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2024 Technology Vendor Summit

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

Old National Events Plaza - Evansville, IN

The Technology Vendor Summit is a full day dedicated to connecting technology professionals with the latest solutions, services, and strategies to help them make their businesses better.

Solutions

Discuss projects and get answers to questions directly from the experts

Connect

Network, connect, and problem solve with other local technical teams.

Strategies

Hear the latest from our team and our partners during breakout sessions.

Giving Back

Help us decide which local charitable organization will win a $1,000 donation.

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What is the TVS?

With each Technology Vendor Summit (TVS), Keller Schroeder collaborates with key vendor partners from the industry’s leading technology companies to bring knowledge, networking, and new ideas. The event features the largest gathering of both tech pros and solution providers in the Evansville area.

During the TVS, attendees have the opportunity to connect with like-minded IT employees from a wide range of companies from across Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Tennessee – small start-ups to enterprise-level, global organizations in every industry. Breakout sessions and networking booths allow attendees to learn and ask questions directly from our participating partners and Keller Schroeder’s subject matter experts.

But the TVS isn’t all business. You can count on delicious food, swag, fun prizes, and a Happy Hour celebration to close out the event. Several years ago, we also started incorporating a non-technology-oriented keynote speaker. These are nationally recognized speakers sharing their unique perspective on connection, collaboration, and professional development.

In addition, nearly every Keller Schroeder event offers attendees the opportunity to help us give back to our community. The TVS is no exception and will feature a unique way to partner with us to make a positive impact.

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Why Should You Attend?

The TVS was developed with Keller Schroeder’s clients in mind. We saw a need for a technology event of this caliber LOCALLY. Tri-State area IT pros must travel over two ours to gain access to this many partners and solutions in a single setting, on a single day.

Did we also mention it’s completely FREE for attendees? This is a no-cost event. Tickets to similar events typically cost between $400 and $1000.

  • Largest Gathering of Technology Providers
  • Dozens of Learning Sessions
  • No Long Travel Days or Expenses
  • NO COST for Attendees

2024 Participating Sponsors

Keller Schroeder’s Technology Vendor Summit is the perfect event for technology professionals looking to stay ahead of the curve. Come learn firsthand from top technology experts, discover the latest trends in tech, discuss best practices for leveraging new technologies, find innovative solutions to fit your business needs. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity!

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Sara Ross

Chief Vitality Officer at BrainAmped

Sara is on a mission to help organizations reignite a sense of aliveness to reshape their work and refuel their life. She uses brain science-based strategies to teach people how to amplify their vitality by strengthening their emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being.

As a recognized leadership expert, Sara’s ideas and research have earned her a reputation with clients such as Microsoft, PepsiCo., Cisco, Wells Fargo, T-Mobile, Rogers, Bell, Allstate, United Health, Fidelity, BMO, Stanford University, and as diversely as the U.S. Navy SEALs, among others.

Sara’s trademark energy with the integration of relevant, cutting-edge science, relatable stories and idea’s guaranteed to challenge the status quo, provide new insights and inspiration, and most importantly, leave audiences with a blueprint of actionable strategies.

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2024 Keynote Presentation

Brought To You In Partnership with Palo Alto

"Dear Work, Something Has to Change"

We all want to put the last few years behind us. Unfortunately, with stress spiking, energy dropping, and challenges around quiet quitting, hybrid work, retention, and recruitment lingering, we can’t ignore the toll things have had on people and organizations.

Addressing these challenges and navigating the changing world of work requires starting with a new question. Instead of asking how to feel less tired, stretched, and stressed, let’s transform the traditional approach by asking how we can help people feel more ALIVE – more energized, capable, and purposeful.

In this keynote, based on the research and principles shared in her bestselling book, “Dear Work, Something Has to Change,” Sara Ross will show that the solution begins by helping audiences boost their Work Vitality Factor by focusing on four core ideas:
Beliefs can be the biggest barriers.
Surviving the day is not a strategy.
Standing out shouldn’t mean burning out.
Boosting vitality requires intentionality.

Directions, Travel, & Other Info

VENUE

Old National Events Plaza
715 Locust Street
Evansville, IN 47708

PARKING

Parking is free and located at the corner of Locust and 9th Streets. The main parking lot offers 1100 spaces adjacent to the venue with ADA accessible parking located along 9th Street. A few ADA accessible parking spots are located along Locust Street.
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NEARBY LODGING & TRAVEL*

* The Evansville area will be in the direct line of the Solar Eclipse happening the Monday (4/8) prior to the TVS. As a result, lodging in the area is in very high demand. We suggest booking travel as soon as possible to avoid any shortages.

EVENT APP PLATFORM

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Access to our 2024 TVS app will be provided to event pre-registrants prior to and to attendees a the event. 

Schedule of Events

MORNING

  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast & Check-In
  • 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Opening Session
  • 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM Partner Sessions
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Keller Schroeder Sessions

MIDDAY

  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch & Keynote Presentation
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Networking

AFTERNOON

  • 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Partner Sessions
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Keller Schroeder Sessions
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Happy Hour & Closing Session

Breakout Session Topics

We are still in the process of solidifying breakout session topics with our participating partners to give you the very latest! Stay tuned through the next few weeks as we continue to update these session details.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS STILL TO COME FROM:

“One Tool to Manage All Your Endpoints and Mobile Devices”

Join Baramundi as they delve into the latest advancements in our Client Management and Mobile Device Management (MDM) software, offering insights into how these innovations can help streamline your IT operations. This session will explore the challenges of managing a diverse and remote workforce’s devices and applications, and how our cutting-edge solutions are providing seamless management across various platforms – affordable, secure, and efficient.

