Kathy Contreras,

Kathy Contreras

VP, Principal Analyst

Kathy is a passionate marketing and channel professional with nearly 20 years of global experience in defining market and channel strategy and deploying-related programs. Her expertise is in devising partner marketing strategy, assessing channel/operational readiness, building global channel programs, and driving channel success in accelerated timeframes across strategic alliances, systems integrators, solution/service providers, distribution, original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors, and developer partners.

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June 11th, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Peer Discussions

The State Of Partner Ecosystems

With the continued rise in the importance and size of partner ecosystems, many B2B organizations increasingly rely on ecosystem partners to fulfill buyer and customer expectations, advance innovation opportunities, and achieve corporate revenue and growth objectives. This highlights the importance and growth in partner ecosystems for B2B leaders and underscores ever-increasing expectations across the functions that support them. Join your peers and Forrester’s Kathy Contreras to discuss the state of your partner ecosystem and the key opportunities and challenges that you and your organization face as you navigate these evolving expectations. Peer discussions are available exclusively to Forrester Decisions VIP Leaders and Leader license holders for their own participation.
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