We simply wrapped up an incredible few days in Miami Seaside at Cisco Associate Summit 2023, the place we had the chance to attach, be taught, and rejoice the entire superb issues our companions are doing to assist our mutual clients obtain their enterprise transformation targets.

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

Advertising and marketing Velocity Government Trade

On Monday, November 6, I had the glory of internet hosting about 50 different advertising executives from  our companions on the Advertising and marketing Velocity Government Trade. Not solely was it a good way to kick off Associate Summit, it was a wonderful alternative to be taught from each other, trade finest practices and insights, and be open and susceptible concerning the challenges and alternatives we’re all dealing with as advertising leaders immediately.

Rodney Clark Introduced Because the New Associate Chief

Whereas it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Oliver Tuszik because the chief of World Associate 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 fundamental stage by Jeff Sharritts and Oliver throughout the Day 1 World Perception Session, and having the chance to listen to from him and be taught extra about why he selected to affix Cisco and his imaginative and prescient for transferring ahead.

Wonderful One on Ones

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

Key Messages from Mainstage World Perception Classes

As normal, the mainstage World Perception Classes from Cisco Associate Summit had 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 superb issues our Partnering for Objective initiative has completed because it was launched finally 12 months’s Associate Summit. On Wednesday Jonathan Davidson dug into Cisco’s—and our companions’—dedication to sustainability, and Jeetu Patel highlighted how Cisco is main the way in which with regards to hybrid work with new Webex improvements.

Concentrate on SMB

So many instances 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 World Perception Session chat between Jeff Sharrits, Andrew Sage, Alexandra Zagury, and Jose Van Dijk; but in addition throughout enterprise affect periods, conversations, one on ones, press and analyst periods, and extra.

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

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