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Following the success of CRN Pipeline 2023
We are delighted to return to the Gold Coast in 2024 to help IT and digital providers connect and explore new ways of maximising revenues.
Agenda
Keynote Speakers
CRN Pipeline will be hosted and curated by senior editors and personnel from CRN, and will feature key Australian channel practitioners and thought leaders.
Wayne Bennett
Rugby League's undisputed super coach
At CRN Pipeline, Wayne Bennett will share lessons with owners, leaders and managers of IT firms who must guide and maintain teams amid fierce competition, rapid change and uncertainty.
Bennett is the most successful coach in the NRL, with one of the best winning percentages, and ranks second in the number of premierships won as a coach at an elite level.
Highlights of his decades-long coaching career range from guiding the Broncos to five premierships, two World Club Challenge titles and three pre-season titles, guiding Queensland to State of Origin victories, coaching St George Illawarra to its first NRL victory in 31 years, coaching the Canberra Raiders to their first Grand Final in his first season with them, and being chosen as the Australian coach for the final two Tests of the ANZAC series against New Zealand.
He created history by becoming the first coach to steer his club, state and country to victory in their respective series, and in 2000 he was named Coach of the Year when the Broncos won the minor and major premierships.
The year 2023 saw him helping guide a team from scratch, coaching the Dolphins to a remarkably strong first season.
His appearance at CRN Pipeline will be a unique opportunity to be inspired by and learn from a legendary team leader, while mixing with channel peers who are navigating their own team challenges in a complex, evolving industry.
Trevor Clarke
Co-Founder and Asia Pacific Research Director
Tech Research Asia
Trevor Clarke will present the latest CRN-TRA 100:100 survey of Australian IT buyers’ and channel partners’ changing priorities, and advise partners on choosing a more profitable vendor portfolio when he takes the stage at the 2024 CRN Pipeline conference.
Clarke’s first Pipeline keynote, titled “Evolution of the IT Channel Landscape in 2024”, will reveal the CRN-TRA 100:100 survey findings about changes in customers’ needs and the latest growth drivers of partners’ businesses. This data will be based on surveys of 100 Australian end-user organisations and 100 Australian IT channel partners.
The survey comes amid a transition period for the IT channel, with some partners breaking out of traditional boxes to try and be stickier with customers and improve profitability.
At CRN Pipeline, Clarke will also speak to channel firms about “Strategically Selecting Your Vendor Portfolio for Tomorrow's IT Landscape”.
Vendor portfolio complexity is hampering some channel firms’ growth and ability to keep customers happy.
Choosing a more effective vendor lineup requires strategic thought. Partners might consider vendor consolidation and product stack unification, pricing changes, ramifications of vendor acquisitions, marketplace evolution and emerging growth drivers such as use of GenAI.
Why Attend?
Unlock unparalleled opportunities, gain industry insights, and forge powerful connections at Pipeline 2024—an event designed to elevate your expertise and propel your success in the dynamic landscape of tomorrow
Learn
An opportunity to enrich your knowledge and empower your skills
Network
Expand your network, amplify opportunities and unlock endless possibilities
Grow
Ignite growth with strategic insights and dynamic networking
The CRN Impact Awards gala dinner occurs on the final night of the Pipeline conference where we announce the winners of projects that created the biggest impact for customers, partners and vendors in the channel. Good luck to all the finalists! See the winners of the 2023 CRN Impact Awards on stage last year.