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SIPNOC 2024 Conference Schedule

“The Gathering Place for the Call Authentication Community”

(Final Agenda)

SIPNOC 2024 has concluded. For information about the event, please visit the main event overview webpage or contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and SIPNOC 2023 Program Chair, at marc.robins@sipforum.org

You can access the SIPNOC 2024 presentations in two ways: 1. Click on the linked titles of presentations below (if there is no link, it means that no presentation is available); or 2. Visit the presentation repository by visiting the Documents section of the SIP Forum website here: https://www.sipforum.org/documents/.  The SIPNOC main repository is nine down from the top of the list. Simply click on it to reveal the sub-categories, with SIPNOC 2024 the first in the list. Click on that, and you will see the presentations organized into Gen’l Session Day 1, Gen’l Session Day 2, and Gen’l Session Day 3 sub-categories.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

7:30am – 8:30am: BREAKFAST

8:30am: SIPNOC 2024 General Session Day One Begins (Belmont Ballroom)

8:30am – 8:45am: SIPNOC 2024 Welcome and Introduction. Presented by Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, and SIPNOC 2024 Program Chair; and Richard Shockey, Chairman of the SIP Forum and Principal, Shockey Consulting.

8:45am – 9:15am: Telecom Standards and Eco-System Updates, STIR/SHAKEN, IP-NNI Task Force and More. Presented by Chris Wendt, Vice President, Systems Engineering, at Somos, Co-Chair of the IP-NNI Task Force, and Director, SIP Forum.

9:15am – 10:00am: The Evolution of Branded Calling to Enable Trusted Communications Between Businesses and Consumers. Moderated by Jonjie Sena, VP of Product, TransUnion. Panelists include Jim Tyrrell, Vice President of Global Product Strategy at TNS; Josh Whitehurst, Sr. Director of Product Management at First Orion; and Mick Moss, Sr. Director of Product Management at TransUnion.

10:00am – 10:30am: Special SIPNOC 2024 FCC Keynote. Featuring Jessica Kinsey, Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, at the Federal Communications Commission.

10:30am – 10:45am: Refreshment and Networking Break (Belmont Foyer).

10:45am – 11:30am: Overview and Update of the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority. Presented by Linda Vandeloop, AVP External Affairs/Regulatory, AT&T and Chair, STI Governance Authority; and Brent Struthers, STI-GA Director, ATIS.

11:30am – 12:00pm: Emerging Telecom Security Issues: The Enterprise Perspective. Presented by Irwin Lazar, President and Principal Analyst, Metrigy.

12:00pm – 1:30pm: LUNCH

1:30pm – 2:00pm: Improving Global SMS Routing Security and Efficiency and Addressing the Critical Need for Centralized SMS Sender ID Registries Worldwide. Presented by Stacy Graham, Trust and Assurance Policy Director at Sinch, and CFCA VP; and Catalin Badea, VP of Product Management at netnumber.

2:00pm – 2:30pm: Evolution of a New Framework: Advancing Trust and Transparency in Communications. Presented by Chris Wendt, Vice President, Systems Engineering, at Somos, Co-Chair of the IP-NNI Task Force, and Director, SIP Forum; and Michelle Larson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at Somos.

2:30pm – 3:00pm: Call Authentication and Spoof Protection Enhance Branded Calls. Presented by Jim Tyrrell, VP of Global Product Strategy – Communications Market, at TNS.

3:00pm – 3:30pm: Refreshment and Networking Break (Belmont Foyer)

3:30pm – 4:30pm: Current Legislative, Regulatory and Enforcement Actions and Their Ramifications. Moderated by Kevin Rupy, Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP. Panelists include Michael Pryor, Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP; Steve Augustino, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP; and Glenn Richards, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC.

4:30pm – 5:00pm: An Introduction to the CFCA and Tasks at Hand. Presented by Stacy Graham, Trust and Assurance Policy Director at Sinch, and CFCA VP; and Chris Wendt, Vice President, Systems Engineering, at Somos, Co-Chair of the IP-NNI Task Force, and Director, SIP Forum

5:00pm – 5:30pm: Who is the Customer YOU Know? Presented by Mary Anne Conner, Senior Vice President, Senior Technology Manager, Collaboration & Productivity –       Employee Experience Technology, at Bank of America; and Guy Pearson, Senior Vice President, Global Information Security (GIS), at Bank of America.

7:00pm – 10:00pm: SIPNOC 2024 Attendee Welcome Reception and Dinner

7:30pm – 8:30pm: BoF Time

8:30pm – 9:30pm: BoF Time

9:30pm – 10:30pm: BoF Time

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

7:45am – 8:45am: BREAKFAST

9:00am: SIPNOC 2024 General Session Day Two Begins (Belmont Ballroom)

9:00am – 9:30am: Breaking the Deception Code: Anti-Spoofing Strategies and the Pursuit of “Impossible Call Identification. Presented by Howard Lang, Expert Member of Technical Staff, at AT&T Laboratories.

