Channel Partners Homecoming: Yes, It's the 'Top 10' Again
It's our lucky seventh collection of “Top Ten” highlight teasers.
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We want to make sure our fantastic group of Featured Sponsors have enough room to catch the spotlight, so we’re going to present them in two groups. Up this week: Aircall, AireSpring, Allstream, Altice USA, Bandwidth Finder, Bigleaf Networks, Brightlink, Broad Sky Networks, Cato Networks, Compliancy Group, Comstar Technologies, Conquest Cyber, Consensus Cloud Solutions, DataXoom, Emspire, Evolve IP, Genesys Cloud Services and Granite Telecommunications.
Channel Partners Conference & Expo is famous for its plethora of networking opportunities. Are you a multitasker? Would you like to network and relax at the same time? Then these lounges are for you. In the “8×8 eXperience Lounge,” you can recharge, refuel and reconnect with 8×8 to learn the latest about their products and partner program benefits. And “The Sky’s the Limit in the Star Lounge!” Enjoy complimentary refreshment and hear how Star2Star and Sangoma can help you bring UCaaS into the future. At the “BCM One Technology Lounge,” you can enjoy light appetizers and a drink from the Bloody Mary bar. Find out how BCM One can help you deliver services and solutions your clients need.
Complete, accurate and timely financial information is crucial for any business owner. Bill Moore, president of Thrive CFO, will tell you how you can get the data you need to survive and thrive in any stage of business. Come find out about “The CFO Dashboard for Your MSP: How to Listen When Your Money Talks.”
The Expo Hall is the place to find everything new and exciting. And that includes our exhibitors. Be sure to visit the First-Time Exhibitor Zone, to the right and the left of the Expo entrance (Booths #E1 through #E21).
Learn how to make true innovation a successful model within your organization. In “Leading Through Innovation,” Paul Cronin, CEO of Apogee IT Services, will show you how to determine where your company is on the innovation continuum, identify areas for strengthening the innovation process and create a model for success.
No surprise here: This is a hot topic. There’s agreement that master agents should be renamed to position themselves in a more meaningful way and to eliminate any negative undertones. But what should the new name be? And what about all the marketing, legal and contractual issues for companies making the change? In “What’s in a Name: The Rebranding of Master Agents,” Craig Galbraith, executive editor of Channel Futures, will lead a discussion that examines the issue from all angles. He will be joined by Dave Dyson, CEO of Eclipse Telecom; Brandon Knight, vice president of advanced solution – contact center for Telarus; and Jamaal Savwoir, vice president of partner experience for Intelisys
Again this year, the Cloud Girl Awards will be presented from the stage of the Channel Partners Theater. Cloud Girls Rising: Women to Watch Awards are presented in two categories. Trailblazer honors a seasoned female technology veteran who is paving the way for her organization, customers and industry in advancing cloud and next-generation technology solutions. Rising Star is presented to a female up-and-comer in the cloud community who has shown initiative in advancing cloud and next-generation technology solutions for her organization, customers and the industry. Come by and see who wins!
“Cloud Spending Will Continue to Dominate in 2022” says Forrester, which predicts customer spending on public cloud services will exceed $411 billion. Join Nick Heddy, CRO of Pax8, for the unveiling of Pax8’s Total Economic Impact report conducted by Forrester. Hear why the opportunities for MSPs to gain cloud technology spend are endless and how Pax8 is helping partners win now and in the future.
With the right technology, contact centers can be at the center of a channel partner’s customer service strategy. And what is that technology? In “What Elastic Customer Service Is and Why Call Centers Are Adopting It,” Gadi Shamia, head of channels for Replicant, will discuss the impact of voice AI and elastic customer service on call centers. You will come away with a deeper understanding of what elastic customer service is, how to integrate AI into your contact center strategy and what success looks like across industries and companies.
AchieveUnite partnered with researchers from Notre Dame and Arizona State University to design a system of empirical measurement known as PQi, a systematic tool for companies to measure the unique qualities that drive effective and successful partnerships in their business. During “The Science Behind Productive Partnerships,” a panel featuring Theresa Caragol, founder and CEO of AchieveUnite, Richard Murray, COO of Telarus, and John Muscarella, senior director of sales and channel programs for Cox Business, will explore the impact of PQi on next-generation sales and employee and partner leadership development. They will also share how to incorporate this research into business processes.
Take a virtual tour Las Vegas, enjoying a view of the glittering skyline from above. FlyOver Las Vegas is an immersive cinematic flight simulation layered in metaphorical decor featuring engaging multi-sensory technology. FlyOver Las Vegas is engineered to provide the true feeling of flight, with flight motion seats that swoop, dip and turns, and a 52.5-foot-wide wraparound screen.
Take a virtual tour Las Vegas, enjoying a view of the glittering skyline from above. FlyOver Las Vegas is an immersive cinematic flight simulation layered in metaphorical decor featuring engaging multi-sensory technology. FlyOver Las Vegas is engineered to provide the true feeling of flight, with flight motion seats that swoop, dip and turns, and a 52.5-foot-wide wraparound screen.
Only 10 days to go until Channel Partners Homecoming. It’s time to dig out the suitcase, dust off the good shoes and find out if you can still get into any of the clothes you wore before the pandemic.
What are you most looking forward to? The networking? Meeting with vendors? Learning about new solutions and services? Hearing from industry thought leaders? No matter what it is, Channel Partners Homecoming has it covered.
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