Market-leading partners, vendors, distributors, telcos, start-ups and individuals were honoured during the Innovation Awards in 2022, as ARN raised the bar for ecosystem excellence in Australia. This running of Innovation Awards celebrated the accomplishments of almost 40 winners, capturing the most challenging yet transformative period of the Australian channel. To display of such inspiring examples of innovation balanced with stoic levels of resilience is testament to the strength of the ecosystem in Australia. Photos by Ashley Mar.
More than 700 leading executives within the Australian channel came together under the ARN banner to honour ecosystem innovation and excellence at the new-look Innovation Awards in 2021, setting a new benchmark for industry expertise following a black-tie celebration dinner in Sydney. Featuring a leading and diverse line-up of partners, vendors, distributors and individuals nationwide, 315 finalists were honoured from a pool of more than 470 nominations. Innovation Awards – now in its 15th year of running – honoured the channel across eight categories, spanning Partner Innovation, Tech Innovation, Australia-wide Innovation, Start-up Innovation, Personal Innovation, Vendor Innovation, Distributor Innovation and Hall of Fame.
ARN is proud to showcase the winners, highly commended and finalists of the new-look Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) in 2021, setting a new industry benchmark for female achievement and accomplishment in Australia. Following a record-breaking number of submissions, 205 finalists (185 individuals and 20 companies) were honoured from a pool of 120 organisations and more than 340 nominations, spanning partner, telco, vendor and distributor businesses. Following an intensive judging process – selected by an executive panel of more than 150 industry leaders – 23 winners were selected across eight categories, in addition to five highly commended acknowledgements.