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MEF Leadership Forum Indonesia 2025 – in pictures Event RoundupMEF Webinars & Workshops

MEF Leadership Forum Indonesia 2025 – in pictures

MEF Leadership Forum Indonesia 2025 – created in collaboration with Telin, brought together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers in Jakarta on 2 October for a powerful day of insight and collaboration. Under the theme “From Telco APIs to Agentic AI – Transforming Southeast Asia’s Connected Future,” the forum explored how…
Sam Hill
October 7, 2025
Wireless Wars, Emerging Networks & AI: A Conversation with Jon Pelson Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Webinars & Workshops

Wireless Wars, Emerging Networks & AI: A Conversation with Jon Pelson

MEF Advisor Paul Ruppert welcomes telecom veteran and Wireless Wars author Jon Pelson for a discussion on how emerging networks shape AI, security, and global competitiveness. Pelson’s book, published in 2021, chronicled how the West squandered its lead in wireless technology, paving the way for China’s Huawei to dominate the…
Sam Hill
October 1, 2025
MEF CONNECTS Anti Fraud 2025 – in pictures Anti-fraudEvent RoundupMEF Webinars & Workshops

MEF CONNECTS Anti Fraud 2025 – in pictures

We were back onstage in the heart of London last week as MEF CONNECTS Anti-Fraud 2025 brought together operators, CPaaS providers, vendors, content providers, hyperscalers, and policymakers to address fraud in the mobile ecosystem. The event featured expert-led panels on regulation, collaboration models, AI’s dual role in fraud and prevention,…
Sam Hill
September 24, 2025
Global Carrier Billing & Mobile Payments Summit 2025 – in pictures Event RoundupMEF Webinars & WorkshopsPayments & Commerce

Global Carrier Billing & Mobile Payments Summit 2025 – in pictures

MEF returned to Amsterdam last week for Global Carrier Billing & Mobile Payments Summit 2025. Over two packed days, representatives from Mobile Network Operators throughout the UK, Europe, Africa, LatAm and the Middle East met to share knowledge, showcase regional successes and tackle the challenges surrounding DCB and Mobile Payments.…
Sam Hill
September 17, 2025
Leadership at Mach Speed: Insights from Admiral Mike “Nasty” Manazir for Telecom Innovators Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Webinars & Workshops

Leadership at Mach Speed: Insights from Admiral Mike “Nasty” Manazir for Telecom Innovators

MEF Advisor Paul R. Ruppert is joined by Admiral Mike “Nasty” Manazir, a Top Gun graduate, F14 and Super Hornet pilot, Carrier Strike Group commander, Pentagon strategist, Boeing executive, and author of Learn How to Lead to Win, to examine what defines effective leadership in today’s hyperconnected and high variance…
Sam Hill
September 9, 2025
Unlocking the Power of Phone Number Intelligence at MEF Leadership Forum Canada Anti-fraudMEF Webinars & Workshops

Unlocking the Power of Phone Number Intelligence at MEF Leadership Forum Canada

At this year’s MEF Leadership Forum in Canada, Somos’ VP, Business Development, Bill LaRuffa, took the stage to share a critical message: phone numbers are no longer just conduits for communication — they’re data-rich assets that can drive trust, transparency and performance in today’s communications ecosystem. The session and the…
Sam Hill
August 13, 2025
Sophisticated Schemes Call For Sophisticated Services: How Real-Time Data is Taking a Bite Out of Crime Anti-fraudMEF Webinars & WorkshopsMessaging Channels

Sophisticated Schemes Call For Sophisticated Services: How Real-Time Data is Taking a Bite Out of Crime

In a recent MEF webinar Nicholas Rossman, MEF Director of Programmes was joined by Bradley Greer, Vice President, Data Solutions & Product Marketing at netnumber, who shed light on the power of harnessing next-generation insights at the phone number level to circumvent fraudulent activities and establish trust with phone numbers…
Sam Hill
June 4, 2025
Webinar: The Future of Wholesale Messaging: Trends, Challenges & Innovations Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Webinars & Workshops

Webinar: The Future of Wholesale Messaging: Trends, Challenges & Innovations

MEF's Isabelle Paradis is joined by Evgeniya Pikina, VP Business Development at Mitto, to discuss the evolving A2P messaging landscape, the enduring value of SMS, the role of AI in fraud prevention, and why trusted partnerships and service quality are key to long-term success in enterprise communications. In the shifting…
Sam Hill
May 20, 2025
Webinar: Containers to Connectivity; The Ripple Effect of Tariffs on Telecoms Anti-fraudMEF Webinars & Workshops

Webinar: Containers to Connectivity; The Ripple Effect of Tariffs on Telecoms

MEF Advisor and telecom strategy consultant Paul Ruppert is joined by Ambassador Frank Lavin, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ambassador to Singapore, for a high-stakes conversation on how new U.S. tariffs are reshaping global telecommunications—from infrastructure to innovation. This webinar explores the second-order impacts beyond ports…
Sam Hill
May 6, 2025
The Conversational Commerce Shift: Ushering in a New Messaging Era Event RoundupMEF Webinars & WorkshopsMEFTVMessaging Channels

The Conversational Commerce Shift: Ushering in a New Messaging Era

Caitlin Long, Senior Director for Product Management & Strategy at Bandwidth, shares an overview of their session from MEF Global Forum 2025 in Barcelona, where she and Stephanie Lashley explored the shift towards "conversational" commerce and how you can best prepare for and embrace this new era in business messaging.…
Sam Hill
May 1, 2025
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