Travel Pack

Prepared for:

Gary Perez
AWS Reinvent Conference
Nov 29th - Dec 4th
Table of Contents

1 Itinerary

2 Transit

3 Entry/Exit Requirements

4 Hotel

5 Event Information

Confirmed Meetings
Itinerary
Itinerary (Trip Summary)

Date Time Event

27 Nov 23:55 Depart Nairobi

29 Nov 09:20 Arrive Las Vegas

29 Nov 11:00 Optional Conference events at The Venetian

29 Nov 15:00 Check in MGM Grand

30 Nov 12:00 Keynote Address at The Venetian

1 Dec 14:30 Meeting with Charlene Xios at The Bellagio

1 Dec 20:00 Closing Gala at The Venetian (Black Tie)

2 Dec 11:00 Depart Las Vegas

4 Dec 06:30 Arrive Nairobi

Transit
information
Travel schedule

Dep.Dat
Carrier Class e From To Dep Arr Arr.Date

Travel to Vegas - 27 hrs 16 mins

Emirates Business 27-Nov Nairobi Dubai 23:55 5:55 28-Nov

Los
Emirates Business 28-Nov Dubai Angeles 08:30 12:45 28-Nov

Southwest Las
Airlines Economy 29-Nov San Diego Vegas 08:00 09:20 29-Nov

Travel to Nairobi - 32 hrs 20 mins

Alaska
Airlines Business 2-Dec Las Vegas Seattle 11:00 13:51 2-Dec

Emirates Business 2-Dec Seattle Dubai 16:05 18:40 3-Dec

Emirates Business 4-Dec Dubai Nairobi 02:10 06:20 4-Dec

Click the links below to open your tickets:

Nairobi to Las Vegas Return Tickets

San Diego - Las Vegas Ticket

Entry/Exit
information
Documentation
Requirements

ENTRY:
● Passport with expiration
date more than 6 months
from entry date (✔)

● US Visa

EXIT:
● Health test from
approved facility required
no earlier than 1 day prior
to departure.
Your US Visa
Your COVID Vaccine Card
(May be required to enter some events)
Hotel
information
Hotel confirmation
Hotel confirmation
Event
information
● Invitation letter
● Key contacts
● Registration confirmation
● Conference information
● re:Invest campus
Invitation letter
Conference information

Health Vaccination Verification

All re:Invent badge holders must be fully vaccinated against

COVID-19 prior to checking in at the event. Record of COVID-19
vaccination must be provided at onsite check-in to receive your
re:Invent badge.

Acceptable records include your physical COVID-19

vaccination/immunization card, a photo of your
vaccination/immunization card, or a digital verification from a
smartphone application.

Masks

Masks are required for everyone at re:Invent except when eating

or drinking. We require attendees to remain stationary while they
eat. If attendees are outside a designated meal hall or eating area,
they must replace their masks between bites or sips.

Check-in and badge pick-up

Registration opens on Sunday, Nov. 28

at 10:00 AM PT at The Venetian. Please
be prepared to present a valid,
government-issued photo ID and proof of
vaccination to pick up your badge. You'll
need your badge to access re:Invent
activities and transportation. Use the
following QR code to check-in
Conference information

Download the mobile app

The mobile app is your one-stop shop for exploring the event,
building and managing your schedule, and learning the latest on
transportation.

IOS Link: download here

Getting around

Free campus shuttles for badged attendees run continuously, on

direct routes, to and from our campus venues.

Transport options: Discover

Overall Agenda

Browse the high-level agenda for AWS ReInvent 2021 and start
planning your week.

Read the agenda: here

You can also access the attendee portal to reserve seats for events
you want to attend. Here is your information:

Link: AWS Attendee Portal

AWS re: Invent campus

Welcome to the re:Invent campus in Las Vegas! With four

dedicated re:Invent venues, the onsite re:Invent experience offers
a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in AWS learning. Key
venues include:

Caesars Forum
● Events: Breakout content, Content Hub, meals

Encore
● Events: Bookable Meeting Space, breakout content

The Venetian | The Palazzo

● Events: Breakout content, AWS Certification exams, AWS
Certification Lounge, Content Hub, Expo, keynotes, leadership
sessions, registration, GameDay, self-paced labs, spotlight
labs, SWAG

Wynn
● Events: Breakout content, Jams, Content Hub, Bootcamps,
meals
Map
Confirmed
meetings
 AWS Reinvent Agenda
All events highlighted in yellow are mandatory to attend

Time (PT) Event Location

Monday 29th November, 2021

12:00 pm - 12:30 Lunch Meeting Encore Hotel

pm Lunch meeting with Sandy Carillo Ravel Room

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Charting your path to address the AWS skills shortage Venetian
The race to the cloud is accelerating, and more organizations are Level 4, Delfino 4006
looking for support in digital transformation. AWS Partners need
the skills to bridge the talent divide to meet customer needs.
Discover the key characteristics of a well-skilled AWS Partner, and
get an actionable plan from AWS experts on how to create a culture
of learning, build in-demand skills, attract and retain new talent,
and put your AWS practice on a path to success.

