What a week we had at CRN Pipeline on the Queensland Gold Coast this month! We published many photos during the event, but here is a recap of some of the sights, people and activities from CRN Pipeline 2024 that didn't make the cut earlier. To everyone who attended, and the sponsors who made it possible, and the CRN team who planned and delivered it - thank you!
This year saw the arrival of the CRN Channel TV tent to Pipeline. The Channel TV team pumped out clips from interviews throughout the event, and we'll have more of these interviews soon. Follow CRN Australia on Linkedin to see them.
Intel regional director, Client AI PC Category, Dino Strkljevic, spoke about preparing for the next wave of technology innovation.
Lenovo powered the CRN Channel TV interviews at Pipeline with ThinkStation laptops.
Channel TV completed hours of interviews with the channel.
Guests heard from this Schneider Electric-sponsored panel discussion about the evolution of partner business models. From left: William Maher, CRN Australia; Astrid Groves, APC by Schneider Electric; Norm Jefferies, Truis; Faith Rees, SixPivot | Cloud Ctrl; Dalia Raphael, Delta Insights.
ONGC Systems' Steve Dawson spoke about working 120-person environmental consultancy Ecosure to roll out Copilot.
HPE APJ Lead for Channels and MSP, Aman Deep, spoke about "Disruptive MegaTrends Shaping the Channel Landscape and Unlocking Monetization Opportunities".
Blue Connection IT's Erica Smith, speaking in a panel discussion about the future of partners' relationships with distributors.
Microsoft Asia Channel Sales Director Sarah Bowden spoke about the Microsoft AI partner journey.
Tech Research Asia research director Trevor Clarke spoke about “Evolution of the IT landscape in 2024” and “Improving cloud, security & AI profits” at CRN Pipeline.
At the Ingram Micro-sponsored networking cafe.
Eleanor Dickinson, who recently joined the iTnews team, joined the CRN Channel TV team at Pipeline to interview partners.
At the Ingram-Micro sponsored networking cafe.
CRN partnered with SMBiT Professionals, which appeared on stage and in the expo to share insights from its member community. The annual SMBiT Professionals National Conference takes place in Melbourne on 25th and 26th October 2024.
Amazon Web Services Head of Channel and Alliances, ANZ Public Sector, Andrew Winter, spoke about the cloud profit model of the future for IT partners.
Organised Solutions mindset coach John Butel spoke about the evolution of IT channel sales.
Melanie Unwin, co-founder and director of B2B marketing firm Mogrify, spoke about the evolution of IT marketing and the omnichannel era.
Some Pipeline guests teed off for a little competition and networking.
Kate Hillman, partner & people consulting leader at EY Queensland, spoke about managing crises in a discussion about leadership and culture.
Rob Hotchin from digital ID vendor Privy.
Faith Rees, Founder & Director, SixPivot | Co-founder & CEO, Cloud Ctrl, took part in a panel session titled "How I Lead My Business".
Also talking about how he leads his business was Atturra CEO Stephen Kowal.
Galit Jona, Founding Partner & Director, Delta Insight, spoke about managing a team of developers.
Focused Productivity's Brendan Gibson speaks in a HaloPSA breakout session about "Maintaining or Gaining Profitability in Today's Market".
The Crayon and Qld Club Network Specialists with a $4,000 Essential Eight Maturity Assessment prize.
GoTo and CRN hosted a breakout discussion about "Channelling Diversity".
Fifteen got noticed with its "Anti-Distributor" t-shirts.
NinjaOne got noticed with its custom jerseys at the session it sposnored - a talk by rugby league icon Wayne Bennett about leadership and team culture.
Wayne Bennett speaks to the CRN Pipeline audience.
Wayne Bennett and the NinjaOne squad.
Wayne Bennett signs a NinjaOne jersey.
Wayne Bennett signs a NinjaOne jersey.
Wayne Bennett and the channel pose for photos.
Wayne Bennett and the channel pose for photos.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
The channel stepped out in style for the 2024 CRN Impact Awards.
CRN Publishing Director Velvet-Belle Templeman welcomes the channel to the gala Amazon Web Services-sponsored CRN Impact Awards dinner.
Amazon Web Services Head of Channel and Alliances, ANZ Public Sector, Andrew Winter, speaks at the CRN Impact Awards.
Eleanor Dickinson, who recently joined the iTnews team, joined CRN to present the CRN Impact Awards.
The 2024 CRN Impact Award winners.
The CRN Channel TV team.
The channel donned winter sports wear fora winter wonderland-themed dinner.
This year saw the arrival of the CRN Channel TV tent to Pipeline. The Channel TV team pumped out clips from interviews throughout the event, and we'll have more of these interviews soon. Follow CRN Australia on Linkedin to see them.