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Gregg Brown
Change and Future of Work Strategist, Author, Forbes Coaches Council Member

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Gregg Brown has spoken to individuals ranging from CEOs to IT professionals, Fortune 500 companies, associations, governments and engaged audiences from the CDC, the UN, World Bank and NATO.

In Gregg’s past life, he oversaw a number of large scale IT implementations in the finance and healthcare sector. Now he is an internationally recognized, award-winning thought leader, advisor and top-rated speaker on leading change, the future of work and navigating organizational transformation. Gregg has shared his ideas in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, among others.

Gregg is on the Forbes Coaches Council and holds a Master`s Degree from the University of Leicester in the UK, with a focus on organizational psychology, leadership and performance and is an Associate Member of the American Psychological Association. With humor and heart, Gregg shows audiences that even in the midst of challenging situations we can look for the opportunities that are available to serve our organization and the planet.

Jim Moyle
Sr. Program Manager for Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft

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Jim Moyle has been an infrastructure technologist with two decades of passionate involvement in the IT industry. Over the last decade he has been a specialist in Server Based Computing, application and desktop delivery, and is a known face in the UKCUG community. In most recent years, Jim Moyle is well-known for his knowledge and experience as a Sr. Program Manager on the Azure Virtual Desktop team at Microsoft.

Hilko Lantinga
Staff End User Computing Architect, VMware

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Hilko Lantinga is an End-User Computing Architect in VMware Technical Marketing, focusing on 3D, Horizon Windows Desktops & RDSH, Linux and Applications. Previously he was a Senior Consultant in VMware Professional Services, leading large-scale EUC deployments in EMEA and has 18 years of experience in end-user computing.

Rob Beekmans
Sr. Competitive Technical Manager, VMware

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Rob is a no-nonsense IT veteran with a strong focus on the End User Computing market. He brings lots of experience working as an IT consultant and Product Marketing Manager in the past, and currently as Sr. Competitive Technical Manager at VMware. When his schedule allows him to, Rob enjoys writing on his blog RobBeekmans.net about various EUC related topics, and other stuff that interests tech geeks.

DJ Eshelman
Citrix Architect, Author, Coach, THRIVE-IT

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D.J. Eshelman has worked in IT since 1997. Traveling internationally as a Citrix Consultant for more than 10 years, he has seen his share of trials and trauma. D.J. is the author of “Be a Citrix Hero” and “Just Do THIS: A Simpler Way to Succeed in IT” which outline lessons learn in Methodology in IT, especially focused in End User Computing. He is an active consultant and coach, helping individuals and companies find their path toward success in IT. He is the founder of Thrive-IT.com and the related YouTube channel, where he hosts the hit show “THRIVEcast” featuring well-known guests in the IT World. D.J. helps people in IT work smarter with reduced trauma, and helping companies allow their IT staff to THRIVE by proactively building reduced-stress systems.

Ruben Spruijt
Sr. Technologist, Nutanix

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Ruben Spruijt is Sr. Technologist at Nutanix responsible for driving End User Computing vision, technology evangelism and community leadership with Nutanix – Frame customers, partners and communities. Ruben is a well-regarded author, speaker, market analyst, technologist, and all-around geek. An established industry leader and luminary. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), NVIDIA GRID Community Advisors, VMware vExpert and was in the Citrix CTP program from 2008-2017.

Dennis Damen
Principal Product Manager, Nexthink

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Freek Berson
Principal Outbound Product Manager, Parallels

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Freek Berson is a frequent speaker at conferences and meetups around the world and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2011. He authored the book “Getting started with Bicep”, co-authored “RDS – The Complete Guide”, and published the e-books “Azure Virtual Desktop Handbook: Security Fundamentals” and “Azure Virtual Desktop Migration Guide for Remote Desktop Services”. He works at Corel as an evangelist and Outbound Product Manager for the Parallels team with a focus on Parallels RAS and Cloud solutions for virtual applications and desktop delivery. He maintains his personal blog at http://themicrosoftplatform.net where he writes articles and blog posts related to Parallels RAS, Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote Desktop Services, Azure, and much more.

Adam Cooperman
Enterprise Sales Manager, Flexxible IT

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Adam has been fascinated by technology since a young age when he received a ZX Spectrum for Christmas. This started him programming at 10 years old and he has been developing his skillset ever since. Having worked in IT for over 15 years in every role from front line support to solution architecture, he now works for Flexxible IT helping organisations embrace flexible workstyles, transforming IT into a core driver for business change and efficiency.

