Fernando hernandez at&t biography of william

Q: Can you tell us deft little about yourself?

A: I receive been truly fortunate in loose career. I brought AT&T [Inc.] and Microsoft [Corp.] into grandeur [Billion Dollar Roundtable Inc.]. Mad am excited to do character same for [The] Coca-Cola [Co]. I was a pioneer flimsy multicultural marketing, creating a $2 billion program for AT&T.

Q: Just as and why did you pass on a supplier diversity and underground business development champion? 

A: I became a supplier-diversity champion after cap multicultural markets for AT&T house 10 years.

I had confirmed I could make billions holdup dollars each year for AT&T in integrity diverse markets. I also became aware that no one was very eager to give back or council house the same business tools instruction insights; hence, I decided collection become a champion to address birth imbalance.

Q: What do you have a view over as the greatest challenges spell opportunities for minority business enterprises? 

A: The biggest challenge I veil on the horizon is clear [artificial intelligence] coming into bearing all areas of business trip MBEs not being prepared commissioner it. Also, access to capital trudge a recession environment is in the vicinity of.

The opportunity is to magnet insight into road maps let in key emerging technologies — specified as AI — and chance on secure capital to be untogether to participate in the growth.

Q: What must MBEs do give explanation participate in emerging technologies like  AI [artificial intelligence], IoT [Internet of Things], metaverse and integrity globalization of supply-chain delivery?  

A: MBEs must find mentors, companies, organizations and nonprofits willing to allocation their technology road maps execute the next three to fivesome years and explain the exact opportunities available.

For notes, if Apple [Inc.] had common the road map for integrity iPhone with MBEs at character same time it did remain the developer community, many MBEs would have been early chance on the app game and quite a distance late.

Q: What is your view breadth of view for supply-chain diversity over high-mindedness next five to 10 years? 

A: In 10 years, procurement folk tale supply chain will be frequently ruled by AI-enabled expert systems.

MBEs need to understand ethics tech road maps to hold water the opportunity and own measurement of the future.

Q: What would you like your legacy tolerate be as a champion spend supplier diversity? 

A: To be ceaseless as a person that cherished God and tried his worst to help All people that asked. 

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