Full Name
Christopher Lennon
Job Title
Office of the CTO: Director, Standards Strategy
Company
Ross Video Ltd.
Speaker Bio
Chris Lennon serves in Ross Video’s Office of the CTO as Director, Standards Strategy. He is responsible for Ross’ activities in global standards and trade organizations. A dual citizen of Canada and the US, he is located in Monument, Colorado, on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, residing at 7400 feet of elevation. He looks forward to visiting his home and native land in Canada when such things are possible.
Chris also serves as Executive Director of the Open Services Alliance (OSA), a global industry organization focused on interoperability among microservice oriented media systems. The OSA produced the media industry’s first microservices standards, working closely with SMPTE, in 2020, and continues to lead the way in this rapidly evolving area.
Chris has held a variety of leadership positions in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), including Standards Director, Local Section Manager, Technology Committee Chair, and others. He is a SMPTE Fellow and recipient of SMPTE’s prestigious 2008 Citation.
Chris is a prolific writer, authoring dozens of white papers, trade publication and technical journal articles, and contributing to the two most recent editions of the industry “bible”, the NAB Engineering Handbook. He also recently partnered with industry legend Clyde Smith to assemble the most exciting new book to come to our business, “The Media Workflow Puzzle”. This is the only book to provide a comprehensive overview of media, all the way from production to distribution, and includes input from a who’s who of the media industry’s thought leaders.
Chris also serves as Executive Director of the Open Services Alliance (OSA), a global industry organization focused on interoperability among microservice oriented media systems. The OSA produced the media industry’s first microservices standards, working closely with SMPTE, in 2020, and continues to lead the way in this rapidly evolving area.
Chris has held a variety of leadership positions in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), including Standards Director, Local Section Manager, Technology Committee Chair, and others. He is a SMPTE Fellow and recipient of SMPTE’s prestigious 2008 Citation.
Chris is a prolific writer, authoring dozens of white papers, trade publication and technical journal articles, and contributing to the two most recent editions of the industry “bible”, the NAB Engineering Handbook. He also recently partnered with industry legend Clyde Smith to assemble the most exciting new book to come to our business, “The Media Workflow Puzzle”. This is the only book to provide a comprehensive overview of media, all the way from production to distribution, and includes input from a who’s who of the media industry’s thought leaders.
Speaking At
TTC 2021 Speaker Type
Roundtable
Topic and Description
Roundtable Topic: Microservices in Action
Description: A roundtable discussion of actual uses of microservices in media today. What do microservices mean to your organization? How are you currently using microservices, and how will you be using them in the future? How does the reality of the rollout of microservices compare with the vast promise they offer? What kind of role should organizations like the OSA, EBU, SMPTE be playing? Potential discussion leaders: Chris Lennon, Wojtek Tryc (Ross Video), Loic Barbou (Bloomberg), Mike (Disney/ABC)
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Roundtable Topic: Removing the Blinders: A Holistic View of TV and Cinema Workflows
Description: A roundtable discussion of the increasing interdependence of the various pieces of the media workflow puzzle. We will focus on the importance of considering the entire media supply chain, from production, through post, asset management, distribution, archive, and more. How are you managing this increasingly complex world? How do we make sure those in various areas properly consider those who are impacted by decisions they make? Potential discussion leaders: Chris Lennon, Stan Moote (IABM), Glenn Reitmeier, Arjun Ramamurthy, and more.
Description: A roundtable discussion of actual uses of microservices in media today. What do microservices mean to your organization? How are you currently using microservices, and how will you be using them in the future? How does the reality of the rollout of microservices compare with the vast promise they offer? What kind of role should organizations like the OSA, EBU, SMPTE be playing? Potential discussion leaders: Chris Lennon, Wojtek Tryc (Ross Video), Loic Barbou (Bloomberg), Mike (Disney/ABC)
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Roundtable Topic: Removing the Blinders: A Holistic View of TV and Cinema Workflows
Description: A roundtable discussion of the increasing interdependence of the various pieces of the media workflow puzzle. We will focus on the importance of considering the entire media supply chain, from production, through post, asset management, distribution, archive, and more. How are you managing this increasingly complex world? How do we make sure those in various areas properly consider those who are impacted by decisions they make? Potential discussion leaders: Chris Lennon, Stan Moote (IABM), Glenn Reitmeier, Arjun Ramamurthy, and more.
