Mark’s areas of focus include strategy development, M&A advisory, market and competitive analysis, GTM planning, channel optimisation and business performance. He specialises in cloud, software and data centre markets across APAC and is a regular keynote speaker at industry conferences.
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UNCHARTED: NAVIGATE WHAT’S NEXT
The Australian IT channel is entering new territory.
AI, emerging technologies, evolving customer expectations and changing business models are creating new opportunities, and new challenges. Pipeline 2027: Uncharted is about coming together to explore what’s next, challenge what’s familiar and discover where the channel is heading.
Across three days on Hamilton Island, partners, vendors and distributors will connect, share ideas, uncover new opportunities and build the relationships that will shape what happens next.
Because when the territory is uncharted, the best way forward is together.
Following the success of Pipeline 2026
We are delighted to announce that we are headed to Hamilton Island in 2027 to help IT and digital providers connect and explore new ways of maximising revenues.
Speakers
Mark Iles
Chief Analyst APAC Channels
Mark is a Chief Analyst covering APAC channels and an experienced board-level executive and CEO with 35 years’ experience in software and IT in UK, Europe, and Asia. Mark joined Omdia in 2025 after the acquisition of Tech Research Asia (TRA), an APAC analyst/advisory firm founded in 2012 where he was a Principal Analyst and Co-Owner.
Chuong Mai-Viet
Managing Director
Chuong Mai-Viet held senior roles at major managed services providers before founding Fuse Technology, an Australian managed IT provider headquartered in Sydney, with teams across Australia, the United Kingdom, Vietnam and Canada. The company has appeared in the Fast50 each year from 2024 to 2026. It delivers managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud and technology consulting services and is ISO 27001:2022 certified with security integrated across its services.
Steve Raw
Co-founder & Director of Technology
Steve is Co-founder and Director of Technology at Platinum Technology. Since co-founding the business in 2010, Steve has helped grow Platinum from a small founder-led technology business into an established managed services and enterprise consulting organisation.
With more than 20 years’ experience in enterprise technology, Steve brings a practical founder’s perspective on growth, leadership and the challenges of building the people, processes and culture required to scale, without losing the accountability, culture and customer relationships that made them successful in the first place.
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