Cisco Partner Summit 2013 - Cisco Global Events - Cisco Systems

Event Dashboard. Date: June 3-6, 2013 Duration: 3+. Location: Boston, MA, US. Attendance: In Person. Fee: No Charge

Monday, June 3
Tuesday, June 4
Wednesday, June 5
Thursday, June 6

General Session Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Business Leadership Speakers

Business Transformation Sessions
Business Leadership Sessions

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Cisco Partner Summit 2013

Cisco is Committed to Partner Summit 2013 in Boston

Our hearts go out to the city of Boston and those impacted by the Boston Marathon tragedy on April 15th. The security of our partners and employees is always top of mind for Cisco as we look forward to our upcoming Cisco Partner Summit in Boston in June.

Our commitment to an informative and secure event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center remains unchanged.
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Join us and a select group of our key partners at the Cisco Partner Summit 2013 – an invitation-only, exclusive event filled with opportunities for executive networking, channel strategy discussions, technology updates, and business leadership development.

Cisco's premier partner event gathers C-level and senior executives in business and technology to celebrate our partnership and chart our future, together. This year, more than ever, we look forward to sharing with you the unprecedented opportunities we see ahead.

Transform and grow your business. Seize the extraordinary growth opportunity of the Internet of Everything to build, manage, and secure end-to-end IP-based platforms to connect people, process, data and things.
Create and expand new markets. Gain deeper insight into new markets, emerging technologies, sales and business leadership, and marketing strategies, with Cisco executives, business experts, and partners.
Build deeper relationships. Extend your professional networks by forging new connections with Cisco executives and channel partner colleagues.

Let's discover the unprecedented opportunities that lie ahead, together.

Agenda

Subject to change

Monday, June 3

Time	Activity	Location
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Registration	Exhibit Level
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Executive 1:1 Meetings	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B2
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Collaboration Lounge	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B1
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.	Auxiliary Meetings (by invite only)	Westin Boston Waterfront
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C

Tuesday, June 4

Time	Activity	Location
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Registration	Exhibit Level
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Global General Session Bruce Klein Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partner Organization John Chambers Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edison Peres Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Women in Channels Lunch (by invite only)	Ballroom Level, Ballroom East
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Executive 1:1 Meetings	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B2
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Collaboration Lounge	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B1
	Geo Region and Theater Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	The Americas Geo Region Session	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China Geo Region Session	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	ASEAN Theater Session	Meeting Level 2, Room 204 B
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Australia and New Zealand Theater Session	Meeting Level 2, Room 203
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Greater China Theater Session	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	India Theater Session	Meeting Level 2, Room 207
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Japan Theater Session	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 206 AB
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Korea Theater Session	Meeting Level 2, Room 204 A
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia Geo Region Session	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia Lounge	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC Foyer
5:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. (times vary by theater)	Theater Receptions (by invite only)

Wednesday, June 5

Time	Activity	Location
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Registration	Exhibit Level
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Global General Session Padmasree Warrior Chief Technology & Strategy Officer Rob Lloyd President, Development and Sales Edzard Overbeek Senior Vice President, Cisco Services	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Gold and Master Partner Lunch (by invite only)	Ballroom Level, Ballroom West
11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Executive 1:1 Meetings	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B2
11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Collaboration Lounge	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B1
	Business Transformation Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Embrace Tomorrow: Building "Sell-To" Service Provider Practices to Capitalize on Market Transitions	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
	Capture the Opportunity with ISVs	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 258 ABC
	Accelerate Your Business with the Cisco Partner Program	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
	Unlock the Potential of Collaboration: Empower. Engage. Innovate.	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 253 ABC
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	The Internet of Things - The Next Big Opportunity	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 258 ABC
	Build Your Cloud Business with Cisco	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
	Act Now, Prepare for Tomorrow with Cisco Borderless Networks and Security Architectures	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 253 ABC
	Win with Your Unified Data Center Practice	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Increase Profitability and Optimize Market Transitionswith Cisco Smart Services	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
	Capitalize on the Next Wave of Innovation with Software Programmable Networks	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 253 ABC
	Make Money with Mid-sized Customers	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 258 ABC
	Better Together: Cisco Smart Solutions	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
	Geo Region Evening Events
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.	The Americas	Club Royale
6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.	Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China	Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
7:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.	Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia	State Room

Thursday, June 6

Time	Activity	Location
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Registration	Exhibit Level
	Business Leadership Sessions
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Relationship Power! How to Win Business and Influence People	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution Lisa Bodell, Founder and CEO, futurethink	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
10:15 a.m – 11:15 a.m.	Innovating Innovation: Making Innovation an Everyday, Everywhere Capability Polly LaBarre, Co-founder, Management Innovation eXchange (MIX)	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
10:15 a.m – 11:15 a.m.	Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution Lisa Bodell, Founder and CEO, futurethink	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Relationship Power! How to Win Business and Influence People Tim Sanders, CEO, Net Minds and Founder, Deeper Media Incorporated	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 205 ABC
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Innovating Innovation: Making Innovation an Everyday, Everywhere Capability Polly LaBarre, Co-founder, Management Innovation eXchange (MIX)	Meeting Level 2, Rooms 210 ABC
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Executive 1:1 Meetings	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B2
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Collaboration Lounge	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall B1
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall C
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Global General Session Mark C. Thompson - Guest Speaker CEO and Co-founder, Virgin Unite Mentors Bruce Klein Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partner Organization Edison Peres Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels Chuck Robbins Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations	Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.	Global Evening Event	Seaport World Trade Center

Cisco Keynote Speakers

General Session Speakers

John Chambers

John Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco

John Chambers is Chairman and CEO of Cisco. He has helped grow the company from $70 million when he joined Cisco in January 1991, to $1.2 billion when he assumed the role of CEO, to record revenues of $46 billion in FY12. In 2006, Chambers was named Chairman of the Board, in addition to his CEO role. Read More

