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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

LOCATION: Grand Ballroom

Last year’s attendees asked for more deep-dive technology conversations, to be able ask questions and interact with the experts. Introducing The Ballroom, a new, interactive stage in the Museum.

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

Networking Break in Exhibits Area

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11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Seamless SMPTE 2110

Not ready to start from scratch, hire a new team, and go full-blown IP? How can teams deploy ST2110 in their facility without having an army of IT professionals and developers to admin this new virtualized workflows and infrastructures, What standard is the holy grail for democratizing ST2110 for pro-AV and smaller productions? This session is designed for video engineers and producers who are looking to transition to or optimize their current systems using SMPTE 2110 standards.
Moderator: Steve Young, ASG, Senior Principal, Consulting
Confirmed Panelists:
Rachel Ford, Amazon, Event Productions Systems Engineer
Jeremy Hochman
, Megapixel, Co-Founder and CEO
Valeria Sosa, Netflix, Live Broadcast Engineer L5

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12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

SMPTE Keynote

Intro: Pat Griffis, SMPTE, Former President
Keynote: Ajit Ninan, Meta, Senior Director, AR/VR Display & Optics, APIX

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12:30 - 12:45 p.m.

Case Study

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12:45 - 1:45 p.m.

Networking Lunch

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1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Retraining the Training Video

The training video is the “meat and potatoes” of corporate video production, expected to deliver high volume, low-cost, localized and brand and governance compliant productions — every time. How are they handling accessibility concerns? What high-volume workflows are they adopting? And is AI the inevitable solution?
Moderator: Will Flash, Microsoft, Senior Business Program Manager
Confirmed Panelists:
Jacqueline Cooper
, CG Pro, Co-Founder and Founder, CG Empowers
Ekta Hutton, FIFA, Head of FIFA Digital Skills
Owen Modeste, Stanford Engineering Global & Online Education, Senior Creative Producer/Studio Operations Manager

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2:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Immersive Experiences that Wow

What can corporate producers learn about creating immersive experiences that captivate and engage the audience. From arenas to headsets, what are the practices and tools being used and what can Enterprise experience creators learn from advancements in art and entertainment?
Confirmed Panelists:
Nick Catanella, Sparks, Executive Producer, Brand Experience and Global Agency Production
CJ Davis, The Famous Group, CTO
Kelly Campbell Smolen, AREA15, Executive Director, Corporate and Experience Events

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2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Case Study

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3:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Networking Break in Exhibits Area

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3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Advancing AVoIP

Corporate AV professionals, network engineers, and IT specialists, and their technology partners, show their blueprints for the design, implementation, and management of next-gen AV systems. Attendees will be updated on which AVoIP applications are on the rise.
Moderator: Wes Choy, Netflix N-Tech, Global Manager, A/V Builds
Confirmed Panelists:
Patrick Gilligan, Zillow, Principal AV Infrastructure Engineer

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4:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Producing the CEO Town Hall

How are the CEO, senior leaders, and corporate communications teams creating more interactive and engaging employee all-hands events and meetings — that are live, global and personal? Producers and techs exchange advice and war stories about creating impactful videos and events with corporate executives as the talent and thousands of employees as the audience.
Moderator: Gary Schneider, LinkedIn, Lead Media Systems Architect
Confirmed Panelists:
Katie Green, LinkedIn, Senior Producer, Digital & Broadcast Media
Augustus Kapko, VIVA Creative, Technical Specialist, Production | Live, Hybrid, Digital Events | Streaming | Broadcast
Angelo Taylor, Altera, Executive Studio Lead

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