Wednesday, October 3

10:00 AM – 9:30 PM Event Registration and Information Desk Open Hyatt Regency, Teal Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Welcome Reception Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom, 1st Floor

Thursday, October 4

6:45 AM – 7:45 AM Reseller Transportation to Convention Center All Conference Hotels

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Event Registration and Information Desk Open Ballroom Pre-Function, Level 2

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Breakfast Level 2 Concourse

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM General Session Ballroom, Level 2

Welcome to the 2018 SYNNEX Inspire Conference Bob Stegner, Senior Vice President, Marketing, North America, SYNNEX Corporation

Message From the President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Polk, President Chief Executive Officer, SYNNEX Corporation

ProVoke & the Inversion Factor: "Ecosystem of Disruption" Linda Bernardi, Technologist, Innovation Provocateur and Former IBM Chief Innovation Officer and Watson Co-Lead As the go-to-to disruptor for Fortune 500 enterprises, Linda Bernardi shares emerging trends in technology, disruption, and innovation that enable organizations to innovate faster and better and succeed in an inverted world of business. Along with key strategies for creating a foundation for business success in the midst of constant technological change, Linda also outlines the five stages of organizational resistance from her book, ProVoke, that companies typically confront in the age of AI, IoT, and Big Data. With a “disrupt or die” philosophy, Linda leads the way in helping your company navigate and overcome these resistances to change in a productive way while creating agile, dynamic cultures of disruption, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise & SYNNEX: Pivot to Value Dan Belanger, Managing Director, North America, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Rapid Pace of AI Adoption Tony Paikeday, Director of Product Marketing, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning, NVIDIA Artificial intelligence is transforming the world. Through a convergence of technology leaps, social transformations, and genuine economic needs, AI is moving from its academic roots to the forefront of business and industry. Every nook and cranny of the modern economy has now felt AI’s impact, from energy, transportation, and healthcare to manufacturing, entertainment, education, IT, and government. Businesses are also seeing unprecedented levels of efficiencies and productivity, which will only continue to rise and transform how companies operate. This session will share the successes of AI adoption over the last year, the industries that are leaping ahead, new AI innovations that will serve cross-industry challenges, and how businesses can prepare their infrastructure for the accelerating pace of AI adoption.

IoT is a Business Revolution, Fueled by Ecosystem Innovation and Scaled Through Partnership Rodney Clark, Vice President, Global IoT Sales, Microsoft Corporation How do you accelerate IoT and optimize opportunities to grow revenue and profitability? Success in IoT requires a mindset in innovation, in business model, and in partnership. Rodney Clark, VP of IoT Sales at Microsoft, will share how Microsoft and SYNNEX are enabling partners across the IoT value chain to design, build, and scale repeatable IoT solutions from edge to cloud.

Delivering the Digital Promise – Here Today, 5G Tomorrow Matthew Butz, Executive Director, Network Implementation, Verizon 5G is an enabling platform that allows partners to differentiate the experience of digital transformation for our customers. This new connected customer experience will enable the next generation of business solutions. These are the solutions that channel partners will directly deliver in the future.

General Session Wrap-Up

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Masters Series Level 1 Meeting Rooms

Pivot to Value: Getting on Board with Hewlett Packard Enterprise How to win in today’s marketplace leveraging HPE’s Super 6.

102C, Level 1

NVIDIA: Rapid Pace of AI Adoption Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world. Through a convergence of technology leaps, social transformations, and genuine economic needs, AI is moving from its academic roots to the forefront of business and industry. How can partners take advantage of the rapid pace of AI adoption? Meet NVIDIA and learn about our partner program and partner ecosystem. Hear about what partners are doing to be relevant in our network and how to join.

102B, Level 1

Verizon Digital Signage: Bringing LTE to the Digital Signage Ecosystem Through an Integrated Solution Verizon Digital Signage takes the power of the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network and integrates seamlessly into a digital signage solution. Come see the Verizon Digital Signage solution and discuss the importance of staying connected in a connected world.

104, Level 1

Extend Your Business and Innovate with Microsoft Azure SYNNEX partners are providing solutions built on Azure to customers and driving millions of dollars in recurring revenue! Are you one of them? If not, come learn several easy ways to quickly jumpstart your offerings on Microsoft Azure. We'll cover a few core infrastructure service offerings, lift and shift, and disaster recovery. If you already have some Azure experience under your belt, this session is for you, too! Learn how you can springboard from basic IaaS offerings into more advanced workloads like Azure Data Services, Cognitive Services, and IoT. Incentives and programs such as subsidized customer workshops and POC funding will be highlighted as well.

