Last week, Symplicity Communications President and CEO, Catherine Ripley, made her presence felt at the annual Channel Partners event held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Channel Partners is the world’s largest channel event, where AI, cloud, and emerging technology providers connect with channel partners, the sellers of technology, to create unprecedented opportunities for explosive growth.
Catherine served as a featured speaker at the 2026 Channel Partners Conference & Expo on a panel CEO Track Session titled Strategic Growth and Market Expansion for Technology Advisors. Catherine was joined by Bana Qashu (Managing Partner & Founder, BanaTech Consulting, LLC), Ty Smith (President, Optical Diversity Telecom), and David Wright (Founder & CEO, Disruptive Innovations). The session covered how to identify new market opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and leverage data analytics to drive growth decisions.
Catherine then hit the main stage at Channel Partners 2026 to present a Tech Talk by Sara Seegers (GTT) and Janet Schijns (JSG) title “There Is No Deal Without a Partner” and a keynote discussion by Mark Tina (Verizon Business) called “Prioritizing Business Convergence For Partner Wins“
About Symplicity Communications
**Symplicity Communications, established in 2007 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a technology agency focused on real business results. A certified Women Owned Business by WBENC and Diverse Business Enterprise by the Grand Rapids Chamber, we design and implement scalable solutions across customer experience, automation, cybersecurity, and technology cost optimization—built to grow as your business grows. From customer experience platforms and automation to cybersecurity and technology cost optimization, we help businesses grow with confidence. We turn complex technology into real business results—because technology should work for people, not the other way around. **
