The second annual DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) organized by INFOPRO, was held in The Lion City- Singapore. DISTREE APAC provides the most efficient channel development platform for all vendors. Leading channel partners from more than 20 countries across the region, with a total of more than 400 delegates participated in the event. More than 200 companies were represented at DISTREE APAC 2014. The delegate list included 90 retailer and e-tailer executives, 80 distributor executives, 140-plus vendor executives, as well as influential speakers, industry experts and media partners.
Discover the latest innovations find new business partners and catch up on the latest market research – all in one place at one time was the motto of DISTREE. The event was supported by Platinum Sponsors HP and Microsoft; Gold Sponsors Intel, Manhattan and Strontium; plus Silver Sponsors Energy Sistem, Mercantile and Valore. This year’s Event Partners were GfK, IE Singapore and Alibaba.com, with HP and Strontium as Technical Partners whereas VAR INDIA supported this event as the Media Partner.
The popular ‘60 Seconds to Convince’ awards also formed part of the event agenda, giving dozens of vendors an opportunity to deliver a one-minute elevator pitch for their latest product on stage.
DISTREE has also presented the ‘APAC Channel Academy: 2014 Awards’ and recognized region’s top technology brands, where distributors, e-tailers and retailers had participated in the voting to select their preferred technology brands across 14 product categories and also for a Best -in-Show award. A VIP Retailer Executive Committee submitted nomination forms to create a shortlist of vendors across the 14 product categories. The committee was instructed to nominate brands based on the quality and strength of their overall regional channel strategy.
A new session, entitled ‘Smart Channels: Retailing Connected Devices, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT)’, also made its debut at DISTREE APAC 2014.
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