Jay McBain

An accomplished speaker, author and innovator in the ICT industry, Jay McBain is often sought out for keynotes, thought leadership and future industry guidance. His nearly 30-year career has been in various executive channel sales, marketing, strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, Autotask, ChannelEyes, and Forrester.

Over the past year, McBain performed significant research on the communities that partners leverage to drive new strategy and make new relationships. He also researched the tech stack that supports the channel in automation and efficiency. A futurist, and long-standing member of the World Future Society, McBain is a recognized expert in the future of channels, alliances, partnering ecosystems and the study of emerging go-to-market models.