Chambers has received numerous awards for his leadership over his past 17 years at the helm of Cisco, including the 2012 Bower Award for Business Leadership from the Franklin Institute, Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People," one of Barron's' "World's Best CEOs," the "Best Boss in America" by 20/20, one of BusinessWeek's "Top 25 Executives Worldwide," "CEO of the Year" by Chief Executive Magazine, the Business Council's "Award for Corporate Leadership," and "Best Investor Relations by a CEO" from Investor Relations Magazine three times. During his tenure as CEO, Cisco has been named to Fortune's "America's Most Admired Company" list since 1999 ranking number one in the Network Communications category eight times, BusinessWeek's "Top 50 Performers" list six times, Forbes' "Leading Companies in the World," and is one of the top 10 places to work in the United States, China, Germany, France, India, UK, Australia, Singapore, and several other countries.

In addition, Chambers has been widely recognized for his and Cisco's philanthropic leadership, including receiving the U.S. State Department's top corporate social responsibility award (ACE) twice, from both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2010 and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in 2005. He also received the first-ever Clinton Global Citizen Award from former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and has been awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship, and the prestigious Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award, an award given by CEOs to their CEO peers.

Chambers takes an active role in corporate social responsibility initiatives worldwide. Recent partnerships include working with the Palestinian ICT sector growing ICT from .8% to over 5% of GDP in 2 years; Connecting Sichuan, an effort to help rebuild healthcare and education models in the Sichuan, China region impacted by the May 2008 earthquake. Chambers also cosponsored the Jordan Education Initiative, which Cisco has worked on in partnership with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and the World Economic Forum. Additionally, in late 2006, Chambers co-led a delegation of U.S. business leaders, in partnership with the U.S. State Department, to form the Partnership for Lebanon, helping provide critically needed resources for ongoing reconstruction in Lebanon. Chambers has also spearheaded several other education initiatives, including the 21st Century Schools initiative, to improve education and opportunity for children in the Gulf Coast Region affected by Hurricane Katrina.

He has served two American presidents, most recently as Vice Chairman of the President George W. Bush National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), where he provided industry experience and leadership to help protect the United States' critical infrastructure. He also served on President George W. Bush's Transition Team and Education Committee, and on President Bill Clinton's Trade Policy Committee.

Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Operations. He assumed the role of President and CEO in 1995. Prior to joining Cisco, he spent eight years at Wang Laboratories (1982-1990) and six years with IBM (1976-1982). He holds a bachelor of science / bachelor of arts degree in business and a law degree from West Virginia University and a master of business administration degree in finance and management from Indiana University.

Bruce Klein

Bruce Klein, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partner Organization, Cisco

Bruce Klein is Senior Vice President of Cisco's Worldwide Partner Organization, which is responsible for supporting Cisco's global business with more than 60,000 partners, representing the company's primary route to market. This global partner community, which includes systems integrators, value-added resellers, distributors, services, and technology partners, accounts for more than 80 percent of Cisco's revenue. These partners expand Cisco's customer reach with innovative solutions and services based on Cisco technology. Read More

Klein and his team develop the strategic initiatives and program innovations that create capacity to promote Cisco's growth in existing markets and new areas of opportunity. They also ensure that partners have the right capabilities and skills to meet evolving customer needs, while accelerating market adoption of Cisco products and services.

Klein joined Cisco in 2004 and held previous roles leading the U.S. Public Sector and Federal organizations, which are responsible for building a vision, strategy, and execution plan to further advance Cisco's relationship with customers, partners, and suppliers in this market segment.

Prior to joining Cisco, Klein was vice president of federal at Hewlett-Packard, where he managed sales, services, support, and marketing into the federal government. He was responsible for reorganizing the federal sales operation to become more focused on customer satisfaction, and he teamed with resellers and systems integrators to significantly grow HP's federal business. He also led the integration of HP's consulting and support services into a single organization to position HP as a total solutions provider to federal customers.

With a strong background serving customers over several decades, Klein is a well-respected thought leader within the IT industry. He has twice received Federal Computer Week's prestigious "Federal 100" award for his contributions in information technology across the federal government market. He was also named the 2010 Executive of the Year by Government Computing News.

Klein serves on numerous industry boards and councils, including the United Service Organizations (USO) by assisting them in their efforts to provide comfort and support to members of the military services around the world; AFCEA International helping them advance professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence, and global security; and the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the largest technology council in the nation.

Klein holds a bachelor of science degree in management information systems from George Mason University.

Robert Lloyd

Robert Lloyd, President, Development and Sales, Cisco

As President, Development and Sales, Robert Lloyd is responsible for Cisco's development and sales efforts, as the company creates tighter connections between customer requirements and innovation, along with ensuring greater speed-to-market. Lloyd's organization manages the alignment and acceleration of Cisco's technology innovation to enable a faster response to market transitions, increased customer relevance, and growth. Read More

Edzard J. C. Overbeek

Edzard J. C. Overbeek, Senior Vice President, Cisco Services, Cisco

Edzard Overbeek is Senior Vice President for Cisco Services. He manages the Cisco services business portfolio, which delivers unique and strategic consulting, platform, advanced and technical services solutions to customers and partners worldwide. His focus is to help our customers transform their businesses through intelligent networked-based service offerings that support their business goals and increase their competitiveness, as well as ensuring efficient business and technical operations throughout the lifecycle of the network. Read More

Before taking on his current role, Overbeek was the President of Cisco's Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China region. There he was responsible for the overall success of this strategic region for all customer segments and partner engagement activities by designing, implementing, and executing a strategy for the region that delivered accelerated results during the period of his leadership.

