Credit: Channel Asia
ASEAN-WIDE INNOVATION
ASEAN-wide Innovation recognises partners delivering customer innovation headquartered in Southeast Asia. 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 in Southeast Asia as the company’s global base. This is not open to multinationals with a regional hub in Southeast Asia but a global headquarters.
NATIONAL:
Finalists:
- American Technologies Inc (ATI) (Philippines)
- Atlas (Singapore)
- Glocomp Systems (Malaysia)
- Mitra Integrasi Informatika (MII) (Indonesia)
- Radiant Communication (Malaysia)
- ViBiCloud (Indonesia)
Winner: Mitra Integrasi Informatika (MII) (Indonesia)
REGIONAL:
Finalists:
- Accredify
- Cloud Comrade
- Omni-Health
- OneSecure Asia
- Wiz Holdings
Winner: Accredify
START-UP INNOVATION
Start-up Innovation recognises market-leading start-ups building unique businesses to bring innovative new technologies to the ASEAN market. Note: All submissions must be from ASEAN-based start-ups.
CUSTOMER VALUE:
Finalists:
- Accredify
- Atlas
- Strides-DST (EVCo)
- Wiz Holdings
Winner: Accredify
ENTREPRENEUR:
Finalists:
- Mary Li - Atlas
- Naga Tan - ErudiFi
- Yee Yu - Toppwork Limited
Winner: Naga Tan - ErudiFi
PRODUCT:
Finalists:
- Wiz Holdings
- Athena Dynamics
- BetterTradeOff
Winner: Athena Dynamics
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 and Specialist.
CLOUD:
Finalists:
- Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
- Amazon Web Services
- AvePoint
- Cisco
- GoTo
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Informatica
- LogicMonitor
- Veeam Software
- Zoom
Winner: Amazon Web Services
SECURITY:
Finalists:
- AvePoint
- Cisco
- Claroty
- CrowdStrike
- ESET
- ExtraHop
- Futurex
- Human Security
- Kaspersky
- Palo Alto Networks
- SentinelOne
- Sophos
- Zscaler
Highly Commended: CrowdStrike / Sophos
Winner: Palo Alto Networks
HARDWARE:
Finalists:
- Cisco
- HP
Winner: HP
SOFTWARE:
Finalists:
- AvePoint
- Cisco
- Commvault
- Informatica
- SolarWinds
- Veeam Software
- Zoom
Winner: Informatica
NETWORKING:
Finalists:
- Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
- Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
- Cisco
- Juniper Networks
Winner: Cisco
SPECIALIST:
Finalists:
- Cisco Webex
- Kodak Alaris
Winner: Cisco Webex
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 and Creativity.
HARDWARE:
Finalists:
- ACA Pacific Technology
- Tech Data
Winner: ACA Pacific Technology
SOFTWARE:
Finalists:
- Ingram Micro
- Nextgen oSpace
- Rhipe, a Crayon company
- Tech Data
- Westcon-Comstor
Winner: Tech Data
CREATIVITY:
Finalists:
- Tech Data
- Westcon-Comstor
Winner: Westcon-Comstor
SPECIALIST:
Finalists:
- Exclusive Networks
- Ingram Micro
- Nextgen CyberLab
- Tech Data
- Westcon-Comstor
Winner: Nextgen CyberLab
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):
Finalists:
- Ryan Guo - AppDyamics
- Ben Wong - BeyondTrust
- Abishek Aggarwal - Cisco Meraki
- Kerri Lampard - Cisco
- Wei Wei Toh - Dell Technologies
- Siang Tiong Yeo - Kaspersky
- Aniruddha Das - Palo Alto Networks
- Onnisa Onni - Rackspace Technology
- Kerry Islin - ServiceNow
- Sasivimon Wasuwanich - Veeam Software
Highly Commended: Wei Wei Toh - Dell Technologies
Winner: Kerri Lampard - Cisco
CHANNEL EXCELLENCE (DISTRIBUTOR):
Finalists:
- Amanda Toh - Exclusive Networks
- Heng Lie - Synnex Metrodata
- Alex Quah - Tech Data
Winner: Heng Lie - Synnex Metrodata
MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE (PARTNER):
Finalists:
- Jacqueline Chay - AsiaPac Technology
- Varoon Rajani - Blazeclan Technologies
