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Super Early Bird

July 28-29 2026

Renton, WA

36-Hour Immersion into the FY27 Priorities that define Partner Success in the AI Era

AI Business Solutions Partner Executive Summit

2025

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Super Early Bird

July 28-29 2026

Renton, WA

36-Hour Immersion into the FY27 Priorities that define Partner Success in the AI Era

AI Business Solutions Partner Executive Summit

Thank you to the

2025

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2025 Agenda

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On-demand video access coming soon to all recorded sessions.

Day 1
Day 2

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Hours
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Networking Luncheon for Partners & Microsoft
Underwritten by BDO
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Welcome & Event Overview with Underwriter, BDO
- Tom Patterson
  Principal, BDO
- John Siefert
  CEO, Dynamic Communities & Cloud Wars
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Fireside chat with Ciellos CEO, Karina Nielsen
- Joseph Corigliano
  Executive Director, Partner Programming, Dynamic Communities
- Karina Nielsen
  CEO & Founder, Ciellos
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Keynote: How AI is Redefining Microsoft Business Applications
- Satish Thomas
  Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business & Industry Solutions, Microsoft
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Setting an AI-First Go-To-Market Strategy in FY26
- Lori Borg
  Vice President GTM, GPS, Microsoft
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Coffee Break/Networking
Sponsored by Staedean
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
FY26 Microsoft Field Priorities & Opportunities
- Alexandre Pombo
  Global Sales Leader Advanced Workloads in Business Process, Microsoft
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Understanding Microsoft FY26 Segmentation, Organization & Roles
- Erik Opsahl
  GM, Business Applications, US West Microsoft
- Eric Fink
  Partner Solution Sales, Business Applications, SMB, Microsoft
- Ross Ladwig
  Partner Solution Sales – BizApps SMB, Microsoft
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Break & Bar is Open - Grab a drink for the interactive afternoon panels
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Partnering with Microsoft as an Unmanaged Partner
- Yuanming Chu
  CEO, Alpha Variance Solutions
- Geoff Ables
  CEO, C5 Insight
- Simran Chaudhry
  Chief Engagement Officer, Creospark
- Fede Pacheco
  Sr PMM, AI Business Solutions, Microsoft
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Partner Roundtable: How AI is Redefining the Partner Business Model
- Robbie Morrison
  CEO, Velosio
- Brian Tenney
  CEO, JourneyTeam
- Mike Gillis
  Principal, RSM
- Mark Douglas
  Business Applications Practice Lead, Avanade
- Terry Petrzelka
  The Petrzelka Group
- John Scandar
  Senior Vice President, Microsoft Practice, Alithya
- Greg Kaupp
  Partner, ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert
- Tom Patterson
  Principal, BDO
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Networking & Dinner Reception
Underwritten by BDO

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
Sponsored by Stratos Cloud
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fireside Chat: The AI Partner Mindset
- Jennifer Harris
  President, TMC
- John Siefert
  CEO, Dynamic Communities & Cloud Wars
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
AI Innovation Changes the Way Partners Sell, Build Capacity & Drive Customer Success
- Swamy Narayana
  VP Customer Experience Programs, Dynamics 365, Microsoft
- Cecilia Flombaum
  Agent Ecosystem Development Lead Business Applications, Microsoft
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
How to Grow Your Business with Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
- Steve Thomas
  Director, Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, Microsoft
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
FY26 ISV Keynote Session
- Heather Deggans
  Vice President, Americas GPS ISV Partner Sales, Microsoft
- Dan Brown
  Chief Product Officer, Celonis
- Chris Maddox
  VP Strategic Partnerships, Docusign
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break & Networking
Sponsored by Staedean
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
SI Partner Breakout: Creating a Marketing Strategy for FY26
- Heidi Bamburg
  Head of Strategic Alliances, Sikich
- Sanju Nair
  Sr Partner Marketing Manager, Microsoft
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
SI Partner Breakout: MAICPP Systems Integrator & Consultant FY26 Opportunities
- Tafara Pulse
  Sr Business Program Manager, Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, Microsoft
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
SI Partner Breakout: FY26 Revenue Strategies & Support
- Marty Priest
  Global Leader, AI, CRM and ERP Modernization, Microsoft
- Barry Schwartz
  Global Leader, CRM and ERP Modernization, Microsoft
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
SI Partner Breakout: Working with Field Sellers Case Studies & Ask Me Anything Discussion
- Erik Opsahl
  GM, Business Applications, US West Microsoft
- Eric Fink
  Partner Solution Sales, Business Applications, SMB, Microsoft
- Ross Ladwig
  Partner Solution Sales – BizApps SMB, Microsoft
- John Roth
  Director, Partner Business Development, Microsoft
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
ISV Partner Breakout: ISV Opportunities in Biz Apps
- Olga Karpman
  Principal Program Manager, Business Applications, Microsoft
- Seth Bacon
  Director of Innovation, Product and Strategy, RSM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
ISV Partner Breakout: MAICPP ISV FY26 Opportunities
- Kyle Richardson
  Sr Program Lead, Microsoft AI & Cloud Partner Program, Microsoft
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
ISV Partner Breakout: How to Build Successful Relationships Between ISVs and Systems Integrators
- Lak Chahal
  CEO, Binary Stream
- Aynsley Keller
  COO, SKsoft
- Mark Hamblin
  President, DMS Companies, Insight Works
- Eric Newell
  CEO, Stoneridge Software
- Tom Patterson
  Principal, BDO
- Mike Gillis
  Principal, RSM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Luncheon & Closing Keynote
Underwritten by BDO
- Bas Brekelmans
  CTO, Copilot Studio, Microsoft