Nick Grossman

Business development director, 2e2

Career so far I have been a particle physicist, a diver, and in the IT industry M&A.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be? Charlize Theron, so I could stare at myself in the mirror for a week.

What will next year’s most overhyped industry buzzword be? Cloud-II.

Has 2012 been a good, bad or ugly year? It has been better than one would have thought at this time last year, but hard work.

What would you have as your last meal? Charlize Theron.

What keeps you awake at night? Lack of a good Burgundy to hand.

What piece of technology could you not be without? Dropbox. It makes mobile or tech-light computing a reality

Have any of your predictions come true this year? I stopped making predictions a long time ago.

What is the best partner/customer trip you have ever been on? The Cricket World Cup.

What do you see as the channel’s biggest challenge in 2013? Staying relevant and maintaining growth in the right areas.