CVxEXPO26 is the place where tech advisors and MSPs get face-to-face with leading vendors and technology solution distributors (TSDs) to grow their solution portfolios and meet the needs of increasingly demanding SMB and small enterprise customers. An all-star cast of TSDs takes center stage at CVxEXPO26 on Day 2, as part of a Keynote Panel Series providing insight from up and down the channel value chain. Moderator Glen Nelson, Co-Founder, VP of Marketing & Business Development at NHC, will lead a discussion on how the role of the technology advisor is transforming and what TSDs are doing to facilitate those transformations. Rounding out the Keynote Panel Series, channel veteran Peter Radizeski, President of RAD-INFO, Inc., will moderate a panel of TAs to discuss key developments in the channel and what partners must do to be successful in 2027, while ChannelVision’s own editorial director Martin Vilaboy will direct a panel of SMB IT decision makers to provide insight from inside the mind of IT buyers. As a special kickoff to the main stage presentations, CVxEXPO26 will host a live, on-site episode of “The Top Gun Show,” the premier LinkedIn and YouTube video interview podcast hosted by the Steve Farmiloe. “The Top Gun Show” is dedicated to helping executives make informed decisions through thought-provoking and entertaining conversations with the most engaging executives in the channel. Steve’s special guest on the first-ever live episode of “The Top Gun Show” will be AI agent strategic evangelist and author James Tennant, who currently serves as Global Channel Chief for Quiq.com. James and Steve will be discussing the AI opportunity for partners, where the money is, and AI’s true impact in the contact center. But wait, that’s not all. There are few better ways to exhibit competency and instill confidence with prospects than certified training. That’s why, at the upcoming CVxEXPO26, AI solutions marketplace Palomarr will be hosting its AI Academy series of certification courses. Each of the 1.5-hour training sessions within the Palomarr AI Academy will focus on a specific technology or solution across AI CX and AI cybersecurity. Classes will be led by dedicated, expert instructors and conclude with online testing for certification. What’s more, a schedule of concurrent breakout sessions once again anchors the unrivaled educational experience. Sales training, cybersecurity, AI and business outcomes are the dominate themes of the breakout sessions, designed to deliver real-world advice that can be applied directly to your daily operations and bottom-line. Leading TSDs, AI Certification and Security Take Center Stage at CVxEXPO Glen Nelson Moderator: Co-Founder, VP of Marketing & Business Development NHC Tim Allen Chief Channel Officer Bridgepointe Technologies Tim Basa SVP of Sales Telarus Bryan Miller President The Sagent Group Nick Collins Area Vice President AppDirect Ryan Yakos, SVP, Central, Mountain and PNW Regions Sandler Partners TSD ALL-STAR PANEL 52 CHANNELVISION | FALL 2026
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