Loyal readers will recall our Top 50 Technology Event list for 2020. COVID-19 concerns derailed many of those events in 2020 and 2021. But are those specific events back for 2022 and 2023? ChannelE2E went hunting for answers. Here's a look at our list of 2020 events -- and whether they're scheduled to resume as in-person technology conferences for 2022/2023.
Five quick points before you navigate the list:
Now, here are the Top 50 Technology Conferences from 2020 -- and their status for 2022 and 2023. 1. Amazon re:Inforce 2022 (July 26-27 Boston). If you can only attend one Amazon-related conference in 2022, we recommend skipping the mainstream AWS re:Invent 2022 and instead head to AWS re:Inforce 2022. Why? Because re:Inforce is focused 100 percent on cloud security services. Dozens of Top 250 MSSPs will likely be on hand for the conference. 2. Auvik Networks Frankly MSP: This was a new event back in January 2020. We haven't heard if the company plans to continue the event as an annual series. Auvik, back by Great Hill Partners, continues to engage MSP partners while also supporting IT departments. 3. ASCII IT Success Summits (Multiple Dates, Cities): These have since been re-branded as ASCII MSP Success Summits and they are confirmed for multiple cities in 2022.
4. Black Hat USA 2022 (August 6-11) This conference typically attracts InfoSec professionals. But if you poke around, you'll find MSPs and MSSPs in the hallways. 5. Build IT Live 2022 (July 27-29): This MSP-focused event had a strong showing even in 2021 during the pandemic. The conference is hosted by IT By Design, a well-known provider of MSP talent, NOC (network operations center) and help desk services. 6. Channel Partners Conference and Expo 2023 (May 1-4): Designed for telecom agents, VARs, MSPs, integrators and service providers. 7. ChannelPro SMB Forum 2022 (Multiple Dates): Catch events in Newark; Chicago; Dallas; Charlotte; Washington, D.C./Dulles and Los Angels.
8. CompTIA ChannelCon 2022 (August 2-4): CompTIA's flagship conference returns to an in-person format after a virtual format in 2021. The event for channel partners typically attracts VARs and MSPs in the SMB sector. Also, CompTIA has been working more closely with SaaS, cloud and ISV-centric partners in recent years. 9. Cisco Partner Summit 2022 (November 1-3): Cisco's in-person partner event returns as an invitation-only conference. 10. ConnectWise IT Nation Connect 2022 (November 9-11): Even during the pandemic in 2021, this was one of the top year-end conferences for technology solutions providers and MSPs. Go to page two for conferences 11 through 20, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page two, featuring conferences 11 through 20, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
11. CPX 360 Americas 2022: This Check Point Software Technologies conference was a virtual event in 2022. We don't know if it will be in-person in 2023. 12. DattoCon 2022 (September 11-13): This is one of the world’s largest annual gatherings of MSPs (managed IT services providers) primarily in the SMB market. A must-go for Datto partners and thousands of MSP ecosystem members. This year's event offers extra drama amid Kaseya's buyout of Datto. 13. Dell Technologies World 2023 (May 22-25): Michael Dell and the company's executive leadership team returned to the stage in 2022, and intend to play an encore in 2023.
14. Empower by N-able (October 03-05): This MSP conference is scheduled for October 3-5 in Las Vegas. 15. Fortinet Accelerate: The cybersecurity company, which works closely with MSSPs, delivered a virtual event in May 2022. We'll be watching for a potential in-person event in 2023. 16. Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2022 (June 07-09): The annual in-person event resurfaced in June 2022. We're watching for 2023 dates... 17. Google Cloud Next 2022 (October 11-13). The company has yet to announce whether this will be an in-person on virtual event. Dozens of Google Cloud Platform partners now rank among the world's Top 250 Public Cloud MSPs. So this event is an ideal spot for ISVs and MSPs to learn how to monetize and manage services atop GCP.
