AWS Marketplace Seller Conference

Thank you for attending the third annual AWS Marketplace Seller Conference. 

AWS Marketplace Seller Conference is an exclusive, invite-only, interactive learning conference for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Data Providers, and Channel Partners listed in AWS Marketplace. The day-long event featured a keynote, educational breakout sessions, real-time Q&A, and networking opportunities.

On-demand sessions

Missed a session or unable to attend? Check out two sessions offered on-demand from this year's event.

Accelerate your international expansion with AWS

Put your business on the fast-track for global expansion by teaming with AWS and AWS Marketplace. In this webinar, you’ll learn best practices for growing the global footprint of your independent software vendor (ISV) practice.
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Develop powerful messaging for AWS customer personas

Selling in AWS Marketplace gives you an opportunity to expand your reach to new AWS users, customer procurement teams, and the AWS Field. Successful AWS Marketplace sellers have demonstrated that creating strong core "better-together with AWS" messaging, tailored across content, delivery methods, and for specific personas, helps to drive more effective marketing campaigns.
Watch the webinar 

AWS Marketplace Seller Conference Interviews

Chris Grusz

Managing Director, Technology Partnerships

Dan Flood

Vice President of Sales, Digital Solutions Group, AHEAD

Daniel Bernard

Chief Business Officer, CrowdStrike

Matt Yanchyshyn

General Manager, AWS Marketplace & Partner Engineering

Mona Chadha

Director, Infrastructure Category Management and Partner Development

Nora Di Bene

Senior Director, Strategic Alliances & Strategy, Genesys

Rebecca Spataro

Director of Global Cloud Alliances, Snyk

Susanna Dyer

Director of Global Cloud Alliances, Trend Micro

Chris Grusz

Chris Grusz

Managing Director, Technology Partnerships

Chris Grusz is the Managing Director of Technology Partnerships for AWS. With more than 2,000 ISVs and over 12,000 software product listings in AWS Marketplace, Chris and his team work with all ISVs to adopt various partner programs and co-sell initiatives. In addition, his team also works with customers across Commercial and Public Sector on a global basis, helping them utilize AWS Marketplace to change how they build, market, sell, and manage application portfolios running on AWS. Prior to joining AWS, Chris held various leadership roles including Director of Sales, Managing Director and Business Unit Executive for IBM in Sales & Distribution as well as IBM Software Group. Chris holds a BA in Business Administration and an MBA in  Technology Management from the University of Washington.

Matt Yanchyshyn

Matt Yanchyshyn

General Manager, AWS Marketplace & Partner Engineering

Matt Yanchyshyn is the General Manager for AWS Marketplace & Partner Engineering. He has worked in the digital media and technology industry for over 25 years, and joined AWS in 2012 when cloud computing was just a glimmer in most CIOs’ eyes. Matt has led multiple AWS service teams and technical sales organizations, including AWS Control Tower, AWS Service Catalog, AWS Well-Architected, and now all engineering for AWS’ partner organization. Before joining AWS, Matt spent a decade at the Associated Press, where he built field offices all over the world and led modernization efforts for the AP’s digital media distribution systems. Matt holds multiple AWS patents, is an Amazon Bar Raiser with >650 interviews, and has had the privilege of leading great teams who have launched dozens of new AWS programs, features, and products.

Mona Chadha

Mona Chadha

Director, Infrastructure Category Management and Partner Development

Mona Chadha is currently the Director, Infrastructure Partners for AWS Partner Organization. In this role, Mona leads business development for categories such as Security, Storage, Networking, Database, Data/Analytics, Machine Learning, IoT and helps these software providers build their business leveraging AWS Marketplace. She has been with AWS for 9.5 years. Prior to AWS, Mona led business development and product management teams in companies like Microsoft (Dynamics), Novell, Philips Healthcare, and Texas Instruments as well as building technology startups in e-commerce and emerging technologies. She holds a B.S.E in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Johnson School, Cornell University. She resides in Manhattan on the Upper West Side and is a Boston native.


