Networking Opportunities

The Women in the Channel Networking Mixer is the perfect way to kick off another exciting Channel Partners event! Join other successful women in the channel discussing key business topics that impact professional women today. Network with old friends and begin new relationships that will help your business grow, your skills improve and your career soar! This comfortable, open forum fosters collaboration, support and inspiration. Come out early, bring a friend and be a part of this special event.

SPEAKER

Karen Hinds, Founder and CEO, Workplace Success Group

Table Moderators

Cheryl Babic, Regional Sales Manager, ACC Business
Taffy Baron, President , WAAM Communications LLC
Laura Bernstein, President , CRA Inc.
Sandy Butler, National Sales Director, ACC Business
Stacy Conrad, Director, Sales, MicroCorp
Hilary Gadda, Director, Telepartner Channel, TelePacific Comunications
Nicole Hayward, Marketing Director, OnSIP Hosted PBX
Kimberly Lynch, Controller, Telecom Brokers
Anne McConnell Stone, Director, North America Field Marketing, Level 3 Communications
Bita Milanian, President , BMG Consulting
Nancy Ridge, Vice President, , Telecom Brokers
Ali Tinney, Senior Manager, Alternate Channels & Partner Marketing, tw telecom

This unique networking event gives channel partners an opportunity to talk with peers and subject experts about successful sales strategies for the industry's hottest products. Each small group forum will be devoted to a single topic and will be facilitated by a subject matter expert and roundtable moderators.

Sponsored Topics

Cable's Connectivity - The Fastest Path to the Cloud

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Cloud/DaaS

Presenter:
Mike Dillon, CTO, Quest

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Conferencing & Collaboration

Presenter:
Gary Iles, Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales, ACT Conferencing

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Hosted Unified Communications

Presenter:
Mike Oeth, CEO, OnSIP

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Scenarios that Sell: From Simple SIP Trunks to Fully Unified Communications

Presenter:
Joseph Rhem, President, Star2Star Communications

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Selling the Value of the Managed Cloud

Presenter:
Joe Pham, Enterprise Cloud Sales Specialist, SunGard Availability Services

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*Separate registration required. Open to qualified channel partners only. Registration subject to approval by show management.

Nowhere is the convergence of IT and telecom more visible than on the expo hall floor. More than 100 exhibitors are showing their latest revenue-generating products and services for the channel — from cloud to mobility to security to video. The energy is palpable and the opportunity is profitable.

Co-produced with CompTIA

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Channel Partners and CompTIA reprised their unprecedented research on partnerships between agents and VARs, providing year-over-year benchmarking for these critical business relationships. In this workshop, agents and VARs will review findings from the third annual study and continue discussions around developing best practices for successful alliances in the future.

*Separate registration required. Open to qualified channel partners only. Registration subject to approval by show management.

Facilitators

Carolyn April, Director, Industry Analysis, CompTIA
Khali Henderson, Editor-in-Chief, Channel Partners

CPZ is an unscripted, uncensored conversation about the channel. Straight talkers welcomed. Cocktails provided. Seating limited. Sound like your kind of scene? Get a ticket to this exclusive event featuring channel insiders dishing and dissing on the issues that really matter.

*Invitation only.

Co-Hosts

Khali Henderson, Editor-in-Chief, Channel Partners
John Siefert, CEO, VIRGO

Commentators

Pam Avila, CEO, DiscussUC
Michael Bremmer, CEO, Telecomquotes.com
Marko Spremo, Vice President, Sales, Telapprise
Larry Walsh, President, The 2112 Group

Discussing business over drinks is a tried and-true way to make new connections–we’re just making it more convenient! Visit participating booths during expo hall hours on Thursday, February 28 for complimentary beer, and visit Datavo’s booth for a complimentary margarita.

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