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Thank you for registering to attend . We can’t wait to welcome you to Washington DC for what promises to be an amazing week.

As you’ll know, we changed the name of this event from the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) to Microsoft Inspire and that really reflects the key purpose of the event. We want you to be inspired and excited about what you and your customers can achieve with Microsoft technology, and to enable you to become a more profitable partner of the future.

Our UK team have created an exciting and diverse agenda to complement the global keynotes and sessions, to help you think about how you can apply the insights and learnings you hear at the event to your business plans.

This digital guide is designed to help you navigate all the elements your Microsoft Inspire journey so you can build your agenda and get the most value from attending. We hope that you find this useful and look forward to connecting with you all in July.

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Get the latest updates at @mspartnersuk Feedback to win Complete the UK Inspire feedback form* before 30th July for the chance to win a Surface Book, courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion.

*Terms and conditions apply Take the Skills Pledge Getting the right skills into your business is critical for driving your cloud business, apprentices can help, especially the new Azure Apprenticeship that we have launched. Come and chat to our skills experts and partner apprentices within the UK Lounge and sign the Partner Pledge to commit to taking on apprentices into your business. PROMOTIONS Partner Concierge Team Do you struggle to locate the answers you’re looking for? We understand that with the various programmes we offer, it’s not always easy to know where to go. This is where the Partner Concierge can assist you in transforming your business. Whether you need signposting and support or you’re looking to take advantage of one of our Marketing Packages, we can help.

Hundreds of partners are now allowing us to take the time to find what is right for their business and devise a plan to contribute towards driving tangible results. Come and speak to our team in the UK Lounge to find out more about how we can help your business.

Join the UK conversation on Twitter #MSInspireUK Need help or have questions? Come and find the team at the Welcome Desk in the UK Lounge in the Walter E Washington Convention Center. Breakfast July 13, 2017 08:00 - 11:00 09:00 - 11:00 08:00 - 09:00 Registration THURSDAY UK Regional Session Lunch Sessions Breakfast 11:00 - 17:00 11:30 - 13:00 11:00 - 14:00 July 12, 2017 13:00 - 17:00 07:30 - 17:00 19:00 - 22:30 08:45 - 10:45 07:30 - 08:45 Registration Vision Keynote WEDNESDAY Commons, Expo, Microsoft Inspire Inspire Microsoft Partner Celebration Connect, UK Lounge Women in Tech Lunch in Tech Women FULL Lunch Sessions Breakfast July 11, 2017 11:00 - 18:00 11:00 - 14:00 TUESDAY 13:00 - 17:00 07:30 - 18:00 19:30 - 23:30 08:45 - 10:45 07:30 - 08:45 Registration Vision Keynote Commons, Expo, Connect, UK Lounge UK Partner Celebration AGENDA - AGENDA Lunch Sessions Breakfast Worldwide 11:30 - 13:00 11:00 - 18:00 11:00 - 14:00 July 10, 2017 13:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 18:00 MONDAY Meet & Mix 07:00 - 18:00 08:45 - 10:45 07:30 - 08:45 Registration Awards Lunch Awards Vision Keynote Commons, Expo, Connect, UK Lounge SUNDAY July 9, 2017 18:00 - 20:00 08:00 - 20:00 Registration UK Welcome Reception UK Welcome UK Welcome Reception

Capitol View at 400 (The Hall of States, 444 North Capitol Street) Sunday 9 July, 18:00 - 20:00

The welcome reception provides a great opportunity for you to meet and

WELCOME network with all the UK Partners and Microsoft staff in a relaxed environment with drinks and canapés.

The Capitol View at 400 is situated just over the road from the US Capitol Building and has spectacular views down the US National Mall.

Are you a first time attendee? If so, we’d like to invite you to the welcome reception earlier so that you can connect with other first-time attendees before other partners arrive.

AGENDA - AGENDA Please remember to bring your conference pass and valid photo ID to ensure you gain access to the event and to collect your UK Celebration band (or collect it from the UK Lounge by 16:00 on Tuesday 11 July).

