Cisco Partner Summit 2023: Cisco and Partners Truly are Greater Together

We just wrapped up an amazing few days in Miami Beach at Cisco Partner Summit 2023, where we had the opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate all of the amazing things our partners are doing to help our mutual customers achieve their business transformation goals.

There were so many moments last week that stood out to me, from spending time with other marketing leaders to all of the keynotes. Here are my key takeaways from Cisco Partner Summit 2023:

Marketing Velocity Executive Exchange

On Monday, November 6, I had the honor of hosting about 50 other marketing executives from  our partners at the Marketing Velocity Executive Exchange. Not only was it a great way to kick off Partner Summit, it was an excellent opportunity to learn from one another, exchange best practices and insights, and be open and vulnerable about the challenges and opportunities we’re all facing as marketing leaders today.

Rodney Clark Announced As the New Partner Leader

While it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Oliver Tuszik as the leader of Global Partner Routes to Market and Sales, it was incredibly exciting to have Rodney Clark announced on November 6, as Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Small & Medium Business. Even more exciting was seeing Rodney introduced to our partner community on main stage by Jeff Sharritts and Oliver during the Day 1 Global Insight Session, and having the opportunity to hear from him and learn more about why he chose to join Cisco and his vision for moving forward.

Amazing One on Ones

Partner Summit is one of my favorite events because it gives me the chance to meet and speak with our partners. Over the course of the week, I had the opportunity to meet, learn from, and exchange ideas with so many of our valued partners. Your feedback is invaluable and vitally important, and every single conversation and one on one has energized and inspired me.

Key Messages from Mainstage Global Insight Sessions

As usual, the mainstage Global Insight Sessions from Cisco Partner Summit were full of inspiring messages, launches, announcements, and photo-worthy moments. Chuck Robbins reiterated Cisco’s commitment to Powering an Inclusive Future for All and reflected on the amazing things our Partnering for Purpose initiative has accomplished since it was launched at last year’s Partner Summit. On Wednesday Jonathan Davidson dug into Cisco’s—and our partners’—commitment to sustainability, and Jeetu Patel highlighted how Cisco is leading the way when it comes to hybrid work with new Webex innovations.

Focus on SMB

So many times over the course of the week I heard partners talking about SMB and how it is a priority for them. Cisco is fully committed to SMB, which was reiterated not only during the Day 2 Global Insight Session chat between Jeff Sharrits, Andrew Sage, Alexandra Zagury, and Jose Van Dijk; but also during business impact sessions, conversations, one on ones, press and analyst sessions, and more.

I hope you all enjoyed Cisco Partner Summit 2023 as much as I did, and I can’t wait to see you all next year at Cisco Partner Summit 2024.

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