The third virtual summit in the Channel Insights Series unfolded on November 2. Titled Is Remote Working Creating More Opportunities For Channel Partners, it focused on the dynamics of the regional ICT channel, and was hosted by GEC Media in association with CONTEXT. Managed service providers are adjusting to the reality of a completely remote workforce and, in some cases, remote clients. To help MSPs maintain healthy business operations and support their clients, the opportunity covers everything from setting up secure remote work environments to maintaining a healthy relationship with your client base.
To tell participants more about the opportunities and challenges for channel partners who are in the business of managed services, the virtual summit brought on stage Adam Simon, Global Managing Director and CFO at CONTEXT; Sherifa Hady, Senior Channel Sales Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa at Aruba HPE; and Sayantan Dev, President of Value Distribution, Middle East and Africa at Redington Gulf.
The opening session for the Is Remote Working Creating More Opportunities For Channel Partners was by Tim Davies, Country Manager, Middle East at CONTEXT. The virtual summit concluded with an engaging panel discussion and round of Q&A.
Virtual summit topics
- Checklist for channel partners
- Phase-wise guide for MSPs
- State of the art reporting
- Crisis marketing
- Business continuity for MSPs
- Opportunities in accelerating the move to the cloud
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.