18. HIMSS23 Conference and Exhibition 2023 (April 17-21): The in-person event returned in March 2022, and will surface again in April 2023. This is one of the largest annual vertical market technology conferences in the world, and one of the best-known events in the health care sector. 19. HPE Discover 2022 (June 28-30): The Hewlett Packard Enterprise event focused on edge-to-cloud business opportunities for HPE partners and customers, along with a heavy XaaS focus. 20. Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2023 (May 15-17): Perhaps the largest cloud-centric conference for channel partners, Ingram Micro Cloud Summit typically attracts MSPs and IT service providers. The in-person event returned in 2022, and will surface again in May 2023. Go to page three for conferences 21 through 30, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page three, featuring conferences 21 through 30, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar. 21. Internet of Things World 2022 (September 28-29): More than 12,500 IT professionals and IoT business leaders typically attended this annual conference before the pandemic arrived. 22. Kaseya Connect IT Global 2022 (June 20-23): The company's flagship conference for MSPs and midsize enterprise IT managers. Also, stay tuned for information about the IT Glue GlueX 2022 conference... 23. Lenovo Accelerate: The conference returned as an in-person event in May 2022. We're watching for 2023 details.
24. Marketopia 4u2Grow: Ahead of the pandemic, this was a three-day Marketopia event featuring training sessions, workshops and discussion panels to help MSPs, CSPs and VARs grow their businesses. Fast forward to 2022, and Marketopia plans to host GrowCon 2022 in December 2022. 25. Microsoft Inspire 2022 (July 14-15): This is the former Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). Microsoft is now inspiring partners to extend from Office 365 to Azure. Also, don't forget about Microsoft Build (for developers) and Microsoft Ignite (for customers). 26. Mobile World Congress 2023 (February 27-March 2): Now known as MWC Barcelona 2023, this is the absolute biggest mobile conference in the world. MWC resumed as an in-person event in 2022. 27. NRF 2023: National Retail Federation's Big Show 2023 (January 15-17): An ideal conference for any partner focused on the retail vertical. Hosted by the National Retail Federation, the event resumed as an in-person event in 2022.
28. Nutanix Next: This was a virtual event in 2021. We don't know if in-person events are planned in 2022 or 2023. 29. Palo Alto Networks Ignite 2022 (December 12-15): This is the security platform provider's customer conference. 30. Pax8 Wingman: In 2020, this was a new event from the fast-growing, cloud-focused distributor. The event wound up cancelled in 2020 but we're watching to see if it debuts in 2022 or 2033. Go to page four for conferences 31 through 40, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page four, featuring conferences 31 through 40, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
31. PerchyCon: This was a new MSP cybersecurity conference from Perch Security in 2020. ConnectWise has since acquired the business, and typically hosts the IT Nation Secure conference each June. If you're looking for additional MSSP- and MSP-focused cyber conferences, check out Andrew Morgan's Right of Boom and our own MSSP Alert Live. 32. Pink22 (June 16-19): A pure IT service management conference. 33. Robin Robins IT Sales and Marketing Boot Camp 2023 (April 11-14): One best-known gatherings of SMB partners focused on sales and marketing strategies. The event was also in-person in 2022.
34. RSA Conference 2023 (April 24-27): Typically one of the largest cybersecurity conferences in the United States. The in-person event resumed in June 2022, and will resurface again in April 2023. 35. SaaStr Annual 2022 (September 13-15): Prior to the pandemic, this conference typically attracted 15,000+ SaaS company founders, venture capitalists (VCs) and executives. 36. Salesforce Dreamforce 2022 (September 20-22): Salesforce Dreamforce is one of the world’s largest cloud computing conferences focused on business productivity, automation, artificial intelligence, customer experience (CX) and more. 37. SANS Security Events: A popular series of conferences focused on skills development and training. Multiple dates are planned.
