Program

Cloud Channel Summit agenda

The schedule below will keep evolving as more speakers and sponsors are confirmed.

7:30-8:30

Breakfast and Registration

8:30-9:00

Welcome and Industry Overview

Opening remarks from Jeff Kaplan and Marc Sternberg.

9:00-9:30

Opening Keynote - Making Rain in the Channel: New Opportunities in Cloud Computing

Stephen Cho, Director of Channels and Business Development at Google Enterprise, explores how the cloud is reshaping IT and opening fresh channel opportunities. He looks at the key trends and the choices existing and new channel firms can make today to build profitable models - spanning technology direction, specialization, services, and the underlying business and financial operations - as they help clients capture the benefits of cloud computing.

9:30-10:15

Panel - Cloud Success Stories from the Real World

10:15-10:45

Networking Break

10:45-11:15

Keynote - Building Profitable Partnerships Without the Channel Conflicts

11:15-Noon

Panel - What's Working and What's Not

Noon-1:00

Lunch

1:00-1:30

Keynote - Sharing Ownership of Customer Success in the Cloud

1:30-2:15

Panel - Selling and Supporting Cloud Services Side by Side

2:15-2:45

Keynote - Channel Opportunities for Building Your Own Cloud Solutions

2:45-3:30

Panel - Using PaaS and IaaS Options to Meet Unique Customer Needs

3:30-4:00

Networking Break

4:00-4:30

Keynote - Turning a Cloud Ecosystem into New Customer Value

4:30-5:15

Panel - Emerging Market Opportunities for Cloud Channels

5:15-5:30

Wrap-Up

Closing thoughts from Jeff Kaplan.

5:30-7:00

Reception

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