Sponsors to date
Keynote sponsors
One-to-one sponsors
Distributor partners
LATEST NEWS
Another 100 one-to-one meetings have been establised in the last 7 days, more than 200 in total
02-Sep@17:10
Todd Bradley, Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group at HP will keynote the Forum on the morning of the 6th
01-Sep@13:19
We completed our 600th registration for the Channels Forum today, this includes well over 400 channel partners. Welcome to all of you!
01-Sep@07:21
One-to-one meeting announcement. We will introduce a feature soon that allows you to invite additional attendees to join a one-to-many!
31-Aug@05:31
Energy checks & one-to-one meeting system are live and are proving very popular! All attendees please act quickly to avoid disappointment.
26-Aug@12:53
More than 100 one to one meetings have been established already, have you setup yours?
26-Aug@10:08
We will be announcing the new HP keynote speaker for the Channels Forum soon....watch this space
24-Aug@15:14
Vahé Torossian, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group, Microsoft to keynote on 7th October
04-Aug@19:48
500 attendees (channel partners, press, sponsors) registered to date for the Canalys Channels Forum!
25-Jul@08:05
More than 300 channel partners now registered for the Channels Forum!
20-Jul@15:46
Canalys Channels Forum one-to-one meeting system is now open! Request your meetings now and make sure you have a full diary for the event.
13-Jul@12:37
Check out the latest agenda now available online on www.canalyschannelsforum.com
12-Jul@11:31
Canalys presentations and panel sessions now available to view online: canalyschannelsforum.com/insight.php
09-Jul@13:37
The audience is growing daily - now with 200 resellers and 41 distributors registered to date!
25-Jun@08:50
199 Resellers registered...who will be the lucky 200th reseller?
24-Jun@17:34
Attendees can enter the reseller zone to see who else is coming and then get in touch!
14-Jun@18:40
If you do not register by the end of June you will probably miss out on a room at the Hotel Arts, the nearby hotels are almost as good...
14-Jun@18:38
Over 150 resellers registered - This event is a sure sell out. Register fast to ensure your place at this year's must-attend channel event.
01-Jun@12:12
We have another sponsor on board, as another leading software company joins us. We will let you know who it is soon.
27-May@18:13
Attendees: visit the reseller zone to upload your photo and complete your profile. This will help you to get the best meetings at the event
21-May@16:16
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Tuesday 5 October

Delegates will fly in to Barcelona on the evening of Tuesday 5 October where they can register for the event and then enjoy a free evening in the city.

Wednesday 6 October

The conference will begin promptly on Wednesday 6 October. Here is a snapshot of how the two-day conference will take shape. Please note the agenda timings and content are subject to change.

08.45 – 09.00Welcome Rachel Lashford, Managing Director, Canalys
09.00 – 10.00 HP keynoteTodd Bradley, Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group - Hewlett Packard
10.00 – 11.00 The Impact of Changing PC User Needs Dirk Meyer, President & CEO, AMD
11.00 – 11.30One-to-one meeting opportunities
11.30 – 13.00Breakouts and/or one-to-one opportunities
   Select the sessions that are of the most value to you:
  1. Data Centre: What is the impact of cloud computing on the channel? Alastair Edwards, Principal Analyst, Canalys Panelists:
  2. Ubiquitous working: How can resellers capitalize on collaboration? Alessandra Fitzpatrick, VP, Canalys Panelists:
  3. Sponsor breakout: AMD Fusion Partner Program David Kenyon, Vice President of Worldwide Channel Marketing, AMD
  4. One-to-one meeting
13.00 – 14.30Lunch and one-to-one meeting opportunities
14.30 – 15.30 Prepare to switch on… Steve Brazier, President and CEO, Canalys
15.30 – 17.00Breakouts and/or one-to-one opportunities
   Select the sessions that are of the most value to you:
  1. Data Centre: The future of enterprise securityNikki Babatola, Analyst, Canalys Panelists:
  2. Ubiquitous working: Doing business with social networkingTim Shepherd, Analyst, Canalys Panelists:
  3. HP Sponsor breakout
  4. One-to-one meeting
17.00 – 19.00One-to-one meeting opportunities
17.30 – 18.15 Press conference: Innovation insanity: Can we have too much of a good thing? 
19.00 – 23.00Cocktail reception followed by a sumptuous gala dinner and entertainment set alongside the Barcelona beachfront

Thursday 7 October 2010

08.45 – 09.00Welcome back Rachel Lashford, Managing Director, Canalys
09.00 – 10.00 Microsoft keynoteVahé Torossian, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group, Microsoft
10.00 – 11.00 IBM keynote Michael Rhodin, Sr. Vice President, IBM Software Solutions Group
11.00 – 11.30One-to-one meeting opportunities
11.30 – 13.00Breakouts and/or one-to-one opportunities
   Select the sessions that are of the most value to you:
  1. Data centre: Vendor specializations: a reward for value or an unnecessary investment?Rachel Brindley, Consulting Manager, Canalys Panelists:
  2. Ubiquitous working: The variety of client devices is exploding, how can the channel profit?Chris Jones, VP & Principal Analyst, Canalys Panelists:
  3. Microsoft Sponsor breakoutJon Roskill, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft
  4. One-to-one meeting
13.00 – 14.15Lunch and one-to-one meeting opportunities
14.15 – 15.45Breakouts and/or one-to-one opportunities
   Select the sessions that are of the most value to you:
  1. Data centre: Data centres: A challenging opportunity Alex Smith, Analyst, Canalys Panelists:
  2. Ubiquitous working: Can businesses reduce the consumer IT gap?Adam Daum, Chief Analyst, Canalys Panelists:
  3. IBM Sponsor breakout
  4. One-to-one meeting
15.45 - 16.00Event closing session and surprise reveal
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