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SpiceWorld 2026

SpiceWorld is a celebration of IT, where learning meets connection and forward-thinking ideas come to life. This annual conference brings together IT professionals of all stripes—from sysadmins and network engineers to cybersecurity pros and CIOs—to explore cutting-edge tools, hear from industry leaders, and build community. Topics include AI & emerging tech…

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70Speakers
42Sponsors
35On the bill · sessions
81Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at SpiceWorld, in alphabetical order.
Alex Meadow
Rippling
Alvaro Montoro
Amy Barthelemy
GovParti
Andy Malone
Managing Director · Quality Training (Scotland) Ltd
Bill Morgan
Director of Technical Sales Enablement · CyberFox
Brian Bottalico
Microsoft
Brian Kelly
Automated MSP
Brian Kilcher
Lenovo
Brian Wolters
Director of IT · Pinnacle Structures
Craig Goodwin
Spiceworks
Cynthia Chillemi
CTO · WDCS, A Healthcare MSP
David Berlind
Sr. Contributing Editor · ZDNET
David McCarter
David Scammell
Clarendon County District Schools
Denise Grandon
Cochise College
Denis Gundarev
Microsoft
Derek Brink
Aberdeen Strategy & Research
Dr. Helen Papagiannis
Ed Bott
Sr. Contributing Editor · ZDNET
Ed Essey
Microsoft Garage
Garvit Kataria
Intuit
Isaac Pinon
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BaramundiPlatinum
ChromeOSDiamond
LastPassPlatinum
ManageEnginePlatinum
NinjaOnePlatinum
Schneider ElectricPlatinum
SHIPlatinum
AcronisSilver
AssetpandaSilver
CommQuotesSilver
ComplianceManagerGRCSilver
CrowdstrikeSilver
CyberFoxSilver
CyberPowerSilver
DattoSilver
EatonSilver
IDAgentSilver
KaseyaSilver
LegrandSilver
LogicWorksSilver
MeterSilver
RapidFireToolsSilver
Scale ComputingSilver
SpanningSilver
UnitrendsSilver
VipreSilver
WondershareSilver
AddigyBronze
ApryseBronze
AutomoxBronze
BlumiraBronze
CompTIABronze
EnGeniusBronze
MSP360-DeepInstinctBronze
MSP360 (DeepInstinct)Bronze
Nudge SecurityBronze
NurevaBronze
PDQBronze
PharosBronze
PrinterLogicBronze
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Agenda

Selected from 35 sessions on the bill.
  • TBA

    Agent Risk Engineering & Detecting Drift Before It Derails Security

    Part 1: AI agents are quietly spreading across IT stacks, from copilots to ticketing bots. They’re powerful and easy to trust, but when they can read internal wikis, access data, a…

  • TBA

    AI and the SMB

    Welcome to AI for du…, err SMB ownership. We know AI is evolving how business works, but how do you talk to SMB owners and principle to make them understand? This session is design…

  • TBA

    Beyond Management: Building and Sustaining High-Performing IT Teams

    Technology alone doesn’t create business success—people do. And being technically proficient often doesn’t translate into successful leadership. In IT, the strength of a team can m…

  • TBA

    Budgets, Business Value, and Better-Informed Decisions: Applying the “Overton Window” Concept to Cybersecurity Risks

    In the Spiceworks Ziff Davis State of IT 2025 report, more than 600 organizations weighed in on the question “Do you believe your organization spends enough to support its technolo…

  • TBA

    Chat with AI in PowerShell using AIShell

    Come learn about AIShell, the newest AI user experience brought to you by the PowerShell team. AIShell integrates with you PowerShell session and provide easy access to many differ…

  • TBA

    Could AI Take Your Job?

    Let’s explore together the things that AI can’t do (yet) and the things it does well. As we go over some of the biggest job titles, you will form your own opinion as to whether the…

  • TBA

    Cybersecurity – Baking It in Place Like a Layer Cake!

    The multilayered approach always works best when it comes to security, so treat your infrastructure like you would treat baking a cake. In this session, we’ll discuss how to whip u…

  • TBA

    Embracing Neurodivergence in the IT Workplace

    Explore how neurodivergence can enrich the IT industry and how SMBs can create inclusive environments. This session was well-attended last year, and is valuable for anyone attendin…

  • TBA

    Everyone Is a Customer – Finding the Right Tech and Language for the Situation

    With IT, everyone is a customer – from the internal end user to any external client the business deals with, and even your colleagues in IT. Some users are not technical and only u…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 81 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

81 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
38Sponsoringsponsor only
40Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Automox·CyberFOX·VIPRE

Speakers by seniority

10% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite11%
  • VP-level11%
  • Director / Head of57%
  • Manager / Lead46%
  • Product11%
  • Engineer · IC46%
  • Other roles5477%

Of 70 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Spiceworks7V
  2. 02AutomoxSp·B3V
  3. 03CyberFOXSp·S1V
  4. 04VIPRESp·S1V
  5. 05Aberdeen Strategy & Research3V
  6. 06AcronisSp·S
  7. 07AddigySp·B
  8. 08ApryseSp·B
  9. 09AssetpandaSp·S
  10. 10baramundiSp·P
  11. 11BlumiraSp·B
  12. 12ChromeOSSp·D
  13. 13CommQuotesSp·S
  14. 14ComplianceManagerGRCSp·S
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
2% of 42
platinum6
14% of 42
silver20
48% of 42
bronze15
36% of 42
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors