ChannelNEXT25 East

We are back in Quebec for the 23rd year of our ChannelNEXT25 “People First” events!


At this event, you are not just passive attendees but active participants. It’s an opportunity for you to learn, discover new solutions, tackle your challenges, expand your network, and grow your business. Some tell us ChannelNEXT has helped them to grow their business by 30%. No doubt, you will take home significant value!


Discover the latest business strategies in four key market trends:

  • Digital Transformation – the only future of business in a digital-first world
  • Cybersecurityessential for any digital transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence – reshaping everything in ways we are yet to fully understand
  • Sustainability – crucial for our future survival

Our goal remains to constantly innovate and evolve to offer a top-notch event experience to support our Canadian channel community. We anticipate 200 leading channel partners coming together from the local region to learn, network, foster business relationships, and gain insights from successful MSPs willing to share their secrets and industry experts who understand your business inside out.

Of course, there will also be outstanding vendors to help solve problems and drive revenue growth – some exclusive to ChannelNEXT.

You will also get to experience our biggest mission to help the channel to fight back on cybercrime 365 days a year – The Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem.


While ChannelNEXT events will feature a wealth of educational content and profit-making solutions, the peer-to-peer social networking aspect is where you’ll probably find the MOST value.

In-Person networking is best for building meaningful relationships and collaborating with your peers in our Mastermind peer-group sessions is the ultimate experience.

As we get feedback from the attendees and community we will be building the content so check the agenda (below) often for updates on keynotes, workshops, sponsors and speakers! If there is something that you want, tell us and we will add it to our list. Our deep reach in the IT industry through our news media eChannelNEWS, allows us to find whatever you need! As a matter of fact, our independent news media is one of the biggest factors that make ChannelNEXT unique.

Here is a quick draft preview of what we are building:

ChannelNEXT events feed the mind, body and soul!

As we all know, prices for everything has increased a lot over the past two years. The costs of our events have also gone way up. After 23 years of offering free attendance to our events to our channel community, we will have no choice but to charge a nominal fee after February 1st.

  • Free Registration until January 31
  • $195.00 from February 1 to April 13
  • $349.00 after April 14

Notes: Your ticket includes event access for 2 days with food, drinks and entertainment, but hotel accommodation is not included. We offer special group rates, but you need to book before the deadline to take advantage.

Some sponsoring vendors have a limited number of tickets to hand out to their channel partners. If interested, reach out to the listed vendors, by simply clicking on their logo.

This event will be in English, but we are currently building a French speaker track and exploring real-time translation tools to allow everyone to experience the content in their preferred language. All mastermind peer-groups will be available in either English or French!

Cet événement se déroulera en anglais, mais nous construisons actuellement une piste francophone et explorons des outils de traduction en temps réel pour permettre à chacun de découvrir le contenu dans sa langue préférée. Tous les groupes Mastermind seront disponibles en anglais ou en français !

Event Details
Description

Welcome to ChannelNEXT

ChannelNEXT is a uniquely Canadian channel experience focused on practical insights for the growth of MSPs, ITSPs, ISVs, VARs, vendors, and distributors. Get away from the office to a fantastic resort setting for a couple of days to experience a great blend of work, food, networking, and fun.

We'll cover four key areas:

  1. Cybersecurity solutions and best business practices.
  2. Digital Transformation in a digital-first world.
  3. The impact of Artificial Intelligence on the channel.
  4. The importance of sustainability.

Successful Managed Service Providers will share their secrets of success, focusing on effective strategies and lessons learned. Participating companies and presenters aim to provide valuable solutions and insights without sales pitches.

In the Lions' Den, vendors have three minutes to make their best pitch, allowing you to quickly assess if they are a good fit. The audience will even have the opportunity to vote for the best pitch, with cash prizes awarded!

ChannelNEXT also offers Mastermind Peer-Group sessions, allowing you to solve current pain points and experience the power of a peer network. Learn more or join a prominent peer group at Channel Partner Alliance.

Face-to-face social networking is a significant aspect of these events, giving you an opportunity to connect with industry professionals, your peers, and learn from their experiences.

If you're looking to develop or scale a sustainable and predictable managed-service recurring revenue business, ChannelNEXT is the perfect fit!

Join us and discover why our guests consistently rate us at 98 percent satisfaction. Even so, we continually work to improve the experience. For example, we like you to feel more like a participant and not just an attendee so there are several ways for you to help guide the content and questions that we tackle at the events. When you register, you will be able to submit whatever is in your mind.

Lastly, we are excited to announce the full availability of the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem (CDE) in Canada. This exclusive offering, available only at ChannelNEXT events, provides everything you need to build and scale your cybersecurity business. Don't miss out on this game-changing opportunity. Learn more or join the community at Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem.

Stay tuned for updates on speakers, topics, and vendors as we continually update the information.

Draft Agenda Only

We officially start is at 10:00 AM. However, you are welcome to join us early (starting at 9:00 AM) to enjoy a meet and greet over breakfast snacks.

Looking forward to meeting everyone! We start with an overview what to expect over the next two days. You will have access to an e-guide with full schedule.

About twenty speakers will share the latest on Cybersecurity (including the launch of the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem), Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability! MSP business topics will include building value and selling your MSP business; Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in your sales and marketing efforts plus the latest in best practices for future-proofing your company. Five of the top MSPs in the country will be sharing their insights. The speakers will be available for you to meet and discuss further over two days! This is your opportunity to pick the brains of some of the best thought-leaders in the industry.

Be prepared for two days of extreme business building - and fun!

How is the channel doing in the current economy and what should you be expecting? What are the latest trends that channel partners should focus on? Presented by Jay McBain, Principle Analysts at Canalys.

Are you looking to sell or merge your MSP business?

How do you prepare your company to get the best valuation? What is the process? When is the right timing? What are the expectations? How does it work after the merger?

There are many moving parts to selling or merging a business. In this session, you will get the inside scoop from one of the leading MSPs in the country and their journey into mergers and acquisitions.

Coffee, tea, drinks and snacks are available throughout the day!

What does the future MSP look like and how to get there from here! We will have a panel of experts on the topic discuss the trends and insights into what successful MSPs are doing and planning.

A scrumptious lunch and great opportunity to network with everyone.

Each participating vendor gets 3 minutes to make their perfect sales pitch to the entire audiences. (See the sponsor section for all participating vendors).

Channel partners can quickly assess which vendor can be a fit for their solutions' portfolio.

Everyone in the audience will receive a link to instantly vote for their favourite pitch. And, you get a chance to win $500 cash as a "thank-you-for-voting".

We are building the content continuously, based on your feedback!

Get ready for some power sessions featuring select vendors and thought-leaders as they take to the stage in a brief talk-show or presentation format. These sessions will focus around core topics such as Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, including 5G, Business Automation, Networking, Productivity, Compliance/Regulations and the latest in Data Protection.

We discourage the usual slide-deck presentations to focus on what's most important the channel partners! These 15-minute sessions are engaging and bring the audience into the discussion. (It's also recorded for you to review and share).

All speakers will be available over the two days to answer your questions.

See more details of all sessions in the conference e-guide!

The audience will experience a special Mastermind workshop to tackle two of the biggest issues facing the channel today. (Topic are selected from attendees' feedback. You can leave suggestions on the registration platform.)

Thriving in the Current Economy and the New Age of Artificial Intelligence.

We will tackle cybersecurity in a separate session on day 2.

Speed Introductions is back! Vendors and delegates meet over an open bar and snacks. One of our most fun social networking activities! Lots of prize give-aways! All happens in the Expo area.

Join us for more great food, drinks and entertainment. A great opportunity to meet and network with everyone and have some fun!

Everyone starts the day with a breakfast buffet to kick off day 2!

As the digital-first economy accelerates even faster with Artificial Intelligence, it's the people who can best average AI who will be the big winners. Fear not AI, but the humans who can manipulate it!

We will share the latest playbook on how Sales and Marketing can 10x ROI with AI. This can apply to MSPs as well as their clients! MSPs may want to considering offering this educational service and training to their clients!

If you are selling or marketing anything, you will want to catch this session! Ask about bringing this powerful knowledge and skill to your entire team!

What is your strategy for staying up-to-date with the latest compliance standards and government regulations? How will you categorize, manage and protect the data? What do you need to know? How do you help your customers to overcome this challenge?

Coffee, tea, drinks and snacks are available throughout the day!

Most MSPs never leverage public relations because that feel it is to expensive or complicated. In this session, you will learn how you can implement a proper PR strategy and continue to get free publicity.

Speakers:

Introducing everything you need in one resource to do Cybersecurity right!

This is truly a game-changer in Cybersecurity Managed Services! Built exclusively for MSPs, MSSPs and SOCs. See https://cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com/ Built in Canada!

On top of that we will be announcing a partnership with the Cyber Security Global Alliance that will bring a whole new level of cyber support to the channel community (It's a lot to unpack the full value and reassures that this will bring, but you can read the initial announcement at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyber-security-global-alliance-strengthens-through-new-james-castle

It currently features over 50 CISO-vetted solutions and 10 powerful business services currently available to help channel partners build and scale their cybersecurity business practice.

We will also highlight a few of the latest solutions and services in the CDE to help you the fight against cybercrime and scale your cybersecurity managed services! Compliance & Data Classification, Selling Risks and Mastermind Peer Groups. Some making their debut to the channel.

You will only find this at ChannelNEXT!

Digital transformation has become fundamental to just about every business. This year, the era of AI such as ChatGPT is everywhere and impacting just about everything we do. Cybersecurity is mission critical to every company.

Managing Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability is the key to future-proofing your manage service business.

Julian Lee will host this power panel discussion composed of channel partners and experts to talk about finding the right balance. We will explore what's on the horizon as we enter this new era of AI.

Lunch in the Expo Hall

Last opportunity to meet vendors and to get prize give-aways.

A powerful new feature at ChannelNEXT!

We will host an extended Q and A town-hall MSP OPEN discussion. This is your opportunity to ask any question and get the right answers from some of the most successful channel partners in the country! What ever happens in this town hall, stays there!

You do not have to join a peer group if you prefer not to, but we would strongly encourage everyone to experience this Mastermind Peer-group for themselves:

Get together with a small group of your peers to discuss your pain points and brainstorm solutions. An expert facilitator will guide everyone through the process and thought-provoking journey that is also enjoyable. If you have never experienced a Mastermind peer-group before then you are in for a treat!

It may be the best thing to improve your success. Ask anyone about their experience and get their honest feedback. It is truly amazing!

(There is an option for you to join a permanent peer-group to carry on the collaboration throughout the year! To learn more, visit https://www.channelpartneralliance.com/

We hope you gained a lot of new and valuable knowledge that will help your business, made solid partnerships with our sponsor vendors as well as connected with your peers, and of course, enjoyed yourself.

If there is anything you missed or need, you know how to reach us. We are there to help our community. Please subscribe to www.e-channelnews.com to stay up to date!

We appreciate you attending our event!

We will be staying back for at last another day so if you are also sticking around, we hope to see you post event!

Thank you!

Your Team ChannelNEXT/TechnoPlanet

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FAQ

- Who may attend this event in-person for a FEE or FREE?

Complete the registration as usual and if you qualify you will be notified with instructions to complete the process. You can bypass the qualification process if you have received a special pass from a participating sponsor.

- Are you a non-exhibitor vendor, distributor or ISV?

You will need to qualify for a special industry guest pass. There is a fee of $695.

- How do I attend this event?

Register. You will automatically receive all of the information required including some reminders. You will also receive hotel link to book your room.

- How do I cancel my paid ticket?

