Agenda

Breakfast: Strathearn Restaurant

Guest Keynote - Cally beaton

Panel Session Two

Fire up your cultural enablers, build your competitive advantage

Based on the findings of unique Comms Vision research this Session will provide insights into the cultural enablers underpinning competitive advantage and the extent to which business leaders need to amplify them. We will also identify leadership attitudes and approaches towards culture and whether the most important cultural enablers that strengthen and differentiate an organisation, and its people, are being leveraged, also emphasising how and why culture can weaken businesses when not prioritised.

Panellists to follow

Guest Keynote - Dan Cobley

Panel Session Three

Gaining an advantage in technology, trends and markets Panellists to follow

In this session, Comms Vision research will form the basis of a delve into the technology factors that will deliver a competitive advantage across today's and tomorrow's ICT channel marketplace. The discussion will also explore the channel's go-to-market strengths and weaknesses, ask whether we are getting the most from today's technology solutions, whether more value add should underpin partnerships, identify untapped and underserved opportunities and unearth where we need to pay closer attention if we are to maximise and accelerate growth across a range of existing technologies and markets.

This session will also provide an understanding of new and emerging markets requiring our attention, the challenges and opportunities they will present, while exploring channel readiness and looking closely at the levers of competitive advantage and whether reseller/MSP awareness and preparedness is aligned with vendor developments and roadmaps - also assessing the possible impact of new and disruptive market players - and how culture and leadership could be key to adaptability and success as part of a systematic approach to harnessing emerging opportunities as they arise.

Panellists to follow

1-to-1 Networking and Boardroom Sessions

Lunch: Strathearn Restaurant

Welcome back to Conference - The Henry Hall

Panel Session Four

Securing your competitive advantage through partnerships and collaboration

Rising strategic business needs and pressing societal imperatives can only be met though industry collaborations and partnerships that accelerate change, bring more agility to the supply chain and respond to opportunities quicker. Whether pooling resources to work together on software development, combining with strategically aligned resellers with differing skill sets (like security for example), meeting net zero commitments or addressing societal challenges around 360 degree digital inclusion, it is within the channel's grasp to collaborate to innovate, create more value, empower Digital Britain and deliver an improved performance that raises the bar and elevates our under appreciated sector head and shoulders above other industries. In this Comms Vision session, and drawing on unique research, we will explore the most important challenges and opportunities that can be solved through game changing collaborations within the channel, how combining ingenuity and strategic intent can be achieved and supported in practice - and how best to drive the collaboration agenda for a competitive advantage.

Panellists to follow

Guest Keynote - Mandy Hickson

1-to-1 Networking and Boardroom Sessions

Drinks Reception: Century Bar

Gala Dinner: The Ballroom

Networking Breakfast: Strathearn Restaurant

Sports Activities: Golf & Clay Pigeon Shooting

Lunch: Strathearn Restaurant

Coach Transfers to Edinburgh Airport

Coach Transfers to Glasgow Airport