Program Workshop Grid

How are corporate video departments approaching the ever-demanding requirements of managing a remote production workforce?
Moderator: Mark Yoder, Accenture Productions, Content Strategy and Operations Lead
Confirmed Panelists:
Chris D’Angelo, Former Global Head of Studios for YouTube and Spotify
Cleave Frink, SalesForce, Broadcast Producer
Erin McMullen Bromley, FOX Sports, Executive Director of Programming
Dan Pisarski, LiveU, CTO

Behind the scenes, video network architects are connecting facilities around the campus, country, and world to reinvent their broadcast workflows and live events. What strategies are corporate video heads using in their recent designs? What network standards are they adopting? What questions should everyone be asking their SI’s?
Moderator: Gary Schneider, LinkedIn, Lead Media Systems Architect
Confirmed Panelists:
Marc Brown, Microsoft Production Studios, Director of Engineering
Jake Fineman, Stripe, Corporate Technology Platform Engineer
Megan Kappus, Pac-12 Networks, Senior Broadcast Engineer

Corporate creatives are experimenting with innovative “looks,” while camera, lens and lighting manufacturers are expanding their visual palettes. When should you go Cine, Broadcast, PTZ, or iPhone? What are the corporate branding considerations that go into your technical and aesthetic choices?
Moderator: Michel Suissa, The Studio – B&H, Managing Director
Confirmed Panelists:
Nicole Atkinson Roach, LinkedIn Media Productions, Director
Alex Lau, Meta, Global Executive Video Producer
David Polk, Intel, Executive Producer
Michael Sternoff, Amazon, Creative Director

Welcome presented by: Tom Baldassare, B&H B2B, Business Development

LED VS (virtual sets) have revolutionized video storytelling. How can corporate video producers start using this new technology to communicate creatively and cost-effectively to their teams, partners and customers?
Moderator: Erik Weaver, Entertainment Technology Center, Head of Virtual and Adaptive Production
Confirmed Panelists:
Eric Hards, Lockheed Martin Space, Creative Director
Sheiva Khalily, Lux Machina Consulting, Virtual Production Supervisor
Will Moran, Google, Manager / Producer, People Development
Chris Stackhouse, Goal Line Studios, Industrial Engineer / Design Consultant

What are the advantages of IP versus baseband in a corporate video infrastructure and how do NDI and 2110 apply?
Moderator: Kent Terry, SMPTE SF, Section Chair
Panelists:
Nik Kumar, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Engineering Director, Systems Integration (East)
Deon LeCointe, Sony Electronics, Director of Networked Solutions, Imaging Products & Solutions – Americas
Angus Mackay, Matrox Video, Product Marketing Manager
Chuck Meyer, CSMeyer, Principal
Ryan Morris, Arista Networks, Systems Engineer

Why video, software, and the networks that connect them have changed everything we know about the world, and what comes next.
Presenter: Andrew Cross, Industry Technologist and Inventor of NDI

What cloud offerings fit the needs of the mid-to-smaller level budgets? Where is the entry-level where the practice becomes cost-efficient?
Moderator: Michael Vovk, Deloitte Consulting, Managing Director / Lead
Confirmed Panelists:
Tom Carlisle, Diversified, Cloud Innovation Leader
Richard Duke, Avid Technology, Chief Cloud Solutions Architect
Kiran Patel, AWS, Head of Product Marketing – Media Services
André Rievers, OpenDrives, VP of Operations

How are corporate video departments keeping pace with demand for more content (especially live) with tighter deadlines and smaller, multifunctional crews.
Moderator: Ray Tarara, Post-Production Specialist; Former Google Studio Operations
Panelists:
Jeff Eggleston, Dreamtek, Director of Studio Productions and Director of Account Management, West Coast
Todd Mason, Broadcast Management Group, CEO
Malek Pallie, FIRST at Google, Global Technical Operations Manager
Michael Skinner, EA, Senior Post Production Supervisor
Michel Suissa, The Studio – B&H, Managing Director

What if you could explore anywhere in the world in real-time from your living room? World-renowned oceanographer and explorer Dr. Robert Ballard believes that day is almost here, and will take you to the seafloor as a start. Famed as the discoverer of the Titanic shipwreck, Ballard has spent his career exploring under the sea and now with the team from Ocean Exploration Trust, equipped with immersive cameras, remotely-operated deep-diving vehicles, telepresence, and seafaring broadcast tools onboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus, exploration has entered a new era. In this world-premiere, live-to-tape Silicon Valley Video Summit SMPTE Keynote, Ballard explains his vision for how video offers new potential for real-time exploration as education and entertainment, while the Ocean Exploration Trust team, takes the stage for a technology “deep dive” on how the ship’s scientific control room and studio connect scientists, students, and everyday explorers to the world of discovery and exploration.

