Matt Riley

Chief executive, Daisy Group

Career so far Eleven years of Daisy and prior to that I started up and sold three other businesses associated with communications

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be? BT’s Ian Livingston – to see exactly what BT plans look like, especially for the channel.

What will next year’s most overhyped industry buzzword be? Collaboration.

Has 2012 been a good, bad or ugly year? A good one – no broken bones this year!

What would you have as your last meal? Steak, chips and peppercorn sauce.

What keeps you awake at night? Planning the next phase of Daisy’s growth.

What piece of technology could you not be without? My iPad.

Have any of your predictions come true this year? Yes, the Cable and Wireless/Vodafone deal.

What is the best partner/customer trip you have ever been on? Skiing in St Moritz.

What do you see as the channel’s biggest challenge in 2013? I still see the challenge being consolidation in the channel.