Annette Best Blum

Annette Best Blum

VP Transformation Center, Cisco
Susanna Dyer

Nora Di Bene

Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances & Strategy, Genesys
Susanna Dyer

Susanna Dyer

Director Global Cloud Alliances, Trend Micro

Daniel Bernard

Daniel Bernard

Chief Business Officer, Crowdstrike
Mike Reed

Joseph Fu

Sr Director Cloud and ISV GTM, NVIDIA
Daniel Bernard

Laurent MeChain

Vice President, Head of Strategic Alliances at Elastic

Ask the Experts

Andrei Okhotnikov

Andrei Okhotnikov

Principal PM
Chandrashekar Vishweshwara

Chandrashekar Vishweshwara

Marketplace Specialist SA
Matt Baker

Chidambaram Muthappan

ADX Specialist SA
Elorm Tetteh

Elorm Tetteh

Channel Dev Mgr
George Maroulakos

George Maroulakos

NA Leader Customer Advisors
James Kilpatrick

James Kilpatrick

PubSec CA
Jill Esposito

Jill Esposito

Principal, Channel Expansion
Joseph Shih

Joseph Shih

Marketplace Specialist SA
Kim Johnson

Kim Johnson

Marketplace Development Manager
Kyle Wallinder

Kyle Wallinder

Tech Services Specialist, Private Offer Success Team (POST)
Leno Piperi

Leno Piperi

Marketplace Specialist SA
Jocelyn Dawson

Leony Mijares

VFS Tech Services Manager, Vendor Finance Success
Michael Baldwin

Michael Baldwin

Channel Dev Mgr
Michael Herger

Michael Herger

Principal PMT, Partner Connectors
Mike Reed

Mike Reed

Sr. Category Lead, Security, AWS
Nate Stecz

Nate Stecz

Marketplace BDM
Sai Vaidyam

Sai Vaidyam

Sr. PM, Vendor Insights
Tim Honychurch

Tim Honychurch

Principal, Technical Business Development
Tuan Vo

Tuan Vo

Marketplace Specialist SA

AWS Speakers

Kasey Hilgers

Alivia Hupp

Support Engineer, AWS Marketplace
Allison Johnson

Allison Johnson

Sr Manager, NAMER Channel Team, AWS Marketplace
Andy Walters

Andy Walters

Global Integrated Marketing Lead, AWS Marketplace
Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Global Category Lead, DevOps Technology Partnerships
Carisa Schow

Carisa Schow

Sr. Integrated Marketing Manager, Industry
Christina Gower

Christina Gower

Manager, Vendor Finance Success, AWS Marketplace
Clayton Knechtges

Clayton Knechtges

Channel Account Manager, AWS Marketplace
Eddie Lee

Eddie Lee

Principal BD Public Sector-AWS Marketplace
Elijah Tramble

Elijah Tramble

Marketplace Development Manager
Harish Surendranath

Harish Surendranath

Head of Technology Partnerships for AI and HPC
Herve Marcy

Herve Marcy

Category Lead, Infrastructure-as-Code and Container Partners
Jen Valverde

Jen Valverde

Manager Marketplace Development
Jing Zhu

Jing Zhu

Head of Strategic Partnerships, DevOps and CloudOps
Josh Greene

Josh Greene

Sr. Manager, Marketplace Development, Technology Partnerships
Joshua Wabulo

Joshua Wabulo

Support Engineer, AWS Marketplace
Kasey Hilgers

Kasey Hilgers

POST Tech Services Manager, AWS Marketplace
Kathryn Lindell

Kathryn Lindell

Seller Insights Success Lead, AWS Marketplace
Kasey Hilgers

Mark Solomon

Channel Account Mgr, Pub Sec
Matt Baker

Matt Baker

Head of Worldwide Demand Generation, AWS Marketplace and Data Exchange
Michelle Stonebank

