Cisco Partner Summit 2023: Cisco and Partners Truly are Greater Together

We simply wrapped up an incredible few days in Miami Seaside at Cisco Accomplice Summit 2023, the place we had the chance to attach, be taught, and have fun all the wonderful issues our companions are doing to assist our mutual prospects obtain their enterprise transformation targets.

There have been so many moments final week that stood out to me, from spending time with different advertising and marketing leaders to all the keynotes. Listed below are my key takeaways from Cisco Accomplice Summit 2023:

Advertising and marketing Velocity Government Alternate

On Monday, November 6, I had the consideration of internet hosting about 50 different advertising and marketing executives from our companions on the Advertising and marketing Velocity Government Alternate. Not solely was it a good way to kick off Accomplice Summit, it was a superb alternative to be taught from each other, change finest practices and insights, and be open and susceptible in regards to the challenges and alternatives we’re all going through as advertising and marketing leaders right now.

Rodney Clark Introduced Because the New Accomplice Chief

Whereas it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Oliver Tuszik because the chief of International Accomplice 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 companion neighborhood on primary stage by Jeff Sharritts and Oliver throughout the Day 1 International 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.

Wonderful One on Ones

Accomplice Summit is one in all my favourite occasions as a result of it provides me the prospect to fulfill and converse with our companions. Over the course of the week, I had the chance to fulfill, be taught from, and change concepts with so a lot of our valued companions. Your suggestions is invaluable and vitally essential, and each single dialog and one on one has energized and impressed me.

Key Messages from Mainstage International Perception Classes

As normal, the mainstage International Perception Classes from Cisco Accomplice 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 wonderful issues our Partnering for Objective initiative has achieved because it was launched ultimately 12 months’s Accomplice Summit. On Wednesday Jonathan Davidson dug into Cisco’s—and our companions’—dedication to sustainability, and Jeetu Patel highlighted how Cisco is main the best way in terms of 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 absolutely dedicated to SMB, which was reiterated not solely throughout the Day 2 International Perception Session chat between Jeff Sharrits, Andrew Sage, Alexandra Zagury, and Jose Van Dijk; but additionally throughout enterprise influence periods, conversations, one on ones, press and analyst periods, and extra.

I hope you all loved Cisco Accomplice Summit 2023 as a lot as I did, and I can’t wait to see you all subsequent 12 months at Cisco Accomplice Summit 2024.