Image Gallery: Avant Special Forces Summit Featuring 8x8, Verizon
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Security Panel
Drew Lydecker hosts a security panel on the main stage with reps from Cyxtera, Alert Logic, Verizon, Trustwave and Masergy.
Pathfinder
JP Tucker, Avant’s director of product, and Drew Lydecker announce the release of the Pathfinder, Avant’s sales enablement tool, formally known as the BattleApp.
Vendor Lounge
Trusted advisers (partners) network with providers during a break in the vendor lounge.
UCaaS Breakout
It was standing-room only in one of the breakout rooms on UCaaS.
8x8
Ian Kieninger, CEO of Avant, and Vikram Verma, CEO of 8x8, chat on the main stage about the keys to a company’s success and how to grow your business.
Fisher House
8x8 and Avant present a check to the Fisher House Foundation, which helps house and care for military and veterans’ families while a loved one is in the hospital.
Navy SEAL
Robert O’Neill, former Navy SEAL and author of “The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior,” gives the keynote speech and tells stories about his experience as a Navy SEAL.
What's Next
Ian Kieninger gives the closing keynote, explaining what’s next for Avant and what that means for its channel ecosystem.
Awards
Avant presented more than 40 awards to its top trusted advisers and providers. Pictured here are winners for overall top sales performance for a VAR and trusted adviser.
Standing 'O'
Co-founders Ian Kieninger and Drew Lydecker receive a standing ovation at the closing keynote as they thank the trusted advisers and vendor sponsors for attending their largest event to date.
Getting Formal
Avant employees gather to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with 1,000 of their trusted-adviser and provider partners at the black-tie closing event held at the Dalcy event hall.
Getting Formal
Avant employees gather to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with 1,000 of their trusted-adviser and provider partners at the black-tie closing event held at the Dalcy event hall.
(Pictured above: Avant co-founder Drew Lydecker on stage welcoming attendees to the company’s Special Forces Summit.)
Master-agent Avant recently welcomed partners and suppliers to its Special Forces Summit, held June 10-12, in Chicago.
The sales training brought together the channel community and thought leaders from the company’s key vendor partners for what Avant calls “the industry’s only conference dedicated to sales strategies, tactics and tools that will enable partners to transform their businesses to that of a true trusted adviser.”
Avant says the training had something for every partner looking to improve their skills selling the hottest and fastest growing technology products and services. It was designed for partners who are serious about “taking concrete steps” to increase their IT solutions sales acumen.
This summit also featured Avant’s 10th anniversary celebration, recognized by nearly 1,000 tech industry professionals in attendance.
Other highlights:
The rebranding of Avant’s BattleApp platform to “Pathfinder.”
The unveiling of Avant Analytics, an initiative to help partners help their customers make more informed tech buying decisions.
Always popular awards for partners and suppliers.
Click through our gallery below for images and a recap of the event.
Photos courtesy Avant
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