*NOTE: The SMPTE Keynote series at Silicon Valley Video Summit was developed to introduce students to career opportunities in video and broadcast. Join this event to learn about paid at-sea internship opportunities with Ocean Exploration Trust. Last year’s inaugural keynote speaker was Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer.
Keynote Introduction: Renard T. Jenkins, SMPTE, President; I2A2, President and COO

Keynote: Dr. Robert Ballard, Ocean Exploration Trust, Founder
Moderator: Pat Griffis, SMPTE, Former President
Confirmed Panelists:
Allison Fundis, Ocean Exploration Trust, Chief Operating Officer
Ed McNichol, Ocean Exploration Trust, Video Operations Manager (Contract)
Dave Robertson, Ocean Exploration Trust, Senior Video Engineer
Peter Thordarson, Ocean Exploration Trust, Video Engineer; SVV Conference Chair

Senior executives from the leading broadcast and video associations explain what they can do to help kick-start your career. Meet senior executives from SMPTE, IEEE, NAB and AES.
Moderator: John Shike, ASG, Key Accounts Manager; SMPTE, Membership Director for Student Outreach
Speakers:
David Bowles, Swineshead Productions, LLC, Owner; AES, Western Regional VP
Tom Coughlin, IEEE, 2024 President
Pat Griffis, SMPTE, Former President
Renard T. Jenkins, SMPTE, President; I2A2, President and COO
Justine McVaney, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), SVP and Deputy Managing Director, Global Connections & Events

How will AI transform live event storytelling and content personalization? How can pre-produced and live content integrate together with AI’s help?
Moderator: Gregg Katano, Cosmos Collab, CEO / Founder
Panelists:
Karina Anglada, Adobe, Strategic Development Manager
Mo Goyal, Evertz, Senior Director, Live Media Production
Pinar Seyhan Demirdag, Cuebric, Co-Founder and AI Director
Rebecca Xu, Opus Clip, Head of Product Marketing

Moderator: John Ittelson, California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Director, Communication Design
Panelists:
Brandon Caskey, California State Parks, PORTS Program Coordinator
Brad Krey, California State Parks, Interpretation & Education Program Manager

Producers, directors, and TDs share the “behind the scenes” stories of how they produced their latest big events – both internal and external.
Moderator: Sherry Huss, Freeman, Innovator-in-Residence and Head of Community
Confirmed Panelists:
Stephen Light, SXSW, Director of Commercial Content
Joseph Lynch, EA, Group Director, Esports Content and Programming
Mina Sabet, TED Conferences, Head of Production
Victor Torregroza, Intel Corporation, Events & Experiences Program Manager, Events Center of Excellence

Welcome presented by: Tom Baldassare, B&H B2B, Business Development

Major live events are now all global events, with the “mothership” production team often required to manage multiple live event venues tied together in multiple ways for both on-prem and remote viewers. How has the cloud changed live production workflows?
Moderator: Claudia Souza, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Chief Cloud Officer
Confirmed Panelists:
Mike Buetsch, Chess.com, Director of Broadcast Engineering & Production
Tyler Casey, Caffeine, Manager, Partner Engineering
Oskar Szydlowski, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Cloud Engineer
Lena Tanaomi, AWS, Senior Product Manager – AWS Elemental MediaConnect

What accessibility tools and best practices are event producers using to include those whose disabilities would otherwise leave them out – both online and in person?
Moderator: Alexandra Georgescu, Microsoft, Studios Production Lead
Panelists:
Zane Beatty, Charcoalblue Experience, Associate Director of Design Management
Adi Margolin, Verbit, Director of Product Management – Media

