VON: Evolution Events Inc
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.
Ron Thornton
Consulting Engineer, Unified Office
Fireside Chat Topic:
The Caller ID Mess
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
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.
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.