CONNECT Experiential Zone
April 16-19, 2023 | West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center
CONNECT is where content moves next. This is the place for people who want to boost their productivity. Want to leverage emerging tech to reach new audiences? Want to get hands-on with the right tools to make content distribution easier? Whatever you seek, you’ll discover it here.
And while you’re here, check out the oh-so-serendipitous spots to savor new connections and glean fresh insight within the CONNECT Experiential Zone. Talk shop with peers. Hear from renowned thought leaders. Get access to the things you didn’t even know you needed but won’t be able to live without. Lean into all-new techniques and solutions to evolve and thrive when change is the only constant. Plentiful networking opportunities and so much more.
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Albert LaiMedia & EntertainmentGoogle Cloud
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Olek LoewensteinPresident of Global Sports BusinessTelevisaUnivision
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Sara Shaban Ph.D.Assistant Professor of JournalismSeattle Pacific University
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John NaylorDirector, Product SecurityRoss Video
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Snehal PatelFilmmaker and TechnologistFearlessProductions.tv
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Lee FieldManaging Director Global SolutionsVerizon Business
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Akene Farmer-MichosImplementation SpecialistFrame.io
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Kelly WilliamsVice President of EngineeringNational Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
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Mauricio Alvarez-MesaCEO & Co-FounderSpin Digital
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David PinkelSVP, North AmericaEVS Broadcast Equipment
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John FootenManaging Director – Media & Entertainment, DeloitteDeloitte
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Thomas BurnichonVice President of Innovation StrategyAteme
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Byron AllenFounder, Chairman & CEOAllen Media Group
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Jonas MichaelisHead of Operationsqibb (Techtriq GmbH)
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Paolo CeccheriniGlobal Lead Digital Solutions, Communications Technology Group, HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise
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Joe ZallerFounder & PresidentDevoncroft Partners
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Jon SonstebyManaging Sales Director, North America MediaIntelsat
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Rick YoungSenior Vice President, Global ProductsLTN
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Ramiro Montes De OcaDirector of R&D + ICVFXVU Studios
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Frederick Van JohnsonPodcaster / Editor-in-Chief / New Media ManagerSmugmug / Flickr / This Week in Photo (TWiP)
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Fereidoon KhosraviSVP, Business DevelopmentVenera Technologies
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Luisa WintersArtist/Musician/Pilot/Editor/3D Animator/Graphic DesignerIndependent Artist
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Mo GoyalSenior Director Live MediaEvertz
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Hugo NevesCommunications DirectorMOG Technologies
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Doug DaultonWriter/Producer
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Gary AdcockExecutive DirectorGary Adcock Inc.
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Roger CresseyManaging Partner; Former White House Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity AdvisorMountain Wave Ventures, LLC
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Malcolm ZaleStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Elizabeth Del VecchioStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Amy DeLouiseDirector, Producer, & Founder#GALSNGEAR®
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Alex DayVice President, Business DevelopmentTolka
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Mark DavisCustomer Success LeadTAG Video Systems
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Mike SzumlinskiChief Product OfficerBacklight
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Nicki SunHost + Creative DirectorNicki Sun Media + TechNicki Speaking
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Lynn ClaudySenior Vice President, TechnologyNational Association of Broadcasters
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Dan OldsChief Research OfficerIntersect360 Research
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Gordon BrooksExecutive Chairman & CEOZixi
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Larry ChernoffCEOMTI Film
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Abdul RehmanCEOSSIMWAVE
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Photo JosephContent CreatorPhotoJoseph Studios
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Michael ShabunVP of Marketing and ProductionInsta360
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Adam SalkinSenior Solutions ArchitectDiversified
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Victor VaileDirector of EngineeringMTI Film
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Jonathan SolomonPrincipal Partner Solution Architect, Media Supply Chain, Media & EntertainmentAWS
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Guillaume RACHEZHead of ProductPERFECT MEMORY
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Sam BogochCEOaxle.ai
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Tony JonesPrincipal TechnologistMediaKind
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Malik KhanExecutive Chairman & Co-Founder, LTNLTN
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Dmitriy SokolovskiyVice President & CSO/CISOAvid Technology
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J. David HoffmanBusiness Development Manager, AmericasBlackmagic Design
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Katrina KingGlobal Strategy Leader – Content ProductionAWS
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Alesandra Madurowicz
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Thasso GriebelTechnical Lead Player DevelopmentcastLabs Inc.
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Alan YoungCTOEncompass
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Carlos M. CarmonaBusiness Development Manager, Broadcast & Media DivisionRohde & Schwarz USA Inc.
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David GrindleExecutive DirectorSMPTE
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John McVayHead of Teradici Strategic Alliances, HPHP
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Chris LappTechnical Solutions ArchitectCisco Systems Inc.