James O’Regan
Technical Solution Architect, IGEL

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James is a Technical Solutions Architect at IGEL and is responsible for the technical relationship with our System Integrator partners. Prior to joining IGEL, James has over 15 years’ experience focusing on the architecting and implementation of EUC projects in both Ireland and the US. But over the last number of years has focused on the delivery of those projects in both private and public cloud. James is very much part of the EUC community having been awarded Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) for the past 5 years and is also the joint leader of the Irish Citrix User Group. He is also a regular attendee and presenter at community events such as E2EVC. James hosts a podcast for IGEL called Life on the Edge and has recently launched the Dublin EUC Breakfast Club.

Eric-Jan van Leeuwen
CEO, Login VSI

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Eric-Jan van Leeuwen, founder and CEO of Login International Group is an experienced leader and has worked in the end-user computing market (focusing on VDI) for over 20 years. Companies founded in the group are software company Immidio (acquired by VMware in 2015) and Login Consultants, an international consultancy firm (acquired by Orange S.A., formerly France Télécom). Currently, Login VSI BV and Login VSI Inc. Previous to his role, he held senior sales roles at QFace ICT Dienstverleners, ASG de Veer, and K&DJ. He has a B.S. in Commercial Economics from Hogeschool InHolland.

Michael Kent
Chief Technology Officer, Login VSI

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Michael Kent, CTO at Login VSI, has an extensive background in the technology field and is an experienced architect and technology manager in software as a service. He has an outstanding balance between business and technology and is skilled at addressing a mix of tactical and strategic solutions to address short- and long-term business goals. Michael’s Product Management and Product Launch experience working with multiple teams to deliver compelling offerings to a target market and maintaining products through the product lifecycle.

Mark Plettenberg
Sr. Product Manager, Login VSI

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Mark Plettenberg is Senior Product Manager at Login VSI. Operating in the center between Sales, Product Development, Marketing, and last but not least: Research. Due to this research, Mark is regularly invited to speak at leading industry events such as E2EVC, VMworld, Citrix Synergy and share his vision on End User Computing, User Experience, and application & desktop performance. Mark is a Citrix CTP, VMware vExpert and Microsoft MVP and co-author of the annual ‘VDI Like A Pro – EUC State of the Union’, the biggest community driven market research in EUC.

Blair Parkhill
Director of Products, Login VSI

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Blair Parkhill joined Login VSI in the summer of 2015 as the director of products. Blair has been a marketing leader, avid architect and supporter of customer-focused technology solutions and technical marketing since the late 1990s. Residing in tiny homes located in the mountains of Colorado and jungles of Costa Rica, he tries to spend as much time as he can traveling, playing music, exploring the jungle, walking on beaches, and hiking in the mountains – when he’s not playing with the product, geeking out with the latest tech, presenting, testing or blogging.

Brian Martynowicz
Sr. Director of Sales Engineering

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Brian is Login VSI’s Sr. Director of Sales Engineering and responsible for ensuring operational excellence in supporting and implementing our solutions within customer environments. Having worked in IT consulting for the last 15 years he loves to share field engineering expertise, and customer services management experience with others. In his free time, you will find him blogging or producing vlogs for LinkedIn. His written content is syndicated on Citrixology.

Paul Morrissey
Sales Engineer, Login VSI

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Paul Morrissey brings lots of experience as a consultant and advisor in the Virtual End User Computing & Remote Access Space, focused on aligning technology with business needs and requirements to solve challenges, optimize spending, and enable great employee experiences with the least amount of friction possible.

His experience at all levels of EUC Virtualization Operations, Engineering, and Service Design\Owner roles provide him a unique perspective to help understand and identify the different needs, requirements, and desired outcomes of teams ranging from L1 to leadership at all levels. He is a founder of the Toronto Citrix User Community group and a member of the global council that governed the CUGC, bringing together leaders and technologists from dozens of organizations.

Nicholas Campa
Sales Engineer, Login VSI

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Nick is a Solution Architect / Presales Engineer with Login VSI, responsible for identifying business and technical justifications for testing and planning with Login Enterprise. Because of his background in Data Science and Analytics, he understands the power of data in aiding decision-making processes. During his time at Login VSI, he has been developing a cloud-based testing environment using Terraform and PowerShell to enable presales efforts and drive more nuanced demonstrations. Outside of work, Nick enjoys exercise, watching sports, and spending time with friends and family.

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