WHAT: The Opening Acts is a series of panel sessions on the Sunday before VMworld US.

WHY: We feel that subject matter experts having open discussions about technology and community provides a great learning opportunity, and an opportunity for professional networking.

WHERE: Beerhaus (at the Park), next to New York New York. 3784 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

WHO: VMworld attendees such as yourself!

WHEN: August 27th, 2017, 1-4pm

As always, we strive to find just the right combination of snark, wit, and smarts in each and every one of our panelists and moderators. The only missing ingredient is your winning personality and friendly smile. Space at Beerhaus is limited, so please reserve your seat today.

1pm: Current State of the VMware Ecosystem

• Moderator: John Troyer (@jtroyer)
• Panelists:
  • Josh Coen (@joshcoen)
  • Chris Colotti (@ccolotti)
  • Leah Schoeb (@vLeahSchoeb)
  • Cody Bunch (@cody_bunch)
  • Jason Langer (@jaslanger)

2pm: How Failing Made Me Better

• Moderator: Jody Tyrus (@jtyrus)
• Panelists:
  • Rebecca Fitzhugh (@RebeccaFitzhugh)
  • Tim Antonowicz (@timantz)
  • Michelle Trombetta(@bombchelleshock)
  • Gregg Robertson (@GreggRobertson5)
  • Mike Letschin (@mletschin)

3pm: Buzzword Bashing – Double-clicking on the premise of words in IT Marketing

• Moderator: Jim Millard (@millardjk)
• Panelists:
  • Gabe Chapman (@bacon_is_king)
  • Gina Minks (@gminks)
  • Edward Haletky (@texiwill)
  • Stu Miniman (@stu)
  • J Metz (@drjmetz)