Janet Schijns is CEO and Co-Founder of JSG, a go to market acceleration firm dedicated to achieving results in the ever-evolving partner ecosystem with a simple mission statement - #SaveTheChannel. With a proven track record in driving successful partner growth, Janet excels in pinpointing optimal strategic maneuvers that drive significant results for the technology ecosystem. Her and her team’s approach blends innovative thinking with a keen understanding of the tech landscape, activation realities, and long-term value to ensure profitable growth is achieved by all parties in the ecosystem. She and her team delivered over $6B in funnel in 2023 for technology partners across multiple routes to market and solution areas. Janet serves on the Board of Directors for AvePoint, a leading ISV, and Wiresurfer, a network aggregation marketplace, as well as serving as a Board Advisor to RSPA and Marketing Committee Chair for Tech4Change and regularly advises top technology firms on their go-to-market and partnering strategies. Janet is a top 10 CEO Disruptor, Top 10 Women in Technology, Top 50 Technology Influencers, Top 50 Channel Influencer, and was named Channel Influencer of the year in 2019 beating out a slate of nominees from the top tech firms in the world, she has been in the top 5 influencers every year for the past decade. She was formerly EVP and CMO at Office Depot and prior to that, she was the Chief Channel Executive, Chief Marketing Technologist and ran business products for Verizon. Additionally, Janet ran the Channel organization for Motorola Enterprise and Government and is a noted and admired expert in the industry regularly appearing on the main stage at a variety of events. Janet has spent the past two decades making a difference in our industry, as an executive and as a consultant and trusted advisor. She is dedicated to the advancement of Women in Technology, co-founding her not for profit “Tech World’s Half” in 2017 to address the issue of women dropping out of technology and Advancing Leadership Network in 2023 to help women accelerate their leadership journey. She has coached, mentored, and counseled hundreds of Women in the industry to success and is regularly called upon to speak about empowering and advancing Women in the technology industry.