If you have registered and cannot attend, please cancel using the registration site Eventbrite. If you do not receive the notification, please contact us. Failure to cancel your registration in time or do not show will forfeit your full fee

- What is minimum age of attendees?

Attendees must be 18 years or older.

- How do I book the hotel room?

Register and the hotel booking link will be sent in the confirmation email.

- How is my privacy of information handled?

We do NOT store your information after the event is closed. Registrations are handled by Eventbrite with the highest level of security. We do not share your information with anyone. If you want to connect with a vendor or others, you must exchange your details with them directly and we provide a tool for you to easily connect and request more info.

Pledge for diversity and inclusion:ChannelNEXT is a welcoming environment for everybody. We take equality, diversity and security very seriously. Our events are safe zones for all, and no negative behaviour is tolerated. We have a strict policy of no tolerance!

- Still have more questions?

Contact the ChannelNEXT events team!

Français

Nous sommes de retour au Québec pour la 23e année de nos événements ChannelNEXT25 "People First" !

Lors de cet événement, vous n'êtes pas de simples spectateurs passifs mais des participants actifs. C'est une occasion pour vous d'apprendre, de découvrir de nouvelles solutions, de relever vos défis, d'élargir votre réseau et de développer votre entreprise. Certains nous disent que ChannelNEXT les a aidés à développer leur entreprise de 30 %. Sans aucun doute, vous repartirez avec une valeur significative !

Découvrez les dernières stratégies commerciales dans quatre tendances clés du marché :

  • Transformation numérique – l'avenir unique des affaires dans un monde numérique
  • Cyber-sécurité – essentielle pour toute transformation numérique
  • Intelligence Artificielle – remodelant tout de manière que nous n'avons pas encore complètement comprises
  • Durabilité – cruciale pour notre survie future

Notre objectif reste d'innover et d'évoluer constamment pour offrir une expérience événementielle de premier ordre afin de soutenir notre communauté canadienne de la chaîne. Nous prévoyons que 200 partenaires de la chaîne se rassembleront de la région locale pour apprendre, réseauter, favoriser des relations commerciales et obtenir des informations de MSP réussis prêts à partager leurs secrets et des experts du secteur qui comprennent votre entreprise de fond en comble.

Bien sûr, il y aura également d'excellents fournisseurs pour aider à résoudre les problèmes et stimuler la croissance des revenus – certains exclusivement chez ChannelNEXT.

Vous aurez également l'occasion de découvrir notre plus grande mission pour aider la chaîne à lutter contre la cybercriminalité 365 jours par an – L'écosystème de défense en cybersécurité.

Alors que les événements ChannelNEXT proposeront une multitude de contenus éducatifs et de solutions rentables, l'aspect réseautage social entre pairs est probablement la partie où vous trouverez le PLUS de valeur.

Le réseautage en personne est le meilleur moyen de construire des relations significatives et de collaborer avec vos pairs lors de nos sessions de groupe Mastermind, c'est l'expérience ultime.

Alors que nous recevons des commentaires des participants et de la communauté, nous construirons le contenu, alors consultez souvent l'agenda (ci-dessous) pour les mises à jour sur les discours, les ateliers, les sponsors et les intervenants ! Si vous avez quelque chose que vous voulez, dites-le-nous et nous l'ajouterons à notre liste. Notre profonde portée dans l'industrie informatique par le biais de nos médias d'information eChannelNEWS, nous permet de trouver tout ce dont vous avez besoin ! En fait, notre média d'information indépendant est l'un des plus grands facteurs qui rendent ChannelNEXT unique.

Voici un aperçu rapide de ce que nous construisons :

 

Les événements ChannelNEXT nourrissent l'esprit, le corps et l'âme !

Comme nous le savons tous, les prix de tout ont beaucoup augmenté au cours des deux dernières années. Les coûts de nos événements ont également considérablement augmenté. Après 23 ans d'offrir une participation gratuite à nos événements à notre communauté de la chaîne, nous n'aurons d'autre choix que de facturer des frais nominaux après le 1er février.

