Tech pioneer previews the world’s first VCon-focused conference and the protocols reshaping AI, business conversations, and communications strategy

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – At Cloud Connections 2025, Jeff Pulver, internet telephony pioneer and CEO of the newly launched vCon Foundation, joined Technology Reseller News to preview the first-ever VCon Conference, taking place April 22–24 in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

Pulver described vCon—short for “virtualized conversation”—as a new file format standard, backed by the IETF, that captures and structures conversations across voice, chat, email, and messaging platforms. More than just a storage format, vCon is the key, he says, to unlocking insights, building memory into AI systems, and enabling truly intelligent, context-aware communications.

“For anyone trying to manage unstructured data, better understand support calls, or just improve customer engagement—this is it,” Pulver said. “If you’re asking yourself what you can actually do with AI in your business, the answer is two words: virtualized conversations.”

The upcoming VCon event will focus on three core themes:

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2. Theory and Protocols – Understanding VCon and SCITT (Supply Chain Integrity, Transparency, and Trust)
   
3. Industry Activation – Product and service announcements from companies integrating the standard
   
4. Interop Testing – The first public interoperability event for VCon-compatible platforms
   

Pulver, who famously launched Free World Dialup and co-founded Vonage, emphasized the disruptive potential of this new standard: “We’ve never had a universal file format for conversations before. With VCon, any AI tool, from any vendor, can now understand and analyze that data.”

He also announced a related initiative called TAFI (Trust Agent Framework for AI), which incorporates VCon for memory and SCITT for trust—a new model for AI transparency and reliability.

Pulver, who now refers to himself as Chief Evangelist Officer of the vCon Foundation, promised attendees real value: “If you show up and don’t learn something new, I’ll refund your registration. That’s how confident I am.”

With rapid enterprise AI adoption underway, Pulver sees VCon as the missing link. “Conversations matter. Memory matters. And VCon brings them together.”

Learn more and register: www.vonevolution.com/spring25-vcon