Simon England

CEO, Nuvias

What has been your personal highlight of 2021?

Marrying (even if we had to keep the celebration small).

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

Rami Rahim, CEO at Juniper, for boldness to re-engage enterprise in a big way and the innovation focus to make it happen.

Which one lockdown habit do you plan to keep going?

Having dinner at home several evenings during the week.

Which face-to-face industry event are you most excited to return to, and why?

Canalys EMEA Channel Forum. It is simply the best independent channel event of the year extremely well prepared and run.

If you had the time to learn one new skill, what would it be?

Singing. I have several great musicians around me. One day…

If you could go back in time and tell your childhood self one thing, what would you say?

Be more generous to yourself - enjoy!

If you had to sing karaoke, what would be your song of choice?

Hey Jude (corny, I know, but I just love the crowd belting this one out, and I never remember all the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody).

Sum 2021 up in three words.

Care, focus, boldness.