1. The large amount of attendees and engaged social media activity caused the conference hashtag #SageSummit to become a trending topic on Twitter
Over 7500 people are expected to in attendance at this year's #SageSummit @SageNAmerica pic.twitter.com/Dsplkgb0IV
— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 28, 2015
2. Sage CEO Stephen Kelly encouraged small and medium business to think bigger
"In 2015, 85% of small and med. businesses run their accounting from their own offices." - Stephen Kelly #SageSummit pic.twitter.com/45iwsVb9uy
— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 28, 2015
3. Keynote speaker, author and educator Deepak Chopra shared guidance for navigating a changing world
"Love without action is meaningless and action without love is irrelevant." - Deepak Chopra #SageSummit pic.twitter.com/ACPHWwHLsy
— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 28, 2015
4. Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell discussed leadership and strength
"[Presidential candidates] must understand that the strength of this country resides in small businesses." - Gen. Colin Powell #SageSummit
— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 28, 2015
5. Thought leader and Sage CTO Himanshu Pasule gave perspective on long-term strategy
"85% of the global market's software is and will remain on premise for a while. We understand that." - Himanshu Palsule, @SageNAmerica CTO
— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 28, 2015