“ThousandEyes – Shift from Reactive to Preventative”

ThousandEyes Internet and Cloud Intelligence provides a holistic global view of digital experience, enabling organizations to see the Cloud, Internet, and SaaS like their own environment and detect and react to Internet events in real time. Join this session to learn more.

“UN/BOX the Future with Cisco UCS X Series Servers Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Operations Platform”

Explore Cisco’s next generation of Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure and Cisco’s Intersight cloud operations platform. In this session, Cisco will present UCS X Series products, solution offerings, integrations and Intersight.

Cisco will also have a dedicated breakout room through the event day where you can demo the latest collaboration solutions.

“Securing OT with the Fortinet Security Fabric”

The Fortinet Security Fabric seamlessly enables security for converged IT/OT ecosystems. It also provides an OT Security Platform with features and products to extend Security Fabric capabilities to OT networks in factories, plants, remote locations, oil rigs/ships, and more. To help alleviate security risks across the organization, we’ve continued to enhance our OT Security Platform offerings. These innovations range from edge products to NOC and SOC tools and services to ensure effective and efficient networking and cybersecurity performance and operation.

“Copilot for Microsoft 365”

“Review the industry and what’s going on with A.I., a look at how A.I. fits into Microsoft Copilot, and then a brief overview of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.”

“What Puts Your Organization at Risk Isn’t Always What You Think”

Carlos De Los Santos, Sales Engineer at Mimecast offers a deeply insightful exploration of the following topics: Unveiling visible and invisible threats and how they may impact you, deciphering business email compromise and its implications, the benefits of leveraging technology synergies and navigation the risk of collaboration.

“De-Risk Your Enterprise”

Detect, Communicate, and Eliminate Risk with the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform

“IBM i Cloud Hosting”

Considering moving from owning physical hardware to an online hosting service? Dev, test, maybe prod, or all three? Perhaps just looking for cloud backups or disaster recovery options? Explore the benefits and drawbacks of cloud hosting versus owning physical hardware.

“From Chaos to Clarity: Master Project Management and Requirements Gathering”

Join Keller Schroeder’s Applications Solutions Group as they discuss “From Chaos to Clarity: Master Project Management and Requirements Gathering.” During their presentation, Kim Wallace (PMP, PMI-ACP) and Carrie Rudolph (Business Unit Director, Application Solutions Group) from our Applications Solutions Group will cover:

  • Top Takeaways from Project Management Certifications (PMI-PMP and PMI-ACP)
  • Tips and Tools for Effective Project Management
  • Gather Requirements Like a Pro for Better Outcomes

“Unleashing the Potential of Azure Cloud Native Architecture”

Learn how we architect and develop mission critical, cloud native applications for Microsoft Azure. Our Applications Solutions Group will present recent case studies of migrations from virtual servers to scalable, server-less environments. We will cover the benefits of the cloud native architecture, outline the migration process, and review lessons learned along the way.

“Data Strategy and Analytics Applied – A Client Success Story”

During this session, you’ll hear from Vinnie Ciuffetelli, COO for an Online Retailer, who successfully implemented a Data Strategy and Analytics initiative. Vinnie will explain how his organization re-platformed the analytics tools they were using to manage their business in the digital marketplace (Amazon, Shopify, Channel Advisor). They wanted to create an architecture that would allow them to harvest, study, and learn from their data to gain greater operational visibility and competitive insights. They were paying an outside analytics vendor to provide sales performance data. This vendor solution did not meet their needs and costs were ballooning. An internally developed solution was designed and implemented, providing more capability and control over their data and eliminated the recurring vendor cost.

“Navigating AI: Define it. Compare it. Leverage it.”

This breakout session will explore and compare the various uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and discuss what thought leaders are saying about the projected economic impact of AI on business. We will then discuss practical ways to leverage AI today within your business. This will include a look at Generative AI, esp. ChatGPT / Copilot, and some popular industry uses for it to improve business operations. We will also look at machine learning and predictive analytics and what we call “Narrow AI”. We define Narrow AI as using a predictive model to automate your business process and allowing that automation to autonomously execute the next right step, saving time and labor costs. We will compare and contrast both uses of AI in the business environment, and an example business case on their potential value for each. Finally, we will discuss the Gartner and New Vantage Partner’s annual survey that asks Executives to report on their progress implementing AI and Data Strategy within their organizations. For 10 years running, the answer is always the same – not much progress. Also, for the past 10 years the root cause remains the same: Culture is the number one barrier to a successful implementation. Unfortunately, the survey provides little direction on what to do about Culture. We have some insights on that and will share some practical / tactical ideas on how to increase the likelihood of success.

“Visibility into Microsoft Voice”

A brief overview of Cisco, 8×8, and Microsoft voice – emphasizing their reporting capabilities and where Microsoft comes up short. This will lead into a discussion into the Power BI solution the Keller Schroeder team created for a sizable client to address those shortcomings.

“AI In The Modern Workplace: A Look at Microsoft Copilot (A Keller Schroeder Perspective)”

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, organizations seek innovative solutions to enhance productivity, streamline processes, and foster collaboration. Enter Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI-powered tool designed to revolutionize the way we work.”

“How Cybersecurity Governance Can Boost Your Security Posture”

In this presentation, we will discuss the critical role of cybersecurity governance in enhancing your organization’s security posture.

“Network Access Control”

Join the Keller Schroeder team as we take a deeper dive into assessing the current network access control solutions in the market today.