Harness the Power of Trusted Relationships
We connect businesses with the right enterprise decision-makers, generate valuable market insights and create meaningful engagements that drive business outcomes.
From Enterprise Access to Business Outcomes
Our approach combines trusted relationships, research-led insight and purposeful engagement to help customers reach the right technology leaders, understand enterprise priorities and turn meaningful conversations into business outcomes.
Access
We open doors to the enterprise ecosystem, connecting businesses with senior decision-makers and influential leaders through trusted relationships and a carefully cultivated network that constantly tracks the Who’s-Who.
Insight
We uncover the priorities, challenges and perspectives shaping enterprise decisions through research, peer benchmarking and direct conversations with industry leaders.
Engagement
We create purposeful opportunities for interaction through curated meetings, leadership forums, roundtables and workshops that encourage meaningful conversations and exchange.
Business
We help turn connections and insights into meaningful business opportunities, stronger relationships and greater influence, enabling organisations to make informed decisions and accelerate outcomes.
Creating Meaningful Connections Through Bespoke Events
At 121connects, events are designed to do more than convene leaders — they create meaningful environments where enterprise IT decision-makers and technology partners engage, exchange, and build trust. Each format is tailored to drive purposeful dialogue, business insight, and long-term relationships.
Partnering with leading technology companies, 121connects helps bring to life Flagship Events by some of the most prestigious, globally branded leadership programs in India. We help to curate high-impact agendas, enlist distinguished speakers, and invite the right audience of enterprise IT leaders from across the country. Each engagement reflects global brand standards, local market expertise, and the ability to deliver exceptional experiences that elevate reputation and relationships.
Turning Enterprise Access Into Actionable Intelligence
We combine research expertise with direct access to enterprise leaders to uncover market priorities, benchmark industry practices and generate insights that help businesses make better-informed decisions.
Peer Benchmarking
Understand where your organisation stands against industry peers through research-led comparisons of technology adoption, investments, budgets and enterprise priorities.
Enterprise Trends
Explore emerging business and technology trends through structured research, executive surveys and conversations with senior decision-makers.
Thought Leadership
Develop credible, research-backed perspectives that combine industry expertise with real-world enterprise experience to shape conversations and influence the market.
Signature Offering: 121meetings
The Right Meeting With the Right Decision-Maker
121meetings is our signature one-to-one engagement offering. Built on years of trusted and nurtured relationships with enterprise leaders, 121meetings opens doors to decision-makers who can be difficult to reach.
We curate and arrange exclusive, 45-minute, one-to-one appointments with the people who matter to your business — ensuring every conversation is relevant, purposeful and aligned with your objectives.
45 Minutes
Dedicated Appointment
Curated
Relevant Decision-Makers
One-to-One
Focused Engagement
Flagship Initiatives Shaping the Enterprise Agenda
Beyond curated engagements, we develop distinctive platforms and initiatives that bring enterprise leaders together, stimulate new thinking and help organisations navigate an evolving business landscape.
Built on Trust. Guided by Experience.
121connects is built on a simple belief: trusted relationships are the foundation of lasting business value.
Our six Co-Founders bring together decades of experience across enterprise technology, business leadership, research and executive engagement. Together, they combine industry knowledge, trusted relationships and a shared commitment to creating meaningful business outcomes.
Louis D'Mello
Founder
121connects
Louis helped launch IDG Media in India and was publisher of magazine titles including CIO, Computerworld and PC World. An MBA in marketing he constantly seeks innovate ways to address customer needs and was recognized by the Patrick J McGovern Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Rupesh Sreedharan
Founder
121connects
Rupesh is a community champion who built and nurtured the CIO Leadership Council at IDG India. He is well known and respected by the audience he serves, for championing their cause and creating purposeful engagements for peer interaction and knowledge exchange.
Pavan Mehra
Founder
121connects
Pavan is the team's technology leader, with a master’s degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore. He has held leadership positions at ESPN, AOL, Lucent Technologies, GE Medical Systems and Siemens, driving technology transformation.
Venu Reddy
Founder
121connects Research
A seasoned technology analyst and research leader, Venu was the former MD at IDC India. He has extensive experience at tech advisory firms including AMI Partners and Ecosystm, synthesizing data and market trends to deliver insightful and actionable business insights to customers.
Barbara Simon
Founder
121connects ANZ
Barbara is a veteran of the Australian and New Zealand technology industry, with decades of experience as Publisher of CIO magazine. She is respected in the tech ecosystem for her proven business leadership, media expertise and deep regional market relationships.
Amit Mehta
Founder
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A business transformation expert, Amit has built credibility in the technology industry with leading organisations including Microsoft, Dell, AWS and Google Cloud. Across roles in sales, marketing, channels, alliances, and business building, his focus has remained consistent: turn technology shifts into commercial opportunities.