Previously, Overbeek was the President of Cisco Japan. He was also the Vice President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, where he oversaw designing and implementing the commercial line of business. He led the mid- to long-term strategic planning for the European theater, taking the enterprise, service provider, public sector, and commercial markets through a sustained period of growth during challenging economic times. Before that, as Vice President of EMEA Channels, he developed the partner ecosystem and strategic alliances businesses in Europe. He was responsible for the activities of Linksys in EMEA, including the positioning and execution of Linksys into consumer and small/mid-sized business customers. He joined Cisco in 2000 as Managing Director of the Netherlands, and was twice named General Manager of the year.

Before joining Cisco, Overbeek held management positions within Fortune 500 companies such as Fujitsu and Siemens, developing technologies, go-to-market models, and solutions for both consumer and business-to-business markets.

Overbeek holds a master's degree in business administration from NIMBAS, University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

Edison Peres

Edison Peres, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels, Cisco

Edison Peres is Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels at Cisco. In this role, he is responsible for the design, enablement and management of Cisco's resale channel business. This industry leading channel model delivers more than 80 percent of Cisco's revenue and is the primary route to market for all of Cisco's products and services, encompassing both resale and distribution channel partners. Read More

Peres and his team focus on creating and driving channel sales, marketing strategies, programs, and engagement models to accelerate Cisco's growth and enable partners to transform and grow their businesses, adopt new technologies, and improve their profitability.

During his ten years at Cisco, Peres has pioneered many of Cisco's innovative sales and channel strategies. He helped design and has evolved Cisco's industry leading partner program with unique incentive programs such as the Value Incentive Program (VIP) and Opportunity Incentive Program (OIP). These value-based programs have resulted in increased sales, improved partner profitability and customer satisfaction through the channel.

He has led numerous cross-functional efforts to transform internal processes, streamline new product introductions, and integrate channel and field sales strategies. He also actively represents the partner agenda on many of Cisco's boards and councils.

Peres has been recognized for his leadership many times over the years, including being named as a Channel Chief and one of the Top 25 Executives by CRN, and as a Top Channel Executive by VAR Business.

He brings to Cisco more than 25 years of successful sales, product management, and business leadership in the networking, unified communications, and computer markets. Before joining Cisco, he served as Vice President, Channel Sales at Avaya and was President, Latin America and Canada, Enterprise and Consumer Products at AT&T/Lucent. Before joining AT&T, Peres held sales, product, and marketing management positions at Panasonic and Texas Instruments.

Peres holds a bachelor of arts degree in finance as well as a master's degree in business administration from Florida International University.

Chuck Robbins

Chuck Robbins, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations, Cisco

As Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations for Cisco, Chuck Robbins leads the company's Worldwide Sales Organization and Worldwide Partner Organization.

Robbins has more than 20 years of sales leadership experience. Prior to his current role, he was Senior Vice President of The Americas, Cisco's largest geographic region, where he led more than 8500 employees in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Read More

Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, Cisco

Cisco Chief Technology & Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior is charged with aligning technology development and corporate strategy to enable Cisco to anticipate, shape, and lead major market transitions. She helps direct technology and operational innovation across the company and oversees strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, the integration of new business models, the incubation of new technologies, and the cultivation of world-class technical talent. Read More

In her previous role, Warrior served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and also co-led Cisco's worldwide engineering organization. As Senior Vice President, Engineering, she was responsible for core switching, collaboration, cloud computing and data center/virtualization, security, and architectures for business transformation.

Warrior joined Cisco in 2007. Prior to that, she was executive vice president and CTO at Motorola. Under her leadership, Motorola was awarded the 2004 National Medal of Technology.

Warrior has been widely recognized for her creative, visionary leadership. In 2012, Forbes named her one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women," Business Insider called her one of the "25 Most Influential Women in Wireless," and the Aspen Institute honored her with its first Leadership in Science and Technology Award. The Wall Street Journal has called Warrior one of "50 Women to Watch," Fast Company included her among the "100 Most Creative People in Business," and The Economic Times listed her as "the 11th Most Influential Global Indian."

Warrior has served on government initiatives, industry advisory boards, and charitable and community organizations. She received the United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce's Excellence Award and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago's Outstanding Woman of Achievement Award. In 2007 she was inducted into the Women in Information Technology International Hall of Fame.

Warrior holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi and a master of science degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University.

Keynote Speaker

Mark C. Thompson

Mark C. Thompson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Virgin Unite Mentors

Mark C. Thompson is CEO and co-founder of Virgin Unite Mentors, Sir Richard Branson's network for executive coaching and entrepreneurial innovation. A leadership coach, bestselling author, venture capitalist and Tony-nominated Broadway producer, Thompson brings real-time solutions to today's leadership challenges. Read More

He is Charles Schwab's former Chief of Staff, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Chief Communications Officer and cofounder of the Schwab Foundation. He also served as Executive Producer of Schwab.com, with assets of $1.4 trillion. Forbes Magazine called Thompson one of America's top investors with the 'Midas' touch.

He served on the Board of Directors of Best Buy, Korn Ferry International, and Interwoven (now owned by HP). He was Chairman of Rioport, which popularized the MP3 player prior to iTunes, and was Chairman of Integration, which was acquired by Silicon Labs. He is a Founding Patron of Richard Branson's Entrepreneurship Centre, and is Program Chairman for the Board of Governors of the Hesselbein Leadership Institute and the John F. Kennedy Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Thompson is a founding advisor of the Stanford Realtime Venture Design Lab, and is a visiting scholar at his alma mater, Stanford University. He has served as faculty at the World Economic Forum and World Business Forum. He is a member of the Clinton Initiative and an Executive Coach for TED.