Michelle Stonebank

Head of International ISV Partner Management EMEA at AWS
Mike Reed

Mike Reed

Sr. Category Lead, Security, AWS
Ro Parry

Ro Parry

Sr. Integrated Marketing Manager, Security
Tanaya Ojha

Tanaya Ojha

Product Manager - Technical
Vinod Nair

Vinod Nair

Principal Business Development, AWS Marketplace

Guest Speakers

Alan Miller

Alan Miller

Director of Alliance, NA Public Sector, Okta
Brittney Ames

Brittney Ames

Director and Chief of Staff, Hyperscaler Operations at VMware
Dan Flood

Dan Flood

Vice President of Sales, Digital Solutions Group, AHEAD
Daniel Bernard

Daniel Bernard

Chief Business Officer, Crowdstrike
Elsa Wilson

Elsa Wilson

Executive Director, Global Partner Strategy, TTEC Digital
Gautham Pandiyan

Gautham Pandiyan

VP of Technology & Partner Ecosystem, Qualtrics
Greg Andsager

Greg Andsager

WW Head of Cloud Sales and Strategy at HashiCorp
Jack French

Jack French

Director, Global Cloud, World Wide Technologies
James Beasley

James Beasley

Vice President, AWS Cloud, Palo Alto Networks
Jenny Jarrad

Jenny Jarrad

AWS Partner Marketing Director, Elastic
John O’Donnell

John O’Donnell

VP of Technology & Partner Ecosystem, VMWare
Matt Beyer

Matt Beyer

Strategic Alliance Manager - AWS, Hyland
Mike Byrd

Mike Byrd

Vice President, North America Ecosystem Partner Management, Red Hat
Nic Perez

Nic Perez

CTO, Thundercat Technology
Rebecca Spataro

Rebecca Spataro

Director of Strategic Alliances, Snyk
Scott Sumner

Scott Sumner

Director of Global Strategic Alliances
Stefan Kircher

Stefan Kircher

Managing Director, Deloitte
Tom Capozza

Tom Capozza

Sr. Manager, Cloud Partnerships, CDW
Trish Cagliostro

Trish Cagliostro

Head of WW Channels and Alliances, Wiz
Will Jones

Will Jones

Senior Vice President, Carahsoft Technology Corp.
Xander Uyleman

Xander Uyleman

Senior Director, Partner Marketing at MongoDB

Agenda

Monday, September 11, 2023

12:00 - 6:00PM

Optional

Badge Pick-Up
Level 1, Foyer

12:00 - 5:00PM
Ask-the-Experts Hours
Level 1, Redmond
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

7:30 - 11:30AM
Badge Pick-Up
Level 1, Foyer

8:00 - 8:45AM
Breakfast
Level 2, Skyview

8:00 - 4:00PM
Ask-the-Experts Hours

9:00 - 9:45AM
Keynote
Level 1, Grand Ballroom

9:45- 10:15AM
Roadmap Session
Level 1, Grand Ballroom

10:15 - 10:45AM
Break

10:45- 11:30AM
Breakout Sessions | Tracks 1-3
Level 1, Grand Ballroom ABCD

11:30 - 1:00PM
Lunch + Networking
Level 2, Skyview

1:00 - 1:45PM
Breakout Sessions | Tracks 1-3
Level 1, Grand Ballroom ABCD

1:45-2:00PM
Break

2:00 - 2:45PM
Breakout Sessions | Tracks 1-3
Level 1, Grand Ballroom ABCD

2:45 – 3:00PM
Break

3:00 - 3:45PM
Breakout Sessions | Tracks 1-3
Level 1, Grand Ballroom ABCD

3:45pm - 4:00PM
Break

4:00pm - 4:30PM
Innovator Session
Level 1, Grand Ballroom

4:30 - 5:45PM
Executive Q&A Panel
Level 1, Grand Ballroom

6:00 - 9:00PM
Evening Cocktail & Dinner Event
Level 2, Skyview

Breakout sessions

Track 1

(Grow) your Business in AWS Marketplace

Room: Grand Ballroom A

10:45 - 11:30AM

Panel

Grow your channel business in AWS Marketplace

Join us for a panel discussion with ISVs and Channel Partners on best practices to successfully launch, grow, and scale your channel business on AWS Marketplace utilizing AWS Marketplace channel features and programs. This session will feature examples of successful partner use cases, customer stories and lessons learned.

Guest Speakers
Dan Flood
Jack French
James Beasley
Trish Cagliostro

AWS Speaker
Allison Johnson

1:00 - 1:45PM

Presentation

Accelerate your international expansion with AWS

Put your business on the fast-track for global expansion by teaming with AWS and AWS Marketplace. In this session, you’ll learn best practices for growing the global footprint of your ISV practice. Hear success stories from HashiCorp and TrendMicro, and learn how they’ve leveraged their AWS relationship and AWS Marketplace to drive international growth.

Guest speaker
Greg Andsager
Susanna Dyer

AWS Speakers
Jing Zhu
Herve Marcy
Michelle Stonebank

2:00 - 2:45PM

Panel

Launching your public sector business

The U.S. public sector is one of AWS Marketplace fastest growing customer segments for third-party software purchases. Come and learn best practices from leading WWPS consulting partners on co-sell strategies, access to procurement contracts and building effective GTM campaigns in accelerating your public sector sales opportunities using AWS Marketplace.

Guest Speakers
Alan Miller
Gautham Pandiyan
John O’Donnell
Nic Perez
Will Jones

AWS Speakers
Eddie Lee
Mark Solomon

3:00 - 3:45PM

Panel

How are ISVs and Global/System Integrators using AWS Marketplace to develop new sales channels and revenue streams

The AWS Marketplace provides many opportunities for partners to build new routes to market. With more customers leveraging professional services as well as SaaS software and data from ISVs and channel partners, our mission is to make AWSMP our customer's preferred route to market. This session will teach partners how to accelerate sales growth across all of your business models: resell, professional and managed services and SaaS solutions.

