2026 SHORTLIST

We’re proud to present the outstanding finalists for the CRN Channel Awards Asia 2026!

A huge congratulations to everyone shortlisted! Your achievements are shaping the future of the channel and setting new benchmarks for success across the region.

Finalists, get ready to celebrate in style at this year’s awards on Thursday 10 September! Secure your place with one of our exclusive finalist packages here.

Now, without further ado, let’s unveil our 2026 finalists!



AI and Automation Vendor of the Year
HPE
KnowBe4
Salesforce


AI Initiative of the Year by a Non-Vendor
Cloudmile
Kentik
Logicalis Asia Pacific
Lumen Technologies
Singtel
Vera by DCConnect Global
World Wide Technology


AI Initiative of the Year by a Vendor
Cisco
Dell Technologies
Google Cloud
KnowBe4


ASEAN Distributor of the Year
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Tech Data
Vietnam Cyberspace Security Technology


Best ESG Project of the Year
Cisco
Lenovo
Latentview Analytics
Zyxel Networks


Best Marketing Campaign for AI Adoption
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Dell Technologies
Redington Limited
Trellix
World Wide Technology


Channel Manager of the Year
David Weakly, Veeam
Ethan Chong, ESET
Henry Peh, Proofpoint
Huey Lih Hing, HPE
Ingrid Huang, HP
Kartika Prihadi, Cisco
Kerri Lampard, Microsoft
Kimberly Tan, XM Cyber
Mohammed Ismail Azarudeen, Freshworks
Pravar Gautam, Salesforce
Rajesh Thadani, Lenovo
Ravi Bharadwaj, Dell Technologies
Roy Wakim, Boomi
Siti Muslihah Saleh, Nozomi Networks
Yibo (Michelle) Qu, Trellix


Cloud Marketplace of the Year
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Ingram Micro
Pax8
Tech Data


Cloud Vendor of the Year
Commvault
Salesforce
Zoom
Zyxel Networks


Distributor of the Year
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Ingram Micro
Redington Limited


Emerging Vendor of the Year
Arcfra
Blaize
XM Cyber


Indian Distributor of the Year
Rashi Peripherals
Redington Limited


Infrastructure Distributor of the Year
Ingram Micro
Tech Data


Infrastructure and Storage Vendor of the Year
Arcfra
HPE


Most Innovative Distributive of the Year
Redington Limited
Ingram Micro
SiS



MSSP of the Year
Logicalis Asia Pacific
LPS
Lumem Technologies


Network Vendor of the Year
Alcatel Lucent Enterprise
Cisco
Ericsson
HPE
Lumen Technologies
Zyxel Networks


Reseller Innovation Project of the Year
CloudMile
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Keppel Technology
Logicalis Asia Pacific
World Wide Technology


Role Model of the Year
David Boschler, KnowBe4
Heather Gordon, Microsoft
Henry Lam, DCConnect Global
Nirosha Julia Robert, World Wide Technology
Parvinder Walia, ESET
Siddharth Joshi, Dell Technologies


Security Distributor of the Year
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Tech Data India
Vietnam Cyberspace Security Technology


Security Vendor of the Year
Cisco
Commvault
CrowdStrike
ExtraHop
Fortinet
HPE
Palo Alto Networks


Security Vendor of the Year for Best Partner / MSP Program
ESET
Nozomi Networks
Proofpoint
Saviynt
Shark Striker
Sophos
Trellix
XM Cyber
Zyxel Networks


Vendor of the Year
Cisco
Cloudflare
Dell Technologies
HP
Lenovo


Woman of the Year (Non-vendor)
Ana Pedroza, Crayon, a SoftwareOne company
Evangeline Wu, World Wide Technology
Helen Selvanathan, FPT Software
Chen Hong, Singtel


Woman of the Year (Vendor)
Anjul Ray, AWS
Dorothy Tao, Dell Technologies
Heather Gordon, Microsoft
Hiromi Okta, Microsoft
Jessica Krol, Microsoft
Joyce Moy, Cisco
Kathambari Ravichandran, Salesforce
Mellisa Keong, Kentik
Pamela Ong, ESET
Sandra Lee, Trellix
Sarah Croft, Elastic
Serene Ng, Trellix