“AI in Partnerships” Dinner Attendees

“AI in Partnerships” Dinner Attendees

“AI in Partnerships” Dinner Attendees

Meet the leaders bringing their experience, ideas, and curiosity to the table.

Meet the leaders bringing their experience, ideas, and curiosity to the table.

Nelson Wang

Founder

PartnerOS

Nelson founded PartnerOS and Partner Principles after building partnerships at Airtable, Miro, Box, and Optimizely. His work focuses on helping partner teams grow with practical AI and ecosystem strategy.

Sharrifah Lorenz

Head of Partnerships and Marketing

Vapi

Sharrifah leads partnerships and marketing at Vapi. Her background spans SaaS go-to-market work and partner ecosystems, including experience at Asana, Loom and Census.

Bruno Yoffe

Strategic Alliances

PartnerNative

Bruno works in strategic alliances at PartnerNative. His background spans SaaS and AI partnerships, including experience with Replit, Zoom, Zapier and Asana’s channel partner program.

Kevin Raheja

Head of Product Partnerships

ComfyUI

Kevin leads product partnerships at ComfyUI. He also mentors founders through Y Combinator and Berkeley SkyDeck, connecting ecosystem building with startup growth.

Alessandra Andrenacci

AI Partnerships Lead

Cisco

Alessandra leads AI partnerships at Cisco. Her work includes AI ecosystem collaboration around Cisco’s Cloud Control offerings and agent-building tools.

Nelson Bostrom

Head of CSP Partnerships

Upwind Security

Nelson leads cloud service provider partnerships at Upwind Security, bringing a cloud security and platform ecosystem perspective to the evening.

Katrina Cho

VP of Partnerships

Rox

Katrina is the VP of partnerships at Rox , bringing her perspective as a partnerships executive to the conversation about AI and partner-led growth.

Fred Koopmans

VP of Strategy

GC AI

Fred leads strategy at GC AI, bringing a strategic perspective on AI businesses and ecosystem opportunities to the dinner. He previously held product leadership roles at BigPanda (CPO), Cloudera and Citrix.

Sumi Das

Head of Partnerships and Ops

Render

Sumi leads partnerships and operations at Render. He previously was a Partner at CapitalG and Investor at Providence Equity Partners

Jai Kumar

Founder & CTO

Labra.io

Jai is the co-founder and CTO of Labra.io. He builds technology that helps software companies manage cloud marketplaces and co-selling workflows.

Yunita Hollinger

GTM Partnerships Manager

Airwallex

Yunita’s career spans hospitality, SaaS sales, and partner management. Before her work at Airwallex, she supported Cisco resellers and technology partnerships at Nacelle.

Kenneth Chestnut

Head of Partnerships

Emergent Labs

Kenneth brings more than a decade of experience building technology partner ecosystems. Before Emergent Labs, his partnerships career included AWS, Stripe, and Intuit.

Rob Moyer

Founder

BlueThread

Rob founded BlueThread to help technology companies develop go-to-market, rev ops and partner strategies. His background includes leading partnerships at Gong and working across the Microsoft ecosystem.

Doreen Leong

Head of Partnerships

Taxwire

Doreen leads partnerships at Taxwire, bringing a tax-technology perspective to the evening’s conversations about AI and partner ecosystems.

Dan Eliasi

Global Head of Channel Partnerships

Zapier

Dan leads global channel partnerships at Zapier. He brings extensive experience in B2B SaaS partnerships, enterprise sales, and partner-led growth.

Dorian Kominek

Channel Program Leader

Zapier

Dorian leads Zapier’s Solution Partner program. Her work connects automation expertise with the partners who help businesses put it into practice.

Alina Vetter

Partner Operations Manager

Zapier

Alina works in partner operations at Zapier. Her background includes automation, API integrations, CRM systems, and technical project management.

Raymund Bautista

Head of Strategic Partnerships—B2B Tech and AI

MNTN

Raymund leads strategic partnerships across B2B technology and AI at MNTN, bringing that perspective to the dinner’s discussion of evolving partner strategies.