Thompson is an investor in entertainment software and health care companies. He was founding Board member of Smule, which is Google and Apple's top music applications company for the hit TV series Glee, with over 20 million monthly active users. He is an investor in Cancer Genetics and CNS Response.

Among his passions is Broadway. As a producer, Thompson's plays have earned five Tony awards and ten nominations, including Peter and the StarCatcher with Disney, and StickFly with Alicia Keys. He is a partner in the Broadway Times Square Theatre.

Business Leadership Speakers

Lisa Bodell

Lisa Bodell, Founder and CEO of futurethink and Author

Lisa Bodell is the founder and CEO of futurethink, an internationally recognized innovation research firm that helps businesses embrace change and become world-class innovators. Ms. Bodell founded futurethink on the premise that everyone has the power to innovate-they just need to know how. futurethink has spent years working with hundreds of leading innovators to create the largest catalog of innovation research and tools in the world, and the most in-depth training curricula on innovation anywhere.

Polly LaBarre

Polly LaBarre, Thought Leader on Business and Innovation, Author

For nearly 20 years, Polly LaBarre has worked to embolden and equip leaders in every realm of endeavor to make their organizations more resilient, innovative, inspiring, and accountable. As co-founder of the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX), Polly has built a platform to unleash in-the-trenches innovators, maverick entrepreneurs, and celebrated thought leaders to make real progress when it comes to making all organizations fundamentally fit for the future.

Tim Sanders

Tim Sanders, CEO of Net Minds, Best Selling Author and Former Chief Solutions officer at Yahoo

Tim Sanders is the CEO of Los Angeles tech start-up Net Minds and founder of research firm Deeper Media Incorporated. Prior to these positions, he was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo, as well as its Leadership Coach (2001-2005). He's a strategic consultant to leading brands, associations and government agencies. His background is economics, psychology and debate, giving him a rare blend of stories and science to move audiences to action.

Networking Opportunities

Women in Channels Lunch

Tuesday, June 4
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
BCEC

The Women in Channels Lunch offers the unique opportunity for women to share insight, invest in self-development, network for personal and professional growth, and celebrate success.

Join Cisco executives for this exclusive, invitation-only lunch. Pre-registration is required.

Global Evening Event

Thursday, June 6
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
World Trade Center

Meet, mingle, and network with your colleagues and Cisco executives. Hosted at the World Trade Center, with spectacular views of the historic Boston Harbor and downtown skyline, this event is the "hottest party" in town. Share your favorite Cisco Partner Summit moments, indulge in fabulous food and drinks, enjoy the live entertainment, and kick up your heels on the dance floor.

Breakout Sessions

Business Transformation Sessions

Increase Profitability and Optimize Market Transitions with Cisco Smart Services

Nick Earle, SVP, Worldwide Services Sales and Channels, Cisco

See how partners like you are even more profitable with smart services and get a sneak peak at the roadmap. Learn how a smart support practice can drive your professional services business to maximize opportunities. You will also learn why professional services are critical to helping you thrive during market transitions -- and how Cisco Services can help you grow your practice to meet the evolving needs of your customers.

Capitalize on the Next Wave of Innovation with Software Programmable Networks

Dave West, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco
Colin Kincaid, Vice President, Marketing, Networking Software, Network Operating Systems Technology Group, Cisco

Partners are looking to build practices and monetize opportunities, such as cloud, mobility, social networking, and video to fuel the next wave of customer innovation. Your business practice needs to solve for key customer business requirements, including improving customer experiences, increasing employee productivity, gaining competitive advantage, and creating new services. The industry is moving toward stronger ties between software platforms and network infrastructure as a primary element in a holistic strategy to achieving these goals.

Embrace Tomorrow: Building "Sell-To" Service Provider Practices to Capitalize on Market Transitions

Kit Beall, Vice President - Global Service Provider Segment, Cisco
Sri Hosakote, Vice President & General Manager of the High End Routing & Optical Group, Cisco

Are you ready for tomorrow? Cloud delivery of applications continues to accelerate, BYOD projects are expanding, and we are beginning the journey to the "Internet of Everything." These transitions are increasing the importance of service provider services to businesses and ecosystem partners alike. In this session we will discuss:

Factors behind the evolution of service provider offerings
Cisco's comprehensive service provider infrastructure and mobility solutions
Recent acquisitions and investments made to complement those solutions
Market opportunities available to channel partners.

Join us to learn why investment in your Cisco sell-to service provider practice positions you to take full advantage of the highest growth market transitions and allows Cisco and our partners to embrace tomorrow together.

Capture the Opportunity with ISVs

Rick Snyder, Vice President, Global & Strategic Partner Organization, Cisco
Denny Trevett, Vice President, ISV & Ecosystem Partners, Cisco

As the IT industry undergoes yet another transformation, vendors - including Cisco and our partners - are looking for ways to become more relevant to the business decision makers within existing accounts and capture new growth opportunities. We will share our strategy to engage with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and show how our partners can align to new business initiatives in key industries. Discussion will highlight the market opportunities with ISVs in our new partner ecosystem, specific investments Cisco is making in vertical solutions, and concrete examples where Cisco and our partners can differentiate by: 1) creating new cloud offers, 2) enabling click to call/chat/meet and video into their existing products, and 3) driving demand for Cisco BYOD solutions. We will keep this session interactive with conversation around your own experience with ISVs and about your requirements from Cisco to accelerate success.

Make Money with Mid-sized Customers

Sanjit Biswas, CEO, Meraki
Andrew Sage, VP WW Partner Led, Cisco

Maximize returns on your investment with Cisco in the multi-billion dollar mid-sized customer market. Learn how our purpose-built offerings meet customer needs and drive demand for your value-add services, and how we are supporting and rewarding you to lead the sale with customers. We will cover our midsize portfolio, including the Meraki offerings, and highlight new mid-market sales and marketing resources available to you to achieve profitable growth.

