Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its fifth year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester builds on the successes of previous years as well as its sister events London and Benelux, which are firmly established as the leading managed services events for the UK and European IT channel. Featuring conference session presentations by major industry speakers, the Summit will also provide opportune networking breaks for delegates to meet with potential business partners. The unique mix of high-level presentations plus the ability to explore and debate the most pressing business issues with sponsors and peers across the industry makes this a must-attend event for any senior decision maker in the IT channel.

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

Ben Moxon

WithSecure

Ben Moxon

WithSecure

Ben leads WithSecure's Attack Surface Management team. He has well over a decade of experience in offensive security and has conducted security assessments for a vast range of companies from small start-ups to major multinationals. Having started his career in network management and software development, he shifted into penetration testing and security consultancy, pursuing an interest first sparked back at University. He now collaborates with some of the world's largest organizations to help them understand their internet facing attack surface and improve its security.

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.

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. 

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. 

Alex Cotterell

Pax8

Throughout his career, Alex has shown a commitment to introducing cutting-edge technologies to the market, with a focus on security technologies. He has collaborated with organisations from individual users to those with 150k+ users, including both civilian and military entities, gaining extensive experience in meeting diverse requirements. With a keen interest in technology since childhood, building his first computer and robot before age 7, Alex's passion drives his dedication to delivering impactful results in the tech industry. Currently, Alex leads the team of strategic account managers at Pax8, guiding high-growth MSPs to achieve their business goals through innovation, education and community. 

Daniel McClean

DNSFilter

Daniel McClean

DNSFilter

IT and SaaS sales revenue leader, channel builder, and business consultant with over 10 years of experience in the startup and scale-up space, focused on cyber security solutions.

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.

Ross Duncan

Heimdal

Ross Duncan

Heimdal

Accomplished post sales leader with 15 years experience in building functions from the ground up, successfully recruiting and leading teams, delivering major programmes of work, developing/optimising processes and setting the and implementing business vision at executive level. Passion for illuminating value within the customer base.

Meet our 2024 Event Sponsors