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Keynote: Global Partner Summit Venetian

Sandy Carillo, Doug Young, and Chance Orban host the Global Hall A
Partner Summit keynote, where you’ll learn about cloud-powered
innovation and the opportunity it creates for AWS Partners. Learn
how AWS Partners use the AWS Cloud to build innovative solutions
and services, differentiate their businesses, and enable customers
in virtually every industry to transform their businesses.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AWS Public Sector Partner Dinner Smith & Wollensky
Hosted by the AWS Public Sector Partner, this dinner is an Venetian Resort
opportunity to network and connect with AWS partners and team. 3377 South Las Vegas
Boulevard

Tuesday 30th November, 2021

6:00 am - 6:30 am Call with Harver Online

Join Peter Mbazi, Rita Hall and the Pacific team to discuss the
agreement

8:30 am – 10:30 am Keynote: Adam Selipsky, AWS CEO The Venetian

Hall A

11:00 am – 12:00 Meeting with Adriana Marjan, CEO of Girls in Robotics Venetian
pm Brera Restaurant
Reservation for 4
under Gary’s name

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Women of the C-Suite Lunch The Venetian

Sandy has invited you to join her lunch for Women of the C-Suite CUT Steakhouse at the
focused on the power of storytelling. She has requested that you Palazzo
share a 3-5 minute story that help us share experiences, build
understanding, and bring us closer together

3:30pm – 4:30 pm Meet with Alejo Mackenzie-Torres and Matt Chomsky, AWS Wynn Hotel
T&C AWS Public Sector
Lounge

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm Re:Invent Leadership Session Rehearsal The Venetian, Level 2

Rehearsal with Sandy Carillo for the upcoming Leadership Session. Veronese 2406
Gary only required for second hour.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm AWS Community Happy Hour with Special Guests: AWS Venetian
Heroes Canaletto
Women of the C-Suite
Luncheon Agenda

Program

12:30-12:40PM: Arrival/Networking

12:40-12:50PM: Welcome & Main Program (Sandy + Guest

Storytellers)

12:50-1:20PM: Facilitated Table Discussions (Table Leaders)

1:20-1:50PM: Table Discussion Sharing (Table Leaders)

1:50-2:00PM: Closing (Sandy)

Notes:

Sandy will introduce you at the beginning of the luncheon. During

the Facilitated Table Discussions, you will guide your table’s
conversation. Then, during the Table Discussion Sharing, you will
be asked for a different volunteer from your table to share the
salient points of your discussion with the entire group for 1-2
minutes.

Your Group is: Table 16

Leadership Session Speaker
Guide
Onsite Procedures
Venue:
● All Leadership Sessions will be presented from the Venetian Theater,
located through the Venetian casino, near the Grand Lux Café.
● The Exec Speaker Ready Room will be in Venetian, Level 2, Veronese
2406.
○ A few Exec SRR appointments will take place in Venetian, Level
2, Venetian H. This will be reflected below and in the calendar
hold on your calendar if so.
● The Green Room and make-up are on the dressing room level of the
Venetian Theater.

Access:
You will enter the theater via the elevator on the right of the main entrance
doors. We will review this access plan on Sunday, November 28, 2:00p. Due
to limited space in the dressing rooms, access is limited to AWS speakers
and their EA, customer speaker/s, and business critical session support
only.
Customer support teams will not have access to the dressing room level.
Customers can attend sessions pending seat availability, but employees
are not allowed in sessions.

Your On-Site Schedule

Exec Speaker Ready Room and rehearsal: Tuesday, November 30,
4:15p – 6:15p
Venetian, Level 2, Veronese 2405, 4:15p – 5:15p: Final copyedit of the
deck. Track owner/content creator required for this hour. Presenter optional.
Venetian, Level 2, Veronese 2406, 5:15p – 6:15p: Rehearsal with
Presenter.

Your Leadership Session is Wednesday, December 1, 10:00a –

11:00a
9:00a – 9:30a: Makeup * this is optional, and not required.

Dressing Room 3 will be available for your use from 9:00a – 11:15a. The
Stage Manager will look for you in the Dressing Room or the Green Room
(where beverages will be available) 15 minutes before the session to bring
you up to the stage.