Credit: ARN
AUSTRALIA-WIDE INNOVATION
Australia-wide Innovation recognises partners delivering customer innovation headquartered outside of the two most-populated metropolitan areas in the country. This is partner is a market-leading specialist which thrives in challenging end-user environments, sparking new ideas and outcomes through an unconventional approach to technology consulting and implementation. Note: This award is open to partners headquartered outside of Sydney and Melbourne.
National:
- ArchiTech Network and Communications Solutions
- Chamonix IT Solutions
- Excite Cyber
- Expose
Regional:
- Colton Computer Technologies (Orange, NSW)
- Entag (Sunshine Coast, QLD)
- Expose (Adelaide, SA)
- Leading Edge Data Centres (Tamworth, NSW)
- MicrotechDPS (Albury, NSW)
START-UP INNOVATION
Start-up Innovation recognises market-leading start-ups building unique businesses to bring innovative new technologies to the Australian market. Note: All submissions must be from Australian-based start-ups.
Product:
- 9X5 Consulting
- Cybermate
- GetMee
- Invarosoft
- MyCISO
- Stoktake
- Virtual Platform
Sector:
- Arinco
- Delta Insights
- Empire Technologies
- GetMee
- Virtual Platform
- Whistle Me
Customer Value:
- Arinco
- Be Nimble IT
- Cybermate
- Delta Insights
- MyCISO
- Nueva Solutions
- Peloton Cyber Security
- Smart Ui Group
- Work Perfect
Entrepreneur:
- Ashleigh Rainer - Be Nimble IT
- Brad Nagle - Kirra Services
- Brendon Thwaites - ZeroQ
- Fergus Creese - My Careers
- Matthew Willie - 9X5 Consulting
VENDOR INNOVATION:
Vendor Innovation recognises vendors helping partners deliver transformative solutions and services to customers, operating market-leading approaches to engagement and enablement across the key technology segments of Cloud, Security, Hardware, Software, Networking, Collaboration and Specialist.
Cloud:
- Atlassian
- AvePoint
- Cisco
- Cloudian
- Google Cloud
- GoTo
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Kaseya
- N-Able
- Veeam Software
- Wasabi Technologies
Security:
- Arctic Wolf
- Barracuda Networks
- Check Point Software Technologies
- Cisco
- Claroty
- CrowdStrike
- eSentire
- Fortinet
- NetSkope
- Palo Alto Networks
- Proofpoint
- Rubrik
- SentinelOne
- Sophos
- ThreatDefence
- WatchGuard Technologies
Hardware:
- Cisco
- Dell Technologies
- Dynabook
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- HP
- Lenovo
- Microsoft
- Schneider Electric
Software:
- 6clicks
- AvePoint
- Cisco
- Gentrack
- Veeam Software
Networking:
- Cisco
- Cradlepoint
- Extreme Networks
- HPE Aruba
Collaboration:
- Access4
- Cisco
- Dell Technologies
- GoTo
- Poly
- Powershield
- RingCentral
- Yeastar
Specialist:
- BlackLine
- Cisco ThousandEyes
- ConnectWise
- Thinxtra
- WalkMe
- ZellaDC
DISTRIBUTOR INNOVATION:
Distributor Innovation recognises distributors spearheading ecosystem innovation and growth through transformative approaches to vendor engagement and partner enablement, spanning the core categories of Hardware, Software, Specialist, Creativity and Incubation.
Hardware:
- Arrow ECS
- Bluechip Infotech
- Dicker Data
- Ingram Micro
- Westcon-Comstor
Software:
- Arrow ECS
- Crayon
- Dicker Data
- Ingram Micro
- Nextgen Group
- Pax8
- Tradewinds Technology Brokerage
- Westcon-Comstor
Specialist:
- Exclusive Networks
- Nextgen Group
- Tradewinds Technology Brokerage
- Westcon-Comstor
Creativity:
- Crayon
- Dicker Data
- Nextgen Group
- Pax8
- Westcon-Comstor
Incubation:
- Ingram Micro
- Nextgen Group
PERSONAL INNOVATION
Personal Innovation recognises standout individuals who contribute to customer, company and channel success through a transformative approach to management, channel, sales, technical and marketing positions.
