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STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT Schedule

Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26, 2020


Please find the official agenda for the STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT below with the associated links for each webinar.

The recordings for each webinar are now available for on-demand viewing. Simply click the existing registration links, and you’ll be taken to a registration page. After submitting, you’ll be taken right to the video.

Watch as many sessions as you like — All registrations are free!

Questions? Visit the event landing page, or send an email to stirshakensummit@sipforum.org.


MONDAY, JUNE 22


10:00am-11:00am:  Update on the STIR/SHAKEN Framework and Current IP-NNI Task Force Milestones. Presented by Martin Dolly, Lead Member Technical Staff, Core & Government / Regulatory Standards, AT&T; Co-Chair of the SIP Forum/ATIS Joint IP-NNI Task Force; and Director, SIP Forum.


11:30am-1:00pm:  Integrating TDM into STIR/SHAKEN and An Overall Identity Assurance Framework. Presented by Michael Stovenour, Chief Field Architect  – Core Systems, Ribbon Communications.

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2:00pm – 3:30pm: The 800lb Gorilla in the Room: Navigating the IP Interconnection Nightmare. Moderated by Richard Shockey, SIP Forum Chairman and Principal, Shockey Consulting. Panelists include Kevin Rupy, Attorney at Law, Wiley Rein LLP, and Mike Romano, Sr. Vice President – Industry Affairs & Business Development, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association.


TUESDAY, JUNE 23


10:00am-11:00am: Special STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT Federal Communications Commission Keynote and Panel Discussion. Featuring an address by Kris Monteith, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, and a panel discussion featuring Matthew Collins, Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau; Jerusha Burnett, Attorney Advisor, Consumer Policy Division, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau; Kristi Thompson, Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau; and Jim Schlichting, Senior Deputy Chief, International Bureau.


11:30am-1:00pm: Enterprise STIR/SHAKEN PoC – Restoring Trust to Enterprise Originated Voice Calls. Presented by Douglas Ranalli, Founder, NetNumber, Inc.; David Stewart, VP Business Development, Somos, Inc.; and Chris Wendt, Director, IP Comms & RTC Solutions, Comcast and Co-Chair, SIP Forum/ATIS IP-NNI Task Force.

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2:00pm-5:00pm: STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT SUPER-SESSION

Welcome and Introduction: Jimmy Garvert – SVP and General Manager of Communications Solutions, Neustar.

Part One: STIR/SHAKEN: The Path Forward.  Presented by Jon Peterson, Fellow and VP, Neustar.

Part Two: Panel Discussion: More Lessons Learned From STIR/SHAKEN Testing and Deployments. Moderated by Ken Politz, Product Management Director, Neustar. Panelists include Melissa Blassingame, Director, Strategic Business Development, Twilio; Cory Franceschi, Manager, Access Billing, Armstrong; Eric Huffman, Network Design Engineer, Armstrong; David Preo, Product Manager, Bandwidth; Brandon Robinson, VP of Product Development, Inteliquent; and Gaurav Sharma, Sr. Director – Solution Architecture, Neustar.

Part Three: Extending STIR/SHAKEN Beyond Carriers – Onboarding Enterprises as Accredited Members of the STIR/SHAKEN Ecosystem. Moderated by Marybeth Degeorgis, VP of Product Management for Communications Solutions, and Jason Torrey VP of Business Development, Neustar. Panelists include Mary Barnes Principal Consultant at MLB@Realtime Communications, LLC; Srikanth Rao Network Solutions Architect, Bandwidth; and Ray Waldheim Product Director, LiveVox.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24


10:00am-11:00am: Update on Advanced STIR/SHAKEN, Certificate Delegation and RCD (Rich Call Data) and Extending the Trust Model. Presented by Chris Wendt, Director, IP Comms & RTC Solutions, Comcast and Co-Chair, SIP Forum/ATIS IP-NNI Task Force.


11:30am-1:00pm:  Deployment of Enterprise Attestation Uplift. Presented by Dr. Peter Brown, Product Manager for the QCall STIR/SHAKEN Solution, Metaswitch.

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2:00pm-3:00pm: The State of Track and Trace: A Review of the Role of USTelecom’s Industry Traceback Group and Its Impact on Enforcement and Public Policy. Presented by Patrick Halley, Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy, USTelecom and Farhan Chughtai, Director, Policy & Advocacy, USTelecom.


4:00pm-5:00pm: STIR/SHAKEN and Beyond – A Broader Industry Approach to Call Verification, Security & Trust. Presented by Mark Collier, CTO, SecureLogix.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25


10:00am-11:00am: Special STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT Keynote Session: International Efforts to Combat Scams and Illegal Robocalls. Featuring Jeremy Fenton, Executive Manager – Consumer, Consent and Numbers Branch at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).


12:00pm-1:00pm: How to Build a Call Placement Service (CPS) for Out-of-Band SHAKEN. Presented by Alec Fenichel, Senior Software Architect, TransNexus.

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2:00pm-3:00pm: Federal Regulation and Enforcement – What Role Will STIR/SHAKEN Play? Presented by James Evans, National Do Not Call Program Coordinator, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Marketing Practice.


FRIDAY, JUNE 26


10:00am-11:30am:  Panel Discussion: Focus on STIR/SHAKEN Operational Experience: The View from the Carriers. Panelists include Andrew Jurczak, Principal Member of Technical Staff, AT&T; Phil Linse, Director of Public Policy, CenturyLink; Lulia Ann Barakat, Sr. Mgr. Network Infrastructure Planning, Verizon; and Chia-Chang Li, Senior Principal Engineer, Comcast.


1:00pm-2:00pm: Update on the Status of the STIR/SHAKEN Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA). Presented by Linda Vandaloop, AVP External Affairs/Regulatory, AT&T and Chair, STI Governance Authority, and Brent Struthers, STI-GA Director, ATIS.


3:00pm-4:00pm: Creating a Link Between Telephone Numbers and Call Originators. Presented by John Marinho, Vice President of Technology and Cybersecurity at CTIA.

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