Win a Surface Book courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion UK Lounge

Walter E Washington Convention Center (Expo Area) Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 July, 11:00 - 17:00

LOUNGE The UK Lounge is the heart of the UK experience. Here you can:

• Catch-up on work • Network with the Microsoft team • Network with other partners • Arrange impromptu meetings • Recharge your tech

This year, we have invested in growing the resources available to you in the lounge. Look out for our marketing concierge and skills teams who will be

AGENDA - AGENDA manning an area of the lounge. Come over and see how you can grow your business with the resources available to you.

Win a Surface Book courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion Worldwide Meet & Mix

Walter E Washington Convention Center (Regional Lounge Coffee Hub) Monday 10 July, 17:00 - 18:00

Join us for our new worldwide networking event “Meet and Mix” where we will be facilitating the connections of partners from all over the world. MEET & MIX This event will be taking place in the Regional Lounge coffee hub and will be an informal drinks reception for partners from all over the world. This session promises to be a valuable hour for all those looking to connect with other partners or nurture existing relationships. AGENDA - AGENDA

Win a Surface Book courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion UK Partner Celebration

The Willard Hotel (1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004) Tuesday 11 July, 19.30 - 23:30

Get ready to slip into your favourite dress/suit as this is your time to step into the limelight!

CELEBRATION This year Microsoft UK will be hosting a glamorous red carpet evening with live bands, photo opportunities and the chance to strut your way down our very own red carpet.

The UK Partner Celebration is exclusive for our UK attendees, photo ID and wristband will be required for entry. Lost wristbands cannot be replaced. Collect your band at the Welcome Reception or from the UK Lounge by 16:00 on Tuesday 11 July). AGENDA - AGENDA

Win a Surface Book courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion UK Regional Session

Walter E Washington Convention Center (Ballroom B) Thursday 13 July, 09.00 - 11:00

Don’t miss out on the UK Regional Session, where our business leaders will put a UK context on the announcements made during the week. They will also provide an exclusive insight into strategy and direction for our UK partners. REGIONAL SESSION AGENDA - AGENDA Feedback to win Complete the UK Inspire feedback form* before 30th July for the chance to win a Surface Book, courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion.

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Win a Surface Book courtesy of Black Marble and Vuzion CGI Consortium UK Country Partner of the Year Cloud Productivity

CGI UK are a leading Microsoft Partner The Consortium comprises five specialist who’ve put growth and transformation at Microsoft partners, each with enterprise- the heart of their business, making a big level experience and their own unique IP. investment in building Azure skills and The partnership, based in the UK, includes training over 100 of their senior architects Content and Code, Modality Systems, in the last 12 months. CGI are early adopters Inframon, Coeo, and Program Framework. WINNERS of the Microsoft strategy and are currently Together, these partners offer end-to-end in the process of migrating customers from digital transformation services for Microsoft’s their datacentre to Azure. They’ve really Cloud customers, helping them unlock the leveraged the Microsoft Partner ecosystem, potential of their technology investments. By building strategic partnerships that enable working together, the Consortium combines them to deliver the best solutions for the expertise, flexibility and agility found client innovation. Building IP is key to their in specialist partners, while offering clients transformation and they’ve recently set a the breadth of capability more typically target of generating 30% of their revenue found in global SI’s. The Consortium meets from IP by 2019. They have implemented a diverse customer needs by bringing in the full end-to-end data analytics solution built right partner(s) to offer follow on services on , Advanced Analytics, over the lifecycle of the customer. In the 12 PowerBI and SQL Server to help their months the Consortium has been working AWARDS - AWARDS customers drive efficiencies and cost savings. together, they’ve helped countless customers Their long-term commitment to customer by delivering customized solutions based obsession has been a key driver of their on specific client needs. Projects range from transformation. digital workspaces, Skype for Business and communications, cloud and infrastructure platform, to Power BI & analytics, and project and portfolio management.

