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Introduced in 2025, The EDGE Brains Trust

Behind every world-class event is a team of world-class minds. In 2025, ARN and Reseller News introduced a Brains Trust of renowned industry leaders to help shape the partner experience and ensure the program delivers maximum value. This highly credentialed group brings decades of channel expertise, strategic insight, and a deep understanding of what’s next for the A/NZ ecosystem. Working closely with the EDGE team, they help define the agenda, format, and key takeaways, ensuring the program is relevant, actionable, and aligned to real business goals. Their collective mission? To make EDGE not just inspiring, but transformative. Attendees can expect meaningful insights, practical guidance, and a clear roadmap for capitalising on the opportunities emerging across the channel.

Ashleigh Vogstad, CEO, Transcends, Speaker at the EDGE
Moheb Moses, Co-Founder and Director, Channel Dynamics, Speaker at the EDGE
Ryan Spillane, Chief Executive Officer, 360 Consulting, Speaker at the EDGE
Patrina Kerr, Managing Director, Fabric Brand Partners, Speaker at the EDGE
Brad Clarke, Founder, Channel Guru, Speaker at the EDGE
Desmond Russell, Chief Partnership Officer, Partner Elevate, Speaker at the EDGE
James Davis, Chief Strategy Officer, The TSP Advisory, Speaker at the EDGE

