MIAMI, Florida, October 11, 2021 - Acronis, a global leader in
cyber protection, today announced several of the keynote speakers
and panelists participating in the annual Acronis #CyberFit Summit
World Tour, which kicks off virtually and in-person at the
Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Florida on October 25-27.
Acronis is pleased to welcome special guest speaker Alexis
Ohanian to deliver a keynote address at the event, joining
business, IT, and cybersecurity experts from across the IT channel.
Ohanian, an internet entrepreneur and investor is best known as a
co-founder of Reddit and venture firm Initialized Capital. At the
Summit, he will share lessons from his business journey and offer
advice to entrepreneurs that are growing their own business.
Chris Voss, renown hostage negotiator, and the CEO &
Founder of The Black Swan Group Ltd., will be keynoting virtually.
He has used his many years of experience in international crisis
and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program, that
applies globally proven techniques to the business world. Prior to
2008, Voss was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the FBI's hostage
negotiation representative for the National Security Council's
Hostage Working Group. Prior to that post, Voss served as lead
Crisis Negotiator for the New York City Division of the FBI. Voss
was a member of the New York City Joint Terrorist Task Force for 14
years.
Chris has taught business negotiation at Harvard, in the MBA
program, as an adjunct professor at University of Southern
California's Marshall School of Business, and at Georgetown
University's McDonough School of Business. He is author of Never
Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On
It©.
Created to bring together Acronis
service providers, and meet new partners and resellers, the
Acronis #CyberFit Summit in Miami will welcome some 250 attendees
in-person, and 2,000 participants virtually.
A wide array of captivating keynotes, panels, workshops, and
networking opportunities awaits them, in the largest community of
industry-related professionals and experts found in a single
convention.
In addition to connecting with some of the country's most
recognized IT channel, cybersecurity,
and integration experts, participants will hear from and meet
Acronis' new Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Pulvermueller, who
began in his new role in July 2021.
Joining Acronis from GoDaddy, Pulvermueller is familiar with the
Acronis #CyberFit Summit, previously participating in the Summit as
a Diamond Sponsor.
"I am excited to engage with our incredible partner network, and
continue Acronis' goals of providing them with game-changing
cyber protection and cyber resilience technologies. Our vision
is to help expand opportunities for the Acronis partner community,
while continuing to support and accelerate the growth and success
of the thousands of businesses in the IT channel who already rely
on Acronis Cyber Protection solutions," noted Pulvermueller.
In addition to Ohanian and Pulvermueller, today's industry
thought leaders and Acronis' top executives will be leading
multiple sessions and keynotes at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit,
including:
- Jamison West - fractional CEO for SmileBack and Chairman of TimeZest - will break down the five major elements of the MSP Service Desk, and how to build them from the ground up, for efficiency, scale and profitability.
- Bestselling author, IT business transformation and channel growth expert, Erick Simpson, will discuss two real world MSP case studies in transforming to a security-first organization. Learn the fundamentals of pricing, packaging and selling your security services profitably.
- Christian Lau, Los Angeles Football Club CTO, and Scott Wiles, TeamLogicIT President, will discuss the intersection of sports and security. Learn how LAFC and TeamLogicIT are able to combine their region's love for the hometown team with Acronis #CyberFit Sports Partnerships to promote their services, build brand loyalty, and grow their business.
- CEO of Channelnomics, Larry Walsh, will speak about how to attract new customers to build your business, and how to retain existing customers.
- Acronis Channel Chief, Alex Ruslyakov, and other Acronis leaders will show how you can optimize your partnership with Acronis, reduce your cyber risk, and use the Acronis #CyberFit Academy to train your teams.
- Acronis' Chief Channel Evangelist, Amy Luby, will show you how to boost profits, reduce risk, and improve your team's productivity.
Acronis has also scheduled a Women in Tech breakfast networking opportunity, hosted by Brooke Baldwin, a celebrated American journalist, former host of CNN Newsroom, and author of Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power.
A full list of speakers and panelists is available at: https://acronis.events/summit2021/miami-speakers/
Those who join the Acronis #CyberFit Summit virtually will have
access to viewing the keynotes live, exclusive Q&As with
executives, and peer-to-peer support sessions.
On October 27, attendees will also have the opportunity to
participate in professional trainings led by Acronis' cyber
protection experts. These training sessions will enable IT and
channel professionals alike to gain in-depth expertise in Acronis
solutions.
Summit sponsorship
The event's sponsors are an integral part of the success of the
Acronis #CyberFit Summit World Tour 2021. This year's sponsors
include Ingram Micro, GoDaddy, JAMF, Virtuozzo, and many more.
"Cloud
providers grow when it is easy for them to build, manage and
sell a more compelling alternative to hyperscale cloud - and that's
exactly what we're doing at Virtuozzo, enabling and powering the
alternative cloud. We're excited to be showcasing so many of our
fantastic partners at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit - the
alternative cloud providers bringing security, disaster recovery
and a huge range of other services to businesses across the world,
powered by Virtuozzo," said Alex Fine, Virtuozzo CEO.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please email
[email protected].
For more information or to register for the Acronis #CyberFit
Summit World Tour in any of our four cities, visit: https://acronis.events/summit2021/
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.