102A, Level 1

11:45 AM – 1:30 PM Lunch and Conference Flex Time Grab your lunch from the SNX Café and use this time to eat, network, schedule one-on-one meetings, or join us for one of our lunch sessions!

Conference Center

11:45 AM – 1:30 PM Meeting Hub Open Hall 1, West Entrance, Level 2

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM SYNNEX F2F Lunch Join SYNNEX F2F for a panel discussion on the value of mentoring. Made up of vendors, resellers, and associates in the SYNNEX F2F community, our panel will discuss what makes a good mentor, common challenges mentors face, tips for success, and more. Plated lunch will be served.

202C, Level 2

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM Quick Start to Profitable Partnering Theresa Caragol,CompTIA Faculty and Founder and CEO, AchieveUnite Are you benefiting as much as you think you should from your vendor-partner relationships? Why do some vendors seem more responsive to you, while others dismiss you out of hand? What can you do to make your vendor partnerships a more profitable investment of your time and resources? This session explores answers to these questions by covering the information introduced in the CompTIA Quick Start Guide to Profitable Partnering.

202A, Level 2

1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Vendor Trainings – Platinum Vendors Level 1 & 2 Meeting Rooms

HP Print and Supplies – Helping Protect Our Resellers and Their Business Join us for a discussion on HP Supplies – protecting our resellers and the HP brand. In addition, we will cover new HP printers and information to help you with your everyday go-to-market strategy.

102A, Level 1

HP Elite PCs The HP Elite family offers best in-class design, security, and collaboration, built from the ground up to inspire creativity and ignite productivity in today’s business professionals. Come participate in an interactive session covering the HP Elite lineup and their sleek design, serious performance, and engaging collaboration.

102C, Level 1

Selling Into the Modern Workplace and Digital Transformation – How Surface and Microsoft are Making You the Partner of the Future Surface is about creating new categories of devices that are the ultimate device for the modern workplace, and that means taking advantage of a customer’s entire investment in Microsoft 365. Increasingly, Surface is also commercial first. Working with Windows, working with Office, thinking about our security stack. We are very serious about the devices business, on making Surface the ultimate device for the modern workplace. And that means the ultimate device for Microsoft 365. Learn about our latest devices and how you can be the partner of the future today.

202A, Level 2

Lenovo’s VR Classroom – Education That WOWs Lenovo’s VR Classroom is the first, all-in-one, ergonomically-optimized, high-performance virtual reality classroom system including all the necessary tools, content, and processes to provide effective, hands-on learning that takes students places they’ve never gone before! Learn how you can help schools take their students places they’ve only dreamed of with robust, immersive virtual reality experiences to astound, amaze, and educate in ways never before possible.

203, Level 2

SYNNEX Wireless-as-a-Service with Aruba Your customers demand reliable Wi-Fi everywhere, at all times. And as a technology provider, you work hard to stay ahead of the wireless curve. The speed of innovation and customer demands for the latest mobile Wi-Fi solutions means delivering dependable network management has become a key differentiator for technology solution providers. Providing worry-free Wi-Fi for your customers is one of the best ways to tackle these challenges, and it provides you with a profitable, recurring revenue stream for your bottom line. SYNNEX has partnered with the industry-leading wireless vendor Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, to help you offer enterprise-grade Wi-Fi management to your customers without all the complications of being a traditional MSP. SYNNEX will take on the operating costs, setting up a 24x7 Support NOC, and setting up financing and payment plans for your customers!

202B, Level 2

Welcome to the Age of the Cloud Worker with Google Chrome Enterprise Spurred by the need for insights, speed, and collaboration, a new type of worker has emerged: the cloud worker. Come join us on how to rethink workforce technology and hear about Google Chrome Enterprise, Chrome Browser and G Suite.

102B, Level 1

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM Vendor Trainings Level 1 & 2 Meeting Rooms

Legrand: Physical Infrastructure Solutions for Maximum Network Performance Legrand physical infrastructure products provide IT professionals with a wide range of solutions that support equipment and cabling in the physical layer. A well designed physical infrastructure will maintain peak network performance and maximize capacity. Every network is critical, so whether your challenge is “No” telecom room, small or large TR, or any size data center, we will explore the rack, cabinet, and cable management solutions designed to meet the network needs of today and support them into the future.

202A, Level 2

Team Up with T-Mobile Experience the difference. Partner with us and watch your business grow.

