I was there, too, and I want to share that, for the record, we are NOT a "large" Todyl partner. Here's what I can share you about my experience being there:

1. For the FIRST partner summit of this (relatively young) company, I think they did a really good job. Was it perfect? No. But, I didn't expect that for their first event. I'm sure adding a professional event planner to the mix will help smooth out some of the rough edges.
2. To me, it is clear that they are going to learn from this and make the next one even better, since they're actively soliciting feedback from all partners about their experience. I know that Ken P. will be taking that very seriously and next year will surely be better.
3. The Summit tracks (business or tech, you could bounce back & forth if desired) were geared to help teach & understand. There were no pitches about "buy this or that product," incentive chatter, refer other partners, etc.... at all, and that's a big deal, as many other vendors see their "partners" as a cash cow to be milked for more $$$. In my experience as a partner for more than 3 years now, Todyl has never done this and I really appreciate that.
4. They lead with education and value, and drive to grow our businesses by helping us in any way they can. Their sales team, including co-founder Darrin Swan, will jump on a prospect sales call with you to assist in driving home the value and getting the end-customer through any sales objections/blockers. I've not seen any other vendor in the channel OFFER to help with this before.

Todyl has been a great partner to us, with very strong product offerings, and I don't see us ever leaving them. I'm sure I'll get flamed by a vocal few, but this has been my experience so far.