DIA 2026 Annual Conference
Driven by a strong community spirit, the DIA is committed to working together to advance the dental industry.
Join us for the 2026 DIA Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee! This dynamic event focuses on the intersection of technology and business within the dental industry.
Reclaiming Control: From Reactive Operations to Intentional Leadership
This year’s DIA conversation focuses on reclaiming control over how you run your business, how you work with clients, and how you spend your time. As MSPs grow, operations often become reactive and leadership becomes centralized by default. Reclaiming control means designing the business intentionally, building leadership beyond the owner, setting clearer boundaries with clients, and making decisions that reduce dependency instead of reinforcing it. This conference centers on real experiences and practical insights for MSP leaders who want their business to support long-term growth and sustainability.
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2026 SPEAKER LINEUP
Dave Cava, PeopleSharp
Building the Leadership Bench: How MSPs Identify, Develop, and Retain Their Next Leaders
Dave Cava is the owner of PeopleSharp, a company focused on helping MSPs scale by getting the right people in the right seats through consultative outsourced recruiting services. Previously, Dave co-owned Encore Strategic, a firm that does MSP coaching and peer groups. Prior to that, Dave co-owned Proactive Technologies, a NYC-based MSP. Dave served as COO/CFO from their 2007 inception until their acquisition in 2019. Proactive made the INC 5000 seven times during that period. Dave is the co-author of The Pumpkin Plan for MSPs, released in February of 2024. Dave has been a featured speaker at IT Nation Connect, BuildIT, The Big BIG, Halo PSA Orbit, GTIA ChannelCon, and multiple business incubators.
Karl W. Palachuk
Karl W. Palachuk has been an IT Consultant since 1995 and is one of the pioneers of the managed services business model. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, most of which are focused on running a successful IT consulting practice.
Karl founded IT Service Provider University in 2013 and the Small Biz Thoughts Technology Community in 2018. He blogs at Small Biz Thoughts and Relax Focus Succeed. In 2021, Karl founded the National Society of IT Service Providers where he now serves on the Board of Directors.
Karl has bought, sold, and owned several businesses, including two very successful Managed Service companies in Sacramento, CA. He received his first Microsoft certification in 1995 and his first MCSE in 1999. He now provides executive coaching and consulting services to IT professionals of all sizes. He can always be reached at karl@karlpalachuk.com.
Reed Warren, IT Valuations
It’s been Reed’s job for the last 15 years to help IT Services and Technology firms value their business and facilitate Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activities. He navigates the often-obscure path through company valuations, letters of intent, due diligence, financial modeling, definitive agreements, closure proceedings and post-merger integration strategies. That places Reed in an elite group of individuals who have over 75 M&A transactions within the IT Services and Technology firm industries. During this time Reed has worked with over 400 companies in 19 countries providing business strategy consulting and M&A services.
That’s backed by 30 years of experience working with IT Services and Technology firms. Reed started out in the early 90’s doing software development. Across several companies and through several acquisitions within IT Services and Technology firms, Reed moved from software development into pre-sales, recruiting, sales, operations and to the executive team in leadership roles reporting to the board of directors.
Reed is a Certified Valuation Analyst, a member of NACVA® and now the founder and CEO of IT Valuations. He is also an author and speaker.
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