If you're a tech person and you want to get things done and advance your career, you're going to have to get the hang of making presentations to non-tech businesspeople.
The best way to prepare for coming disruption is to learn as much as you can, discuss implications with others in your company, and then commit to launching small experiments internally to help you see the trends in motion.
A recent Raymond James investor conference in New York City brought together a who's who of top-level channel executives who revealed what opportunities they are placing their bets on in 2015.