Events Calendar
CMA Events
Industry Events
| Event | Dates | Location | Notes / Channel Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hat USA 2026 | Aug 1–6 | Las Vegas, NV | Cybersecurity conference; strong for security-focused alliances and MSPs. |
| GTIA ChannelCon | August 3-6 | San Deigo, CA | ChannelCon gives ITSPs, MSPs, vendors, distributors and technology consultants the education, peer-driven strategies and practical tools they need to move faster and stay ahead. |
| Telarus Partner Summit 2026 | Aug 11–13 | Dallas, TX | Premier TSD event; prime for partner recruitment and activation. |
| Channel Partners MSP Summit | Sept 28-30 | Orlando, FL | MSP Summit brings together managed services leaders, technology providers and channel innovators for two days of peer-led insights, strategic conversations and practical business growth. |
| AppDirect Thrive | Sept 29-Oct 1 | Los Ángeles, CA | Leading TSD event with top-producing agents; supports deal acceleration. |
| AVANT Special Forces Summit 2026 | Oct 5–8 | Dallas, TX | Curated trusted-advisor community; excellent for high-value IaaS and private cloud. |
| TD Synnex Inspire | Oct. 7-9 | Greenville, SC | The distributor’s largest North American event typically draws a crowd of over 2,000 attendees, including some of the most prominent resellers and vendors in the IT channel. |
| Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 | Oct 19–22 | Orlando, FL | Strategic IT leadership event; strong for enterprise alliances and GTM planning. |
| Intelisys Channel Connect 2026 | Nov 3–6 | Austin, TX | Leading TSD event with top-producing agents; supports deal acceleration. |
| IT Nation Connect Global 2026 | Nov 4–6 | Orlando, FL | Major MSP ecosystem event; high-value for recruitment and enablement. |
| Bridgepointe Tech Summit 2026 | Nov 9–12 | Miami, FL | Bridgepointe advisor ecosystem event; high-leverage for cloud, DRaaS, and managed-service alignment. |
| Canalys Forums Americas 2026 | Nov. 9-11 | Scottsdale, AZ | Canalys, which is now part of the larger Omdia IT research and advisory universe, focuses its energies on the channel each year, bringing together partners, vendors, distributors and resellers for sessions on market trends, relationship building opportunities and the latest Canalys channel research. |
| GTIA ChannelCon EMEA | Nov 9-10 | London |