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GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026

GTIA's UK and Ireland member forum in Manchester with an evening Spotlight Awards dinner.

Past edition · read the recap Jul 2, 2026 · The Midland Manchester Hotel, Manchester, UK

Next edition expected July 2027 (our estimate from past editions; not yet announced). Check the official site for dates.

Official site ↗
6/10

Worth it? Our read

Worth a look. One key input missing: attendance not published. Based on the 2026 edition.

How the score is built
InputPointsWhy
Cost3/4About €625 all in from the Frankfurt area (≈ US$675) (estimate).
Crowd0/3Attendance not published: 0 points.
MSP focus3/3names Owners & CEOs, Service managers in the audience; not run by a single vendor or led by an expo floor; lists business-of-MSP topics (service, growth, peers, leadership or sales).
Total cost estimate
Trip estimateFrom the US (New York area)From Europe (Frankfurt area)
Ticket today$254 ≈€235 ≈
Flights (est.)$630€210
Hotel (est.)1 × $2201 × €180
Total (est.)$1,104€625 *
Days away22

* Home used for the score (the event’s own market). Flights and hotel are estimates from the stated method, not quotes. Change the inputs in the planner →

Crowd size
Not published
Cost per 100 attendees
Needs a published ticket and attendance
Cost per exhibitor
No exhibitor count published
Mix
Peer / education-heavy. A peer-group meeting, workshop or boot camp, or peer-group sessions are a listed topic, under an organiser that is not a single vendor.
CE / CPE credits
None published by the organiser in our data
Owners vs staff
Both: owners and staff (Service managers)

An opinion from the inputs above, not a review or a rating by attendees. How the score works.

Who should go

  • GTIA (formerly CompTIA channel community) partners and customers
  • Owners working on growth, a sale or peers

Audience the organiser names: Owners & CEOs, Service managers, Vendors & channel teams, The vendor's own partners.

GTIA (formerly CompTIA channel community) is an association, so expect several vendors rather than one product roadmap.

Editions

  1. GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026
    Jul 2, 2026 · Manchester, UK · recap
  2. GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum (Dublin) 2026
    Feb 26, 2026 · Dublin, Ireland · recap
    One-day GTIA community forum in Dublin covering security and risk, leadership, profit margins and automation, client expectations and AI and data governance.

Next edition expected July 2027 (estimate).

Exhibiting at GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum

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Audience
Owners & CEOs, Service managers, Vendors & channel teams, The vendor's own partners

The organiser doesn’t publish a sponsor page we could find. Ask through the official site.

Only what the organiser publishes for sponsors and exhibitors. Prices in the organiser’s currency, as published. Book directly with the organiser; we don’t sell exhibit space.

Questions about GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum

How much does it cost to attend GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026?
The ticket today is £200 (Ticket, as published). Our estimate all in, with flights and 1 hotel night: about $1,104 from the New York area and €625 from the Frankfurt area. These are estimates, not prices.
Who is GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026 best for?
On the organiser’s published audience and topics: Owners & CEOs, Growth stage (scaling, M&A), Service managers, Tight budget.
How big is GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026?
The organiser has not published an attendance figure.
Is GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026 vendor-heavy or peer-focused?
Peer / education-heavy. A peer-group meeting, workshop or boot camp, or peer-group sessions are a listed topic, under an organiser that is not a single vendor.
Is GTIA UK & Ireland Community Forum & Spotlight Awards 2026 worth it?
Our opinion, not a review: 6/10 (worth a look). Cost 3/4, Crowd 0/3, MSP focus 3/3. One key input missing: attendance not published. How the score is built
How we checked this. Date, venue and pricing from the official GTIA event page. Last checked Nov 6, 2026.
Sources: gtia.org/uk-ireland-community-forum-spotlight-awards
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