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Abba ShapiroConsultant Video Production and PostAbba Shapiro Consulting, Inc.
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John McClureCISO & VP, Enterprise Infrastructure & CloudSinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
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Adam GoldbergDirector, Technical StandardsSony
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Pierre-Anthony LemieuxChairHPA IMF User Group
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Buzz HaysGlobal Lead Entertainment Industry Solutions for Content CreationGoogle Cloud
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Peter GibsonVice President, ProductComcast Technology Solutions
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Lisa AussiekerSVP MarketingQwilt Inc.
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Troy EnglishCTORoss Video
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Tim JacksonSVP, Sales & Marketing Globecast AmericasGlobecast
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Megan WagonerRegional Vice President of Media & EntertainmentBitmovin
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Peter WhartonChief Strategy & Cloud OfficerTAG Video Systems
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Rubén Señor MegíasChief Sales OfficerNPAW
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Trevor FerreeCo-Founder and CEOTSV Analytics
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Jim GeduldickDirector & SVPDimension Studio
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Anne SchelleManaging DirectorPearl TV
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Lou LevensonColorist Society International (CSI) FellowColorist Society International
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Ed KrachSenior Solutions ArchitectBlack Box
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Satish RamakrishnanTechnology ExecutiveMinIO
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Seth ShapiroFounding ChairNAB Web 3 Advisory Council/Partner, Alpha Sigma Capital
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Pete SakoskyGlobal Technical Lead, ISG Sports & EntertainmentCisco Systems Inc.
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Steve WalterGlobal Marketing Lead – Sports, Media, Entertainment & TechnologyVerizon Business
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Ravindra VelhalDirector, Global Content Technology & StandardsIntel
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Dimitri KonovalovCBDONeurodub
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Del ParksPresident, Sinclair TechnologySinclair
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Jonathan Nguyen-DuyVP, Global Field CISOFortinet
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Justin KarpowichVice President Sales, USQvest
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Maria Halse DuloquinInnovation Consultant, Hackathon & Design SprintMHD Innovation
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Marina KhainsonHead of Security ArchitectureFox Corporation
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Debra KaufmanJournalistM&E Freelance Journalist
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Andy BeachCTO, Media & EntertainmentMicrosoft
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Michael SenzonPresidentAMG Digital
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Thomas KramerVP Business Development & StrategyMainConcept
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Marlon CamposSenior Specialist Solutions Architect – Media and EntertainmentAWS
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Frances IllaSenior Manager, Broadcast & Virtual EventsContractor
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Peter PostmaManaging Director of the AmericasFilmLight
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Linda RosnerManaging Director & SMPTE Hollywood RepresentativeArtisans PR
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Kevin AmesPhotographerKevin Ames Photography
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Sana AfsarEngineering ManagerInterra Systems
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Stephane GuezCo-founder and PrincipalDalet
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Mike BurkGeneral Manager, Event Production and Transmission UnitLTN
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David Stump ASCDirector of PhotographyASC
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Dave DuffyHead of OperationsBlack Château and The BookFest
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Manik GuptaDirector of EngineeringInterra Systems, Inc.
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Graham Ehlers SheldonDirector of Photography, Producer and SIGMA AmbassadorFreelance
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Frank MistolManaging DirectorQvest
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Natalie MonbiotHead of StrategyHour One
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Mike KelleyVP, Chief Information Security OfficerThe E.W. Scripps Company
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Brenton OughCEO & Co-FounderTouchstream
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Gopal MiglaniPresidentBitRouter
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Hans BaumgaertnerSolutions Owner ‑ Cloud Editing, VDI & Post ProductionQvest
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Desiree DuffyFounderBlack Château and The BookFest
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Bob CampbellDirector of EngineeringResillion
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Duane YoslovSenior Vice PresidentDiversified
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Raj Kumar GoliTechnical Marketing EngineerCisco Systems Inc
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Fabio MurraSVP Product & MarketingV-Nova Ltd
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Kevin CallahanVice President, Field Operations & EngineeringFOX Sports
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Kari GrubinMembership Services DirectorTrusted Partner Network (MPA)
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Payton SchlehStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Chris LennonOSAExecutive Director
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Colin O’BrienStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Alison MartinVice President, Innovation & Strategy (NAB)National Association of Broadcasters
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Juan MartinCTOQuickplay
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Thomas BurnichonVice President of Innovation StrategyAteme
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Chaitanya ChinchlikarVice President & Business Head, Chief Technology Officer & Head of Emerging MediaWhistling Woods International
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Melanie SmediraStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Jonathan CandeeChief Commercial Officer, Content ProvidersQwilt Inc.
