Date May 21 – 23
SPEAKERS
Avatar of Aaron Morin AM
Aaron Morin
VP, Solutions
Kandji
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Avatar of Alfonso Franklin AF
Alfonso Franklin
Vice President, Solution Engineering
Sigma Computing
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Ani Gottiparthy
CEO
DealPage
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Avatar of Art Fromm AF
Art Fromm
Principal
Team Sales Development
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Austin Allen
Director, Solutions Architecture
Pondurance
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Bill Balnave
VP of Solutions
Mezmo
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Avatar of Chad Wilson CW
Chad Wilson
Vice President of Operations
2Win! Global
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Chris White
Founder & CEO
Tech Sales Advisors
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Daniel Conway
CEO
2Win
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David Duffett
Founder, Principal Trainer
Let the Geek Speak
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David Yockelson
Distinguished VP & Gartner Fellow
Gartner
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Avatar of Diana Cappello DC
Diana Cappello
Director, Solutions Consulting
Eightfold
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Doug Johnson
CEO
Consensus
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Dwayne Hoover
VP Solutions Engineering
Anjuna Security
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Avatar of Elisabeth Marino EM
Elisabeth Marino
Global Sales Enablement Program Manager
Semrush
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Avatar of Ellie Linehan EL
Ellie Linehan
VP Solutions
Canvas GFX
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Avatar of Emily Keator EK
Emily Keator
Senior Solutions Engineer
Lucid
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Avatar of Eoin Kavanagh EK
Eoin Kavanagh
Lead Sales Engineer
Gong
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Garin Hess
Founder & CEO
Consensus
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Jack Ashman
Director of International Solutions Consulting
Outreach
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Avatar of Jeremy Bender JB
Jeremy Bender
Director of Technical & Solutions Enablement
Allego
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Jon Billett
Founder
StoryQuadrant
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Avatar of Julia Klaric JK
Julia Klaric
Senior Solutions Engineer - Global Accounts
Atlassian
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Julie Hansen
Founder
Performance Sales Training
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Avatar of Keith Tanaka KT
Keith Tanaka
SVP of Sales
Lucid
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Avatar of Kerry Sokalsky KS
Kerry Sokalsky
President & Founder
Presales Mastery
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Avatar of Kristi Faltorusso KF
Kristi Faltorusso
Chief Customer Officer
ClientSuccess
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Avatar of Lidia Vasileva LV
Lidia Vasileva
Director and Chief Presales Fangirl
PacketMage LTD
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Avatar of Malcolm Murphy MM
Malcolm Murphy
Sales Engineering Director
Mimecast
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Avatar of Matt Lauer ML
Matt Lauer
Sr. Revenue Operations Manager
Consensus
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Avatar of Mark McKinlay MM
Mark McKinlay
Director
BE Smart Consulting
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Avatar of Mark Green MG
Mark Green
Director of Buyer Enablemet & Presales
Consensus
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Avatar of Michael McDowell MM
Michael McDowell
Senior Solutions Consultant
UserTesting
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Avatar of Mike Trionfo MT
Mike Trionfo
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Consensus
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Avatar of Michael Turner MT
Michael Turner
Vice President, WW Solution Architecture
AppViewX
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Avatar of Natasja Bax NB
Natasja Bax
Principal
The DemoScene
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Avatar of Neil Lynch NL
Neil Lynch
Commerce Product Marketing Manager
Oracle NetSuite
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Peter Cohan
Founder and Principal
The Second Derivative - Great Demo!
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Avatar of Renato Bonomini RB
Renato Bonomini
VP Sales Engineering
ContentWise
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Rew Dickinson
CEO
Alpha Presales
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Avatar of Robin Hemerik RH
Robin Hemerik
Solution Consulting Environments
MYOB
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Avatar of Roman Mezhibovski RM
Roman Mezhibovski
Sr. Sales Engineer - Media & Entertainment
Google
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Ron Whitson
VP - GPS
Seismic
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Avatar of Sarah Lustenberger SL
Sarah Lustenberger
Global Customer Engineering Leader, SMB & Specialists
Google
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Avatar of Steffen Brettschneider SB
Steffen Brettschneider
Director Presales Transformation
IFS
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Avatar of Susan Beal SB
Susan Beal
Chief Customer Officer
Blue Yonder
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Avatar of Taunya Bunte TB
Taunya Bunte
Master Coach, Facilitator, Trainer
2Win!
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Todd Janzen
GVP Solution Engineering
Salesforce
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Tony Francetic
Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting
Thomson Reuters
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Avatar of Tyler Greene TG
Tyler Greene
Sr. Sales Director
Lucid
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AGENDA
All Dates
May 21
May 22
May 23
  • All Tracks
  • Buyer Enablement
  • Presales Leader
  • Presales Leader 2
  • Tactical Presales
  • Consensus Client Beginner
  • Consensus Client Advanced
May 21
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
Keynote
  • Susan Beal
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Defying The Odds: Lessons Learned while Building Diverse SE & SE Leadership Teams
  • Only 26% of executive positions are held by women, and only 5% are women of color. (McKinsey & Company, 2023)  

