Bob Hudelson, Nick Shaw, Tim Walker,  Bill Feightner,  Bruno Munger, Bryce Button. Hosted by AJA Video Systems

Around HDR productions and conversion techniques

• Panelists will discuss new tools to meet the ever changing needs of HDR productions and what is driving them, followed by a Q&A session.  
  Panelists Bill Feightner, Bob Hudelson, Bruno Munger, Nick Shaw, and Tim Walker.  Moderated by Bryce Button.

Ryan Morris, Arista

Requirement for Orchestration in Media Workflows

• Q&A Session

Sarah Priestnall, AVID

Color and trends in color correction

• What’s the future of the grading bay in 2021? Did COVID forever transform the interaction between clients and colorists? Can AI be used to automate the more mundane tasks of color grading? Does color grading now begin in pre-production? Let’s discuss these topics and more.

Neal Bilow, Chromata Solutions

NFT (non-fungible token) on Blockchain

• NFTs are types of digital assets in a blockchain with completely unique codes, and they can transform digital objects such as music, art, videos, images, and even tweets into assets that can be owned and sold.

Judy Parnall EBU/BBC - Hans Hoffmann EBU

What will be the future of media technology, and do you really want to know?

• The evolution of media technology is inevitable and unstoppable, but is it also unknowable? In 2020, an international think tank of representatives of media research and development groups, the EBU Broadcast Technology Futures group, tried to answer that question. They formed conclusions about tomorrow’s user experience, production, and delivery to the user – drawing on what is happening in their laboratories. The session will be your chance to hear their conclusions, find where to get their report…and to agree or disagree with their conclusions. The session with be led by Judy Parnall BBC/Chair of the EBU Technical Committee, and Dr Hans Hoffmann, who chairs the Broadcast Technology Futures Group

Billy Luong, Fujifilm

Mirrorless Camera Technology

• Learn more about Mirrorless Camera Technologies and their rapid growth into many applications beyond general photography. The discussion will surround the technologies involved in the development of Mirrorless Cameras and their growing applications in both Photography, Videography and the Movie and Television industry. Topics include the development of image sensors, processors, and machine learning development in areas like AF systems and colour reproduction. Join the discussion and learn how Mirrorless Camera Technologies can benefit you and your industry.

Leigh Whitcomb, Imagine Communications

A Practical Guide to Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems and What Standards Organizations Are Doing to Help

• Q&A Session

Colin Bernard, Lectrosonics

Simple automated Wireless Mic /IFB / IEM Frequency selection post UHF RF spectrum repack

• Join us for quick session regarding how to plan for plus deploy or change existing frequencies and or RF systems in the Studio or OB post repack, using automated Wireless Frequency Coordination software programs. The session includes a demonstration of a quick set up and deployment of a wireless mic and IFB/IEM system in a studio or in the field.

Eric Poynton, Arista

Tales from the Trenches while Hunting for Threats in Media and Entertainment

• Q&A Session

Bob Caniglia, Blackmagic Design

Conquering Zoom: How to Look Good and Sound Better in a Virtual Environment

• "Now that virtual meetings and presentations have become permanent fixtures in professional environments, let’s explore some easy and affordable ways to look and sound better on these calls. The higher the video and audio quality are, the more effective you and your communications become in the virtual world.

Anthony P. Kuzub, CBC

Networked Wireless Microphones and In ear Monitors

• The hidden complexities of delay in fold back systems - Where can one go when breaking down individual object models of audio systems...

Orest Sushko, Humber College

Introduction to ATSC 3.0 / Humber Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab

