Expected attendance: about 7,500 IT professionals and decisionmakers from all over Europe
You can find us at booth 99, where we will exhibit our solutions on four demo stations. The demos will address topics such as:
HP Software
HP Smart Client
HP FlexNetwork
HP TippingPoint
HP Cloudsystem Matrix
HP Technology Services
HP Storage
We will be exhibiting our VirtualSystem 2 Rack and a model of the HP EcoPOD.
Our HP Experts at VMworld Europe
You will have the opportunity to get in touch with our HP Experts. The following HP Executives will be present at this event:
Peter Ryan SVP & GM Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking EMEA
Florian Reithmeier Vice President Industry Standard Server EMEA
Derek Cockerton Cloud Sales Director, EMEA
Gerhard Keller Head of Product Marketing, HP Storage EMEA
Tim Pitcher Director 3PAR, HP Storage EMEA
Tony Caine Director EMEA, Security Products Group, HP Networking, TippingPoint
Kobi Elbaz Director Client Solutions, EMEA Personal System Group, HP International
Kim Howlett IM Channel Manager, HP Software EMEA
Aboubacar Diare Master Technologist
Rhys Austin HP Industry Standard Servers BladeSystem & Infrastructure Software Manager
HP breakout sessions and other program dates
We are still in the midst of preparations, however the following session dates are already fixed:
“Harness the Power of Virtualization with HP VirtualSystems” Breakout Session 1 with Gerhard Keller on Tuesday, 18th October from 1:30pm till 2:30pm
“Getting through the fog to the Cloud – how to REALLY leverage Cloud Computing” Breakout Session 2 with Derek Cockerton on Wednesday, 19th October from 1:30pm till 2:30pm
“Supercharge your VMware Deployment with VAAI and VAAI-enabled Storage Array” Breakout Session 3 with Aboubacar Diare on Thursday, 20th October from 12:30pm till 1:30pm
You will also be able to talk with the other attendees informally on the first evening at a Welcome Reception from 6:00pm till 7:30pm, and on Wednesday it is party time at the VMworld 2011 Party!
Will you be there?
HP Customers have the possibility to get a discount on the event passes. Please contact your HP representative. Everybody else can register for the event on the VMworld website.
So if you couldn’t make it to VMworld in Las Vegas, then be sure to not miss VMworld Europe in Copenhagen!
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David is a Fellow in Service Management, co-author of the ITIL Service Operation book and author of the update to ITIL Service Strategy. He is also chairman of the IT Service Management Forum International Board
Jan De Clercq is a solution architect working for the worldwide HP Technology Consulting IT assurance portfolio team. He focuses on cloud security, identity and access management, mobility security, and security for Microsoft platforms and solutions. Jan is based in Belgium.
Don has held roles with the business and marketing of consulting for HP. Currently he supports HP's Client and Microsoft Solutions and the emerging Mobility Consulting services. He holds a MBA from UCLA's Anderson School.
Hande has been with HP for over 10 years and held key consulting business and marketing roles based in New York and Boston US. Currently, she is the WW marketing lead for Cloud and Converged Infrastructure Consulting Services for HP Technology Consulting and living In Istanbul with her family. Hande enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, skiing and reading. Hande holds a M.B.A degree from Bentley College, MA.
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Having joined HP in 2003 Ian Jagger is the world-wide marketing and program manager for HP Technology Consulting's Strategic Consulting Services, Critical Facilities Services and Energy and Sustainability Management Services, as well as emerging IT services
Prior to his current role, he served as the HP Services Marketing Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, having joined HP in a similar role in the Middle East.
Prior to HP Jagger had a 15 year international sales career, culminating in being Sales and Marketing Director for Steelcase Inc addressing Northern Europe before focusing more specifically on marketing. His initial focus was consultancy and interim marketing management, primarily for small to mid-sized customers based or looking to expand in the Middle Eastern region. Immediately prior to joining HP he was a strategic marketing consultant addressing investment targets for a technology fund.
Born in Rochdale, United Kingdom, Jagger holds an honors bachelor of science degree in economics and a degree in social psychology from Loughborough University, England. He also holds a Masters Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Chartered Marketer. He has one daughter and lives in Cary, North Carolina.
Greetings! I am in the HP Converged Infrastructure team focused on Server, Storage & Networking group at HP and will be sharing news & info as it crosses my path.
Liz Roche is a Strategist with Strategic IT Advisory Services and global leader of portfolio management for HP Technology Consulting. In this role, she is responsible for creating, bringing to market and managing the portfolio of strategic IT advisory services. She is also an industry-recognized CRM expert and was instrumental in evolving the customer relationship management (CRM) category and best practices. A leading authority on IT strategy and business transformation with 25 years of IT and business experience, she is a frequent industry keynote speaker.
Roche has been with HP since 2006. Her services experience has run the gamut of HP units, beginning in the Field with Enterprise Services, consulting with CIO- clients in the automotive financial services and public sectors to portfolio management and business development. In 2010, Roche joined HP Technology Consulting where she is responsible for managing the Strategic IT Advisory Services portfolio of services.
Prior to joining HP, Roche held positions with META Group, where she was a vice president of CRM and sell-side commerce, a technology research and advisory firm, acquired by Gartner in 2005.
Roche received a Bachelor of Arts from the George Washington University and an MBA from the University of Missouri.
Broad mix of experiences developed in more than 20 years of technology-driven innovation. Fascinated by changes triggered by social networks and cloud. Bachelor in Theoretical Physics.
Mark joined HP in January 2007 as a Business Consultant for the Data Center Transformation team. His role is to assist HP customers in determining the best solutions to their problems and that HP services and experiences are shared and understood.
Mark has 25 years of experience in technical project and program management, customer service, and Information Technology including 15+ years international experience. A proven track record in increasing productivity, improving service, cost management, vendor management, and contract negotiations as well as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
In 2011 Mark was recognized as a HP Brand Ambassador for his ongoing commitment to Service, Quality, and Customer Satisfaction and Engagement.
Moira is a strategist who has done marketing for the technology industry for over a decade. She enjoys cycling and has ridden across America, down the Pacific Coast and along the Danube.
Steve Grumann has been in technology consulting for 18 years, nearly 13 of that with HP. He is currently a Strategy Consultant, focusing on Cloud and Service related IT delivery models.
I work with HP customers to help them create business value with strategic service management. I am a senior ITIL examiner and I have written many ITIL books and pocket guides. Find out more at www.hp.com/go/stuartrance or Follow me on Twitter @StuartRance
Greetings! I am on the HP Converged Infrastructure marketing team focused on Business Critical Systems. Topics I am interested in include mission-critical computing, scale up x86, and Converged Infrastructure
