The Infotech Software Dealers Association (ISODA) conducted its 15th AGM on 10th Aug 2023. This event was held in Bangalore and was attended by close to 100 members physically. After passing the minutes of the previous meeting, other items in the Agenda were discussed and closed. Elections were then conducted for the positions for the new year. A new chapter in Karnataka has been added in this year.
The new Management was elected as follows:
Chairman : Prashant Jain- JNR Management Resources India
President : Vinod Kumar- Satcom Infotech
Vice Chairman : Zakir Hussain Rangwala- BD Software Distribution
Vice President : Ajay Bhayani- Ambisure Technologies
Secretary : Vimesh Avlani- Graftronics
Treasurer : Ravi Jalan: Shakti Enterprises
Regional Secretary ( East) : Satya Priya Das- Logarhythm consultancy
Regional Secretary (North East) : Tapan Ghosal – Data Crown computers
Regional Secretary ( Gujarat) : Gaurang Patel - Natraj Infotech
Regional Secretary ( North) : Kamal Gulati-ITS Technology Solutions
Regional Secretary ( Rajasthan) : Manoj Tiwari- Rise Tech Software
Regional Secretary ( South) : Ravi Kumar Rajeseharan- V4 Technologies
Regional Secretary ( West) : Amit Shah- TAS Technologies
Regional Secretary ( Karnataka) : Sanjay Srivastava- Login Infotech
The new Management is excited to continue growing the association in “stature and strength” and providing “value addition to the members and to the Software Dealers community” at large . The key priorities of the committee this year will be -
- Be the voice for the entire IT fraternity for the Govt, trade and other forums
- To encourage start- ups in the IT industry
- Focus on new chapter in Karnataka that has been just added.
- To increase the reach of ISODA in non-metro cities
- Help develop skills of members by facilitating training and development activities
- Represent ISODA in relevant forums to increase exposure globally and nationally
- Encourage OEM’s to enter and grow in the Indian Market
The AGM was followed by a Business Summit on 11th August which was supported by several technology vendors such as Sophos, Clear Touch, Acer, 42 Gears, Ecaps and metal sponsors such as Protean and Adrenalin. The Summit saw active interaction between vendors and partners paving the way for a collaborative business relationship. There were also power packed talks by esteemed and well known speakers such as Ram Kumar Seshu, Jimmy George, Suraj Malik and Surojit Bhattacharya on topics ranging from winning strategies, business excellence, succession planning and business valuation.