MEF CEO Dario Betti will kick off the conference by welcoming the members and setting the agenda for the day.

• Dario Betti, CEO – MEF

Join Steve Legge, CEO of netnumber Global Data Services, in Miami as he dives into some of today’s hottest telecom topics. From phone number hacking to robocalling scams, Steve will talk about how cybercriminals are exploiting phone numbers for illegal activities and how phone number data intelligence can help.

• Dario Betti, CEO – MEF
• Steve Legge, CEO – netnumber

In this headline, Former FCC General Counsel Tom M. Johnson Jr discusses why every company needs a regulatory strategy and how the FCC looks at its role in the ecosystem.

• Tom M. Johnson Jr. – Former FCC General Counsel and Partner, Wiley-Rein

Is cybersecurity ready to save the industry? Can we secure networks against phishing and spamming attacks that can damage reputation and A2P revenues?

• TJ Thinakaran, Content & Strategy Advisor – MEF
• Stephanie Huf, CMO – ENEA AB
• Simeon Coney, Head of Business Development – ENEA AdaptiveMobile Security

Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging continues to reinvent how rich, brand-focused content is delivered to consumers via their most desirable platform: their mobile device. Inextricably linked to the individual, mobile devices have become a prime tool for creating better engagement, more satisfying brand experiences, increasingly tailored and personalized communications and more — all of which are key to maintaining a competitive edge in a digital marketplace. However, on the backend, architecting robust and secure A2P via 10DLC is crucial due to this solution’s close link to customer identities and information. Ensuring trust between service providers, enterprises and end users is the most vital element of supporting this tool’s increasing value — and that process rests on the ability to reliably identify, verify and vet phone number intelligence data so that the mobile ecosystem can route rich messaging without fear or fraud or other service vulnerabilities.

In this panel, attendees will gain a detailed view into the full scope of how 10DLC/A2P services can be security and reliably provisioned. Attendees will hear from a range of the industry’s leading service providers and A2P experts, which span from information vetting to message routing, about how business messages can remain fully empowered (and protected) with data-powered methods that underscore trust in the ecosystem above all. With this information on hand, attendees can leave the panel feeling better equipped to take advantage of robust omnichannel communications for the advancement of their business goals while fostering trust and allowing for more streamlined communications.

• Dario Betti, CEO – MEF
• Catalin Badea, Senior Director, Product Management, netnumber Global Data Services
• John Bruner, CEO, Aegis Mobile
• Chris Wright, VP – Syniverse
• Stefan Heller, VP, The Campaign Registry

This panel will discuss everyting from TCPA, the FCC and 5G (and fields questions from the audience)

• TJ Thinakaran, Content & Strategy Advisor – MEF
• Glenn Richards, Partner – Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Kevin Rupy, Partner – Wiley Rein
• Mike Hazzard, Partner – DLA Piper

In this session, the leaders at the forefront of RCS adoption go beyond product and feature discussions and share how RCS makes messaging safe and trusted. In that context, they discuss the current challenges around adoption and interoperability.

• TJ Thinakaran, Content & Strategy Advisor – MEF
• David Fernandez Vinuales, Strategic Partnerships Lead, Rich Business Messaging – Google
• Stuart Mitchell, Global Product & Business Development, Rich Messaging – Sinch
• Ramy Riad, Head of Future Messaging – Webex CPaaS, Cisco
• Silvija Renusa, Senior Product Partnership Manager – Infobip

A Direct Connect Aggregator view on 10DLC, CPaaS, Global Reach, and Meaningful Conversations.

• Dario Betti, CEO – MEF
• Jonathan Vimont, Director, US Messaging Products – Sinch
• Meredith Weigman, Product Manager – Sinch
• David Schwind, Product Manager – Sinch
• Brien Jones-Lantzy, Compliance Manager – Sinch

In this right meets left fireside chat, two leaders in the political texting world discuss the changes in the GOTV landscape for 2026 elections.

• Krishna Ghodiwala, Founder & CEO – Axsent.io
• Thomas Peters, Founder & CEO – RumbleUp
• David Diggs, CEO – Diggs & Associates

How can the industry react to the attacks and build a stronger and suistainable platform for business messaging.

• TJ Thinakaran, Content & Strategy Advisor – MEF
• Bella Simon, Director, Sales – Growth Telesign
• Nate Kliger, Senior Director, Messaging Strategy – Attentive Mobile
• Anurag Dodeja, Senior Director, Product Management – Twilio
• Munz Bharde, Senior Director – Neustar

Text messaging fraud continues to impact mobile subscribers, and this is more than just a nuisance. Sophisticated fraudsters have devised a multitude of schemes to steal personal information, online account credentials and money.

Join this fireside chat to learn more about the hottest tools that the telecom industry is providing to mitigate such damaging and costly fraud. From phone number intelligence flagging invalid or downright fraudulent numbers to advanced techniques going beyond the message content to assess the fraud risk holistically, these critical tools hold the key to fraud prevention. Such vital innovations can thwart fraudulent messages even before they reach carrier networks.

Speakers for this fireside chat include fraud prevention experts Catalin Badea, Sr. Director of Product Management at netnumber Global Data Services, and Ian Matthews, President & CEO at WMC Global.

• Catalin Badea, Senior Director, Product Management – netnumber Global Data Services
• Ian Matthews, President & CEO – WMC Global

Noah Rafalko holds several US and international patents using blockchain providing phone networks KYCCC for more secure and trusted communications. In this forward looking vision Rafalko speaks to a future where decentralized networks can build better trust incorporating Self-Sovereign Identity-SSI.

• TJ Thinakaran, Content & Strategy Advisor – MEF
• Noah Rafalko, CEO – TSG Global
• Randy Warshaw, CEO, Provenant

A look at the Canadian Market: how is business messaging is evolving? A preview to the joint CWTA/MEF event to be held in Toronto on July 18.

• Dario Betti, CEO – MEF
• Paul Wheeler, VP – Twilio
• Caitlin O’Neill, Manager – CWTA

Co Founder and CEO Jack Philbin will share his thoughts on over 20 years in the industry and where he thinks the industry is headed next.

• Dario Betti, CEO – MEF
• Jack Philbin, Co Founder and CEO – Vibes