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Strategies for Successfully Partnering with Fortune 500 Companies
Are you a start-up founder? A business owner? A tech entrepreneur? Join us on July 14th at 2:00 pm to hear from leadership at Verizon Ventures, Verizon's venture capital arm, as well as the Verizon's 5G Labs and Supplier Diversity teams. They will share strategies for how to successfully partner with a Fortune 500 company no matter what stage of growth your company is in.
Our guest speakers include:
Joshua Ness is a Senior Manager at Verizon 5G Labs in New York City. He partners with enterprise, startups, and academic teams to drive innovation around 5G and co-create 5G concepts. He also works to educate, inspire, and connect the dots for businesses interested in moving forward with emerging technology.
Tiffany Williams is a Supplier Inclusion & Diversity Manager on Verizon's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Team. She is responsible for identifying, developing relationships with, and building the capacity of diverse suppliers who could potentially partner with Verizon. Tiffany helps diverse suppliers effectively navigate the Verizon landscape.
Terry Evans Jr., Principal, joined Verizon Ventures in 2019 with more than eight years of experience in business development, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures. Prior to joining Verizon Ventures, he was a core member of a high-impact corporate development team for the commercial division of United Technologies, where he led all aspects of M&A execution. Prior to United Technologies, he worked in business development at two financial service firms. Terry holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.S. in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a B.S. in Finance from Robert Morris University. He is based in Palo Alto, California.