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2017 Partner Conference

February 8-11, 2017 Orlando, Florida

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What is ProgressNEXT for Partners?

Join like-minded peers and the brightest of Progress minds for this three-day interactive event—the most important Partner event of the year. Building on the success of last year’s interactive conference experience, you choose the topics most relevant to your business challenges with unfettered access to Progress experts.

You’ll have the opportunity to not only network, but fully engage with Progress technologies and be at the ready to implement the leading edge digital solutions your customers demand. And you’ll be armed with insightful business and industry knowledge you can use to smartly grow your business.

Take charge of your future. You’ll leave ProgressNEXT 2017 geared up to open new market opportunities and equipped with all the tools, ideas and expertise you need to build engaging customer experiences.

Cost: Event registration and meals are free. Partners pay for travel, hotel and other costs.

Get an Edge

250+

Attendees

Best –and only – gathering of
your peers. See how the
ecosystem has grown.

40+

Hands-On
Experiences

See it, learn it, do it. Our
experience workshops will
have you on your feet,
sleeves rolled up and
ready to innovate.

2

Dynamic Keynotes

Inspiring content to kick off
and wrap up the conference.
A little wit and wisdom

1

Day of Relaxation
and Fun

Golf

Agenda

Wednesday, February 8

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Reception

King Meadow Lawn

Thursday, February 9

7:30am - 8:30am
Breakfast

Grand Ballroom West


8:30am - 9:45am
General Session

Grand Ballroom

Kimberly King, VP Channels, Our Journey Continues 8:30-8:45am
Yogesh Gupta, CEO, Progress Vision 8:45-9:30am
Loren Jarrett, CMO 9:30-9:45am

9:45am - 10:00am
Break

10:00am - 11:30am
The Road Ahead

Grand Ballroom

Colleen Smith, GM, OpenEdge
Roadmap, Future, Customer Stories

11:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch

Grand Ballroom West


 

The Journey Room

The Sponsor Room


12:30 - 3:00pm
20/20 Vision (12:30 - 3:00pm)

Palm Ballroom

The year is 2020…”20/20 Vision” is a successful company that leads the industry in terms of sales and service, and knows how to delight their customers. Become a part of the experience in our journey to the future!

Meet Our Sponsors (12:30 - 4:00pm)

Palm Ballroom

Travel through the sponsor room and take time to meet our sponsors as a part of your journey experience. Our sponsors will be available until 4 pm to talk with you about their customer stories and solutions.


3:00pm - 3:15pm
Break


4:00 - 4:15pm
Break


6:00pm
EPCOT - Around the World

Friday, February 10

8:00 - 9:00am
Breakfast

Grand Ballroom West


9:00 - 12:00pm
Geniuses at Work Showcasing our Sponsors

Palm Ballroom

Partner+ & Marketing Resources

Sponsor - ConnectPlaza

Sponsor - Servoy

SaaS "Journey to the Cloud"

Sponsor - DataPA

"Looks Matter"

Digital Marketing

Sponsor - IS Corp

"Always Open for Business"

Business Intelligence

Sponsor - Ray Biz Tech

Technology Trends

Professional Services

Sponsor - Kingslake


12:00 - 1:00pm
Lunch

Grand Ballroom West


1:00 - 2:15pm
General Session

Grand Ballroom

Kimberly King, VP, Channels
Intro to Keynote Speaker Todd Hewlin

 

Todd Hewlin
Walk a Day in Your Customer's Shoes

2:15 - 2:45pm
Progress University

Grand Ballroom

John Harlow, VP, Professional Services

2:45 - 3:00pm
Intro to Jamie Shanks and Afternoon Session

Grand Ballroom

Kimberly King, VP, Channels

3:00 - 3:30pm
Break

3:30 - 5:00pm
Social Selling

Grand Ballroom

Jamie Shanks

6:00 - 7:00pm
Cocktails

Grand Ballroom


7:00 - 9:00pm
Dinner and Awards

Grand Ballroom


9:00 - 11:00pm
Casino Night

Grand Ballroom

Saturday, February 11

7:30 - 8:15am
Breakfast

Tranquilo Golf Club @ The Four Seasons


8:30am
Golf Start Time

Experts

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Yogesh Gupta

President and CEO,
PROGRESS

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Kimberly King

VP Channels, PROGRESS

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Colleen Smith

VP/GM, OpenEdge

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Loren Jarrett

CMO, PROGRESS

Keynote

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Todd Hewlin

Managing Director, TCG Advisors

Todd Hewlin, a noted author on digitization and business model innovation, will provide you the opportunity to “walk in the shoes of your customers” as they grapple with a digital future. He’ll demonstrate how business model innovation can reframe value chains to deliver superior outcomes for end customers.

Social Selling Class Speaker

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Jamie Shanks

CEO, Sales for Life

Jamie Shanks is the CEO of Sales for Life, helping companies grow revenue by digitally transforming their sales and marketing processes with education and behavioral change solutions. Jamie will demonstrate how you can grow your pipeline by finding, educating and engaging today’s modern buyer.

Get to NEXT

Book your hotel room at the Four Seasons for the ProgressNEXT for Partners at our special rate

Four Seasons Hotel

The discount rate expired on January 12, 2017, however, please contact the hotel directly at (407) 313-6868 and simply mention you are attending the Progress event in February to see what availability and pricing may be available.

Ground Transportation

The Hotel is 21 miles from Orlando
International Airport. The best and
most efficient way to get to the
hotel is via taxi service.

Traveling to Orlando

Fly into Orlando International
Airport (MCO).

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ProgressNEXT for Partners

Gold Sponsor

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Silver Sponsors

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kingslake
rbt
datapa

Interested in sponsoring? Contact Kimberly King kiking@progress.com

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Get Involved – Participate in all three onsite Social Media Contests!

Social Media Engagement and Photo Wall contests Social Media Scavenger Hunt

Sponsors

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Rollbase and Telerik Developers to the Progress OpenEdge community

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Servoy BV is an International firm that creates an award-winning hybrid development and deployment platform. Servoy is used by ISVs, organizations and consultants in over 50 countries.

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Founded in 1999, our mission is to WOW and delight our customers by delivering value and results to their business. We will provide the most effective methods companies use to market and sell
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JKT is a global IT services and software solutions company providing world class solutions to SMEs, start-ups, and the world’s largest organizations
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International Business Machines Corporation is an American Multinational technology and consulting corporations with headquarters in Armonk, NY
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