VARINDIA, Nov 2015 – A momentous event in the presence of a host of luminaries from the ICT industry, Government dignitaries and other distinguished personalities comprising of System Integrators/Solution Partners ,IT Associations, CIOs, distributors and VARs is how the 13th Star Nite Awards (SNA) – 2014 can be best described. VARINDIA played host to this event that has during these years become a litmus test for IT corporates for their marketing policies, strategies and initiatives and for deciding the top performers of the year for their contribution in the field of ICT.
The evening commenced with the lamp lighting ceremony and was graced by the Chief Guest, Shri Sunil Soni, IAS, DG, BIS, Government of India, and other high-profile guests like Shri S. N. Tripathy, IAS, J.S., MSME, Government Of India; Shri Vipin Tyagi, Executive Director, C-Dot, Government Of India ; Shri Asoke K. Laha, MD, Interra Information Technologies & National President, IACC; Mr. Josh Flouger- – Director, India Operations Program & President Nokia SEZ; Mr. Vishal Dhupar, Global head(Business Development) – NVIDIA Graphics; Shri Anil Sethi, Director & General Manager, Dell India Pvt. Ltd; Shri K. K. Sharma, Chairman, Law Offices, Ex. D.G.- Competition Commission of India; Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Executive VP, Canon India; Dr Debabrata Nayak, Chief Security Officer, Huawei Telecommunications; Shri Rajiv Bhalla, Director – Sales & Marketing, Intel Technology; Mr. Bimal Das, Jt. President (Enterprise Products & IT)-HCL Infosystems Ltd.; Mr. Piryodarshi Mohapatra- M.D. – Avaya India; Shri. Deepak Kumar Sahu, Publisher, VARINDIA; and Ms S. Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA.
The guests present in the event included (From Left to Right) : Mr. Kshitz M. Kotak,President- ASIRT, Mr. Sanjiv Bhavnani,Chairman,Menterprenure Advisors, Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahu,Chief editor-VAR INDIA, Mr. Rajiv Bhalla,Director-Marketing-Intel India, Mr. Prashant Prakash,CEO- Global Infonet, Mr. K K Sharma,Ex. D.G.-Competition Commission of India ,Mr. Anil Sethi, Director & General Manager-Dell India , Dr. Alok Bharadwaj,Sr.Vp.- Canon India , Dr. Debabrata Nayak, Chief Security Officer-HUAWEI Telecommunications, Shri. S.N.Tripathy,IAS, J.S.-MSME-GOI, Shri. Sunil Soni,IAS-DG-BIS,GOI, Ms. Senapati Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA , Mr. Josh Foulgar, Director & President-Nokia SEZ ,Mr. Asoke K.Laha , M.D. & CEO-Interra IT , Mr. Jagannath Pattnaik, CEO-NNR IT Solutions, Mr. Bimal Das,Jt. President-HCL Infosystems Ltd. and Mr. David Wittenberg, CEO- The innovation Workgroup.