MEFCast: The Global Telecom Agenda

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Africa, you will hear from Matt Ekram (MEF), Alexander Vavilov (LANCK Telecom), Anastasia Ivanets (LANCK Telecom), and Zipporah Kiarie (LANCK Telecom). In this session, the discussion explores how telcos can convert current challenges into profitable opportunities. By leveraging Africa’s expanding digital economy, innovating through new service models, and t...

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Africa, you will hear from Executive Chairperson of iTouch and Global Board Director of MEF, and Eddie Andrews, Deputy Mayor of Cape Town. The episode features a special fireside chat in which the Deputy Mayor shares insights from his remarkable career — beginning with his time representing South Africa as a Springbok rugby player and continuing to his leade...

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Africa, you will hear from Anzelle Robertson (WASPA), Casper de Villiers (Clickatell), Sizo Nkosi (Infobip), Monwabisi Mabude (Telkom), and Sabelo Nxele (Vodacom). Hosted by WASPA, this discussion brings together leading messaging aggregators, operators, and enterprise partners to unpack how messaging is evolving in the region. Panelists will debate the comm...

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Africa, you will hear from Anzelle Robertson (WASPA), Ant Brooks (Future Foundation), Jacqui Jones (Worldplay), James McNab (WASPA), and Kev Dawson (MCP Insight). From the era of premium SMS to today’s data-driven content and payments ecosystem, WASPA has shaped South Africa’s mobile landscape through standards, dispute resolution, and consumer protection. T...

In this episode of MEF Future of Mobile USA 2025, you will hear from Matt Ekram (MEF), David Fernandez (Messaging Advisory), and Cheryl Sanders (Listrak). As mobile messaging becomes a powerful new “digital billboard” for brands, unlocking its potential comes with very real challenges. In this 20-minute discussion, David Fernandez and Cheryl Sanders share first-hand lessons from helping brands ado...

In this episode of MEF Future of Mobile USA 2025, you will hear from Paul Ruppert (MEF), Ayshe Alp (TCR), John Bruner (Aegis Mobile), Brien Jones Lantzy (Vonage), and Alex Duncan (Openmind Networks). As communication channels continue to expand—from RCS and branded messaging to OTT platforms and APIs—trust, compliance, and accountability are no longer back-office checkboxes. They have become front...

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Jakarta 2025, you’ll hear from Matt Ekram (MEF), Pavel Okhotnikov (LANCK Telecom), and Mohamed Darweesh (ENEA). As cyber threats become more adaptive and AI-driven, governments, telcos, and enterprises must rethink resilience. This session examines how Southeast Asia is strengthening its defense posture—from critical infrastructure protection and cross-borde...

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Jakarta 2025, you’ll hear from Matt Ekram (MEF), John Tolton (Telin), Dewi Wahdiniasih (XL. Axiata), and Sonny Sudaryana (Komdigi). This panel explores how operators and enterprises are transforming decision-making through data — discovering how analytics drives competitive advantage, unlocks new revenue channels, and helps Indonesia’s leaders reshape their...

In this episode of MEF Leadership Forum Jakarta 2025, you will hear from Nicholas Soo (Telin) and Matt Ekram (MEF) as they discuss the future of digital leadership in the region. Redefining Digital Leadership in Southeast Asia: Indonesia is boldly charting a course to achieve a $130 billion GDP by 2030. In this keynote fireside, the discussion explores Telin’s pivotal role in the nation’s transfor...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you’ll hear from Dario Betti (MEF) and Virginie Debris (Sinch). As the Forum comes to a close, we turn to the horizon with an insight-rich chat on the evolving state of RCS—the industry’s most promising yet complex opportunity. In this capstone session, Virginie Debris of Sinch shares an on-the-ground perspective on RCS adoption, offering a ca...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you’ll hear from Stephanie Lashley (Bandwidth), Caitlin Long (Bandwidth), Stacy Rampersad (IC Mobile), Britt Buchan (Twilio), and Noelle Meyers (Infobip) as they discuss Optimizing Messaging Channel Strategy in the Age of Advanced Messaging. As organizations navigate the evolving messaging landscape, understanding the unique use cases for each...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you’ll hear from Tina Donaldson (netnumber), Catalin Badea (netnumber), Pooja Paturi (Canadian Bankers Association), Nima Golchini (ENEA), and Melissa Blassingame (Twilio) where as fraudsters thrive in security gaps, and as their tactics grow more coordinated across industries, siloed defenses become their greatest advantage. This session reve...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you will hear from Stuart Jones (Proofpoint), Diksha Goyal (TELUS), Caitlin O’Neill (CTA), Lawrence Byrd (Vonage), Christen Emery (Sinch) as they discuss about Rich Business Messaging (RBM) represents the next wave of business communications, but adoption in Canada has been slower than expected. What’s holding businesses back, and how can we a...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you will hear from Paul Ruppert (MEF), Caitlin O’Neill (Canada Telecommunications Association), Jonathan Vimont (Sinch), Alison Billings (Twilio), and John Bruner (Aegis Mobile), where they will discuss how telecom providers, aggregators, enterprises, and regulators are working together to drive innovation, combat fraud, and grow the market. L...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you will hear from Dario Betti (MEF), Anne Locke (TELUS), Ryan Tollofson (TELUS), and Hemant Agrawal (TELUS) as they explore how Canada’s telecom transformation is being redefined by TELUS—from RCS messaging adoption to sovereign AI factories powering the next wave of digital services. MEF CEO Dario Betti speaks with TELUS leaders about levera...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Canada 2025, you will hear from Lawrence Zhang Head of Policy – Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation as he discusses how, in a world where trade policy is increasingly weaponized, telecoms stand at the intersection of infrastructure, innovation, and sovereignty. He explores how Canada can resp...

