Rafi Razzak

What has been your personal highlight of 2020?

Reaching the age of 71 and still going strong.

Which three celebrities would you invite to a Zoom party?

Donald Trump, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Ghandi.

What has been your guiltiest lockdown pleasure?

Playing solitaire.

Which tech figurehead has inspired you most this year, and why?

Antonio Neri, HPE CEO. Antonio has met the global pandemic head on, leading with his heart and stepping up to help partners navigate the economic fallout with a bold edge to cloud platform-as-a-service future.

What piece of technology, or app, have you not been able to do without during the pandemic?

Webex.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be and what would you do?

The president of the USA. I would tell the world the mistakes that the USA have made in the past 20 years, especially in Iraq, and how to learn not to make them in the future.

Do you miss face-to-face events?

Yes very much. I am a social, tactile person. This Webex does not do me any good.

How will COVID leave its mark on the way the channel operates long term?

The channel has demonstrated over the past 40 years agility and durability. I am confident that the channel we will adapt and accommodate