Partner Summit 2008 Agenda

ConnectWise Partner Summit 2008: September 17-19 Click Here to Register!This year's Partner Summit will officially begin on Wednesday, September 17th at 5:30pm with our Welcome Reception and Technology Showcase. You will be able to sign up for the optional pre-event Learning opportunities upon registration.

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Tuesday, September 16 Pre-Partner Summit Learning Opportunities
  Interested in meeting with a ConnectWise Support Consultant?
ConnectWise will schedule a limited number of dedicated consulting sessions in Orlando prior to the Partner Summit on Tuesday, September 16th for partners who want to go a little more in-depth. Contact ConnectWise Learning for pricing and to explore this option further.

Wednesday, September 17 Pre-Partner Summit Learning Opportunities
8:15 - 9:00am Breakfast
9:00 - Noon Boot Camps and Workshops
1. Boot Camp: ConnectWise Fundamentals
2. Workshop: Turning Knowledge into Profits with ConnectWise
3. AntFarm Workshop: Creating Your Services Roadmap Sold Out!
4. Sandler Sales Training Boot Camp
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 5:00pm Boot Camps and Workshops Continued

Wednesday, September 17 Official Start to the ConnectWise Partner Summit
5:30 - 7:30pm Welcome Reception and Technology Showcase

Thursday, September 18 ConnectWise Partner Summit
7:15 - 8:00am Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50am Keynote and Welcome from Arnie Bellini, ConnectWise CEO
8:50 - 10:00am

Keynote Speaker: Nicholas Carr - author of the Harvard Business Review article “IT Doesn’t Matter." His latest book, The Big Switch, examines the future of computing.
10:15 - 11:00am A thought provoking round of Q&A with Arnie Bellini and Nicholas Carr moderated by Joe Panettieri, Executive VP, Editorial Director, Nine Lives Media Inc. 
11:00 - Noon Tony Smith, CEO and Founding Partner of VSA Consulting Group, Inc. 
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00pm

Breakout Sessions - 11 concurrent sessions, most topics to be repeated
2:10 - 3:10pm Breakout Sessions - 11 concurrent sessions, most topics to be repeated
3:25 - 4:25pm Breakout Sessions - 11 concurrent sessions, most topics to be repeated
4:35 - 5:30pm ConnectWise Town Hall Meeting - Hosted by the ConnectWise Leadership Team
5:30 - 6:30pm Break
6:30 - 7:30pm Reception and Technology Showcase
7:30pm 4th Annual Connectwise Partner Awards Dinner
Featuring Entertainment you won't want to miss!

Friday, September 19 ConnectWise Partner Summit
7:15 - 8:00am Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00am Keynote Speaker: Harry Beckwith - respected marketing strategist. His first book, Selling the Invisible, spent an unprecedented 36 months on the Business Week best-seller list.
9:00 - 10:00am ConnectWise Success Sharing
Join three ConnectWise partners as they share the stories of their success. Hear how they did it and the difference it made in their business, their clients, their employess and their lives. They will also share how you can implement their ideas in your business. Another step towards ensuring our collective ongoing success.
10:00 - Noon Technology Showcase
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00pm David Russell, Coach, Visionary Entrepreneur and Founder of Success With People
The Future of Employee Performance Management
What is the standard for a top performing employee? How do you know your profits are maximized per employee? How can you link utilization rates to compensation? What if you could benchmark your business against similar enterprises? Learn how to leverage ConnectWise and Russell’s Success With People system to increase your profits through better engaging and retaining your employees.
2:10 - 3:10pm Breakout Sessions - 11 concurrent sessions, most topics to be repeated
3:25 - 4:25pm Breakout Sessions - 11 concurrent sessions, most topics to be repeated
4:35 - 5:30pm ConnectWise Partner Panel
5:35 - 5:45pm ConnectWise Wrap Up
5:45 - 7:30pm Taste of the Islands
Join the ConnectWise Team for a farewell celebration.