Accelerate '08

Become an Exceptional Seller of the Riverbed WDS Solution

Accelerate '08 gives you, a valued Riverbed partner a truly unique opportunity to supercharge your selling power. Attend the premier wide-area data services (WDS) performance summit, and take advantage of being in the same location with the best and brightest of your profession. Expand your WDS knowledge. And increase your arsenal so you can sell more.

During our exclusive Partner Day, June 4, you can:

Match the information with your learning needs to tackle everyday selling challenges
Learn how to expand your existing sales into new markets by hearing industry leaders address the state of the industry as well as emerging trends
Find out how to shift the Riverbed WDS solution from just a point product to a strategic enterprise investment – and a cornerstone for solution selling
Select from various tracks offering inside expertise
Learn how Riverbed improves the performance of other technologies like virtualization, software as a service (SAS), and network attached storage (NAS)

Plus, you'll hear more about the brave new world where the network is the business IT platform. It's not enough to just connect the dots anymore. It's time to break through!

Delve into the full agenda below to see what's on-tap for this year's exciting Accelerate '08 event in Barcelona, Spain:

Wednesday, 4 June 2008
8:00 – 9:00	Networking Breakfast Buffet Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant
8:00 – 20:00	Registration Location: Prefunction 22@
	General Session Location: Sagrada Familia
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome Jerry Kennelly – Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
9:15 – 9:45	Accelerating Success Dave Peranich – Sr. VP, Worldwide Sales Marcus Chambers – VP, Sales EMEA
9:45 – 10:15	Riverbed EMEA Partner Program and Strategy Bertrand Yansouni – VP, Channel Sales
10:15 – 10:45	The Riverbed Partner Network: Enabling Partner Success Johnna Bowley – Sr. Director, Worldwide Channel & Partner Marketing
10:45 – 11:15	Break
11:15 – 11:45	Riverbed Support and the Partner EcoSystem Scott Downie – VP, Support
11:45 – 12:15	Driving Professional Services with the Partner Partner Network Alex Hesterberg – Sr. Director, Global Services
12:15 – 13:00	Beating the Competition Dr. Mark Day, Chief Scientist
13:00 – 14:00	Networking Lunch Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant		Hands-On Lab & Network Therapy Zone Location: Montjuic & Born	Technology Partner Showcase Location: Prefunction 22@
	Sales Track Location: Sagrada Familia	Technical Track Location: Salon 22
14:00 – 14:30	Deal Registration and Partner Tools Johnna Bowley – Sr. Director, Worldwide Channel & Partner Marketing	Data Protection Milin Desai – Product Manager (45 min)
14:30 – 15:30	The Complete Riverbed Solution Eric Wolford – Sr. VP, Marketing & Business Development Venugopal Pai, Sr. Director of Alliances	Best Practices in Design & Deployment Sizing (30 min – will start at 14:45) Andy Brown – Sales Engineer
		New Features IN RiOS 5.0 - Spotlight On RSP Milin Desai – Product Manager
15:30 – 16:00	RTA Partner Spotlight VMware
16:00 – 16:30	Break
16:30 – 17:15	Sharpen Your Objection Handling Marcus Chambers – VP, EMEA Sales Philippe Elie, Regional Director, Southern Europe	How to Give a Successful Demo Blanco Lam – Technical Marketing Specialist
17:15 – 17:45	Mock Sales Call: The Winning Pitch Bertrand Yansouni – VP, Channel Sales	Pass the RCSP Certification Exam Andy Brown – Sales Engineer
17:45 – 18:30	Riverbed Executive Panel / Partner Awards
18:30 – 20:30	Welcome Reception Location: Prefunction 22@

Thursday, 5 June 2008
8:00 - 9:00	Networking Breakfast Buffet Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant
8:00 – 18:30	Registration Location: Prefunction 22@
General Session Location: Sagrada Familia
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome and State of the Company Address Jerry Kennelly – Chairman & CEO
9:15 – 10:00	The Network is the Corporation. Are You Ready? Joe Skorupa – Research VP, Gartner
10:00 – 10:30	Opening Keynote: A Riverbed Vision for the Rise of the new Enterprise Eric Wolford – Sr. VP of Marketing & Business Development
10:30 – 11:00	Break – Hands On Lab / Technology Partner Showcase Open
11:00 – 11:45	Customer Keynote: Philippe Kervoelen – Dassault Systèmes
11:45 – 12:30	Technology Partner Keynote: Accelerating Virtualization – Performance without Compromise
12:30 – 13:30	Networking Lunch Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant		Hands-On Lab & Network Therapy Zone Location: Montjuic & Born	Technology Partner Showcase Location: Prefunction 22@
	Business Solutions Track Location: Prefunction 22@	Technical Solutions Track Location: Sagrada Familia
13:30 – 14:30	Large Enterprise Case Study: South African Department of Justice	QoS - Have it your way. Al Landrum – Global Consulting Engineer
14:30 – 15:30	Roundtable: The CIO Dilemma - Managing Cost and Productivity Moderator: Alan Saldich – VP of Product Marketing & Alliances Joe Skorupa – Research VP, Gartner	Data Services on the Edge Milin Desai – Product Manager
		CMC Deep Dive Bob Gilbert – Director of Marketing for Customers, Community and Evangelism
15:30 – 16:00	Break
16:00 – 17:00	Technology Partner Spotlight: The Consolidation of Edge Data Services Alan Saldich – VP of Product Marketing & Alliances, Riverbed Jan Ursi – Manager, Systems Engineering, Infoblox	Simplifying Deployment in Complex Networks Al Landrum – Global Consulting Engineer
17:00 – 18:00	Go Beyond Connecting the Dots - Break Through with WDS Eric Wolford – Sr. VP of Marketing & Business Development Mark Lewis – Sr. Director, Marketing, EMEA	Unleashing Productivity with Steelhead Mobile Jess Leroy – Director, Product Management
18:00 – 18:30	The WDS Innovation Awards
18:30 – 19:00	Free Time / Board busses for evening event
19:00 – 22:00	Seaside Evening Event

Friday, 6 June 2008
8:00 – 9:00	Networking Breakfast Buffet Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant	Hands-On Lab & Network Therapy Zone Location: Montjuic & Born	Technology Partner Showcase Location: Prefunction 22@
General Session Location: Sagrada Familia
9:00 – 9:30	Next Generation WDS Today Dr. Mark Day – Chief Scientist
9:30 – 10:15	Customer Panel - Consolidation without Compromise
10:15 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 11:30	The Product Roadmap: Turning Vision into Reality Jess Leroy – Director, Product Management
11:30 – 12:15	You Asked. We Answered: The Experts Panel
12:15 – 13:15	Lunch Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant
Conference Ends


	for Accelerate '08, Barcelona, Spain!

Questions? Get answers at accelerate08@riverbed.com