Under the theme 'Powered by Partnerships', Cisco is holding its UAE Partner Summit at The Ritz-- Carlton, Dubai, on 24 May, 2016. The event will feature special keynotes, interactive presentations, breakout sessions, panel discussions and an awards night to honor Cisco's leading carrying out partners in the nation. Over 200 partners' delegates consisting of CXOs and senior technical specialists are expected to attend the power-packed event .

The event takes place at a time when digitization is opening up a world of extraordinary chances and transforming industries, communities and our lives. Digital disruption is set to displace 4 in 10 traditional players in each industry within the next five years.

" The pace of change in our market is accelerating and while this means a wider selection of market sections and areas where we are able to deliver tangible effect and business outcomes, it also highlights the requirement for closer positioning and collaboration with our channel partner community," stated Frida Kleimert, Head of Channel and Commercial Sales, Cisco UAE. "As the marketplace transforms and every country, city, and company become digital, we have to bring higher value to our customers. The chances for Cisco and our partners are big and are growing more quickly than ever. Cisco is dedicated to recording market trends while empowering our partners to develop their own digital niche so we can fulfill the altering needs of clients today and tomorrow."

Frida will open the top with a welcome note followed by keynote presentations by Milo Schacher, Vice President, EMEAR Partner Organization at Cisco, on 'the Power of Cisco Partnerships' and Denny Trevett, Vice President, Ecosystem Sales Acceleration at Cisco, on 'Driving Digitization with our Partner Ecosystem'.
"Through our UAE Partner Summit, we want to encourage, influence and allow our partners to get ready for tomorrow. We will likewise recognize the impressive efforts of our top-performing partners at the gala awards dinner following the event," she included.

The UAE Partner Summit 2016 will be an action-packed day that will offer Cisco's partners an opportunity to comprehend Cisco's strategy for speeding up successful development together and hear first-hand about the business outcomes that new options can bring to consumers across sectors. The event functions as a platform to make sure better alignment and a higher value exchange within the Cisco Partner Ecosystem. Partners will have the ability to engage with Cisco's worldwide and local executives, network with market peers and receive updates on Cisco's partner strategy.

Other speakers from Cisco consist of Mike Weston, Vice President, Middle East; Gordon Thomson, Managing Director, Enterprise Networking, EMEAR; Clinton O' Leary, Cloud Lead, Middle East; and Ivan Duggan, Enterprise Networks Technology Sales Leader, EMEAR, among others.

The Cisco UAE Partner Summit 2016 is supported by Intel as Technology sponsor, Aptec, Logicom and Comstor as Diamond sponsors, Nimble Storage as Platinum sponsor, and Global Knowledge as the Gold sponsor.