Meet The Speakers
Tatjana Wismeth
Head of GfK Distribution & Supply Chain Intelligence
Tatjana is leading GfK´s Distribution and Supply Chain Intelligence department which is collecting sell-through data from distributors and wholesalers from the tech and durables sector across the globe and combining it with GfK´s unique POS information to analyze supply chains. Prior to this position, Tatjana has worked closely as a consultant with International key clients from the IT industry.
Jan Stryjak
Associate Director, CounterPoint Research
Jan is an Associate Director with Counterpoint Research, based in London, and leads the company’s research in Europe. He is a seasoned analyst with over 15 years’ experience in the TMT sector, most recently with GSMA Intelligence where he was responsible for key research deliverables and led a team of analysts producing highly impactful regional insights. Before that, Jan held strategy and analyst positions at Vodafone and Qualcomm, and started his career with research firm TNS (now Kantar).
Chris Moon
Market Intelligence Product Lead for META
Tatjana is leading GfK´s Distribution and Supply Chain Intelligence department which is collecting sell-through data from distributors and wholesalers from the tech and durables sector across the globe and combining it with GfK´s unique POS information to analyze supply chains. Prior to this position, Tatjana has worked closely as a consultant with International key clients from the IT industry.
Innov8 Iberia
CEO
The company forms part of the Innov 8 Group. INNOV 8 Group, is a Top European Distributor of smartphones, Mobility & Wearable accessories and connected objects with more than 5 000 customers in about 50 countries and the preferred partner of the major players in distribution, that are phone operators, specialized networks, consumer electronics, mass merchandisers and eCommerce sites.
Euronics
Head of Commercial Affairs
Euronics International is an International Group of National retailers operating across the EMEA and CIS regions bringing innovative electrical products to consumers via an Omnichannel approach. Headquartered in Amsterdam (Schiphol-Rijk), we employ +50,000 people across the network of 5,500 dealers and 8,800 outlets in EMEA.
Virgin Megastore
General Manager
Virgin Megastore is a global entertainment brand, and the leading lifestyle retail destination in the Middle East and North Africa region, with 40 stores in 9 markets. Since its establishment in the UAE in 2001, Virgin Megastore set a constant target of establishing and expanding its Middle East presence as well as its product offering to fulfill growing trends and expectations in the region.
Esquire
Purchasing Director
Esquire is an award winning and one of the leading distributors of technology products such Computer Hardware, Peripherals, Accessories and Digital Lifestyle products for southern Africa. Esquire's head office is based in Samrand / Midrand, Gauteng in South Africa at the Esquire Digital Lifestyles Park, which is a 8,000 square metres warehousing and logistics centre, with regional branches in Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
Green Sources
Director of Business Development
The company forms part of the Innov 8 Group. INNOV 8 Group, is a Top European Distributor of smartphones, Mobility & Wearable accessories and connected objects with more than 5 000 customers in about 50 countries and the preferred partner of the major players in distribution, that are phone operators, specialized networks, consumer electronics, mass merchandisers and eCommerce sites.
Mukund Tripathi
Market Intelligence Lead-APAC
In his 26 years of diverse experience, he has held several leadership positions in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore. His core expertise is helping his clients decode complex retail markets and develop strategies for his MNC, global and national clients from industries including Technical & Consumer goods, Automotive and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods. He is highly specialized in retail insights, large scale projects, innovative retail research solutions and retail analytics in the complex region of APAC.
Exertis France
Director of Development
Exertis France is the French subsidiary of DCC PLC a publicly listed company on London Stock Exchange with a global turnover of €15b, including €5.4b in IT.
Exertis France is specialised on the retail market, with an offer spanning from AV to smart technology, gaming and computing products. At the CRN Sales & Marketing Awards in 2020, Exertis Group was named "Best Company to Work For"
Techmart
VP Business Development
echmart is a leading distribution company in the Middle East region focusing on Mobility, Gaming, and Urban Mobility Product categories covering 6 countries across the Middle East with a local team and warehouse. Servicing customers across a multitude of channel segments: Online, Telecom Operator, Big Box Electronic Retail, Hypermarkets, Corporate VAR, Independent Retailers, and many more...
CNS Power
Sales Director
CNS Power Co., Ltd. was established in 2003 and entered into global partnerships with HP, Microsoft, Toshiba, iLuv Mobile Accessories, Foxconn Innowatt, and Energizer as the authorized distributor. Through such partnerships, we supply products and solutions to retailers in South Korea and take up a meaningful market share in the market which includes but is not limited to department stores, CVS, Apple stores, stationery and book stores.
Lime Concepts
Managing Partner
Lime Concepts is a distribution company headquartered in Dubai and covers the entire GCC (UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman). We distribute to all major CE, Lifestyle, Toy stores, APR, and outdoor/sports retail channels across the region.
