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FALL '23 VON: Evolution
OCTOBER 31st - NOVEMBER 2nd 2023
​City Winery, NYC | 25 11th Avenue
Jeff Pulver has successfully brought back VON, with the launch of VON: Evolution. Pulver, the founder of Vonage and Free World Dialup (FWD), is one of the most recognized revolutionaries in the world of voice over IP (VoIP) and with VON, paved the way for cutting-edge communication technologies serving as the launch pad for many of the mainstream communications services and applications in use today.
At VON: Evolution you will meet people, from around the world, responsible for driving change and launching next-generation solutions. VON: Evolution continues to bring together a global community of communication industry disruptors. We continue to explore the NEXUS of: Telecom, AI, 6G, Blockchain.
The salon-like atmosphere of VON: Evolution will include fireside chats, hallway conversations and networking opportunities.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
2024 Outlook - Dean Bubley
Telecom / Blockchain Opportunities - Dean Tribble
5G / IOT Solutions - Syed Bari
Enterprise Wireless Connectivity & 5G - Dennis Specht
Ethic & Sustainable Conversational AI - Diego Gosmar
6G Revolution - Izzo Wane
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
Broadband Breakfast Panel - Drew Clark
Calling Line Identification (CLI) & Blockchain - Stefan Englebert
Connecting the Generation Gap with Graphic Novels / Comic Books + Tech - Paul Levitz
Creativity & Innovation in Communications - Jeff Pulver
Decentralizing Real-Time Communications - Ayush Ranjan
DePin Revolution - Mahesh Ramakrishnan
DevOps Stories - Looking Back at FWD - Ed Guy
Distruptive 5G Communication Communities - Deborah Simpier
How We All Got Started in Real-Time Communications - Alon Cohen
GSMA Blockchain Vision for Telecom Industry - Shamit Bhat
Programmable Smart Contracts with JavaScripts - Diego Lizarazo
Evolution of Healthy Communication - Tessa Brown
Evolution of PBS in the Internet Age - Larry Irving
Fashion Runway AI Evolution - Lior Cole
FreeSwitch Community Update - Abbi Minessale
Future of Connectivity - Suzanne Hellwig
Genesis of the Real-Time Web - Alon Cohen
Innovation in Communications - Dan Thygesen
Lessons from the Energy Industry - Andy Zetlan
Next Generation Spacecraft Logistics - Ian Fichtenbaum
Programmable Voice & AI - Pedro Sanders
Regulatory Conversation - Glenn Richards
Solving Mobile Payments in Africa - Hafeez Bana
Startup Pre-Funding Cleanup - What to do Before Your First Funding Round - Diana Bikbaeva
State of WebRTC - Dan Jenkins
Transforming the Digital Workspace - Fred Caicedo
VoIP Innovations - Iqram Magdon-Ismail
Watch This Space Podcast (WTS) LIVE - Chris Fine & Jon Arnold
FALL '23 VON: Evolution SPEAKERS
SURUCHI GUPTA
CEO, GIANT Protocol
Fireside Chat Topic:
Bandwidth Blockchain Trading
JEFF PULVER
Founder, pulver.com
Fireside Chat Host
ABBI MINESSALE
Community Developer, SignalWire
Fireside Chat Topic:
FreeSwitch Community Update
DAN JENKINS
Founder, Commcon | Everycast Labs | Nimble Ape
Fireside Chat Topic:
State of WebRTC
DEBORAH SIMPIER
CEO & Co-Founder, Althea
Fireside Chat Topic:
Distruptive 5G Communication Communities
IZZO WANE
CEO, Bloxtel
Fireside Chat Topic:
6G Revolution
DIANA BIKBAEVA
Attorney, Marashlian & Donahue PLLC
Fireside Chat Topic:
Startup Pre-Funding Cleanup - What To Do Before Your First Funding Round
DEAN TRIBBLE
CEO, Agoric
Fireside Chat Topic:
Telecom | Blockchain Opportunities
LIOR COLE
CEO, Novaverse
Fireside Chat Topic:
Fashion Runway AI Evolution
DEAN BUBLEY
Director, Disruptive Analysis Ltd
Fireside Chat Topic:
2024 Outlook
SHAMIT BHAT
