‘APAC Channel Academy: 2014 Awards’ to take place in conjunction with DISTREE APAC in Singapore

SINGAPORE, PARIS, LONDON – DISTREE APAC 2014 will host the ‘Asia Pacific (APAC) Channel Academy: 2014 Awards’ as part of its three-day programme for senior executives from the region’s leading distributors, retailers and e-tailers. DISTREE Asia Pacific 2014 takes place in Singapore from October 8th to 10th.

The second annual awards ceremony will once again recognise ICT and consumer electronics (CE) channel excellence in the region after its successful debut in 2013. Hundreds of top retailers and distributors will vote live at a Gala Dinner on October 9th to identify overall vendor winners across 15 separate categories.

During the live voting session, channel partners are asked to select their preferred vendors based on a number of criteria including channel engagement, channel strategy, pricing policy, stock management, product evolution, margin potential, retail engagement and marketing. The 15 award categories for the ‘APAC Channel Academy: 2014 Awards’ are:

PCs: APAC Vendor of the Year

TABLETS: APAC Vendor of the Year

SMARTPHONE & TABLET ACCESSORIES: APAC Vendor of the Year

PC ACCESSORIES: APAC Vendor of the Year

IMAGING: APAC Vendor of the Year

STORAGE: APAC Vendor of the Year

PRINTING: APAC Vendor of the Year

SMARTPHONES & MOBILES: APAC Vendor of the Year

TVs & DISPLAYS: APAC Vendor of the Year

GAMES & GAMES ACCESSORIES: APAC Vendor of the Year

HOME NETWORKING: APAC Vendor of the Year

SOFTWARE: APAC Vendor of the Year

AUDIO ACCESSORIES: APAC Vendor of the Year

WEARABLE TECH & CONNECTED DEVICES: APAC Vendor of the Year

DISTREE APAC 2014: Best in Show

Prior to the awards ceremony, the APAC Channel Academy is forming a regional VIP committee of retailer executives who will determine the list of five nominated vendors in each category. This independent body will include representatives from the region’s largest and most influential ICT & CE retailers.

Ashish Kapahi, Regional Director for DISTREE Asia Pacific, said: “These are channel awards that actually mean something with the nomination process and the final live vote decided by channel partners. We look forward to announcing the official nominations in September.”

The APAC Channel Academy has also included a Best in Show award for exhibitors at DISTREE APAC 2014. The event gives participating brands the chance to showcase their products and hold one-on-one meetings with senior channel executives. Channel delegates attending will be asked during the event to nominate the exhibitor that they believe is most deserving of the Best in Show award.

Farouk Hemraj, CEO at DISTREE Events, said: “We are proud to run the Channel Academy awards at DISTREE events around the world. The neutral and independent nature of these awards, coupled with the transparent live electronic voting process, ensures that they identify true channel excellence in each region.”

DISTREE APAC 2014 will offer a compelling combination of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, conference programme, exhibition, awards, new technology showcases and workshop sessions to deliver a comprehensive business development platform for both vendors and channel partners. DISTREE’s global events are far removed from traditional trade shows or exhibitions, offering a wide range of business benefits to all delegates.

About DISTREE Asia Pacific

DISTREE Asia Pacific is the ultimate professional networking event for senior executives from the consumer electronics, digital device and ICT products channel in the Asia Pacific region. DISTREE Asia Pacific is a focused event for channel executives based on the successful concept of bringing high-level buyers from emerging markets into productive contact with vendors. For more information, visit www.distree-apac.com or follow us on Twitter @DISTREE_AsiaPac

About DISTREE Events

DISTREE Events specialises in the planning, organisation, staging and management of ICT & CE channel events. DISTREE Events is a Paris−based company owned by Infopro Digital. The team at DISTREE Events has successfully organised such events for the past decade, gathering more than 10,000 senior executives from 80 countries during that time. DISTREE Events spans the entire EMEA region, Asia-Pacific and Latin America with employees based in Paris, Dubai, Moscow, London, Singapore and Sao Paulo. For more information, visit www.distree.com or follow us on Twitter @DISTREE_Events

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