For partners attending VMworld, access to the Partner Exchange Lounge gives partners a unique opportunity to attend the Ask the Executives Series, held Monday-Wednesday from 12:00 PM – 3:45 PM. These Ask the Executives sessions will leave the floor open to discussion with various VMware executives and are located on the Third floor of Moscone West. The schedule for attending executives is as follow:
Monday, August 31
12:00PM – 12:45PM Erik Frieberg, VP EUC Product Marketing
Bob Schultz, VP Chief EUC Strategy Lead
01:00PM – 01:45PM Bask Iyer, SVP & CIO
02:00PM – 02:45PM Ross Brown, SVP Worldwide Alliances and Partners
03:00PM – 03:45PM Loretta Brown, VP Federation Alliance
Andrew Clay, Pivotal, Sr. Director of Technology
Jim Quercetti, EMC, Director, Channel Sales Strategy
Bill Taylor, VCE, VP of Channel Sales
Tuesday, September 1
12:00PM – 12:45PM Howard Hall, Senior Director, Global Tech Partner Org.
01:00PM – 01:45PM Allyce Mardesich, Director, Partner Investments
02:00PM – 02:45PM David Parsons, VP, SISO
03:00PM – 03:45PM Geoff Waters, SVP, Product Dev., Cloud Services
Ajay Patel, VP, Service Provider Channel
Wednesday, September 2
12:00PM – 12:45PM Teri Burns, VP, Partner Services, GPO
01:00PM – 01:45PM John Gilmartin, GM & VP, SDDC Suite BU
02:00PM – 02:45PM Hatem Naguib, VP, Networking & Security
03:00PM – 03:45PM Chris Wolf, VP & CTO, Americas
The Partner Exchange Lounge will also house VMware’s exclusive Hands-on-Labs Hotspot which counts towards the Partner University Credits, Leaderboard Standing, and 2015 VTSP Accreditations.
Finally, there will be three unique networking events hosted by VMware in the lounge. Each session is specifically designed for partners with similar Route-to-Market strategies, and will offer an opportunity to mix and mingle among peers and VMware professionals in an enjoyable setting.
- Resellers are invited to join for a fiesta on Monday, August 31, from 5:00PM – 6:00PM and network over margaritas and Mexican brewed beers
- Service Provider/ISV partners are encouraged to come by on Tuesday, September 1, 1:00PM – 2:00PM for an afternoon pick-me-up, consisting of coffee and dessert
- SI/SO partners will be provided with the chance to relax at VMworld on Thursday, September 2, 2:00PM – 3:00PM. Smoothies will be served
