5 Emerging Revenue Opportunities – Town hall Session

Nov. 6 – 4:15pm
Scotland A 

You’ve mastered remote PC management. And you’re looking for new recurring revenue opportunities. No need to panic. This panel of  leading managed service providers is ready to answer your most pressing questions about:

1. Online marketing and search engine optimization services for your customers
2. Telepresence and managed video as a service (MVaaS)
3. Software as a Service: from open source to closed source applications
4. Emerging device management: Google Android, mobile internet devices (MIDS), the iPhone, netbooks and more
5. Plugging into Clouds: Am

Joe Panettieri
EVP and Editorial Director
MSP Mentor

Joe is executive vice president and editorial director of MSPmentor and its parent company, Nine Lives Media Inc.

MSPmentor is the ultimate guide to managed services, and ranks among the top 3 percent of all blogs on the Web, according to Technorati.com. MSPmentor also publishes the MSPmentor 100 (a list of the world’s top 100 MSPs), the MSPmentor 250 (identifying the world’s top managed services experts) and the SaaS 20 Stock Index.

Joe sets the content direction and editorial tone for MSPmentor and its sister sites:
- The VAR Guy (www.thevarguy.com), covering what’s next in the IT channel
- Works With U (www.workswithu.com), the independent guide to Ubuntu Linux

Previously, Joe held VP-level editorial positions at Microcast Communications and Ziff Davis Media, and senior-level positions at CMP Media’s InformationWeek. He has launched and managed digital media platforms and conferences for more than a decade. As a seasoned master of ceremonies and award-winning journalist, Joe has earned exclusive interviews with Bill Gates, Michael Dell, John Chambers, Eric Schmidt, and other technology vanguards.

Joe has also developed content for CFO magazine, FORTUNE and FORTUNE Small Business, and he has appeared frequently on CNN and CNBC to discuss business trends in Silicon Valley.

Website: www.mspmentor.net

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-panettieri/2/697/882

Amy Katz
CEO and Co-founder,
Nine Lives Media

Amy oversees day-to-day operations, including finance, sales and strategic business relationships. Previously, Amy was VP of sales at Microcast Communications, a targeted media company that served emerging broadband and IT channel markets. Earlier, Amy founded Madcass Media, where she worked with Fortune, Fortune Small Business, Business 2.0, IDG Communications and SourceMedia to develop and sell custom publishing and events programs. She also wrote and executed marketing and sales plans for a New England building manufacturer and an e-magazine startup. Previously at Ziff Davis Media she was corporate sales director, driving relationships with major IT vendors across the industry. She planned media for numerous tech and consumer clients at various advertising agencies in Boston and Denver. When Amy isn’t working, she spends time with her husband and two children in New England, and serves as co-chair of Friends of Winthrop

Blog: http://ninelivesmediainc.wordpress.com/about/