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Technology Leadership Summit 2024
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 - Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
7575 E. Princess Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255




Wendi O'Neill
Data Presales Director

Wendi O’Neill is the Senior Director of the CDW Data & Analytics Presales team, bringing over 20 years of experience in helping organizations unlock the power of data-driven solutions.
Under her leadership, Wendi’s team empowers clients to harness data for competitive advantage, fostering innovation and growth through strategic insights and forward-thinking solutions.
Wendi holds a master’s degree in Leadership and Innovation from the University of Queensland. She is also the Vice-Chair of CDW’s Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), where she is dedicated to creating an environment that promotes women’s success and representation at all levels of the organization.

Brent Blawat
AI Strategist

Brent Blawat is an AI Strategist at CDW with over 24 years of experience in developing and supporting leading-edge products.
He has a diverse IT background and extensive business acumen, having facilitated significant cost savings and revenue-generating projects for Fortune 500 companies.
Brent excels in bridging the gap between technical staff and decision-makers, providing strategic direction and innovative solutions that align with core business goals.

Anthony Ceratti
Google Sales Manager
Digital Experience Team

Anthony Ceretti has over 14 years of experience selling enterprise solutions, managing partner relationships, and now managing our CDW's Google practice within CDW's ITS organization.


Randy Hundt
Solution Executive

Randy has been at CDW for 19 years and has spent 17 of those years in the CDW Microsoft Practice. Randy has a deep knowledge of Microsoft licensing, modern technology, and CDW’s Professional Services Practice.
In his current role as a Solutions Executive, he is responsible for having high-level software services strategy conversations with Enterprise-sized customers in the Southwest region, and for helping CDW’s customers navigate the complex world of Microsoft. By leveraging his experience at CDW and with the Microsoft ecosystem, he offers simplified solutions and expertise to complex business problems.

Jessica Keehnen
Digital Experience Manager

Jessica brings over 15 years of experience in the IT solutions industry to her role as a Presales Manager in CDW's Digital Experience practice. In her role, she works closely with her team of Presales Solution Architects, consulting with clients to design and implement solutions that enhance end-user experiences and drive significant outcomes.
These solutions include Workspace design, Unified Communications, Customer Experience, End-User Productivity, as well as the professional and managed services that lead to successful implementation and management of these solutions.

Brian Rees
Principal Field Solution Architect

Brian has been in the Contact Center business since the mid-1980s, focusing his career on working with large companies on omni-channel communication, consolidation, acquisition, integrations, business/technology planning and strategies for worldwide deployments.
Brian has led small companies, divisions, and multiple business consolidations. Brian also came from the startup GeoTel, which Cisco purchased and is now the Unified Contact Center Enterprise product.


Tony Suffoletto
Director CDW Inscape Team
Tony is currently part of the CDW-Built Inscape team focused on developing the world’s best and most comprehensive cloud and SaaS management platform. Inscape is an all-encompassing cloud business platform of service offerings to help clients discover, manage, govern, report, optimize, adopt, train and procure the most popular cloud and SaaS applications.
Tony comes to CDW as part of the acquisition of Sirius Computer Solutions, where he spent 11 years as a leader of the Microsoft team. Prior to Sirius, Tony was a Director at Champion Solutions Group for 10+ years. Tony role was to build key business partnerships, intellectual property and Microsoft Support offerings.


Gary McIntyre
CISSP CISM
Gary is currently a Field Strategist at CDW’s Global Security Strategy Office, focused on developing complex, cross-disciplinary solutions to improve customer cyber security resiliency, defense and operations. He is a seasoned information security professional with over 25 years of experience working with a wide range of public and private sector organizations around the world to design, build and maintain large-scale cyber security programs. He is currently leading the development of cyber recovery solutions for CDW customers.
He is co-author of Security Operations Center: Building, Operating and Maintaining your SOC. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Tentative Agenda - More details to follow
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
3:00 PM
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
SB West Regional Summit Welcome
Drop Your Luggage at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Hotel Check-in
Choice of Group Activity
Golf at TPC Golf Course or Spa Service
Welcome Reception/Dinner
At Fairmont Scottsdale Princess - La Hacienda
Thursday, October 10th, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakfast & Networking: Palomino Room 3
Opening Remarks - Palomino Room 1 & 2
Speakers: Phil Giovanni
Data-Driven Resilience:
Building Antifragile Businesses in the AI Era
Speaker: Wendi O'Neill
Exploring Generative AI Applications & Strategies
Speakers: Brent Blawat
BREAK
The Future of Work: Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini
Speaker: Anthony Ceretti, Randy Hundt & Jessica Keehnen
LUNCH - Palomino Room 3
Driving the Customer Experience with AI
Contact Center Solutions
Speaker: Brian Rees
The Art of Cloud Management: Inscape
Speaker: Tony Suffoletto
Security Trends
Speaker: Gary McIntyre
Closing Remarks/ Event Concludes
Speaker: Phil Giovanni & Rick McCommon


Choice of Group Activity - Golf Option


Choice of Group Activity - Spa Option


Group Welcome Dinner Reception



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