  • On the current trajectory, it will take about 95 years for Black employees...

  • Alfonso Franklin
  • Sarah Lustenberger
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Awaken The Powerful Presenter Within!

Inside any PreSales person with the right level of desire there is a Powerful Presenter and Communicator! The trouble is that in many instances this power has been suppressed or even disabled by poor...

  • David Duffett
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
The Evolution of Presales and Sales to Support Client Success

Closing a sale is no longer a viable sales outcome.  For many B2B solutions now, revenue isn’t generated until after the sale.  This presentation provides insights for expanding and refocusing...

  • Art Fromm
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Consensus Crimes - 6 Ways to Sabotage Your Presales Revolution

Hollywood, Lone Wolf, So What,... - "Consensus Crimes" are common mistakes companies make implementing Consensus, based on our journey here at IFS. Combined with Demo2Win!'s "Demo Crime" framework, this...

  • Steffen Brettschneider
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
The Case for Presales Enablement: Impacts, Justification, & Best Practices

There is a reason top tier presales professionals are considered unicorns: the job requires a difficult combination of technical expertise, customer facing skills, and sales & business acumen. And...

  • Jeremy Bender
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Journey to 10X Revenue: Insights from Canvas GFX's First Solutions Hire

Join me on Canvas GFX's exhilarating journey as their first Solutions/Pre-Sales hire, where we are cracking the code on achieving 10X revenue. We'll dive into how we shook things up, learning that "what...

  • Ellie Linehan
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Smart Selling with AI: Opportunities and Minefields

Understand the strengths and weaknesses of AI in sales with real world examples and statistics. A discussion of what to automate (and how) and where the human touch remains irreplaceable.

  • Ani Gottiparthy
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Seven Validated Habits for Stunningly Successful Demos

Here are seven validated demo success factors that lead to closed business. These approaches map delightfully to Great Demo! and Doing Discovery principles while differing markedly from traditional demos....

  • Peter Cohan
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
Why STEM Belongs in Presales
  • Emily Keator
  • Tyler Greene
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
MQLs Are No Longer Enough: Why Marketing Should Be Required to Deliver a Qualified Buying Group (QBG)

For two decades, Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) have been the standard for measuring initial Marketing success—deliver a qualified contact in the target market and Sales can take it from there. With...

  • Garin Hess
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
How We Streamlined Our Technical Evaluation Process (and Got Our CEO's Attention!)
  • Michael Turner
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
Turbocharge Your Presales Skills: Learn the Right Way

We spend considerable time and effort honing our craft – why else are you attending Demofest?!   We watch webinars, listen to podcasts, read books, spend too much time on our LinkedIn...

