CCNG August Town Hall Led by Bridgepointe Technologies
Meet Your Member Facilitators
Scott Samborn
Scott is an entrepreneur and business leader with a history of managing and growing technology organizations. He brings over thirty years’ experience in leveraging technology solutions to drive innovation and productivity in clients and environments of all sizes, and he has built and managed teams to provide fanatical customer service and support to business clients.
As a former MSP owner and experienced as an Enterprise IT consultant, Scott currently, provides technology advice and guidance to business executives, IT department stakeholders and MSP’s to maximize their investments in new technology initiatives.
When not working, Scott can be found enjoying time with his family, riding his bike that goes nowhere, hiking, skiing, and “occasionally” enjoying a craft beer.
Scott is currently on the Board of Directors of Hope Connections for Cancer Support in North Bethesda, MD.
Ali Niroo
With more than 2 decades in the industry, Ali supports 3,900+ customers and hundreds of partners that consists of MSPs, vCIOs, AV & Cabling Vendors, Real Estate Partners, and our own direct BDT throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. As a Founding Partner, Niroo helped Converged Network Services Group (CNSG) become one of the largest regional Technology Services Brokers in the country. He remained with the firm through its acquisition by Appsmart in 2019. Ali was named a Managing Partner of Bridgepointe in 2022, through a 
merger and acquisition between two like-minded groups, bridging the East and West Coast technology sector.
A graduate and collegiate athlete from James Madison University, Ali provides unbiased, objective, and honest advisory to his clients & partners, with efficiency and the utmost amount of integrity coupled with unparalleled advocacy and support for the life of the customer.
Ali’s specialties include: Telecom from traditional TDM, IP Internet Transit/Transport, UCaaS Hosted Cloud Voip Telephony, CCaaS contact center, SD Wan, FWaaS, Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Cable Broadband, Audio and Web Conferencing.
Scott Kinka
For 25 years, Scott has been a tech entrepreneur, most recently as Founding Partner and CTO of Evolve IP, helping to lead the firm from funding to private equity investment. Philadelphia 40 under 40 in 2013, Top IT Innovator in 2014 and Top Tech Disruptor in 2017. Recognized Technology Expert having appeared on CBS and Fox news, as well as featured in USA Today, CIO Magazine, Business Week, and Inc. Scott is currently Chief Strategy Officer at Bridgepointe Technologies.
Bridgepoi
nte Technologies is a leading tech advisory firm that helps mid-market and enterprise companies bridge the gap between tech investments and business results. Over the past 20 years, Bridgepointe has worked with over 12,000 companies to save time by shortening the procurement process while saving money and increasing ROI. Supported by in-house, best-in-class Solution Architects and IT Strategists, the firm has developed a proven process to quickly drive time to value with tech investments.
