and President of North America, Ingram Micro
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Building a Successful AI Strategy
• Jelle Acda, CEO, Acda Consultancy
• Zu Khoja, SVP Architecture & Innovation, Nielsen IQ
• Justo Oreja Vega, Director Specialist, Microsoft
• David Watt, CEO, CI Group
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Building a Trusted Channel Services Aggregator
• Jason Beal, President North America, Exclusive Networks
• Andrew Warren, VP Sales and Marketing, Exclusive Networks
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European Distribution leaders Look to the Future at GTDC Summit EMEA
• Ali Baghdadi, SVP & Chief Country Executive, Ingram Micro
• Nick Bannister, President ECS EMEA, Arrow Electronics
• Alessandro Cattani, CEO, Esprinet
• Frank Salmon, CEO, CMS Distribution Ltd.
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Global Policy Shifts and Financial Outlook with Emily Mansfield of the EIU
• Emily Mansfield, Regional Director, Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
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Distribution's Evolution and Future. Insight from Top Executives at GTDC Summit NA.
• Sean Kerins - President and CEO, Arrow Electronics
• Dan Schwab - Co-President, D&H
• Paul Bay - CEO, Ingram Micro
• Patrick Zammit - CEO, TD SYNNEX
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Visiting the Past and Future of Distribution with Industry Legend Steve Raymund
• Steve Raymund, retired Chair and CEO of the former Tech Data (now TD SYNNEX)
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The Digital Platform Revolution: A Conversation with Arrow's Eric Nowak
• Eric Nowak, President of Global Enterprise Computing Solutions, Arrow
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Addressing the Diverse IT Needs of the Gulf Region and Africa: An Inside Perspective from Ingram Micro's Ali Baghdadi
• Ali Baghdadi, SVP and CEO for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), Ingram Micro
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Distribution Drives Innovation: A View from the Top - Executive Panel at Summit APJ 2024
• Patrick Aronson, Chief Marketing Officer & Head of APAC, Westcon-Comstor
• V.S. Hariharan, Group CEO, Redington Limited
• Luis Lourenco, SVP & Chief Country Executive ASEAN & Hong Kong, Ingram Micro
• Jaideep Malhotra, President, Asia Pacific & Japan,TD SYNNEX
• William Ong, Group CEO ASEAN and Executive Director,VST ECS
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AI and Services Revenue Growth Create Optimism in APJ
• Avneesh Saxen, Group Vice President of Domain Research, IDC
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A Positive Yet Guarded Outlook on Global Markets and Demand
• John Marrett, Director of Financial Risk, EIU
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Unlocking Global Business Opportunities: GTDC’s Collaborative Sustainability Initiative
• Manuel Aguirre, Senior Manager of Global Sustainability, TD SYNNEX
• Dominique Deklerck, Sustainability Project Lead, GTDC
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Alleviating Vendors’ Burdens Through Distribution: Exclusive Insight from Channelnomics’ Larry Walsh
• Larry Walsh, CEO and chief analyst, Channelnomics
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The APJ Opportunity: Addressing the Prospects and Challenges In This Thriving IT Marketplace
• Ananth Lazarus, APJ Leader, GTDC
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Cybersecurity, Distribution and Channel Dynamics
• Bob Skelley, Senior Vice President of Channels, Arctic Wolf
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A Work-Life Rythm Fosters Inclusion
• Cass Cooper, MHR, a columnist for Inclusive Leadership, CRN
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From Innovation to Digital Marketplaces
• Frank Vitagliano, CEO, GTDC
•David Grant, CEO, Westcon International
• Philippe Jarre, CEO, Mindware
• Miriam Murphy, President Europe,TD SYNNEX
• Klaus Schlichtherle, CEO,Infinigate
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A Cautiously Positive Outlook
• Emily Mansfield, Regional Director, Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit
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AI Refresh and Sustainability Initiatives Create Optimism in the EU
• Alessandro Cattani, Chief Executive Officer, Esprinet Group
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The Distribution Innovation Equation
• Dave O'Callghan, Managing Partner of Vation Ventures
• Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer, NinjaOne
• Dan Campbell, Former President, Arrow ECS
• Darren Williams, CEO and Founder, BlackFog
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Creating Win-Win-Win Engagements
• Cheryl Cook, Senior Vice President of Global Partner Marketing of Dell Technologies
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Building Upon Channel Success with Mathew Yorke, The Channel Company's New CEO
• Matt Yorke, CEO of the Channel Company
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Distribution Empowers Innovation
• Frank Vitagliano, Chief Executive Officer of GTDC
• Marty Bauerlein, Chief Commercial & Consumer Officer at D&H
• Kirk Robinson, EVP & President NA of Ingram Micro
• Kristin Russell, President Global ECS at Arrow
• Patrick Zammitt, Chief Operating Officer of TD SYNNEX
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AI and Innovation Fuel an Optimistic Outlook for 2024
• Crawford Del Prete, President of IDC
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Empowering Partners to Drive Innovation in the SMB
• Dan Schwab, Co-President of D&H Distributing
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A Lifetime Commitment to Inclusion, Channel Partners and Distribution
