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Distributor Ingram Micro’s SMB Alliance reseller community has been bolstered with the addition of Microsoft UK’s chief envisioning officer Dave Coplin and TV presenter/tech expert Spencer Kelly (pictured).
Coplin will be the keynote speaker at Ingram’s UK SMB Alliance Forum event, while Kelly will host the Learning Live area and will chair discussions on the education marketplace.
This area will highligh the latest vendor solutions for schools and universities, and feature its own interactive ‘classroom of the future’.
Coplin will deliver a thought leadership piece on the impact of changing trends as users adopt and adapt to new ways of using technology to live, work and do business.
Kelly is a radio and TV presenter with a focus on the world of technology.
The event takes place on Thursday October 2nd in the newly opened arena at StadiumMK, Milton Keynes.
Brent McCarty, MD and VP of Ingram Micro UK&I, said: "We’re giving our SMB customers the biggest event in our history. As well as presentations on new technologies from over 40 top vendors, delegates will also hear about the additional support and expertise available to them when partnering with us. My team will deliver master classes on how to increase revenue opportunities in new growth markets, understand the needs of key target verticals, and speed the adoption amongst their end users of cloud and ProAV technology.
“We’ll also be signing resellers up for our new advertising and marketing agency that launches in September. Agency Ingram Micro (AIM) will provide branding, telemarketing, PR, social media, web advertising solutions and event management to help resellers maximise opportunities by leveraging the marketing expertise within Ingram Micro as a value added service."
More info can be found at http://www.smballiance.co.uk/