102C, Level 1

Samsung Collaboration Solutions Samsung collaboration and video conferencing solutions address small stand-alone huddle spaces to enterprise-wide collaboration. Optimized for smart, fully engaged, real-time collaboration, the Samsung FL!P Digital Flipchart is portable; simple; and easy to use, connect, and share. For a fully integrated presentation and communication solution, Samsung offers the QBH-TR Series large format interactive whiteboard with advanced white boarding tools for efficient collaboration. For video conferencing, the Samsung HARMAN Huddle Space Solution and the Samsung + Cisco Spark Room Kit range from simple and cost-effective solutions to powerful all-in-one tools for smarter collaboration.

202B, Level 2

Accelerate Your innovation and Digital Transformation with Red Hat and Azure Cloud Solutions Learn how Red Hat solutions running on Azure provide you more options for hybrid cloud-native applications. Maximize the value to your existing Red Hat investment by transitioning to the cloud, and gain all that Azure has to offer, including the ability to scale quickly and easily, pay only for what you use, and save on compute power. Plus, use the Java, Linux, and other skills that your team already has to speed your digital transformation.

102A, Level 1

Bretford Offers Innovative Solutions for Mobile Devices From Active Charging™ to Device Security in the Cloud, Bretford leads the charge! Mobile device users shouldn’t have to sacrifice comfort and disruption when they are tethered to a power source. Juice Mobile Power™ provides users with the flexibility they need without compromising access to power. And TechGuard Connect™ lockers simplify technology deployments with the power of smart, cloud-based management. Learn about these and all of Bretford’s powerful charging options.

101, Level1

Cybercrime: Its implications and How We Fight Back with PC Matic Pro Juniper Research forecasts cybercrime in 2019 will total $2.1 trillion. In 2021, Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that value will grow to $6 trillion. If cybercrime were a country, it would be the world’s third largest economy. This presentation reviews the history and evolution of malware and antivirus over the last 30 years. The acceleration of cybercrime is due to the gap between the technologies used to infect versus protect.

203, Level 2

EPSON: Disruption in Printing Although the office print market is 30 years old, there are new trends, technologies, and business models that are presenting new opportunities for reseller profit and growth. Larry Trevarthen, Director of Business Printing for Epson America, will review these trends and discuss how resellers can grow their profits by viewing their business with a new lens.

102B, Level 1

Grow Your Sales with Xerox Services How can you disrupt your business through Xerox service solutions? Learn about Xerox’s extensive recurring revenue and new technology that is changing the way our customers look at print!

104, Level 1

Seagate: Creating Customer Value with Disruptive Storage Technologies Your success is our mission. Understand the latest technologies that leverage 40 years of advanced capabilities and enable customer needs.

103, Level 1

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Leaders of the Roundtable Level 1 & 2 Meeting Rooms

Tools for Education in the Digital Age 202C, Level 2

Integrated Solutions 202B, Level 2

Connected Solutions 202A, Level 2

Data Center Transformation 203, Level 2

Technology in the SMB Market 102C, Level 1

Networking and Security 102A, Level 1

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM Vendor Trainings Level 1 & 2 Meeting Rooms

StarTech.com: From Connectivity Innovations to Profitable Solutions Join StarTech.com to learn about the latest in office and device connectivity and how our technological expertise and partner-focused DNA can help you deliver exception outcomes for customers and significantly increase the margin of your transactions.

102A, Level 1

Collaboration Made Easy with LG Conference Room Solutions Learn how LG displays work seamlessly with Cisco video conferencing solutions to give you a plug-and-play solution for all your conference room needs.

103, Level 1

Kensington: Docking Station Market Trends and Shifts in the Industry Don’t get left behind with technology. The proliferation of increasingly thinner and lighter laptops with fewer ports, along with the growing number of professionals for whom mobility is the rule rather than the exception, have pushed connectivity to the forefront as a top IT priority for many organizations. Kensington has collaborated with Spiceworks to research 450 IT decision makers on this increasingly popular solution. Learn how docking stations are disrupting the SMB, public sector, and K-12 education space as they become more and more in demand.

101, Level 1

The Latest Tips, Tools, and Trends - Selling into Education with Google Selling into education today is no longer just about selling the most affordable hardware and management. Schools want to know how technology can help students and educators learn and teach better. Join us to learn how the latest Google and SYNNEX solutions address the most important needs in education today, such as K-3 learning with the Chromebook tablet, apps that support 21st-century skills, virtual reality, for immersive learning, and more.

202A, Level 2

Increase your Vertical Solutions Portfolio with Brother Printers! Brother Printers is changing the industry with growing product segments in the vertical space. Join our team to learn more about how you can grow your sales in multiple verticals!

