Channel Focus Virtual 2024

Join us: April 17-18, 2024

The Agenda

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Speakers

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Sandra Glaser - Cheek

VP Global Partner & Alliances
Ciena

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Alyssa Fitzpatrick

GM, Worldwide Partner Sales
Microsoft Corporation

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Rod Baptie

President
Baptie & Company

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Craig Schlagbaum

VP Indirect Channels
Comcast Business

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Rob Rae

VP of Business Development
Datto, Inc.

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Sal Patalano

Chief Revenue Officer
Lenovo Software

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Tim FitzGerald

VP, Cloud Channel Sales, North America
Ingram Micro

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Ryan Walsh

Chief Channel Officer
Pax8

A photo of Larry Walsh
Larry Walsh

CEO
The 2112 Group

A photo of Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones

AVP Channel Sales, National Business
AT&T Business Solutions

A photo of Steve Stewart
Steve Stewart

Head of Global Partner Marketing
BMC Software

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Mike Spacone

VP of Partner Strategy
Changepoint

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John Moses

VP, US Partner Organization
Cisco

A photo of Tony White
Tony White

VP, Incentives SME, Corporate Administration
E2open

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Jay McBain

Principal Analyst - Global Channels
Forrester

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Chris Rimer

VP, NA Business Partner Ecosystem
IBM Cloud

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Dave R. Taylor

CMO
Impartner

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Balaji Subramanian

VP, Global Channel Sales & Alliances
Informatica

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Christina Zurek

Insights & Strategy Leader
ITA Group, Inc.

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Harbinder Khera

CEO
Mindmatrix

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Craig DeWolf

VP Marketing Enablement
PerkWW

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D. Martin

VP, NA Partners & Alliances
Red Hat

A photo of Mark Emanuelson
Mark Emanuelson

VP Solution Sales
RelationEdge

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Sherrick Murdoff

VP- Partner Investments
Salesforce.com

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Natasha Loffer-Little

Head of North America Channels, Ariba
SAP Ariba

A photo of Maria Chien
Maria Chien

Service Director, Channel Marketing Strategies
SiriusDecisions

A photo of Stacy Nethercoat
Stacy Nethercoat

VP
Tech Data Cloud, Americas

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Richard Flynn

Founder & Senior Principal
The Spur Group

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Colleen Kapase

VP Partner GTM
VMWare

A photo of Joe Riccie
Joe Riccie

Market Leader - Cloud Software and Management Consulting Services
WithumSmith + Brown

A photo of Cameron Avery
Cameron Avery

Senior Vice President
Zift Solutions

The workshops

Refer to conference agenda for details of when each workshop is scheduled to take place.

The Workshops

The partner type workshops – Building a more effective program to tackle

  1.   MSPs
  2.   GSIs
  3.   ISVs
  4.   Agents
  5.   Hyperscalers

The partner program workshops – Building a more effective

  1.   Partner portal
  2.   Partner incentive Strategy
  3.   Partner Marketing Strategy
  4.   Partner Enablement strategy
  5. Deal registration program
Why should I attend?
1. To create an environment which both tackles and provides answers to the most important Channel issues of today

2. To work with over 50 of the industry’s Channel leaders to develop an agenda that covers the most important issues that affect Channel professionals today

3. To recruit speakers and panelists who are experts on these issues and to work with those speakers to develop informative and actionable presentations

4. To provide interactive workshop environments, led by industry leaders, where delegates can find real answers to the issues that matter the most to them

5. To look after and treat every event attendee as though they were guests in our own homes

6. To create an event that is exceptionally well run and managed

7. To create a trusted environment under Chatham House Rules where both speakers and delegates can freely share their knowledge and opinions

8. To create a virtual ambience that encourages and enables our guests to meet and network with one another

9. To create a forum where groups like the Women’s Leadership Council can discuss key issues affecting the industry

10. To constantly listen to our guests so we can continually strive to improve the Channel Focus event

1. It’s the world’s number 1 channel conference

Delivering a combination of the latest channel thinking and practical sessions where you can take away actual programs that are driving channel success today.

2. The event will save you money
Learn from others how they have done it, the mistakes they have made and what really works – these answers are invaluable and will save you many times the amount you will spend on attending the event.

3. Learn from the experts
The quality of speakers and workshop leaders at Channel Focus is recognized as being the best of any Channel Sales and Marketing Conference. The conference features over 40 of the leading Channel figures from within our industry, sharing the very latest strategic thinking on the channel, best practices and practical advice and actual programs you can take back and start using tomorrow. And, unlike many other conferences, most of the speakers stay to actively participate in all the conference activities—including workshops.

4. Customizable agenda
A learning experience tailored to your needs. At Channel Focus we have 2 keynotes, 2 tracks, 12 workshops, 20 sessions, and unlimited opportunities to meet virtually with other Channel executives. You choose what you attend, so your experience and learning are unique to your own needs.

5. Practical how-to presentations
These real-world presentations focus on how to do and how to improve fundamental channel sales, marketing, and operational activities. At the conference, speakers will share actual programs they are using to increase channel revenue and profitability. You will come away with checklists of do’s and don’ts you can use to build or enhance your own programs.

6. Get answers to your questions in our workshops
Our workshops, which are small group discussions, are designed to enable you to bring your questions and get real answers to the issues that matter to you. The workshops at Channel Focus provide an unrivalled opportunity to share practical ideas and suggestions with 10-15 of your peers and take away answers to your specific questions. All this in a group format where you can interact live and on-camera with your fellow attendees and Group leaders.

7. Great contacts and key sources of help
During the workshops, at lunches and network breaks you’ll have an unrivaled opportunity to meet with the other attendees on camera and one-on-one!

You’ll make great contacts, meet key sources of help, and establish relationships that will help you do your job long after this year’s conference is over.

8. Channel Focus is an amazingly real world
With a tremendous amount of peer sharing of honest and practical ideas. In part, that’s because it is a closed forum: there is no press in attendance. It is fundamentally a group of highly seasoned industry Channel Sales and Marketing Executives getting together to learn and help each other. That’s why attendees take away real solutions that they can apply immediately.

9. Access the world’s leading channel solution providers
Providers will be on hand to address your mission-critical priorities. You’ll receive exclusive access to some of the world’s leading solution providers in a variety of settings.

10. Above all Channel Focus is a content-driven event
Our advisory board of over 30 Senior Channel experts have generously contributed their time to help us develop the agenda and topics that cover the most important Channel issues affecting the Channel today. This means the content is right on point for what’s happening now and what will be happening in the next years.

Register today for Channel Focus Virtual 2024

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