Akamai Welcomed Partners to a Memorable Asia-Pacific and Japan Partner Summit

This year’s APJ Partner Summit was held on November 16, 2022. I want to thank all the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) partners for their time, attention, and attendance at Akamai’s exclusive virtual event designed for APJ’s partner ecosystem. 

Powering the growth of our partners

It’s been a year of tremendous growth at Akamai, and Akamai’s leadership team was excited to share how our acquisitions and other developments translated into strategic new revenue opportunities to power the growth of our partners.

This year’s summit was designed to equip the attendees with the toolkit to unlock more profit, focus on what matters, and deliver with confidence.

The event lineup

Our event hosted a stellar lineup from Akamai — including our CEO, Dr. Tom Leighton — and from our partners. Dr. Leighton shared Akamai’s strategic vision for 2023 and dove into the trends that are shaping today’s market. 

The impressive presenters from Akamai included:

• Tom Leighton, CEO

• Tatsuya Suzuki, Regional Vice President, APJ Channels and Alliances

• Parimal Pandya, Managing Director, APJ

• Vijay Kolli, Vice President, Enterprise Security

• Ashvini Singhal, Senior Director, Product Management

• Hsin Thong Sheng, Senior Director, Growth Marketing

• Pablo Onnias, Director, Channel Programs and Operations

• Pratyush Raj, Director, Channel Sales and Programs

• Hrishikesh Varma, Director, Product Management

And my personal thank you to the Akamai partners who participated on panels. This equally impressive lineup included: 

• Wataru Matsumoto, General Manager, CTC (Japan)

• Mingwei Zhang, Alliance Department Director, Wangsu (China)

• Henry Chiu, Product Manager, Cyber Security, Telstra (Australia)

• Cherry Li, COO, Shanghai Jinmu IT Ltd. (China)

• Phillip Jenkinson, CEO and Co-Founder, Baidam Solutions (Australia)

• Rishikesh Kamat, Senior Director, Service Offer Management, NTT Ltd. (India)

• Tommy Adhayasa Suramardhana, Head of Security Product Management, Telin (Indonesia)

• Mark Trumble, Cyber Security Business Leader, Fujitsu (Australia)

Showcases, chats, and awards

Our event featured Akamai’s vision for 2023, STG/ETG product roadmaps, service integrator/carrier/security technology innovation showcases, and even a fireside chat at which partners heard success stories from peers in the partner community. 

The event ended with the 2022 APJ Partner Awards, an acknowledgment of outstanding performance and innovations by partners. 

It was Akamai’s pleasure to host our partners at this event. I enjoyed the engagement and interaction with the attendees and look forward to our next event in 2023.