Dennis Silva
Chief Procurement Officer, BCNET
Since 2016, Dennis has led the development of procurement strategies for BCNET’s higher education members, where he has doubled service adoption and participating spend. He directs a wide array of collaborative agreements across multiple categories, manages supplier relationships and leads all procurement activities for the organization. Dennis has years of leadership in procurement and extensive buyer experience prior to joining BCNET. He was the director of payment and procurement services at the University of British Columbia, as well he advanced through a number of leadership roles at Best Buy.
Greg Griffiths
Sales Director, Dell Technologies
Greg Griffiths serves as the District Manager for Dell Technologies’ Public Sector business in Western Canada. As a senior sales leader at Dell, Greg and his team manage customer and partner relationships across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Now in his 23rd year with Dell Technologies, Greg has held various sales and leadership roles with increasing responsibility in Commercial Sales, Large Enterprise, and Public Sector. He has a proven track record of navigating complexity, building teams, and fostering relationships in the commercial, healthcare, government, and education sectors.
In his current role, Greg leads a senior team focused on driving Dell’s core business and customer solutions in the Public Sector. He also promotes cross-functional collaboration within Dell Technologies, ensuring the company’s top-tier products, services, and capabilities are fully utilized to meet customer needs.
Additionally, Greg is the Executive Sponsor of Dell’s True Ability Employee Resource Group (ERG) in Canada, which aims to empower employees affected by disabilities, their families, and friends. Locally, Greg and his family are actively involved with Special Olympics Manitoba and were recently honored with the inaugural Community Champion Award from Special Olympics Manitoba. This award recognizes individuals or groups who excel in leadership, advocacy, impact, commitment, and philanthropy within the Special Olympics Manitoba community.
Mustajab Khan
Account Manager - Core Government, Higher Education, K-12 School Districts, Fortinet
Mustajab Khan brings nearly two decades of strategic technology sales experience specializing in navigating the complexities of large-scale public sector contracts. His proven track record includes successful tenures at Canadian telecommunications companies Bell and TELUS. Currently, as an Account Manager at Fortinet, Mustajab continues to drive impactful solutions for K-12 School Districts, the Higher Education Institutes and Government of BC. When he is not building valuable solutions for his clients, Mustajab can be found on the golf course or pickleball court.
Michelle MacKay
Vice President of Operations, Microserve
Michelle joined the Microserve Team in 2004 with a background in IT customer service and procurement. With over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Michelle brings with her a comprehensive knowledge of logistics surrounding procurement, order management, escalation, product allocation, and forecasting with Microserve’s suppliers.