EC News DeskThe fourth virtual summit in the Channel Insights Series unfolded on November 9. Titled What’s Hot and What’s Not Product Categories for Channel in the New Normal, it focused on how the IT distribution industry has fared in this pandemic and which products are hot, which are not. The virtual summit was hosted by Global CIO Forum in association with CONTEXT.
The last 7-8 months of 2020 have certainly been a roller-coaster ride. As channels have become more complex and the flow of business has become more competent, driven and global, organisations have recognised that they need to manage more than just the channel partners. In order to thrive, they need to manage the full chain of organisations and transactions from raw materials through final delivery to the customer. In other words, the entire supply chain.
To tell participants more about the product opportunities and challenges for channel partners, the virtual summit brought on stage Adam Simon, Global Managing Director and CFO at CONTEXT and Tim Davies, Country Manager, Middle East at CONTEXT. Joining them were Khwaja Saifuddin, Senior Sales Director at Western Digital; Raees Ahamed, Managing Director, Microtrans; and Althaf Alam, General Manger, IT Volume ME at Redington. The virtual summit concluded with an engaging panel discussion and round of Q&A.
About Channel Insights Series
The Channel Insights Series aims to empower various segments of the supply chain and distribution industry with actionable insights and clarity on the way forward. Over eight sessions, the series will table case studies, research notes, survey results, and analysis of how various organisations have responded to the challenges created by the pandemic.
The Channel Insights Series is a unique opportunity for the entire channel community to gather and surge ahead. It will bring together vendors, distributors, resellers, retailers and other key players. Participants include senior executives from Dell Technologies, Jacky’s Business Solutions, Mindware, Aruba, Spectrami, Mam International, and many more.
About GCF Unite WebSummit
Global CIO Forum’s GCF Unite WebSummit is an online webinar that is aimed towards creating a global technology leaders’ community whose ultimate goal is to Integrate, Influence, Impact CIOs and tech leaders. The GCF Unite WebSummit will host a series of events in multiple chapters and 30+ countries featuring successful local tech leaders, CIOs, IT directors, innovators, educators and investors who share business leadership best practices, and lessons learned on the road to building great future with help of technocrats and technology.
About Global CIO Forum
The role of a CIO is one of the most critical one in today’s business and industry. Today, CIOs hold the future of innovation, productivity and competitiveness in their hands. At the Global CIO Forum, we not only provide our members with an exchange forum for best IT leadership strategies and practices to enhance business results, but we are also developing a strong voice to ensure that CIOs are represented at key industry and government decision tables. In other words: Integrate. Influence. Impact.
The Global CIO Forum’s mission is to represents IT Executives and CIOs globally. Currently working in META region and with expansion plans globally, the Global CIO Forum is a non-profit community of CIOs and IT leaders whose mission is to facilitate networking, sharing of best practices and executive development, and to collaborate on issues faced by the CIOs and IT executives.