• Lori Cornmesser, SVP WW Channel & Alliance Sales at Deepwatch
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Keys to Building Stronger and More Beneficial Distribution Relationships
• Jason Beal, Vice President of Worldwide Ecosystems at Barracuda
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Bringing Robust Cybersecurity to the Small and Mid Markets
• Klaus Schlichtherle, Group CEO of Infinigate
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Training Artificial Intelligence for Channel Success
• Daniel Nissan, CEO and Founder of StructuredWeb
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Driving IT Transformation in the Middle East from MindWare's Phillippe Jarre
• Philippe Jarre, President of Mindware Group
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Deep Industry Insight Drives a Stronger and More Agile IT Community
• Tatjana Wismeth,Head Distribution & Supply Chain Intelligence for GfK
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Improving the World with Progressive Technologies and Solutions
• Clive Fitzharris, CEO of DCC Technology
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From AI and Data Center Expansion to the Circular Economy, the Future Looks Bright for Lenovo Executives
• Ralf Jordan, Vice President of Channel for EMEA, Lenovo
• Irene Acedo-Rico, EMEA Executive Director of Sales, Enterprise Business Group, Lenovo
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IT Distribution Through the Looking Glass: EMEA Executives Weigh In
• Alessandro Cattani, CEO, Esprinet Group
• Anton Herbst, Executive Advisor, Tarsus
• Patrick Zammit, President, Europe & APJ, TD SYNNEX
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Heaven or Hell? Futurist Gerd Leonhard Explores the Ramifications of AI, ESG and IT Innovation
•  Gerd Leonhard, Futurist and Author
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Distribution’s Increasing Role in Cloud Transformation
• Meg Brennan, Veteran Channel Executive
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Earning a Seat at the IT Table
• Dangvy Keller, Vice President of Americas Alliance and Distribution Sales, Veeam Softwares
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Diversity and the Evolving Role of Distribution
• Kristin Russell, President of Global Enterprise Computing Solutions, Arrow Electronics
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Orchestration and the Rising Value of IT Distribution with Westcon-Comstor CEO David Grant
• David Grant, CEO, Westcon-Comstor
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A View from the Top: The Live CEO Panel Discussion from the GTDC Summit North America 2023
• Paul Bay, Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Micro
• Rich Hume, Chief Executive Officer, TD SYNNEX
• Sean Kerins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arrow Electronics
• Dan Schwab, Co-President, D&H Distributing
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Consolidation, Communities and Expansion: Looking Forward with TD SYNNEX’s Michael Urbann
• Michael Urban, President of americas, TD SYNNEX
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Recession or Growth? Insight from Renowned Economist Doug Holtz-Eakin
• Doug Holtz-Eakin, Economic and Fiscal Policy Expert
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The Increasing Need for Trust and Transparency with ESG
• Roel Drost, Ph.D., Director of Climate & Reporting for PwC
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IT Distributors are a Recessionary Firewall
• Larry Walsh, CEO of Channelnomics
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Communities, Commitments, Customers and the Cloud
• Kirk Robinson, Executive Vice President & President of North America at Ingram Micro
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Live From XChnage: Chronicling change in the Channel
• Blaine Raddon, CEO at The Channel Company
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Innovation and Digital Transformation Drives IT Investment
• Troy Cogburn, Director of Intelligence at Vation Ventures
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A Bright Post-Pandemic Forecast for SMBs and ITSPs in the EU
• Adam Simon, Global Managing Director & CFO at CONTEXT
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Overcoming Challenges in the Global Supply Chain
• Daniel Newman, Founding Partner and Principal Analyst of Futurum Research
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GTDC Summit EMEA: Executive Panel - The Evolving Relationship Between Distributors and Hyperscalers.
• Eric Buck, Dir. Global Distribution & Commercial Partner Sales with Google
• Eric Nowak, President of EMEA for Arrow ECS
• Patrick Zammit, President of EU & APAC for TD SYNNEX
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Google - Cloud Migration Drives Demand for Collaboration and Orchestration
• Eric Buck, Director, Commercial Partners and Global Distribution for Google
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IDC - How Data Drives Industry Innovation
• Eric Prothero, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Tracker Research and Corporate Development, IDC
• Steve White, Program Vice President of Channels & Alliances, IDC
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Quadmark - Leverage Industry Training to Get the Most from Distributor and Vendor Relationships
• Michael White, General Manager at Quadmark, EMEA and Co-author of "Sales and Marketing Channels"
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Vation Ventures - Distribution's Value Increases During Difficult and Uncertain Times
• Dave O’Callaghan, Partner & Co-Founder, Vation Ventures
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