203, Level 2

How AMD EPYC is Disrupting the Market AMD is bringing performance, innovation, and choice back to the data center. AMD EPYC 1-socket and 2-socket solutions give you the ability to delight your customers with more balanced performance for workloads, more advanced security features, and more enhanced capabilities than the competition. With many platforms available at SYNNEX alone, the momentum for AMD EPYC keeps growing. Join AMD to learn why AMD EPYC should be included in your solution of choice.

102B, Level 1

Samsung Mobility: Your Phone is Now More Powerful Than Your PC Samsung mobility is changing the way you do business. Leave all your devices at home, all you need is your phone! See how this Enterprise Mobile technology is changing the way we interact in a business setting, and learn how you can be a part of this multi-billion dollar business.

202B, Level 2

Channel Transformation with Lenovo Please join us as we discuss the new channel transformation that is taking place within Lenovo and how it benefits you. Learn how the new programs and offerings can help grow your business in areas like SMB, Education, and Enterprise.

104, Level 1

How Eaton's Alliances Generate Revenue for Its Partners Hear about the revenue generator options from becoming a Eaton partner. If you already sell the major IT names in the industry for networking, storage, and servers, you could be missing out on a partnership that is unknown to you. The realization will be a “slap” in the face.

102C, Level 1

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Solutions Exchange Hall 1, East Entrance, Level 2

5:45 PM – 6:15 PM Transportation to Host Hotels All Conference Hotels

6:30 PM – 6:45 PM Transportation to SYNNEX Dine Arounds Downtown Hotels

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM SYNNEX Dine Arounds Downtown Greenville, Main Street

9:30 PM – 11:30 PM Late Night with Lenovo and Intel After Dine Arounds, join Lenovo and Intel at Jack n’ Diane’s. This dueling piano bar will have you dancing, laughing, singing and having a great time with other Inspire Conference attendees. See you there!

Jack n’ Diane’s Dueling Piano Bar

9:30 PM – 11:30 PM Level Up with CLOUD | MOBILITY | IoT Sponsored by Google Cloud, Microsoft and Verizon Wondering what to do after the Dine Arounds? Come “Level Up” with CLOUD | MOBILITY | IoT! We have created a customized three-floor experience just for you. Hit the first floor to watch the latest games at the bar and enjoy a signature craft beer. If you aren’t a sports fan, level up to the second floor for some dance music and a custom cocktail. Prefer something more lowkey? For a relaxing evening, go to the roof top to listen to one of the hottest singer/song writers in Greenville and enjoy your very own Irish coffee bar where the possibilities are endless. Don't miss this exclusive Greenville experience!

Ink N Ivy

Friday, October 5

6:45 AM – 7:45 AM Reseller Transportation to Convention Center All Conference Hotels

7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Event Registration and Information Desk Open Ballroom Pre-Function, Level 2

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Breakfast Level 2 Concourse

8:00 AM – 10:45 AM General Session Ballroom, Level 2

Welcome Bob Stegner, Senior Vice President, Marketing, North America, SYNNEX Corporation

HP Inc.: Reinventing for the Future Stephanie Dismore, Vice President and General Manager, Americas Channels, HP Inc. As some of the technology industry’s most significant megatrends become realities, HP is at the forefront, transforming change into opportunity, delivering disruptive, innovative solutions, and reinventing for the future. Please join Stephanie Dismore, Vice President and General Manager, Americas Channels, HP Inc. to hear more about HP’s vision, long-term growth strategy, and how the company is enabling channel partners to win in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Accelerating the Digital Transformation with Intel® Jason Kimrey, General Manager, US Channel Scale and Partners, Intel Corporation In a world of constant business evolution, companies are faced with constant disruption as result of new technologies. Jason will discuss examples of how several companies are harnessing these new technologies to drive innovation and how Intel is working to enable customers to be the disruptors instead of the disrupted.

Teaming for Technology Transformation Matt Zielinski, Senior Vice President, Lenovo President, Lenovo North America Lenovo is committed to driving intelligent transformation through smart devices and infrastructure that create the best user experience and build a smarter future where everyone can thrive. Lenovo North America President Matt Zielinski will share the company’s worldwide vision and its strategy for growth with the channel. Join us for this session, as well as Lenovo’s additional opportunities at SYNNEX Inspire, to learn how together, we can build a smarter future for our customers.

Work with us. Transform with us. Win with us. Andrew Sage, Vice President, Americas Distribution, Cisco Systems, Inc. The current business climate offers unique opportunities to transform your business if you know how to capitalize on it. Andrew will describe how partners can do just that – take advantage of the current disruptive-friendly environment to expand their businesses while maintaining healthy growth. Cisco continues to innovate the core of its networking platform, but has also made managing the network simpler. Cisco’s SimpleIT not only makes network management simpler for customers, it also provides a blueprint to help our partners expand their businesses.

