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Massimo Peselli

Massimo Peselli is the Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Global Enterprise and Public Sector for Verizon Business. He leads a global team focused on delivering innovative technologies like 5G, mobile edge computing (MEC), cloud, security, and software-defined networking, to enable enterprise and public sector clients to win in the marketplace today while laying the groundwork for their digital transformation journeys.

Tapping his more than two decades of industry experience, Massimo has the vision and expertise to help customers unlock the transformative capabilities necessary to meet and exceed their business goals. He fosters a culture of performance excellence built on Verizon’s core values of integrity, respect, and kindness.

Prior to his current role, Massimo served as Senior Vice President of Global Enterprise, where he led a global team focused on enabling enterprise customers to securely and intelligently manage business interactions and operations in real-time while laying the foundation for long-term transformational growth.

Previously, Massimo was Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business Development and the International Sales market, where he was responsible for leveraging Verizon Business’ product portfolio to change the way customers do business. Prior to that position, he was Vice President of Enterprise Sales for 13 states on the US West Coast, which expanded to overseeing the Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Professional Services vertical. His scope continued to expand when in 2015, he was named Group Vice President, Sales Vertical Markets, where he was responsible for five teams covering all vertical markets in the US, which transitioned into an appointment as Sales Group VP Americas and APAC/LATAM and Canada responsible for wireline enterprise sales.

Massimo joined Verizon in 1997 as Head of Pre-Sales in Italy and continued to serve in sales leadership positions in Italy serving as Sales Director, Italy and Spain, and then working as a Sales Area Vice President, South Region based in Milan.

Before joining Verizon, he worked for Telecom Italia, in their presales engineering organization, and also worked on a special project to develop the first ICT integration of a Contact Center and back-office data in 1995.

Peselli holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in Italy.

Scott Lawrence

Scott Lawrence is Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer for Verizon Business. He is responsible for Verizon Business’ holistic product portfolio and strategy, including Network Services, Platforms, Cyber Security, Connected Experiences, FWA and IoT Solutions. In this role, he oversees a global team that develops a clear and compelling vision for product-led growth across all of Verizon Business’ customers.

In his previous role with the Global Solutions organization, he was accountable for delivering strategic and innovative business solutions to Enterprise and Public Sector clients around the globe. He supported a revenue base of $15B+ and led a team of over 1,000 Sales and Technology professionals globally focused on delivering business outcomes to clients through Verizon’s best-in-class global solutions such as 5G, Edge Computing, Software-Defined Services, Cyber Security and Connected Experiences.

Before that, Scott was Group Vice President and General Manager, Global Enterprise, where he had P&L responsibility for Verizon Business’ International segment across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Focused on delivering an exceptional customer experience for Verizon Business’ Global Enterprise clients across a full spectrum of the Verizon Business portfolio. Prior to his international assignment, Scott was Vice President, Verizon Business’ Advanced Solutions Sales & Engineering where he was responsible for an organization of Sales Specialists and Solution Architects across three solution practice towers: Cyber Security, Workplace Collaboration (Unified Communications & Collaboration) and Customer Experience (CX) supporting Global Enterprise and Public Sector customers.

In addition, Scott has held various senior leadership roles across Verizon’s Sales, Operations, Strategy and System Integrators teams. Prior to rejoining Verizon in 2004, Scott held Sales leadership and Business Development roles at Allied Riser Communications and OpenReach.

Scott holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and currently lives in Chicago, IL with his wife and three children where he is active in his community and coaching youth sports.

Sonal Patel

As the VP of Marketing for Business Markets in the VBG Product & Marketing organization, Sonal is responsible for driving segment-focused marketing with a focus on the needs of our small and mid size business customers, across all channels. Her team provides insights and programs to sales that drive net add volume, protect our base and drive service revenue growth.

Daniel Lawson

Daniel Lawson is a Vice President of Solutions Architecture in the Verizon Business Group. In this role, he is responsible for Verizon’s US-based enterprise and public sector segments and brings a unified team working across technologies to deliver business outcomes. Prior to this assignment, Daniel ran the Network, Applications, and Innovation team. In that role, he was the global practice owner for the application and network portfolios with a team of network technology subject matter experts, application specialists, and lab engineers who focused on enabling digital transformation for our customers through the power of our network capabilities (including emerging technology in SDN, edge compute, deep infrastructure/application insights, automation, and AI/ML techniques).

During earlier engineering and architecture leadership roles over the last 20 years with Verizon, Daniel has supported private and public sector customers; the financial, manufacturing, and healthcare industries; and many internal initiatives. He has extensive background in enterprise networking, mobility, IoT, edge cloud, outsourcing and managed services, optical transport, unified communications and collaboration, contact center, and security technologies.