  • Inscription gratuite jusqu'au 31 janvier
  • 195,00 $ du 1er février au 13 avril
  • 349,00 $ après le 14 avril

Remarques : Votre billet inclut l'accès à l'événement pour 2 jours avec nourriture, boissons et divertissements, mais l'hébergement à l'hôtel n'est pas inclus. Nous offrons des tarifs de groupe spéciaux, mais vous devez réserver avant la date limite pour en profiter.

Certains fournisseurs sponsors disposent d'un nombre limité de billets à distribuer à leurs partenaires de la chaîne. Si vous êtes intéressé, contactez les fournisseurs listés, en cliquant simplement sur leur logo.

Cet événement se déroulera en anglais, mais nous construisons actuellement une piste francophone et explorons des outils de traduction en temps réel pour permettre à chacun de découvrir le contenu dans sa langue préférée. Tous les groupes Mastermind seront disponibles en anglais ou en français !

Bienvenue à ChannelNEXT

ChannelNEXT est une expérience canadienne unique de la chaîne, axée sur des perspectives pratiques pour la croissance des MSPs, ITSPs, ISVs, VARs, fournisseurs, et distributeurs. Évadez-vous du bureau pour quelques jours dans un cadre de villégiature fantastique pour vivre un excellent mélange de travail, de nourriture, de réseautage et de divertissement.

Nous couvrirons quatre domaines clés :

  1. Solutions de cybersécurité et meilleures pratiques commerciales.
  2. Transformation numérique dans un monde axé sur le numérique.
  3. L'impact de l'intelligence artificielle sur la chaîne.
  4. L'importance de la durabilité.

Des fournisseurs de services gérés à succès partageront leurs secrets de réussite, en se concentrant sur des stratégies efficaces et les leçons tirées. Les entreprises participantes et les présentateurs visent à fournir des solutions et des perspectives précieuses sans argumentaire de vente.

Dans l'antre des Lions, les fournisseurs ont trois minutes pour présenter leur meilleur argumentaire, vous permettant d'évaluer rapidement s'ils sont un bon choix. Le public aura même l'opportunité de voter pour le meilleur pitch, avec des prix en espèces à la clé !

ChannelNEXT offre également des sessions de groupe Mastermind, vous permettant de résoudre les problèmes actuels et de découvrir la puissance d'un réseau de pairs. Pour en savoir plus ou rejoindre un groupe de pairs influent, visitez Channel Partner Alliance.

Le réseautage social en face à face est un aspect important de ces événements, vous permettant de vous connecter avec des professionnels de l'industrie, vos pairs, et d'apprendre de leurs expériences.

Si vous cherchez à développer ou à mettre à l'échelle une entreprise de services gérés durable et prévisible avec des revenus récurrents, ChannelNEXT est fait pour vous !

Rejoignez-nous et découvrez pourquoi nos invités nous évaluent constamment à 98 % de satisfaction. Nous travaillons sans relâche pour améliorer l'expérience. Par exemple, nous souhaitons que vous vous sentiez plus comme un participant et non pas seulement comme un spectateur, c'est pourquoi il existe plusieurs façons pour vous d'aider à orienter le contenu et les questions abordées lors des événements. Lorsque vous vous inscrivez, vous pourrez soumettre tout ce qui vous vient à l'esprit.

Enfin, nous sommes ravis d'annoncer la disponibilité complète de l'écosystème de défense en cybersécurité (CDE) au Canada. Cette offre exclusive, disponible uniquement lors des événements ChannelNEXT, fournit tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour construire et développer votre activité de cybersécurité. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité révolutionnaire. Pour en savoir plus ou rejoindre la communauté, visitez Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem.

Restez à l'écoute pour des mises à jour sur les conférenciers, les sujets et les fournisseurs au fur et à mesure que nous mettons continuellement à jour les informations.

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