News & Events

The York Group is an internationally recognized expert in the area of channel development, and as a result principals from The York Group are sought after as speakers, receiving invitations to speak at events around the world. Some of the recent events we have participated in include:

Banff, Alberta, April 15-17, 2009 - WiTec Connections is the leading networking conference in Western Canada for professionals responsible for building, selling and implementing wireless technologies and business solutions. The event brings in speakers from leading companies such as Google, RIM and Cisco, and the theme this year was commercialization. Harald Horgen was invited as a featured speaker to present on how companies can expand internationally during challenging times.

Denver, June 25 & 26, 2008 – Ecosystems Summit 2008 is a two-day conference focused on the business opportunities for increasing sales and profits from the ecosystems of software, IT and technology companies. Oystein Konsmo, CFO of The York Group, was invited to address the attendees on the subject of “International Market Selection”.

St. Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2008 – RUSSOFT Association is the nationwide association of the most technically competent software development companies from Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine. Harald Horgen, President of The York Group, was invited to speak on “Building International Channels” at RUSSOFT’s eighth annual international summit, an event attended by more than 200 of Russia’s leading software companies.

Newton, MA, May 15, 2008 – NETSEA (The New England Technology, Sales, Marketing & Business Development Executives Association) is the leading organization for revenue-focused technology executives in New England. Harald Horgen, President of The York Group, was the keynote speaker at NETSEA’s panel discussion on “Doing Business in Asia-Pacific”.

Moscow, March 19 & 20, 2008 – Microsoft Russia sponsored a channel development workshop for its most promising independent software vendors. During the two-day session Harald Horgen, President of the York Group, and Dan Satinsky, Regional Manager for the Russian Federation, led the participants through a series of topics ranging from market selection to building a business plan.

Waltham, MA, October 23, 2007 – Foley Hoag LLP and RSM McGladrey, as part of their regular Tech Talk Tuesday breakfast program, organized a panel discussion on the topic “The World is Getting Flatter – Are you Ready?” Attended by 50 Technology CEOs and CFOs, the session covered key elements of operating in the global marketplace. Kevin Rhone, Regional Partner of The York Group, was a featured speaker and also moderated the panel, which included Kenneth Goldman, CFO of Salary.com and Edward Braginsky, Partner at TVM Capital.

Munich, Germany, October 18 & 19, 2007 - Software companies from the Netherlands, Hungary, Germany and Austria attended a two-day workshop on channel development hosted by Microsoft at its German headquarters. The sessions were led by Harald Horgen, President of The York Group, and Paul Gosnell, Country Manager of France.

Denver, USA , July 9-12, 2007 – At Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference Harald Horgen, President of The York Group, was a primary speaker. His break-out session, on Building Effective International Channels, was the highest rated session of the ISV Track at the Conference.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 5 & 6, 2007 – The York Group led a channel development workshop, with attendees from the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Speakers included York Group Country Managers from Germany (Thomas Grevel), France (Paul Gosnell) and the UK (Lindsay Smith).

Toronto, Canada, May 31, 2007 – Harald Horgen was invited to speak at Microsoft’s ISV Leadership Summit, joining speakers from Microsoft and IDC in a one-day program for C-level executives.

Burlington , MA, November 20, 2006 – NETSEA (New England Technology, Sales, Marketing & Business Development Executives Association – www.netsea.org) organized a panel discussion on the topic of taking an alliance strategy from vision to implementation. Harald Horgen, CEO of The York Group, was a featured speaker.

Redmond, USA, November 16 & 17, 2006 - The York Group led a channel development workshop attended by companies from Israel, the Netherlands, Canada, and the U.S.

Bern , Switzerland, September 20, 2006 – CTI Invest's (www.ctistartup.ch) CEO Day Workshops. Gopal RajGuru, The York Group's Country Manager for Switzerland led a workshop on entering the U.S. market.

Boston, MA USA , July 10-13, 2006 – Microsoft brought together thousands of its top channel partners for its Worldwide Partner Conference 2006. Harald Horgen, President of the York Group, was a keynote speaker for Microsoft's "town hall" meeting which focused on Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) expanding their business internationally.

Cambridge , MA, June 14, 2006 – SHARE (Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education – www.shareboston.org) organized a ten-day series of events for 20 technology firms from Switzerland, and The York Group was invited to make a presentation on the challenges companies face in the United States

Auckland, New Zealand, Nov 23-26, 2005 - The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Association (ASOCIO) ICT Summit 05 in Auckland brought together some of the global leaders in ICT for a conference and exhibition on “Partnering through Innovation” (www.asocio.org). Harald Horgen, President of the York Group, was a keynote speaker.

Waltham, MA, June 7, 2005 - C.H.E.N. PR, a leading PR firm for VC funded and publicly listed companies based in Waltham, (www.chenpr.com), hosted a panel discussion on doing business in Asia-Pacific, with a focus on China. The companies on the panel were Fairchild Semiconductor, Techworks Asia and The York Group.

Toronto, Canada, May 4, 2005 - The Innovation Synergy Center in Markham in Markham, Ontario (www.iscm.ca), organized a seminar on "Making IT Work in Europe", and The York Group was invited to speak on business development. Other speakers included RIM, maker of the Blackberry PDA.

Waltham, MA, April 26, 2005 - Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, one of New England's premier law firms specializing in technology companies (www.mbbp.com), invited The York Group to present a workshop on international channel development to its clients.

Auckland, New Zealand, April 7, 2005 - Go Global, Auckland, New Zealand. Go Global, a multi-phase event held throughout the year by the ICEHOUSE (www.theicehouse.co.nz) is New Zealand's most effective program to teach companies how to build their organizations for international success. The York Group speaks regularly at their events.

Alberta, March 2 and February 28, 2005 - Edmonton and Calgary. Alberta Innovation and Science, a government-funded program to assist in the development and commercialization of new technologies (www.innovation.gov.ab.ca), retained The York Group to present a comprehensive one-day seminar to their client companies.

Phoenix, AZ, February 22, 2005- "Partnering for International Success", a seminar held in Phoenix and co-sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank (www.svbank.com) and Osborn Maledon (www.omlaw.com), a leading law firm in Arizona. The speakers were from The York Group and Baker & McKenzie, one of the world's largest law firms.

Mumbai, India, February 10, 2005 - NASSCOM's annual conference in Mumbai. NASSCOM (National Association for Software and Services Companies) is India's leading trade organization for the software industry, and a driving force behind India's emergence as a major force in the global software industry (www.nasscom.org). It's annual conference has become a major international event

Pretoria, South Africa, February 3, 2005 - The Innovation Hub, Africa's first accredited Science Park (www.theinnovationhub.com) is a world-class facility providing support to emerging as well as established firms. The York Group was invited to speak at its inaugural event after opening its doors at the beginning of the year.

Nivelles, Belgium, January 27, 2005 - The Walloon Export Agency is a government agency (www.wallonia-export.be) supporting the export efforts of companies based in the French-speaking part of Belgium.



If you are a company, organization or government agency that would be interested in having a speaker from The York Group present a workshop or participate in a seminar, please contact us at speaker@theyorkgroup.com .