MEF CONNECTS Wholesale
September 14 - September 15
MEF CONNECTS Wholesale 2022 will be a 2-day online event bringing together stakeholders from across the industry – analysts, representatives from other trade organisations, mobile operators, content providers, messaging companies and so many others. Topics under discussion will range from identifying new revenue streams and growth drivers for Wholesale, achieving efficiencies, sustainability, new commercial models, automation, the emergence of new industry segments, Mobile IoT and more. Of course it’ll provide ample opportunities to tackle the traditional areas of Business Messaging, Roaming and Voice. We couldn’t miss those out…
In 2021, the event met a resounding success with 95 speakers and over 700 participants, a 20% increase on 2020 when the event was first introduced. We look forward to reprising this experience and registration will be opening up very soon!
Agenda in Brief
Day One – Wholesale, IoT, Sustainability, Messaging, Numbering Information, Roaming – 14th September (All times in GMT)
10:00 – Welcome
- Dario Betti, CEO, MEF
10:10 – Keynote by Deutsche Telekom
- Dr. Rolf Nafziger, SVP T-Global – Deutsche Telekom
10:40 – Analyst Briefing – OMDIA
- James Williams, Director of Programmes – MEF
- Julian Watson, Principal Analyst, Wholesale Telecoms – OMDIA
11:10 – IoT: The Nature of Evolving IoT Traffic Will Require New Wholesale Business Models
- Nassia Skoulikariti, IoT Program Director – MEF
11:50 – Network Sustainability: Is Making It A Priority Viable?
- Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg, Advisor – MEF
- Dominique Rousseau, Group Director, Device Operations – Vodafone
- Dr. Celia Sapart, Director Communications & Climate Science -CO2 Value Europe
12:30 – Wholesale SMS: Scale and Differentiation
- Andreas Constantinides, Founder – MoreThan160
13:10 – Number Information Services (NIS) As a CPaaS Ecosystem Enabler
13:50 – New Revenue Streams: An Industry Looking for New Growth
- James Williams, Director of Programmes – MEF
- Suzy Menneret, Wholesale Advisor – MEF
14:00 – The OTT Opportunity
- Mitch Cutmore, Senior Consultant & Data Analyst – GTC
14:40 – What Does it Take to be Successful in Wholesale 5G Roaming?
- Isabelle Paradis, President – Hot Telecom
- Cedric Gonin, VP – Global Business Support & Partnerships – Orange
- Atim Akeh-Osu, Manager – Internaional Roaming & Wholesale Negotiations – MTN GlobalConnect
15:20 – Closing Remarks
Agenda in Brief
Day Two – Roaming, Wholesale, Voice, Messaging, Security – 15th September (All times in GMT)
10:00 – Welcome
- Dario Betti, CEO, MEF
10:05 – 2G/3G Sunset & VoLTE Roaming: Market Outlook & MNO Survey 2022
- Nitin Bhas, Chief of Strategy & Insights – Kaleido Intelligence
10:35 – Is Wholetail the New Wholesale?
- Isabelle Paradis, President – Hot Telecom
11:15 – Automation Fuelling Innovation
- Suzy Menneret, Wholesale Advisor – MEF
11:55 – Voice – Analyst Session with TeleGeography
- James Williams, Director of Programmes – MEF
12:25 – Voice Today: Regional Challenges & Success Stories
- James Williams, Director of Programmes – MEF
13:05 – A2P Voice Flash Calling: The Future of Monetisable Voice Services
- James Williams, Director of Programmes – MEF
13:35 – CPaaS: A Viable Opportunity For Wholesalers?
14:15 – New Threats to Enterprises: Protecting the Messaging Ecosystem
- Simeon Coney, Chief Strategy Officer – ENEA AdaptiveMobile Security
14:55 – Securing Wholesale Telecoms – The Way Forward
15:35 – Security in Wholesale
15:55 – CPaaS
- Andreas Constantinides, Founder – MoreThan160
16:25 – Closing Remarks