• "ATSC 3.0 is the next generation terrestrial broadcast system designed from the ground up to improve the television viewing experience and offer new datacasting opportunities to broadcasters. It is the only IP-based system of its kind in the world and is also currently the world's most efficient one-to-many data delivery system. Next Gen TV improvements include higher audio and video quality, improved compression efficiency, robust transmission for reception on both fixed and mobile devices, advanced emergency messaging and more accessibility, personalization and interactivity. Datacasting opportunities can have a wide range of applications from autonomous vehicles and smart cities to distance learning, smart agriculture and more. Humber College is leading the way towards the development of Canada’s first Broadcast-Broadband Convergence (B2C) Lab to explore multisectoral data delivery applications enabled by ATSC 3.0 The standard runs on an IP backbone and shares a common base clock with 5G networks so it can be easily integrated to improve broadcast mobility and convergence use-cases with 5G delivery. Humber’s research will include OTA broadcast and datacast applications across global data delivery standards providing seamless integration with fixed and mobile devices across any content environment. The 3.0 standard and its convergence capabilities with other data delivery networks can play a significant role in shaping how industries beyond broadcasting can be digitally transformed. The B2C Lab will be the first R&D test bed in North America equipped with both an ATSC 3.0 broadcast ecosystem and 5G core network. The core mission of the B2C Lab is to position Humber as a leader in ATSC 3.0 convergence technology research and development, creating services and solutions for industry that will foster the potential of a true heterogenous communications network for data delivery incorporating the best of standards technologies. This roundtable session will present a high-level introduction of the standard as well as an overview of the Humber Broadcast-Broadband Convergence (B2C) Lab development. The discussion will include the benefit of industry partner engagement to explore the 3.0 standard and convergence applications with 5G with the lab.

Mark Moore, LiveU

The new reality of Live Production.

• With the changing landscape of how content is being consumed, whether it be due to changing business models, technology, demand for new viewing experiences, as well as the Global Pandemic, how have your day-to-day workflows been impacted ? This round table discussion hosted by LiveU along with some production professionals will focus on live events – best practices, new workflows and new solutions especially as we prepare to put COVID in the rearview mirror.

Jean Lapierre, Matrox

IPMX Makes Network Easy

• Q & A Session

Tony Jones, MediaKind

Machine Learning for Up-Conversion

• Q&A Session

Michael J Martin, RPAS Centre

Drone Photography

"The technological advancements in drones has evolved rapidly and as the sophistication develops with greater range, better quality, safer flight characteristics, and ease of use, these camera platforms can be used by anyone for capturing stunning still images and I compelling B-roll for corporate media, industrial productions, science and big data gathering, television news, episodic productions, and feature films. Yet, there are still so many issues that must be addressed before you can pilot your Remotely Piloted Aircraft System or RPAS. Transport Canada and various policing organizations are now extra diligent to protect the public and Canadian airspace from unqualified operators. New laws dictate a far more professional approach to operating drones commercially in Canada. As a creative tool, RPAS offer stunning images and unique perspectives for SMPTE members to record new footage for integration into their storytelling. In this topic, we will briefly discuss:

• Creative Aspects
• Technical Aspects
•  Still Imagery
•  Video Recording
•  Resolution
•  Colourimetry
•  Drones
•  Cameras
•  Transport Canada Licencing

Roy Folkman, TAG Video Systems

Can a hardware company become a software company?

• There is an obvious and unstoppable movement from dedicated hardware solutions to software solutions in our industry. This round table will explore the ever-growing capability of software to provide solutions for media facilities. Also, the challenge facing hardware companies as they work to transform themselves to software companies will be discussed. Radio facilities executed this migration from hardware solutions to software solutions some time ago. What can Television facilities learn from that migration? How does this migration affect the vendor landscape? In addition, the traits of hardware companies vs software companies in the larger technology space will be presented and examined.

Jamie Duemo, Amazon Web Services, Peter Wharton, TAG Video Systems

Total Technological Transformation: Maximizing on the Disruption

• Jamie Duemo Keynote - Q & A Session

Francois Gauthier, ARRI Canada

Remote Production during COVID

• "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many productions were put on hiatus. Implementation of IP monitoring and control has helped overcome the trend and made it possible to return productions safely and efficiently to air. In this roundtables we will show a live demo of how production crews can control cameras, lights, movement, and other aspects to bring back the production value, even when being isolated from the talent."

Mathieu Zarouk, Dalet

The deployment conundrum: cloud or on-premises – why not both?

• Q&A Session

Willem Vermost. Pavlo Kondratenko, Ievgen Kostiukevych. Hosted by EBU

ST 2110 PICS and RP 2110-25

• Abstract: This technical round table will feature Willem Vermost, the RP 2110-25 document editor, Pavlo Kondratenko, the ST 2110 PICS document editor, and Ievgen Kostiukevych, the JT-NM Tested program coordinator. They will discuss how the industry and the users will benefit from the publication of RP 2110-25, and ST 2110 PICS, from the adoption of these documents by the JT-NM Tested program, and from the inclusion of these new and improved testing methodologies by the open-source test and measurement tools.

