Of the Field

SpiceWorld 2026

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piceWorld 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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52Voices
41Underwriters
0Exhibitors
10On the bill · sessions
66Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at SpiceWorld, in alphabetical order.
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
WDCS, A Healthcare MSP
David McCarter
Denise Grandon
Cochise College
Denis Gundarev
Microsoft
Derek Brink
Aberdeen Strategy & Research
Dr. Helen Papagiannis
Ed Essey
Microsoft Garage
Garvit Kataria
Intuit
Isaac Pinon
Jade Place
Jade's Place daycare agency
Jake Frederick
James Petty
TextRequest
Jason DeBerry
FCC Behavioral Health

— and 30 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

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
Nudge SecurityBronze
NurevaBronze
PDQBronze
PharosBronze
PrinterLogicBronze
SplashtopBronze
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The Programme

Selected from 10 sessions on the bill.
  • 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…

  • TBA

    Full Stack, Full Flavor: Spicing I.T. Up with AI and Infrastructure That Delivers

    Mid-market teams know AI can transform IT, but integration snags and hybrid demands often slow you down. Let’s change that. Join Lenovo and Microsoft for a lively 1-hour discussion…

  • TBA

    How AI PCs and Hybrid Infrastructure Help Growing Organizations Work Smarter, Scale Faster, and Strengthen Security

    AI is becoming a core priority for emerging organizations. This session explores how AI-ready PCs offer a practical starting point for adopting AI, helping teams boost productivity…

  • TBA

    How to Prep Your ITOps Team for Secure Endpoint Management in 2026

    Outdated patching tools and manual processes are leaving you exposed. Join Jason Kikta — CISO and SVP of Product at Automox, and former U.S. Cyber Command leader — as he breaks dow…

  • TBA

    Keeping Human Intelligence Thriving In A World Of AI

    Do you use AI in a small shop? Is it a hard sell for your boss? Worried about losing the “human touch” in a world of algorithms? In this session, we’ll explore how small businesses…

  • TBA

    Keynote Panel: What Generative AI Means for the Future of IT

    According to the Spiceworks 2026 State of IT study, AI adoption is on the rise, and over the next 12 months, most organizations plan to increase spending on Generative AI, which ca…

  • TBA

    Shoring Up Your Cybersecurity Foundations with CyberFOX

    Talk about foothold prevention vs. foothold detection. Take a dive into what threats are out there, how they try to exploit you, and what you can do to shore up your cybersecurity …

  • TBA

    The 2026 State of IT: Actionable, Data-Driven Technology Insights

    Explore findings from Spiceworks’ 2026 State of IT report, our in-depth research study on emerging tech adoption, IT budgets, the IT job market, and the ever-evolving business land…

  • TBA

    What Comes After What’s Next? AI+ and the New Rules of Human Experience

    In an era of relentless innovation, thriving requires more than adopting AI — it demands an AI-plus strategy. This keynote challenges leaders to rethink their assumptions, reinvent…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 66 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

66 companies. two 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.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
2All threespeak · spons · exh
39Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
25Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Automox·CyberFOX

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

6% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of36%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Other roles4892%

Of 52 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Spiceworks7V
  2. 02AutomoxSp·B3V
  3. 03CyberFOXSp·S1V
  4. 04Aberdeen Strategy & Research3V
  5. 05AcronisSp·S
  6. 06AddigySp·B
  7. 07ApryseSp·B
  8. 08AssetpandaSp·S
  9. 09baramundiSp·P
  10. 10BlumiraSp·B
  11. 11ChromeOSSp·D
  12. 12CommQuotesSp·S
  13. 13ComplianceManagerGRCSp·S
  14. 14CompTIASp·B
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
diamond1
2% of 41
platinum6
15% of 41
silver20
49% of 41
bronze14
34% of 41
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's 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.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters