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Le Big Bang 2008 explores different "Routes to Market", which will lead you to your growth targets.

Tuesday, April 29th
Time	Activity
5:00 pm	Registration
6:00 pm		La voie directe : Comment la gérer efficacement Michel Lacasse General Manager, Business Development, Bell Canada
7:00 pm	Business Showcase K3 Media : Optimisez votre commercialisation via le web et ID Impact : Gérez efficacement vos campagnes de prospection téléphonique
7:30 pm	Networking Cocktail

Wednesday, April 30th
Time	Activity
7:15 am	Breakfast and Welcoming Remark Serge Beauchemin, President of the Organising Committee welcomes the participants
8:30 am		"Routes to Market" Kenneth G. Beam The VAR-City A company can choose from several ways to reach its customers: according to their geographic markets and its clienteles. Discover the most appropriate for you.
9:45 am		"How to grow your revenues by working with your competitors" John Herlihy Director, Business Development, IBM Global Computer Services Industry
10:30 am	Presentations of Canadian & American VARs, Integrators and Partners Find out their needs, their offerings. Will you be their next partner? Richard Bevis, Vice President Marketing, Wayside Technology Group, Inc. Denis Garon, sous-ministre associé auprès de la dirigeante principale de l'information, ministère des Services gouvernementaux, Gouvernement du Québec Craig Harvey, CIO, Executive VP, NVision Solutions, Inc Michel Lacasse, Directeur général, développement des affaires, Bell Canada
11:30 am	Business Zone - Breakout Sessions - Meetings with partners and VARs In small groups, participants will meet with one of our guests who are looking for partners.
12:45 pm	Networking Lunch - Get to know your peers - Rotating tables, each participant presents their company and their interest for a partnership.
2:30 pm		Gérer son réseau multi-voies : Vendre plus et plus vite Testimony Richard Maltais, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Averna Roger T. Duguay, Vice President of Business Development, ProligentMC
3:30 pm		Growing Your Top Line Kenneth B. Wong Professor of Marketing at Queen’s School of Business
4:30 pm	Closing
4:30 pm	Possibility of individual meeting with VARs and other participants