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Agenda

Fall '26 Voice and Conversations on the Net
October 13–15, 2026 · Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center · Atlanta, Georgia

The Schedule is currently being curated by Jeff Pulver. It will be published around September 1st.

October 13 is set in full. The 14th and 15th have confirmed times and are still being curated session by session.

Early-bird pricing ends August 28, 2026After that, prices go up.

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What we cover

Some of the topics covered will include

Building on Spring '26 in Dallas, where more than 40 speakers from across North America and Europe took part.

  • Conversation capture, structuring and governance
  • vCons, and the state of the standard at the IETF
  • AI communication inside enterprise deployments
  • Compliance and analytics built on conversational memory
  • Contact center deployments, including regulated industries
  • What changes after a conversation ends

Session titles and speakers are published here as they are confirmed.

Oct 13

Pre-Conference Day — two co-located events

To learn vCons specifically, October 13 is the day. The Introduction to vCons Primer runs once, on the 13th. Sessions across all three days teach in their own way.

Track A · The 2026 vCon Summit A vCon Foundation event

Morning
Introduction to vCons Primer

Taught by Thomas McCarthy-Howe, CTO, vConic. There are four sections to be covered.

Lunch
Members only lunch

For members of The vCon Foundation. Included with membership.

Afternoon
vCon Issues of the Day

Update from IETF 126 and a deep dive into what is going on inside the world of vCons. Members of The vCon Foundation are encouraged to share updates on what they are doing with vCons.

Track B · 2026 VoiceAI LIVE!

Demos
Back-to-back live demonstrations

A day of live VoiceAI demonstrations brought to you by the companies driving the VoiceAI industry forward.

Q&A
Moderated Q&A

Following the demos, a moderated Q&A.

Pitch
The only place to pitch

The one opportunity at the conference for a Voice AI company to pitch. Then stay in the room. See what your competitors have built, watch the demos live, ask your questions. Listen and learn.

6:30 PM
VIP & Speaker Dinner

Speakers and VIP guests come together for the Speaker Dinner, continuing a tradition that has opened every conference curated by Jeff Pulver. Included with any VIP ticket.

Oct 14

Voice and Conversations on the Net

8:15 AM
Registration opens
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Sessions begin promptly at 9:00 AM

To be announced

12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch

Two hours. Many choices in the area.

2:00 – 5:30 PM
Afternoon sessions

To be announced

5:30 – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Oct 15

Voice and Conversations on the Net

8:30 AM
Registration opens
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Sessions begin promptly at 9:00 AM

To be announced

12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch

Two hours. Many choices in the area.

2:00 – 5:00 PM
Afternoon sessions

To be announced