Friday, June 4, 2010

 
TIME PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Presentation Summary
8:30AM–9:00AM

WELCOME BACK
It’s déjà vu all over again. We hope you rested well, because there’s even more exciting action in store for you today! Join us for some delightful morning fare, bold steaming coffee and more networking as we kick off our second day.

Refreshments and Some Rousing Repartee
9:00AM–9:15AM

OPENING COMMENTS TO GET US STARTED
We'll start with some important announcements and updates to get things started before we focus on some new areas of Centre optimization. We'll share business models and programs, take advantage of growth opportunities and learn how to obtain the capital required to achieve all of your growth goals.

We’ll Launch the Day in Style

Frank Cottle, Chairman - ABCN

9:15AM–10:00AM

OUTSTANDING MARKETING IDEAS FROM OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE WORTHY OF STUDY AND DISCUSSION
This very special presentation looks with surprising detail at some of the best executed ideas that we have seen in our industry and has us decide as a group which ones we believe we can execute as a new competitive team. Honestly, we think it is about time that we act more like a single marketing force and challenge the likes of Regus together. We can’t do it alone; that is why we are a Network; but we need more cohesion and that is what this presentation and these ideas from our own Members are all about: working as a team.

So, get ready to do some work and your part to participate in the creative decisions that we can take together for the future of us all.

The "Best of the Vest" Ideas from Members on How to Work as a Unified Marketing Team.

John Milhado, Executive Director – ABCN Europe

10:00AM–10:45AM

IN THE END, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO SALES SUCCESS
OK, you have the best location, the latest technology, the finest services…what do you really need to make it work? Sales. Sales. Sales.

Wait, maybe you only have a good location, and your technology is just a little dated, and your staff is inexperienced…what will keep you competitive? Sales. Sales. Sales.

No one has a magic wand that can cure all of the competitive issues that we face daily in our industry, but the companies that have the highest sales closing ratios for the highest prices and that have the fastest turnaround time on vacant space always seem to come out on top.

Learn some Super Sales Secrets from a Super Saleslady. In this presentation you will see how practice makes perfect and how a little extra margin of effort can pay off with big dividends.

Selling Secrets from a Sales Superstar

Susan Smith, Executive Director – The Alliance Academy

10:45AM–11:15AM

COFFEE AND REFRESHMENT BREAK
Relax for a few minutes; chat with your friends; compare notes and do some old fashioned networking. We’ll keep this one simple.

Break
11:15AM–12:00PM

THIS SPACE LEFT BLANK ON PURPOSE…YEP, THAT’S RIGHT.
Candidly, we have two options at the moment and simply have not decided which one will fit in the best.

So, instead of putting something in that would be confusing or in error, we just decided to let you know that whichever of these two that we decide to do will be worth your time and deliver as good a return as every other presentation that the WorldView Forum delivers.

We’ll let you know which one we plan to do in the morning and it will depend a lot on some input that we get directly from you on Thursday afternoon.

A Spur-of-the-Moment Surprise Presentation to Be Announced in Prague

Frank Cottle, Chairman – ABCN and Mike Sullivan, Executive Director – Alliance Impact Marketing

12:00PM–1:30PM

"LET'S DO LUNCH" IN PRAGUE
Enjoy a lovely lunch that's enhanced by the excellent company of your ABCN colleagues and business partners.

Lunch and Networking
1:30PM–2:15PM

THE FUTURE ROLE OF COMMUNICATIONS IN OUR INDUSTRY
Will we all be working in the "Cloud" next year?

What sort of communications tools will be needed to stay competitive?

How will our clients' own "micro switches"impact us?

What new revenue sources can we count on in our budgets?

Communications are critical in our industry – superior resources and tools that you provide for your clients help make your services invaluable. In this special guest presentation, we’ll hear from one of Europe’s communications leaders, who advise BT, Verizon, Level 3 and many others, and who will provide a futurist’s view that will help you get into the next decade with confidence.

We hope you don’t linger over lunch too long as this Keynote presentation will be better than any dessert we could have served.

A Well-Known Technology Futurist Speaks on Communications and Change.

Matt Townend, Managing Director – Illume Consulting

2:15PM–2:45PM

COFFEE BREAK...AGAIN
We’ve been doing our WorldView Forum meetings for many years, and we know that no matter how great a presentation might be, you still need a break. So take it and get ready for more.

Break
2:45PM–3:30PM

A disaster is never a good thing; but when it strikes how can you offer your clients a new service that insures them a great place to work, and YOU A NEW REVENUE STREAM for the future?
It should be simple, but no one has yet to crack the code to a really good Disaster Recovery Revenue Product…until now.

Hear from our expert guest speaker, who has flown in from the UK, on exactly how we can use the same processes as many of the major insurance companies to provide a new service product that will literally "pay you to be empty."

This is a breakthrough presentation that combines the resources of ABCN with outside Data Centers and IT resources to create a totally new business center industry product that you can sell locally, or provide as part of the Alliance Business Continuality Network (no matter what it is, the solution is ABCN).

 

Turning the Tide on Disaster!

Andy Duncan, UK Managing Director - Nexus Management Ltd

3:30PM– 4:30PM

A SIMPLE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
Every once in a while, a simple formula pops up and you can’t quite believe that something so basic, so easy to understand and execute, has been right in front of you all along.

Has it been hiding in plain sight, or have you been looking in the wrong place?

Either way, our final presentation of the day will intrigue you and make you want to race home from the meeting and get started with this simple formula immediately. We’ll give you the recipe, we’ll give you the ingredients, and we'll tell you how to make sure you can serve your entire community this new little service that will turn your Centre into an entirely new business opportunity in the next Decade of Alliance to come.

New Sources of Revenues for your Centre

Frank Cottle, Chairman - ABCN

Evening Fun

Annual Gala: A Czech Celebration

abcn-galaBe our guests of honor at a fantastic official close to the Forum! Friday evening, we'll put on our party attire and gather for a beautiful gala dinner where you'll have the opportunity to dine with friends and continue networking with colleagues as we celebrate!

Our evening will begin with a leisurely bus tour through the city. We'll enjoy the breathtaking sights that only Prague can offer.

We'll enjoy even more amazing city views as our festivities continue at the beautiful Letna Château, located on one of the nine Prague hills. Our gala dinner will take place within this restored Neo-Renaissance castle. We'll celebrate the close of another successful Forum with a delicious meal, plenty of dancing, and of course, excellent company. Don't miss this incredible evening of mingling and celebrating with the industry's best and brightest!

Schedule & Info:

• Please meet in the lobby by 17:45 to board the bus. The bus will also bring us back to the hotel after the event.
• Gala attire: cocktail dresses and tuxedos or jacket and tie

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