Keynote: Strategic Customer Market Insights and continuous collaboration with our partners
09:30–10:10 CET
What are the key opportunities for growth for our SMB customers and their partners?
SPEAKERS
Sharon Schoenborn
Microsoft General Manager – Worldwide SMB and Digital Solution Sales
Heather Gordon
Microsoft Worldwide SMB Segment Leader
Imagining a post-Covid world & The Future of Work(ing from home)
10:15-11:00 CET
Thought-provoking insights from Thimon de Jong, Founder & Speaker from WHETSTON (a strategic foresight think tank) on the following topics…
SPEAKERS
Thimon de Jong
Founder & Speaker, WHETSTON / strategic foresight
- Imagining a post-Covid world
So we’re in a crisis, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. It is time to practically envision how we will come out of this crisis (the so-called transition period) and the world after the pandemic. What do the Roaring Twenties have in store for us? But how to practically think about that post-Covid world? One thing is to try to achieve Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) and not the opposite: PTSS. And: if there is a desired post-Covid world to be envisioned today, what to do now to get real behavioural change that will last?
- The Future of Work(ing from home)
Working remotely has upsides, like an increase in productivity, but also quite a few downsides: a decline in creativity (& innovation), a diffused work/life balance, but most importantly: a decrease in engagement & mental wellbeing. What is causing this and how to adapt and boost engagement virtually? This is vitally important for partnerships, team spirit, client engagement and the onboarding of new talent. It will also prevent many cases of the Working From Home Burnout syndrome. And practically post-Covid: what percentage of our work will be WFH and how much will be still be at the office? And what is all the hype around ‘hybrid’ working?
Key Initiatives to accelerate the growth of your business
11:05-12:05 CET
In this session you will learn:
- How you can skill-up your organisation through a dedicated learning and certification track
- Proven programs and tools to support you in building a differentiated solution / practice
- How you can take your offer to market, to reach more customers.
SPEAKERS
Dorthe Marie Kristiansen
Microsoft WE Sr. Partner Channel Marketing Manager
Lieke Meeuwissen
Microsoft WE Partner Channel Marketing Manager
JW Barkmeijer
Microsoft WE Sr. Partner Channel Marketing Manager