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GWAVACon Speakers
GWAVA proudly welcomes the following GroupWise Experts to GWAVACon
Christian Karch
Switzerland VP Marketing, SKyPRO AG
Christian Karch is a member of the SKyPRO Team since 2005. He communicates for SKyPRO with partners like Novell, GroupWise and friends, Inetra, GWAVA, GUG, Open Horizons and more since the beginning of the development of SKyCOM. Christian is responsible for the Marketing of SKyPRO and especially for SKyCOM. He will represent SKyPRO in it's first office in the USA, located in Silicon Valley beginning 2009.
Horst Fuhrmann
Switzerland Chief Executive Officer, SKyPRO AG
Horst Fuhrmann is one of the founders of SKyPRO AG (1987) and serves as Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for all new product and business development at SKyPRO and oversees all software development in their software development center located in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. Horst's first contact with Novell was with Netware 286 v2.0 in 1988 and later with Novell GroupWise 4.1. For the last 2 years Horst supervises the development of SKyCOM at SKyPRO, a VoIP telephony solution that completely integrates into Novell GroupWise. Horst Fuhrmann holds a M.Sc. in physics from FIT (Florida Institute of Technology).
Gregory Bell
Advansys
Based in Sydney, Australia
Gregory Bell is CEO of Advansys, a firm he launched in 1989. Previously he worked at Hewlett-Packard and NEC Information Systems in senior technical roles, training in both the U.S. and Japan. Gregory has a degree in electrical engineering and is involved in all key technical and business aspects of running Advansys. He speaks regularly at key industry events including Novell BrainShare
George Lutch
George is a Senior Consultant focusing on Directories, Virtualization, ZENworks, Linux, OES2 and Microsoft server infrastructure. He provides customers with expertise through the Design, Planning and Implementation of Systems based on core technologies. George has experience with systems ranging from small to enterprise level. Since joining The Harding Group, Inc., George has been involved in several major Virtualization projects, Desktop Roll outs, Email Administration, Messaging Specialist, Migration Project Lead, Astaro Implementations, ZENworks Consultation, and NDS/Active Directory consultation.
Slav Koziarski
Product Manager, Research In Motion Limited Slav is currently focused on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise portfolio. He works closely with internal software development teams as well as customers and various partners to gather requirements, set product priorities and set product direction. Before moving into Product Management , Slav supported the BlackBerry solution with his last year in support focused on supporting the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise in a Senior Analyst Role.
Adam Gray
Adam is a founding and current member of the Board of Directors of Novacoast, Inc. His extensive experience and expertise have led to service for Symantec as a member of the Symantec Regional Partner Advisor Council (RPAC) and to service for Novell as a member of its SRM Product Council.
Among the other accomplishments Adam has enjoyed in his 13 years in the field is earning the title of Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). Adam's commitment to the industry extends to his local community, too. He chairs the Santa Barbara Partners in Education Technology Committee.
Adam is an avid surfer, bicyclist, photographer, husband, and father.
Mark Villinski
Manager, Field Marketing Kaspersky Lab
Mark Villinski brings more than 12 years of technology sales and marketing experience to Kaspersky. Mark leads Field Marketing efforts across the North East and is responsible for increasing awareness and demand for Kaspersky’s Open Space Security Produce Line. Prior to joining Kaspersky, Mark served as Director of Worldwide Channel Operations for Enterasys Networks, where he was responsible for the strategy and day to day operation of the Secure Advantage Partner Program. Prior to that role he held a number of channel and field marketing roles at Enterasys and Cabletron Systems. He started his high tech career in sales at Cabletron Systems.