- Pei Lin Yeo - Delaware Consulting
- Wisit Wirayagorn - NTT Data Business Solutions
- Sjafril Effendi - Mitra Integrasi Informatika (MII)
- Ari Try Purbayanto - NTT Data Business Solutions
- Connie Ang - Singtel
- Mirielle Giraud - Sourced Group
- Valentinus Rahardjo - ViBiCloud
Highly Commended: Varoon Rajani - Blazeclan Technologies
Winner: Sjafril Effendi - Mitra Integrasi Informatika (MII)
MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE (VENDOR / DISTRIBUTOR):
Finalists:
- Kelvin Looi - Cisco (Singapore)
- Shan Yap - Cisco (Malaysia)
- Chee Pin Chua - Commvault
- Eileen Li - Dell Technologies
- Joey Lim - Exclusive Networks
- Hari Tharmakumar - Microsoft
- Kelvin Huang - Nextgen Asia
- Sujamto Prasetio - Palo Alto Networks
- Joe McPhillips - SentinelOne
Highly Commended: Sujamto Prasetio - Palo Alto Networks
Winner: Hari Tharmakumar - Microsoft
MARKETING EXCELLENCE (PARTNER):
Finalists:
- Bryan Ong - Delaware Consulting
- Kimberly Ang - Logicalis
- Siriwimon Somumchan - NTT Data Business Solutions (Thailand)
- Ganjar Galuh Nugraha - NTT Data Business Solutions (Indonesia)
- Jacqueline Alexis Thng - Prophet
Winner: Jacqueline Alexis Thng - Prophet
MARKETING EXCELLENCE (VENDOR):
Finalists:
- Sharon Koo - Cisco (Singapore)
- Voonie Wong - Cisco (Malaysia)
- Walnapa Wongsakphairot - Cisco (Thailand)
- Sameer Thakkar - Here Technologies
- F Supaporn Vacharanarumol - Palo Alto Networks
- Liz Drysdale - SentinelOne
- Daphne Chua - Veeam Software
Winner: Voonie Wong - Cisco (Malaysia)
SALES EXCELLENCE (PARTNER):
Finalists:
- Alvin See - AsiaPac Technology
- Bhuvanada Bejraksa - JCurve Solutions
- Nutramon Setthatanachok - NTT Data Business Solutions
- Lo Yi Toh - Privasec
- Yash Thakker - Searce
- Ruben Arunasalam - Sourced Group
- Shiju Varghese - TCS Philippines
- Lola Arisinta Pitaloka - ViBiCloud
Winner: Ruben Arunasalam - Sourced Group
SALES EXCELLENCE (VENDOR / DISTRIBUTOR):
Finalists:
- Kay Lenz Zapanta - Cisco
- Alicia Joseph - Commvault
- Jacinta Quah - Dell Technologies (Singapore)
- Sadanan Yodpradoo - Dell Technologies (Thailand)
- Dax Lunas - Exclusive Networks (Philippines)
- Wanrattika Ditcharoen - Exclusive Networks (Thailand)
- Melody Dy - Palo Alto Networks
Winner: Melody Dy - Palo Alto Networks
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE (PARTNER):
Finalists:
- Jacky Woo - AsiaPac Technology
- Akesh Patil - Blazeclan Technologies
- Ng Tian Sheng - Logicalis
- Anupong Buranachetthakul - NTT Data Business Solutions
- Scott Maclure - Sourced Group
- Ji Sheng Yin - Telstra Purple
- Erwin Saputra Yapto - ViBiCloud
Winner: Ji Sheng Yin - Telstra Purple
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE (VENDOR / DISTRIBUTOR):
Finalists:
- Lardy Liu - AvePoint
- Perry Chu - BeyondTrust
- Brave Christian - Cisco (Indonesia)
- Nicholas Lee - Cisco (Malaysia)
- Lotis Gonzales - Cisco (Philippines)
- See Kay Leong - Cisco (Singapore)
- Ee Laine Koh - Commvault
- Edward Lim - CrowdStrike
- Wenliang Yu - Nextgen Asia
- Philip Cao - Palo Alto Networks
- Kelvin Wee - SentinelOne
- Nigel Tan - Veeam Software
Highly Commended: Ee Laine Koh - Commvault
Winner: Kelvin Wee - SentinelOne
HALL OF FAME
Hall of Fame recognises long-standing leaders who have been instrumental in the development and enhancement of the ASEAN channel. Three individuals were inducted into the Channel Asia Hall of Fame in 2022 -- determined by the executive panel of industry judges plus previous Hall of Fame inductees.
- Beni Sia
- Sebastian Chong
- SS Lim