  • Kerry Sokalsky
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Vinegar & Oil: PreSales and Partners

Your sales team needs your technical wizardry, and your engineering team asks for help with your customer needs, how can you even think about helping other companies?

Like mixing vinegar and oil, the solution...

  • Renato Bonomini
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Beyond the Bottom Line: Presales Success on Your Terms

Success seems like a moving target. High pay, exciting teamwork, financial security, cutting-edge projects, or the impact you make – which one defines your "best you"? This talk draws on Roman’s journey...

  • Roman Mezhibovski
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Building Your Personal Brand

All else being equal, buyers buy from the team they trust the most. Join Taunya Bunte, Dan Conway, and Chad Wilson in this live broadcast from 2Win Studios as they share practical tips and techniques...

  • Chad Wilson
  • Daniel Conway
  • Taunya Bunte
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
The Many Uses of Technical Wins: How We Nailed Revenue Forecasting Within a 5% Variance

Deal forecasts are among the most challenging things to get right in Sales. Take a closer look at how we harness technical wins and CRM deal data to predict revenues with less than 5% variance. We'll...

  • Aaron Morin
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
The Presales Moment Can’t Be About Presales
  • Todd Janzen
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
The Three Keys to Influence: Revolutionize Your Sales Approach

In this session, author and trainer Chris White will explore the often overlooked yet critical skill of influence in sales engineering and buyer enablement, introducing "Three Keys to Influence"...

  • Chris White
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
Unifying the Client Experience

How a great client experience is formed in breaking down the silos between sales and operations including lessons learned from painful churn, how to implement proactive changes to improve retention...

  • Austin Allen
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC
Unleashing the Power of AI: Transforming Sales Demo Automation for Maximum Impact

Join us for an exhilarating presentation as the MYOB Solution Consulting team unveils the game-changing journey they've embarked on with Consensus. Discover firsthand how cutting-edge AI tools are reshaping...

  • Robin Hemerik
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC
Early Arrival: Introducing Customer Success in the Sales Process

With there being a greater emphasis on retaining and growing customers, setting proper expectations has never been more important. Join Kristi Faltorusso, CCO at ClientSuccess, as she discusses the best...

  • Kristi Faltorusso
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC
Key Highlights from the 2024 Sales Engineering Workload & Compensation Report
  • Kerry Sokalsky
  • Mark Green
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC
Demotainment - Delivering a Demo They'll Remember

“People buy from people they like.” “People don’t remember what you said. They remember how you made them feel.” If these overused LinkedIn posts are to be believed, we dare not deliver a boring product...

  • Michael McDowell
May 22
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
Keynote | The Evolution of Our Demo to Build a Billion dollar Brand

See how Lucid "sells visually" and why Demo Automation plays a vital role in our collaborative approach.

  • Keith Tanaka
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
StoryQuadrant - Storytelling in Business Part 1

Attention spans are shrinking, and the way we consume content is rapidly evolving. In today's fast-paced world, traditional sales presentations are falling behind. With distractions at every turn and...

  • Jon Billett
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Embrace Your Competition - It's Likely a Good Sign

What is your first reaction when a competitor is mentioned on a call? Even as experienced Sales Engineers, we tend to immediately focus on the competitor. Sales Engineers typically scramble to remember...

  • Eoin Kavanagh
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Good businesspeople personalize to the role. Great businesspeople personalize to the human. Do both.

In this session, Rew Dickinson will teach you how to use behavioral science and emotional intelligence to personalize not just to your audience's role, but to their nature. Learn how to sell faster...

  • Rew Dickinson
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Building a World Class International SC Organisation

How to build a world class EMEA SC organisation

  • Jack Ashman
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Presales - From Demos to Solutions

Understanding customer needs is essential in today's option-filled world. Decision-makers want solutions that tackle their specific challenges and integrate easily with their existing tools, aiming to...

  • Julia Klaric
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
7 Actional Tips to Elevate Your Automated Demos: Overcome lengthiness, complexity, and dullness and turn viewers into leads.

