With +17 years of management and field experience in the high technology and telecommunications markets, Leahanne Hobson has directed go-to-market strategies and new business development programs for global companies of all sizes. In 2005, she founded Alinea Partners Consulting, a European new business development network for telecommunications and high technology companies such as: BASE (a KPN subsidiary), Cisco, Convergys Corporation, Deutsche Telekom Business Marketplace, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, NEC UK, Telekom SaaSPlaza, Prediki, Slovenije, Avtenta, SiOL, UPC Broadband, etc. Prior to Alinea Partners Consulting, Leahanne was most recently Marketing and Channel Development Vice President, EMEA for Avaya and Manager of Marketing and Communications, Emerging Markets Europe for IBM. Linked IN: http://at.linkedin.com/in/leahannehobsonalineapartners