| 8:00 |
Registration...............Foyer of Room 4.11, 4th Floor |
| 8:00 9:00 |
Open Breakfast ..............Foyer of Room 4.11, 4th Floor |
| Investor Conference Begins All morning sessions will take place in Room 4.11 on the 4th Floor |
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| 9:00 9:05 |
Welcome Remarks Tim Curran, CEO, GTDC and Greg Spierkel, CEO, Ingram Micro and Chairman, GTDC |
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| 9:05 9:35 |
Distribution Industry Dynamics, Growth Drivers and Results Tim Curran, CEO, GTDC |
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| 9:40 10:25 |
Distributor Panel # 1
Specialization Defines New Era in IT Distribution |
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Get
an informed perspective on how IT distributors are expanding product
and service offerings while playing a central role in establishing and
building specialized reseller channel partner ecosystems. Learn how
distribution models are changing and what new standards of excellence
will determine the ultimate winners. |
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Moderator: Rich Gardner, Citigroup |
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Panelists:
Don Bell Chairman & CEO, Bell Micro
Andrew Bryant President, Arrow ECS
John Paget President, Avnet TS Global
Fabian von Kuenheim CEO, Magirus |
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| 10:25 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:45 10:55 |
Solution Provider Panel: Distributors Fuel Trailblazing Channel Business Models |
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Solution
providers with innovative business models discuss why and how they
depend heavily on distributors to support their success. Emerging
reseller channel paradigms will play a crucial role in shaping the
future of IT distributors and the vendor communitys products, programs
and supply-chain partnerships. |
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Moderator: Brian Alexander, Raymond James |
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Panelists:
Sarah Ducharme CEO/Owner, New England Network Group
Terry Flood President North America, Logicalis
Joel A. Schleicher Chairman and CEO, Presidio Inc.
Arlin Sorensen CEO and President, Heartland Technologies |
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| 11:30 12:15 |
Distributor Panel # 2
SMB Grows Up: Bigger, Better, Bolder |
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Whats
different about the small-to-mid-size business market today and what
are the implications for the worlds leading distributors? Among other
trends, technologies that once focused on large enterprises are now
becoming prevalent in this fast-growth space. This session reveals how
distributors are partnering with vendors to further capitalize on
changing SMB market dynamics and developments. |
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Moderator: Ananda Baruah, Banc of America |
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Panelists:
Tom Dolan CEO, Westcon
Bob Dutkowsky CEO, Tech Data
Kevin Murai Co-CEO, Synnex
Greg Spierkel CEO, Ingram Micro
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| 12:15 1:00 |
Networking Luncheon...........Metropolis Room, 2nd Floor |
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| 1:00 4:15 |
Distributor Breakouts Sessions
Each session is 45 minutes long. Each attendee is allowed to
participate in only one breakout session per company. All attendees
must sign up for breakouts in advance upon registration.
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| Session 1 |
1:15 2:00 |
| Session 2 |
2:00 2:45 |
| Session 3 |
2:45 3:30 |
| Session 4 |
3:30 4:15 |
| Avnet |
Room 4.02 |
| Bell Micro |
Room 4.03 |
| Ingram Micro |
Room 4.04 |
| Magirus* |
Room 4.01 |
| Synnex |
Room 4.05 |
| Tech Data |
Room 4.10 |
| Westcon |
Room 4.06 |
*Note: Magirus will only hold one session from 12:15 1:00pm. |
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| 4:15pm |
Adjourn |
