Join us to discuss how (and how much) the priorities of corporate innovation teams are changing this spring and how they are adapting their approach to deliver value to their organizations. Carrie Earle Allen sits down with a corporate innovator each month to discuss the latest and this week she is joined by Babatunde Akindele! Babatunde (Tunde) leads Strategy for the Global Network and Technology organization at Verizon. He has led strategy and innovation management across industry verticals within the company, helping to develop several breakthrough innovation business concepts. Tunde was also responsible for financial validation, deal negotiation, strategic planning, corporate venturing and M&A evaluation within Verizon over the past eight years.

Join us to hear about how Verizon is utilizing 5G, the need for it now and how current times are impacting their innovation work. Presenters include:

• – Carrie Earle Allen, Managing Partner at Captains of Innovation & Co-Founder of Agency
• – Babatunde Akindele, Director of Technology Strategy, Verizon Communications

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