NAB Show Conference: CONNECT Track
April 16-18, 2023 | Las Vegas Convention Center
Content for engineers, technologists, implementers, coders and geeks. Learn how to set standards, make decisions, drive reach and attract killer talent. It’s all about on air, online and on-the-go cloud computing and infrastructure pushing the boundaries of engineering and delivery.
Session & Speaker Highlights
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Lukasz LitwicResearch LeaderEricsson -
Patrick DiamondPrincipalDiamond Consulting -
Nigel EarnshawLead TechnologistBritish Broadcast Corporation -
Samuel YoffeSystems EngineerNeutral Wireless -
Tom MikkelsenChief Transition DirectorBitpath, LLC -
Mikael WånggrenInnovation Product OwnerAgile Content -
Dan MurphyGlobal Head of Platform Engineering, NEP GroupNEP Group -
Joel DerricoPrincipal EngineerCox Communications -
Chris LennonOffice of the CTO: Director, Standards StrategyRoss Video -
Peter PostmanManaging Director of the AmericasFilmLight -
Yasser SyedDistinguished ArchitectComcast Cable -
David EdwardsLive Production Product ManagerVislink -
Roswell ClarkExecutive Director, Radio EngineeringCox Media Group -
Derek SmallSenior Electrical EngineerDielectric -
Michael SpugnardiDirector of RF Systems and ComponentsDielectric -
James RagsdaleExecutive DirectorSociety of Broadcast Engineers, Inc -
James DalkeCEODalke Broadcast Service, Inc. -
Thomas KernenSenior Staff ArchitectNVIDIA -
Anil KokaramChair and Professor of ElectronicsTrinity College Dublin -
Jason OrnellasRegional Director of TechnologyBonneville International Corporation -
Brady DreaslerDirector of NextGen TechnologiesGray Television -
Laura IveyDirector of ResearchEdison Research -
Lou VitoOwnerV-Teck Communications -
Robert RussellPresidentTechnical Broadcast Solutions, Inc. -
Alex BabakhanovDirector of Sales & MarketingAvateq Corp. -
Emily Dubs
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Debra KaufmanJournalistEntertainment Technology Center -
Gwendal SimonDistinguished Software ArchitectSynamedia -
David KolesarSenior Broadcast EngineerHubbard Radio -
Melanie SmediraStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Myles StellingStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Kang-ok “Jay” JeonProject Development Manager /Communications Manager, Spectrum & Broadcasting Industry Strategy DepartmentKorea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA) -
Jonathan DuprasDirector, Architecture & Strategic DevelopmentCBC/Radio-Canada -
Tony PeterleManager, AmericasWorldcast Group -
Lukas OdhnerSenior Engineering LeaderNTC, a Deloitte Business -
Tony PeterleManager, AmericasWorldcast Group -
Bill HayesDirector of EngineeringIowa PBS -
Axel ReichweinCTOBeam Dynamics -
David KaszyckiCEOBeam Dynamics -
Vincent GrivetHbbTVChairman -
Renard JenkinsSenior Vice President, Production Integration & Creative Technology Services [PICTs]Warner Bros. Discovery -
Paul ShulinsPresidentShulins' Solutions -
Lynn ClaudySenior Vice President, TechnologyNational Association of Broadcasters -
Naveen NarayananHead of Product Innovation and StrategyQuickplay -
Reinhard GrandlVP ProductBitmovin -
Malcolm BrewLead EngineerUniversity of Strathclyde / Neutral Wireless -
Will PaynePresidentPayne Media Group -
Nick PiggottProject DirectorRadioDNS -
David LayerVP, Advanced EngineeringNational Association of Broadcasters -
Winston CaldwellVP, Advanced EngineeringFox Corporation -
Eric ToullecAdvanced Research Engineer.Ateme SA -
Robert WellerVice President, Spectrum PolicyNational Association of Broadcasters -
Lou LevensonIndependent ContributorColorist Society International -
Olie BaumannInnovation LeadMediaKind -