2025 Speakers

Adam Marrè, Global CISO, Arctic Wolf, Speaker at the EDGE
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Adam Marrè
Global CISOArctic Wolf
Amarish Thakur, Managing Partner, NEXTGEN Optima, Speaker at the EDGE
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Amarish Thakur
Managing PartnerNEXTGEN Optima
Andrew Hunt, CEO, Kinetics Group, Speaker at the EDGE
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Andrew Hunt
CEOKinetics Group
Andrew Tucker, CEO, EcpPro, Speaker at the EDGE
Speaker
Andrew Tucker
CEOEcpPro
Angela Maniscalco, Lead, Channel and Alliances APJ, Quest Software, Speaker at the EDGE
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Angela Maniscalco
Lead, Channel and Alliances APJQuest Software
Arvind Shinde, Solution Architect, Quest Software, Speaker at the EDGE
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Arvind Shinde
Solution ArchitectQuest Software
Astrid Groves, General Manager - Channels and Alliances, Schneider Electric, Speaker at the EDGE
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Astrid Groves
General Manager - Channels and AlliancesSchneider Electric
Benjamin Morrell, Presales Team Lead, Coro, Speaker at the EDGE
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Benjamin Morrell
Presales Team LeadCoro
Cathy O'Sullivan, Editorial Director, ANZ, Foundry, Speaker at the EDGE
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Cathy O'Sullivan
Editorial DirectorANZ, Foundry
Colin Penman, Group CISO, Datacom, Speaker at the EDGE
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Colin Penman
Group CISODatacom
Craig Ashwood, General Manager Security, Tech Data ANZ, Speaker at the EDGE
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Craig Ashwood
General Manager SecurityTech Data ANZ
Daniel Goymer, CEO, Yorb Limited, Speaker at the EDGE
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Daniel Goymer
CEOYorb Limited
Danielle Hill, Partner Development Manager, Public Sector, AWS, Speaker at the EDGE
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Danielle Hill
Partner Development ManagerPublic Sector, AWS
Daryl Isaac, Director of Strategy & Client Engagement, CTO, Liquid IT Limited, Speaker at the EDGE
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Daryl Isaac
Director of Strategy & Client EngagementCTO, Liquid IT Limited
Daniyel McAvoy, Sr Partner Development Manager, Microsoft, Speaker at the EDGE
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Daniyel McAvoy
Sr Partner Development ManagerMicrosoft
Demetrios Georgiou, Vice President of Sales, Coro, Speaker at the EDGE
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Demetrios Georgiou
Vice President of SalesCoro
Diana Drury, Executive Coach, Pax8 Academy, Speaker at the EDGE
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Diana Drury
Executive CoachPax8 Academy
Dr. Sheila Gough Kenyon, CEO and Co-Founder, Starbound, Speaker at the EDGE
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Dr. Sheila Gough Kenyon
CEO and Co-FounderStarbound
Erica Smith, Chief Marketing and Alliance Officer, Blue Connections IT, Speaker at the EDGE
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Erica Smith
Chief Marketing and Alliance OfficerBlue Connections IT
Faith Rees, CEO, CoFounder, Cloud Ctrl, Speaker at the EDGE
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Faith Rees
CEOCoFounder, Cloud Ctrl
Greg Furlong, Associate Director, Strategy and Innovation, Datacom, Speaker at the EDGE
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Greg Furlong
Associate Director, Strategy and InnovationDatacom
Harry Grummitt, Senior Account Executive, ConnectWise, Speaker at the EDGE
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Harry Grummitt
Senior Account ExecutiveConnectWise
Henry Hagan, Sales Engineer, ConnectWise, Speaker at the EDGE
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Henry Hagan
Sales EngineerConnectWise
Hugh Richards, Principal, Latimer Partners, Speaker at the EDGE
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Hugh Richards
PrincipalLatimer Partners
Jamie Hall, Sr General Manager, Partner Sales, Ingram Micro New Zealand, Speaker at the EDGE
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Jamie Hall
Sr General Manager, Partner SalesIngram Micro New Zealand
Jason Serda, Managing Partner, Utiliti Group, Speaker at the EDGE
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Jason Serda
Managing PartnerUtiliti Group
Joe Ciardi, Technical Advocate, Lenovo, Speaker at the EDGE
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Joe Ciardi
Technical AdvocateLenovo
John Brown, Senior General Manager, Strategy, AI and Emerging Vendors, Ingram Micro, Speaker at the EDGE
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John Brown
Senior General Manager, Strategy, AI and Emerging VendorsIngram Micro
Julia Talevski, Editor, ARN & Reseller News, Speaker at the EDGE
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Julia Talevski
EditorARN & Reseller News
Julian Badell, Head of Solutions, ANZ, Lenovo, Speaker at the EDGE
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Julian Badell
Head of SolutionsANZ, Lenovo
Keith Masterton, General Manager, Channels & Alliances, Vocus, Speaker at the EDGE
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Keith Masterton
General ManagerChannels & Alliances, Vocus
Kris Hansen, Channel Director, APAC, CoreView, Speaker at the EDGE
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Kris Hansen
Channel Director, APACCoreView
Kyle Page, CEO, Ericom, Speaker at the EDGE
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Kyle Page
CEOEricom
Lee-ann Dias, Director & Founder, Sasbri Consulting, Speaker at the EDGE
Speaker
Lee-ann Dias
Director & FounderSasbri Consulting
Libby McIlhany, Chief Product Officer, Pax8, Speaker at the EDGE
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Libby McIlhany
Chief Product OfficerPax8
Liz Knight, Head of Cybersecurity, Theta, Speaker at the EDGE
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Liz Knight
Head of CybersecurityTheta
Luke Taylor, Head of Sales, TechClick, Speaker at the EDGE
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Luke Taylor
Head of SalesTechClick
Marc-Andre Tanguay, Sr manager, Head Nerds, N-Able, Speaker at the EDGE
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Marc-Andre Tanguay
Sr manager, Head NerdsN-Able
Mark Iles, Tech Research Australia - Director, Partner Advisory Services, Speaker at the EDGE
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Mark Iles
Tech Research Australia - DirectorPartner Advisory Services
Mark Nesbitt, Principal, Latimer Partners, Speaker at the EDGE
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Mark Nesbitt
PrincipalLatimer Partners
Maryanne Demery, COO & Co-Founder, Seccom Global, Speaker at the EDGE
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Maryanne Demery
COO & Co-FounderSeccom Global
Mathew Howard, General Manager, Australia, Crayon, Speaker at the EDGE
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Mathew Howard
General Manager, AustraliaCrayon
Matthew Drake, Senior Director, APAC, N-Able, Speaker at the EDGE
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Matthew Drake
Senior Director, APACN-Able
Mitchell Colton, Managing Director, Colton Computer Technologies, Speaker at the EDGE
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Mitchell Colton
Managing DirectorColton Computer Technologies
Nick Abrahams, Global Co-leader, Digital Transformation Practice, Norton Rose Fulbright, Speaker at the EDGE
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Nick Abrahams
Global Co-leader, Digital Transformation PracticeNorton Rose Fulbright
Nick Moran, IT Nation Evangelist, ConnectWise, Speaker at the EDGE
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Nick Moran
IT Nation EvangelistConnectWise
Norm Jefferies, Managing Director, Truis, Speaker at the EDGE
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Norm Jefferies
Managing DirectorTruis
Paul Barge, APAC Channel Development Manager, Kaseya, Speaker at the EDGE
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Paul Barge
APAC Channel Development ManagerKaseya
Paul Capstick, CEO, Datasentinel, Speaker at the EDGE
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Paul Capstick
CEODatasentinel
Phil Duke, Senior General Manager Sales, Ingram Micro, Speaker at the EDGE
Speaker
Phil Duke
Senior General Manager SalesIngram Micro
Rema Lolas, Founder & CEO, Unstoppable Leadership, Speaker at the EDGE
Speaker
Rema Lolas
Founder & CEOUnstoppable Leadership
Richard Stafford, Blackbird IT, Managing Director, Speaker at the EDGE
Speaker
Richard Stafford
Blackbird ITManaging Director
Samantha Marks, Content & Creative Director, APAC, Crayon, Speaker at the EDGE
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Samantha Marks
Content & Creative Director, APACCrayon
Sarah Loiterton, General Manager, Microsoft Cloud, Dicker Data, Speaker at the EDGE
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Sarah Loiterton
General Manager, Microsoft CloudDicker Data
Shaun Kenyon, CTO, Starbound, Speaker at the EDGE
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Shaun Kenyon
CTOStarbound
Stephen Scheeler, Founder & CEO, The Digital CEO, Speaker at the EDGE
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Stephen Scheeler
Founder & CEOThe Digital CEO
Steve Hunter, Director of Sales Engineering, APAC, Arctic Wolf, Speaker at the EDGE
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Steve Hunter
Director of Sales Engineering, APACArctic Wolf
Stuart Moore, Global Black Belt - Copilot & Microsoft 365, Microsoft, Speaker at the EDGE
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Stuart Moore
Global Black Belt - Copilot & Microsoft 365Microsoft
Suzie Searle, EDGE Ambassador, ARN & Reseller News, Speaker at the EDGE
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Suzie Searle
EDGE AmbassadorARN & Reseller News
Tim Fitzgerald, CEO and Co-Founder, Arxis, Speaker at the EDGE
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Tim Fitzgerald
CEO and Co-FounderArxis
Tommy Takiari, Managing Director, CorCyber, Speaker at the EDGE
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Tommy Takiari
Managing DirectorCorCyber
Victoria Gertner, Director - NSW, RTV Group, Speaker at the EDGE
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Victoria Gertner
Director - NSWRTV Group
Vinayak Sreedhar, Country Head, ANZ, ManageEngine, Speaker at the EDGE
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Vinayak Sreedhar
Country Head, ANZManageEngine
William Moffatt, Commercial Channel Lead | ANZ, AMD, Speaker at the EDGE
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William Moffatt
Commercial Channel Lead | ANZAMD