Laura Horton

Director of Tech Partnerships

ShipStation

Laura directs technology partnerships at ShipStation, bringing an e-commerce and shipping-technology perspective to the partner community.

Yuri Bukhan

VP of Global Partnerships

GrowthLoop

Yuri leads global partnerships at GrowthLoop. His background includes business development at Segment and building ecosystems around customer data and marketing technology.

Mandeep Singh

VP of Partnerships

BILL

Mandeep leads partnerships at BILL. His previous work includes leading global partnerships at Deputy and collaborating on embedded payroll solutions.

Brian Lane

Head of Technology Partnerships

Solidroad

Brian leads technology partnerships at Solidroad, bringing the perspective of a technology partner leader to conversations about AI and ecosystem growth.

Roger Liang

Strategic Partnerships

Decagon

Roger works on strategic partnerships at Decagon. He brings more than 15 years of enterprise software experience to building partnerships in AI-powered customer support.

Ernesto Tey

VP of Partnerships

Previously Meta & Okta

Ernesto is a partnerships executive whose background includes Meta and Okta. He brings experience from major technology ecosystems to the evening’s conversations.

Andrew Mackenzie

SI Partner Leader

Retool

Andrew leads systems integrator partnerships at Retool. His background spans more than two decades of building revenue and partner ecosystems.

Shawn Li

Channel Partnerships—North America

Notion

Shawn works on North American channel partnerships at Notion. His previous experience includes leading partnerships at Flip, a voice automation company.

Jessica Gates

Head of ISV Alliances and Marketplace

Superhuman

Jessica leads ISV alliances and marketplace partnerships at Superhuman. Her work includes building an ecosystem of integrations and agents for Superhuman Go.

Jim Woo

Director of VC Partnerships

Archera

Jim directs venture capital partnerships at Archera, bringing the investor and startup ecosystem perspective to the table.

Micah Dulak

GenAI Partnerships

Pinterest

Micah works in generative AI partnerships at Pinterest, bringing a perspective on how AI is creating new opportunities for technology collaboration.

Emily Moro

VP of Growth

Huge

Emily leads growth at Huge. Her work includes collaborating with technology partners such as Optimizely on AI-enabled content and marketing workflows.

Rob Vandenberg

VP of Strategic Partnerships

Sprinklr

Rob leads strategic partnerships at Sprinklr. His background spans enterprise software alliances, ecosystem development, and partner-led growth.

David Wong

GSI Partnerships

NICE

David works in global systems integrator partnerships at NICE, bringing an enterprise partner ecosystem perspective to the evening.

Franz Schrepf

Founder

Stealth

Franz is building a venture in stealth. He previously led strategic partnerships at OpusClip, working at the intersection of AI, video, and ecosystem growth.

Brandon Thomason

Senior Manager, Channel Partnerships

Zapier

Brandon brings experience growing partner businesses and channel ecosystems. His work at Zapier has focused on the partners helping companies adopt automation.

Rolf Heimes

Head of Ecosystems

Incorta

Rolf leads ecosystems at Incorta. His career spans more than 20 years in cloud, data, and SaaS partnerships, including experience at Talend, CA, McAfee, and Informatica.

Anton Zykin

CEO

Clay Global

Anton is CEO of Clay Global, a design agency. His background spans design, agency leadership, and business development.

Yingjie Wang

Head of Startup Partnerships

Rippling

Yingjie leads startup partnerships at Rippling. Her background includes early-stage venture capital and building relationships across the startup ecosystem.

Lauren Barnikow

Director of Product Partnerships

WRITER

Lauren directs product partnerships at WRITER, bringing an enterprise AI and product ecosystem perspective to the dinner.

Vincent Low

Partnership Leader

AI Collective + WAPO

Vincent works in partnership leadership with AI Collective and WAPO, bringing a community and collaboration perspective to the table.