Amy Mizoras Konary is a Research Vice President with IDC focusing on software pricing, licensing, and delivery research. In this role, Ms. Konary is responsible for providing coverage of software go-to-market trends including volume license programs, evolving license models, global price management, and licensing technologies through market analysis, research and consulting. Ms.Konary is also spearheading IDC’s coverage of Mobile Enterprise Applications. This research includes an analysis of adoption trends and drivers as well as the associated market opportunity. Ms. Konary was also the lead analyst for IDC’s coverage of software as a service (SaaS) for eight years.

Since joining IDC in 1998, Ms. Konary has received a number of honors and awards, including several IDC Research Quality Awards, as well as Analyst-of-the-Year. Ms. Konary was also honored with IDC’s James Peacock award for research excellence. Ms. Konary has authored groundbreaking and award-winning research on many elements of software pricing and licensing, and is often quoted in the industry and business press. She is also a frequent speaker at high-level industry events and seminars around the world.

Prior to joining IDC, Ms. Konary worked in marketing at a mid-tier software provider. Ms. Konary holds a B.A. from Lehigh University, where she majored in science and technical writing and minored in environmental science.

As Gemalto’s Principal Consultant for the Software Monetization division, Dave is responsible for guiding enterprise-level software vendors through the daunting challenge of fully integrating license enforcement into their businesses. Dave specializes in top-down methodologies that include helping vendors define their corporate licensing goals and philosophies, designing system architectures, as well as developing business process and technology requirements that serve the myriad of needs across organizations.

Dave has an unparalleled amount of experience designing, launching, and managing some of the industry’s most complex licensing systems that manage millions of installed software seats including software development tools and CAD/CAM solutions. Prior to joining Gemalto (formerly SafeNet), Dave spent the previous 11 years leading the licensing strategy and implementation for the Rational software division of IBM.  Dave graduated with honors from the University of Maine with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Julie Armstrong is a Solutions Architect for Gemalto’s Software Monetization Division. Armstrong has over 20 years of experience working in licensing and entitlement management in both strategic and operational roles.

Prior to Gemalto (formerly SafeNet), she worked for Open Channel Solutions and was responsible for managing the implementation of entitlement management solutions for high-end clients such as Siemens, Ericsson, EMC, Avaya and Symantec.  In addition to her experience in entitlement management, Armstrong has held several operational roles related to software licensing, delivery and support.  Armstrong holds a BA in Math and Economics from Smith College and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Jamshed “Jam” Khan currently serves as Vice President of Marketing for the Software Monetization division at Gemalto. Over 20 years in the software industry with leadership roles in marketing, strategy, customer success and product management. His breadth of experience combined with extensive international exposure has allowed him to add measurable value in all aspects of a growth strategy: driving demand, launching products, enabling sales, and always putting the customer first.

Jam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UCLA.