Guest Speakers
Daniel Bernard
Elsa Wilson
Stefan Kircher
Tom Capozza

AWS Speakers
Clayton Knechtges

Track 2

(Market) Go-to-Market & Demand Gen

Room: Grand Ballroom B&C

10:45 - 11:30AM

Panel

Evolve your AWS Marketplace go-to-market strategy

Customer buying preferences are shifting to digital procurement channels. Join our panel of marketing experts as they share new research on how buyers are leveraging AWS Marketplace to find, try, and buy the tools they need to accelerate innovation. You'll take away insights that will help inform the next evolution of your AWS Marketplace go-to-market strategy.

Guest Speaker
Jenny Jarrad
Matt Beyer

AWS Speakers
Andy Walters
Carisa Schow
Matt Baker

1:00 - 1:45PM

Presentation

Develop powerful messaging for AWS customer personas

Selling in AWS Marketplace gives you an opportunity to expand your reach to new AWS users, customer procurement teams, and the AWS Field. Successful AWS Marketplace sellers have demonstrated that creating strong core "better-together with AWS" messaging, tailored across content, delivery methods, and for specific personas, helps to drive more effective marketing campaigns. Join this session to learn about the core AWS Marketplace buyer personas, and how you can adjust your messaging to appeal to each.

AWS Speakers
Brad Johnson
Ro Parry

2:00 - 2:45PM

Presentation

Grow revenue by acquiring new self-service customers in AWS Marketplace

As AWS Marketplace sellers seek to scale customer acquisition, a product-led growth (PLG) strategy that provides users with a self-service try-and-buy experience, is often at the top of the list. Join this session with MongoDB and AWS Marketplace to learn how to drive PLG growth with the right product listing, GTM plan, and better-together approach with AWS.

Guest Speakers
Xander Uyleman

AWS Speakers
Vinod Nair

3:00 - 3:45PM

Presentation

Structure your AWS Marketplace GTM operations for scale

As sellers scale up their AWS Marketplace business, adjustments and optimization of marketing and operations is often required in order to keep up. In this session, you'll learn how high-performing AWS Marketplace seller teams work with AWS to deliver effective marketing campaigns at scale, and track lead conversion from origin to closed deals.

Guest Speakers
Brittney Ames

AWS Speakers
Brad Johnson

Track 3

(Scale) your business with Marketplace Operations

Room: Grand Ballroom D

10:45 - 11:30AM

Presentation

Improve operational efficiency with data and automation

As you’re scaling your cloud business, operationalizing data from insights dashboards can help you streamline your sales and financial operations processes. In this session, learn how you can increase operational efficiencies of selling in AWS Marketplace by taking advantage of available dashboards, data mapping, and automation tools.

Guest Speaker
Scott Sumner

AWS Speakers
Christina Gower
Kathryn Lindell

1:00 - 1:45PM

Presentation and Panel

Operational Excellence: Marketplace Growth

In this session we will share practical lessons, insights and tools to leverage AWS Marketplace to grow your business. We will help you understand how and when to engage with different AWS teams to optimized your interactions. Hear from BD and Private Offer experts to understand characteristics of a successful seller and lessons learned from a Scaled ISV.

Guest Speakers
Rebecca Spataro

AWS Speakers
Elijah Tramble
Kasey Hilgers

2:00 - 2:45PM

Panel

Q&A Panel: Solve operational challenges for a next-level private offers strategy

Take your private offers strategy to the next level with insights and proven practices to streamline your operations. In this panel discussion, you’ll hear from AWS Marketplace operations experts as they share solutions for frequently asked questions from sellers and buyers, including how to best leverage AWS Marketplace notifications.

AWS Speakers
Alivia Hupp
Christina Gower
Jen Valverde
Kasey Hilgers
Kathryn Lindell

3:00 - 3:45PM

Presentation

Launching your SaaS products with the new self-service listing experience

Get your SaaS products to market faster with the new and improved seller experience for listing SaaS products in AWS Marketplace. See a demonstration of the new experience, and learn how to use new tools to increase speed and agility by quickly creating, testing, and publishing your SaaS products to the catalog.  

AWS Speakers
Joshua Wabulo

AWS Marketplace

AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on AWS.