Accelerate your business with the Cisco Partner Program

Steve Benvenuto, Sr. Director Cisco Strategy, Planning and Partner Programs, Cisco

The Cisco Partner Program is the foundation for our mutual success. It is important that we not only maintain the current momentum, but also look for opportunities to evolve to meet the future needs of the business and the market. During this interactive session, we will discuss the successes and updates to the current program, as well as new opportunities. We will share our vision and get your insights on how we shape the program to meet the customer expectations in the future.

Better Together: Cisco Smart Solutions

Brian Allison, Director, Cisco Worldwide Channels Solutions, Cisco
Mike Rau, Vice President, Cisco Global Smart Solutions, Cisco

Partners can transform their customer engagements from traditional speeds-and-feeds conversations to impactful solution discussions that support critical business imperatives. The Cisco Unified Workspace, powered by mobility and virtual desktop Smart Solutions, empowers partners to capitalize on the IT megatrends of end-user device proliferation, virtualization, and workspace productivity applications. In this session, you will:

Gain insight into the compelling Smart Solution value proposition, strong market momentum, and ground-breaking innovation.
Learn how to apply the new Unified Workspace practice-building framework, jointly developed by Cisco and our ecosystem partners, to accelerate the capabilities of your sales, pre-sales and post-sales teams.
Listen to on-stage best practice discussion with partners from around the world.
Learn about the newly announced Smart Solutions to expand your market coverage.

Our goal is to give you a clear view of how to effectively build your solutions practice, and drive bigger, more profitable deals.

The Internet of Things - The Next Big Opportunity

Maciej Kranz, Vice President, General Manager, Connected Industries Group, Cisco
Doug Merritt, SVP, Product, Solutions & Industry Marketing, Cisco

Within the Internet of Everything (IoE) concept, The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a substantial business opportunity to connect all machines, devices, sensors, automobiles, cameras, and other "things" to help our customers improve operations and save valuable time, money and even lives. The Internet of Things requires innovation in key technology domains, including sensors, networks, data analytics and control systems. And it requires creative thinking about applying this new technology to diverse applications, such as manufacturing, process control, smart cities, healthcare, transportation, energy and beyond. Learn more about this growth opportunity through vivid case studies and product demonstrations that highlight Cisco's investment strategy for delivering innovative IoT solutions to our partners.

Build Your Cloud Business with Cisco

Scott Boyd, Director of Operations, Cloud and Next Generation Solutions, Cisco
Jeff Spagnola, Vice President, Global Cloud Go-to-Market, Cisco

The Cloud and Managed Services opportunity is significant and growing 2-3 times faster than IT spending, with a material shift in buying centers and economic models. We are making investments across all areas of the business today to ensure Cisco and you, our partners, maintain leadership together. We will share our cloud strategy, architectural roadmap, and investments in programs, sales enablement, and demand generation to help foster incremental and profitable revenues for your business.

Act now, prepare for Tomorrow with Cisco Borderless Networks and Security Architectures

Scott Gainey, Senior Director, Product & Solution Marketing, Security, Cisco
Sujai Hajela, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Networking Group, Cisco
Wenceslao Lada, Vice President, Partner Sales and Practice Management, Borderless Networks,
WW Partner Organization, Cisco

Partners are looking for new ways to grow their business by increasing customer focus, targeting key customer needs, and offering innovative connected experiences to customers. With the rapid adoption of BYOD, increasing movement of applications and data to the cloud, and the reality of the Internet of Everything, enterprises are increasingly looking to evolve their IT operations and infrastructure. The opportunities are staggering as we look at multi-billion dollar network and security infrastructure upgrades emerging at the access, edge and core of customer networks. We will discuss how we are evolving our Borderless Networks portfolio to enable customers to connect people, clouds and "things" with greater simplicity, security and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). We will explore the strategy, and share early insights into important portfolio, solution and partnership announcements. Also, we will discuss how you can best capture these new upgrade opportunities, and share details on new partner programs to help drive your profitability and competitiveness.

Unlock the Potential of Collaboration: Empower. Engage. Innovate.

Richard McLeod, Senior Director, Worldwide Collaboration Channel Sales, Cisco
Rowan Trollope, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Collaboration Technology Group, Cisco

The ability to unlock the potential of people working together has never been greater than with today's collaboration technologies. Grow your practice, profitability and productivity with Cisco's cross-architecture approach to collaboration anytime, anywhere, on any device. This session will focus on the continuing evolution of the Cisco Collaboration portfolio and include a demonstration that brings to life our latest technologies. Learn about exciting new programs that will help you accelerate your business.

Win with Your Unified Data Center Practice

Dominick Delfino, Sr Director, Architecture Technology, Global Data Center Sales, Cisco
John Growdon, Senior Director, Unified Data Center Sales, WW Channels, Cisco
Ted Stein, Director of Sales U.S. Public Sector Data Center Team, Cisco

Learn about our latest technology innovations and roadmap, how to win more effectively in the commercial account segment, and our new incentive programs and training initiatives to enhance your Unified Data Center (UDC) practice. A Cisco technical sales director will join us to discuss Cloupia, UCS, Nexus & MDS, and a Cisco sales leader will share his winning sales strategies and how to apply them to your UDC practice.

Business Leadership Sessions

Often referred to as "a conference-within-a-conference," the Business Leadership sessions are designed to help our partners gain the insights, skills, and expertise to grow profitable businesses.

Reserve your seat today.