Derik YarnellPrincipal ArchitectComcast -
Mike PalmerAVP Media ManagementSinclair Broadcast -
Peter GogasDirector of EngineeringGray Television -
Jungsu SongVice President and CEORAPA -
Linda RosnerJournalistArtisan PR -
Rick AckermansDirector of RF & Transmissions Engineering – CBS TelevisionCBS/Paramount -
John DavisTechnical & Systems EngineerWheatstone Corporation -
Malcolm ZaleStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Stuart KurkowskiDistinguished EngineerComcast Technology Solutions -
Joe SecciaRegional Director, RF TransmissionTelevisaUnivision -
John McCoskeyChief Operating OfficerSpectraRep -
Anthony Traviglini
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Stan MooteCTOIABM -
Ievgen KostiukevychTeam Leader, Media over IP and Cloud TechnologiesEuropean Broadcasting Union -
Thomas EdwardsPrincipal Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services -
Elizabeth Del VecchioStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Harvey ArnoldSenior Vice President, EngineeringSinclair Broadcast Group -
Vance HarrisonCEOOklahoma Association of Broadcasters -
Mark CorlSenior Vice President, Emergent Technology DevelopmentTriveni Digital, Inc. -
Ling Ling SunCTONebraska Public Media -
Jeff LittlejohnExec VP EngineeringiHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc -
Paul PeylaDirector – Systems EngineeringXperi Inc. -
Don SmithDirector of New Technologies, Compliance and PlanningPBS North Carolina -
Tony JonesPrincipal TechnologistMediaKind -
Martin HadfieldCEOThe Hadfield Group, LLC -
Payton SchlehStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Mark O’BrienPresidentSpectraRep -
Nicole StarrettDirector of Electrical EngineeringDielectric -
Madeleine NolandPresidentAdvanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. -
Jeff DetweilerSenior Director, Broadcast TechnologyXperi, Inc. -
Khaled JerbiAdvanced Research EngineerAteme -
Yuriy ReznikVP, Research & Brightcove FellowBrightcove, Inc. -
Wayne PecenaAssociate Director Information TechnoogyTexas A&M University – KAMU TV/FM -
Tariq MondalVice President, Advanced TechnologyNational Association of Broadcasters -
Fred EngelChief Technology OfficerPBS North Carolina -
Christian TimmererAssoc.-Prof. & Chief Innovation Officer, Head of Research and StandardizationUniversity of Klagenfurt & Bitmovin -
Aytac BiberDirector of Product ManagementQualcomm -
Niem DangLead Solution ArchitectSinclair Broadcast Group -
Sasha ZivanovicCEONextologies -
Liam PowerSystems EngineerONE Media -
Kirk HarnackSenior Solutions ConsultantTelos Alliance -
Willem VermostHead of Media Production FacilitiesVlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT) -
Daniel SilhavyProject Manager R&DFraunhofer FOKUS -
Pavlo KondratenkoProject Manager, Media Production over IP NetworksEuropean Broadcasting Union -
Sun SachsSVP Product, Design, and EngineeringTownsquare Media, Inc. -
Sam MathenyEVP and Chief Technology OfficerNational Association of Broadcasters -
Paul CallejaChief Technology OfficerGlobalM -
Karen GondolyChief Executive OfficerLeostream Corporation -
Sean GardnerHead of Video Strategy & Market DevelopmentAMD -
Dan MaloneyTechnical Marketing ManagerMatrox Video -
Luann LinneburVideo Technology and Partnership AdvisorVideoInfo
- SMPTE Floor Session: Pioneering the Virtual Production Workflow – A Student’s Perspective
- RF Technology and Spectrum Issues
- Unified System Design
- High-power Digital FM Field Test Project
- Collecting and Processing Massive Data from Multiplexed Radio and TV Tower Sites
- SBE Technology Update
- Project Origin: Fighting Disinformation with Authenticated Provenance Metadata.
