Telecom Council Innovation Showcase 2026

Tech scouts from 12 cutting edge global telcos who serve over 3B customers across the countries along with select vendors, investors and startups building the future of the communications gather annual for a focused, high impact, and intimate annual meeting with telco case studies, startup pitches, technology demos, facilitated networking and prearranged, private meetings packed into a half day, can't-miss agenda.

  • Date:05/06/2026 12:00 PM - 05/06/2026 06:00 PM
  • Location 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (Map)
REGISTRATION

Description

 Our Innovation Showcase meeting is one we only do once a year, and where we turn the idea of a pitch session upside-down. The meeting will be focused on a very wide range of ideas around innovation in the telecom sector for 2026, with startups bringing the innovations, and network operators offering a path to market. Globally, the telecommunications industry is expected to generate revenues of approximately US$1.55 trillion in 2026, representing about a 2.7% increase over the previous year. Although telcos move steadily, they are a reliable partner that steadily collects revenues from the market, and sharing in that revenue by offering some innovation is attractive for startups.

Whether you're a seasoned telecom expert or a newcomer to the industry, this event is perfect for anyone working on the cutting edge of communications. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to browse demo tables, grow your network in Telco industry and meet future business partners innovating across telecom. See you there! 

Companies invited to pitch on this agenda are working on:

  • Unified Communications
  • Ai for customer experience
  • Communication solutions for energy efficiency
  • Cloud Security
  • And More!

DRAFT AGENDA

12:00 to 12:05: INTRODUCTIONS

Meet a few corporate investors who are watching this market segment


12:05 to 1:00: Opening segment by Alex Besen

Brought to you by Alex Besan, Founder and CEO of The Besen Group LLC

Topic TBD


1:00 to 2:00: COMPANY PITCHES Round One

6 young companies will introduce their technologies and take questions, company with technology to pitch can 

apply here

Opportunities to network are available, as well as reviewing demonstrations at the demo tables as well.

Companies working on: Internet Platform Stabilization,   Solar energy development for telecom, Self learning Ai Agents, Runtime Native Cloud Security Platform… and one spot open


1:00 to 1:450: Sponsor Segment
Brought to you by Neuron7.Ai
TBA on announcements on this sponsored segment.


1:45 to 2:35 - Networking Break/Lunch

Take a brief respite from the presentations and enjoy a networking lunch around the demo tables.


2:35 to 3:00: Networking Tour

A walkaround of the demo tables set up at the innovation showcase, allowing more time to get to know the up and coming companies of the telecom industry.


3:00-4:00: Company Pitches Round 2

 6 young companies will introduce their technologies and take questions and theirs still room for 1 more, company with technology to pitch can apply here

Opportunities to network are available, as well as reviewing demonstrations at the demo tables as well.

Companies working on: Internet Platform Stabilization,   Solar energy development for telecom, Self learning Ai Agents, Runtime Native Cloud Security Platform… and one spot open



6:00: Close Meeting