38. SAP Sapphire: SAP's flagship conference transformed into multiple virtual and in-person events for 2022. We're watching for 2023 details. 39. ServiceNow Knowledge: The conference returned as multiple in-person events in 2022. We're watching for 2023 details. 40. SMB TechFest (Multiple Dates): Hosted by Dave Seibert, SMB TechFest is a two-day channel partner and technology conference in Southern California. It's held quarterly -- in January, April, July and October. Go to page five for conferences 41 through 50, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page five, featuring conferences 41 through 50, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
41. SolarWinds MSP Empower: SolarWinds spun off N-able (which runs the Empower events) in 2021. We're watching to see if N-able resumes an in-person Empower format in 2023. 42. Synnex Varnex: This was a popular spring and fall gathering for Synnex partners. We're watching to see how Synnex conferences evolve now that the company has merged with Tech Data. 43. Taylor Business Group Big Big 2022 (September 21-23): Taylor Business Group is a well-known organizer of MSP and IT solutions provider peer groups.
44. Tech Data Tech Select: A longstanding gathering of Tech Data partners in both the spring and the fall. We're watching to see how Tech Data's event strategy evolves now that the company has merged with Synnex. 45. TruMethods Schnizzfest: This was a popular event when TruMethods was an independent company. But the conference is no longer held now that Kaseya owns TruMethods. 46. VeeamOn 2023 (May 22-25): One of the largest conferences focused on data protection. Mainly a customer conference, but don't overlook the smart Veeam partners -- particularly CSPs -- at the event. 47. VMware VMworld -- Now VMware Explore 2023 (August 29-September 1): Mainly positioned as a customer conference, but there also are plenty of partners on hand at this massive event. Also, don't overlook VMware Partner Leadership Summit, though that's often by invitation only.
48. Women in CyberSecurity (WiCys) 2023 (March 16-18): Organizers have awarded more than 2,250 student scholarships and 272 faculty lodging grants though sponsorship funding since 2014. 49. Workday Rising 2022 (September 12-15): Workday remains one of the fastest-growing providers of SaaS-based business management software. The conference attracts customers, developers and partners. 50. XChange 2022 (Multiple Dates): Xchange, hosted by The Channel Company, is one of the best-known conferences for channel partners. Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
Five quick points before you navigate the list:
- The rankings: The list below is sorted alphabetically.
- The scope: Only one event per company qualified for the Top 50 list from 2020.
- The 2022-2023 dates (so far): We've shared the event dates that we've seen so far. But readers should contact the conference organizer to fully confirm event dates and locations for 2022 and 2023.
- Our own conferences: We've also moved into the in-person conference business -- preparing MSSP Alert Live 2022 for September. And our parent -- CyberRisk Alliance -- runs such events as Identiverse and InfoSec World.
- All tech & cyber conferences: Our expansive ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar lists hundreds of events by month for 2022 and beyond. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
Now, here are the Top 50 Technology Conferences from 2020 -- and their status for 2022 and 2023. 1. Amazon re:Inforce 2022 (July 26-27 Boston). If you can only attend one Amazon-related conference in 2022, we recommend skipping the mainstream AWS re:Invent 2022 and instead head to AWS re:Inforce 2022. Why? Because re:Inforce is focused 100 percent on cloud security services. Dozens of Top 250 MSSPs will likely be on hand for the conference. 2. Auvik Networks Frankly MSP: This was a new event back in January 2020. We haven't heard if the company plans to continue the event as an annual series. Auvik, back by Great Hill Partners, continues to engage MSP partners while also supporting IT departments. 3. ASCII IT Success Summits (Multiple Dates, Cities): These have since been re-branded as ASCII MSP Success Summits and they are confirmed for multiple cities in 2022.
4. Black Hat USA 2022 (August 6-11) This conference typically attracts InfoSec professionals. But if you poke around, you'll find MSPs and MSSPs in the hallways. 5. Build IT Live 2022 (July 27-29): This MSP-focused event had a strong showing even in 2021 during the pandemic. The conference is hosted by IT By Design, a well-known provider of MSP talent, NOC (network operations center) and help desk services. 6. Channel Partners Conference and Expo 2023 (May 1-4): Designed for telecom agents, VARs, MSPs, integrators and service providers. 7. ChannelPro SMB Forum 2022 (Multiple Dates): Catch events in Newark; Chicago; Dallas; Charlotte; Washington, D.C./Dulles and Los Angels.
