IRL partnerships and ecosystem conferences to attend in 2023

IRL partnerships and ecosystem conferences to attend in 2023

Zoe Kelly 7 min
By Zoe Kelly

 

Those who miss out on cool work conferences are in severe danger of:

Not maximizing on valuable networking opportunities.
Missing out on best practices, tactics, and insights from industry experts. 
Being the last to know about the latest developments in their fields.
Contracting a bad case of FOMO (the fear of missing out).

We want to help you avoid all of the above. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 2023’s:

Start planning your 2023 conference circuit today. Don’t see your favorite conference on the list? Let us know here.

Partnerships conferences

What better way to elevate your partnerships skills than by attending a conference with your peers? Check out these partnership-focused conferences. 

 

Supernode June 5th – 7th 📍San Diego, CA

It’s the conference that past attendees have called “By far and away the most impactful conference I have attended in my career.” If you loved it last year or are wanting to cure your major FOMO, join Crossbeam in sunny San Diego for the second annual Supernode. 

Go if you like:

  • Choose-your-own adventure experience, with multiple tracks and workshop selections for folks just starting out in partnerships to those managing massive ecosystems.
  • Workshops and talks that focus on real results from the present, not speculation about the future.
  • A conference created by partnerships professionals, for partnerships professionals.

 

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

Channel Partners Conference & Expo
May 1st – 4th 📍Las Vegas, NV June 13th – 14th 📍London, UK

The Channel Partners Conference & Expo is a three-day event for folks in the information and communication technology space. The four-day event focuses on providing channel partners with networking opportunities and conference sessions with real expertise and outcomes.

Go if you like:

  • Information and communication tech channel partnerships.

 

Past speakers include: 

 

 

Check it out

 

Catalyst August 21st – 23rd 📍Denver, CO

Catalyst, powered by Partnership Leaders, is back for a second year. The conference is a place for partnership, business development, and ecosystem teams to meet and glean insights from the lineup of speakers and roundtable discussions. 

Go if you like: 

  • Networking and swapping best practices with other partnerships minded professionals.
  • Speakers roundtables focused on actionable tactics for building your partner program.

Past speakers include:

Check it out

 

SaaS conferences

These conferences put the “SaaS” in “SaaS partnerships”. SaaS leaders, founders, and investors can network, draw inspiration, and scope out their newest SaaS partnership.

 

SaaStr September 6th – 8th 📍San Francisco, CA

SaaStr is billed as the world’s biggest SaaS event and is back for the ninth consecutive year. The conference features three days of speakers, networking, and workshops. 

Go if you like:

  • Outdoor and indoor event style conferences
  • 150+ deep-dives, workshops, and classes
  • The opportunity to met and pitch VCs and investors

Past speakers include: 

Check it out

 

SaaStock October 16th – 19th 📍Dublin, RDS

Attendees can learn from industry experts and connect with SaaS peers at this 5,000+ person event. 

Go if you like:

  • Meeting with SaaS leaders (68% of attendees are in leadership roles).
  • Exposure to 400+ investors.
  • Networking with other SaaS professionals.

 

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

Tech conferences

Tech nerds unite! These conferences feature industry experts, showcase upcoming tech trends, and networking opportunities with other tech-ys.

 

Collision June 26th – 29th 📍Toronto, Ontario

With an exhibition floor, roundtable discussion, onstage sessions, and networking and networking, attendees get to learn about the intersection between tech and entrepreneurship. 

Go if you like: 

  • Networking with 35,000+ attendees
  • Workshops and roundtables led by industry experts
  • Hearing from athletes, musicians, authors, and actors about the role technology plays in their various industries. 

 

Past speakers include: 

Check it out

 

TechCrunch Disrupt September 19th – 21st 📍San Francisco, CA

Known for the Startup Battlefield competition which has produced 121+ successful exits and over $9.7B in funding for participants post-appearance, TechCrunch attracts founders, investors, and tech builders alike. 

Go if you like:

  • A showcase of the latest developments and innovations of 200 hand-picked, early-stage startups (applications to participate open in Spring 2023).
  • Breaking technology news brought to you by big-name thought leaders. 

 

Past speakers include: 

Check it out

 

Sales conferences

For Sales professionals looking to bolster their strategy and fill their 2023 pipeline, these conferences can be sources of inspiration.

 

Sandler Annual Sales & Leadership Conference March 16th – 17th 📍Orlando, FL

Sales training and performance improvement organization Sandler presents a conference featuring training sessions from their top trainers. 

Go if you like: 

  • Actionable sales tactics and strategies taught by professional trainers. 

 

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

Gartner CSO & Sales Leader Conference May 16th – 17th 📍Las Vegas, NV

Chief Sales Officers and sales leaders can meet to learn from experts as well as one another about customer acquisition, driving growth, and commercial performance acceleration. 

