The official start is at 10:00 AM. However, you are welcome to join us early (starting at 8:00 AM) to enjoy a meet and greet over breakfast snacks.

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

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 your MSP business?

Many MSPs are looking to exit or merge with others. How do you prepare your company to get the best evaluation? What is the process? What 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 MSPs who have done successful exits and are not helping others to do the same.

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

What does the future MSP look like and how to get there from here! Remaining relevant in the era of AI and cybersecurity challenges requires making the right bets today. What are the most successful MSPs doing to grow business and plan for the future? A panel of three of the most successful MSPs will give you their insights.

We are excited to have one of the best Cybersecurity experts share some deep insights in the battle against cybercrime. From 2003 to 2022 he was the CTO and Co-founder of Herjavec Group (one of the largest MSSPs). Robert Herjavec, in his Canadian Best Selling book, "Driven" described him as "the smartest guy I ever met”. He has worked in information technology for over 35 years with a specific focus in cybersecurity for almost 30 of those years.

How can you avoid making costly mistakes as you help your clients transform their business to be successful in the digital-first World. On April 26th, 1986, at 1:23:40 AM, Aleksandr Akimov, shift supervisor of reactor 4's control room at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, pressed the emergency SCRAM button to shut down an unstable nuclear reactor following a failed safety test. However, instead of the reactor shutting down, it experienced a power surge and subsequent catastrophic explosion that immediately killed 50 people, irradiated over 160,000 square kilometers, contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union, and has cost $700 Billion in ongoing remediation efforts to date.

But how could a safety system intended to halt a nuclear meltdown result in such a catastrophe? This talk will start with a crash course on nuclear energy and a cautionary tale of how innovation biases, technical and systemic deficiencies, and cultural factors culminated in to the world's worst nuclear disaster.

We will then fast-forward and explore exciting new technologies being used digital transformation initiatives, such as Cloud, IoT, and AI, and the potential novel risks they may introduce, all the while drawing parallels to the lessons learned from the Chernobyl accident.

In the final part of the presentation, we will highlight the importance of modernizing existing safety and risk management functions by introducing new assurance standards, engineering best practices and robust controls to digitally enable safer, more efficient and highly resilient businesses.

A scrumptious lunch with an amazing view! A great opportunity to also 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".

Automating your MSP business is the logical way to reduce cost and do more with less. In this session you will explore how MSPs are automating their business and improving their best practices! What are the actual outcomes so you can benchmark your business. Miles Walker from Graphus follows the cybersecurity industry every day and has very good insights about what cyberattacks are facing MSPs and their customers.

Rob Rae will deliver this session. Topic to be announced soon!

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

Get ready for ten 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.

The audience will experience 4 Mastermind practical workshops to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the channel today (topic selected from the registered attendee feedback we have received):

1. Thriving In The Current Economy and The New Age of Artificial Intelligence.

What you MUST do BEFORE you open the doors to your data to the various AI platforms?
How are MSPs using AI?
How are MSPs helping their clients to navigate the world of AI?
How to best leverage and profit from CoPilot?

2. Marketing Automation powered by Public Relations
What are the successful marketing strategies, programs and tactics?
How PR can 2X your marketing success?

3. Modernizing your Sales Playbook for TODAY's Economy and Digital-First Business.
With AI accelerating its impact in the digital/social media world, you must up your sales game and process to meet and nurture your clients along the 28 touch points.

4. Other workshops suggested by the registered attendees are currently being considered.

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.

Get ready for an EPIC Whistler Village experience! Join us for more great food, drinks and entertainment in Whistler Village. A great opportunity to meet, network, play some games, win a few prizes, chill with a cool band and maybe even sing a song. Lots of fun surprises planned!