Recognising the power of the ICT channel and that its biggest strength is in its people, the inaugural UK Partner Week Summit – July 9th, Convene, London and attended by 130 channel partner/MSP organisations – spotlighted how channel leaders and their teams could further raise the bar and perform at their absolute best.
Commenting on the conference agenda – which was tailored to provide a springboard for the development of best practice in channel businesses across a framework of Insight Sessions and Tracks focused on Sales, Marketing, Leadership and Technology – Partner Week Ambassador Katie Sloan (Marketing Director, CloudClevr - pictured below), enthused: "The UK Partner Week Summit was a valuable opportunity to reflect on where the channel is headed, and how we continue to adapt, particularly in marketing, sales and customer value creation.
"The sessions sparked the kind of candid, cross-functional conversations we need more of, not just between vendors and partners, but between leadership, marketing, sales and technology teams.
"Furthermore, the panel discussions around talent development, harnessing ambition, and proposition building with differentiation in a crowded market were especially timely given the pace of change in the industry - and the risk that comes with playing it safe."
Risc IT Solutions and Novem IT CEO Alex Heslip (UK Partner Week Summit delegate), emphasised the collaborative nature of the event and its focus on partnerships and knowledge sharing: "I had a productive time attending the Partner Week event. It was a great opportunity to connect with multiple suppliers all in one place, making the interactions highly efficient. And the shared insights were truly beneficial."
Paul Cunningham, UK Partner Week Summit Content Director, added: "The business technology partner landscape is evolving at breakneck speed and the businesses that thrive are those that adapt, innovate and lead from the front.
"Against this backdrop, the UK Partner Week Summit was high impact, bringing together industry visionaries, successful practitioners and forward-thinking leaders for a day that helped delegates reshape how they approach growth, leadership and competitive advantage, whether they are channel veterans or navigating their career path."
Setting the tone for the day was Jason Bevan, former Head of Development at Warner Bros, who opens the summit with an exploration of how VAR and MSP leaders can apply entertainment industry innovation principles to drive business transformation. The Summit closed with Karen Blackett OBE, former President at WPP whose remarkable career trajectory and leadership philosophy have made her one of the UK’s most respected business leaders.
Pictured above: The opening keynote from Jason Bevan, entitled ‘Rocketfuel Your Ambition, Innovation and Creativity. Insider Secrets from the Big Movies and Their Makers’, was a high-energy session packed with practical ideas for business leaders and big screen inspiration.
For the full list of speakers, panelists and Ambassadors visit https://partnerweek.uk