The one-day conference themed “Driving Smarter Workflows”, featured informational presentation, educational discussions, future strategy, and demonstrations of Konica Minolta hardware, software, and managed print services.
More than eleven distributors from across the Middle East attended the annual Middle East Distributor Conference hosted by Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East.
The event kicked off with presentations by Konica Minolta, Middle East Managing Director Kazuo Kobayashi. He was followed by Tadahiko Sumitani, General Manager, Sales Operations at Konica Minolta Japan, who outlined the company’s global strategy and future plans.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East Managing Director Kazuo Kobayashi opened the conference by highlighting Konica Minolta’s recent achievements, including the company being named as best large employer from the Forbes 2016 list. Koybayasi went on to say “there has been a slight decline in the market this year, however we expect it to remain stable during 2016/17 and our challenge will be to increase sales by 12% growth during 2017.
During the speech, Mr Kazuo Kobayashi said “The conference certainly gives us the perfect platform to connect with our partners and distributors, it also enables us to keep them informed on the latest products, services, and technologies offered and supported by Konica Minolta, as well as gain instrumental insight on the company’s future direction. It is important as we grow our business going forward, we continue to listen to our customers and maintain excellent account management.”