Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now entering its 10th year, the Managed Services Summit Benelux has firmly established itself as the premier event for the European IT channel. The Benelux region, comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, plays a critical role in Europe’s IT landscape, with its thriving digital economy, strong focus on innovation, and early adoption of cloud and cybersecurity solutions. The event brings together leading experts in managed services alongside respected industry speakers, all within this rapidly evolving market.

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 London

9th September 2026, London

MSS Nordics

5th November 2026, Stockholm

MSS Manchester

17th November 2026, Manchester

Meet our 2026 Event Speakers

Harm van Koppen

Opentext

Technology partnerships and channel leader with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and software ecosystems. He is known for building strong partner relationships, translating complex technology into clear value, and driving sustainable growth - bringing a unique perspective shaped by national and international rally co driving, where speed, trust, and decisive collaboration, matter.

Karl Meesters

Karl Meesters is a keynote speaker, TV host, and former life and career coach for Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

For over ten years, he travelled the world guiding elite athletes through their lives besides and after sports.

In 2024, his television show Niks te zien was awarded a Rose d’Or in London.

And just recently, he stepped onto a very different stage — the dance floor of Dancing with the Stars.

Living with blindness himself, Karl draws from both personal and professional experience to share raw stories and sharp insights.

Monica Naida

Hornetsecurity

Monica Naida

Hornetsecurity

Monica Naida is a cybersecurity sales professional with experience in account management and inside sales across focused on the Benelux region. Currently with Hornetsecurity by proofpoint, she specializes in email security and helping organizations strengthen their cyber resilience. Known for building strong partner relationships and driving brand growth, Monica is passionate about connecting with the cybersecurity community through industry events and collaboration. She combines commercial expertise with a people-focused approach, helping businesses navigate today’s evolving threat landscape.

Bilal Ahmed

Platform 9

Bilal Ahmed

Platform 9

Bilal brings over 15 years of experience across the Cloud, SaaS, database, and storage domains, with a track record of winning large, first-of-their-kind software engagements for both startups and multinational organisations. Often the first person on the ground in new markets, he has built his career on net new client acquisition, territory development, and channel partner recruitment across worldwide pipelines. At Platform9, Bilal leads regional sales, partnering with enterprises and service providers navigating rising VMware costs and complexity, and helping them deploy, operate, and scale private clouds without starting over.

Jack Duff

Huntress

Jack Duff

Huntress

Jack Duff is a Senior Sales Engineer at Huntress, where he helps MSPs and SMBs strengthen their defenses against modern cyber threats. With a background in cybersecurity tradecraft and hands-on experience supporting partners across the UK and Europe, Jack specializes in turning complex attacker techniques into practical strategies that MSPs can use to protect their clients and grow their businesses.

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.

Phil Godfrey

Park Place Technologies

Phil Godfrey

Park Place Technologies

Phil is a Director of Solution Sales Engineering at Park Place Technologies, where he develops partnerships and solutions for customers facing extremely challenging IT infrastructure issues. He leads with 25+ years of experience in the IT industry, helping global enterprise customers solve their complex IT issues. In his current role, he combines two of his passions: talking, mostly about IT, and helping customers solve problems.

Jonas Dieterle

Checkmk GmbH

Jonas Dieterle

Checkmk GmbH

Jonas works in product at Checkmk, the Munich-based IT monitoring and observability company. After helping shape the product portfolio, he now focuses on product strategy and go-to-market. He stays close to customers and partners, bringing their perspectives into product and commercial decisions. Before Checkmk, he spent six years in enterprise sales at Google across EMEA and co-founded and exited a small manufacturing business while at university.

Meet our 2026 Event Sponsors

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