December 1
6:30–8:30 PM ET
VIP Speaker Dinner
December 2
8:15 AM ET
Registration Opens
9:00–9:05 AM ET
Welcome
- Jeff Pulver — Chair, The vCon Foundation
9:05–9:25 AM ET
Fireside chat
- Anna Gomez — Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
- Glenn Richards — Member, Dickinson Wright
9:25–10:00 AM ET
Federal/State telecom regulatory update
- Glenn Richards — Moderator — Member, Dickinson Wright
- Steve Morris — NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
- Lynn Follansbee — Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, USTelecom
- Chris Shipley — Executive Director of Public Policy, INCOMPAS
10:00–10:35 AM ET
Federal/State AI regulatory panel
- Lee Petro — Moderator — Member, Dickinson Wright
- Mike Catalanotti — Principal Software Engineer, Unified Office
- Sri Ramachandran — CEO & Co-founder, Cortega
- Kedhar Sankararaman — Policy Counsel, Association for Competitive Technology
10:35–10:50 AM ET
Break
10:50–11:25 AM ET
Robocall update
- Kevin Rupy — Moderator — Partner, Wiley
- Michael Nemcik — Senior Associate, Nelson Mullins
- Ron Kerbs — Founder & CEO, Kidas
- Randy Warshaw — CEO, Provenant
11:25 AM–12:00 PM ET
Managing Consent
- David Carter — Moderator — President & CEO, Ecommerce Innovation Alliance
- Anna Quint — Executive Director, Campaign Verify
- Mike Somers — Co-Founder & COO, Beetexting
- Tyler Bridegan — Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
12:00–12:20 PM ET
Closing Morning Remarks
- Blair Levin — Policy Analyst, New Street Research
12:30–2:00 PM ET
Lunch Break
Lunch is not included. The schedule reserves 12:30–2:00 PM for attendees to have lunch and network with the attending community.
2:00–2:15 PM ET
The State of vCons and AI Communication
- Jeff Pulver — Chair, The vCon Foundation
- Thomas McCarthy-Howe — CTO, Vconic
2:15–2:30 PM ET
Beyond Emotion Labels: What Should Voice AI Do Next?
- Yaron Seidman — Founder & CEO, MyWayv
2:30–2:45 PM ET
From Conversation to Root Cause: Turning vCons into Operational Intelligence
- Justin Massey — Founder, Relay Hawk
2:45–3:15 PM ET
VoiceAI LIVE! Demos
3:15–3:30 PM ET
Keeping People in the Loop
- Audrey Hayn — Co-Founder, MindMaking
3:30–3:45 PM ET
Break
3:45–4:15 PM ET
Compliance, Memory and Trust: Live Demos
- Thomas McCarthy-Howe — CTO, Vconic
- Sri Ramachandran — CEO & Co-founder, Cortega
- Dean Landsman — Strategy & Business Development, JLINC
- James Lee — CEO, Inlayer
- RJ Burnham — Founder & CEO, Consig AI
4:15–4:30 PM ET
Closing Reflections: Where Policy Meets Practice
with voices from across the day
- Jeff Pulver — Chair, The vCon Foundation
