Enterprise Connect Adds New Google Keynote: Scott Johnston, Director for Real Time Communications, G Suite

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Connect, the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications, today announces that Scott Johnston, Director for Real Time Communications, G Suite by Google Cloud, will deliver a Keynote address at its annual event. Johnston will take the Keynote stage on Wednesday, March 29 at 11-11:30 AM.

Enterprise Connect 2017 will take place March 27-30 at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, FL. For more information and to save with Early Bird registration before March 3, please visit: enterpriseconnect.com/orlando/.

In his tenure at Google, Scott Johnston has launched Drive, Drive for Work, the Docs commenting system, Google Sites and other products. He is currently focused on transforming G Suite's team and meetings space as well as incubating new products within Apps. Johnston was the VP of Products for JotSpot before its acquisition by Google in 2006. Prior to JotSpot, he served as Director of Engineering for Kintana, a start-up in the IT process automation space.

"We're excited to have Scott Johnston from Google's G Suite team joining our Keynote lineup," said Eric Krapf, Enterprise Connect General Manager and Program Co-Chair. "This Keynote presentation will help the Enterprise Connect community better understand Google's role in the enterprise communications industry landscape, and how that role may affect them going forward."

In addition to Johnston, Enterprise Connect will welcome the following Keynote speakers:

• Gene Farrell, Vice President of Enterprise Applications at Amazon Web Services
• Jeff Lawson, Founder, CEO & Chairman, Twilio
• Ron Markezich,  Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Office 365
• Jens Meggers, PhD, Sr. Vice President and General Manager Cloud Collaboration Technology Group, Cisco

Learn more about the Enterprise Connect Keynotes here: enterpriseconnect.com/orlando/conference/keynotes

Enterprise Connect 2017
Enterprise Connect will return to Orlando in 2017, bringing together enterprise communications professionals of all levels for an extensive three-and-a-half-day Conference focused on maximizing attendees' investments in communications and collaboration systems, services, apps and networks. The event will feature Keynotes, Breakout Sessions, Networking Opportunities and more, spanning nine tracks encompassing the major technology streams in the industry.

The event will also host the largest and broadest exhibition focused on systems, software, services and applications – giving attendees a chance to experience the latest tools and innovations firsthand.

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About Enterprise Connect
For more than 25 years, Enterprise Connect has been the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise Unified Communications and Collaboration in North America. Enterprise Connect brings corporate IT decision makers together with the industry's vendors, analysts and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise networks and communications. Enterprise Connect owns and produces No Jitter, (nojitter.com), providing daily blogging and analysis of enterprise communications, and it also serves the community with a weekly email newsletter, a Webinar Series and Virtual Events. For more information, visit enterpriseconnect.com. Enterprise Connect is organized by UBM plc. UBM is the largest pure-play B2B Events organizer in the world. Our 3,750+ people, based in more than 20 countries, serve more than 50 different sectors. Our deep knowledge and passion for these sectors allow us to create valuable experiences which enable our customers to succeed. Please visit www.ubm.com for the latest news and information about UBM. 

SOURCE Enterprise Connect