Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Matthew Poyiadgi

Matthew Poyiadgi joined CompTIA from the Thomson organisation in 2002. Recently promoted to Vice President of the EMEA region, Matthew deals with a variety of organisations including government bodies, academic networks and commercial partners to increase CompTIA?s standing in the training and certification sector. With a deep understanding of channel and account management, he served as the Channel Director for Prometric, having graduated through the ranks from Microsoft account manager to Channel Manager for the UK business. Ever increasing responsibility and a history of successes resulted in Prometric inviting him to assemble a regional account team to manage and support the IT channel network. In 2000, he was awarded the company’s global ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award.

Matthew has also worked for the international recruitment group Drake, travel services company Europ-Assistance, and independently on a variety of marketing projects, including the Rugby World Cup. He is earning a reputation as a technology futures speaker, presenting his views on how the forces of ?change, technology and people? are weaving together to form the new world in which we live, including technological advancements, lifestyle changes, social networking and a renewed emphasis on people and skills.

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