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Cisco Kicks Off 25th Annual Partner Summit This Week
26 Oct, 2020
- Annual partner conference to ensure its global channel community is “Future Ready”
- More than 11,000 partners spanning 152 countries will attend
- Nearly 90% of Cisco’s revenue flows through partners
- Global Insight Session: Hosted by Chuck Robbins, chairman, and chief executive officer, Oliver Tuszik, senior vice president, global partner organization, and Gerri Elliott, executive vice president, and chief sales and marketing officer, the keynotes will outline the company's strategy to build an inclusive future for all. Maria Martinez, Liz Centoni, Todd Nightingale, and Jeetu Patel will also explain how Cisco is evolving its business to drive customer and partner success.
- Innovation Talks: These 15-minute sessions will educate partners about product roadmaps, new features, and upcoming innovations. They will cover technologies ranging from collaboration, security and cloud, to 5G, intent-based networking and IoT.
- Business Impact Sessions: These 30-minutes breakouts will inform and accelerate partner practices. They cover market segments and partner initiatives, such as small business, partner programs, SaaS, software adoption, developer skills and managed services.
- Geo Sessions: Each region will hold a breakout so that local leadership can share insight on opportunities that exist in their respective markets. These discussions will also dive into regional market transitions and business drivers to help Cisco partners prioritize and prepare for the year ahead.
