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Join RingCentral at
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo

October 1–5, 2017  |  Walt Disney World®  |  Orlando, FL
RingCentral booth #228, Atlantic hall

The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the preeminent conference for CIOs and senior IT. Executives gain a strategic perspective of emergent trends in IT and business that impact their roles, industries, and companies. Aligned with the conference’s vision, we’re dedicated to creating progressive technologies that enable workforces to communicate, collaborate, and connect anywhere, anytime, on any device.

RingCentral is a leader in Gartner’s UCaaS Magic Quadrant, positioned furthest for completeness of vision. Meet with us to learn how to transform your business communications.
Solution provider session:
BUILDING A BLUEPRINT FOR MIGRATING
TO CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS
Communication is at the core of every business. As digital technologies transform the workplace, enterprises are moving away from legacy, on-premises voice systems. Cloud communications and collaboration platforms can better address the needs of today’s mobile, distributed, and global workforce, while meeting IT requirements for scalability, reliability, and security. Join us as we explore options for migrating to a cloud communications and collaboration platform.
DATE: Tuesday, October 3, 1:45–2:15 p.m.
LOCATION: Swan Ballroom 10, Walt Disney World Swan
Curtis Peterson
SVP of Cloud Operations, RingCentral
Curtis Peterson leads the strategic planning and growth of the network infrastructure for the cloud platform for all RingCentral services. Prior to joining RingCentral, he was VP of Windstream’s operations center unit where he oversaw managed security and network support engineering teams. Peterson has held leadership positions at NuVox, AOL (through acquisition), and Michelin, leading product development efforts for data, security, VoIP, internet, and networking solutions. He completed his studies in computer engineering at Auburn University.
Thought leadership session:
SCALING YOUR DIGITAL BUSINESS
THROUGH GLOBAL, OPEN, AND
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATIONS

Today’s fast-paced digital enterprises require an empowered global workforce that has the ability to work from anywhere, anytime, and on any device. And users demand seamless integrated experiences across their business applications. Join us as we address the business benefits of implementing cloud communications and collaboration strategies to empower your workforce and scale your digital enterprise.

Guest speakers Mark Settle, CIO of Okta, and Jason Kasch, CIO of Structural Group, will share their journeys as they scaled their businesses, and explain the positive impact resulting from moving their business communications and collaboration to the cloud.

DATE: Thursday, October 5, 10:15–11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Northern Hemisphere C, Walt Disney World Dolphin


Mark Settle
Chief Information Officer, Okta
Mark Settle is a seven-time CIO with broad business experience in information services, enterprise software, consumer products, high-tech distribution, financial services, and oil and gas. He has led IT organizations that supported the global operations of Fortune 500 companies; maintained the R& infrastructure required for software product development; and hosted customer-facing delivery systems for commercial products and services. He has received multiple industry awards and is a three-time CIO 100 honoree.
Jason Kasch
Chief Information Officer, Structural Group
Jason Kasch has nearly 25 years’ experience managing information technology. Currently, he serves as the Chief Information Officer at Structural Group, a recognized leader in the specialty construction industry with more than 1,800 employees across 22 locations in North America and 30 operating centers worldwide. Prior to joining Structural in 2000, Jason was an IT Manager, Technology and Development at Pepperidge Farm, an IT Manager at Cendent Corporation, and a Systems Administrator at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
David Sipes
Chief Operating Officer, RingCentral
As RingCentral’s Chief Operating Officer, David Sipes leads innovation, engineering, global sales, marketing, customer care, international operations, corporate development, and business development. Sipes has an extensive eight-year history in business management at RingCentral, overseeing a variety of key functions, most recently serving as Chief Revenue Officer, and prior to that, Vice President of Corporate Development.

Before joining RingCentral, Sipes was co-founder and COO of Branders.com, the nation’s largest online B2B seller of promotional items. Prior to that, Sipes worked in brand management at PepsiCo and was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton in their marketing intensive group, providing strategic guidance to marketing and media companies such as Heinz Company, Callaway Golf, and Universal Pictures.
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We look forward to learning about your business and introducing you to RingCentral Office®, the business communications solution that empowers you to communicate, collaborate, and connect anytime, anywhere, across all your devices, with voice, video, team messaging and collaboration, contact center, and integrations with leading business applications.