Call for Speakers: September's MSP SummitCall for Speakers: September's MSP Summit

From AI to cybersecurity to MSP growth opportunities, our events team is looking for good content at the September MSP Summit.

Dave Raffo, MSP News Editor

February 25, 2025

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MSP Summit call for speakers

If you have something to say to the world's leading managed service providers, this is the perfect forum for you.

You can be part of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo’s MSP Summit, the industry’s largest gathering of channel leaders in the booming managed services industry. Our events team is seeking speakers who can help partners advance their managed services practices and businesses in this new era of AI.

The September MSP Summit audience includes the prestigious MSP 501, Next Generation MSPs and MSPs to Watch. They want to hear from industry thought leaders to help them stay ahead of the competition by mastering new technologies, scaling increased customer expectations, navigating changing business models and maneuvering through evolving sales processes. MSP Summit speakers will have their brands elevated not only at the live event but to the entire industry via our digital media platforms.

The 2025 MSP Summit will be held Sept. 15-17, in Orlando, with the theme: "MSP 3.0: The Trillion-Dollar Revolution." Speakers should address one or more of the following topics, but you may submit any topic you deem fit for channel partners:

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Cybersecurity

  • Revenue Growth/Growth Opportunities

  • Customer Journey and Customer Insights

  • Automating Operations

  • Platforms and Growing Your Tech Stack

  • Technology Trends

  • Leadership and Talent Nurturing and Upskilling

  • Managed Services Best Practices

  • Cloud Management

  • Government Regulation

  • Professional Services

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Go here to submit your session proposal.

Please note: This Call for Speakers is for objective content that is vendor- and platform-neutral. The MSP Summit, part of the greater Informa Connect Enterprise Group, is asking applicants to submit papers only from subject-matter experts who do not represent a specific vendor or tech supplier’s point of view.

Our events team operates a separate track for sponsored content where vendors and technology suppliers can speak. If your content is vendor-specific, a team member will reach out to you to discuss sponsorship opportunities. Or you can reach out to [email protected].

What You'll Need to Prepare and Submit Your Session Proposal

  • Create your account (you'll be able to edit your proposal until Monday, March 18, at 11:59 p.m. PST)

  • Speaker contact information, plus bio and social media information.

  • Topic, format, audience level and theme.

  • Session title: Provide a session title of 10 words or less in length. Please try to include keywords and topics covered by your talk.

  • Session description: 300 words maximum. Be sure include highlights of the information you want to convey (bullet points are fine), mention third-party research or data you'll reference and indicate if you wish it to be a single-speaker session or a panel discussion.

  • Supporting material: It's optional to submit supplemental information that supports your session proposal. Additional materials may include white papers, demos, videos, etc.

Go here to submit your session proposal.

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About the Author

Dave Raffo

MSP News Editor, Channel Futures

Dave Raffo has written about IT for more than two decades, focusing mainly on data storage, data center infrastructure and public cloud. He was a news editor and editorial director at TechTarget’s storage group for 13 years, news editor for storage-centric Byte and Switch, and a research analyst for Evaluator Group. In addition to covering news and writing in-depth features and columns, Dave has moderated panels at tech conferences. While at TechTarget, Raffo Dave won several American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) awards for writing and editing, including for column writing.

Raffo covers the managed services industry for Channel Futures. His reporting beat includes the MSPs, key vendors and tech suppliers with managed services programs, platform providers, distributors and all key players in this sector of the market. Dave also works closely on the Channel Futures MSP 501 and our live events.

Raffo has also worked for United Press International, EdTech magazine, Windows Magazine and Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG) in reporting, editing and research analyst roles.

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