Lisa Bodell

Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution

This powerful session sheds light on how even category-dominating companies can succumb to the twin evils of complexity and complacency. Progress doesn't come from standing still. It's time to Kill the Company.. before someone else does. Participants will learn how to constantly reexamine their own businesses to keep innovation, and long-term success, on-track.

Lisa Bodell unveils a striking new perspective on how to create the killer culture of tomorrow. Instead of adding more complexity through expensive, sweeping culture change initiatives, Bodell shares how teams can actually simplify to achieve more. Leaders will learn why providing guardrails instead of handcuffs to their teams can reignite critical aptitudes (curiosity, inquiry, creative problem solving) and more. Rethink business as usual to reimagine the organization.

Speaker Bio: Lisa Bodell is the founder and CEO of futurethink, an internationally recognized innovation research firm that helps businesses embrace change and become world-class innovators. Ms. Bodell founded futurethink on the premise that everyone has the power to innovate-they just need to know how. futurethink has spent years working with hundreds of leading innovators to create the largest catalog of innovation research and tools in the world, and the most in-depth training curricula on innovation anywhere.

Polly LaBarre

Innovating Innovation: Making Innovation an Everyday, Everywhere Capability

What company today doesn't put innovation at the top of the agenda? Yet few have devoted the energy and resources it takes to build innovation into the values, processes, and practices that rule everyday activity and behavior. No wonder. That disconnect is a product of organizational DNA – productivity, predictability, and alignment are embedded in the marrow of our management systems. But it's experimentation, risk-taking, and variety that produce game-changing innovation.

Polly demonstrates how to make every management process a catalyst, rather than a misery, for innovation.

Speaker Bio: For nearly 20 years, Polly LaBarre has worked to embolden and equip leaders in every realm of endeavor to make their organizations more resilient, innovative, inspiring, and accountable. As co-founder of the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX), Polly has built a platform to unleash in-the-trenches innovators, maverick entrepreneurs, and celebrated thought leaders to make real progress when it comes to making all organizations fundamentally fit for the future.

Tim Sanders

Relationship Power! How to Win Business and Influence People

Building business relationships is not a matter of playing golf, the gift of conversation or being a rubber stamp on others' ideas. There is an art and a science to being a relationship master at work. Studies show that it can boost your sales by 40%, drive your talent's productivity by 25% and cut regrettable turnover in half.

In this session, Tim reveals winning ways to create and maintain real connections inside and outside your company. This program is based on his global best seller, Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends.

Speaker Bio: Tim Sanders is the CEO of Los Angeles tech start-up Net Minds and founder of research firm Deeper Media Incorporated. Prior to these positions, he was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo, as well as its Leadership Coach (2001-2005). He's a strategic consultant to leading brands, associations and government agencies. His background is economics, psychology and debate, giving him a rare blend of stories and science to move audiences to action.

Official Hotels

Take advantage of great hotel choices at Cisco-negotiated rates (the best in town) for the duration of the event. No pre-payment is required to secure a reservation, however cancellation penalties apply. Cancellation policies require a 72-hour cancellation notice. If you do not cancel within the cancellation period, you will be charged fees for one night (room and tax) by the hotel on the credit card provided during registration. To receive the Cisco Partner Summit 2013 group rate, you must make your reservation through the Cisco registration system (please do not book directly with the hotels).

The hotel cut-off date for Cisco-discounted rates is May 14, 2013. After this date, Cisco rates are subject to availability.

To find the location of our official Cisco Partner Summit hotels, please view our Interactive Map.

Choose from the following hotels:

Hilton Boston Back Bay

40 Dalton Street Boston, MA 02115
Rate: $269.00
2.5 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Enjoy New England-style charm and sophistication at the Hilton Boston Back Bay, ideally located in the heart of Boston's most picturesque area and historic Back Bay neighborhood. Step outside and savor some of Boston's leading attractions and historical sites. The hotel's ultra-modern rooms are decorated in dark-wood accents and Boston-inspired themes. Guests on the upper levels can enjoy spectacular views of downtown Boston and the Charles River. All guest rooms have spectacular city views.

Hilton Downtown/Financial District

89 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02110
Rate: $259.00
1.2 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Built in 1928 as Boston, Massachusetts' first skyscraper, the historic Hilton Boston Financial District hotel is the ideal blend of old and new. The stylish renovation brought new luster to the hotel's 1920's intimate art deco decor of warm brick, rich woods and brass -- and added a host of modern comforts and convenience. Hotel guests can relax in a spacious guest room with a sparkling view of the city or Boston Harbor.

Hyatt Regency Boston

One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111
Rate: $235.00
1.2 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Take in the excitement of the city from Hyatt Regency Boston, located just one block from the Boston Common and within walking distance of countless attractions, shopping and theaters. An ideal setting of this Boston Theater District hotel – just steps from Chinatown and connected to the T. Contemporary-style guest rooms with beautiful views of Boston; offering luxurious Hyatt Grand Bed featuring ultra-plush pillows, the softest of sheeting and thick down blankets; all piled atop an irresistible pillow-top mattress.

InterContinental Boston

510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
Rate: $285.00
1.3 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Located in the heart of Boston – surrounded by the Fort Point Channel and Rose Kennedy Greenway – our hotel is just steps from exciting Boston attractions, including Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, North End, Chinatown, Beacon Hill and a plethora of historical attractions such as the Boston Tea Party Museum and Freedom Trail. Exceptionally convenient, InterContinental Boston sits at the base of the Financial District and is 10 minutes from Boston Logan International Airport.

Langham Hotel Boston

250 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110
Rate: $260.00
1.0 mile from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Located in central Boston, The Langham, Boston is a family-friendly hotel within walking distance of Boston Massacre Site, New England Aquarium, and Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Additional points of interest include Boston City Hall and Boston Athenaeum.

