The Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference on May 12-13 at Bally’s Las Vegas will include a speaker lineup with 400+ combined years of retail IT experience. A total of 28 speakers will be on stage throughout the two-day event to share their expertise on POS-as-a-Service, Payment Processing/EMV, Customer Experience, and Mobile POS. The agenda will include a half-day session on each of these four main topics.
“We built the education for this event just like we write articles in our magazine so we can give attendees real-world advice that can directly impact their business,” said Business Solutions editor-in-chief Mike Monocello.“We have two excellent keynote speakers, five VAR/ISV panels, two breakout sessions, and two on-stage interviews that will become live case studies.”
Monocello, a former IT reseller with 14 years of channel experience, will also be on the All-Star VAR/ISV Panel that kicks off the event at 9:10AM on Tuesday, May 12.
Speakers include:
- Chris Allen, Director of Demand Generation at Mercury
- Tom Bronson, CEO of Granbury Solutions
- Suzanne Chen, Partner/Controller at Amber Systems Technologies
- Rob Chilcoat, President of North American Operations at Unattended Card Payments
- Jason Cowan, President of Spark Solutions Group
- John Diaz, VP of Business Development at Sequoia Retail Systems
- Greg Dixon, Chief Technology Officer at ScanSource
- Matt Downs, SVP of Channel/Integrated Payments at Mercury
- Chuck Fillinger, Senior Analyst at The Strawhecker Group
- Mark Fraker, VP of Marketing at BlueStar
- Kelly Funk, President of the RSPA
- Aaron Hagler, VP of Solutions Delivery at Tolt Solutions
- Brian Hendrix, Product Manager at Sequoia Retail Systems
- Brad Holaway, President of Copperstate Restaurant Technologies
- Kevin Kogler, President of Microbiz
- Lonnie Ladwig, Cofounder/President of Sales at Dakota Retail Technologies
- Kory Lindersmith, Cofounder/Director of Technical Services at Dakota Retail Technologies
- Mike Monocello, Chief Editor of Business Solutions
- John Morgan, Director of Independent Solutions Providers at Moneris
- Mike Nicholson, Principal/COO of POSitive Technology
- Karl Palachuk, Owner of Small Biz Thoughts
- Matt Pillar, Chief Editor of Integrated Solutions For Retailers
- Dean Reverman, Global Marketing Manager at BluStar
- Chester Ritche, Senior VP of Strategic Partnerships at Worldpay
- Jim Roddy, President of Business Solutions
- Randy Roe, Founder/President of Retail Technology Services
- Tim Ulrich, Publisher of Business Solutions
- David Wible, President/CEO of Industry Weapon
Speaker bios can be found online at www.retailitvarofthefuture.com/agenda.
Retail IT VAR Of The Future attendees will also have time to network with speakers during the nearly five hours of exhibit floor time.
For more information on the Retail IT VAR Of The Future conference, visit www.retailitvarofthefuture.com or email Events@BSMinfo.com.
Retail IT VAR Of The Future is sponsored by BlueStar, Mercury, ScanSource, Worldpay, Moneris, AML, Axis, Check Point Software, Code, Creditcall, CRS, Intuit, and RPower. A portion of proceeds will benefit the RSPA Scholarship Fund.
Business Solutions is the channel leader in educating solutions providers on the most cutting-edge technologies in the retail, hospitality, and grocery verticals. Business Solutions publishes an Annual Guide To POS & Payment Processing, along with a bimonthly POS-specific newsletter. In July 2014, Business Solutions also publishedA VARs & ISVs Guide To EMV. BSMinfo.com features a POS/Payment Processing onlineresource centerthat regularly posts new, original content about retail IT, cloud POS, mobile POS, digital signage, payments, and loyalty programs. The RSPA has awarded Business Solutions the Gold Vendor Award of Excellence in the category of Reseller Support Services for five consecutive years. At RetailNOW 2014, Business Solutions was also honored with the Gold Medallion Award, given annually to thevendor with the highest number of votes across all categories.