This year’s MSP Summit spans three days of engagement – welcoming more MSPs and industry speakers from across the ecosystem to discuss the critical decisions, business trends, and market opportunities MSPs face

The 2026 MSP Summit is expanding its format, reflecting the way AI innovation and sustained investment have reshaped the economics of managed services. The 2026 event includes an opening keynote on Monday afternoon and more interactive sessions. These changes will bring MSP leaders face-to-face with key technologists, services experts, and business executives working to build, scale, and fund the next phase of MSP market growth.

Pulling from the channel's core and extending to the edge, this year’s speakers include visionaries from leading technology vendors, disruptive distributors, major MSP platforms, top-performing MSP 501 companies, and prominent investment firms. The conversations, which will span three days, will focus on how MSPs can scale success by leveraging AI, consolidation, and emerging business models to achieve greater profitable growth and mitigate risks.

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“Based on demand from our attendees and industry VIPs, we built this expanded keynote program around the critical decisions facing MSP leaders. The programming includes how to turn AI into revenue, what it takes to scale profitably, and how new investment is changing the competitive landscape,” said Robert DeMarzo, MSP Summit’s content leader. “This year’s three-day agenda is packed, if not overflowing, with industry authorities from across the channel ecosystem who have met market challenges head-on, are creating new and incremental value, securing the stack, and achieving and enabling exponential growth using AI to maximize business and service potential.”

Keynote Highlights at MSP Summit

• MSP 501 leadership lessons: Leaders from the 2026 MSP 501 Top 5 will share the strategies behind their growth, recurring revenue, and operational performance.
• Microsoft’s view of the MSP opportunity: Jason Jones, a director in Microsoft’s Global Partner Solutions, will offer Microsoft’s perspective on the evolving MSP ecosystem and partner opportunities.
• AI services, pricing and revenue: Bethanie Nonami, founder and CEO of Marley Nonami; Chance Weaver, vice president of AI adoption at Pax8; Krishna Rajapol, CEO of AKATI Sekurity; Thomas Neclerio, CISO of SilverSky; and Jason Rincker, director of AI business development at New Charter Technologies, will discuss how MSPs can build marketable AI services, test pricing models and turn experimentation into revenue.
• Platform strategy, services growth and profitability: Omdia Chief Analyst Jay McBain will lead executives from Huntress, NinjaOne, Pax8 and TD SYNNEX, including Jessica McDowell, in a discussion on platform strategy, partner engagement, profitability and the trade-offs required to scale.
• Services-led enablement and differentiation: Ingram Micro professional services leader Patrick O’Dell will examine how services-led enablement can help MSPs expand recurring revenue, while Field Effect’s leadership team will share how security-focused offerings can help MSPs stand out in a crowded market.
• Scale, capital and consolidation: Peter Melby, CEO of New Charter Technologies; Saurin Patel, co-founder of Titan; Jeff Totten, founder and CEO of Evergreen; Jim Siders, CEO of Shield; Mark Scott, general partner at Top Down Ventures; Andy Johnston, managing director at Houlihan Lokey; and Jonathan Bohrer, global president of Abacus, will examine the rise of mega MSPs, acquisitions, integration, valuation and the factors attracting investment.

In addition to the keynote speakers, respected channel influencers Rich Freeman, chief analyst at Channel Mastered; Robert DeMarzo, MSP Summit’s content leader; and David Raffo, senior conference editor and community manager at MSP Summit, Informa Channel Events, will guide keynote conversations throughout the program, drawing on decades of experience across the managed services channel. Senior channels leaders, including Jason Rincker, director of AI business development at New Charter Technologies; Anthony Ferrigno, founder and managing partner at AiT Advisory Group; Pam Diaz, managing director of global marketing and partnerships at Abacus Technology; Marcial Velez, CEO of Xperteks; and Paco LeBron, founder of ProdigyTeks., will provide peer perspectives as they moderate critical conversations with channel professionals.

“MSPs are facing major decision points about where to invest, who to collaborate with and how to show up for customers and grow the business more effectively and efficiently,” said Raffo. “MSP Summit creates a rare opportunity for them to listen in, learn and compare strategies with peers facing the same high stakes and return home ready to take action.”

More than 1,500 MSP and channel professionals are expected to attend MSP Summit 2026 at Loews Royal Pacific Resort. In addition to the keynote program, the event will feature workshops, peer groups, educational sessions, more than 120 technology providers and the annual MSP 501 Awards Gala (invite only). Keynotes are open to all attendees.

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About Channel Partners, MSP Summit and the MSP 501

Channel Partners Conference & Expo and MSP Summit are the largest independent channel events, serving the global community of technology advisors, managed service providers, channel partners and technology suppliers. For nearly 30 years, these events have brought together thousands of channel professionals for industry-leading education, business development opportunities, strategic networking and insights into the technologies shaping the channel’s future.

The Channel Partners and MSP Summit portfolio also includes several industry recognition programs, including the MSP 501, which honors top-performing managed service providers; MSPs to Watch, recognizing emerging leaders in managed services; the Circle of Excellence Awards, celebrating leadership and achievement across the channel; and the Channel Partners Tech Advisor Thought Leaders Awards, recognizing influential voices shaping the future of the technology advisor community.

For nearly 30 years, Channel Partners Conference & Expo and MSP Summit have served as trusted resources for the global channel community, helping technology businesses connect, grow, and succeed in an ever-evolving marketplace.

Learn more at channelpartnersconference.com and themspsummit.com.

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“MSP Summit creates a rare opportunity for them to listen in, learn and compare strategies with peers facing the same high stakes and return home ready to take action.” ~ David Raffo, senior conference editor and community manager at MSP Summit