Technology Reseller v42

BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE LONDON TECHNOLOGY LIVE 2021 : SEMINAR PROGRAMME Q&A Corporate Finance – A Seller’s Market Now is a great time to sell your business, but what should you do to maximise the sale price? Adam Zoldan, Director, Knight Corporate Finance will lead this session, sharing insight into why investors are pouring into the ICT sector, what they are looking for and how to prepare your company for a sale. Panel discussion Sustainability: Don’t be a Greenwasher COP26, taking place in Glasgow in the first two weeks of November, is likely to give a big boost to governmental and corporate sustainability initiatives and accelerate your customers’ activities in this area. How is this likely to impact the ICT industry, what should you be doing to improve your green credentials and what are the pitfalls to avoid? Panellists: Jeremy Spencer, Managing Director, Gaia Together After 25 years in the print and IT industry, Jeremy founded Gaia Together and is now following his passion as an environmental proponent and firm believer that sustainable business is good business. He is currently working with companies to help them interpret their environmental impacts, providing advice and guidance in delivering innovative carbon management strategies, reducing carbon footprints and demonstrating environmental commitments. Craig Campion, Director of IT Asset Disposal, Stone Group Craig Campion, is Director of ITAD services at Stone Group and has worked at the company for almost ten years. Committed to ensuring zero ewaste ends up in landfill, Craig, and the Stone Group team help customers take a 360-degree approach to IT asset management. Mark Davitt, Print Solutions Channel Manager, HP Inc. Panel discussion Preparing for the Future: Tomorrow’s Technologies Today Our experts pick some of the technologies set to shape how we work and do business in the future, from full fibre and 5G to AI and machine learning. Panellists: Nicola de Blasi, CEO, MPS Monitor Nicola founded MPS Monitor in 2010, the first Italian start up dedicated to cloud SaaS remote monitoring and management of printing devices. The company has grown to become a worldwide market leader, with more than 1,000,000 devices managed and more than 2,000 dealers served in about 60 countries. Paul North, Head of Regional Sales, CityFibre As Head of Regional Sales for CityFibre’s wholesale business, Paul works on a daily basis with partners to accelerate their business growth. He is a passionate advocate and evangelist for full fibre connectivity and the value it delivers to business and the economy. Paul has more than 14 years’ experience working in connectivity, having joined the business in a technical support role ahead of various positions in sales and as a key member of the wholesale commercial management team. Dan Cunliffe, Managing Director, Pangea Dan is the Managing Director and co-founder of Pangea, a leading provider of global IoT connectivity and multi award-winning IoT solutions. Previously the Head of Partners and Strategy at O2 UK, Dan's been recognised for his team-first approach to leadership, resilience in the face of challenge, and commitment to helping Pangea partners optimise their profits, see revenue sooner and secure more deals. Andy Brown, Services Director – Advanced Solutions, Tech Data, UK and Ireland Andy is responsible for all the technical services functions of Tech Data Advanced Solutions, as well as professional installation services, 24x7 service desk support, and training services. Additionally, he oversees a range of next-generation services, including Tech Data’s Click to Run solutions portfolio of public cloud hosted software services. Scott Dodds, CEO, Ultima Business Solutions Scott has been in the European IT industry for 33 years and has held senior positions in EMEA and the UK with VMware, Microsoft, Acer and Compaq, before joining Ultima Business Solutions in October 2015. He has had full P&L responsibility for multi-billion dollar sales and marketing teams as well as running business operations and planning functions. His breadth of experience spans all customer segments from the largest global enterprises to mid-market and SMBs. 12 Adam Zoldan Jeremy Spencer Nicola de Blasi Dan Cunliffe Craig Campion Mark Davitt Paul North Andy Brown Scott Dodds 14.30pm – 15.00pm 15.15pm – 15.45pm 16.00pm – 16.30pm www.technologylive.co.uk