February 11 & 12 , 2026
Hotel Almanac Palais Vienna

As we step into an exciting 2026, Syndigo is building on a transformational 2025. With our Partner-First strategy at the core, we strengthened our portfolio of best-in-class solutions, completed our unmatched PXM and MDM offerings through the acquisition of 1WorldSync, and fueled innovation with AI—helping our partners deliver exceptional commerce experiences worldwide.
Join us at the Syndigo Europe Partner Kick-Off 2026 to explore the next chapter of collaboration. Discover our latest innovations, gain a front-row view of our product and go-to-market strategy, and unlock new ways to grow your business. Together, we’ll make 2026 our biggest year yet.

This event is built for:
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
12:30 – 14:00h | Joint Lunch with Syndigo & Partners | |
15:00 – 16:00h | Registration open | |
16:00 – 16:30h | Introduction & Welcome | Karim Iskandar, Managing Director International & Ben Rund, VP Alliances EMEA |
16:30 – 16:50h | The Opportunity for Syndigo and its Partners | Simon Angove, CEO |
16:50 – 17:10h | Celebrating Partner Success & Partner Program 2026 | Simon Angove, CEO & Stephen Kaufman, Chief Strategy & Alliances Officer |
17:10 – 17:30h | Break | |
17:30 – 18:30h | Platform Update: PXM & MDM Roadmap in the Era of Agentic AI | Product Team |
18:30 – 19:30h | Refresh & Free time or Time for meetings | |
19:30 – 23:00h | Get Together, Dinner & Awards Ceremony | |
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
7:30 – 8:30h | Breakfast Sales Meetings - Meet your Syndigo Sales to align on key opportunities. Pre-booked regional sales meetings | |
08:30 – 9:15h | Advisory Session From System Selection to Business Value: | Markus Schrabback, CEO Xtentio & Temel Kahyaoglu Chief Analyst, TGOA |
09:15 – 10:00h | Positioning Syndigo for the WIN | Helen Grimster – Director, Product Marketing |
10:00 – 10:20h | Coffee Break - Time to Network | |
10:20 – 10:50h | Sales Win Stories with partners | Martin Gliesche, SVP, Sales Central Europe & Elliot Sands, Director, Sales Northern Europe |
10:50 – 11:20h | Ratings & Reviews - Your E-Commerce Deal Entry | Riley Jenkyn, VP, Commercial Success |
11:20h – 11:50h | Sustainability: Syndigo for ESG and upcoming EU Regulation Needs | Helen Grimster, Director, Product Marketing & Ian Rendall, Global SVP Solution Engineering |
11:50h – 12:05h | Stanley Black & Decker Case Study: Power Couple PXM & DAM – Cloudinary & Syndigo | Tal Ofer, Alliances Director, Cloudinary |
12:05 – 13:00h | Lunch Break – Time to Network | |
13:00 – 13:45h | Becoming a Syndigo Expert: Pre-Sales Excellence & AI in action | Ian Rendall, Global SVP Solution Engineering & Filipe de Azevedo, Sr. Solutions Engineer |
13:45 – 14:30h | Multidomain MDM: Business value & key capabilities | Nikhil Bhatia, SVP, Product & Helen Grimster, Director, Product Marketing |
14:30 – 14:45h | Coffee Break | |
14:45 – 15:15h | From Sales to Delivery: The ideal process from estimate, to scope to implementation proposal and optimal delivery setup across platform deals | Varaprasad Bolla, Sr. Director, Solutions Architect |
15:15 – 16:00h | Implementation Best Practices on context of Syndigo guidelines | Pierre Magnet, Partner Success Executive |
16:00 – 16:10h | Coffee Break | |
16:10 – 16:40h | PIM with Vendor Portal or Syndication - Success Setup for Implementation | Léa Désesquelles, Sr. Director, Customer Success and Operations |
16:40 – 16:55h | DAM Case Study: Creative Photo Studio Use Case with Sharedien DAM & Syndigo | Simon Putzer, CEO, Sharedien |
16:55 – 17:15h | Wrap-up & Closing | Ben Rund, VP, Alliances EMEA & ANZ |
Book your hotel room today to guarantee a spot. The hotel is already fully booked. But there are a couple of hotels nearby. The event’s venue is:
ALAMANAC Palais Vienna, Parkring 14-16, 1010 Vienna