As senior vice president for the Worldwide Partner and Commercial organization, Sandy is responsible for driving VMware’s worldwide commercial strategic plan and revenue attainment, as well as leading the go-to-market strategy with VMware’s global partner and distribution network.

Sandy has led multiple outcome-based, go-to-market models that have transformed how organizations sell and partner, deliver customer value, achieve above-market growth, and scale. She holds a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Lake Forest College in Illinois and currently resides in the Chicago area. Sandy enjoys living an active lifestyle, spending time with family and friends, and playing golf.

Jean-Phillipe (JP) Barleaza is EMEA Partner & Commercial Organization VP at VMware. In this role he is responsible for building a partner eco-system to accelerate platform growth and deliver customer value throughout the customer lifecycle: Managing relationships with Global Partners, Distributors, Resellers and Partners delivering Managed, Professional and Advisory Services.

Assisting partners and customers on their digital transformation journey through IT transformation and recognizing the involvement of multiple partners involved in one customer solution is something JP feels passionate about. With more than 20 years in the IT industry, JP has witnessed a shift in how businesses look to consume new technologies and he has played a pivotal role in supporting the way vendors and their channel partners sell IT.

Luigi Freguia joined VMware in 2014 and has responsibility for strategic planning, business operations, go-to-market strategy, and management of VMware’s business in EMEA.

Freguia has more than 35 years’ experience in working with some of the largest technology companies in the world including Oracle, Microsoft, HP and IBM. He began his career at IBM, where he held various positions in international management over 20 years, including Vice President for EMEA. Luigi holds a degree in electrical engineering, with a focus on telecommunications from the University of Rome.