What technologies are improving the audience experience, providing in-person and remote attendee equity while maximizing engagement for them both.
Moderator: Barry Watts, Repertoire Productions, CEO
Confirmed Panelists:
Kyle Healy, The Global Leadership Network, Director of Broadcast and Digital Experiences
Jack Kelly, Freeman, VP, Content Production
Mark Mallchok, Brella Productions, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Strategist
Colin Murray, Salesforce & Slack, Senior Technical Producer
Joshua Willmann, Meta, Deployment Engineer

Can you scale intimacy and presence in the virtual world? The next generation of hardware and software creates new possibilities.
Moderator: David Adler, BizBash, Chairman & Founder; Harnessing Serendipity, Author; Adler Entertainment Trust, Partner
Speakers:
Gentry Humphrey, CODE by Gentry, Founder and CEO
Thomas Soetens, Immersive Design Studios, Co-Founder and CEO
Thomas True, NVIDIA, Senior Applied Engineer, Professional Video & Image Processing

How will AI transform live event storytelling and content personalization? How can pre-produced and live content integrate together with AI’s help?
Moderator: Gregg Katano, Cosmos Collab, CEO / Founder
Panelists:
Karina Anglada, Adobe, Strategic Development Manager
Mo Goyal, Evertz, Senior Director, Live Media Production
Pinar Seyhan Demirdag, Cuebric, Co-Founder and AI Director
Rebecca Xu, Opus Clip, Head of Product Marketing

Moderator: John Ittelson, California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Director, Communication Design
Panelists:
Brandon Caskey, California State Parks, PORTS Program Coordinator
Brad Krey, California State Parks, Interpretation & Education Program Manager

Producers, directors, and TDs share the “behind the scenes” stories of how they produced their latest big events – both internal and external.
Moderator: Sherry Huss, Freeman, Innovator-in-Residence and Head of Community
Confirmed Panelists:
Stephen Light, SXSW, Director of Commercial Content
Joseph Lynch, EA, Group Director, Esports Content and Programming
Mina Sabet, TED Conferences, Head of Production
Victor Torregroza, Intel Corporation, Events & Experiences Program Manager, Events Center of Excellence

Welcome presented by: Tom Baldassare, B&H B2B, Business Development

Major live events are now all global events, with the “mothership” production team often required to manage multiple live event venues tied together in multiple ways for both on-prem and remote viewers. How has the cloud changed live production workflows?
Moderator: Claudia Souza, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Chief Cloud Officer
Confirmed Panelists:
Mike Buetsch, Chess.com, Director of Broadcast Engineering & Production
Tyler Casey, Caffeine, Manager, Partner Engineering
Oskar Szydlowski, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Cloud Engineer
Lena Tanaomi, AWS, Senior Product Manager – AWS Elemental MediaConnect

What accessibility tools and best practices are event producers using to include those whose disabilities would otherwise leave them out – both online and in person?
Moderator: Alexandra Georgescu, Microsoft, Studios Production Lead
Panelists:
Zane Beatty, Charcoalblue Experience, Associate Director of Design Management
Adi Margolin, Verbit, Director of Product Management – Media

What technologies are improving the audience experience, providing in-person and remote attendee equity while maximizing engagement for them both.
Moderator: Barry Watts, Repertoire Productions, CEO
Confirmed Panelists:
Kyle Healy, The Global Leadership Network, Director of Broadcast and Digital Experiences
Jack Kelly, Freeman, VP, Content Production
Mark Mallchok, Brella Productions, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Strategist
Colin Murray, Salesforce & Slack, Senior Technical Producer
Joshua Willmann, Meta, Deployment Engineer

Can you scale intimacy and presence in the virtual world? The next generation of hardware and software creates new possibilities.
Moderator: David Adler, BizBash, Chairman & Founder; Harnessing Serendipity, Author; Adler Entertainment Trust, Partner
Speakers:
Gentry Humphrey, CODE by Gentry, Founder and CEO
Thomas Soetens, Immersive Design Studios, Co-Founder and CEO
Thomas True, NVIDIA, Senior Applied Engineer, Professional Video & Image Processing

