Connect Zone
Sunday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 17 | West Hall
Want to leverage emerging tech to reach new audiences? Want to get hands-on with the right tools to make your content distribution easier? Then the Connect Zone is for you. This is the ultimate hub to hang with your community and get all your burning questions answered. Talk shop with peers. Hear from innovative brands. Access all-new techniques and solutions. And of course, simply find a spot to chill.
Conversation Corner
The destination for dynamic interactions and insightful connections. Step into a multi-functional space where innovation meets collaboration. From thought-provoking presentations to engaging networking events, this intimate space is designed to spark creativity and fuel meaningful conversations. Dive into curated sessions, fireside chats and workshops led by both industry experts and partners, all aimed at igniting inspiration and driving progress.
Theater
Get ready to be captivated by industry luminaries and thought leaders as they unveil the latest trends and strategies shaping the landscape. Engage in impactful panel discussions that promise to spark new ideas and foster collaboration, propelling the industry forward with each exchange.
Tech Chat Theater
Explore cutting-edge products and services from top-tier brands. Get hands-on experience and insider insights into the future of technology, paving the way for innovation and advancement.
Intelligent Orchestration
Powered by Diversified, explore a new path to facilitating decentralized production while supporting the transition from rigid, fixed facilities to agile and adaptable content centers. Gain actionable insights and practical knowledge to optimize current media workflows and explore new strategies to expand your total addressable market.
Session & Speaker Highlights
- Forge the Future: Connections Over Cocktails
- Elevate Your Career with SMPTE: Unveiling Enhanced Member Benefits and Future SMPTE Initiatives
- Breaking Boundaries in VR: Introducing PresenZ 6DoF by V-Nova Studios
- Leveraging Azure AI for Media Production and Content Monetization Workflows
- Beyond the New TV Era: The Future of Local Broadcasting and National Audience Engagement
- PRESTOplay for Addressable TV Ads with next gen SGAI support
- What Media Brands Can Learn from 1000 Superfans
- Leveraging the Power of Generative AI to Deliver Personalized Content at Scale
- Drinks & Data Happy Hour with Qumulo
- Beyond the Screen: Pioneering AI Dubbing in Cinema
- Unlocking the Future of Media with AI: Leading the Change
- Hyperscaling Innovation to Meet New Demands Session followed by Happy Hour
- Streaming Technology and the 2024 GRAMMY Awards
- Empowering Innovation: Navigating SMPTE Standards – Why, How, When, and Who
- NEXTGEN TV: Merging Streaming and OTA for Unprecedented Reach
- Transform Editing with Powerful AI Innovations in Video Post-production.
- Getting Ready for Ultra HD on All Devices
- Connectivity to Mobile Assets in Live Broadcasting with IP Mesh and REMI
- Game On: Enhancing Broadcast Workflows Through Network Slicing
- Drinks & Data Happy Hour with Qumulo
- Hyperscaling Innovation to Meet New Demands
- The Changing Terrain of IP Protection in the Broadcasting Industry
- Riding the IP Wave: Global Distribution and Digital-Native Innovation with World Surf League and LTN
- Revolutionizing Broadcasting: The Transformative Impact of AI on Content Creation
- Virtual Production Town Hall: Using VP Tools to Create Big Budget Ideas with an Indie Pocketbook
- Optimizing Media and Entertainment Workflows with a Hybrid Cloud and Global Namespace
- Modernizing Decentralized Production
- #GALSNGEAR Sponsored Happy Hour
- Leveraging IMAX VisionScience™ to Quantify Perceptual Quality and Enhance Streaming Profitability
- Driving Innovation: How PGA TOUR is Transforming Fan Experience with AWS
- How Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Improve the Efficiency of Video QoE Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Introducing Nala 2.0
- SMPTE IMF UG: Mastering QC Efficiency – Leveraging IMF to Prevent Repeated Failures
- Inside the Huddle: NFL+ Backstory Unpacked
- Innovating Higher Education with Virtual Production
- FCC Enforcement – New Self-Inspection Guides Can Help Your Station Avoid Fines
- Town Hall with the Ultra HD Forum
- The Interconnection of Media and Entertainment
- Getting Real About Real-Time Streaming Town Hall
- Fostering Community Defense – Cybersecurity Joining Forces with Infrastructure, Broadcast Operations, Engineering, and Strategic Partners for Collective Cyber Resilience
- Android TV Management: Key Features and Benefits
- 2024 PILOT Innovation Challenge Winners
- 8K Technology and its Impact on the Production Process
- “Take Your Fingers Off That!” Automating Video Configuration and Connectivity at Scale for Feeds and Channel Distribution
- The Mission to Move to IP
- Operational Optimization. Driving Efficiency to Compete in an Ever Evolving, Hyper Competitive Multiplatform World
- Secrets of the Media Giants: Unifying Digital Content Operations
- Going for Gold: How IMAX Will Stream an Awe-Inspiring Viewing Experience for the Olympics Opening Ceremony
- Break the Bottleneck: Building Scalable Media Workflows for Global Creative Teams
- Leveling Up with Legends: Square Enix’s Storage Transformation with Nutanix Unified Storage
- Why Your Premium Video Is Too Good
- SMPTE RIS-OSA: Tackling the Control Plane and Live Streaming
- 20/20 Vision: Cure Asset Blindness with Nutanix Unified Storage for M&E
- Managing Ultra Low Latency in Live IP Video Workflows
- How to use Virtual production in your Broadcast
- Elevating Live Production: Harnessing Emerging Media Technologies
- Shaping the Future of Television: Brazil’s Journey to TV 3.0 and the Paris Olympics Live Broadcast Trials
- Cocktails & Conversations Happy Hour with Pure Storage
- The Recipe for Broadcasters to Unleash the Power of 5G Standalone (SA) from T-Mobile for Business
- Open Caching in Action: Diffusing the Spikes of Streaming
- SMPTE Camera Metadata and Tracking for VFX / VP – The Missing Link
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Raymond YeungHead of Content StandardsAmazon MGM Studios
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Ben EdmondCEO and FounderConnectbase
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Julie SouzaGlobal Leader, Strategic Business Development, SportsAWS
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Arijit ChatterjeeCOO and Co-FounderFrammer AI
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