Lenovo salutes partners across A/NZ

The annual Lenovo Business Partner Gala Awards celebrated partner achievements across Australia and New Zealand at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney with more than 180 guests.

The awards honoured contributions across 13 categories also highlighting local winners of its AP channel awards.

The gala dinner followed a day of networking and discussions as partners and key industry voices gathered for the Lenovo 360 Accelerate event, with keynote sessions led by the Lenovo team, alongside vendors including Microsoft and Intel, with guest speakers including Chair of the Federal Ministerial Digital ID Expert Panel and the Services Australia Interim Independent Advisory Board member, Victor Dominello.

Attendees learned about Lenovo’s latest strategic business updates and channel roadmap, as well as its vision of AI and emerging technologies adoption to drive business success.

“We are incredibly proud to celebrate the outstanding efforts and achievements of our partners. The passion and drive that fuel our channel ecosystem across A/NZ is inspiring,”

Lenovo A/NZ commercial director of channel and distribution, Kirat Khara said.

“It’s evident that our collaboration goes beyond business; it’s about building lasting relationships and achieving transformative results together. 

“The level of innovation we’ve seen, particularly in the realm of AI, has been remarkable, and I couldn’t be more excited about the possibilities that lie ahead. 

“Our partners are at the centre of everything we do at Lenovo, and we are firm in our commitment to their growth and success. I’m confident that our partnerships will only grow stronger as we take the next steps on this exciting journey of AI-driven transformation.

Infrastructure Development Group (IDG) Distributor of the Year went to Dicker Data Australia while Spark New Zealand secured IDG A/NZ Reseller of the Year as well as Top Growth Premier Support Partner of the Year 2024. 

Learning with Technologies took home IDG A/NZ Public Sector Reseller of the Year 2024 and Datacom Australia received IDG A/NZ Commercial Services Reseller of the Year. 

Infrastructure Solutions Group A/NZ Distributor of the Year went to Leader Systems and ISG A/NZ Reseller of the Year was handed to Data#3. 

Datacom New Zealand secured ISG A/NZ Growth Partner of the Year 2024. Solutions and Services Group (SSG) A/NZ Partner of the Year was awarded to Hubify. 

CDW IT Solutions was handed One Channel A/NZ Reseller of the Year 2024 and Ingram Micro landed One Channel A/NZ Distributor of the Year.

Personal achievement was also recognised as Datacom’s Greg Furlong received One Channel Australia Lenovo Legend 2024 and Spark New Zealand’s Francis File took home the New Zealand award.