April 7-9, 2025
Directions North America 2025
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Recognized as the most anticipated partners-only event in the region, Directions NA 2025 promises to skyrocket your business - it's all about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, its integrations, partnerships, and all the incredible solutions we can offer together as a community!
We look forward to seeing you at Directions North America 2025, April 7-9, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
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04-07-2025
Plan Better and Achieve More with Azure & AI-Powered Financial Planning
Vena's growth in the $7 billion financial planning and analysis (FP&A) market is your opportunity to expand your business with new revenue streams, a rich set of Microsoft incentives and unparalleled ROI on your customer's Microsoft technology investments. Join this session to learn how Vena — the only Complete Planning FP&A platform that fully harnesses the Microsoft solution stack —helps Microsoft Partners sell beyond ERP, drive Azure consumption, and accelerate AI adoption.
Discover how Vena's seamless integrations with Microsoft 365, Fabric, Azure OpenAI, and Dynamics 365 Business Central, will equip you with differentiated offerings to fuel customer success and unlock Microsoft incentives, such as AI Design Wins. Plus, hear real-world success stories from Partners who are winning big with Vena.
Don't miss this chance to grow your Microsoft business!
Speakers:
Brian Kobleur
Vena Solutions - VP, Microsoft Alliances & Strategic Partnerships
Brian leads our commercial relationship with Microsoft globally at Vena. His career spans 30 years in the Microsoft ecosystem, including 15 years at Microsoft leading sales & services teams, 13 years running strategic alliances for various Microsoft ISVs, and 2 years running his own consulting firm helping to onboard new Microsoft partners.
When his career began, you got a bundled network card with your Windows for Workgroups purchase. A finely tuned himem.sys file was the mark of technical expertise. He's seen it all since then, including the bundling of separate productivity apps into this new thing called Microsoft Office, Ray Ozzie's hiring and subsequent firing, the dawn of Azure, all 3 CEOs at Microsoft, and now Copilot and generative AI and its impact on business and society.
Brian Kobleur
Vena Solutions - VP, Microsoft Alliances & Strategic Partnerships
Brian leads our commercial relationship with Microsoft globally at Vena. His career spans 30 years in the Microsoft ecosystem, including 15 years at Microsoft leading sales & services teams, 13 years running strategic alliances for various Microsoft ISVs, and 2 years running his own consulting firm helping to onboard new Microsoft partners.
When his career began, you got a bundled network card with your Windows for Workgroups purchase. A finely tuned himem.sys file was the mark of technical expertise. He's seen it all since then, including the bundling of separate productivity apps into this new thing called Microsoft Office, Ray Ozzie's hiring and subsequent firing, the dawn of Azure, all 3 CEOs at Microsoft, and now Copilot and generative AI and its impact on business and society.
Gurp Gahunia
Vena Solutions, Vice President, Partner Channels
Gurp has been with Vena Solutions for over 7 years, leading the Partner Channels organization and driving the growth of Vena's complete planning platform. He has successfully increased partner-attributed revenue from 0% to 46% while achieving consistent double-digit growth. Prior to Vena, Gurp led cross-functional teams consisting of sales, marketing, and technology specialists, focusing on partner-led growth strategies in the Commercial and SMB markets. He successfully grew revenue by over 20% YoY for four consecutive years, driving over $300 million annually, and developed innovative approaches to accelerate SaaS and cloud adoption with partners. At Vena, Gurp focuses on aligning with the Microsoft Ecosystem to unlock growth opportunities, deliver transformative financial planning solutions, and empower partners and customers to achieve exceptional results.
Gurp Gahunia
Vena Solutions, Vice President, Partner Channels
Gurp has been with Vena Solutions for over 7 years, leading the Partner Channels organization and driving the growth of Vena's complete planning platform. He has successfully increased partner-attributed revenue from 0% to 46% while achieving consistent double-digit growth. Prior to Vena, Gurp led cross-functional teams consisting of sales, marketing, and technology specialists, focusing on partner-led growth strategies in the Commercial and SMB markets. He successfully grew revenue by over 20% YoY for four consecutive years, driving over $300 million annually, and developed innovative approaches to accelerate SaaS and cloud adoption with partners. At Vena, Gurp focuses on aligning with the Microsoft Ecosystem to unlock growth opportunities, deliver transformative financial planning solutions, and empower partners and customers to achieve exceptional results.