Verizon announces virtual commencement series ‘Class of 2020: Ready for Anything’
May 14 2020 - 11:15AM
Verizon today announced the launch and lineup of its virtual
commencement series, ‘Class of 2020: Ready for Anything.’ Beginning
Friday, May 22nd and running through Friday, June 12th, Verizon
will feature live, interactive conversations from a cross-sector
lineup of leadership titans offering their wisdom on moving forward
together as a society.
Speakers include President Bill Clinton, Hugh
Evans, William P. Lauder, Kevin Love, Jen Rubio, Katie Sowers and
Hans Vestberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon. ‘Ready for Anything’
will be held virtually on Verizon’s LinkedIn for all students
celebrating their graduation at home, and will be simulcast on
Yahoo and Yahoo Life. Verizon will announce specific timing for
each address across its social platforms in the coming weeks.
Re-airs will be available on LinkedIn, Yahoo, Yahoo Life and Yahoo
Finance Fios (channel 604).
Said Vestberg: “Every student deserves to have a
memorable commencement. We are proud to team up with partners
across the public, non-profit and private sectors to deliver a
completely new kind of experience, where all students, regardless
of where they went to school, will have the opportunity to interact
with world industry leaders.”
‘Ready for Anything’ will take place on consecutive
Fridays and will feature a different speaker each week.
Conversations will be thirty minutes long, each closing with an
interactive Q&A including questions submitted virtually by
students. The current schedule includes:
Friday, May 22nd: |
William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder
Companies |
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Katie Sowers, Assistant Coach, San Francisco
49ers |
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Friday, May 29th: |
Kevin Love, NBA Forward/Center, Cleveland
Cavaliers |
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Friday, June 5th: |
Hugh Evans, Co-founder and CEO, Global
Citizen |
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Jen Rubio, Co-founder, Away |
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Friday, June 12th: |
Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon |
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Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States and
Founder and Board Chair, Clinton Foundation |
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is celebrating its 20th year as one of the
world’s leading providers of technology, communications,
information and entertainment products and services. Headquartered
in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon
generated revenues of $131.9 billion in 2019. The company
offers voice, data and video services and solutions on its award
winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for
mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.
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