Director of Product Management, GSMA
Fireside Chat Topic:
GSMA Blockchain Vision for Telecom Industry
GLENN RICHARDS
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Fireside Chat Topic:
Regulatory Discussion
HAFEEZ BANA
Founder, LeDunia
Fireside Chat Topic:
Solving Mobile Payments in Africa
JEREMY TOEMAN
Founder & CEO, Aug X Labs
Fireside Chat Topic:
AI Voice & Storytelling
STEFAN ENGLEBERT
Director, Aloaha Limited
Fireside Chat Topic:
Calling Line Identification (CLI) & Blockchain
ADAM MACGILL
Distinguished Engineer, BT Group
Fireside Chat Topic:
Bringing Back Trust in Communications
LARRY IRVING
Chairman, Board of Directors, PBS
Fireside Chat Topic:
Evolution of PBS in the Internet Age
DREW CLARK
CEO, Breakfast Media
Fireside Chat Topic:
Broadband Breakfast Panel
ANDY ABRAMSON
CEO, Comunicano
Co- Moderator
IQRAM MAGDON-ISMAIL
Founder, Smalltalk
Co-Founder, VENMO
Fireside Chat Topic:
VoIP Innovations
MAHESH RAMAKRISHNAN
Co-Founder, Escape Velocity (EV3)
Fireside Chat Topic:
DePIN Revolution
SYED BARI
CEO, BDATA Solutions
Fireside Chat Topic:
5G | IOT Solutions
Former CEO, DC Comics
Fireside Chat Topic:
Connecting the Generation Gap with Graphic Novels | Comic Books
ALAN DURIC
Co-Founder & COO/CTO, Wire
Fireside Chat Topic:
Age of Secure Messaging
CHRIS FINE
Technologist
Fireside Chat Topic:
Watch This Space (WTS) LIVE! with Jon Arnold
Fireside Chat with
Fred Caicedo
Founder, J Arnold & Associates
Fireside Chat Topic:
Watch This Space (WTS) LIVE! with Chris Fine
ANDY ZETLAN
President, Zetlan Consulting Services
Fireside Chat Topic:
Lessons From the Energy Industry
FRED CAICEDO
Global Head of Unified Communications, Content, PNC Bank
Fireside Chat Topic:
Transforming the Digital Workspace
DIEGO GOSMAR
Open Voice Network (Linux Foundation) Ambassador, Chief Evangelist, XCALLY
VON: Builder Presentation
Ethic & Sustainable Conversational AI
Co-Founder & CEO, Huddle01
VON: Builder Presentation
Decentralizing Real-Time Communications
SVP & GM Wholesale, Innovation & Partnerships, T-Mobile
Fireside Chat Topic:
Innovation in Communication
Co-Founder & CEO,
Germ Network
Fireside Chat Topic:
The Evolution of Healthy Communication
Co-Founder, VocalTec & EVP/CTO Phone.com
VON: Builder
How We All Got Started in Real-Time Communications
Director of Developer Relations, Agoric
VON: Builder
Programmable Smart Contracts with JavaScripts
SCHEDULE
VON: Builder
OCTOBER 31ST - NEW YORK CITY
8:30 AM - Registration
- Dan Jenkins
- Alon Cohen
- Ed Guy
- Diego Lizarazo
- Sobhan Nejad
- Pedro Sanders
- Abbi Minessale
- Ayush Ranjan
- Diego Gosmar
- Isaiah of Bland.ai
3:30 PM - Ending Remarks
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
8:00 AM - Registration Opens
8:45 AM - Welcome - Jeff Pulver
- Dan Jenkins
- Dennis Specht
- Glenn Richards
- Suruchi Gupta
- Larry Irving
11:45 AM - Lunch / Networking
12:45 PM - Fireside Chats Continue
- Ian Fichtenbaum
- Paul Levitz
- Dean Tribble
- Suzanne Helllwig
- Dan Thygesen
- Chris Fine & Fred Caicedo
- Tessa Brown
- Adam Macgill
- Deborah Simpier
- Jeremy Toeman
2:45 PM - Hallway Networking
5:00 PM - VIP Dinner
7:30 PM - Fall '23 VON: Evolution RECEPTION
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
8:45 AM - Doors Open
900 AM - Welcome Back
- Dean Bubley
- Diana Bikbaeva
- Syed Bari
- Izzo Wane
- Chris Fine & Jon Arnold
- AT&T Panel
- Shamit Bhat
- Iqram Magdon-Ismail & Lior Cole
11:30 AM - Working Lunch
12:15 PM - Fireside Chats Continue
- Drew Clark
- Andy Zetlan
- Hafeez Bana
- Abbi Minessale
- Stefan Englebert
2:15 PM - VON: Evolution Wrap Up
2:30 PM - Networking Continues Outside Venue
6:00 PM - Informal Gathering (location TBA)
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