Acronis #CyberFit Summit’s Most Exciting Speakers and Sessions

The Acronis #CyberFit Summit World Tour kicks off in just over two weeks! From October 25-27, hundreds of Acronis partners, MSPs, MSSPs, resellers, distributors, and hosting service providers will gather online and in-person in Miami, Florida to connect, learn, and grow their businesses together.

As in past years, we’ve developed an agenda for the Summit full of the insights, advice, and best practices needed to help you bolster your business’ success. This October, that includes a stellar line-up of thought leaders, IT channel experts, and celebrity guest stars – all delivering valuable practical insights on technical and business topics in dozens of panels, keynotes, interactive workshops and special onsite events.

Whether you’ve already registered for the virtual or Miami event – or you’re just planning to – here’s a quick preview of some of the speakers and sessions that you can look forward to joining in just two weeks:

Virtually and in-person at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit in Miami, progressive thinkers and leaders in the cyber protection sphere will be on hand to help boost your knowledge and provide you with the tools to increase your MSP’s profitability and productivity.

Take a look at some of our biggest names and keep an eye out for our keynote speaker announcement.

Find out how your clients can have an amazing service experience. Jamison West will break down the five major elements of the MSP Service Desk, and how to build them from the ground up – for efficiency, scale, and profitability. West built Arterian (formerly JWCS), an MSP he grew from a one-man shop to 40 staff members through both organic growth and the acquisition of four other IT services companies. He currently serves as a fractional CEO for SmileBack and Chairman of TimeZest.

Learn the fundamentals of pricing, packaging, and selling your security services profitably. Bestselling author, IT business transformation and channel growth expert Erick Simpson will discuss two real-world MSP case studies in transforming to a security-first organization. As one of the most recognized and sought-after security, cloud, and managed services business improvement and transformation experts, Simpson will explain the core elements of a successful MSSP business, and how to bundle your security services for maximum protection and profitability.

Acronis Chief Revenue Officer, Jan-Jaap “JJ” Jager, and other Acronis leaders will show how you can optimize your partnership with Acronis, reduce your cyber risk, and use the Acronis Academy to train your teams. Learn how to make the most of the Acronis #CyberFit Partner Program tiers and take a sneak peek at how Acronis’ product roadmap for the year ahead can help your MSP create and expand revenue streams. 

Attracting new customers is necessary to build the business, but stability and longevity depend on retaining existing customers. Walsh, the CEO of Channelnomics and the 2112 Group will share methods for attracting new customers to build your business, retain your existing customers for long-term, productive relationships, leverage satisfied customers to acquire more accounts, and use renewal events for horizontal and upgrade sales.

Financial expert and podcast host Rayanne Buchianico will discuss the ten most common financial mistakes MSPs make (and how to fix them). Learn the most common exit strategies for your organization, and how to set the course for your company to successfully and profitably reach those goals.

Lau, the CTO of Los Angeles Football Club, and Wiles, the President of TeamLogicIT, will discuss the intersection of sports and security. Learn how LAFC and TeamLogicIT are able to combine their region’s love for the team with Acronis #CyberFit Sports Partnerships to promote their services, build brand loyalty, and grow their business.

Principal Analyst for Channels and Partnerships at Forrester, Jay McBain, Rich Freeman (executive editor of ChannelPro Network), and Dave Sobel (Host of Business in Tech) will be discussing their latest tech market research from a survey of 250 MSPs – delving into the challenges MSPs face when protecting their clients from zero-day threats and ever-increasing variants of ransomware. See how your own cyber protection strategies and tactics measure up against current and future technology and process investments of your industry peers.

Learn about the latest tools and processes you can deploy to prevent email-based cyberattacks as well as how to minimize email-borne attacks to improve your operations’ efficiency, reduce costs, and better protect your clients against costly downtime and sensitive data loss. Osterman, the president and founder of Osterman Research will talk about how to keep your emails safe from cyberattacks. Cybercriminals prey on unwary end-users, and even the best trained and most cyber-risk-averse users can fall victim.

We’re here to help Acronis partners like you stay a step ahead – supercharging your business and helping you retain clients, expand opportunities and boost your revenue.

Additionally, at this year’s Summit, we’re asking for your involvement and input to help make our partner program even more productive for your business. That includes opportunities to engage with Acronis leadership, an inside look at our product roadmap, and the chance to guide the development of cyber protection initiatives in the year ahead.

Discover how cutting-edge technologies such as machine intelligence and cloud services are being deployed to protect against the kinds of data loss events and security breaches that can devastate organizations and infrastructure.  

Make sure your business is prepared for the challenges and opportunities on the horizon. Register for the conference today.