SIPNOC 2023
SIPNOC 2023 will focus on the call authentication ecosystem and the continuing efforts to eliminate illegal robocalls.
iconectiv's Bob Grant, Director of Product Management, and Chris Drake, SVP of Corporate and Business Development, will be speaking on September 12 and 13. Their sessions, "Cross Border Call Authentication" and "The Future of End-to-End Branded Calling Using Authentication," highlight global telecom collaboration for communication security.
Catch Bob's, "Cross Border Call Authentication," session on September 12, from 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Don't miss, "The Future of End-to-End Branded Calling Using Authentication," with iconectiv's Chris Drake on September 13, from 9:30 am - 10:15 am.
To connect with iconectiv during SIPNOC 2023, visit the link here.
Bob Grant
Principal Product Manager at iconectiv
Bob Grant, Principal Product Manager at iconectiv, is responsible for setting the strategy, roadmap and feature definition for TruOps TRA and TruReach Certify. His role entails working collaboratively across all functions within the organization to ensure strategic and tactical alignment of goals and resources.
Grant has more than 20 years of experience managing products in the telecommunications industry. Before joining iconectiv, Grant served as Channel Operations Director for Avaya.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Montclair State University and a Master of Business Administration in international business from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Chris Drake
Chief Technology Officer
Chris Drake, Senior Vice President - Corporate and Business Development, at iconectiv, is responsible for internal and external technology initiatives including emerging opportunities in trusted communications, cybersecurity, mobile content, mobile identity, virtualization and M2M/IoT.
Drake began his career at Bell Northern Research and has over 25 years in the telecommunications industry. Prior to iconectiv, Chris held executive positions at Neustar, Sonus Networks, Telcordia Technologies as well as other companies. Drake is also an executive advisor to technology startups and had worked with the Canadian Consulate Tech Accelerator @ NYC for many years. Drake contributes to various GSMA efforts including the Fraud and Security Group, The Networks Group, and the Industry Specification Approving Group. Drake is on the board and executive committee of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), chair of the ATIS Technology and Operations Council. Drake is a longstanding member of the CTIA cybersecurity working group, the Cybersecurity Advisory Board for the Pace University Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and has served on the Industrial Advisory Board for the Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC) for Georgetown and Ball State Universities through the National Science Foundation. Drake also serves on the FCC federal advisory committee, the North American Numbering Council.