Unified Comms Influencers

Jon Arnold is Principal of J Arnold & Associates, an independent analyst providing thought leadership and go-to-market counsel with a focus on the business-level impact of communications technologies on digital transformation.

Irwin Lazar is the Vice President and Service Director at Nemertes Research. He covers all elements of business comms from basic mobile UC to new style team collaboration platforms.

Adam Fowler is an IT Operations Manager at a leading law firm and a Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services.

Steve Goodman is Principal Technology Strategist at Content and Code, a Microsoft partner focusing on Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, and Azure.

Dmitry Odintsov is CEO of TrueConf, a provider of on-premises video conferencing solutions, based in Moscow.

Mark Vale is an independent Microsoft contractor who has set about organising Commsverse. Commsverse is a community-led Microsoft Teams event in the UK.

Craig Chiffers is a Principal Solutions Architect at Icomm Australia, and a Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services.

Blair Pleasant is President and Principal Analyst at COMMfusion and Co-Founder of BC Strategies. As an overseer to the world of Unified Comms, Collaboration, and Contact Centre, Blair has seen a lot of change in her 20+ years in the industry.

Chris Palermo has been a Collaboration Sales GTM & Strategy Specialist for the last 10 years. Chris looks after the strategy and go-to-market for team collaboration.

Jono Luk is the Senior Director of Webex applications at Cisco. He also looks after how Cisco helps with verticals like healthcare, education, and manufacturing.