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Recognising the power of the ICT channel and that its biggest strength is in its people, the UK Partner Week Summit (July 9th, Convene, London) will be wholly dedicated to bringing the best out of the channel, its leaders and teams.
BPL Group (UK Partner Summit organiser) Managing Director Michael O’Brien said: “The summit will provide resources that enable channel partners to further develop their leadership, sales, marketing and technical talent. It's a platform for partners to collaborate and create strategies for individual and business growth. We invite organisations who share these values to join the UK Partner Week and Summit community.”
World-Class Keynotes That Inspire Action with Creativity and Collaboration
Setting the tone for an exceptional day, Jason Bevan , former Head of Development at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden , opens the summit with an exploration of how VAR and MSP leaders can apply entertainment industry innovation principles to drive business transformation. The day closes with Karen Blackett CBE , former President at WPP whose remarkable career trajectory and leadership philosophy have made her one of the UK's most respected business leaders. Her closing keynote will focus on authentic leadership, building inclusive high-performance cultures and turning market challenges into competitive advantages.
UK Partner Week Summit sessions
Discussion Panels That Address Your Biggest Challenges…
Enable Ambition, Maximise Growth brings together our platinum sponsors and an industry ambassador to explore growth strategies that work, offering practical guidance from leaders who've successfully scaled their organisations while maintaining service excellence. Expect to hear about growth drivers, partnership strategies, and overcoming the internal barriers that can limit ambitious expansion plans.
MSP Question Time offers something truly unique – direct access to four successful channel leaders in an open Q&A format. This is your opportunity to get honest answers about operational challenges, client relationship management, and strategic planning from those who've navigated these waters successfully. No prepared presentations, just real conversations about real challenges.
Our Team Impact panel explores what truly distinguishes high-performing teams in our industry. With insights from sponsors, MSPs, and ambassadors, this session will uncover the behaviours, cultural elements, and systematic approaches that unlock team potential and drive consistent results.
Four Specialised Tracks Tailored to Your Role….
Sales Excellence Track
Our sales track tackles the fundamental shift from transactional selling to strategic consultancy. "Enhanced Consultancy - shift the conversation" explores how to become a trusted advisor rather than just another vendor. "Heroes assemble - Transforming sales teams into superheroes" provides proven methodologies for developing sales capabilities that consistently exceed targets. The final session, "Selling new stuff - why it's hard, and what to do about it," addresses one of the biggest challenges facing VARs and MSPs – successfully introducing new products and services.
Marketing Mastery Track
We will guide marketing leaders through today's most pressing challenges. "Stand out from the crowd - deliver differentiation" tackles the critical issue of creating genuine competitive advantage in saturated markets. "Raise the bar - develop high value propositions" shows how to move beyond price competition to create offerings clients gladly pay premium rates for.
Technology Leadership Track
The technology track focuses on transforming technical expertise into business advantage. "Turn tech experts into growth enablers" addresses how to unleash your technical team's business development potential. "What's coming down the line, and why it matters" provides essential insights into emerging technologies and their business implications. "Go big on differentiation - maximise tech expertise" shows how to position technical capabilities as genuine competitive moats.
Leadership Development Session
Our leadership session addresses the people challenges that determine long-term success. "Future leaders - nurturing next-gen talent" explores succession planning and leadership development strategies for smaller organisations.
Industry Expertise at Every Session
Every session features carefully selected speakers who bring real-world experience and proven track records. Our sponsors share their market insights and strategic perspectives, while industry ambassadors provide the practitioner viewpoint that makes insights immediately applicable, ensuring every discussion is grounded in practical reality.
UK Partner Week adds Ambassadors
The UK Partner Week 2025 Ambassador programme has welcomed two more members dedicated to raising awareness of the inaugural Partner Week. CEO of Daisy SMB (moved to Daisy Group™) , Dave McGinn and Chairman of Formation Tech , Jim Sewell are advocating for Resellers and MSP’s to get behind the event and send their senior leadership teams along to explore best practices and network with their peers.
Dave McGinn commented "This event will support our industry by helping organisations compete on a worldwide platform and Keeping Britain working by sharing best practices”
For more information on the UK Partner Week Ambassador programme visit: partnerweek.uk/ambassadors
Some Comments from our sponsors on UKPW
Nisreen El-Kaloush, Chief Commercial Officer, Allpoints Fibre Networks
To reshape the industry, we need more spaces like this, where we can benchmark, learn, challenge inefficiencies, and support each other.
Greg Jones, SVP of MSP Enablement – EMEA and North America, Kaseya
At Kaseya, we are passionate about helping MSP’s grow and thrive, and that’s exactly why we’re backing UK Partner Week Summit
Michael O’Brien, Managing Director, BPL Business Media
"The Summit’s objectives, content tracks, insight sessions, interactive breakouts and guest speakers have been brought together to help channel businesses build a resilient and growth focused future in a progressive team, and fun, collaborative environment.”
UK Partner Week Events:
Channel Champions Awards
Celebrate your team champions in style
UK Partner Week Summit
The Power of Channel Partnerships
M&A Keynote
Knight CF & K3 Advantage
Drive to Defend - Race on the Track
ConnectWise
Wildix Manchester Roadshows
Wildix
UK Partner Week 2025 - PSTN Switch Off / Business Switching - Opportunity To Grow
FCS
UK Partner Week 2025 - Staying Onside - Regulatory Compliance And What Applies To You
FCS
Webinar: Boost Your Business with Sangoma’s Expanded Installation & Migration Services
Sangoma
Summer Solutions Series
Gamma
Sponsors