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NOW AVAILABLE – On-Demand Videos from the 2022 Somos Summit MAIN STAGE Sessions

Oct 25, 2022

From keynote speaker Richard Bird’s insight into digital identities and cyber-security to how best to protect your network from fraud, it was great to come together – both in person and virtually – to explore the future of telecom at the 2022 Somos Summit!

To help you reexperience Summit – if you attended – or see what you missed if you couldn’t be there, on-demand video recordings of all of the General Session presentations are now streaming.

Whether you want to learn more about how Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging is changing how businesses message with consumers, what can be done to both protect our valuable numbering assets from robocallers or all the above and more, our video coverage provides insight into telecom today, tomorrow and into the future. 

Available sessions include:

CEO Keynote – The Value of Phone Numbers is Changing (Not That There’s Anything Wrong with That)

In today’s hyper-digitalized world, phone numbers are influencing a much more significant part of one’s identity – their digital identity. In thinking about the future, what role will phone numbers play? Gain the answer to this and more in the CEO keynote presentation by Gina Perini, CEO & Chair of the Board, at Somos.

Keynote: One Ring to Rule Them All: Digital Identity, Number Identifiers and the Future

Whether he’s presenting as the bow-tied “Clark Kent,” or as a tattoo-covered cybersecurity “Superman,” one thing about tech exec Richard Bird that reigns supreme is that he is a true-blue Digital Identity Superhero! Explore the great power – and great responsibility! – providers need to be aware of during Richard’s keynote presentation.

What’s Happening in Washington D.C. - FCC Fireside Chat Part One

Ann Berkowitz, SVP & Chief Administrative Officer – Strategic Public Policy & Number Administration, at Somos, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Geoffrey Starks sit-down for a thoughtful conversation around the initiatives that are ensuring that, coast to coast, modern communication’s technology is empowering, inspiring and forward-thinking.

What’s Happening in Washington D.C. - FCC Fireside Chat Part Two

In her second of two conversations with FCC policy makers, Ann Berkowitz is joined by FCC Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pamela Arluk for a meaningful perspective on current events from the regulatory viewpoint.

“The Main Event” Coming Together to Combat Fraud

From how STIR/SHAKEN impacts U.S. telecom providers to what’s driving trust on a more global scale, Justen Davis, Senior Director, Industry Relations & Public Policy, at Somos, and a panel of industry thought leaders for a blow-by-blow account of what’s next for authentication enablement.

The Digital Identity Files: How to Deliver Assurance and Authentication in a World that Trusts No One

Jaime Zetterstrom, Vice President, Product Management, at Somos, and a panel industry change agents as they probe the momentum around digital identity and investigate the role phone numbers play in establishing trust in a hyper-digitalized, skeptic world.

To Infinity and Beyond – Business Messaging Today, Tomorrow and Lightyears into the Future

With the innovation, ingenuity and enterprise that A2P messaging brings to the table, so too does it bring a collection of challenges, complexities and costs. Dave Stewart, SVP & Chief Business Development Officer, at Somos, and a panel of SMS authorities discuss best practices for successfully connecting businesses with their customers through messaging.

Don’t Stop Believin’…. In Innovation Built on Trust!

Ryan Karnas, Director, Product Management, at Somos, provides a year-in-review recap of how advancements to current solutions, together with new additions to our product portfolio, are reducing fraud and increasing trust in communications.