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Fall '23 VON: Evolution

October 31 - November 2 | New York City

Join the Leading Disruptors in Telecom and Communications today

At VON: Evolution you have the unique opportunity to meet the change makers in the communications industry. The people responsible for driving changes and launching next-generation solutions. We are bringing together a global community of communication industry disruptors. You not only get to hear from them in person but also network with them during the conference. 

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Dan Thygesen

SVP & GM Wholesale, Innovation & Partnerships, T-Mobile

Fireside Chat Topic:

Innovation in Communications

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Dan Jenkins

Founder, Commcon/Everycast Labs

VON: Builder:

Controlling Physical Devices with WebRTC

Fireside Chat Topic:

State of WebRTC

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Suzanne Hellwig

AVP, 5G Ecosystem & Alliances, AT&T

Fireside Chat Topic:

Future of Connectivity

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Suruchi Gupta

CEO, GIANT Protocol

Fireside Chat Topic:

Bandwidth as an Asset Class

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Shamit Bhat

Director Product Management, GSMA

Fireside Chat Topic:

GSMA Blockchain Vision for Telecom Industry

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Dean Bubley

Director, Disruptive Analysis Ltd.

Fireside Chat Topic:

2024 Outlook

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Adam Macgill

Distinguished Engineer, BT Group

Fireside Chat Topic:

Bringing Back Trust in Communications Industry

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Fred Caicedo

Global Head of Unified Communications, Content & Collaboration, PNC Bank

Fireside Chat Topic:

Transforming the Digital Workspace

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Dean Tribble

CEO, Agoric

Fireside Chat Topic:

Telecom | Blockchain Opportunities

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Abbi Minessale

Community Developer, SignalWire

VON: Builder:

FreeSwitch Community Update

Fireside Chat Topic:

FreeSwitch Community Update

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Glen Richards

Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

VON: Builder:

VON Coalition Update

Fireside Chat Topic:

Regulatory Conversation 

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Diana Bikbaeva

Attorney, Marashlian & Donahue PLLC

Fireside Chat Topic:

Startup Pre-Funding Cleanup - What to do Before Your First Funding Round

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Larry Irving

Chairman Board of Directors, PBS

Fireside Chat Topic:

Evolution of PBS in the Internet Age

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Jeff Pulver

Founder, Pulver.com

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Drew Clark

CEO, Breakfast Media

Fireside Chat Topic:

Broadband Breakfast Panel

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Chris Fine

Technologist

Fireside Chat Topic:

Watch This Space (WTS) Podcast Live!

Transforming the Digital Workspace

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Jon Arnold

Founder, J Arnold Associates

Fireside Chat Topic:

Watch This Space (WTS) Podcast Live!

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Jeremy Toeman

Founder, Aug X Labs

Fireside Chat Topic:

AI Voice & Storytelling

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Andy Zetlan

President, Zetlan Consulting Services

Fireside Chat Topic:

Lessons From the Energy Industry

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Iqram Magdon-Ismall

Founder, Smalltalk Co-Founder, VENMO

Fireside Chat Topic:

VoIP Innovations

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Lior Cole

CEO, Novaverse

Fireside Chat Topic:

VoIP Innovations

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Mahesh Ramakrishnan

Co-Founder, Escape Velocity (EV3)

Fireside Chat Topic:

DePIN Revolution

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Paul Levitz

Former CEO, DC Comics

Fireside Chat Topic:

Connecting the Generation Gap with Graphic Novels

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Pedro Sanders

Fonoster

VON: Builder:

Programmable Voice & AI

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Andy Abramson

CEO, Comunicano

Fireside Chat: Co - Moderator

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Diego Gosmar

Open Voice Network (Linux Foundation) Ambassador, Chief Evangelist, XCALLY

VON: Builder:

Ethic and Sustainable Converstional AI

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Tessa Brown

Co-Founder & CEO, Germ Network

Fireside Chat Topic:

Cryptography for Our Everyday Lives

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Syed Bari

CEO, BDATA Solutions

Fireside Chat Topic:

5G / IOT Solutions

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Diego Lizarazo

Director of Developer Relations, Agoric

VON: Builder:

Programmable Smart Contracts with JavaScripts

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Ian Fichtenbaum

Founder & CEO, SpaceRig

Fireside Chat Topic:

Space-based Networks: Current & Future

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Henning Westerholt

Senior IT Operations & Software Development Manager, GILAWA Ltd

VON: Builder

Kamailio as Building Block for Voice & AI Platforms

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Kelly Green

Chief Strategy Officer, TelcoDR

Fireside Chat Topic:

Future of Connectivity

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Dhananjay Deshpande

Director of Engineering, Bloomberg Real Time Communication (RTC)
VON: Builder:

Building RTC Applications in Finance

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Ron Thornton

Consulting Engineer, Unified Office

Fireside Chat Topic:

The Caller ID Mess

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Thomas Howe

CTO, Strolid

VON: Builder:

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Ed Guy

CTO, FWD

VON: Builder:

