Hi all,
2 months from now, the Microsoft World Partner Conference (WPC) will take place on July 13th till July 17th 2014 in Washington.
Last year in Houston
Last year at the WPC in Houston, former CEO Steve Ballmer presented that 2014 will be the biggest year of most innovativ solutions Microsoft has ever launched in history.
This year in Washington
That was Houston. This year and fiscal year 2015, Microsoft will launch their new CEO Satya Nadella to share his new strategy and vision in Washington.
I will be there as well on behalf of my company JCC Consultancy (www.jccconsultancy.com). I will solely attend Executive sessions and keynotes like I did at the SharePoint Conference last March in Las Vegas and I will live share the information I am collecting at these sessions. For more information on the SharePoint events and blogs take a look here.
For those who has not decided to attend the WPC in Washington, let me give you some of my personal bullet reasons why you should be there:
- Bullet one: The New CEO Satya Nadella will kick off with the Strategy Keynote on Microsoft new strategy and vision. As Microsoft has decided to change her strategy into Services and Devices and transforming her internal organization and the international Channel Partners, for me it is crucial to hear from Satya what his vision is on the coming years if it comes to Cloud and Mobile. His vision and strategy will definitely impact the way Microsoft partners are doing business and force them to seriously rethink and rebuild their current Srategy, Sales, Marketing and Delivery activities.
Reflect, rethink and decide
Based on my experiences talking to Microsoft Non Managed Partners last year and the first 4 months and helping them out in making the right business decisions in terms of Strategy, Sales, Marketing and Delivery, I seriously would recommend all Microsoft partners worldwide to reflect, rethink about the continuity of your company and decide.
Ask yourself 3 major questions and decide whether to come to Washington or not.
- Is my current business model outdated or is it future proof and ready?
- How do your customers see your company? Do they see you as the Trusted advisor for the future and a leading innovative organization? Or do they see you as a follower who still believe in the old fashion way of doing business?
- Does your company has the right Cloud proposition at this moment? If not, I would seriously recommend you to ask yourself not twice, but three times, why your company does not have Unique Cloud proposition
STAY THE COURSE OR CHANGE IT
For those who answerd the questions above in a positiv way, i can only say, thumps up and stay the course for the coming years. For those who answered at least one of the questions in a negativ way, come to the World Partner Conference in Washington and find and hear the right information so you can make the right decisions for your company, business in terms of Cloud, Enterprise Social, Mobile and Big Data and change your business model and make it future proof for at least the coming 2-3 years.
- Bullet two: ENFORCE YOUR BUSINESS IN A STRATEGICALLY WAY AT THE WPC
The WPC is the place where Microsoft partners and customers can meet up and start new future business and strategical partnerships. Last year at the WPC in Houston, you can see on the picture above what the figures are of attendees. This year will be the same if it comes to the number of attendees. If your company is looking for new business partners to enforce your current business model or solution propositions, the WPC is the holy place to find the right partner to work with or join forces. Besides this you can also meet Microsoft stakeholders from Microsoft Redmond who can help you out to introduce you to other key player within the Microsoft organization.
My personal example, was my One on One executive meeting with the General Manager of Office 365 worldwide, Jared Spataro at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas last March. If I did not go the SharePoint event in Vegas, I would not have the chance to meet up with Jared who is normally working from HQ in Seattle.
If you want to read more about my meeting with Jared, take a look here.
- Bullet three: Over 300 sessions on Cloud, Social Enterprise, Big data and Mobile
Here is a general overview of how the agenda will look like.
WELCOME RECEPTION
Come to the opening of The Commons from 5pm-7pm on Sunday July 13th at the Convention Center, and get registered early! Pick up your badge, network with colleagues, and see the premiere of The Commons.
VISION KEYNOTE MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY
One of the biggest reasons to attend the 2014 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference is the opportunity to hear directly from Microsoft leaders at the Vision Keynotes at Verizon Center Monday and Wednesday. This is an opportunity to hear the vision for how together we are moving forward – in a cloud-first, mobile-first world.
TRACK KEYNOTES
Industry experts, partners, and Microsoft present top customer opportunities, and how partner, and Microsoft solutions are helping them solve their key problems. This year we have 5 Track Keynotes – Cloud, Big Data, Enterprise Social, Mobility & Devices, and Leadership, Sales and Marketing.
