By the Numbers– Let’s take a Quick Look at the MEF Miami “Leadership Forum”

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So next week a lightly-attended conference near the Miami airport will kickoff with 24 male speakers addressing a mostly-male audience while 9 ladies try to get a word in on panels.
The event is called MEF “Leadership” Forum–and by “leadership” I presume they mean “dudes.”
You’ll recall Puja was originally invited to speak on a panel but then was given the boot because I said a few things about TCR that TJ and Dario didn’t like.
And despite MEF’s ironic codes of conduct requiring ” open, considerate, and respectful” communication with speakers and attendees at events, Dario was ANYTHING BUT.
He never explained why he booted Puja–although we all know why. He certainly wasn’t considerate. And his two line dismissive email to her was certainly no respectful.
But obviously these are not people who take any code seriously. And that’s ok.
So looking at the remnants of the panel Puja was supposed to be on, it currently consists of three guys and a young lawyer who happens to look up to Puja quite a bit. I would be SHOCKED if Alexis and Kevin Rupy move forward with this panel without Puja on it.
Absolutely shocked.
Kevin and Puja hanging out together… 
But it won’t happen. They’re good people with integrity. Not the sort of weaklings that would bow down to men like TJ and Dario.
Of course, the MEF website actually still has Puja listed as providing compliance advice on the panel! hahahaha. Hopefully no one shows up expecting to hear from her.

Join industry leaders for an in-depth exploration of the legalities surrounding Messaging. Learn from Alexis Buese’s experiences in TCPA litigation, and hear Glenn Richards and Kevin Rupy’s take on international and domestic regulations. Puja Amin will guide you through navigating compliance challenges. The conference will also address the significant impacts of the 2024 political season and AI developments on messaging and privacy, offering insights into how to prepare for these evolving challenges.

Nice website guys!

So of 33 speakers, 24 are men (btw 21 of whom are white men–although I’m not playing that card, it does just jump out at you) and 9 are women.

On the other hand, the more than 50% of the speakers at the incredible Law Conference of Champions will be women.

Well how about that?

Even is in Irvine, California July 15, 2024! Chat soon.

 

 

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The Czar of TCPAWorld Eric Troutman is one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers and is nationally recognized in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation and compliance. He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 70 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies. He also helps industry participants build TCPA-compliant processes, policies, and systems. Eric has built a national litigation practice based upon deep experience, rigorous analysis and extraordinary responsiveness. Eric and his team feel equally at home litigating multibillion dollar telecommunications class actions in federal court as they do developing and executing national litigation strategies for institutions facing an onslaught of individual TCPA matters. They thrive in each of these roles – delivering consistently excellent results – while never losing sight of the client experience. While many firms now tout TCPA expertise, Eric has been there from the beginning. He built one of the country’s first TCPA-only defense teams and began serving as national TCPA counsel for his clients nearly a decade ago. This perspective allows him to swiftly develop the right litigation strategies for dealing with recurring problems, without wasting time on tactics that are bound to fail. Eric’s rich historical perspective and encyclopedic knowledge of the TCPA landscape also make him an invaluable resource to institutional compliance teams struggling to comply with the shifting regulatory landscape. No task is too small – or too big. Indeed, Eric and his team have helped build TCPA-compliant systems and processes for some of the largest and most complex corporate entities in the country. He commonly works with in-house compliance counsel to build and implement enterprise and business-line specific TCPA solutions, performs TCPA audits and drafts and reviews proposed TCPA policies and procedures. He and his team also have the technical expertise necessary to assist call centers seeking to develop TCPA-resistant call path architecture or to modify existing telephony and software integration to better insulate from potential TCPA exposure. Eric has built a reputation for thought leadership. An avid blogger and speaker, he has been at the forefront of the industry’s effort to push for clarity and a return to sanity for the TCPA for years. He was selected to advocate for the financial services industry on important TCPA issues before the Federal Communications Commission and co-authored the nation’s only comprehensive practice guide on TCPA defense. In his spare time, Eric leads defense teams representing banks and other financial services companies in consumer finance litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in UCC, TILA, RESPA FCRA, CCRA, CLRA, FDCPA, RFDCPA and FCCPA claims, as well as in fraud and bank operations issues.

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  1. This is prob the wrong place to post this – but it’s worthy of being seen (and seems no ones comments EVER get posted except in your blog content)…

    One of your competitors posted about the FCC revocation rules. However, 6 days BEFORE they posted: https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/en/united-states/insights/fcc-order-codifies-rules-for-revocation-under-the-tcpa

    The Duchess posted this: https://tcpaworld.com/2024/03/05/what-just-happened-to-the-new-revocation-rule-the-fcc-only-published-one-portion/

    No one is listed as the author of their blatantly false ‘Insight’ post, but if you know anyone over there you may want to let them know – or not!! It does make them look pretty lame, as they were quoting the Feb 15, 2024 FCC post to boot!!

    See I can be a nice guy at times…

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