9:30am – 10:15am: The Current State of End-to-End Secure Call Delivery and Verified Identity Authentication. Moderated by Pierce Gorman, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, at Numeracle. Panelists include Mary Anne Conner, Senior Vice President, Senior Technology Manager, Collaboration & Productivity – Employee Experience Technology, at Bank of America; Alec Fenichel, Chief Technology Officer at TransNexus; Rebekah Johnson, Founder and CEO, Numeracle; and J. Matt Williams, Assistant Director, Consumer Protection Branch, U.S. Department of Justice.

10:15am – 10:45am: State Government Voice Networks: Use Cases & Challenges of Call Authentication. Presented by Chelsey Sizemore, Associate Member of Technical Staff, at ECG.

10:45am – 11:15am: Refreshment and Networking Break (Belmont Foyer)

11:15am – 11:45pm: Special SIPNOC 2024 Keynote: Featuring Kathy Stokes, Director of Fraud Prevention, AARP Fraud Programs and Fraud Watch Network.

11:45am – 12:15pm: BCIDTM – Restoring Trust in Branded Calling. Presented by John Marinho, Vice President Technology and Cyber Security, at CTIA.

12:15pm – 1:45pm: LUNCH

1:45pm – 2:15pm: The State of Domestic and International STIR/SHAKEN Adoption and Call Authentication and Enforcement. Presented  by Philip Macres, Principal, Klein Law Group.

2:15pm – 2:45pm: The State of Industry Traceback in 2024. Presented by Josh Bercu, Executive Director, Industry Traceback Group; and Jessica Thompson, Director, Traceback Operations, Industry Traceback Group.

2:45pm – 3:15pm: Refreshment and Networking Break (Belmont Foyer)

3:15pm-3:45pm: An Introduction to CIV. Presented by Feng Hao, Professor of Security Engineering, Department of Computer Science, at the University of Warwick.

3:45pm – 4:30pm: Special Panel Discussion: The Future of Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA and SS7/Diameter). Moderated by John Marinho, Vice President Technology and Cyber Security, CTIA. Panelists include Travis Russell, Director of Cyber Security at Oracle Communications; Richard Shockey, Chairman of the SIP Forum, and Principal, Shockey Consulting; and Dr. Eric Burger, Research Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, and Research Professor of Computer Science and Public & International Affairs at Virginia Tech.

4:30pm – 5:00pm: Audio Deepfake Threats and Detection Methods. Presented by Mark Collier, Chief Technology Officer, at SecureLogix.

5:00pm – 5:30pm: Call Blocking Notification Update. Presented by Richard Shockey, Chairman of the SIP Forum, and Principal, Shockey Consulting.

7:00pm – 10:00pm: SIPNOC 2024 Beer and Gear Networking Reception and Dinner

7:30pm – 8:30pm: BoF Time

8:30pm – 9:30pm: BoF Time

9:30pm – 10:30pm: BoF Time

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

7:45am – 8:45am: BREAKFAST

9:00am: SIPNOC 2024 General Session Day Three Begins (Belmont Ballroom)

9:00am – 9:45am: Continuing Operational Challenges of STIR/SHAKEN for Rural Operators. Moderated by Brian Ford, VP – Federal Regulatory, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association. Panelists include Alec Fenichel, Chief Technology Officer at TransNexus; and Chris Shipley, Executive Director of Public Policy at INCOMPAS.

9:45am – 10:15am: Special SIPNOC 2024 FTC Keynote. Featuring Ben Davidson, Do Not Call Program Coordinator at the Federal Trade Commission.

10:15am – 10:45am: Mitigate Risks and Maximize Results: The Latest in TCPA and DNC Regulations and How Modern-Day Communications Networks Can Help. Presented by Stefan Dunigan, VP of Operations, at Gryphon.ai

10:45am – 11:00am: Refreshment and Networking Break (Belmont Foyer)

11:00am – 11:30am: Applications of Large-Scale AI-based Solutions to Mitigate Call Mislabeling. Presented by Jonathan Sieg, Head of Product, at TekVizion PVS.

11:30am – 12:00pm: The State of the Call 2024.  Presented by Jonathan Nelson, Director of Product Management, at Hiya.

12:00pm – 1:30pm: LUNCH

1:30pm – 2:00pm: SMS Phishing: Tactics and Infrastructure. Presented by Dr. Bradley Reaves, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University; and Sathvik Prasad, Graduate Research Assistant and Security Researcher.

2:00pm – 2:30pm: Tagging, Branding, and the Revenge of Artificial Stupidity – the Most-Effective Anti-Telemarketing Solution. Presented by Roger Anderson, owner of Jolly Roger Telephone Company.

2:30pm – 3:00pm: An Overview of New Work from the Non-IP Call Authentication Task Force. Presented by Alec Fenichel, Chief Technology Officer at TransNexus.

3:00pm – 3:30pm: A Case Study in Efficiently Minimizing Illegal Phone Traffic. Presented by Alex Quilici, CEO at YouMail.

3:30pm – 4:00pm: Deep Dive into Next Steps to Reaching Secure Telephone Identity: Vesper and Certificate Transparency. Presented by Chris Wendt, Vice President, Systems Engineering, at Somos, Co-Chair of the IP-NNI Task Force, and Director, SIP Forum.

4:00pm – 4:30pm: SIPNOC 2024 Capstone and Conclusion

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