Skywalker Sound has created the Coda Platform to intelligently convert a completed soundtrack to fit distribution pipeline needs, while preserving the original intent of the content creators. A core technology within the platform we will discuss is content-aware loudness and dynamic range optimization processing; perceptually maintaining original mix balance and impact while conforming to multiple loudness targets; device profiles; and consumer listening needs. This proprietary technology serves as a new method towards specification compliance, strikingly distinct from legacy audio approaches such as compressors and limiters.
Intro: Erik Foreman, Post-Production Mixer
Speaker: Nicolas Tsingos, Skywalker Sound, Principal Research Engineer

Professional and consumer audio technology has progressed over the past few decades along several parallel threads – including sensory immersion, electronic transmission, content formats and creation tools. In a not-too-distant future, the authoring, consumption, or performance of a significant portion of our media and music experiences might leverage a global set of frameworks and ecosystems, sometimes referred to as the Metaverse. In time, more and more of our media experiences (currently categorized into separate content industries such as music, movies, and podcasts) may be cloud-based, navigable, non-destructive, ubiquitous, interoperable, and adaptable to listener conditions. In this talk, we distill elements of this vision and some of the opportunities and challenges that it entails for technologists and creators, including the adoption of a streamable immersive audio scene coding model, and “externalized” binaural audio reproduction.
Intro: Brian (Bt) Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment and Publishing, Co-Owner and Principal
Speaker: Jean-Marc Jot, Virtuel Works, Founder and Principal

As we go full circle back to ads in paid content, it is critical to make sure your viewers stay engaged instead of getting distracted by wildly changing audio levels. This becomes even more critical with dialog enhancement for an aging population and audio description for viewers with accessibility needs. Media Turners’ David Frerichs will walk us through how to address these challenges across multiple audio formats.
Intro: Brian (Bt) Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment and Publishing, Co-Owner and Principal
Speaker: David Frerichs, Media Tuners, President

Welcome presented by: Tom Baldassare, B&H B2B, Business Development

For remote live events including concerts, corporate events, and sports (either broadcast or live streaming), many advances have been made in the last three to five years. Simplification on security of data over long distances can be achieved with smaller teams and producers/directors/mixers across various remote locations. Join Sam Craig & Patrick Killianey for discussion on just how quickly you could have your live events up and functioning across long distances, securely.
Moderator: Brian (Bt) Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment and Publishing, Co-Owner and Principal
Panelists:
Sam Craig, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), VP, Cloud Production Engineering
Patrick Killianey | AV Consultant | AV Community

While audio technology companies can deliver bit-perfect encode-to-decode for consumers, the challenge lies in what happens when the audio signal leaves the decoding device. Three panelists will discuss the challenges of the consumer immersive audio experience “after the decode.”
Moderator: Erik Foreman, Post-Production Mixer
Panelists:
Sven Mevissen, Xperi, Director, Product Management – Home and Media Solutions
Alan Seefeldt, Dolby Laboratories, Principal Member of the Research Staff, Sound Experiences Lab
Mark Thomas, Dolby Laboratories, Senior Staff Researcher

Skywalker Sound has created the Coda Platform to intelligently convert a completed soundtrack to fit distribution pipeline needs, while preserving the original intent of the content creators. A core technology within the platform we will discuss is content-aware loudness and dynamic range optimization processing; perceptually maintaining original mix balance and impact while conforming to multiple loudness targets; device profiles; and consumer listening needs. This proprietary technology serves as a new method towards specification compliance, strikingly distinct from legacy audio approaches such as compressors and limiters.
Intro: Erik Foreman, Post-Production Mixer
Speaker: Nicolas Tsingos, Skywalker Sound, Principal Research Engineer

Professional and consumer audio technology has progressed over the past few decades along several parallel threads – including sensory immersion, electronic transmission, content formats and creation tools. In a not-too-distant future, the authoring, consumption, or performance of a significant portion of our media and music experiences might leverage a global set of frameworks and ecosystems, sometimes referred to as the Metaverse. In time, more and more of our media experiences (currently categorized into separate content industries such as music, movies, and podcasts) may be cloud-based, navigable, non-destructive, ubiquitous, interoperable, and adaptable to listener conditions. In this talk, we distill elements of this vision and some of the opportunities and challenges that it entails for technologists and creators, including the adoption of a streamable immersive audio scene coding model, and “externalized” binaural audio reproduction.
Intro: Brian (Bt) Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment and Publishing, Co-Owner and Principal
Speaker: Jean-Marc Jot, Virtuel Works, Founder and Principal

