Monday - August 17, 2026
Partner Implementer Roundtable - 8:30AM to 5:00PM
Peter Forsberg, Sr. Product Manager - Meadow D
For Solver Partner attendees who implement Solver (Functional/Technical)
A highly-rated session at past ASCEND conferences, this session is designed for partners who deliver Solver implementation services to their clients. Partners will gain further knowledge and skills to help them effectively navigate various implementation scenarios. Topics and scenarios that will be covered will be based on questions or areas of interest that session attendees submit in advance of this class. The class will be presented in a roundtable discussion format along with instructor-led presentations.
NOTE: Laptops are not required but will be useful to have.
What past Partner attendees say about this session:
“One of the best sessions I attended as I was able to be a part of the conversation and walk away with solid learnings.” — Solver Partner
“Very beneficial session to be able to collaborate with other Solver implementation partners.” — Solver Partner
“The ASCEND 2023 Partner Implementer Roundtable session was excellent, we covered a number of valuable topics and learned so much, the time flew by as we could have easily gone until 6 PM!” — Solver Partner
Tuesday - August 18, 2026
Partner Day
For Solver Partner attendees who sell and market Solver
Welcome & Solver Partner Keynote — Nils Rasmussen, Mike Applegate
9:00AM to 11:00AM – Meadow D
This session will kick off the Sales & Marketing Partner Day with a Keynote from Nils and Mike. Nils will share the latest strategy and review our industry focus and updates. Nils and Mike will review the product roadmap and its alignment to the Solver vision and the industry strategy and how partners can grow their practice together with Solver.
11:00AM to 11:15AM Break
Amplify Your Marketing — Liz Anderson & Kelleigh Lang
11:15AM to 12:15PM – Meadow D
Equip partners with the knowledge, resources, and support to navigate the changing buyer journey in the age of AI, create demand, and accelerate growth by putting Solver marketing to work for their business.
Lunch with rest of conference attendees
12:15PM to 1:30PM
Solver 2026 Partner Awards Ceremony — Nils & Mark
1:30PM to 2:00PM – Meadow D
Join us for a fun celebration to kick off the afternoon Partner Sales & Marketing day.
Real Results, Real Tactics: Partner Best Practices — Mark & Pauline
2:00PM to 2:30PM – Meadow D
Join a discovery and sharing session to learn from other Solver partners on how they grew their Solver Practice. We will discuss various strategies, approaches and best practices in sales and marketing to grow your Solver practice to provide your clients with more value from their ERP and Solver. This will include alliance partner approaches, marketing campaign ideas, bundling Solver with the ERP, scaling across CxO’s after the initial sale, creating industry and micro-vertical aligned GTM content and how to leverage thought leadership content through webinars or a podcast series to engage with your clients. and ERP migration strategies with Solver.
2:30PM to 2:45PM Break
Winning Insights from Solver Industry Approaches — Corey & Rose
2:45PM to 4:00PM – Meadow D
This session will build on the keynote and marketing sessions with a focus on ways to expand your Solver sales strategy with industry alignment by hearing from Solver's Industry Team and from three of our Solver Partners on what they're doing in various industries and how you can build your own Solver Industry Solution.
Partner Closing Roundtable — Nils, Corey, Liz, Mark, all Partners
4:00PM to 4:30PM – Meadow D
Summarize the day and tie everything together as we wrap up Partner Days in a roundtable format. We want to hear from you, our valued partners, on how we can better help you.
Partner Social Happy Hour
4:30PM to 5:30PM – 2nd floor lounge
Partners are invited to grab a beverage and join your colleagues and the Solver team for a meet and greet happy hour before the official kickoff of the 2026 ASCEND Customer Conference’s Honky Tonk Welcome Reception.