8. CompTIA ChannelCon 2022 (August 2-4): CompTIA's flagship conference returns to an in-person format after a virtual format in 2021. The event for channel partners typically attracts VARs and MSPs in the SMB sector. Also, CompTIA has been working more closely with SaaS, cloud and ISV-centric partners in recent years. 9. Cisco Partner Summit 2022 (November 1-3): Cisco's in-person partner event returns as an invitation-only conference. 10. ConnectWise IT Nation Connect 2022 (November 9-11): Even during the pandemic in 2021, this was one of the top year-end conferences for technology solutions providers and MSPs. Go to page two for conferences 11 through 20, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page two, featuring conferences 11 through 20, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
11. CPX 360 Americas 2022: This Check Point Software Technologies conference was a virtual event in 2022. We don't know if it will be in-person in 2023. 12. DattoCon 2022 (September 11-13): This is one of the world’s largest annual gatherings of MSPs (managed IT services providers) primarily in the SMB market. A must-go for Datto partners and thousands of MSP ecosystem members. This year's event offers extra drama amid Kaseya's buyout of Datto. 13. Dell Technologies World 2023 (May 22-25): Michael Dell and the company's executive leadership team returned to the stage in 2022, and intend to play an encore in 2023.
14. Empower by N-able (October 03-05): This MSP conference is scheduled for October 3-5 in Las Vegas. 15. Fortinet Accelerate: The cybersecurity company, which works closely with MSSPs, delivered a virtual event in May 2022. We'll be watching for a potential in-person event in 2023. 16. Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2022 (June 07-09): The annual in-person event resurfaced in June 2022. We're watching for 2023 dates... 17. Google Cloud Next 2022 (October 11-13). The company has yet to announce whether this will be an in-person on virtual event. Dozens of Google Cloud Platform partners now rank among the world's Top 250 Public Cloud MSPs. So this event is an ideal spot for ISVs and MSPs to learn how to monetize and manage services atop GCP.
18. HIMSS23 Conference and Exhibition 2023 (April 17-21): The in-person event returned in March 2022, and will surface again in April 2023. This is one of the largest annual vertical market technology conferences in the world, and one of the best-known events in the health care sector. 19. HPE Discover 2022 (June 28-30): The Hewlett Packard Enterprise event focused on edge-to-cloud business opportunities for HPE partners and customers, along with a heavy XaaS focus. 20. Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2023 (May 15-17): Perhaps the largest cloud-centric conference for channel partners, Ingram Micro Cloud Summit typically attracts MSPs and IT service providers. The in-person event returned in 2022, and will surface again in May 2023. Go to page three for conferences 21 through 30, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page three, featuring conferences 21 through 30, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar. 21. Internet of Things World 2022 (September 28-29): More than 12,500 IT professionals and IoT business leaders typically attended this annual conference before the pandemic arrived. 22. Kaseya Connect IT Global 2022 (June 20-23): The company's flagship conference for MSPs and midsize enterprise IT managers. Also, stay tuned for information about the IT Glue GlueX 2022 conference... 23. Lenovo Accelerate: The conference returned as an in-person event in May 2022. We're watching for 2023 details.
24. Marketopia 4u2Grow: Ahead of the pandemic, this was a three-day Marketopia event featuring training sessions, workshops and discussion panels to help MSPs, CSPs and VARs grow their businesses. Fast forward to 2022, and Marketopia plans to host GrowCon 2022 in December 2022. 25. Microsoft Inspire 2022 (July 14-15): This is the former Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). Microsoft is now inspiring partners to extend from Office 365 to Azure. Also, don't forget about Microsoft Build (for developers) and Microsoft Ignite (for customers). 26. Mobile World Congress 2023 (February 27-March 2): Now known as MWC Barcelona 2023, this is the absolute biggest mobile conference in the world. MWC resumed as an in-person event in 2022. 27. NRF 2023: National Retail Federation's Big Show 2023 (January 15-17): An ideal conference for any partner focused on the retail vertical. Hosted by the National Retail Federation, the event resumed as an in-person event in 2022.