DevOps Stories: Looking Back at FWD

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Dennis Specht

Founder & CEO, Redevi Inc

Fireside Chat Topic:

Enterprise Wireless Connectivity & 5G

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Alon Cohen

Co-Founder, VocalTec & EVP/CTO, Phone.com
VON: Builder:

How We All Got Started in Real-Time Communications

Fireside Chat Topic:

Genesis of the Real-Time Web

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Alan Duric

Co-Founder/COO/CTO, Wire

Fireside Chat Topic:

Age of Secure Messaging

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Joe Plotkin

Director of Business Development, Stealth Communications

Panel Discussion:

Building Beyond BEAD

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David Gilford

Head of Policy & Strategic Partnerships, Sidewalk Infrastucture Partners

Panel Discussion:

Building Beyond BEAD

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Simon Bradbrook

Sales Engineer, Snom Americas

VON: Builder:

Fall '23 VON: Evolution 
SCHEDULE (as of 10-15-23)

VON: Builder
OCTOBER 31ST at:

NYC Office of
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC
31 West 52nd Street, NYC


9:00 AM - Registration - Main Lobby with Security & Name Badges on 28th Floor
10:00 AM 

Welcome 
- Jeff Pulver & Dan Jenkins - Founder, Commcon | Everycast Labs | Nimble Ape 
-Fireside Chat with Jeff: How We All Got Started in Real-Time Communications - Alon Cohen - Co-Founder, VocalTec & EVP/CTO, Phone.com
- FreeSwitch Community Update - Abbi Minessale - Community Developer, SignalWire 
- Programmable Voice & AI - Pedro Sanders - Fonoster Project 
11:10 AM
- Ethic & Sustainable Conversational AI- Diego Gosmar - Open Voice Network (Linux Foundation) Ambassador, Chief Evangelist, XCALLY 
- Building RTC Applications in Finance - Dhananjay Deshpande - Director of Engineering, Bloomberg Real Time Communication (RTC)
- Controlling Physical Devices with WebRTC - Dan Jenkins - Founder, Commcon | Everycast Labs | Nimble Ape 
12:10 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch Break 
1:50 PM

- VON Coalition Update - Glenn Richards - Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 
- TBA- Simon Bradbrook - Sales Engineer, Snom Americas
- Kamailio as Building Block for Voice & AI Platforms - Henning Westerholt - Senior IT Operations & Software Development Manager, GILAWA Ltd
- Programmable Smart Contracts with JavaScripts - Diego Lizarazo - Director of Developer Relations, Agoric
- TBA
- Thomas Howe - CTO, Strolid
- DevOps Stories: Looking Back at FWD - Ed Guy - CTO, FWD 
3:30 PM - Ending Remarks

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
VON: Evolution Day 1
City Winery

2nd Floor
25 11th Avenue, NYC


8:00 AM - Registration Opens

9:00 AM - Welcome - Jeff Pulver
- Genesis of the Real-Time Web - Alon Cohen - Co-Founder, VocalTec &  EVP/CTO, Phone.com
- State of WebRTC - Dan Jenkins- Founder, Commcon | Everycast Labs | Nimble Ape 
- Enterprise Wireless Connectivity & 5G - Dennis Specht - Founder & CEO, Redevi 
10:00 AM
- GSMA Blockchain Vision for Telecom Industry - Shamit Bhat - Director of Product Management, GSMA
- VoIP Innovations - Iqram Magdon-Ismail Founder, Smalltalk & Co-Founder, VENMO & Lior Cole - CEO, Novaverse
- Transforming the Digital Workspace - Fred Caicedo - Global Head of Unified Communications, Content and Collaboration, PNC Bank & Chris Fine Technologist 
- Regulatory Conversation - Glenn Richards - Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 
11:00 AM
- Bandwidth as an Asset Class - Suruchi Gupta - CEO, GIANT Protocol 
- Evolution of PBS in the Internet Age - Larry Irving - Chairman, Board of Directors, PBS 
Innovation in Communications - Dan Thygesen - SVP & GM Wholesale, Innovation & Partnerships, T-Mobile 
11:50 AM - 12:30 Lunch / Networking
12:30 PM - Fireside Chats Continue

- Age of Secure Messaging - Alan Duric - Co-founder & COO/CTO, Wire
- Connecting the Geneneration Gap with Graphic Novels - Paul Levitz - Former CEO, DC Comics 
- Watch This Space (WTS) Podcast Live! -Jon Arnold Founder, J Arnold Associates  Chris Fine Technologist 
- 5G | IOT Solutions - Syed Bari - CEO, BDATA Solutions
1:30 PM
- DePin Revolution - Mahesh Ramakrishnan - Co-founder, Escape Velocity (EV3)
- Telecom / Blockchain Opportunities - Dean Tribble - CEO, Agoric 

- Future of Connectivity - Suzanne Helllwig - AVP, 5G Ecosystem & Alliances, AT&T  Kelly Green Chief Strategy Officer, TelcoDR
2:30 PM - Recap of Day 1 - Jeff Pulver 

