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July 23-24 2025

Bellevue, WA

How AI is Redefining the Microsoft Partner Opportunity

Biz Apps Partner Executive Summit

Who Should Attend

The Summit

& Why

July 23-24 2025

Bellevue, WA

How AI is Redefining the Microsoft Partner Opportunity

Biz Apps Partner Executive Summit

2025

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Underwriter

Sponsors

2025 Agenda

Thank you to our

2024 Speakers

Day 1
Day 2

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Hours
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Networking Luncheon for Partners & Microsoft
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, 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
  WW Sales Leader, Business Applications Corporate & SMB, Microsoft
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Understanding Microsoft FY26 Segmentation, Organization & Roles
- Brion Reusche
  Technology Sales Director, Business Apps, Microsoft
- Erik Opsahl
  GM, Business Applications, US West Microsoft
- Howard Swerdloff
  Director Technology Specialist Management, 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
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Break & Bar is Open - Grab a drink for the interactive afternoon panels
Sponsored by ServiceNow
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Partnering with Microsoft as an Unmanaged Partner
- Mary Madrigal
  Sr. Partner Development Manager, Microsoft
- Yuanming Chu
  CEO, Alpha Variance Solutions
- Geoff Ables
  CEO, C5 Insight
- Simran Chaudhry
  Chief Engagement Officer, Creospark
- Jeff Meister
  Principal, Root16
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
- Cecilia Flombaum
  Partner 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
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
- Adriana Bade
  Director Partner Marketing, Microsoft
- Heidi Bamburg
  Head of Strategic Alliances, Sikich
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 - 12:15 PM
SI Partner Breakout: Working with Field Sellers Case Studies & Ask Me Anything Discussion
- Brion Reusche
  Technology Sales Director, Business Apps, Microsoft
- Erik Opsahl
  GM, Business Applications, US West Microsoft
- Howard Swerdloff
  Director Technology Specialist Management, Microsoft
- Eric Fink
  Partner Solution Sales, Business Applications, SMB, Microsoft
- Ross Ladwig
  Partner Solution Sales – BizApps SMB, 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
- Bas Brekelmans
  CTO, Copilot Studio, Microsoft

Event

Venue

Hilton Bellevue

300 112th Avenue
SE Bellevue, WA 98004
United States

Event

Hotel

Hilton Bellevue

300 112th Avenue
SE Bellevue, WA 98004
United States

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July 23-24 2025

Bellevue, WA

How AI is Redefining the Microsoft Partner Opportunity

Biz Apps Partner Executive Summit

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Full house for the Biz Apps Partner Summit — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Full house for the Biz Apps Partner Summit

Microsoft Copilot Keynote: The Innovation & Opportunity of AI in the Partner Ecosystem
Donald Kossmann | VP, Business Copilot AI, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Microsoft Copilot Keynote: The Innovation & Opportunity of AI in the Partner Ecosystem
Donald Kossmann | VP, Business Copilot AI, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft

John Siefert | CEO Dynamics Communities — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
John Siefert | CEO Dynamics Communities

Coffee & Networking — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Coffee & Networking

Working with Microsoft Enterprise Field Sales to Co-Create & Co-Sell
Howard Swerdloff | Director Technology Specialist Management at Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Working with Microsoft Enterprise Field Sales to Co-Create & Co-Sell
Howard Swerdloff | Director Technology Specialist Management at Microsoft

Panel: Vision, Adaptation and Scale in the Microsoft Partner Ecosystem John Scandar ,SVP Alithya | Tom Galambos, President & COO Hitachi Solutions | Greg Kaupp, CEO ArcherPoint | Andy Kurtz, CEO Kopis | Terry Petrzelka — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Panel: Vision, Adaptation and Scale in the Microsoft Partner Ecosystem
John Scandar ,SVP Alithya
Tom Galambos, President & COO Hitachi Solutions
Greg Kaupp, CEO ArcherPoint
Andy Kurtz, CEO Kopis
Terry Petrzelka

Networking during cocktail hour — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Networking during cocktail hour

Overview of the Microsoft Customer Segmentation Brion Reusche | Technology Sales Director, Business Applications, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Overview of the Microsoft Customer Segmentation
Brion Reusche | Technology Sales Director, Business Applications, Microsoft

Working with Microsoft SMB Field & Channel Management to Dazzle Customers Ross Ladwig | Partner Solution Sales – BizApps SMB, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Working with Microsoft SMB Field & Channel Management to Dazzle Customers
Ross Ladwig | Partner Solution Sales – BizApps SMB, Microsoft

Introduction to the new SMC

Alistair Butler | Microsoft Mid-Market West Leader — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Introduction to the new SMC
Alistair Butler | Microsoft Mid-Market West Leader

Working with Microsoft SMC Field Sales to Co-Create & Co-Sell Brion Reusche, Technology Sales Director, Business Applications, Microsoft, John Roth, Managing Director, Partner Business Development, Microsoft , Erik Opsahl, GM, Business Applications, US West, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Working with Microsoft SMC Field Sales to Co-Create & Co-Sell
Brion Reusche, Technology Sales Director, Business Applications, Microsoft
John Roth, Managing Director, Partner Business Development, Microsoft
Erik Opsahl, GM, Business Applications, US West, Microsoft

Keynote – Winning in FY25 with Partners at Scale Cecilia Flombaum | Sr. Director, Scale Growth, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Keynote – Winning in FY25 with Partners at Scale
Cecilia Flombaum | Sr. Director, Scale Growth, Microsoft

Panel: Helping Partners Win in FY25 By Understanding Microsoft Cecilia Flombaum, Sr. Director, Scale Growth, Microsoft | Joseph Longo, Executive Chairman at Velosio | Uriel Rootshtain, Senior Director Modern Work and Business Applications |Peter Jensen, Director, Business Application Partner Strategy, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Panel: Helping Partners Win in FY25 By Understanding Microsoft
Cecilia Flombaum, Sr. Director, Scale Growth, Microsoft
Joseph Longo, Executive Chairman at Velosio
Uriel Rootshtain, Senior Director Modern Work and Business Applications
Peter Jensen, Director, Business Application Partner Strategy, Microsoft

Captivated audience during “FY25 GTM Strategy & Programs to Help Partners Win in Business Applications” by Becky Lymberis | Director of product Marketing, Microsoft — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Captivated audience during “FY25 GTM Strategy & Programs to Help Partners Win in Business Applications”
by Becky Lymberis | Director of product Marketing, Microsoft

Closing Keynote: Is This the Golden Age to Be a Microsoft Partner?
Bob Evans | Cloud Wars founder, Co-Founder Acceleration Economy — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Closing Keynote: Is This the Golden Age to Be a Microsoft Partner?
Bob Evans | Cloud Wars founder, Co-Founder Acceleration Economy

Joseph Corigliano | Biz Apps Partner Summit Strategic Advisor, EVP Ciellos — Seattle Biz Apps Partner Summit 2024
Joseph Corigliano | Biz Apps Partner Summit Strategic Advisor, EVP Ciellos

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