Get the latest updates at @mspartnersuk Black Marble Application Development Award

Black Marble Public Sector: Public Safety and National Security Award

Content and Code UK Country Partner of the Year

Content and Code Customer Experience Award

eBECS Cloud Customer Relationship Management Award

FINALISTS Extrinsica Global Cloud Packaged Solution Award

Gap Consulting Cloud for Global Good - Technology for Good Award

Learning Possibilities Limited Public Sector: Education Award

Modality Systems Communications Award

AWARDS - AWARDS New Signature Messaging Award

QA Limited Cloud for Global Good - YouthSpark Award

Rackspace UK Country Partner of the Year

risual Public Sector: Government Award

Westcoast Distributor Award

Get the latest updates at @mspartnersuk LOGISTICS - MAP Traveling to USA Safety and security

As part of your registration you have As with any international travel been provided with a “Business Travel there are risks, but many steps have Support Letter” which is needed been taken to mitigate them. The to enter Washington DC, you can Microsoft Global Security team has download this by logging into your been involved at every stage of account and selecting the links on our planning process to focus on the right hand side. participant safety. Our programme plan has been carefully designed to We suggest this is printed off and reduce participant risk exposure. The you carry this with your other travel safety and security of our attendees documents as you may be asked is Microsoft’s first priority. for it by border control. As well as this, you may be asked for proof Please remember these common- that you are attending a meeting or sense security guidelines when using convention, and it may be useful to the conference centre: have a copy of the meeting agenda and/or registration on hand. • Do not use recording devices, cameras or laser pointers in conference sessions Time zone GENERAL • All personal items at the Washington DC is in the Eastern convention centre are at the Standard Time Zone (BST - 5 hours). owner’s risk, please be sensible with your valuables

Show your badge and save • Immediately report suspicious behaviour to event staff and if you As an Inspire attendee, you can need to contact the Emergency show your convention badge Services, call 911 to participating restaurants and entertainment venues across the LOGISTICS - LOGISTICS city during the dates of the event to take advantage of a great dinner discounts.

Find out more about the different attractions in Washington DC. Meet the UK Inspire team

The UK Inspire team welcomes you to Washington DC. If you need us, the best place to find us will be at the Welcome Desk in the UK Lounge. You should spot us easily in our Microsoft UK jackets.

Matt Shaw UK Inspire Lead

Emma Oxley UK Communications Manager

Katharine Bale UK Blog and Content Manager INSPIRE

Annabelle Coyne UK Welcome and Celebration Manager

Jonathan Aston TEAM - UK Digital Creative Lead

Katie Bradbury UK Executive Engagement Manager

Yvonne Puley UK Regional Session Manager

Find us in the UK Lounge Job Email

Adris Ahmed Partner Sales Executive - OEM Resellers [email protected]

Alex Smith HMSP Commercial Lead [email protected]

Ana Damil ADR Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Andrew Bentley Azure Practice Development Lead [email protected]

Andrew Churchill Channel Exec Hosting Service Providers [email protected]

Annabelle Coyne Event Manager [email protected]

Benny Madrid Sales Director, Corporate Accounts [email protected]

Charlotte Henigan Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Chris Perkins GM, Small and Mid-market Solutions and Partners

Chris Rothwell Dynamics Business Group Lead [email protected]

Cindy Rose CEO

Claire Langlands Senior Partner Channel Marketing Manager [email protected]

Clare Barclay Chief Operating Officer

Craig Fellowes Sales Director - Digital Workplace [email protected]

Craig Parker Education Partner Lead

Damian Stirrett GM, Enterprise & Partner Group

Daniel Langton Senior Business Manager to COO [email protected]

Danny Ovens SMB Azure Lead [email protected] A-I

Dave Sayers Surface Sales Director [email protected]

Derrick McCourt GM, Public Sector

Ed Joby Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Ellen Cato Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Emma Oxley Partner Marketing Executive [email protected]

George Tubb Azure Partner Consultant [email protected] TEAM - Glenn Woolaghan Director, Partner Business & Development [email protected]

Graham Hill Director UK Commercial Markets Strategy Group [email protected]

Harry West Senior Technical Sales Manager [email protected]

Hazel Nash Director, Industry Solution Sales [email protected]