4:30 PM - VIP Speaker Dinner 

Vista LIC Hotel Best Western * 27-05 39th Ave * Long Island City
7:30 PM - Fall '23 VON: Evolution RECEPTION
Vista LIC Hotel Best Western * 27-05 39th Ave * Long Island City

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
VON: Evolution Day 2
City Winery
2nd Floor

25 11th Avenue, NYC

8:30 AM - REGISTRATION
9:00 AM
- Welcome Back - Jeff Pulver
- FreeSwitch Community Update - Abbi Minessale - Community Developer, SignalWire 
- Startup Pre-Funding Cleanup - What to do Before Your First Funding Round - Diana Bikbaeva - Attorney, Marashlian & Donahue PLLC
- 2024 Outlook - Dean Bubley - Director, Disruptive Analysis Ltd.
- The Caller ID Mess - Ron Thornton - Consulting Engineer, Unified Office
10:10 AM- Bringing Back Trust in Communications Industry - Adam Macgill - Distinguished Engineer, BT Group
- Lessons from the Energy Industry - Andy Zetlan - President, Zetlan Consulting Services
- Cryptography for Our Everyday Lives - Tessa Brown - Co-Founder & CEO, Germ Network
11:10 AM- AI Voice & Storytelling - Jeremy Toeman - Founder & CEO, Aug X Labs
11:30 AM - Networking
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM LUNCH with Special Musical Guest
12:30 PM - Fireside Chats Continue

- The State of Now - Jeff Pulver Founder, pulver.com
- Space-based Networks: Current & Future - Ian Fichtenbaum - Founder & CEO, SpaceRig
- Building Beyond BEAD - Drew Clark - CEO, Breakfast Media Joe Plotkin - Director of Business Development, Stealth Communications David Gilford - Head of Policy & Strategic Partnerships, Sidewalk Infrastucture Partners
1:35 PM - NETWORKING
2:10 PM - VON: Evolution Wrap Up - Jeff Pulver Founder, pulver.com

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Fall '23 VON: Evolution 
TOPICS Include:

2024 Outlook - Dean Bubley
5G / IOT Solutions - Syed Bari

Telecom / Blockchain Opportunities - Dean Tribble
Enterprise Wireless Connectivity & 5G - Dennis Specht
State of WebRTC - Dan Jenkins
Controlling Physical Devices with WebRTC - Dan Jenkins

The Age of Secure Messaging - Alan Duric
AI Voice Conversation - Jeremy Toeman
Bandwidth as an Asset Class - Suruchi Gupta
Bringing Back Trust in Commmunications Industry - Adam Macgill
Building Beyond BEAD - Drew Clark, David Gilford & Joe Plotkin
Connecting the Generation Gap with Graphic Novels - Paul Levitz

Building RTC Applications in Finance - Dhananjay Deshpande

Creativity & Innovation in Communications - Jeff Pulver
DePin Revolution - Mahesh Ramakrishnan
Distruptive 5G Communication Communities - JP Ziegler 
GSMA Blockchain Vision for Telecom Industry - Shamit Bhat
DevOps Stories: Looking Back at TWP - Ed Guy
Ethic & Sustainable Conversational AI - Diego Gosmar
Cryptography for Our Everyday Lives - Tessa Brown
The Caller ID Mess - Ron Thornton
Evolution of PBS in the Internet Age - Larry Irving
VoIP Innovations - Lior Cole & Iqram Magdon-Ismail
FreeSwitch Community Update - Abbi Minessale
Future of Connectivity - Suzanne Hellwig & Kelly Green
Genesis of the Real-Time Web - Alon Cohen

How We All Got Started in Real-Time Communications - Alon Cohen
Innovation in Communication - Dan Thygesen
Lessons from the Energy Industry - Andy Zetlan
Space-based Networks: Current & Future - Ian Fichtenbaum
Programmable Voice & AI - Pedro Sanders
Regulatory Conversation - Glenn Richards
Startup Pre-Funding Cleanup - What to do Before Your First Funding Round - Diana Bikbaeva
Programmable Smart Contracts with JavaScripts - Diego Lizarazo
Transforming the Digital Workspace - Fred Caicedo
Watch This Space Podcast (WTS) LIVE - Chris Fine & Jon Arnold
Kamailio as Building Block for Voice & AI Platforms - Henning Westerholt

Why Attend

Hear From Industry Leaders

We’ve gathered industry insiders with a working knowledge of not only what’s happening now, but what will happen next. Our speakers are subject matter experts in Telecom, AI, 6G and Blockchain. They are on the cutting edge of their fields. 

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Learn About Industry Trends

This is your chance to hear about new industry trends live and in person. Not just from the stage, but in one-on-one and group conversations with our speakers. Want to get ahead of the lastest trends in your industry and get future perspectives? We’ve got you covered!  

Network With Industry
Disruptors

Ever been to an event where you see a speaker, love their presentation, then never have the opportunity to talk to them directly? Not at VON: Evolution! We designed our gathering so you have the opportunity to meet with them in person and have meaningful, thought-provoking conversations.

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