Monday Workshop Grid

Presented by: Steve Grigely, NEP Group, SVP, Global Tech Operations & Centralized Production

The remote production business continues to evolve at a rapid pace, partially driven by the need for innovation but also driven by an explosion in event productions. Leaders from the industry give an update on top trends, challenges, and opportunities in remote production.
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial
Panelists:
Mary Ellen Carlyle, Dome Productions, SVP and GM
Bob Carzoli, ProCrewz, Chairman of the Board and CEO
Nick Garvin, Mobile TV Group, COO
Glen Levine, NEP U.S. Broadcast Services, President
Pat Sullivan, Game Creek Video, President

A discussion on the promise and delivery of CBRS for a live production at the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). AT&T worked with their partners to deliver an innovative solution that utilized AT&T GVS, Wireless (CBRS, RF & WiFi), and Satellite to produce the first live production of American Rally racing. An extreme sport requires a Xtreme Production.
Presenters:
Scott Beckett, AT&T, Director of Product Management, Global Video Services
John Dale III, Media Links, Director, Chief Marketing Officer
Derek Nickell, Teradek, Product Manager

IP standards and IP-based products are at the center of the revolution in virtualized, cloud, and remote production. Learn about recent developments that can impact your operations, driving efficiency while also improving the quality of the end product.
Moderator: Kristian Hernández, SVG, Senior Editor
Panelists:
Rick Seegull, Riedel Communications, VP, System Consulting
Jim Jachetta, VidOvation, CTO and Co-Founder
Deon LeCointe, Sony, Director, Networked Solutions
Dan Pisarski, LiveU, CTO
Rick Young, LTN Global, SVP, Head of Global Products

Evolving customer models for remote production are requiring increased bandwidth. Rob Szabo-Rowe will share how The Switch is leveraging Net Insight’s 100G infrastructure solution to support their customer’s growing remote production needs.
Intro: Crister Fritzson, Net Insight, CEO
Presenter: Rob Szabo-Rowe, The Switch, SVP, Engineering and Product Management

In the thick of the pandemic, remote and cloud-based workflows went from nicety to necessity. Although some production work has returned to the office, much of the workforce remains remote, and the need for distributed architectures has grown exponentially. Hear how content creators are editing and managing their media in the cloud and how these tools have opened up entirely new outlets for creative collaboration.
Moderator: Dave Klee, A+E Networks, VP, Strategic Media Solutions
Panelists:
Margaret Craig, Signiant, CEO
Johnathan Evans, The Switch, Research and Development Contractor
Andrew Reich, AWS, Senior Consultant, Sports, Professional Services
Joe Zappala, NBA, Director, Media Operations and Technology

Hear why the PGA TOUR moved their MAM and Archive to the cloud, and what benefits and opportunities this has afforded them.
Presenters: 
Jason Dvorkin, AWS, Media & Entertainment Industry Specialist, BD Leader
Michael Raimondo, PGA TOUR Entertainment, Vice President, Broadcast Technology

Sports-media organizations — both big and small — are increasingly moving to cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud infrastructures for their archiving needs. While large-scale cloud platforms offer a wealth of AI/ML tools, on-premises cost savings, and SaaS-based pricing models, they can also produce a serious case of sticker shock when the egress bill arrives. In this session, major cloud platforms, ISV partners, and media orgs offer best practices for creating a cloud-storage environment that works for you.
Moderator: Tab Butler, SVG Sports Content Management Committee, Former Chairman
Panelists:
Kendall Ginsbach, Riot Games, Global Lead, Content Operations
Kevin Kim, Equinix, Director, Incubation and Commercialization
Nick Pearce, Object Matrix, Co-Founder
Scott Rinehart, University of Notre Dame, Director, Broadcast and Streaming Technologies

Sports production involves multiple onsite production companies and stakeholders — host broadcasters, remote operators, leagues, and venues — that are all interconnected. The opportunity for a cyberattack increases exponentially. The ability to defend and respond to a cyberattack is imperative.
Intro: Gary Olson, Industry Consultant
Presenters:
Brian Bark, Sinclair Broadcast Group, EVP, CIO
John McClure, Sinclair Broadcast Group, CISO

Cyberattacks are on the rise. According to IBM and the Ponemon Institute the average cost of a data breach in 2022 has risen to $9.44 million per breach worldwide. WithCyber Insurance costs and denials rising year over year, this session will navigate the latest trends, issues, and best practices.
Intro: Gary Olson, Industry Consultant
Panelists:
Michael Nouguier, Richey May, CISO and Director of Cybersecurity Services
Dan Hanson, Marsh McLennan Agency, SVP Management Liability and Client Experience