Daniel is an active supporter of local Dallas charities benefitting the American Heart Association and Alzheimer's research. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from Southern Methodist University.

Dustin Myers

Personal biography coming soon.

Danny Johnson

Danny Johnson, a 20+ year veteran in the technology industry, is a seasoned executive possessing experience in software development, engineering, sales, consulting, product development, and marketing. Danny has started and launched innovative products and solutions into multi-billion dollar markets and is currently Director of product marketing for Verizon Business Group where his responsibilities include: portfolio positioning and messaging, competitive differentiation, and new channel activation for Verizon Business Group’s 5G, MEC, IoT, and SDN portfolios.

Sean Ginevan

Sean Ginevan leads global strategy and technology partnerships for Android Enterprise at Google. He is passionate about empowering developers and enterprise customers to succeed with the Android platform, leading efforts that focus on the success of Android's B2B efforts with software, AI, security, and hardware partners. Previously, Sean held leadership roles at MobileIron, where he helped the company grow from stealth launch to a successful IPO. He has also held roles with Cisco Systems, CMP Media, and AOL. Sean holds an MS in Information Management and a BS in Information Management and Technology from Syracuse University."

Scott Arnett

Scott is currently responsible for leading the North America Enterprise 5G sales efforts within Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions. He has spent over 26 years in telecommunications in both sales and technology roles across multiple industry segments and vendors. These roles include a focus upon global service providers, as well as Fortune 500 enterprises.

Prior to joining Ericsson, Scott was VP of Enterprise Sales at Fortinet, covering global service providers and facilitating the adoption of next generation cybersecurity solutions.

Scott is passionate about helping businesses achieve strategic outcomes through technology, building positive cultures within the work environment, and helping others achieve success through leadership.

Sandra Cutrona

Sandra has devoted 27 years in Telecommunications Operations and Technology. She is currently leading the sales of Ericsson’s Enterprise and Emerging Business portfolio. Prior to joining the Verizon Account in April 2022, Sandra was Head of Eastern Regional Accounts, Canada responsible for all sales including industry verticals such as utilities across Canada.

Sandra joined Ericsson in 1996 as a project system tester. She has held various strategic leadership roles in sales, operations, engineering, and enterprise IT.

She is passionate about Health, Wellness and Diversity & Inclusion and a member of the Women of Ericsson (WE) North America ERG committee.

Nacho Fresco

Personal biography coming soon.

Dave Scarborough

Dave Scarborough is the Chief Strategy Officer at Ticketmaster, where he oversees product integration and technology initiatives. Since 2011, he has been responsible for the advanced application of the Ticketmaster’s products and integration services, serving as the primary link between business segments and the product and technology division. Throughout his 26-year tenure, Dave has been instrumental in driving innovation and spearheading strategic initiatives that have significantly shaped the company's technological landscape and market position, with recent work including the state-of-the-art Intuit Dome. 

Previously, Dave served as CEO of Distributed System Architects (DSA), which Ticketmaster acquired in 1998. At DSA, he developed the first windowing ticketing system, Archtics, and introduced computerized relocation algorithms for sports teams.

Dave graduated with a BSEE from Pennsylvania State University, where he was also a former basketball player. Notably, he holds the distinction of being the only undergraduate ever to teach Calculus at the university.

Paul Maldonado

Paul Maldonado is the Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations for SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park. Hollywood Park is a near 300-acre mixed-use development being built in Inglewood, Calif., by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke and includes: SoFi Stadium, YouTube Theater, American Airlines Plaza, as well as retail, office, residences and additional park space under development.

In this role, Maldonado oversees IT infrastructure across SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, including the data center, network, systems, and cybersecurity. SoFi Stadium, a state-of-the-art venue that is home to the Los Angeles Chargers and Super Bowl LVI Champion Los Angeles Rams, is the host of world-class events, including Super Bowl LVI in 2022, WrestleMania 39 in 2023, College Football Playoff National Championship in 2023, FIFA World Cup in 2026, Super Bowl LXI, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics in 2028, as well as concerts and other sporting events. 

Maldonado’s team works directly on day-to-day IT operations including support for game days, concerts and the Hollywood Park corporate IT environment. Since beginning his role, Maldonado has led cybersecurity efforts to secure network infrastructure for the stadium, including for Super Bowl LVI.

Before joining SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, Maldonado was a Senior IT Administrator at University of California, Berkeley where he was responsible for IT infrastructure on campus. Prior to UC Berkeley, Maldonado was a Senior IT Administrator at the Oakland Raiders responsible for corporate IT systems and football technology. 

Maldonado has over 15 years of experience across multiple areas including sports, large venues and campus technology.