Zones Leadership Strategy Session Austin

We're excited to welcome you to Austin, Texas, as we kick off 2026 together!

This is your chance to connect with fellow teammates and Partners, celebrate our wins, and set bold goals for the year ahead.

Let's bring the energy, the ideas, and the teamwork that make Zones unstoppable
See you in Austin!

Together, we’ll dive into:

Intentional Planning Sessions to elevate 2025, and define our challenges, goals and path forward for a successful 2026
Partner Meetings to review highs and lows of 2025, identify opportunities for growth, and strengthen the value we deliver.
Team Networking Activities to strengthen our teamwork and energize each other for the year ahead

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7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

ELT Meeting

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

ELT Dinner at Crenshaw's Sports Lounge on property

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

ELT Meeting

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

ELT/Partner Dinner at Bob's Steak & Chop House on property

7:30 a.m. - 8.30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Yehia Omar Kick Off

9:20 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Apple Presentation

9:55 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.

Cisco Presentation

10:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Break

10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Microsoft Presentation

11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Intel Presentation

11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Lenovo Presentation

12:10 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Dell Presentation

12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Lunch

1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Break | Change into a collared shirt for golf.

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Travel to Fazio Foothills Golf Course

2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Golf

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Blind Salamander Dinner (on property)

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

CEO Perspectives, 2026 Priorities, Customer Value | Yehia Omar

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

2025 Results, Strategic Changes & Initiatives, Expected Outcomes | Rus Day

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

GSCaaS Sales Execution | Sean Hobday, Chris Cox & John Shaffer

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Alliance Sales Execution | Dominic Camden

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Public Sales Execution | Imran Yunus

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

ITS Sales Execution | Rodolfo Piedra

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Operations | Doug Eckrote

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Marketing Update | Ashley Flaska

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Supply Chain | Ed Moninger

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Core/ATS | Mike Dennis

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

SW/Cloud | Eric Rivard

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

IT | Saad Ayub

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Service Delivery | Steve Merrill

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

IT Lifecycle Services | Linda Marbena

5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Staffing | Matt Anderson

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Upstairs at Caroline Dinner (off property) | Meet in the Lobby at 7pm

7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

Breakfast

8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Opening Comments | Doug Eckrote

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

EMEA | Sean Hobday

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

India | Arvind Gautam

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Integrated Solutions | Jeff Cobb

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Digital Workplace | Chris Swadish

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Cloud/DC | Anshuman Mandal

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Networking/Security | Larry VanDeusen

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

1H Call to Action, Forecast, Goals | Rus Day

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Closing | Yehia Omar

12:30 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned

Together, we’ll dive into:

Sunday, January 18

Monday, January 19

Tuesday, January 20

Wednesday, January 21 | Zones & Partner Meetings

Thursday, January 22 | Zones SMT Meetings

Friday, January 23 | Zones SMT Meetings