Culture of Innovation

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Michael Pell for an insightful conversation innovation in the 4th dimension, seeing business in a new light. Mike is the inventor of Adobe Acrobat and PDF and several other world-changing products. His career has spanned from intrepid entrepreneur to Silicon Valley startup veteran to corporate man for Adobe and Microsoft, which has given him a uni...

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Cortney Harding for an insightful conversation on how AI and ambient technology will change how we work and live. Cortney Harding is an in-demand expert in helping businesses harness the power of smartglasses, artificial intelligence, spatial computing, and virtual reality. She has created AI-powered conversational avatars for companies like Amazo...

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Robert Horsley for an insightful conversation on redefining identity in the digital age. Robert Horsley is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer of Fragomen WorkRight™, where he leads the design and delivery of technology that transforms workforce compliance into a measurable advantage. With over two decades at Fragomen driving inn...

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Samrah Khan for an insightful conversation on AI shaping top trends in partnering. As the Head of SI Partnerships at Google Cloud, Samrah Khan stands at the forefront of revolutionizing cloud technology. Her profound expertise spans across Cloud Data and Analytics and AI. She has held several critical roles in engineering, product management and p...

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Curtis Brinkerhoff for an insightful conversation on registration to orchestration, rewiring deal flow with AI. Curtis Brinkerhoff, the Chief Revenue Officer at Impartner, boasts a remarkable career spanning over two decades in the technology sector. His journey in the industry has seen him don pivotal roles such as Sales Director, VP, EVP, COO, a...

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Max Ferguson for an insightful conversation on reimagining workflows - exploring the intersection of trust, technology, and transformation. Max Ferguson is the Founder and CEO of Lumin, a global SaaS platform serving over 120 million users worldwide. Lumin delivers comprehensive document management solutions through a unified platform, including P...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Greg Sarafin for a great conversation rethinking GTM, from product push to platform power! Greg is the CEO of Sarafin Advisory, a firm that helps C-Suites and Boards navigate the opportunities and threats presented by the exponential growth of technology and AI. Greg is four decades into a career that has included senior leadership roles at Razorfis...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Jessica McDowell for a great conversation on the evolving culture of distributor platforms. Jessica is responsible for driving the strategic direction of the high growth technology market segments within TD SYNNEX’s North American Advanced Solutions business unit, managing relationships and key deliverables for more than 120 vendor partners. McDowel...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Simonne Eldridge for a great conversation on alliances beyond go to market. Simonne Eldridge brings over 35 years of experience in the planning, design, construction, operation, and governance of civil and environmental projects. Her career has taken her across the United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, where she...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Dina Moskowitz for a fascinating conversation on data that delivers and partners that perform. Dina Moskowitz is the Founder and CEO of PartnerOptimizer, Inc., the first AI-powered platform purpose-built for data-driven channel partner discovery in B2B tech. Recognized as a Partner Data Futurist, she’s spent her career leading and advising tech comp...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Pradeep Suchdeo for a fascinating conversation on solving complexity in revenue operations! Pradeep Suchdeo is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at SETTL, where Pradeep is building the first partner revenue operations platform to track, manage and reconcile partner-based revenue, commissions and incentives; a platform that bridges the gap bet...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Alyssa Ozer for a fascinating conversation about partners from a GSI perspective! Alyssa Ozer is a Global Alliance Driver at PwC, where she leads strategic alliances and fosters cross-functional collaboration to drive business growth. With a strong background in alliance management and business development, Alyssa has held key roles across several o...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Mary Wells for a fascinating conversation on shaping culture that drives success! Chief Marketing Officer Mary Wells has 25 years of global marketing leadership experience in the software industry. Prior to Cloudera, she served as CMO of enterprise IT management software provider ASG Technologies from 2017 until its 2021 sale to Rocket Software. Pri...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Sangeet Paul Choudary for a fascinating conversation on the role of re-bundling in ecosystem innovation. Sangeet Paul Choudary is the best-selling author of Platform Revolution and Platform Scale and has advised CXOs at more than 40 of the Fortune 500 firms on platform strategy. Sangeet has been selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economi...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Jessica Groopman for a fascinating conversation on regenerative innovation for ecosystem health! Jessica Groopman is the founder of The Regenerative Technology Project, a platform to encourage and accelerate the Tech industry’s shift towards supporting societal and ecological health. A technology industry analyst, author, and speaker, she studies th...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Claire Smith, LEGACY Scholarship Recipient of Aspire2STEAM, for a fascinating conversation on “Things of Tomorrow” and the next generation of women in tech! Claire Smith, is a post-graduate student at the University of Maryland Global Campus, majoring in Learning Design and Technology, who envisions a digital future that is more diversified, inclusi...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and the remarkable Will Yafi, Founder & CEO of TIDWIT, for a fascinating conversation on innovating ecosystems with AI. Will Yafi is the Founder & CEO of TIDWIT, bringing more than 30 years of experience in knowledge management, alliances, and ecosystems. Will founded TIDWIT with the strong belief that healthy partnerships are the core of any ecosystem....

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Bernhard Friedrichs, Founder of PartnerXperience (PXP) for a fascinating conversation about innovating capital efficiency with partners. Nancy is honored to introduce Bernhard Friedrichs who is a seasoned partnerships strategy & operations expert and the founder of PartnerXperience (PXP). With about 20 years of global business development experience...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Tech for an in-depth conversation about “Democratizing SaaS”, the title of his new book, and how the technology allows everyone to “SaaS-ify” software. Nancy is honored to introduce Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Tech, a digital transformation technology leader named among the Top 10 Most Disruptive Private Companies. A tech...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Bob Moore, Co-founder and CEO of Crossbeam, for a fascinating conversation around Innovation through Ecosystem Led Growth Bob Moore is Co-Founder and CEO of Crossbeam, an Ecosystem-Led Growth (ELG) platform that helps companies use their partner ecosystems to generate leads, close deals, and grow faster. Moore previously co-founded the cloud data pi...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Kathryn Rose, Innovator and founding CEO of getWise and channelWise, for a fascinating conversation around Innovating Channel Engagement Models. Nancy is honored to introduce Kathryn Rose. Kathryn is an innovator, and the founding CEO of award-winning global expert marketplaces (getWise, channelWise) that provide business owners and professionals in...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Jeanette DePatie, Writer, Producer, and professional “Techsplainer”, for a fascinating conversation around The Integration of Integration. Nancy is honored to introduce Jeanette DePatie. Jeanette DePatie has been talking NFTs, DAOs, DeFI and blockchain since 2015 and about technology since forever. DePatie is a seasoned producer of interactive conte...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Dan Albaum, Marketing Leader & Author, Market Impact, for a fascinating conversation around The Culture of Servant Leadership. Nancy is honored to introduce Dan Albaum. Dan Albaum is an accomplished marketing leader with experience launching new products and driving world-class results in global technology companies including Verizon Wireless, Cisco...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Skyler Stewart, leader of AI+IoT of Epic iO, for a captivating conversation around Cultivating an Innovative Mindset. Nancy is honored to introduce Skyler Stewart. Skyler has been successful for the last 19+ years in building national and global channel partner sales organizations in the wireline, wireless, Voice, Data, and Cloud industries. He has...

Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Norma Watenpaugh for a fascinating conversation around Innovating Partner Experience. Nancy is honored to introduce friend and a force in Alliances. Norma is the founding principal and CEO of Phoenix Consulting Group which provides education and consulting services with expertise in go-to-market strategy, channel and alliance management, and ecosyst...