Speaker Profile

Andrew Down
Vendasta
Director of Sales for the IT Channel

Speaker Bio

Director of Sales for the IT Channel at Vendasta, Saskatchewan based business professional and entrepreneur with strong experience in corporate, SMB, enterprise, non-profit and public sector sales. Other experience includes senior leadership, strategic planning, business development, VAR/MSP/IT Channel, marketing, event management, consulting services and training. Andrew has a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing from the University of Saskatchewan and has been in the IT industry for over 13 years. He has a passion for empowering businesses to embrace leading edge technology solutions to improve business operations. Andrew possesses a keen interest in personal and professional development, including networking, non-profit/community engagement, connecting and continuous learning.

Speaker Events

Companies purchase business supplies or services usually begin the buying journey online as they research their options and when possible complete the purchase.  In the last couple of years, the telecommunications and cloud channel has seen the emergence of online platforms to showcase solutions, but has stopped short of having the customer complete the purchase without the involvement of the sales partner.  Going forward, as more platforms emerge and more services become available to purchase online, how do channel sellers prepare themselves for the evolution of the buying process in a digital world?  Join Rick Beckers, CEO of TaaS Mania, who leads a panel discussion to explore the digital buying journey from the point of view of a distributor, sales partner and corporate...

2021-05-14 Digital Transformation