In this episode from MEF Future of Mobile, you will hear from Martin Langelo Lien (Volt) and Dario Betti (MEF) as they'll explore how identifying and solving your customers’ biggest SMS pain points can become a strategic advantage. Join them to discover the data-driven insights, market-tested best practices, and innovative strategies that will enable you to handle compliance complexity on behalf o...

In this episode from MEF Future of Mobile, you will hear from Nick Rossman (MEF), Abdullah Qamar (Oman), Sharon Brennan (Comreg), Katia Gonzalez (Proximus Global), and Katja Kmet Vrčko (AKOS) as they explore how national authorities are tackling cross-border mobile fraud. With increasing regulatory scrutiny and inconsistent sender ID rules, the panel highlights the urgent need for stronger industr...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Nordics 2025, you will hear from Gavin Patterson (MEF), Hassan Jalal (Vonage), Ave Tuur (Messente), Igor Skutsenya (Lanck Telecom) as they discuss how, as RCS adoption grows, aggregators, APIs, and CPaaS providers are key to connecting brands, platforms, and mobile operators. This session features top tech leaders discussing how messaging is evolving acros...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum India 2025, you will hear from Matt (MEF), Pallavi Kudtarkar (GTS), Spandana Dhaduti (Google), Nikhil Shoorji (Infobip), Sameer Seth (Peacom Indo Hub), Barinderpal Singh Mumick (Dotgo).They will discuss about the next chapter in Business Messaging: the rise of RCS as a powerful alternative to SMS and email, unlocking the potential of interactive and brande...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum America 2025, you will hear from Trevor MacDonald (Syniverse), Sarah Giraldi (EZ Texting), Brad Hermann (Text-Em-All), Alison Teegarden (TeamSense), and Stefan Heller (The Campaign Registry). Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) are the engine of economic growth in N America but face increasing challenges in accessing advanced communication tools tailored to...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Nordics 2025, you will hear from Anders Carlsson (Tele2 Group at Tele2), Per Brage Bjøntegaard (Telenor Norway), Simen Skou (Telia), Miia Heiskanen (DNA Plc). They will discover how mobile messaging is evolving in the Nordic region, as leading Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) share exclusive updates on their rollout of Rich Communication Services (RCS) and...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum India 2025, you will hear from Dario Betti (MEF), Uros Mijatovic (Mitto), Vivek Manglik (Airtel), Manoj Kumar (Enea AB), Deshbandhu Bansal (Comviva) and Murthy Maniyappa (GTS Techlabs). They will Explore how the industry is tackling fraud in SMS, RCS, and OTT messaging through AI-powered detection, evolving regulatory frameworks like TRAI’s efforts, and be...

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Americas 2025, you will hear from Anthony Bartolo, the Chief Executive Officer of Aduna. He will talk about Aduna, a new global telco venture bringing mobile operators together to make mobile network APIs easier to use, helping the industry innovate and working better together.

In this episode from MEF Leadership Forum Nordics 2025, you will hear from Helge Steen-Johnsen, the Chief Revenue Officer of Telenor Linx. He will talk about the Introductory address by Telenor.