SIPNOC 2026 Conference Schedule

“The Gathering Place for the Call Authentication Community”

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(Agenda as of July 21, 2026)

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

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7:30am-8:30am: BREAKFAST

8:45am: SIPNOC 2026 General Session Day One Begins

8:45am-9:00am: SIPNOC 2026 Welcome and Introduction. Presented by Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, and SIPNOC 2026 Program Chair.

9:00am–9:45am: Special SIPNOC 2026 FCC Super Keynote. Panelists TBA.

9:45am–10:30am: From Anonymous to Authenticated: Enabling a Trusted Omnichannel Communication. Panelists include Perry Claunch, Senior Director of Product Management, First Orion; Julie Sara Fowler, Vice President, Sales Engineering and Strategic Initiatives, First Orion; and Josh Whitehurst, Head of Product, at First Orion.

10:30am-11:00am: Real-World Insights from an AI Honeypot: Evolving Robocall & Authentication Trends. Presented by Jonathan Nelson, Director of Product Management, at Hiya.

11:00am-11:30am:  Refreshment and Networking Break

11:30am-12:15pm: Trust is on the Line: Evolving KYC for Branded Calling. Panelists include John Marinho, VP Technology and Cybersecurity, CTIA; and Douglas Ranalli, CEO, Gated Networks.

12:15pm-12:45pm: Branded Calling in 2026: Lessons, Metrics and What’s Next. Presented by Mick Moss, Senior Director of Product Management, at TransUnion.

12:45pm-2:15pm: LUNCH – Sponsored by BCID^TM

2:15pm-2:45pm: AI is the Problem. AI is the Solution. Presented by Dr. Eric Burger, CTO of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, at Virginia Tech.

2:45pm-3:15pm: A Centralized Data-Driven Approach to Stop Voice Scam. Presented by Mark Collier, Chief Technology Officer, at SecureLogix.

3:15pm-3:45pm: America Under Scam Attack: Why We Need Stronger Defenses. Presented by Ken Westbrook, Founder and CEO, at Stop Scams Alliance.

3:45pm-4:15pm:  Refreshment and Networking Break

4:15pm-5:15pm: SIPNOC 2026 Legal Eagles Super-Session: Current Legislative and Regulatory Actions and Their Requirements and Ramifications. Moderated by Kevin Rupy, Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP. Panelists TBA.

7:00pm-10:00pm: SIPNOC 2026 Attendee Welcome Reception and Dinner

7:30pm-8:30pm: BoF Time

8:30pm-9:30pm: BoF Time

9:30pm-10:30pm: BoF Time

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

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7:30am-8:45am: BREAKFAST

9:00am: SIPNOC 2026 General Session Day Two Begins

9:00am-9:45am: Modernizing the Network: A Policy and Legal Roadmap to Universal IP Voice Interconnection. Panelists include Tim Boucher, Assistant General Counsel at Lumen; Brian Benison, AVP – Federal Relations, at AT&T Services, Inc.; and Randy Clarke, Associate General Counsel, at Verizon.

9:45am-10:30am: Introduction to a New IP Interconnection Standard: An Approach for Allies. Panelists include Martin Dolly, AT&T Lead Member of Technical Staff – Government & Services Standards, Co-Chair of the SIP Forum/ATIS IP-NNI Task Force, and a SIP Forum Director; Philip Linse, Director of Public Policy at Lumen, and a SIP Forum Director; and Matt Nickols, Associate Fellow, at Verizon.

10:30am-11:15am: In an All-IP World How Do You Translate a TN to an FQDN to Find the Point of Interconnection. Moderated by Richard Shockey, Chairman of the SIP Forum, and Principal, Shockey Consulting. Panelists TBA.

11:15am-11:45am: Refreshment and Networking Break

11:45am-12:15pm: TBA

12:15pm-1:00pm: IP Transitions in the Rural Space. Moderated by Brian Ford, Vice President – Federal Regulatory, at NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association. Panelists TBA.

1:00pm-2:30pm: LUNCH – Sponsored by Wiley Rein LLP

2:30pm-3:00pm: Advancing IP Routing with Confidence: Using the LERG to Support the Transition from TDM to IP. Presented by Jim Tyrrell, Vice President, Product Management, at Transaction Network Services (TNS).

3:00pm-3:30pm: A Product Manager’s Guide to ALIII and All-IP Interconnect. Presented by Mark Lindsey.

3:30pm-4:15pm: Establishing Trust at Call Origination: Strengthening Identity, Authentication, and Accountability. Panelists include Heather Hendrickson, Sr. Director, Numbering Administration Strategy, Somos; and Joel Bernstein, VP & Head of US Public Policy and Government Relations, Somos.

4:15pm-4:30pm: Refreshment and Networking Break

4:30pm-5:00pm: The State of Industry Traceback in 2026. Presented by Josh Bercu, Executive Director, Industry Traceback Group.

5:00pm-5:30pm: : Closing the Accountability Loop: IPES, the Reseller Reporting Gap, and the Operational Reality of Number Fraud in an All-IP World. Presented by Lisa Marie Maxson, CEO, at 10x People.

7:00pm-10:00pm: SIPNOC 2026 Beer and Gear Networking Reception and Attendee Dinner.

7:30pm-8:30pm: BoF Time

8:30pm-9:30pm: BoF Time

9:30pm-10:30pm: BoF Time

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

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7:30am-8:45am: BREAKFAST

9:00am: SIPNOC 2026 General Session Day Three Begins

9:00am-9:45am: Cross-border SHAKEN: When Trusted Networks Connect. Panelists include Carolyn Knight, Senior Account Executive, iconectiv; Brent Struthers, STI-GA Director, ATIS/STI-GA; and Linda Vandeloop, Principal – International Communications and Policy, at ATIS.

9:45am-10:15am:  Trust as a Product: How to Launch Solutions when the Problem isn’t Fully Solved. Presented by Sara Delphey, Director, Global Trusted Solutions, at Bandwidth.

10:15am-11:00am: Spam Calls: Data, Data and More Data! Presented by Alex Quilici, CEO, YouMail.

11:00am-11:30am: Refreshment and Networking Break

11:30am-12:00pm: TBA

12:00pm-12:30pm: The Programmable Network: Navigating Fragmentation in the Network API Era. Presented by Catalin Badea, Vice President, Product Management, at NetNumber.

12:30pm-1:00pm: VESPER and DNO+: A Standards Update on RTU, Domain Identity, and Authorization-First Trust. Presented by Chris Wendt, Vice President, Systems Engineering, at Somos, Co-Chair of the IP-NNI Task Force, and Director, SIP Forum.

1:00pm-2:30pm: LUNCH

2:30pm-3:15pm: Where Have All the Robocalls Gone? – Countering Evolving Telecom Fraud. Moderated by Ashley Lynn, Associate Director – Product Engineering, at Verizon. Panelists include Kate Kutchko, Principal Engineer – Data Science, Verizon; Jonathan Hurley, Senior Engineer, Verizon; and Christopher Oatway, Associate General Counsel, Verizon.

3:15pm-4:00pm: STIR/SHAKEN in Deployment: Measuring the Telephone Network PKI. Presented by Bradley Reaves, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University; and Hamim Hamid, PhD Student Researcher, NCSU.

4:00pm-4:30pm: SIPNOC 2026 Capstone and Conclusion.

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