Kickstarter is an informative event designed to help technology partners plan for the upcoming financial year.
The event will explore key topics and trends shaping the year ahead, through a series of insightful panel discussions and roundtables featuring technology partners and sponsors.
Editor-In-Chief William Maher will open the event with an updated view of the business technology landscape, before an evening of discussions between CRN, guests and sponsors about three topics.
The 2025 Kickstarter event will focus on:
Inclusions
Sponsorship
Sponsorship of the CRN Kickstarter report and hub for 1 year
Sponsorship of the CRN Kickstarter breakfast event
Event
2 tickets to the breakfast launch with 30 partners in attendance
Opportunity to purchase a spot for a representative to sit on a panel at the event for an additional $2500.
Content
Opportunity to provide comments for the report
Reach
1 video interview showcasing sponsors work within the MSP area where they became a MSP Champion
Video will be created by CRN video production team and can be used as an internal asset once published by CRN. Video features a member of sponsors team answering questions posed by CRN.
Reach
Sponsor logo to be included in the report and all promotional assets
20,000 ROS leader board impressions
Social tile created for the sponsor to share with their own network
Data
Data of 25 readers (business card details) who have accessed the Kickstarter report
Navigating the Shift: Windows 10 End of Support and AI-Powered PCs
With time running out before this deadline, we ask partners and sponsors for an update about their experiences and best practices transitioning customers. Also, AI PCs have been in market for a while and a plethora of new hardware is hitting the market in 2025. We ask for partners’ experiences selling AI powered PCs.
The Channel and AI: Where to now?
For all the wins IT firms are having with AI, some say many in the IT channel have missed out on the financial benefits of AI. As customers’ use of the technology continues to evolve, is the go-to-market for channel partners and AI any clearer and the payoff looking any better in 2025?
Security and Compliance in 2025
With Australia’s new cybersecurity law, updated privacy penalty regime, the Digital ID Act, proposed AI guardrails, fresh data retention guidelines, and SMB1001,the compliance landscape continues toevolve. Join us to discuss the implications for technology partners.
Event Agenda
3:00 pm
Arrival, networking and Channel TV.
4:00 pm
Kickstarter welcome address
4:10 pm
Panel 1 - End of Support for Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 apps
4:30 pm
Roundtable and Q&A
4:50 pm
Panel 2 - AI Powered PCs
5:10 pm
Roundtable and Q&A
5:25 pm
Panel 3 - Security and compliance in 2025
5:45 pm
Roundtable and Q&A
6:00 pm
Closing remarks
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
What's Next? A social event with CRN, iTnews and Digital Nation
A social event with CRN, iTnews and Digital Nation
27th February 2025
Establishment, 252 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Following the Kickstarter event, Nextmedia will host an exclusive party to map out the year ahead for our B2B brands CRN, iTnews and Digital Nation.
Please join us for networking, food and beverages and to hear about exciting opportunities and offerings available for channel partners and sponsors. You will have the chance to hear from our editorial teams and learn about opportunities to reach our end user and channel audiences.
This event promises to mark a transformative shift for our business, bringing fresh initiatives and a renewed focus to help you capitalise on the changing landscape of 2025.
Sponsor Inclusions
Sponsorship
Sponsorship of the CRN Kickstarter event
Event
2 representative tickets with 30 partners in attendance
2 representatives host a table of 6 channel partners and facilitate audience discussions
1 x rep included on a panel
Channel TV
1 x Channel TV video interview on site at Kickstarter (video to be 90 seconds - 3 minutes)
Video shared on LinkedIn and Channel TV Hub on site
Reach
Sponsor logo to be included in all promotional assets
20,000 ROS leader board impressions
Social tile created for the sponsor to share with their own network
Investment - $12,500+ GST
CRN Sales Team
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