- Media and Cloud 2
- How NextGen Broadcasting Improves Public Safety and Community Security by Providing Advanced Emergency Information Service
- 8 Factors for a Successful Studio Cloud Migration
- Cloud Ingest, Processing and Distribution of Spots and Syndicated Content for the Sinclair Station Group
- Elastic Frame Protocol: An Open-source Alternative to MPEG-2 TS
- Media Workflow
- Radio Over ATSC 3.0 PoC
- Zero Trust Network Access Considerations for Remote Live and Post Production
- Hands On Towards Next Generation Media Distribution With the 5G-MAG Reference Tools
- An Open Platform for Media Over IP Network Load Testing with Off-the-Shelf Hardware
- Remote Collaborations – Color Grading in the Cloud
- Traffic Peak Management in Efficiently Designed Telco-CDN
- SMPTE Floor Session: Remote Collaborations – Color Grading in the Cloud
- Video Coding Techniques
- SMPTE Floor Session: Hollywood Section Panel – Production & Post in the Multi-Cloud Universe
- Improving Content-Aware Encoding by Adaptation to “True Resolution” of the Content
- Innovative Methods for Distribution of Television Broadcasts Over MVPDs (SCTE)
- SMPTE floor session: Indian Filmed Entertainment & AVGC-XR industries – Trends, Analysis and how there is massive growth on the cards
- Redefining the Control Plane
- Filling the Gaps in Video Transcoder Deployment in the Cloud
- Innovation in Radio
- Modernizing AM NRSC Proof of Performance Measurements
- Cybersecurity and Trusted Content
- Ultra-low Latency OTT Delivery: The Killer Technology for Betting, Social Networking and Metaverse
- If Cloud Is The Answer, What Is The Question?
- Sustainability and 5G
- Delivering Traceable Reference Time to ATSC 3.0-based Broadcast Positioning System (BPS)
- Cybersecurity “Proof of Performance” for the Broadcast IT System
- ATSC 3.0 and Public Broadcasting: A Case for Flash Cut
- Broadcast Facility Design
- Delivering Broadcast Quality, Fully Automated Sports Production through AI Powered Sports Action Tracking and PTZ Cameras
- ATSC 3.0 Hybrid Delivery and Virtual Channels
- Perceptually-Aware Live VBR Encoding Scheme for Adaptive AVC Streaming
- ENG & DoD: Update on 2GHz Sharing
- “Generative AI”: Supercharging Humans, Transforming Creativity
- Media and Cloud 1
- Lessons Learned from the First Next Gen Datacasting Services
- Radio – Broadcast to Live Video Streaming for under $1000: How to Crawl, Walk, Run!
- Opportunities for Convergence among DTT Standards
- The Success of Interactive Media Demands that We Rethink How We Develop and Measure the Effectiveness of Compression Standards
- Fireside Chat / Radio Panel
- Broadcasters and Hybrid Radio – It’s All About the Metadata (NABA)
- Configuring Versatile Video Coding: Technical Guidelines for Broadcast and Streaming Applications
- Case Study of Developing an Emission Time Stabilization Proof-of-Concept Prototype for ATSC 3.0-based Broadcast Positioning System (BPS)
- OTT / Connected TV
- How AI Can Reduce Energy Consumption and Drive Sustainability in FM Radio Broadcasting
- Radio People Working Virtually: How Real Humans Work with Containerized Broadcast Systems
- Next Gen TV Adoption
- Case Study: How BBC Studios Leveraged the Cloud for SRT Distribution of Her Majesty the Queen’s Funeral
- BEIT Conference Opening Session
- Media and Entertainment Sustainability on the Cloud
- National Security Applications of ATSC 3.0
- AI and Data Analytics in Media
- Asset Management Using Knowledge Graphs
- SMPTE Floor Session: Multi-vendor broadcast workflow in the cloud with IMF
- Moving Live Media to the Cloud: A Real-World Example
- Utilizing Advanced Filter Topology as Your New Switch
- Reconfigurable Manifold Combiner
- Radio Technology
- CTO Roundtable / DTT Standards Convergence Panel
- HD Radio™ Advanced FM Service Modes: WTLP Field Test Results
- Pop-up 5G Standalone Non-Public Networks (SNPNs) for Live Broadcast Production
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