Channel Excellence (Vendor):
- Oliver Gohl - AvePoint
- Paul McKersey - BeyondTrust
- Campbell Travis - BlackLine
- David May - Check Point Software Technologies
- Emily Baker - CrowdStrike
- Stefan Compagnoni - Extreme Networks
- Julie Barbieri - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Shaun Witherden - Kaseya
- Matthew Telfer - Lenovo ANZ
- Mihir Oza - Quest Software
- Matt Wilson - RingCentral
- Ian Morris - Rubrik
- Nikki Saunders - Schneider Electric
- Shabeel Shah - SentinelOne
- Kerry Islin - ServiceNow
Channel Excellence (Distributor):
- Dom Hardiman - Arrow ECS
- Emma Davidson - Nextgen Group
- James Bergl - Pax8
Technical Excellence (Partner):
- Craig Stuart - Arinco
- Zach Amos - ASI Solutions
- Anupama Kakkar Jolly - Cognizant
- Vishal Pasupathi - Intellificial
- Daniel Siddel - Linktech Australia
- Max Perez - Logicalis Australia
- Manish Ayani - Nueva Solutions
- Paul Seymour - Patient Zero
- Megan Visser - Powernet/VITG
- Richard Hawkes - Sourced Group
- Arun Kannan - Tata Consultancy Services
- Ruchit Deshpande - The Missing Link
Technical Excellence (Vendor/Distributor):
- Sajeewa Warnakulasuriya - Access4
- Mark Thomas - Arctic Wolf
- Ilya Leydman - Arrow ECS
- Alex Burmeister - Cequence Security
- Aruna Kolluru - Dell Technologies
- Nikhil Goenka - Dynatrace
- Mina Mousa - Extreme Networks
- Dobek Bociarski - GoTo
- Leonard Holling - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Kavyashree Virupakshappa - Lenovo ANZ
- Luke Gibson - NetSkope
- Ken Wilde - Nextgen Group
- Tam Tran - Ping Identity
- Sandun Wickramasinghe - Schneider Electric
Marketing Excellence (Partner):
- Erica Smith - Blue Connections IT
- Zoe Potter - Cevo
- Adelina Cubelic - Logicalis Australia
- Jodie Meyerov - Perfekt
- Sanya Turkalj - Sourced Group
- Matt Hickey - The Missing Link
Marketing Excellence (Vendor):
- Anna Christensen - Cloudian
- Jessica Stark - GoTo
- Charles Formica - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Karina Rozengurt - HP
- Danielle Peate - Lenovo ANZ
- Anne Tran - Palo Alto Networks
- Natalia Gallo Villegas - Schneider Electric
- Anita Cox - ServiceNow
Marketing Excellence (Distributor):
- David Baltins - Arrow ECS
- Molly MacDiarmid - Crayon
- Minya Vasili - Exclusive Networks
Sales Excellence (Partner):
- Marc Tricksey - Arinco
- Darren Elsby - Atturra Managed Services
- Kash Pervez - BluBiz Solutions
- Jayati Gulati - blueAPACHE
- Alex Danobrega - Champions of Change
- Maurice Bonotto - ExigoTech
- Hetal Dave - Infosys
- Jim Zelener - Logicalis Australia
- Frederick Tadiaman - Nueva Solutions
- Jordan Papadopoulos - Otto IT
- Tony Fulcher - Patient Zero
- Kishanti Kunalen - Secure Agility
- David Jenkin - Tecala
- Lakshmy Sheshan - The Missing Link
- Andreas Nikolakopoulos - Thomas Peer Solutions
Sales Excellence (Vendor/ Distributor):
- Jennifer Sun - Access4
- David Hayes - Arctic Wolf
- Ian MacDougall - BlackLine
- David Meister - Check Point Software Technologies
- Chelsea Burnett - CrowdStrike
- Ben Daly - Exclusive Networks
- Samantha Borg - Kaseya
- Chris Harris - NetApp
- Fay Messaike - Nextgen Group
- Bobby Aleksic - RingCentral
- Mila Fedynskaya - Schneider Electric
- Trevor Van Essen - SentinelOne
Management Excellence (Partner):
- Matthew Willie - 9X5 Consulting
- James Lewis - Cevo
- Murali Mehrwade - Intellificial
- Baden Graco - Logicalis Australia
- Milan Rajkovic - Otto IT
- Demelza Green - Patient Zero
- Corey Stewart - Precision IT
- Pat Bombardieri - Rubicon 8
- Shamane Tan - Sekuro
- Salma Datenis - Sourced Group
- Nick Forster - The Missing Link
- Rangi Gunasekera - Thomas Peer Solutions
Management Excellence (Vendor):
- Leo Lynch - Check Point Software Technologies
- Rodney Hamill - Cisco
- James Wright - Cloudian
- Jon Fox - CrowdStrike
- Yvette McEnearney - GoTo
- Scott Minogue - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Dermot McCann - Kaseya
- Sunny Gandhi - Lenovo
- Janet Docherty - Palo Alto Networks
- Ben Swanson - RingCentral
- Astrid Groves - Schneider Electric
- Jason Duerden - SentinelOne
- Michelle Mitchelhill - ServiceNow
Management Excellence (Distributor):
- Scott Hayman - Arrow ECS
- Anthony Ianni - Ingram Micro
- Nilam Patel - Westcon-Comstor
HALL OF FAME
Hall of Fame recognises long-standing leaders who have been instrumental in the development and enhancement of the Australian channel. One individual will be inducted into the ARN Hall of Fame in 2023 and will be determined by the executive panel of industry judges plus previous Hall of Fame inductees.
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