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"Distributors contribute to the health of the IT industry by enabling vendors large and small to train, supply and access the reseller community. We are delighted that finally an event has emerged that recognises our vital role in the value chain and we look forward to using this event to both deepen existing vendor to reseller relationships and develop new contacts"
Christian Magirus
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Magirus

What our previous delegates had to say...

"There were possibilities to make alliance with vendors and other companies in order to have a very complete solution on the market."Maurizio Caldarelli, Sales Manager, Gruppo Loccioni

"I got a lot of ideas but most of all I got confirmation on that what we are doing is right."Kjell Gabrielsson, moln.net Manager, Office IT-Partner

"Confirmed strategy and know more about vendors & competitors."Gerard Commune, Sales & Marketing Director, Misco France

"Reenergized my service strategy."Rinaldo Ballerio, President, Elmec Informatica

"Excellent information and ideas coming from consumerisation, cloud computing (both presentations), virtualization (we still sell it), power management (we are still in this business), and the situation for the channel (Canalys presentations)."Philippe Waslet, Managing Director, WASLET IT sprl

"Educational as well as networking with colleagues was useful."Sonny Sehgal, Director, Transputec

"A convivial environment, mixing with senior executives from our industry, it was enlightening to hear their thoughts and how they viewed each other’s products and strategies. So well done Canalys, one of the most useful events I have ever attended."Joe Hemani, Chairman, Westcoast

"The content helped me to assess if my own strategy is in line with general channel and manufacturer thinking and development. It grounded me in certain situations and gave me half a dozen items that will help focus activity during the next twelve months."Mike Brown, Divisional Director, XMA Limited

"Mind was opened to new possibilities."James Napp, Director, Bechtle

"An opportunity to focus on where we are going over the next 12 months - invaluable."David Butterworth, Managing Director, Skanco Business Systems Limited

"Better overall understanding of the situation for channel partners now and in the coming months/years."Ingemar Kullberg, CEO, Benzler

"It was beneficial to see the trends and learn that we are focusing on the right areas to sustain our business."Edel Creely, Managing Director, Datapac

"Some good ideas on virtualisation, how to cope with the recession, how the market will change into more subscription based business - very useful topics and solutions!"Ernst Graaff, Director, Buyitdirect.com NV

"Inspiring, clarified a number of key emerging areas and helped to finalise strategy. It was the most appropriate conference for our business today."John Murphy, Director, A&O systems and services, Ireland ltd.

"The conference was very inspiring, and a good reality check for both strategy but also tactical details."Virpi Matikainen, Director Global Midmarket Campaigns, Hewlett Packard

"It provided me with a better understanding of where the IT industry is currently at and where it is likely to go."David Gould, Commercial Director, BT / Dabs

"Gained an understanding of the level of expectation for the coming year from others within the industry."Steve Wood, Director, Parity Medical

"An insight into where we are now and where the future is going. There were some very powerful presentations that were quick and snappy and extremely interesting. I came away with some real ideas that I can implement which were extremely useful as well as an understanding in some areas I'm not part of yet."Graham Noel, Category Manager, Computacenter (UK) Ltd

"It was good to hear an international point of view to the economic crises."Henrik Lassen, Director, Businessmann

"Excellent opportunity to network with industry peers and take time to stand back and take a more holistic view of the current circumstances and opportunities."Mitch Trouth, Sales and Marketing Director, Keltec Ltd

"Good networking opportunity and interesting tips picked up."Stewart Hayward, Commercial Director, WStore UK Limited

"Helping to set revenue and profit expectations for the coming year properly input to addressing - SaaS / hosting market and new market opportunities"Ole Eklund, Sales Director, Nordic, Actebis Computer A/S

"Benefited from the realistic sentiment about the economic outlook."Martin Hellawell, Managing Director, Softcat

"Keeping abreast and in touch with the, sometimes, changing nature of the IT industry and its channels"Ian Whittaker, CEO, ISW Services Ltd

"Before the event, I could not clearly evaluate what benefits could get from this forum. After the first presentation from Steve Brazier, I had no more doubts. A very good forum for networking and sharing experiences. Bravo!"Daniel Forster, Owner, MacS SA

"Identifying new sources of revenue and profitability; better understanding current trends"Dimitrios Papantoniou, CEO, Performance Technologies AE

"It was valuable to be able to compare my own vision and understanding of the economical situation with the one that was presented in the conference."Pekka Lehto, Managing Director, BCC Finland Oy

"It was an excellent opportunity to meet the right people"Anita Lussenburg, Director, Tower House

"Brilliant session for understanding vendors strategies, go to market strategies and what technology solutions we should be preparing our business for if we want to be successful."Collett Clements, HP Business Executive, TCM

"The event has given me extra confidence in the IT solutions ADA is building for its clients"David Rabson, CEO, ADA Technology Services

"Very good and useful update, sharing and comparing of ideas."Andres Parts, BL Manager, MicroLink Eesti AS

"Networking, global view of the businesses and perspectives from other sources."Jef Matthe, General Manager, Kender Thijssen Solutions

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