Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its 6th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.

The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers

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Industry Insights

Presentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.

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Breakouts

Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.

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Networking

Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.

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Interactions

Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.

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MSS Benelux

1st July 2025, Amsterdam

MSS London

10th September 2025, London

MSS Nordics

21st October 2025, Stockholm

Meet our 2024 Event Speakers

Will Garside

IT Europa

Will Garside

IT Europa

Will specialises in writing and presenting – producing a huge range of content, ranging from thought-leadership articles to white papers. He started his career as a computer engineer before becoming one of the first producers on Sky TV’s primetime technology show “The Computer Channel” – alongside also covering mainstream business and technology news. He then worked as a product reviewer and technical writer for IT Network before going to Computer Weekly to cover security, telecoms and networking. He worked for several large technology brands including Microsoft and EMC as a technical writer and media consultant and was also the editor at International Broadcast Engineer – a role that saw him deliver a huge number of detailed analysis pieces on emerging video experiences. He has also written a number of books including tech guides for Which? and several "Dummies" guides on topics including big data and storage.

Will is also a highly experienced event moderator, managing content and panels at both the IBC and NAB shows for the last 10 years.

Kyle Torres

Sophos

Kyle Torres

Sophos

: Kyle has worked for Sophos for over 6 years and is at the forefront of the MSP and CSP offering in the UKI and Nordics. During this time, he has worked across the sales organisation and now focuses on adding value to the partners on the EMEA MSP programme. He regularly speaks at conferences and Think Tanks to advocate for Sophos and its MSP offering. 

Phylip Morgan

Pax8

As Chief Revenue Officer of Pax8 EMEA, Phylip provides leadership, guidance, and support to successfully extend the company’s key channel and marketing objectives in Europe, Middle East and Africa markets. He develops, plans, and executes strategic initiatives that drive the company’s channel growth and exposure in the region. Through Phylip’s efforts, Pax8 is reaching global partners and leading digital transformation worldwide.

Phylip has spent over 30 years helping various technology companies expand globally and achieveD significant success. He has led several companies as Chairman and Director and founded nine of his own, empowering organisations to become operationally efficient and effective through technology. Phylip holds an M.A. in Missional Leadership from Bangor University, is the Pastor and Co-Founder of Calon Church, and sits on the board for several companies and non-profits. He enjoys working with small business owners and spending time with his wife and three daughters.


Darcey Hawker

ConnectWise

Darcey Hawker

ConnectWise

Over the past eight years, Darcey has had the privilege of working with hundreds of MSPs in the EMEA region. Her journey in the MSP space began at ConnectWise, and instantly fell in love with witnessing and supporting our key partners as they establish themselves as true service providers, transitioning from traditional IT support models. In her role, she is responsible for account management in EMEA, working closely with our partners and providing support and guidance. 

Chris Marks

Parallels

Chris Marks

Parallels

Chris is a Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels. As an experienced public speaker with a passion for the power of community engagement, he spends time with customers and channel partners, learning about how their businesses are coping with fundamental shifts in working practices alongside rapid changes in the way services are being consumed. He’s focused on how organizations can remain competitive in today’s environment and how we can work together to deliver simplified, more agile services that allow them to do so.

John Chapman

IT Europa

John Chapman

IT Europa

John is considered one of the foremost analysts, speakers and commentators on the trends in the IT industry. After a distinguished career spanning over 47 years at the heart of the IT industry, John has advised IT companies on strategies and direction, written feature articles for major IT publications and has spoken at and chaired events around Europe.

John’s in-depth experience running IT companies, launching new technologies and helping IT organisations maximise their business potential enables him to commentate with authority on a whole range of topics as well as deliver stimulating and thought-provoking presentations.


Peter Kelly

Centripetal Networks

Peter Kelly

Centripetal Networks

Peter is Senior Business Leader, Executive Coach and Non-Executive Director. He has extensive professional experience encompassing 35 years within the ICT industry, including board positions at Vodafone and Virgin Media UK.

Frederic Braut

Lenovo

With over 25 years of experience in IT and cloud services, Frederic specialises in MSSP and GSI markets, multi-cloud models, and service aggregation platforms. His background encompasses a blend of technical and sales executive positions, covering infrastructure, security, AI, and cloud services such as Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud.

Frederic has played a key role in supporting business transformations, guiding organisations as they transition to service-based models like MSSP and Saas. His focus remains on leveraging technology to drive growth and innovation.

Meet our 2024 Event Sponsors