28. Nutanix Next: This was a virtual event in 2021. We don't know if in-person events are planned in 2022 or 2023. 29. Palo Alto Networks Ignite 2022 (December 12-15): This is the security platform provider's customer conference. 30. Pax8 Wingman: In 2020, this was a new event from the fast-growing, cloud-focused distributor. The event wound up cancelled in 2020 but we're watching to see if it debuts in 2022 or 2033. Go to page four for conferences 31 through 40, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page four, featuring conferences 31 through 40, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
31. PerchyCon: This was a new MSP cybersecurity conference from Perch Security in 2020. ConnectWise has since acquired the business, and typically hosts the IT Nation Secure conference each June. If you're looking for additional MSSP- and MSP-focused cyber conferences, check out Andrew Morgan's Right of Boom and our own MSSP Alert Live. 32. Pink22 (June 16-19): A pure IT service management conference. 33. Robin Robins IT Sales and Marketing Boot Camp 2023 (April 11-14): One best-known gatherings of SMB partners focused on sales and marketing strategies. The event was also in-person in 2022.
34. RSA Conference 2023 (April 24-27): Typically one of the largest cybersecurity conferences in the United States. The in-person event resumed in June 2022, and will resurface again in April 2023. 35. SaaStr Annual 2022 (September 13-15): Prior to the pandemic, this conference typically attracted 15,000+ SaaS company founders, venture capitalists (VCs) and executives. 36. Salesforce Dreamforce 2022 (September 20-22): Salesforce Dreamforce is one of the world’s largest cloud computing conferences focused on business productivity, automation, artificial intelligence, customer experience (CX) and more. 37. SANS Security Events: A popular series of conferences focused on skills development and training. Multiple dates are planned.
38. SAP Sapphire: SAP's flagship conference transformed into multiple virtual and in-person events for 2022. We're watching for 2023 details. 39. ServiceNow Knowledge: The conference returned as multiple in-person events in 2022. We're watching for 2023 details. 40. SMB TechFest (Multiple Dates): Hosted by Dave Seibert, SMB TechFest is a two-day channel partner and technology conference in Southern California. It's held quarterly -- in January, April, July and October. Go to page five for conferences 41 through 50, sorted alphabetically Welcome to page five, featuring conferences 41 through 50, sorted alphabetically Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
41. SolarWinds MSP Empower: SolarWinds spun off N-able (which runs the Empower events) in 2021. We're watching to see if N-able resumes an in-person Empower format in 2023. 42. Synnex Varnex: This was a popular spring and fall gathering for Synnex partners. We're watching to see how Synnex conferences evolve now that the company has merged with Tech Data. 43. Taylor Business Group Big Big 2022 (September 21-23): Taylor Business Group is a well-known organizer of MSP and IT solutions provider peer groups.
44. Tech Data Tech Select: A longstanding gathering of Tech Data partners in both the spring and the fall. We're watching to see how Tech Data's event strategy evolves now that the company has merged with Synnex. 45. TruMethods Schnizzfest: This was a popular event when TruMethods was an independent company. But the conference is no longer held now that Kaseya owns TruMethods. 46. VeeamOn 2023 (May 22-25): One of the largest conferences focused on data protection. Mainly a customer conference, but don't overlook the smart Veeam partners -- particularly CSPs -- at the event. 47. VMware VMworld -- Now VMware Explore 2023 (August 29-September 1): Mainly positioned as a customer conference, but there also are plenty of partners on hand at this massive event. Also, don't overlook VMware Partner Leadership Summit, though that's often by invitation only.
48. Women in CyberSecurity (WiCys) 2023 (March 16-18): Organizers have awarded more than 2,250 student scholarships and 272 faculty lodging grants though sponsorship funding since 2014. 49. Workday Rising 2022 (September 12-15): Workday remains one of the fastest-growing providers of SaaS-based business management software. The conference attracts customers, developers and partners. 50. XChange 2022 (Multiple Dates): Xchange, hosted by The Channel Company, is one of the best-known conferences for channel partners. Don't forget: The entire ChannelE2E Technology Event Calendar for 2022 and beyond is here. Also, find cybersecurity conferences on the MSSP Alert Event Calendar.
