A conference proceeding apparatus a conference proceeding method for advancing a conference are provided. The conference proceeding apparatus includes an interface configured to receive an input, a display configured to display subjects of a conference in response to the interface receiving an input to start the conference, and a voice recognizer configured to recognize voices of participants of the conference. The conference proceeding apparatus further includes a voice-text converter configured to convert the recognized voices into texts, and a controller configured to register, in a record of the conference, the converted texts corresponding to the subjects.