Meet Magento (Leipzig, Germany) Highlights from Day 1
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The fifth Meet Magento Germany is currently underway in Leipzig, Germany with over 500 attendees and sponsors. The two day conference features Magento keynotes, business and developer sessions and networking opportunities. Don’t miss all the action by watching live at http://live.meet-magento.de/
Here are some highlights from the conference so far:
Sunday, May 15
An intimate reception and dinner was held last night for our 35 sponsors. We thank you for your continued support of Magento and the Meet Magento events. All sponsors can be found at http://www.meet-magento.de/partner.html
Monday, May 16
Bob Schwartz, President of Magento, opened the conference with the first keynote, “Speed + eCommerce.” Here are some highlights from Bob’s keynote:
- Personal account of his travels and why he “loves Germany,” complete with photos of his drive from Leipzig to Berlin in a Porsche.
- Industry overview on the compression of the sales cycle
- “Hollywood” movie featuring Magento Co-Founder and CEO, Roy Rubin, from the Magento Headquarters in Los Angeles.
- Roy provided the German attendees with a tour of the Magento offices and insight into the future plans for Magento.
- Roy announced new initiatives and products such as Magento Answers, Magento GO Platform, Magento Connect and the start of Magento 2.0 and the goal of having a 1 billion dollar store on Magento by the end of this year.
- The film also provided company updates on the new Magento website, Magento University training and the Imagine eCommerce Conference.
The rest of the Los Angeles Magento team in attendance are Michel Goosens, VP of EMEA Sales, Baruch Toledano, Director of Product Marketing, Scott Dahlgren, Senior Director of Worldwide Channels and Brittany Blattler, Manager of Global Events.
Photos Courtesy of Marc Lieven Spur. Click Image to Enlarge
Keep watching our Flikr Stream for more photos! Stay tuned for more news from Meet Magento Germany and photos from the popular after show party at Moritzbastei in Leipzig!