SESSIONS
With so much good information to choose from, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly the right session mix. This year, we’ve simplified our offerings by reducing to
five major focus areas. Use the calendar and session scheduler to build the perfect WPC to meet your business needs, and start discovering the right sessions to help you build your business now with the
sessions catalog.
Breakout Session
During over 250 sessions, top worldwide subject matter experts, successful partners, satisfied customers, and independent analysts share their knowledge with you. Informative, revealing, and entertaining, our sessions focus in customer scenarios, real-world examples, tangible solutions, in-depth reviews of key business strategies, and return on investment.
60 minutes, PowerPoint based, videos, demos, 150-500 seats
Interactive Discussion
With less of a focus on presentation, Interactive Discussions are most successful when the small-in-size audience is open to sharing, is active in participation, and possesses some knowledge of the topic at hand. These over 80 sessions are kept small in seating and room size on purpose to foster the intimacy of the discussion. Arrive early to claim your seat!
60 minutes, no PowerPoint, 50-80 seats
Regional Session
Come learn how Microsoft’s latest solutions can help you achieve growth and increase your profitability in your region. This year we have 22 Regional Keynotes – APAC, Brazil, Canada, CEE, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, LATAM, MEA, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US.
120 minutes, PowerPoint based, videos, demos, 150-1,000 seats
Hopefully, I have convinced you to reflect, rethink and decide whether you will attend the WPC in Washington and i really hope to see you there.
What if I do not have the time or budget to go the WPC in Washington?
Are you a Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partner and you did not have time to visit the SharePoint Conference event in Las Vegas last March or the upcoming World Partner Conference in Washington in july ? Or do you lack budget to attend such an event?
JCC Consultancy offers you to become a member of the International Community Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners for a very low anual fee.
Linkedin GROUP for Microsoft Non MANAGED SMB PARTNERS worldwide
I have also created a special group on Linked Group for Microsoft Non Managed SMB partners worldwide where they can meet up and share their vision and discuss other relevant topics. To join this group go to this link.
90% of Microsoft Non Managed Partners is not attending the WPC’S
According to a independent survey we have conducted in December and January among Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners, 90% pointed out that they will not attend the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas and World Partner Conference in Washington. Based on these results, JCC Consultancy has created a special offer for those Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners who did of will not attend these events, but still want access to all Executive and Strategy sessions.
New community for only Microsoft Non Managed partners worldwide : 3000 members by the end of 2015!
Furthermore, we want to create a new community for Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners worldwide. Our goal is to have 3000 Microsoft Non Managed partners to become member of this community by the end of 2015. With that size we will be a strong community with a strong voice to provide Microsoft Corporation with the right feedback so Microsoft can adjust their strategy and plans for the Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners.
IC MNM Membership: what is the business value for you?
- Save business time: Normally you are out of office for 5- 7 days : 40-50 hours you are non productive
- Save event ticket: €1500,- euro
- Save airplane expenses:€ 900,- €1000,- euro
- Save hotel expenses: € 1300,- euro
- Save dinner and cab expenses euro € 400,- euro
In short: you will save at least € 5000,- € 6000,- euro per event ( in US dollars it will be 7000 – 8000 US dollars) if you become a MNM member on an annual base.
We work for you while it’s business as usual for you
Annual Membership fee:
- ICMNM (International Community Microsoft Non ManagedPartners )membership:
- € 299,- euro,– (excl.VAT) —-> that will be only 0,82 euro cent a day. In US dollars it will be 415,- US dollars (excl.VAT).
- Full entrance to: all downloads from
SharePoint Conference Las Vegas 2014 and World Partner Conference in Washington 2014
- Executive /Strategy presentations/ documents
- Developer Presentations /Documents
- Roadmaps;
- Roundtable executive sessions to network;
- One day free consultancy ( € 960,- euro value)
- Discount 10% discount on consultancy rate
If you are interested in our membership please register via info@jccconsultancy.com and we will send you a registration list. Once we have received the registration list, an invoice for the annual fee will be sent to you
After you have paid the Annual membership fee, we will send you a link to grant you access to the ICMNM portal where you can download all the documents mentioned above.
For more information on our services please check out our company site http://www.jccconsultancy.com
Your membership can be cancelled with one month notice.
For any questions please let me know:
If you have any questions or you need help in transforming your business into the future in terms of Strategy, Sales, Marketing and Delivery, contact me.
Jean Claude Chan
JCC CLOUD, special portal site for Business decision makers of Business Partners (Microsoft and IBM) 