# From Pitch to Pilot: How Corporates Partner and Build

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**Date:** March 15, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** JW Marriott / Salon E  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Startups  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Daniel Rodriguez Siller** — Corporate Venturing Director
- **Antoine Woods** — Sr Lead, Innovation
- **Tiffany Johnson** — Director, Strategic Startups
- **Stefanie Diaz** — Principal Of Innovation And Venture Strategy

Startups are often pitched on “strategic partnerships” with large companies, but most never progress beyond a pilot. This panel features innovation leaders from a healthcare innovation and venture arm, a mobility and sustainability-focused enterprise, and a national restaurant brand redefining service through digital innovation. Together, they’ll unpack how corporates build new ventures, and what it takes for founders to gain traction and create lasting value with enterprise partners.

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