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2008 EUROPE INVESTOR CONFERENCE

 
 

June 11, 2008


Location
Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour
Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 207 823 3000.

 
Recommended Attire: Business Casual.
 
Actebis GmbH Klaus Hellmich - CEO
Torben Qvist – Managing Director, Nordics
   
Avnet Inc Roy Vallee – Chairman & CEO
Dick Borsboom – President, TS EMEA
   
Bell
Microproducts
Don Bell – President, Chairman & CEO
Graeme Watt – President, Europe
   
DCC SerCom Paul White – Managing Director
   
Esprinet Alessandro Cattani – CEO
Michele Bertacco – Head Investor Relations & Communications
   
Ingram Micro Greg Spierkel – CEO
Alain Monié – President & COO
Jay Forbes – President, EMEA
   
Magirus Fabian von Kuenheim – CEO
   
Redington India R. Srinivasan – Managing Director
   
Tech Data Bob Dutkowsky – CEO
Néstor Cano – President, Worldwide Operations
   
Westcoast Joe Hemani – CEO
   
Westcon Tom Dolan – CEO
   
GTDC Tim Curran – CEO
Peter van den Berg – General Manager, Europe
Kavita May – Director, Operations
   
 
Guest Participants
ABC Data Andrzej Sobol – President
   
ALSO Holding AG Thomas Weissmann – Chairman & CEO
   
Horizon Gary Coburn - CEO
   
OCS Distribution Maxim Sorokin – President
   
Investor Conference Begins Attendees: All GTDC Board of Directors members and European distribution executives, analysts and investors.
8:00 Registration
8:00 – 9:00 Open Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 Distribution Industry Dynamics, Growth Drivers and Results – Tim Curran, CEO, GTDC
9:15 – 9:20 Welcome Remarks – Greg Spierkel, CEO, Ingram Micro and Chairman, GTDC
9:20 – 9:50 Guest Speaker Steve Houck, VP Partner Sales, VMWare
9:50 – 10:20 Panel: The Impact of the Credit Crunch
How are distributors coping with the current credit crunch in the markets they operate in? In this panel, you will hear from the CEO and presidents from some of the top IT distributors on what actions they are taking to continue to grow their businesses

Moderator - Peter van den Berg, Managing Director, GTDC
Panelists TBA
10:20 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15 Guest Speaker – Pascal Cagni, President EMEA, Apple
11:15 – 12:00 Panel: SME’s Grow Up: Bigger, Better, Bolder
This panel session looks at what’s different about small-to-medium sized businesses today and the implications for the world’s leading distributors? Among other trends, technologies that once focused on large enterprises are now becoming prevalent in the SME space. We also reveal how distributors are partnering with vendors to further capitalise on the changing SME market dynamics and developments

Moderator Tim Curran, CEO, GTDC
Panelists TBA
12:00 – 12:15 Presentation: Market Trends and Insights Jeremy Davies and Howard Davies, Context
12:15 – 13:15 Networking Luncheon
13:30 Adjourn/Attendees open for one on one sessions