We simply wrapped up a tremendous few days in Miami Seaside at Cisco Companion Summit 2023, the place we had the chance to attach, be taught, and have fun the entire superb issues our companions are doing to assist our mutual clients obtain their enterprise transformation targets.
There have been so many moments final week that stood out to me, from spending time with different advertising leaders to the entire keynotes. Listed here are my key takeaways from Cisco Companion Summit 2023:
Advertising Velocity Govt Trade
On Monday, November 6, I had the distinction of internet hosting about 50 different advertising executives from  our companions on the Advertising Velocity Govt Trade. Not solely was it an effective way to kick off Companion Summit, it was a wonderful alternative to be taught from each other, trade finest practices and insights, and be open and susceptible concerning the challenges and alternatives we’re all going through as advertising leaders right this moment.
Rodney Clark Introduced Because the New Companion Chief
Whereas it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Oliver Tuszik because the chief of World Companion Routes to Market and Gross sales, it was extremely thrilling to have Rodney Clark introduced on November 6, as Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Small & Medium Enterprise. Much more thrilling was seeing Rodney launched to our associate group on essential stage by Jeff Sharritts and Oliver through the Day 1 World Perception Session, and having the chance to listen to from him and be taught extra about why he selected to hitch Cisco and his imaginative and prescient for transferring ahead.
Superb One on Ones
Companion Summit is one in all my favourite occasions as a result of it offers me the prospect to satisfy and converse with our companions. Over the course of the week, I had the chance to satisfy, be taught from, and trade concepts with so lots of our valued companions. Your suggestions is invaluable and vitally vital, and each single dialog and one on one has energized and impressed me.
Key Messages from Mainstage World Perception Periods
As regular, the mainstage World Perception Periods from Cisco Companion Summit have been filled with inspiring messages, launches, bulletins, and photo-worthy moments. Chuck Robbins reiterated Cisco’s dedication to Powering an Inclusive Future for All and mirrored on the superb issues our Partnering for Objective initiative has achieved because it was launched eventually yr’s Companion Summit. On Wednesday Jonathan Davidson dug into Cisco’s—and our companions’—dedication to sustainability, and Jeetu Patel highlighted how Cisco is main the way in which in relation to hybrid work with new Webex improvements.
Deal with SMB
So many occasions over the course of the week I heard companions speaking about SMB and the way it’s a precedence for them. Cisco is totally dedicated to SMB, which was reiterated not solely through the Day 2 World Perception Session chat between Jeff Sharrits, Andrew Sage, Alexandra Zagury, and Jose Van Dijk; but in addition throughout enterprise affect classes, conversations, one on ones, press and analyst classes, and extra.
I hope you all loved Cisco Companion Summit 2023 as a lot as I did, and I can’t wait to see you all subsequent yr at Cisco Companion Summit 2024.
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