Ken MacNeil, Jim Morrison, Jeff Simpson. Hosted by F2 Technologies

The Future of the Cloud: Where we were, where we are, and where we’re going.

• The NAB Show of 2019 felt like the coming out party for “the cloud”, with AWS leading the charge. Cloud platforms seemed poised to be all things to all applications. But in the time since then we have seen competition, specialization, and new threats to infrastructure and networks. If technology maintains its better, faster, cheaper trajectory, what does that mean for the future of the cloud as we know it today? Will it allow niche players to thrive? Or will only the strong survive? Will we build our own “clouds” using open source code and COTS hardware? Could a swing back to on-prem be in the works?

Leigh Whitcomb, Eric Poynton. Hosted by Imagine Communications

Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems

• "Securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems is becoming an important issue since it adds new ways that your facility can be attacked. For example, an attacker could disable your SMPTE ST 2059/Precision Time Protocol (PTP) infrastructure, crippling your facility. Tackling security may seem like a daunting challenge. Many users and equipment vendors do not know where to start. Coming learn and discuss practical information on securing your ST 2110 systems. Eric Poynton, Systems Engineer for Awake, the NDR security division of Arista, will share real-world experiences from threat hunting in one of the world's largest media and entertainment corporations. Leigh Whitcomb, Architect, Imagine Communications will share information from his 2021 April SMPTE Journal article “A Practical Guide to Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems and What Standards Organizations Are Doing to Help https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9395676

Gareth Wills, Michael Rebel, Hosted by Imagine Communications

Cloud agility: Launch new broadcast channels at the click of a button – fact or fiction?

• Faster time to market. Demand-driven scaling. The cloud promises true agility, but does it sound too good to be true? Join Imagine’s Gareth Wills and Michael Rebel as they share from-the-field experiences of cloud playout deployments, and watch live as they spin up a Versio hosted in AWS service in just 15 minutes!

Janet West

Environmental impact of data centres.

• "With streaming content being the norm for many consumers, who is responsible for the real environmental impact of data centres and what measures will our industry have to take to achieve climate goals. In Glasgow on 1st – 12th November 2021, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The COP26 summit will bring parties together from all over the world to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. A total of 197 parties from developed countries as well as least developed and vulnerable groups in addition OPEC, OECD, IEA, WHO and UNEP. We no longer talk about climate change, we see it everyday with fires, flooding and soil depletion affecting crops. The 2020 IPCC report has shown that there is a significance difference between a global temperature increase of 1.5 versus 2 degrees. It is recommended a global ‘net zero’ emissions target by 2050 be achieved. All this at a time when we have become addicted to our phones regarding social media. Storage companies are building enormous data centres which are energy hungry and struggling to keep up with the demand. A single popular viral video watched on a variety of devices has been calculated to use 358GWh of power. The average consumer only equates the energy cost to the power required to charge their device and not the plethora of spinning discs allowing instant content access. In addition, the materials that are required for a data centre need to be sustainably procured. Do we know where they come from, how long will they last, is there in fact a choice? Do we know the true environmental cost of data centres? This session aims to stimulate the television and motion picture industry (strategy developers, supply chains, users and creatives) to think differently about how we do business and start to develop some key action plans for the future. Quote from Milton Friedman 1982 - “There is an enormous inertia a tyranny of the status quo in private and in governmental arrangements. Only a crisis, real or perceived produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. That I believe, is our basic function: to develop alternatives to existing policies, to keep them alive and available until the politically impossible become politically inevitable.”"

Mark Chiolis, Ron Williams. Hosted by Mobile TV Group

Mixing "Cine” Workflows in Live Sports Productions to Tell a More Complete Story

• Q&A Session

Prinyar Boon, Andy Beale. Hosted by Phabrix

A Field Guide to Live High Dynamic Range Single-Stream Production

• Q&A Session

Kari Grubin, Renard Jenkins, HPA/SMPTE

Commitment to Action

• Come and join SMPTE and HPA! We want to invite you to participate in an open discussion about the work that we are doing regarding equity and inclusion in the media, entertainment and technology space. We will provide an overview of the recent HPA ALL IN event. We will also update you on the upcoming activities of the SMPTE Global Inclusion Working Group. We will share with you how you can be involved and help us launch more successful initiatives in 2021. We have so much to share so we look forward to seeing you soon.