Facing challenges with your automated demos? You're not alone. Many demos are too long, complicated, or just plain boring, which can mean losing potential customers. Our session is here to help, offering...

  • Natasja Bax
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Mastering Buyer Enablement: Strategies and Steps for Success

Join us for an insightful session where we delve into the intricacies of Buyer Enablement. Learn practical strategies for overcoming challenges and step-by-step implementation techniques for driving success...

  • Mark McKinlay
  • Mark Green
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
Great Interview Questions... and How to Answer Them

We all have to interview... whether you're a hiring manager trying to find the next great team member, or a candidate trying to land your next role.

Yet most people... aren't very good at it.

In this talk,...

  • Malcolm Murphy
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
The Stoic Presales Professional

Learn to leverage the principles of stoicism to approach the presales process in the right frame of mind. The four pillars of stoicism are wisdom, justice, temperance and courage. Hear from Tony Francetic,...

  • Tony Francetic
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
Whiteboarding in the Age of Demo Automation. A tale of dragons and wizards

Hello, adventurer,

Ah, I see you, too, have embarked on the quest to the fabled Presales Excellence Keep.

Let us journey together then, through this realm where the metallic hum of automation fills the...

  • Lidia Vasileva
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
Your Diversity Advantage: Master the Art of Sourcing Diverse Candidates

A how to session for people who want a diverse pipeline of candidates for hiring.  You'll learn why diversity in your team matters, how to find highly qualified diverse candidates, and how to...

  • Diana Cappello
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
Why and How Interactive Demo Technology Will Change Your (Buyer’s) Life

Today’s buyers don’t want to talk to sellers, much less be pulled through an arduous sales process. Salespeople and SEs have limited amounts of time with buyers when it does make sense to do...

  • David Yockelson
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Breaking the Mold: Building an Associate SE Program to Diversify Presales and Ignite Growth

Join this session to learn how we are using the transformative power of our Associate Sales Engineer (ASE) Program to reshape presales. We'll share how breaking the traditional molds of presales candidates...

  • Ron Whitson
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Sales Engineer vs. The Brain

The human brain is an amazing machine. It's capable of incredible and wonderful things, but it can also be a hidden and powerful opponent, especially against sales. Come learn about the bias that the...

  • Bill Balnave
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Buyer Intent and Planning Your Demo

This session addresses the different types of buyer intent, and how it should affect the demo you present to your prospect. Informational intent to plan for future purchases is equally important as transactional...

  • Elisabeth Marino
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
Three Presales Lessons That Changed My Career

Sales engineers are lifelong learners by nature. Sometimes, those lessons can change the trajectory of a career. These are the three lessons, learned over my 20+ years in presales, that profoundly impacted...

  • Neil Lynch
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
That's a Wrap: Nailing the POC Wrap-up

The technical validation exercise is the most important event in a sales cycle. Creating a compelling and differentiated wrap up presentation is crucial to getting the deal done. No pressure. This session...

  • Dwayne Hoover
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
Lights, Camera, Prospect!  Level Up Your Video Outreach

The early adopter advantages in video outreach are on their way out. With sales-related videos surging up to 135% in certain industries, prospects are quicker to hit “delete.” In a saturated market, standing...

  • Julie Hansen
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
3 Ways to Measure and Implement Buyer Velocity
  • Matt Lauer
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC
Closing Keynote
  • Doug Johnson
May 23
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
Customer Keynote
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
    Client Advanced Session 1
      3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
      Client Beginner Session 1
        4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
        Client Beginner Session 2
          4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
          Client Advanced Session 2
            5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
            Client Advanced Session 3
              5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
              Client Beginner Session 3
                6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
                Client Beginner Session 4
                  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
                  Client Advanced Session 4
                    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
                    Client Advanced Session 5
                      7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
                      Client Beginner Session 5
                        8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC
                        Consensus Customer Closing Keynote, Raffle & Announcements
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