Go if you like: 

  • Sales strategy, enablement, and operations. 

 

Past speakers include: 

Check it out

 

Top ecosystem conferences

While not partnerships specific, these conferences are deep dives into verticals that might include your ideal partner profile. Choose the relevant conferences to find your next partner.

 

MarTech

B2B Marketing Exchange February 27th – March 1st 📍Scottsdale, AZ

At this conference, B2B marketers can learn how to create measurable success while thinking outside the box and taking calculated risks. 

Go if you like: 

  • Learning how to leverage visual storytelling, community-building content, and social media in B2B marketing

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

RampUp February 28th – March 1st 📍San Francisco, CA

The RampUp conference focuses on how marketing and technology professionals can work together to shape the future of marketing. 

Go if you like: 

  • Hearing from industry leaders about leveraging data and technology in marketing.

Past speakers include: 

 

 

Growth Marketing Summit June 22nd📍Frankfurt, DE

This conference is great for European marketers who want to learn about scaling sustainably and marketing optimization via a data driven and customer oriented approach. All talks are presented in English. 

Go if you like: 

  • Learning about real life growth marketing successes and challenges from growth marketers at global companies and startups.

2023 speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

PI Live April 2nd – 4th 📍Miami, FL October 24th – 25th 📍 London, UK

Calling all Partner Marketers — PI Live is a conference that focuses on performance and partner marketing. Join advertisers, publishers, agencies, and influencers from the retail, travel, finance and other verticals. 

Go if you like:

  • Partner and/or performance marketing

Past speakers include:

Check out the Miami conference here.

Check out the London conference here.

 

FinTech

FiNext April 26th – 27th 📍Dubai, UAE

FinTech startups, tech providers, and investors can meet up at FiNext, the conference that focuses on the global financial sector. 

Go if you like: 

  • FinTech, finance, and banking.

 

2023 speakers include: 

Check it out

 

FinTech Nexus USA May 10th – 11th 📍NYC, NY

Grab a New York slice and learn from top internet finance leaders at New York’s LendIt FinTech conference.

Go if you like: 

  • FinTech.
  • Concrete jungles where dreams are made.

 

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

Ecommerce

eTail February 27th – March 2nd 📍Palm Springs, CA

Over three days, attendees of eTail can network with other eCommerce and retail professionals, including discussion groups and roundtable discussions.

Go if you like: 

  • eCommerce and omnichannel retail

 

Past speakers include:

 

Check it out

 

Startups

Startup Grind Global Conference April 11th – 12th 📍San Francisco, CA

Startup Grind Global Conference features 3,000+ startups and scaleups all focused on “building the next big thing”.

Go if you like: 

  • Networking with and learning from other folks working for startups and scaleups from the global tech ecosystem.
  • Learning about how to scale your startup via hands-on workshops. 

 

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

Conferences presented by Big Players

Big players, or “Supernodes” as we call them, are companies so large that they hold influence over an entire sphere of business. Attending conferences put on by these big players are great opportunities to learn from the experts and network with the biggest names in your respective space. 

 

Google Cloud Next Details TBD

The Google Cloud Next conference takes a look at the future opportunities and challenges facing cloud tech. Sessions focus on how to build and maintain applications on the Google Cloud, analyze your data and business insights, and learn about tools used to manage data-driven applications. 

Go if you like: 

  • Cloud technology.

Past speakers include: 

 
 

Check it out

 

Inbound, presented by Hubspot September 5th – 8th 📍Boston, MA

Forbes called it “A must-attend event for agency owners and marketing professionals”. From marketing automation and CRM company HubSpot comes a conference focused on business trends and conversations with industry leaders about marketing tactics for attendees to implement.

Go if you like: 

  • Marketing, automated marketing, CRM optimization.

Previous speakers include:

 

Check it out

 

Dreamforce September 12th – 14th 📍San Francisco, CA

Dreamforce, presented by Salesforce, is a conference for the global Salesforce community to network and learn about the latest innovations in the Salesforce ecosystem. 

Go if you like: 

  • Salesforce, including announcements and insight from senior Salesforce executives.
  • High profile interviews and musical guests. 

 

Past speakers include: 

 

Check it out

 

Microsoft Ignite November 15th – 16th 📍Location TBD

Microsoft Ignite is a conference for developers and tech professionals. Learn from experts, network with peers, and get tactical with hands-on workshops. 

Go if you like: 

  • A big-picture look at how to build and scale a tech company

 

Past speakers include: 

Check it out

 
Zoe Kelly 7 min

IRL partnerships and ecosystem conferences to attend in 2023


Don’t get FOMO in 2023. Take a look at the year’s best conferences for Ecosystem and GTM leaders, and grab your tickets today.


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