Marriott Copley Place

110 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02216
Rate: $285.00
2.3 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

The award-winning Boston Marriott Copley Place is centrally located in the historic Back Bay district. Within minutes of area attractions, including historic Trinity Church and Boston Common, this Boston hotel is perfect for business, weekend, and leisure travel. Whether you are looking to shop on Newbury Street or the Copley Place mall or cheer on your favorite sports team, the Marriott Copley Place is ideal for your stay in the city. Besides a downtown location, the hotel also offers first-rate amenities. Three restaurants, valet parking, car rental desk, and tour desk are just some of the added features at this hotel.

Marriott Long Wharf

296 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
Rate: $285.00
1.3 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

A stylish new look has been added to the already ideal location and top-notch service of the Boston Marriott Long Wharf hotel. This waterfront Boston MA hotel is located one block from Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market and minutes from the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Common and Museum of Science. Families will enjoy the contemporary hotel, and its close proximity to the New England Aquarium and Children's Museum.

Nine Zero - Kimpton Hotel

90 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02108
Rate: $260.00
1.08 miles from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Nine Zero Hotel is across from Boston Common, in the very heart of this historic city and within minutes of all there is to do and see in Boston and beyond. Nine Zero Hotel is just two blocks from Beacon Hill, near two T stops and convenient to the Financial District, Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, Back Bay, Chinatown, the North End and the Boston Waterfront.

Omni Parker House

60 School Street Boston, MA 02108
Rate: $260.00
1.9 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

The Omni Parker House is America's longest continuously operating luxury hotel and remains one of its most elegantly refined. Located in downtown Boston on the Freedom Trail, the venerable Omni Parker House Hotel opened its doors in 1855. The exquisitely appointed guest rooms blend the authentic decor of the past with contemporary amenities. Soothing hues, richly colored fabrics, custom cherry furnishings and well-polished heirlooms inhabit each room.

Renaissance Boston Waterfront

606 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210
Rate: $283.00
0.3 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Located at the picturesque Boston Harbor, this sophisticated downtown Boston hotel stylishly reflects the vibrancy and aqua-elegance of the ocean. Guests will experience exquisite service in creative spaces at this dynamic South Boston hotel, which blends a unique style with advanced technology for fluid business engagements and stunning social events. Conveniently situated as a flagship Boston Seaport District hotel, it offers easy access to Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall, Logan Airport, and the Financial District.

W Hotel Boston

100 Stuart Street Boston, MA 02116
Rate: $299.00
1.3 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Located in the heart of the Theater district and a short stroll from the historical Boston Common, this hotel infuses the city's celebrated history with the buzz of bold boutiques and dynamic nightlife. The signature hotel restaurant features cuisine envisioned by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, it unites exotic, casual and conceptual into an imaginative dining experience.

Westin Boston Waterfront

425 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210
Rate: $289.00
Connected to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Their 793 guest rooms and suites reflect Westin's soothing aesthetics. Rest in the signature Heavenly Bed® and enjoy the flat-screen TV and Wireless High Speed Internet Access. The hotel is less than three miles from Logan International Airport, and a short cab, water taxi, or T train ride away from Back Bay, the Financial District, and family attractions such as the New England Aquarium and the Boston Children's Museum. Westin Boston Waterfront offers a smoke-free environment; therefore smoking rooms are not available at this property.

Seaport Boston Hotel

One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210
Rate: $283.00
0.4 miles from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

Boston's Four Diamond Seaport Hotel provides a unique combination of convenience and comfort, complete with award-winning cuisine, state-of-the-art fitness center, cutting edge technology and magnificent city and water views. The Seaport distinguishes itself as a "self-inclusive" facility, so guests need not worry about tipping during their stay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Event FAQs

When and where is the event taking place?
Where can I direct questions about Partner Summit 2013?
When will I receive confirmation of my registration?
How can I cancel my conference registration and/or hotel reservation?
Are substitutions allowed?
What expenses are covered by Cisco?
May I register on behalf of another person?
Do I need to wear my badge during the entire Partner Summit 2013 event?
May I bring a guest? What functions are guests allowed to attend?
What is the dress code for Partner Summit?
How can I obtain copies of the material presented at the conference?
What language is spoken?
Is there a Green Plan in place?

Travel FAQs

Do I have to pay for my own travel and accommodations?
What are the passport/visa requirements?
Are there any recent changes to registration for entering the United States?
How do I obtain a visa invitation letter, if needed?
How long does it take to get to/from the Boston Logan International Airport, and how much does it cost?

City FAQs

What is the weather in Boston in June?
What electrical supply is offered in Boston?
What is the time zone in Boston?
What local attractions are available in Boston?

Event Answers

Q: When and where is the event taking place?

A:	Cisco Partner Summit 2013 is June 3-6, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) 415 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210 www.massconvention.com/bcec.html

Q: Where can I direct questions about Partner Summit 2013?

A:	You may contact our team or by phone: Support Hours: 4:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST (UTC/GMT:-5 hours) APAC, Greater China, Japan, & Latin America +1 801 523 6516 Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia 011 44 207 022 8990 US & Canada +1 866 579 8415

Q: When will I receive confirmation of my registration?

A:	Your first email confirmation will be sent as soon as you have completed the online registration.

Q: How can I cancel my conference registration and/or hotel reservation?

A:

You can cancel your registration and/or hotel reservation by logging in to My Account or contacting our team or by phone:

Support Hours:
4:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST (UTC/GMT:-5 hours)

APAC, Greater China, Japan, & Latin America
+1 801 523 6516

Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia
011 44 207 022 8990

US & Canada
+1 866 579 8415

You must notify the Partner Summit registration team no later than 72 hours prior to your scheduled arrival. If the notice is less than 72 hours prior to your scheduled arrival, a hotel cancellation charge will apply.

