The channel executives invited to DISTREE XXL are carefully identified and pre-qualified to guarantee that you will have access to the top performers, the established names and the rising stars from across EMEA market. Pre-qualified channel executives receive a personal invitation covering accommodation, meals and activities - but excluding travel costs. Thanks to our partners and area managers throughout the EMEA region, we have access to the most extensive database in the market. All company data is crosschecked several times to ensure that the channel executives that matter in EMEA are invited to DISTREE XXL.

Thanks to our sophisticated web-planning tool, all of your meetings are carefully planned, scheduled and optimised prior to your arrival at the event. Vendors have full access to the profile of each distributor attending DISTREE XXL allowing you to schedule your one-on-one meeting agenda accordingly. At last year's DISTREE XXL more than 6,500 one-on-one meetings took place in just 4 days.

Vendors also have the opportunity to organise a private channel conference within DISTREE XXL, offering a unique opportunity to meet with your existing distribution partners from across EMEA at the event.

We can also arrange private dinner parties for you and your selected distribution partners (from 15 to 150 persons). From a relaxed and casual dinner in a typical Mediterranean Cafe to a dinner in one of Monte Carlos 's most prestigious and private venues, we can handle all the aspects of your private dinner including invitations, reservations, transportation and menu selection.

Invitations and registrations for these value-adding distributor dinners are managed through your centralised web account.

Hear from DISTREE XXL's inspirational keynote speaker; participate in panel discussions featuring EMEA's top distributors, get the latest market research and learn about current market trends from our research partner GfK and other channel experts.

Plenary sessions and networking opportunities throughout the event will better prepare you lead your company through the unprecedented opportunities and challenges that the technology markets are facing today.

Building relationships is critical to any successful business partnership. DISTREE XXL offers a wide range of opportunities to meet your current and prospective vendors in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere: lunches, cocktails, dinners...the choice is yours.

Lights, cameras, action! DISTREE XXL will take place within the cutting-edge surroundings of the Grimaldi Forum. DISTREE XXL offers a sophisticated multimedia conference programme built around engaging and entertaining formats, coupled with state-of-the-art video production technology.

Vendors participating in DISTREE XXL's 'Talk Show' programme will share their channel insight with the full audience during a 7-minute presentation, followed by a live on-stage interview with a professional journalist. The TV-style interview format offers an innovative and entertaining opportunity to deliver your key messages to the region's top channel executives.

Vendors must summon their best communication and sales skills to deliver a persuasive 'elevator pitch' during the'60 Seconds to Convince' session. Use the 60-second window to convince channel buyers that your product deserves to be awarded best in class at DISTREE XXL 2009. The rapid-fire format creates an efficient and entertaining programme for channel buyers, who appreciate vendor brevity and bottom-line thinking!

The Fairmont Monte Carlo hotel is a unique four-star luxury convention resort located in the heart of the Principality of Monaco in between the Mediterranean Sea and the legendary Casino of Monte Carlo. This Monaco hotel is an island unto itself situated in the most exclusive part of the world.

Specially designed for DISTREE XXL, BusinessMatch gives vendors the opportunity to learn more about each distributor attending the event, allowing you to plan the one-on-one meetings that make the most productive use of your valuable time.

Our new 'Matchmaking Assistant' tool provides a more in-depth search than ever before - you can pre-select distributors by country, brands, over 300 different product categories as well as other criteria. This timesaving tool allows you to shortlist hot prospects from the 500 distribution executives present at DISTREE XXL.

Once registered, each invitee and each vendor will be given a unique login and password to manage all the details related to their participation at the conference including logistics details, business data, and pre-scheduling of one-on-one meetings.