How a multi-national broadcaster has been ensuring its revenue is not sabotaged by for-profit pirates that steal premium sports broadcasts and streams live to service their own paying customers. This session explores the challenges faced and the strategies adopted to successfully address them.
Presenter: Robin Boldon, Friend MTS, Director, Strategic Account Management

How are sports broadcasters, truck companies, sports venues, and their technology partners hardening the live broadcast supply chain to prevent cyberattacks from disrupting a broadcast? What are the different compliance policies of the sports rightsholders? How are broadcasters raising security awareness among a primarily freelance workforce? And what are key technology vendors doing to support the security preparedness of their products?
Moderator: Gary Olson, Industry Consultant
Panelists:
Jason Bevis, Arista Networks, VP, Awake Labs
John McClure, Sinclair Broadcast Group, CISO
John Naylor, Ross Video, Director, Product Security

Join SVGW and #GALSNGEAR for an hour of discussion focused on innovations like AI, drones, data, and interactive experiences that have transformed broadcasting and sports, where technology is headed, the impact on careers, and resulting opportunities for your organization to advance diversity.
Moderator: Amy DeLouise, #GALSNGEAR, Founder and DeLouise Enterprises, Chief Creative Officer
Panelists:
Tracey Arrowood-Shaw, Digital Joy, Co-Founder and President
Diane Booher, Drone Zone, Co-Owner
Sarita Meinking, Fox Sports, Executive Director, Field Operations
Linda Rheinstein, Space Games Federation, Founder and CEO

SVG and YoSy Media have launched a new program called HBCU Bridge that is designed to make it easier for the sports production community to connect with HBCU communications and engineering departments in a meaningful way. Join us to learn more about how our program works, how your organization can get involved, and how we can work together to create new opportunities for HBCU college students and recent graduates.
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial
Panelists:
Tracey Arrowood-Shaw, Digital Joy, Co-Founder and President
Bryan Rule, Game Creek Video, Engineering Director
Yolanda Starks White, YoSy Media, CEO
Sybil Wilkes, YoSy Media, Co-Founder

Whether it’s super slo-mo, shallow depth of field, more capable POV systems or drones there continues to be a steady stream of new cameras and lenses that can solve almost any production problem. Join us to learn about the latest developments in a variety of imaging systems.
Moderator: Mark Chiolis, Mobile TV Group, Director of Business Development
Panelists:
Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering
Mike DesRoches, Sony Electronics, National Account Organization – Sports West & New Media
Mike Fox, Marquee Sports Network, Television Director, Chicago Cubs
Imry Halevi, Harvard University, Associate Director of Athletics – Content & Strategic Communications

Augmented reality graphics continue to revolutionize the way the story of a sports event is told. Users will discuss how they are using AR tools in new ways while technology providers discuss where their technology offerings are headed.
Moderator: Suzanne Nurrito, NVIDIA, Media & Entertainment Account Executive
Panelists:
Pino Barile, Vizrt Sports, Sales Director – Sports
Marcus Brodersen, Pixotope, CEO
BK Johannessen, Epic Games, Unreal Engine Business Director, Broadcast
David Jorba, disguise, VP of Business Development, Broadcast
Dan Pack, Silver Spoon Animation, Founding Partner and Managing Director

The move to IP has introduced another challenge: making sure the IP signals are able to be easily monitored and managed within a facility and beyond. Learn about new tools that can ensure your IP network is rock solid and operating at full efficiency.
Moderator: Stan Moote, IABM, CTO
Panelists:
Eric Bolten, Zixi, VP, Business Development
John Mailhot, Imagine Communications, CTO, Networking and Infrastructure
Daniel Turk, NEP U.S. Broadcast Services, VP, Chief Engineer
Peter Wharton, TAG V.S., Chief Strategy and Cloud Officer

Next June, the World Games of the Special Olympics will take place in Germany and Sky Deutschland, NEP, and ESPN will produce the world’s largest inclusive sporting event. Covering 26 venues, executives will discuss the planning and execution of this important production.
Presenters:
Kate Jackson, ESPN, Coordinating Producer: Special Projects
Christer Pålsson, NEP Europe, President
Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG, SVP, Continental Production Operations; SVG Europe Chairman