Q: Are substitutions allowed?

A:	Partner Summit 2013 is an invitation-only event. Substitutions require the approval of the Cisco Channels team. To receive approval, please contact your Partner Account Manager. You will be notified by email from the Partner Summit registration team if your request is approved.

Q: What expenses are covered by Cisco?

A:	You are responsible for all expenses, including travel, ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and meals outside the program hours. Cisco provides complimentary meals during the program as indicated in the agenda.

Q: May I register on behalf of another person?

A:	Registrations can be accepted or declined through a partner's individual email invitation. If you would like to complete registration on behalf of an invited partner, please contact the registration team to complete registration or to receive a copy of the partner's invitation.

Q: Do I need to wear my badge during the entire Partner Summit 2013 event?

A:

Yes, you must wear your badge during the entire event so that you can be readily identified as an attendee of Cisco Partner Summit 2013. Every precaution possible is being taken to provide a safe and secure working environment. As such, please be aware that we will ask for photo identification at registration before releasing a conference badge.

Q: May I bring a guest? What functions are guests allowed to attend?

A:

Spouses or guests may only attend the Global Evening Event and must be pre-registered during the registration process or added through My Account. Guests are required to wear their guest badge to this function. All meals, break refreshments, sessions, and executive networking activities are limited to conference attendees only. Children or guests under the age of 21 will not be admitted.

Q: What is the dress code for Partner Summit?

A:	Business casual attire is appropriate for all meetings. For the Global Evening Event, casual attire, jacket and comfortable shoes are recommended.

Q: How can I obtain copies of the material presented at the conference?

A:	Presentations will be available for on-site download during and after Partner Summit 2013.

Q: What language is spoken?

A:	The official language of the conference is English, and all general sessions will be presented in English. Translation services will be provided in Japanese, Korean and Mandarin for all general sessions.

Q: Is there a Green Plan in place?

A:

Environmental sustainability is very important to us. In collaboration with the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and our vendor partners, we're taking actions to reduce our impact on the environment by eliminating, recycling, and minimizing waste, wherever possible.

These actions include:

Donating leftover food
Using highly efficient bus fleets
Reducing mailings and paper use
Utilizing existing equipment
Practicing energy conservation methods

We're also working with contracted hotels to promote energy conservation, water efficiency and recycling.

Travel Answers

Q: Do I have to pay for my own travel and accommodations?

A:	Yes, you are responsible for paying for transportation to and from the event and hotel accommodations. Hotel rates will be posted in the Hotel Q&A section by early February.

Q: What are the passport/visa requirements?

A:	A passport, valid for at least 6 months from the intended return date, is required to enter the United States. Visas are required for nationalities that are not included in the visa waiver scheme.

Q: Are there any recent changes to registration for entering the United States?

A:

Travelers to the United States who do not need a Visa (anyone who is staying less than 90 days) must register their travel information in the new Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) website at least three days before their flight departs.

The new ESTA procedure applies to citizens from the 27 Visa Waiver Program countries, including most of Western Europe, in addition to New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, and Australia.

Eligible travelers may submit applications to the ESTA system at any time up until three days before departure to the United States. To avoid any inconvenience or delay, travelers are encouraged to apply for ESTA authorization as soon as they begin to plan their trip.

Q: How do I obtain a visa invitation letter, if needed?

A:

During the event registration process, answer "yes" to the question asking if you need a Visa letter. An email will be sent to you with a personalized letter attached in .pdf format that you can provide to the embassy. Additionally, you may contact the Partner Summit registration team to request the letter.

Important Update: If you are a national of any of the following countries, although you qualify to enter the United States on the visa waiver program, you will require a machine-readable passport: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. For the most up-to-date list of participating countries, visit the US Department of State website's Visa Waiver Program and more info about Temporary visitors to the US.

Q: How long does it take to get to/from the Boston Logan International Airport, and how much does it cost?

A:	Depending on traffic, it takes approximately 20 minutes to get to/from the airport to the convention center and costs approximately $25. Consider sharing a cab with a colleague.

City Answers

Q: What is the weather in Boston in June?

A:	The average temperatures in June are comfortable: daytime highs in the 70s Fahrenheit (20s Celsius), evening lows in the 50s Fahrenheit (10s Celsius).

Q: What electrical supply is offered in Boston?

A:	Boston uses 110 volt.

Q: What is the time zone in Boston?

A:	The time zone in Boston is Eastern Daylight Time (UTC/GMT: -5 hours).

Q: What local attractions are available in Boston?

A:	Visit www.bostonusa.com or www.cityofboston.gov for links to local attractions and more information about Boston.

Contacts

Cisco is Committed to Partner Summit 2013 in Boston

Our hearts go out to the city of Boston and those impacted by the Boston Marathon tragedy on April 15th. The security of our partners and employees is always top of mind for Cisco as we look forward to our upcoming Cisco Partner Summit in Boston in June.

Our commitment to an informative and secure event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center remains unchanged. We are working closely with the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority to safeguard our attendees, guests, employees and event staff.

Cisco Global Protective Services continues to classify Boston as a Low Risk Destination for business travel. Similar to any major metropolitan area, we recommend following basic security precautions. As in previous years, Cisco Global Protective Services will be available onsite, to answer any questions about safety and security at Cisco Partner Summit 2013.

We will continue to support the city of Boston and look forward to seeing you there.

Contacts

For questions regarding registration or event details, please contact our team or by phone:

Support Hours: 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST (UTC / GMT: -5 hours)
APAC, Greater China, Japan & Latin America
+1 801 523 6516
Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia
011 44 207 022 8990
US & Canada
+1 866 579 8415

Location

Cisco Partner Summit 2013 will take place at Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) in Boston, Massachusetts.

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415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

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