Channel Accelerator Awards 2022

About Event,
SME Channel Accelerator Awards 2022 is about connecting with top partners and deliberating on the growth drivers of the IT Industry. The objective of this event is to give direction to the channel partners to address the emerging market and award the leading partners and vendors for their efforts to drive growth.

Under the theme is “Digital Acceleration and Channel Opportunity” the partners would discuss about their growth strategy for future.

The audience will comprise of 150 + key partners of the US$ 50 billion domestic IT industry in India in the specialised areas of digital transformation, cloud, cyber security, automation, AI, etc. They will represent various organizations into ISV practices, VARs, consultants, SIs, Local/Regional/National Resellers, Distributors, Industry Associations, and Vendors.

About SME Channels,
Established in 2010, SME Channels has been a real connect between the IT vendors and channel partners. It is specialized in educating the channel partners to develop capability to cater to the needs of the end customers from futuristic technologies point of view. Therefore, the goal of the magazine is to update the partners about the current trends in the industry and how the partners can bring right technology and develop skillsets to address the market. We try to bring unique contents from tech leaders, users and vendors in the form of interviews and articles and offer it to the partners to create their own strategy. We also represent the voice of the channel partners and communicate with the vendors and government to lay plans for the IT market.


Why to be a Sponsor
1. Network with 100+ Key Partners of US$ 50 billion Indian IT Industry
2. Showcase Unique Products and Solutions
3. Showcase your roadmap and commitment to the market
4. Reach out to key partners of various regions and states

Agenda

01:00 PM Networking Lunch
02:00 PM Session by Padma Shri Poet Shri Surender Kumar Sharma
02:30 PM Welcome by: Sanjay Mohapatra, Chief Editor, SME Channels
02:40 PM Keynote on: Building Partner of Tomorrow by Krithiwas Neelakantan, Director - Channels, India & SAARC, Palo Alto Networks
03:00 PM Industry Presentation on: Grow with Cloud Adoption by Rajesh Chhabra, Sales Director, South Asia and Global Business Development Leader Inside sales, Acronis
03:15 PM Panel Discussion on: Technology Acceleration and Partners Opportunity
Moderated by: Prasenjit Mukherjee, CIO, Team Computers
Panellists:
Vineet Kshirsagar, Country Director, Public Sector - India, Palo Alto Networks
Venkatesh Rajeswaran, President Enterprise Business Group, Redington Limited
Gurpreet Singh, MD, Arrow PC
Rajiv Kumar, CEO, Proactive Data
Kota Subrahmanya, Director, Central Data Systems Pvt Ltd
03:55 PM Presentation on the Future is Autonomous: Cybersecurity with AI-powered Autonomous by Diwakar Dayal - Managing Director - SentinelOne
04:15 PM Industry Presentation on: Cloud Security Business by - Vaisakh T Rajeevan, CEO, Prophaze Technology
04:25 PM Industry Presentation by: Abhishek Kumar, Sr. Solution Consultant at Open Text
04:45 PM Industry Presentation by: Harikrishna Prabhu, Co-founder and COO at Technobind Solutions Pvt Ltd on Value Proposition of Accops
05:00 PM Tea Break
05:15 PM Panel Discussion on: Need of Channel Skilling to Accommodate New Technology Adoption
Moderated by: Rahul Goswami, Associate General Manager, Marketer. Poet. Customer Evangelist, HCLTech
Panellists:
Puneet Ahuja, Sr Manager, Systems Engineering - North & East India, Palo Alto Networks
Prachi Bhatnagar, Founder & Managing Director, People Ventures
Mohan Bhat, MD & Founder, Accops Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Rajesh Chhabra - Director, Global Business Development Inside Sales, Acronis
Chetan Shah, CEO, Xpress
L Ashok, Founder & Managing Director, FutureNet Technologies (India) Private Limited
06:00 PM Industry Presentation by: Gaurav Nagar, Co- Founder and CEO, Evren
06:10 PM Presentation by Aditya Sawant, CEO, Aquila I
06:20 PM Fireside Chat with the Editor - Krithiwas Neelakantan, Director - Channels, India & SAARC, Palo Alto Networks
06:40 PM Lucky Draw
07:00 PM SME Channels Accelerators Awards
08:30 PM Closing Remarks by: Sanjib Mohapatra, Publisher, SME Channels
08:35 PM Cocktails and Dinner

Special Guest

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Padma Shri Poet Shri Surender Kumar Sharma

Our Speakers

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Krithiwas Neelakantan

Director - Channels, India & SAARC, Palo Alto Networks

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Vineet Kshirsagar

Country Director, Public Sector - India, Palo Alto Networks

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Puneet Ahuja

Sr Manager, Systems Engineering - North & East India, Palo Alto Networks

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Rajesh Chhabra

Sales Director, South Asia and Global Business Development leader Inside sales, Acronis

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Rahul Goswami

Associate General Manager, Marketer. Poet. Customer Evangelist, HCLTech

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Prachi Bhatnagar

Founder & Managing Director, People Ventures

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Abhishek Kumar

Sr. Solutions Consultant for India, and SAARC – Carbonite + Webroot, an Open Text Company

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Diwakar Dayal

Managing Director, SentinelOne

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Venkatesh Rajeswaran

President - Enterprise Business Group, Redington India Limited

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Mohan Bhat

MD & Founder, Accops Systems Pvt. Ltd.

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Vaisakh T Rajeevan

CEO, Prophaze Technology

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Gaurav Nagar

Co-Founder & CEO, Evren

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Aditya Sawant

Chief Executive Officer, Aquila I

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Harikrishna Prabhu

Co-founder, Technobind Solutions

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Gurpreet Singh

MD, Arrow PC

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Prasenjit Mukherjee

CIO, Team Computers

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Rajiv Kumar

CEO, Proactive Data

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Kota Subrahmanya

Director, Central Data Systems Pvt Ltd

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Chetan Shah

CEO, Xpress

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L Ashok

Founder & Managing Director, Futurenet Technologies (India) Private Limited

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