IAMCP Europe Summit
Brussels, 24-25 March 2015
The International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) Summit is an annual event that brings together up to 200 IAMCP and Microsoft BizSpark members from across Europe. It is the largest gathering of European IAMCP partners that facilitates networking, business development, and European policy discussions. Attendees will receive professional coaching from industry leaders, and discover new initiatives for market and international expansion, learn and share success stories with other partners, and gain valuable insight to the Microsoft Partner Network.
The Summit will also host the final of the European AppCup 2015, a pan-European competition featuring Windows/Windows Phone applications.
AGENDA
| Tuesday, 24 March | ||
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Pre-opening Breakfast BizSpark meets IAMCP – get to know your country’s IAMCP lead and learn how IAMCP can help your business. Tables hosted by IAMCP Chapter leads. |
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| 11:00 – 12:30 | European AppCup Final 3-min long pitches by AppCup finalists in front of a panel of tech industry experts, venture capitalists, proven entrepreneurs and policy makers; followed by 3-min long Q&A. Moderated by Soha Hohnecker, Regional Marketing Manager, Microsoft Ventures. |
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| 12:30 – 12:45 | Coffee break | |
| 12:45 – 13:20 | IAMCP Europe Summit Opening Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International Per Werngren, President, IAMCP Europe Maarten-Jan Vermeulen, Founder & CEO, Orange Tribes |
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| 13:20 – 14:30 | Networking lunch | |
| 14:30 – 15:45 | Starting-up: Opportunities and challenges in winning customers for smallest enterprises Wim Delbeke, Senior Director EMEA, Sales, Execution and Strategy, SMB, Microsoft Coaching session for BizSpark members with Microsoft Exec and IAMCP partner on how to win new customers whether in the private or public sector. |
CityNext: How to move cities to the Cloud Marie Ygge, Director Partner Strategy, Public Sector EMEA, Microsoft Ray Pinto, Senior Manager, EU Institutional Relations, Microsoft Andrea Pescino, CEO, SoftJam Coaching session aimed to help understand the needs of European cities’ adoption of cloud solutions. |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Building Confidence in the Cloud Studies show that only 19% of EU businesses use Cloud services today (Eurobarometer, Dec. 2014). In several EU countries, the deployment of cloud in the public sector is at a very early stage. This session will discuss ways and means to increase EU consumers’ trust in the cloud. BizSpark Partner Per Werngren, CEO, Idenet Michał Boni, Member of the European Parliament Nicolas Dubois, Directorate-General for Justice & Home Affairs, European Commission Moderated by Francois Lhemery, Senior Director, Public Policy EMEA, Microsoft |
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| 17:30 – 17:45 | Coffee break | |
| 17:45 – 18:15 | The Past, Present, and Future of the Cloud Robert Suess, GM Developer Experience Western Europe, Microsoft |
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| 18:15 – 18:45 | European AppCup Awards Ceremony Moderated by Soha Hohnecker, Regional Marketing Manager, Microsoft. Awards presented by Antanas Guoga, Member of the European Parliament & Robert Suess, GM Developer Experience Western Europe, Microsoft |
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| 18:45 – 20:15 | Cocktail and walking dinner | |
| . Wednesday, 25 March |
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| 08:00 – 09:30 | Breakfast – expanding into new markets Roundtables organized by regions of interest for business expansion. |
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| 09:30 – 10:15 | The Road Ahead, Investing in Partner Success Celine Bremaud, VP Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partners EMEA, Microsoft EMEA |
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| 10:15 – 11:30 | BizSpark Track | IAMCP Track |
| Life beyond BizSpark: Joining Microsoft Partners Network (MPN). Opportunities for Business Growth with IAMCP Heather Doran, Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft |
Building a Profitable Cloud Business Luc Van Ballaer, Senior Director, Partner Strategy EMEA, Microsoft |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee break | |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Thinking big from day one. Growing your business through digital marketing Marek Zaremba-Pike, Chief Marketing Officer, BabyStep.tv – BizSpark Partner |
Doing business with Microsoft through the Microsoft Partner Network Customer and Partner Experience Marie Mihail, Global Customer and Partner Experience Lead, SMS&P, Microsoft Microsoft Partner Network Heather Doran, Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Partner Technical Services Sten Færch, Director, EMEA Partner Technical Services, Microsoft |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Networking lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Pitching a business to private investors Coaching session for start-ups and businesses with a high growth potential. Frank Maene, Managing Partner, Volta Ventures |
Tapping into EU funds Coaching session by internal exec or external consultant specialized in EU funding |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Closing of the IAMCP Summit Per Werngren, President, IAMCP Europe |
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| 15:30 – 18:00 | Networking coffee & tapas | |
Please note that the agenda is being finalised and changes can be expected.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation on the night of 24 March will be covered for confirmed participants. We will try our best to accommodate all attendees at the Thon Hotel EU, however this will be subject to the availability of rooms. Alternatively, remaining guests will be accommodated at a nearby hotel.
HOW TO GET THERE
The IAMCP Summit 2015 will be held at the Microsoft Centre on Rue Montoyer 51, 1000 Brussels.
The International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) represents Microsoft´s best of breed partners from around the globe. The organization was formed in 1994 and provides Microsoft Partners a voice into Microsoft programs, to the IT community at large, as well as a vehicle to facilitate mutual growth and business development among partners. The non-profit organization is operated by an annually elected board of directors, and is funded through membership fees and sponsor grants.
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