Designed for Avnet Technology Solutions’ partner and supplier communities, event embraces possibilities and inspires unique ways to accelerate partners’ businesses
Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, will hold its third annual
invitation-only Avnet
Technology Solutions Partner Summit, November 13-16, 2016, at the
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. This year’s summit
will bring together Avnet partners and suppliers from companies that
span the entire Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas channel community,
as well as dozens of industry leaders to discuss the ever-evolving IT
landscape and ways to compete for more market share in today’s digital
economy. Attendees will learn more about how to leverage Avnet’s
solutions specialist approach to accelerate their success in high-growth
technology areas such as big data and analytics, cloud computing,
converged infrastructure, digital transformation, internet of things
(IOT), security and more.
“The Avnet Partner Summit is one of the many ways we are helping our
partners develop deep expertise in specialized areas that are driving
the future of technology,” said Sergio Farache, senior vice president of
strategy and specialist business units for Avnet Technology Solutions,
Americas. “We’ve taken great care to ensure that our speaker roster is
filled with industry leaders and technology subject matter experts who
are set to inspire, instruct and prepare our partners for long-term
growth and success. As we continually work to evolve and embrace new,
innovative technologies, our partner and supplier ecosystem has never
been stronger or more poised to address today’s IT channel challenges
with the best possible solutions.”
In addition to select Avnet executive presenters, including Jeff Bawol,
president of Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, the Avnet Partner
Summit will spotlight an array of guest speakers who are not only
industry leaders, but agents of transformational change who will offer
expert insights on specific ways partners can keep their businesses
relevant and positioned for growth, including:
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Jeanne Morain – principal researcher and consulting strategist
at iSpeak Cloud™. Morain has two decades of experience in systems
management, virtualization and cloud computing and has participated in
the implementation of solutions for millions of users across Fortune
2000 companies. She will speak on digital transformation, the dawn of
the business buyer age, multimodal marketing and technology trends for
the digital age.
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David Stelzl – consultant, speaker and author specializing in
high-tech sales and marketing. Stelzl’s presentations continue to
bring new perspective on how the reseller model should work, how
high-tech solutions should be positioned, and how to maintain margins
in a commoditizing industry of networks and computers. He will present
on creating the security value proposition, closing new business and
the secret to selling security.
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Rick Villars – vice president, data center and cloud, IDC.
Villars is a senior member of IDC's IT Infrastructure research team,
which assesses the development and adoption of solutions for data
center transformation and exploitation of rapidly evolving
technologies in the areas of Big Data and Cloud. He develops IDC's
viewpoints on the evolution of converged IT infrastructure as well as
the adoption of public and private cloud solutions.
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Meredith Whalen – senior vice president, IT executive and
industry research, IDC. Whalen is responsible for IDC’s global
research and go-to-market strategy for technology professionals. She
oversees the research operations, client services and marketing
activities aimed at technology professionals who work in both IT
organizations and lines of business.
“Our team really benefited from attending last year’s Avnet Partner
Summit, and we’re looking forward to this year’s event,” said Gary
Quirke, CEO of QueBIT, a team of trusted experts in analytics and an
Avnet partner. “The event provides us the opportunity to network and
speak directly with senior executives and decision-makers from both
Avnet and key suppliers, gain key business insight from industry thought
leaders, and build and strengthen relationships in an environment
designed for conversation.”
Avnet partners can learn more about the invitation-only Avnet Partner
Summit by viewing this
short video. In addition, partners looking for more information
about the conference can email partnersummit@avnet.com
or contact their account representative.
Follow Avnet Technology Solutions on Twitter: @AvnetAdvantage.
Join the event conversation at #TSSummit16.
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Technology Solutions.
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About Avnet, Inc.
From components to cloud and from design to disposal, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT)
accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology
by providing a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, services
and solutions. Avnet is a global company ranked on the FORTUNE 500 with
revenues of $26.2 billion for the fiscal year 2016. For more
information, visit www.avnet.com.
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