Helen Smith Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Howard Lewis Director, Commercial Surface SMSP [email protected]

Hugh Milward Director, Corporate External & Legal Affairs

Ian Drew Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Ian Woolner O365 Practice Development Professional [email protected]

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James Chadwick Director, Hosting Service Providers (HSP) [email protected]

James Lockyer ISV GTM Lead [email protected]

James Squibb Partner Sales Executive - OEM Distis [email protected]

Janet Gibbons Director, Partner Co-Sell [email protected]

Jason Bennett [email protected]

Jenna Johnston Channel Exec Hosting Service Providers [email protected]

Jenny Kalenderidis Head of Enterprise [email protected]

Jim Thompson Director, Public Safety & National Security [email protected]

John Nougher Technical Sales Manager [email protected]

Jon Aston Digital Designer [email protected]

Jonny Bryan Partner Planning & Capacity Lead [email protected]

Julie-Ann Muir Director, Enterprise Partners [email protected]

Karl Small Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Katharine Bale Partner MarComms Manager [email protected]

Kathryn Ponting Enterprise Partner BDM [email protected]

Katie Bradbury Communications and Marketing Manager [email protected]

Katie Hardingham Partner Sales Manager [email protected]

Katinka Harsanyi Azure Practice Development Professional [email protected] J-M Kelly Walker Surface Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Laura Bouchard Director, Channel Sales [email protected]

Lauren Fish Partner Marketing Programme Manager [email protected]

Lisa Wakely Enterprise GTM Lead [email protected]

Liz Penning Skills Partner Business Development Manager [email protected]

Liz Stevens Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

TEAM - Madiha Khan SAM Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Mark Bedford Senior Director, Solution Team Unit (STU) [email protected]

Mark Boston Snr Customer and Partner Experience Manager [email protected]

Mark Bradford Director, SAM & Compliance [email protected]

Mark Johnston Director, Partner Marketing [email protected]

Mark Smith Cloud and Enterprise Business Group Lead [email protected]

Mark Wheeler Partner Sales Executive mark [email protected]

Marleen Reininger Industry Solutions Manager, UK Public Safety and National Security [email protected]

Matt Milner Cloud & Enterprise Commercial Sales Lead [email protected]

Matt O'Callaghan Corporate Accounts Sales Manager [email protected]

Matt Shaw Partner Events Lead [email protected]

Michael Chewter SMB Dynamics Lead [email protected]

Mike Gill Azure Partner Channel Development Manager [email protected]

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Neil Carter Director, Local & Regional Government [email protected]

Nevenka Scott Director, Digital Workplace [email protected]

Nick Stone O365 Practice Development Lead [email protected]

Nicola Young Skills Lead [email protected]

Nina Jones Director, Customer and Partner Experience [email protected]

Paul Bolt Director, Small & Midmarket Business [email protected]

Paul McAdam Senior Business Manager to CEO [email protected]

Paul Veck Azure Business Development Management [email protected]

Paula Costa Sr Partner Channel Marketing Manager [email protected]

Peta Clohosey Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Peter Sketch ISV Lead [email protected]

Rebecca Atkinson Channel Exec Hosting Service Providers [email protected]

Rebecca Tuck Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Richard Ellis Office Business Group Lead [email protected]

Richard Price Account Executive [email protected]

Richard Shipton Dynamics Enterprise Partner Team Manager [email protected]

Richard Willmott Developer Tools Solution Sales Professional [email protected]

Richard Zaltzman Business Solution Lead [email protected] N-Y Robert Epstein Director, Windows Marketing [email protected]

Sally Phillips Account Executive [email protected]

Sam Garrett Partner Technology Strategist [email protected]

Satpal Biant Director, Public Sector Sales [email protected]

Scott Allen CMO [email protected]

Stelios Zarras Sr Partner/Channel Marketing Manager [email protected]

TEAM - Steven Mullaghan Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Stuart Gammage Partner Sales Executive [email protected]

Tamer Ozmen GM, Enterprise Services

Tim Hall Enterprise Partner BDM [email protected]

Yvonne Puley SMB GTM Lead [email protected]

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