Microsoft Cloud Summit Atlantic Canada Roadshow TO THE CLOUD AND BEYOND

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1 CLOUD COMPUTING DOESN T JUST CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS. IT CHANGES BUSINESS. You are invited to participate in the Microsoft Cloud Summit Atlantic Canada Roadshow TO THE CLOUD AND BEYOND Moncton, NB Halifax, NS St. Johns, NL December 9 th, 2014 December 10 th, 2014 December 11 th, 2014 REGISTER HERE During this thought provoking and interactive afternoon, meet with the experts and experience the latest in Microsoft cloud solutions and innovation that will enable and transform your business. This event is especially targeted towards companies, start-ups and innovators that are considering the business value and agility of operating their business in the Microsoft Cloud. Don t miss it! Please register early. Invitation only for LIMITED SEATS. We are looking forward for your participation. RSVP Details: Charit Khatri charit.khatri@bulletproofsi.com or

2 AGENDA: 11:00 11:30 Registration / (Start-up Bake Off Intro s) 11:30 11:45 Welcome Steven Burns CEO, 11:45 12:00 Microsoft Vision and Update Rob Stevens National Partner Director, Microsoft Canada 12:00 1:00 Journey to the Cloud: Customer Panel Discussion LUNCH Stephen Green, Business Development Manager, Genetec Local businesses that have deployed Microsoft Cloud Solutions Track 1: Productivity in the Cloud: Track 2: Starts Now! Track 3: Cloud Power: 1:15 2:15 pm SharePoint Online 2013: Deployment or Migration Your Cloud: Azure For all of your workloads Andrew Field Marc Gagne - Microsoft Canada 2:30 3:30 pm Start your journey: Building blocks with Microsoft BizSpark Lync 2013: Next Gen Communication Marc Gagne - Microsoft Canada Dave Hickman - 3:45 4:45 pm We ve got you covered: Managed Services Office 365 and Azure Hybridization: Cloud based IP Video Surveillance Andrew Jefferies Stephen Green Genetec 5:00 pm Reception, Start-up Bake Off Award and Door Prizes

3 Key Speakers Rob Stevens: National Partner Sales, Microsoft Canada Rob is responsible for leading the Microsoft partner channel teams across Canada servicing the Microsoft Enterprise and Corporate customer space. As the senior leader of four national teams Robs organizations primary focus is on the Microsoft reseller channel and system integrators partners. Rob joined Microsoft UK in 2002, and moved to Canada in He has held a variety of roles in enterprise sales over the last 12 years, most recently Rob led the Office 365 cloud sales team for 4 years growing an exciting cloud business for the Canadian subsidiary. Rob is an avid soccer fan and coach for his two son's teams. He enjoys spending time with his wife, 2 sons and 3 dogs! Formula 1 and motor sports (motor bikes, cars and boats) are a passion of Robs which he loves to watch and participate in whenever possible. Steven Burns: President and CEO, Steve started in the year This full service IT solutions provider started as an IT security and networking firm and has shown substantial revenue and financial growth each year. It was named in 2004 the 4th fastestgrowing company in Atlantic Canada by Atlantic Progress Magazine. Over the years, under the leadership and strong entrepreneurial spirit, Bulletproof became Atlantic Canada s Trusted IT Solutions Provider. The firm s success is attributed to developing industry confidence through its people, their professionalism and unwillingness to accept anything less than perfection. Steve, a proud father and husband, resides in Fredericton with his wife Sara and their three sons -Duncan, Malcolm and Anderson. Marc Gagné Start-up Lead and Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Canada Marc Gagné is the Start-up Lead & Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft Canada with a passion for start-ups, the cloud & the web. Before embarking on this chapter of his career he worked at a start-up in his hometown of Ottawa, Ontario trying to solve the big data & analytics problem. This isn t his first time with Microsoft though, having worked in Dublin, Ireland & Redmond, Washington as a developer and manager on a number of projects.

4 Stephen Green Business Development Manager, Genetec Stephen Green is the Business Development Manager for Genetec s Cloud Services Group. With over 15 years of experience in the technology sector, Stephen has worked with Genetec in different capacities since His areas of specialty include: IP Video Surveillance, CCTV, wireless video systems, and Channel management as well as solution, hardware, software, enterprise, and vertical sales. Prior to joining Genetec, Stephen worked in sales, business development, and channel management at Verint and Cisco Systems. He joined Genetec full-time in 2009 to manage Major Accounts and grew the company s national account business while leading sales efforts that resulted in a significant increase in the global presence of Genetec s IP security solutions. Terry Nikkel Associate Vice President, University of New Brunswick (New Brunswick Session Panelist) Terry Nikkel is Associate Vice President, Information Technology Services. Previously, he was Director, Information Services and Systems at the Saint John campus. Before joining UNB he was a tenured librarian at Dalhousie University, and also worked for a number of years for Honeywell International Corporation, in a large R&D unit. Terry has an MLIS from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from Dalhousie. Certifications include PMP (Project Management Professional), and CGEIT (Certification in the Governance of Enterprise IT). Paul Elliott Global IT Manager, Major Drilling Group International (New Brunswick Session Panelist) Paul is the Global IT Manager at Major Drilling Group Int l, Moncton, NB. He graduated with honors at Compu-College School of Business in 2000 before becoming a computer programmer in He has worked for Major Drilling Group Int l for over the last 7 years in multiple IT roles. Before Major Drilling, he worked at Universal Truck and Trailer (JD Irving Company) on the Senior Manager group as a Systems and Process Improvement Manager. He is certified in Green Belt and ITIL Foundation and has many leadership course. He has put hundreds of hours into leadership and self-improvement through books and audios! He currently lives in Moncton, NB.

5 Perry Reagon Solutions Consultant, As a Solutions Consultant for, Perry provides technical presales services to the Atlantic Canadian based sales team. He has spent the majority of his 23+ year IT career providing professional services consulting to a variety of customers throughout the Atlantic Canada region, focusing primarily on enterprise infrastructure architecture and integration with Microsoft products and services. In the recent past, has focused on the Office 365 Microsoft offerings and solutions and Perry has become an Office 365 advocate and advisor to both our internal sales team as well as our growing customer base. Facilitating Customer (CIE) sessions for a number of BSI/Microsoft customers is Perry s most recent claim to fame. He is a Microsoft branded partner reseller technical resource and proudly carries a Microsoft business guest badge and credentials. Andrew Field SharePoint Practice Lead, Andrew has spent the past 15 years architecting and deploying SharePoint Solutions for a wide range of Enterprise and Public organizations. Andrew has also spoken at numerous events on the best practices as they relate to SharePoint and SharePoint Online. In his current role, Andrew is the SharePoint Practice Lead at and manages a growing team of SharePoint developers, architects and business analysis. Andrew Jefferies Service Support Manager, Andrew Jefferies is a founding partner in and currently heads up the Managed Services division. He comes from a background in information security and threat management, but has more recently loosened his tinfoil hat and focused on client service and customer satisfaction. Outside of Bulletproof Andrew enjoys sailing, Adventure Racing and music. Rob Tyrrell IT Manager, Nautel Ltd. (Nova Scotia Session Panelist) Rob Tyrrell is a project and IT manager that has been in the industry for 19 years. His background has primarily been as a trainer, analyst, and information technology monkey wrench; that is, an IT generalist. He is particularly excited by the transformative use of SharePoint within workgroups and organizations. He has spent the last nine years doing hands-on IT management for a couple of very successful Nova Scotia based manufacturing companies, currently as the IT Manager with Nautel Ltd in Hackett s Cove, Nova Scotia.