Join the Leading Disruptors in Telecom and Communications at VON: Evolution

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2023 – Broadband Breakfast is pleased to be a Media Sponsor of VON: Evolution, taking place in New York City on October 31, 2023-November 2, 2023.

At the event, you’ll 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.

See the full schedule on the VON: Evolution web page.

Register for the event using the Broadband Breakfast 15% discount.

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
– 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
– Decentralizing Real-Time Communications- Ayush Ranjan – Co-Founder & CEO, Huddle01
– DevOps Stories: Looking Back at FWD – Ed Guy – CTO, FWD
3:30 PM – Ending Remarks

VON: Evolution Day 1 | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st

At: 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
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VON: Evolution Day 2 | ‘THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd

At: 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
– Evolution of Healthy Communication – Tessa Brown – Co-Founder & CEO, Germ Network
11:10 AM- AI Voice & Storytelling – Jeremy Toeman – Founder & CEO, Aug X Labs
– Distruptive 5G Communication Communities – Deborah Simpier – Co-Founder & CEO, Althea
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
– Broadband Breakfast Panel – Drew Clark – CEO, Breakfast Media
– Blockchain & The Telco Back Office – Mark Bystriansky– Co-Founder, Emeldi Group
1:35 PM – NETWORKING
2:10 PM – VON: Evolution Wrap Up – Jeff Pulver – Founder, pulver.com

See the full schedule on the VON: Evolution web page.

Register for the event using the Broadband Breakfast 15% discount.