The event website describes it as being for top partners. Several Avalara executives will speak, including CEO Scott Macfarlane, Meg Higgins, SVP of global partners, who joined the Seattle, Wash.-based company in April and Frank Hanzlik, VP of global partner development. The debut of a new partner program was revealed in a teasing announcement on LinkedIn by Sona B Akmakjian, global head of strategic accounting partnerships. “I am very excited about the upcoming changes to the Avalara Partner Program,” she wrote, urging readers to “Stay tuned”. The post provides no details.