June 7–9, 2023
White Oaks Resort & Spa
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Canada
Wednesday, June 7
Time
Session(s)/Event(s)
7:00 PM
Spire Partner Sign-In & Welcome Reception
Conference attendees arrive and finally get to meet and reconnect. Come sign in to the conference, pick up your Spire Partner Conference items and enjoy some food and beverages.
Day 1: Thursday, June 8
Time
Session(s)/Event(s)
7:00 AM to 8:30 AM
Breakfast
Housekeeping
Let’s get started. Katie Griffin will take a few minutes to go over what partners can expect over throughout the conference, helpful hotel information, and conference tips to maximize your experience.
Welcome Partners & What’s New at Spire – Al Romeyn
Description coming
Review of recent Spire versions – Warren Flett
Spire Partners will have a chance to review important aspects of the most recent versions of Spire. Warren Flett will look at new features and how to implement them successfully, improvements on known issues, and other key elements Spire partners need to be aware of when planning for upgrades. Q & A to follow.
10:50 AM to 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 AM to 12:10 PM
Exhibitor Spotlights – Katie Griffin
Spire Integration Partners each enter the spotlight with Katie Griffin to quickly answer the questions Spire Partners want to know. Learn who they develop for, the challenges they solve and how they help enhance Spire for your clients.
12:10 PM to 1:05 PM
Lunch
Discovery, Data Conversion & Deployment Challenges – Katie Griffin, Rick Notman & Peter Reimer
Spire is no longer just the best solution for BV users. Over the last year, we have seen conversions to Spire from other contemporary and antiquated software. These new opportunities present their own set of challenges, from discovering to demonstrating Spire, converting the data, and finally hitting the launch button. Together Katie Griffin, Peter Reimer and Rick Notman will address some of the challenges that partners brought to our attention and discuss the different ways to manage them. Q & A to follow.
3:10 PM to 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Partner Mini-Think Tanks
Spire Partners select to participate from 6 different discussion tables. The discussion tables allow partners to share their professional experiences surrounding these topics. The Spire team will participate in as many tables as possible. A different set of 6 topics will be offered the following day.
Spire Partners will share challenges, resources, strategies, solutions, workarounds and more around the following topics:
This is also an opportunity to discuss with our exhibitors how they can help solve some of your client challenges.
Partner Reception
Join your Spire people in the beautiful setting of the White Oaks Gardens. Delicious food stations, seating options, a fire pit, irresistible desserts and some light music set the ambiance for quality time with the Spire team and your fellow channel members. Time to relax and mingle after a productive Spire day.
Day 2: Friday, June 9
Time
Session(s)/Event(s)
7:00 AM to 8:50 AM
Breakfast
9:55 AM to 11:15 AM
Exhibitor Spotlight – Katie Griffin
Spire Integration Partners each enter the spotlight with Katie Griffin to quickly answer the questions Spire Partners want to know. Learn who they develop for, the challenges they solve and how they help enhance Spire for your clients.
11:15 AM to 11:25 AM
Coffee Break
11:25 AM to 12:20 PM
12:20 PM to 1:10 PM
Partner Mini-Think Tanks
Spire Partners select to participate from 6 different discussion tables. The discussion tables allow partners to share their professional experiences surrounding these topics. The Spire team will participate in as many tables as possible. A different set of 6 topics will be offered the following day.
Spire Partners will share challenges, resources, strategies, solutions, workarounds and more around the following topics:
This is also an opportunity to discuss with our exhibitors how they can help solve some of your client challenges.
Coffee Break
Partner Open Forum & Ask the Experts
Al Romeyn, Peter Reimer, Matt Kalina, Rick Notman, Katie Griffin
The Spire executive team is available to answer Spire Partner questions you might still have. This expert panel will offer a solution-oriented, open Q & A session.
4:35 PM to 5:35 PM
Wrap Up
The agenda is subject to change
Along with his founding partner Peter Reimer, Al Romeyn and his team created Spire accounting software. For almost ten years Al has led the Spire team and together they have grown Spire to where it is today. Al is a father of two and a grandpa of four. When he’s not in the office, you can find Al on the river fishing or riding his motorcycle along the coast.
Peter heads the R&D and Tech support at Spire, working hard to support all our Spire community and continuing to improve the software. Peter is a father of three and a Grandpa of one. When he’s not in the office, you can find Peter boating/kayaking on the lake, or working in his garden with his wife Kathryn.
Matt Kalina is the Director of Development at Spire. Matt has been with Spire since its inception and is dedicated to leading the development team in continuously improving Spire. Matt is an integral part of the management team at Spire and his contributions to making Spire great extend beyond just the software. When Matt isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and squash.
With over fifteen years of experience in sales, business development, marketing, and client relations in the accounting software field, Katie Griffin joined the Spire team almost two years ago. When Katie isn’t busy with Spire things, she enjoys travelling, spending time with her family and friends, but most of all, playing and training her big dog Hodor!
With over twenty-five years of experience creating, supporting, testing, installing, and extending the functionality of accounting software, Rick’s work is pretty cool. He’s the guy who tries to break Spire every day. Rick is a proud father of two hard-working sons. Rick’s long-term goal is to open a BlockBuster location and run it out of his office. Yes, all his movies are in a database, sortable by title, category, actor and director.
Warren Flett joined Spire a year ago, bringing over a quarter of a century of experience in testing, supporting and training partners and clients in accounting software. When Warren isn’t recording the next Spire training video, he is devoted to his wife and pre-teen daughters, training for the next marathon, or playing his bass guitar.
The White Oaks Resort
and Spa boast a fantastic venue for our Spire event. If you have any questions regarding the hotel’s policies, services or health and safety concerns, please contact them directly at 1-800-263-5766