Google Cloud's North America Partner Kickstart 2026

Google Cloud’s North America Partner Kickstart 2026

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February 12, 2026

9:00 AM–1:15 PM PST

1160 Bordeaux Dr. Building 7

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Speakers

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Chelsea Berlucchi

Director, Northam Co-Sell

Google Cloud

Sanjeev Jain
Sanjeev Jain

Global Partner Rewards

Google Cloud

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Heather Remek

Global Partner Rewards

Google Cloud

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John Kanan

Senior Partner at Bain & Company

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Mackenzie Bushy

Commercial Excellence Partner at Bain & Company

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Melissa McGuire

Managing Director, US West GEO & Semiconductor Vertical

Google Cloud

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Granville Valentine

Managing Director, AI GTM

Google Cloud

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Mike Peres

Head of ISV Sales - Industry & LOB

Google Cloud

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Priyanka Holmes

Co-Sell Lead, West - Team Lead

Google Cloud

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Gururaj Bhat

GTM AI Practice Lead

Google Cloud

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Bryan Stinson

GTM AI Infra Practice Lead

Google Cloud


Jason Hardy
Jason Hardy

Field Sales Director

Google Cloud


Harish Surendranath
Harish Surendranath

Data & Analytics-Global Partner Leader,

Google Cloud

Joni Ricard
Joni Ricard

Partner Ecosystem Lead, Data & AI

Google Cloud

09:00 AM- 09:15 AM

Setting the Stage for 2026

Chelsea Berlucchi

Director, Northam Co-Sell


09:15 AM -10:00 AM

Mastering the AI Landscape

Granville Valentine

Managing Director, AI GTM, North America


Joni Ricard

Partner Ecosystem Lead, Data & AI

Google Cloud

10:00 AM -10:20 AM

Priority Sales Plays in FY26

Gururaj Bhat

GTM AI Practice Lead


10:20 AM-10:35 AM

The Road Ahead: Mapping Key Market Trends

John Kanan

Senior Partner at Bain & Company


Mackenzie Bushy

Commercial Excellence Partner at Bain & Company

10:35 AM -11:05 AM

Up Close with Google Sales Leadership

Melissa McGuire

Managing Director, US West GEO & Semiconductor Vertical


Moderator:

Chelsea Berlucchi,

Director, Northam Co-Sell

11:05 AM -11:35 AM

Partner Incentives

Sanjeev Jain

Global Partner Rewards

Google Cloud


Heather Remek

Global Partner Rewards


11:35 AM - 12:15 PM

Break + Bites

12:15 PM- 1:15 PM

Strategy Session: Partner Co-Sell

Mike Peres

Head of ISV Sales - Industry & LOB


Jason Hardy

Field Sales Director


Priyanka Holmes

Co-Sell Lead, West - Team Lead

12:15 PM- 1:15 PM

Strategy Session: How to Win with Sales Plays in 2026

Bryan Stinson

GTM AI Infra Practice Lead


Harish Surendranath

Data&Analytics-Global Partner Leader, Google Cloud


Gururaj Bhat

GTM AI Practice Lead


Google Cloud