Westcon-Comstor will be hosting its Imagine Series event, themed Resilient Futures: Harnessing Cloud Power in Shifting Economies. Back for its 18th year, attendees of this event will have exclusive opportunities to explore industry-relevant topics on how innovative cloud solutions can transform the way businesses achieve resilience and growth in an ever-evolving economic landscape.
Over the years, the Imagine Series event has become a benchmark for innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership in the IT industry, making it a must-attend for professionals and organisations alike.
“Our Imagine Series 2025 event is designed to empower our local IT industry with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the rapidly evolving market landscape,” said Dave Rosenberg, Managing Director, New Zealand at Westcon-Comstor. “By embracing cloud technology, we can drive significant growth and productivity gains for our partners and their customers.”
New Zealand’s growing technology sector meant the need for effective cloud adoption. This aligns with Westcon-Comstor’s Mastering the Maze report, which showed that 91% of New Zealand-based respondents see developing a cloud practice as a priority.
“This event is a unique opportunity to delve into the transformative power of cloud solutions and understand how they can be harnessed to foster resilience and growth in our businesses,” added Rosenberg. He will be sharing key business updates, insights, and observations on the market and how the Imagine Series 2025 will propel enterprises to make future-ready decisions.
During the event, attendees will get deep insights from key industry leaders and explore the latest cloud insights and solutions through various exhibitions, learning ways to navigate current product, industry, business, and market trends.
Westcon-Comstor is incredibly fortunate to have Shaun Quincey, CEO and Co-Founder of Simfuni, as the keynote speaker for the event. Shaun brings a truly inspiring story of resilience as the only individual to have rowed solo across the Tasman. He will share insights from this remarkable journey and how it continues to shape his innovative leadership at Simfuni, which has been recognised as the Insurtech Start-up of the Year in 2023.
Guiding the conversation during the panel discussion will be Cathy O’Sullivan, Foundry’s ANZ Editorial Director, drawing on her deep industry knowledge and sharp editorial acumen. With a proven track record of uncovering key trends and fostering meaningful dialogue, Cathy aims to extract actionable insights from industry leaders. She’ll be joined by an exceptional panel featuring Lisa Postlewaight, New Zealand Country Director at Equifax, and Kenny Thein, IT Director at Restaurant Brands. Together, they’ll explore timely topics such as innovative strategies for managing IT budgets, offering attendees a rich blend of expert perspectives and practical takeaways.
Vendor sponsors include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, VMware, Symantec, Palo Alto Networks, Splunk, F5, Cohesity, Ericsson, and Pure Storage solutions.
“We are thrilled to have Amazon Web Services (AWS) as our Diamond sponsor for this highly anticipated industry event and are looking forward to coming together to demonstrate innovation and excellence together with all our local industry leaders. Both AWS Cloud Services and procuring ISV solutions from the AWS Marketplace have the potential to unlock growth opportunities for channel partners and we look forward to showcasing how it can further empower the channel in the cloud marketplace economy”, said Jacquie Young, Managing Director, Cloud, APAC at Westcon-Comstor.
The Imagine Series 2025 event will be held on Wednesday, 18th June 2025, at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland. For those unable to attend in person, the event will also be live-streamed into Wellington and Christchurch, with an option to participate virtually.
For registration details, please visit: Imagine Series 2025 – Resilient Futures.