Between XR studios, the cloud, and virtualized hardware the future is bright for new ways of creating content. We’ll close out the day looking to the future and discussing how the world of sports production will continue to evolve.
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial
Panelists:
Pete Emminger, NEP Group, Global Chief Technology Officer
Ben Grafchik, BitFire, VP, Business Development
Greg Macchia, Riedel Communications, VP, Sales and Operations, Americas Simplylive
Ruben Ruiz, Brainstorm, VP of Sales, U.S. and Canada
Jared Timmins, TVU Networks, SVP of Solutions

With sports-media rights constantly changing hands and new big-tech companies entering the sports-rights fray, broadcasters’ media archives are increasingly filled with content they no longer have the rights to. However, deleting the content to clear space could be dangerous. Broadcaster and league media-management chiefs take the stage to discuss how they can work together to reduce redundancy in their respective archives while also preparing for the future.
Moderator: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor
Panelists:
Jim Miles, NBC Sports & Olympics, Senior Director, Live Event Workflows
Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
Michael Raimondo, PGA TOUR Entertainment, Vice President, Broadcast Technology

In this 15-minute case study, James Stellpflug explains how SaaS solutions can help content owners to virtualize the physical infrastructure of an IBC and monetize their content, while keeping the quality, reliability, and usability of on-prem deployments.
Presenter: James Stellpflug, EVS, SVP, Customer Success – The Americas

Tape and disk technologies continue to boost storage density, and the move toward cloud-based infrastructure and SaaS models is causing a tectonic shift in the way content is stored and archived. In this rapid-fire conversation, leaders from major sports-media organizations and technology vendors will parse the latest industry trends and discuss how to avoid potential pitfalls when making key operational decisions.
Moderator: Tab Butler, SVG Sports Content Management Committee, Former Chairman
Panelists:
Rex Canning, WWE, Senior Director of Media Management Services
Chris Cruz, CBS Sports, Director of Media Services
Adam Japhet, Major League Baseball, Senior Director of IT Infrastructure
Savva Mueller, Telestream, Director, Product Management – Content Management Business Unit
Hossein ZiaShakeri, Spectra Logic, SVP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances

As media ecosystems become more sophisticated — and complex — efficient, MAM systems and orchestration tools are integral for media managers to maintain their sanity. Vendors and customers address potential pitfalls and how to navigate issues on both sides of the relationship. Join us for a fun, lively back-n-forth that hits on a variety of real-world challenges like writing accurate user requirements, prescribing actual workflows instead of just end-results, support in different time zones, tweaking systems to get them working optimally, and much more.
Moderator: Brent Angle, CineSys, CTO
Panelists:
Jason Dvorkin, AWS, Media & Entertainment Industry Specialist, BD Leader
Kendall Ginsbach, Riot Games, Global Lead, Content Operations
Jeff Herzog, EditShare, Director of Solutions, Product Management
Eivind Sandstrand, Diversified, VP, Innovation and Consulting, Digital Solutions

As sustainable data storage becomes a priority for media organizations, many media-management leaders are asking, “What should I do?” To avoid turning into a lecture, this open conversation will ask pertinent questions and explore how your workflow and infrastructure decisions can make a difference today and tomorrow.
Panelists:
Zack Bacon, Texas A&M University, Chief Broadcast Engineer
Paul Briscoe, TAG Video Systems, Chief Architect
Barbara Lange, Kibo121, Principal and CEO

Presented by: Danny Abelson, Audazzio, COO

From live data feeds to gamification, the metaverse, multiple viewing options, mixed reality (XR), and even fan content-ownership, tech-saavy sports consumers are embracing evolving digital technologies surrounding the live game. Professionals in the field of live streaming, sports OTT, and digital media share their favorite projects of the year and dissect the emerging technologies that are changing the way their companies work.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
Panelists:
Doug Bernstein, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, SVP, Digital Audience Strategy
Matt Duarte, YES Network, VP, Strategy and Business Development
Mike Kelley, Grabyo, President, Americas
Tim Stevens, Verizon Business Group, Global Leader, Strategic Innovation for Sports, Media & Entertainment

IMG Arena Operations Director Martyn Richardson and Videon’s President and Founder, Todd Erdley, will showcase how IMG Arena assesses how edge computing and machine learning at the point video originates can be used in conjunction with deeper learning in the cloud. This allows IMG Arena to create an enhanced fan experience that includes key metadata that can be considered for monetization opportunities.
Presenters:
Todd Erdley, Videon, President and Founder
Martyn Richardson, IMG Arena, Operations Director

