Winners revealed: GTIA Spotlight Awards ANZ 2026
See who the winners are from GTIA ANZ’s night of nights.
The Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) held its Spotlight Awards ANZ overnight where nine companies and partners were recognised for their commitment, innovation and leadership across the region.
The winners were celebrated last night at the CRN Channel Awards Australia together with the GTIA ANZ Spotlight Awards, a first-of-its-kind joint event held at the Hyatt Regency Sydney in partnership with CRN Australia.
MJ Shoer, chief community officer at GTIA said, “Our members across ANZ continue to demonstrate genuine and enthusiastic engagement, innovation, and thought leadership both locally and on a global scale.
“It’s a privilege to recognise their achievements over the past 12 months, and we thank them for the impact they’ve made on our community.”
See who won below!
Community Leadership Award
Gerardo Barranquero, CEO at Avocado Consulting.
This award recognises an individual GTIA member who has spent the past 12 months demonstrating exceptional commitment, passion, and professionalism, and whose leadership and service have made a measurable, positive impact.
Future Leader Award winner
Lynda Irving, head of IT delivery at CJI Systems.
This is an award given to a young professional who demonstrates innovation, entrepreneurial success, and meaningful industry impact.
Cybersecurity Leadership Award
Jason Garland, director at Secure Access IT.
He received this award for his exceptional dedication, expertise, and leadership, strengthening the cybersecurity resilience of our community.
Advancing Women in Technology Leadership Award
Kristal Jamieson, founder and director at One Little Seed.
This award, aimed at recognising those in our community who lead with purpose, impact, and dedication – within the GTIA community, the IT channel, their personal networks, and their broader community – to champion women in technology, serve as influential role models, and drive meaningful change.
One Little Seed itself was recognised with the Associate Member Award for its meaningful engagement with the GTIA community and the positive impact it’s had on the lives and careers of channel professionals across the region.
Advancing Diversity in Technology Leadership
Crayon, a SoftwareOne company.
The distie won this gong for championing a more inclusive, equitable, and forward-looking technology channel.
Innovative Vendor Award
Sophos.
The cyber vendor won for its bold thinking and transformative innovation to meaningfully improve customer experiences, empower partners, strengthen businesses, and unlock new value across the IT channel.
Innovative Distributor Award
Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX company.
This award recognises a company that has embraced innovation through new services, improved operational models, forward-looking partner enablement, or technologies that elevate customer experiences and reshapes how the channel moves forward.
ITSP Award
Avocado Consulting.
This signed to recognise an organisation that has set a new benchmark for excellence, innovation and leadership in delivering technology services.
This award celebrates solution providers, MSPs and other technology service organisations that empower customers through high‑quality, forward‑thinking solutions designed to strengthen operations and support long‑term growth.
The GTIA Spotlight Awards ANZ 2026 was held on September 17 2026.