Your SKO planning toolkit
Your sales kickoff, day by day.
An arrival evening. Two working days. A team ready for what’s next.
Plan your SKO with a local expert
A sample run of show to adapt to your flights, sessions and team. Your local planner confirms the rooms, people and timings.
Arrive and welcome
- Arrivals window
Transfers run on a schedule built from the flight list, with a buffer for delays. Bags held if rooms aren't ready.
- Tech rehearsal
Stage, sound, screens, clickers and walk-on music tested in the general session room, with every presenter's final deck loaded.
- Welcome reception
A reserved space with a headcount guarantee sent by the venue's deadline. Badges and agenda cards handed out here, not at 8 a.m.
The plan
- Breakfast window
Open, not one sitting, close to the general session room.
- Opening general session
CEO or CRO sets out the year. Room set the night before; the run of show is timed to the minute with one AV owner calling cues.
- Break
Coffee refreshed outside the room; restrooms and Wi-Fi capacity checked for full headcount.
- Product and market sessions
Same room, no turnover. Demos have an offline backup.
- Lunch
Seated by region or segment if leaders want it; dietary list with the kitchen.
- Breakout wave one
Role or segment rooms booked nearby, each with a named facilitator, signs, and a screen if the session needs one.
- Breakout wave two
Rooms reset during the break, not during the session.
- Free time
Planner confirms what's open (pool, spa, golf) and shares it in the attendee note.
- Team dinner
A private or reserved space; transport booked if it's off property.
Practice and recognition
- Enablement workshops
Role-play and practice in breakout rooms; facilitators have the scenario sheets.
- Customer or partner panel
Back in the general session room; mics for the panel and for audience questions.
- Lunch and free afternoon
One optional activity booked with a local supplier, with a sign-up list.
- Awards night
Dinner space set for recognition: stage or riser, mic, slides with winners' names checked twice, photographer. A non-alcoholic option on the drinks plan and rides back if the venue is off property.
Depart
- Breakfast and checkout
Late checkout or luggage storage agreed in advance.
- Optional leadership session
A small room held for leaders while everyone else departs.
- Departures
Transfers leave in waves timed to flights.