To tip off its current season, the National Basketball Association launched a new version of the NBA App, a global, all-in-one mobile destination for everything NBA. The app offers live streaming via a direct integration with NBA League Pass, mobile-friendly vertical video highlights and video content, personalized feeds, and much. In this exclusive case study, receive an inside look at the work that went into product and the features that are helping the NBA put itself in front of more fans worldwide.
Session Intro by: Vijay Sajja, Evergent, Founder and CEO
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
Speaker: Andrew Yaffe, NBA, SVP, Social, Digital and Original Content

Subscription streaming services and platforms continue to offer new ways to present live content and drive interactivity with sports brands. Technology experts break down their thoughts on what strategies need to be considered (or accelerating) and the technology obstacles that remain.
Moderator: Brian Ring, Amagi, Senior Director, News and Sports Solutions
Panelists:
Danny Abelson, Audazzio, COO
Cristian Livadiotti, Wildmoka, CEO
Damien Lucas, ATEME, Chief Product Officer
Emeka Okoli, Zixi, VP of Customer Success and Solutions

The 2022 FIFA World Cup attracted over a million fans in Qatar, but across the globe, more than two billion people in over 150 countries tuned in thanks to the most advanced streaming features. Streann launched a streaming-first OTT World Cup with unique distribution, engagement, Web 3.0, and monetization technology, sparking a new era of sports content.
Presenter: Gio Punzo, Streann Media, CEO and Co-Founder

Decentralization, blockchain technologies, and the move to Web 3.0 are paving a future for sports media that radically changes the way content rightsholders can present and monetize live sports. In this one-on-one interview, receive a primer on how the industry is vetting these technologies, what projects are finding success, and what is still to be uncovered about our digital futures?
Interviewer: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
Interviewee: Michelle Munson, Eluvio, CEO and C0-Founder

Presented by:
Roger Charlesworth, DTV Audio Group, Executive Director
Jim Starzynski, NBC Universal, Director and Principal Audio Engineer; DTV Audio Group, Chairman

Production and distribution of immersive audio has become the norm for global events as it is increasingly for major global sports leagues. We’ll survey the World Cup rights holders distributing in Dolby Atmos and Vison and talk about recent moves by entities like Bundesliga and their rights holder to transition to HDR video and immersive audio.
Speaker: Carlos Watanabe, Dolby Laboratories, Director of Pay TV and Streaming

We will have an update from Comcast’s Mark Francisco on ongoing efforts to advance inclusivity forward with Comcast products and services, including audio initiatives for enhanced accessibility. Additionally, we will look at developments in the deployment by European broadcasters of object-based personalization and accessibility features, which leverage next generation audio systems, along with advances in establishing open serial ADM metadata standards for object audio.
Speakers:
James Cowdery, Dolby Laboratories, Senior Staff Architect
Mark Francisco, Comcast, Fellow, Accessibility and Inclusive Experiences

In transitioning from linear broadcast to streamed distribution of live content, the rigid ATSC standards-based rules for audio shift to a more fluid model that can accommodate more devices and multiple concurrent audio streams and codecs, but where ad hoc practices do not guarantee consistent quality or support for the original program format. We will examine how dynamic adaptive streaming works and discuss the implications for audio in both the opportunities it creates and the manner in which current practices can fall short.
Speaker: Derik Yarnell, Comcast Cable, Principal Architect

We’ll examine the unprecedented demand for spectrum at the Paris 2024 games, and look in on some of the ongoing planning to manage it.
Speaker: Prakash Moorut, Shure, Global Head of Spectrum and Regulatory Affairs

Cloud-based live production has become a reality for many, but audio capabilities have so far lagged behind. We will examine the inherent challenges of deploying cloud-based mixing systems, how these are being overcome, and what the prognosis is for higher channel counts, adequate bussing, and support for Atmos and 5.1.
Speakers:
Tom Knowles, Solid State Logic, Product Manager, Broadcast Systems
Dave Letson, Calrec Audio Limited, Vice President, Sales

Our panel will share their individual perspectives to the ongoing challenges of live audio production, including adapting to IP environments, addressing recruiting and training, expanding diversity, accessibility, and inclusiveness, implementing best practices, and expanding immersive production.
Panelists:
Florian Brown, ESPN, Senior Audio Engineer and Audio Production Consultant
Karl Malone, NBC Sports and Olympics, Senior Director of Audio Engineering
Neal Roberts, Warner Brothers Discovery, Senior Director of Live Experiences