The Technology Trends Disrupting Your Business & How To Flourish In The Digital Age. Greg Williams, Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine If your organization hasn’t been disrupted yet, it’s only a matter of time before someone rethinks your business. From commerce to banking, energy to automotive, finance to travel, every vertical has changed beyond recognition over the past decade. Greg argues that the pace of change will accelerate even further in the coming years as technology and data are used in unprecedented ways and that the only way to thrive in this dynamic environment is to embrace change. In this fascinating talk, Greg looks at the key trends in technology, science, and ideas that every organization needs to know about. He’ll cover everything from artificial intelligence (AI) to virtual reality (VR), the rise of the millennials to how every organization is now a software business, why external data offers unparalleled opportunities for enterprise, why the blockchain could be as powerful as the internet, to the end of ‘top down’ businesses and the rise of mission-driven enterprises. This is a talk that is guaranteed to enable organizations to prepare for the future and to make the most of emerging opportunities.

Message From the President Peter Larocque, President, North American Technology Solutions, SYNNEX Corporation

General Session Wrap-Up

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Masters Series Level 1 Meeting Rooms

HP Inc.: Opportunities for Reinvention Join a panel of experts as they share more details on the key opportunities HP Inc. is working on to help you deliver disruptive, innovative solutions and continue to reinventing for the future. Topics include leading with security, device-as-a-service, our expanded printing portfolio, and OEM supplies.

102C, Level 1

Lenovo Innovation and Growing your Business Join Lenovo Ambassador Stephen Miller as he provides a more detailed view of the technology transformation taking place within Lenovo. Stephen will share the latest and greatest innovations Lenovo is developing and how they can help transform your business. With VR and Smart Office, there are great opportunities to grow your business with Lenovo.

102A, Level 1

Intel’s IoT Play for Accelerating Development and Deployment of Digital Transformation Learn how Intel is working with our global ecosystem partners to speed adoption of IoT, pursue proof-of-concept projects, develop market-ready solutions, reduce risk, accelerate deployments, and improve time to value. This session will cover the innovative technologies that Intel manufactures as well as the solutions our partners have developed.

104, Level 1

Simplify Your IT with Cisco and SYNNEX/Comstor Is the complexity of technology holding your customers back? Let us introduce you to the concept of Simple IT. We can take your customers’ complex, expensive, multivendor environment and simplify it so that they can get back to the important things—focusing on their business and innovating. Simple IT leverages technology that is easy to deploy and manage, saving your customers time and money. During our session, you will learn about the four main solutions that make up Simple IT – Meraki, Hyperflex, Webex, and Umbrella.

102B, Level 1

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Speed Networking Silver Sponsors Only

202C, Level 2

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Take Advantage Of SYNNEX’ Expanded SERVICESolv Technology Services Portfolio Come learn how the newly re-branded SERVICESolv technology services team augments resellers, starting with solution design, pre-ship imaging and accessory insertion, last mile installation, and lastly ongoing managed care. We’ve combined the best of the best service offerings from SYNNEX and Westcon-Comstor to enable you to provide full turn-key solutions to your customers. Let us teach you how to engage with us and grow your business by utilizing our vast knowledge and expertise to augment your existing business. Services to be highlighted in this fast-paced, interactive session: • Pre-Sales Solution Assessment and Design • Supply Chain/Integration Services • Field Services • Network and Software Services • Managed Care Services • Education Services

104, Level 1

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Conference Flex Time and Meeting Hub Open Enjoy some free time to catch up on emails, take a break, or schedule one-on-one meetings. The Meeting Hub, located at the West Entrance of Hall 1, is open.

Conference Center

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Solution Sessions Level 1 & 2 Meeting Rooms

Internet of Things: Behind the Solution 102C, Level 1

Data Center Transformation: Behind the Solution 202B, Level 2

Security: Behind the Solution 203, Level 2

Technology in the Education Landscape 202A, Level 2

Emerging Solutions Technology Preview 102A, Level 1

Integrated Solutions 103, Level 1

Public Sector 101, Level 1

Mobility 104, Level 1

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Lunch and Solutions Exchange Hall 1, East Entrance, Level 2

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Transportation to Host Hotels All Conference Hotels

3:30 PM – 6:00 PM Reseller Break

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Transportation to Convention Center All Conference Hotels

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Conference Cocktail Reception Ballroom Pre-Function, Level 2

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Inspire Conference Prize Announcement Must be present to win.

Ballroom, Level 2

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Closing Dinner and Entertainment Sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc.

Ballroom, Level 2

Saturday, October 6

5:00 AM – 2:00 PM Departures