As we go full circle back to ads in paid content, it is critical to make sure your viewers stay engaged instead of getting distracted by wildly changing audio levels. This becomes even more critical with dialog enhancement for an aging population and audio description for viewers with accessibility needs. Media Turners’ David Frerichs will walk us through how to address these challenges across multiple audio formats.
Intro: Brian (Bt) Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment and Publishing, Co-Owner and Principal
Speaker: David Frerichs, Media Tuners, President

Welcome presented by: Tom Baldassare, B&H B2B, Business Development

For remote live events including concerts, corporate events, and sports (either broadcast or live streaming), many advances have been made in the last three to five years. Simplification on security of data over long distances can be achieved with smaller teams and producers/directors/mixers across various remote locations. Join Sam Craig & Patrick Killianey for discussion on just how quickly you could have your live events up and functioning across long distances, securely.
Moderator: Brian (Bt) Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment and Publishing, Co-Owner and Principal
Panelists:
Sam Craig, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), VP, Cloud Production Engineering
Patrick Killianey | AV Consultant | AV Community

While audio technology companies can deliver bit-perfect encode-to-decode for consumers, the challenge lies in what happens when the audio signal leaves the decoding device. Three panelists will discuss the challenges of the consumer immersive audio experience “after the decode.”
Moderator: Erik Foreman, Post-Production Mixer
Panelists:
Sven Mevissen, Xperi, Director, Product Management – Home and Media Solutions
Alan Seefeldt, Dolby Laboratories, Principal Member of the Research Staff, Sound Experiences Lab
Mark Thomas, Dolby Laboratories, Senior Staff Researcher

Demystifying the video staffing process. Managed services, conditional outsourcing, full time employees…why do video managers make what choices?
Moderator: Ekta Hutton, Training and Development Specialist
Panelists:
Jody Boatwright, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), VP and GM of Managed Services
Sherry Huss, Freeman, Innovator-in-Residence and Head of Community

How can corporate video (the team and the product) reflect and promote DEI values?
Panelists:
Iris Arensberg, Advanced Systems Group (ASG) | G Suite, Event Producer
Ivan Lochan, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Learning and Development Manager
Timmy Lodhi, ASG @ Google Developer Studio, Bay Area Studio Lead
Marie Tubbs, ASG @ Google, Manager, Technical Projects and Integration

This interactive workshop will focus on motivation, communication, and self-leadership – and why all of this is important in today’s workforce. Students will leave with tangible takeaways to enhance their professional journey.
Speaker: Chris Gargano, The Gargano Leadership Group, Founder; NYU, Adjunct Professor and Guest Lecturer

This session requires a separate registration…please click HERE

The production industry is slowly but surely adopting the SMPTE ST 2110 standard as the way of the future. The flexibility and scalability of a transport stream infrastructure over a standard video workflow presents many advantages. What does adoption of 2110 mean for Virtual Production with LED Volumes? What are the benefits, and can it be implemented for any environment?
Moderator: Michel Suissa, The Studio – B&H, Managing Director
Confirmed Panelists:
Alejandro Arango, Epic Games, Technical Director, Virtual Production
Jeremy Hochman, Megapixel, Co-Founder and CEO
Thomas True, NVIDIA, Senior Applied Engineer, Professional Video & Image Processing

The rapid emergence of Virtual Production with LED Volumes as an innovative storytelling approach to content creation has highlighted the need to perfect the photorealism of on-set lighting. How will Image Based Lighting and Pixel Mapping techniques improve the immersive quality of images captured on set?
Moderator: Michel Suissa, The Studio B&H, Managing Director
Confirmed Panelists:
Ritchie Argue, Fuse Technical Group, Director of R&D
Tucker Downs, ROE Visual, R&D Manager and Color Scientist
Alex Pearce, Light Sail VR, Partner and Senior Creative Technologist