MEFCast: The Global Telecom Agenda

• MEFCast: 21 Years of WASPA: Lessons Learnt From a Self-Regulatory Payments- and Messaging Landscape

  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. This session explores its evolution, the realities of self-regulation, and what the next 21 years of digital service governance could look like.

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• MEFCast: From Excitement to Execution: A Brand’s Journey with Rich Messaging

  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 adopt rich messaging channels—from educating consumers and avoiding the “spammy” perception to proving ROI and managing uneven experiences across Android and iOS.Discover what it really takes to make a brand’s first campaign a success—and why that initial win is often the catalyst for long-term engagement and sustained channel growth.

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• MEFCast: Trust, Compliance and Accountability: The Invisible Backbone of Messaging Growth

  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-line growth drivers, key competitive differentiators, and essential pillars of confidence for customers, partners, and regulators alike.

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• MEF Cast: Cyber Resilience in the Age of Agentic AI

  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-border threat intelligence to policy frameworks anticipating autonomous, agent-led attacks.Security leaders share actionable strategies to safeguard digital backbones in a future shaped by Agentic AI and hyper-connected ecosystems.

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• MEFCast: How Mobile Intelligence is Redrawing Strategic Playbooks

  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 digital strategies.It also marks the launch of the inaugural MEF Country Spotlight Report – Indonesia.

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