Albert Faust, Arista

Post Pandemic Workflow - Now what?!

• The pandemic has rapidly distributed Media workflow and infrastructure. This is not a bad thing! but let's talk about the implications of this change. How do we make sure content continues to be delivered in a reliable, cost effective way? How will we manage and monitor infrastructure that may no longer be under direct corporate control? and what about security? Join Arista in a round table discussion looking at these issues in the potential post pandemic new distributed 'normal'.

Francois Gauthier, ARRI Canada

Mixed Reality Production Systems (MRPS)

• "ARRI’s Mixed Reality Production systems (MRPS) describes a mix of traditional, green screen, AR, and VR scripted production. Through an ecosystem of cameras, lenses, lights, stabilizer, and wireless controls, ARRI offers solutions, training, and integration to help productions transition to an in-camera composition. In this roundtable, we will discuss the various aspects of MRPS, including capture devices, lighting, metadata, tracking, artifacts, and digital asset creation."

Brian Campanotti, CloudFirst.io

Is Data Tape Dead

• As we move into this new era of "remote" everything, has the time finally come to start to think about the death of complex, on-premise data tape archive systems we have learned to love (or hate)? We have experienced several watershed moments in recent years which could signify a trend away from this long-proven way of storing and protecting our most valuable media assets, but are media organizations ready to break away from these historically proven and hardened systems? Can we refocus our attention on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) rather than the features, pros and cons of particular storage technologies when architecting our next-generation digital archive systems? Can a potential move to the cloud achieve all of our content protection, preservation and accessibility challenges in a cost-effective fashion?

Brad Dickson, Lighting Video

Using the camera's chroma signal to evaluate and calibrate LED lighting and video walls to meet the needs of broadcast and cinema cameras.

• Q&A Session

Tom Bradbury, Eric Heidendahl, Richard Grunberg, Clint Hollinger, Peter Slisarenko, Julian Fraser. Hosted by Matrix Video

Discussion on the state of broadcast engineering programs in Canada

• Panel discussion of the state of Broadcast Engineering Programs in Canada or lack there. Panel consists of educators and working professionals in the Broadcast Industry.

Tony Howard, MediaKind

What do you think it will take to be a broadcaster in the future?
"The industry is rapidly migrating to new media delivery mechanisms and how content is processed and consumed. We will consider some of these factors such as:

• Support of cloud-based delivery – fully deployed cloud based workflow from production, editing, MCR, playout, on-demand and live (does anybody remember Linear TV?)
• End-to-end Streaming capability with low latency delivery and regional program insertion / advertising insertion
• Direct To Consumer Programming
• Event Driven Programming
• Influence of Social Media on Live Events
• Up conversion of older content to new formats"

Hall Hutchison, Ross Video

Extended reality and the use of LED walls as a replacement for the green screen.

• Q&A Session

Morais Russell, Patrick Chan. Hosted by Sony

Sony Alpha – Mirrorless Cameras

• The ethos behind the BeAlpha branding, and the associated creative tools and technology comprised of the “Alpha Mount” or One Mount system.

Peter Wharton, Paul Briscoe, TAG Video Systems

Leveraging Cloud Scalability

• When we move to the cloud, we often look to replicate existing workflows that media companies shave developed over decades, workflows based on the technologies that were available at that time the workflows were implemented. Cloud offers us a chance to reimagine media workflows from the ground up, reinventing these processes and leveraging the immense compute and scale capabilities of the cloud. What might such reimagined workflows look like? We’ll discuss some innovative approaches to live production, post-production and playout that leverage the unique capabilities of the cloud

This presentation is a 101-level introduction to OTT.

• Q&A Session

Ilya Doronin, Tesla Owners Club of Ontario & Waterloo Region Electric Vehicle Association

Lithium-ion batteries, connected Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Driving

• How to extend the longevity of Li-Ion battery in any gadget, including gadgets on 4 wheels. Electrical vehicles discussions and comparison, Robo-Taxis, Autonomous driving, Tesla Full Self Driving Beta version 9 & full version release schedule."