Cisco Partner Summit 2026 | Vancouver, Canada
Comtech Associates
CEO Farooq Zaheer at Cisco Partner
Summit 2026
Where Cisco’s Partners Meet the People Setting Its Direction
26 and 27 October
Global keynotes
28 October
Americas, Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China, and EMEA regional sessions
26 and 27 October
Executive conversations, a Solutions Showcase, and partner-led discussions
Farooq Zaheer
Meet Farooq Zaheer, CEO at Comtech Associates
Farooq Zaheer leads Comtech Associates, a Pakistani IT solutions company delivering enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and data center infrastructure through a network of 15 technology partners. Under his leadership, Comtech's Cisco partnership has grown from SMB Partner to Premier Integrator, and the company has delivered a Cisco ACI data center deployment and disaster recovery network migration for Bank Islami.
Farooq’s Summit, Day by Day
Every session Farooq is attending, in Vancouver time. Want to catch him around them? Book a meeting.
Monday 26 October
Leadership conversations, then dinner with Cisco's Gulf and Levant partners.
7:00 AM
Breakfast
120 mins | West Exhibition Level, Hall B
10:15 AM
Leadership Intelligence Circle
West Level 1, Room 109
11:00 AM
Lunch
90 mins | West Exhibition Level, Hall B
11: 45 AM
Leadership Intelligence Circle
45 mins | West Level 1, Room 109
7:30 PM
Dinner with Cisco's Gulf and Levant partner community, hosted by Cisco's partner sales leadership
Venue close to the Convention Centre, to be confirmed
Tuesday 27 October
The business case for security, cloud, and the Cisco 360 program, and an evening award ceremony.
7:00 AM
Breakfast
90 mins | West Exhibition Level, Hall B
11:00 AM
Lunch
120 mins | West Exhibition Level, Hall B
11:30 AM
More potential, more profit with security and network modernization
West Level 1, Ballroom A
2:00 PM
Cisco Store Tech Lab Tour
30 mins | Partner Hub, Cisco Store
2:15 PM
Cisco Cloud Control: how to build, sell, and profit
West Level 1, Ballroom A
2:15 PM
Friction Revenue: Accelerating Business Growth Through AI
45 mins | West Level 2, Room 211
3:00 PM
Innovation Exchange
West Level 3, Room 303
4:15 PM
Cisco 360: Accelerate together. Multiply growth. Profit more.
West Level 1, Ballroom A
4:15 PM
Scale without friction: the SMB & mid-market velocity growth engine
45 mins | West Level 2, Room 211
4:30 PM
Guided Solutions
Showcase Tour | 30 mins | The Partner Hub, Solutions Showcase
7:30 PM
METAC Partner Summit Award Ceremony 2026
Rosewood Hotel Georgia, 801 W Georgia St
Wednesday 28 October
Partner growth with Splunk, hands-on tours, and the EMEA celebration.
7:00 AM
Breakfast
120 mins | West Exhibition Level, Hall B
9:45 AM
Accelerating partner growth in the agentic enterprise with Splunk
West Level 1, Room 109
9:45 AM
Winning with intelligent workplace experiences
45 mins | West Level 2, Room 211
10:00 AM
Guided Solutions Showcase Tour
30 mins | The Partner Hub, Solutions Showcase
10:00 AM
Cisco Store Tech Lab Tour
30 mins | Partner Hub, Cisco Store
11:00 AM
Guided Solutions Showcase Tour
30 mins | The Partner Hub, Solutions Showcase
11:00 AM
Cisco Store Tech Lab Tour
Partner Hub, Cisco Store
11:00 AM
From pilots to production in the data center
11:00 a.m | 45 mins | West Level 1, Room 109
1:15 PM
Partner Exchange
West Level 3, Room 303
1:30 PM
Guided Solutions Showcase Tour
30 mins | The Partner Hub, Solutions Showcase
2:30 PM
Guided Solutions SHowcase Tour
30 mins | The Partner Hub, Solutions Showcase
3:15 PM
Women In Channels: From disruption to advantage
West Level 1, Ballroom A
4:30 p.m
Guided Solutions Showcase Tour
30 mins | The Partner Hub, Solutions Showcase
7:00 PM
EMEA Celebration
Mansion Nightclub at Paradox Hotel
What You Can Discuss with Farooq: Six Conversations Worth Having!
Topics for editors, hosts, and analysts covering the summit.
Cisco's AI-Era Platform, Seen From Pakistan
What One Cisco and the Cisco 360 Partner Program mean for a partner serving an emerging market.
Securing Regulated Industries
How Pakistani banks and other regulated sectors are preparing for the State Bank's Cyber Shield strategy and the national push for security operations centers.
From SMB Partner to Premier Integrator
What it takes to grow a Cisco partnership, one credential at a time.
The Data Center That Cannot Go Down
Lessons from deploying Cisco ACI and a disaster recovery migration for a Pakistani bank.
The Network as a Business Decision
Why Wi-Fi 7 and network refresh planning now belong in the boardroom, not just the server room.
Pakistan's Place in a Global Partner Ecosystem
What a Pakistani integrator brings to Cisco's worldwide partner community, and what it takes home.
Enterprise networking. Security. Infrastructure.
The Company Behind the CEO
Comtech Associates is a Pakistani IT solutions company delivering enterprise networking, cybersecurity, data center and cloud, managed IT, and custom software for banks, government bodies, universities, hospitals, telecom operators, and large enterprises. Ten-plus years, 250+ projects, and offices in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Quetta.
What Comtech delivers
Networking and IT infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Data center and cloud
Managed IT services
Custom software development
Cisco partnership
Cisco Premier Partner, with seven Cisco credentials: Registered, SMB and Mid-Market Business, Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Services, Security, Networking, and Cloud and AI Infrastructure.
On the stage with Cisco
Cisco Connect 2025 in Dubai, a Cisco reseller event hosted by Comtech in 2025, and ITCN Asia 2025 and 2026.
ITCN Asia 2026
Silver Sponsor of the 28th ITCN Asia, Expo Centre Karachi, 22 to 24 September 2026.
What Comtech Achieved in 2026
In 2026, Comtech Associates delivered secure, scalable networking solutions that help public safety teams work smarter and speed up digital transformation. The work showed what Cisco technologies make possible: resilient, mission-critical infrastructure that supports safer, smarter communities. It reinforces Comtech's standing as a trusted partner for innovation.
Where Comtech’s Been Recognized by Cisco
- Cisco Beyond the Blueprint Award
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Book a Meeting With Farooq Zaheer
Tell us what you are working on and when you need it. We will confirm a time, in person in Vancouver or by video call before and after the summit.
- 26 to 28 October, 2026
- Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada.
Meet Comtech's CEO in Vancouver
Twenty-six to twenty-eight October. One conversation could be all it takes.
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