Having just been named the official technology partner of national sports teams, Verizon is paving way for the future of network partnerships.
Join us for a fruitful conversation around the evolution of the network partnership. We’ll learn what infrastructure stadiums will need on their side in the near distant future, how the Ultra-Wideband Network is unlocking innovative & new experiences, and what fans can expect both in the stands and on the screen.
Joshua Ness is a Senior Manager with Verizon's 5G Labs in New York City. He partners with enterprise, startups, and academic teams to drive innovation around 5G and co-create new 5G concepts that take advantage of complementary technologies like spatial computing, edge computing, and computer vision. Joshua sits at the intersection of the application of emerging technology and of the actual nitty-gritty under the hood that makes the technology work. He uses this to create compelling stories that use historical contexts combined with current and future technology advancements in order to educate, inspire, and connect the dots for individuals and businesses.
Elizabeth is an Executive Director of network engineering at Verizon, responsible for program
management efforts related to in-building and venue deployments.
Prior to this role, Elizabeth was the chief of staff for the office of the CTO and the Global Network
and Technology organization, leading executive support efforts focused on data analytics, business
transformation, strategic planning, communications, project management, and business operations.
Elizabeth has held a variety of network field and center operations positions since joining Verizon in
2013.
Prior to joining Verizon, she was the Director of Strategy and Operations for a small private
investment firm and also held operations and staff positions in a number of locations across the
United States for the Hertz Corporation.
Priya founded YinzCam in 2009 as a spin-off from Carnegie Mellon University, and has run it since. Yinzcam is a U.S. company that builds the mobile apps of 180+ sports organizations around the world, NFL teams, NBA teams, LaLiga, AFL (Australia) teams, NZ Cricket, Netball, and more.
Ryan is a sports futurist and global connector. In 2018 he founded SportsTech.ai a consultancy advising start-ups, clubs and leagues on their innovation journey. Prior to launching SportsTech.ai he was the Global Head of Sports Tech for KPMG, and was a telecom management consultant for 18 years serving multiple clients in over 20 countries including Verizon, Telefonica, Telstra, etc. Currently he is leading the worlds largest sports tech start-up competition the Hype Global Virtual Accelerator focused on helping bring 40+ sports partners e.g. Milwaukee Bucks, Phillies, Inter Miami, Blues, French Football Federation, etc. back through innovation; including 5G.
Verizon's 5G Labs works with startups, academia and enterprise teams to build a 5G-powered world. We work on 5G trials, hackathons, industry partnerships, prototyping challenges and more.
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