> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Join the Leading Disruptors in Telecom and Communications at VON: Evolution - URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/join-the-leading-disruptors-in-telecom-and-communications-at-von-evolution/ - Published: 2023-10-27T16:50:51.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-11T06:10:40.000Z - Description: At VON: Evolution From Oct. 31-Nov. 2, you’ll meet the change makers in the communications industry in New York CIty. - Author: Drew Clark - Tags: Broadband's Impact, Abbi Minessale, Adam Macgill, Alan Duric, Alon Cohen, Andy Zetlan, Broadband Breakfast, Chris Fine, Dan Jenkins, Dan Thygesen, Dean Bubley, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 09:59, #added-preview-divider 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](https://www.vonevolution.com/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).** **Register for the event using the [Broadband Breakfast 15% discount](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-23-von-evolution-tickets-623282674257?discount=Broadband&ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).** #### *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 Vista LIC Hotel Best Western \* 27-05 39th Ave \* Long Island City #### *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](https://www.vonevolution.com/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).** **Register for the event using the [Broadband Breakfast 15% discount](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-23-von-evolution-tickets-623282674257?discount=Broadband&ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).**