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Joel DalyVP, Product ManagementTelestream
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Guy FinleyCEOMESA
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Robin TuckerChief Product OfficerFabric
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Adam WienerFounderContinuous Media
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Scott SimmonsEditor / WriterScottSimmons.tv
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Julián Fernández-CampónCTOTedial
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Myles StellingStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Chris ConversePartner, Designer & DeveloperCodify Design Studio
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Shilpi GangulyVP, IT & CybersecurityAllen Media Group
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Ajey AnandCEONorigin Media
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Alicia PritchettPresident & FounderWomen in Streaming Media
- PANEL: Adding AI Tools to your Workflow
- Collaborative Post Production
- Deloitte and LTN explore how to best harness the benefits of IP distribution
- Building a Compact Remote Production Kit
- Next-Generation Video Codecs for 8K
- Sinclair and LTN Explore IP Networks and Data Distribution as a Service (DdaaS)
- SMPTE/OSA/Ross Video Catena Briefing
- Unlock New Revenue Opportunities with VisionEDGE Digital Signage
- SMPTE: Pioneering the Virtual Production Workflow – A Student’s Perspective
- Build a Home Studio
- Creative shots made easy; insta360 AI editing for content creators.
- SMPTE: Hollywood Section Panel – Production & Post in the Multi-Cloud Universe
- ‘Beam Me Up, Qvest!’ – Next Level Cloud Editing Using Qvest’s Production Spaces
- Best Practice Live Streaming at Scale with Unmatched Quality
- Multi-Engine, Peta-Scale Data Lakes for Extracting Viewership Insights
- Audio Over IP with Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches
- Live Stream AI Dubbing: An Innovative Localization Approach to Reach Global Audiences
- How to Implement a Real Story-Centric Workflow in News
- Fox Sports Joint Event IP Flypack Transformed World Cup and Super Bowl Live Production
- Herding Cats Remotely — Managing Crew From A Distance
- Unified Entertainment Data Architecture – Real World Benefits
- SMPTE Rapid Industry Solutions: On-Set Virtual Production Workstream Goals, Deliverables, Timelines
- How to Build a Compact Streaming Kit
- Benefits of Video Quality Monitoring When Migrating to the Cloud
- Technical Overview of First MPEG-5 LCEVC-Enhanced Experimental Broadcast Channel During FIFA World Cup.
- Utilizing Camera to Cloud Workflow in Production
- SMPTE: How Immersive Enhances Both Content Creation & Consumption
- From Teleports to Digital Transformation, Globecast’s Next Evolution of Media Services
- Using AI to Reduce Packet loss for Global Content Steaming
- Do You Maximize The Value of Your Assets ?
- Roundtable: Fostering Diversity in Media Technology
- NABIQ: Design the Future of Sustainable Streaming
- NEXTGEN TV Devices: Update on Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
- Using AI for Up-Conversion
- Getting Web3 Right – Securing Content in 21st Century
- Experience the Evolution of KVM with DESKVUE
- 5G Edge Editor
- Securing Your WebRTC Streams: The Power of Rnd-to-End DRM Protection for Premium Playback
- Adding Efficiency to Captioning Workflows
- And…you’re LIVE! Building On-Camera Confidence for Live Streaming/Broadcasting
- Real-World VVC Encoder
- Goodbye Logsheet, Hello Frame.io
- Let it Flow with qibb: How to Make Integrations of Professional Media Workflows Easy
- Roundtable: How Do I Create an Online Community and Foster Positive Connections?
- Broadcast CISO Roundtable
- Women in Streaming Media Meetup
- AMG’S TECHNOLOGY for Everyone: LOCAL NOW
- ISP Insights: Plugging the Gap in Content Delivery Monitoring
- SMPTE: Cloud playout workflow using IMF
- Sports Streaming at Scale
- Understanding the Role Social Media and Influencers Play in Remote Productions
- Succeeding Beyond TV Broadcasting
- CTV Opportunities After a Decade of Existence!
- A La Carte Analytics – The Evolution of Data
- Collaborative Cloud Editing for Social Media – How Work Gets Done
- Intelsat Managed Media Services: Solutions for a Changing Media Landscape
- The IP Revolution – IP Transport and Complex Cloud Workflows
- Producing Hybrid Events
- Using AI for Collaboration, Distribution & Discoverability
- Applying AI for Premium Video
- Next Gen TV Building Blocks – IP Transport and Low Latency Protocols
- The Journey to the Cloud: How Qvest Helps to Make Workflows Easy
- 2023 PILOT Innovation Challenge Winners
- Operational Telemetry in Media Networks
- From Camera to OTT: Using Powerful Cloud Media Production Tools to Build a True, All-in-One Solution
- SMPTE – Color Grading in the Cloud
- NEXTGEN TV: Enhance Experiences for Everyone, Ramp-up Revenues
- Connect Experiential Zone Happy Hour
- Revolutionizing Remote Productions: How Frame.io Enables Seamless Collaboration and Efficiency in the Cloud
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