Schedule: The SMPTE UK Media Technology Conference 2022

The conference will feature two tracks.

The track in room NFT2 will look at Technology Infrastructure, tackling thorny questions such as whether a Standards-based approach or a Proprietary one is best for practical IP studio builds; whether to choose Public Cloud or Private Virtual Infrastructure; and what use is 5G really for broadcasters.

The track in room NFT3 will focus on Creative Technology, including Virtual Production; Cloud Technology for Production and Post, and Next-Generation Studio Pipeline.

NFT2: Technical Infrastructure
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM																Registration Opens, Coffee and Pastries
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM																Welcome and Session Open John Ellerton - Head of Futures and Innovation, British Telecommunications PLC Ian Trow - Senior Manager Emerging Technology, Sky UK
10:05 AM - 10:40 AM																Opening Keynote Panel Grace Boswood - Technology Director, Channel 4 Sinead Greenaway - Director, Broadcast & End User Technology, BBC Jake Bickerton - Editorial director, Tech & Sport Group, Broadcast, Media Business Insight
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM																Real-time IP Production - Current State of Play and Emerging Trends Media aware Software Defined Networking, Timing and Orchestration has been trialed in limited deployments to date. This session will explore current best... Andy Rayner - Chief Technologist, Nevion
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM																NDI NDI offers a total solution that is gaining significant traction within industry. It aims to address the short comings identified with the media, network, and ... Lisa Collins - Managing Director, Marketing Leaders Circle Stephen Willmott - Head of Technology & Operations, GB News
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM																Coffee and Networking in the Blue Room
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM																Keynote Presentation - BBC IP Production Deployments and Learning Mark Patrick - Solution Lead, Broadcast Core, BBC Technology
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM																Precise 2110 Timing on Windows and Remote Displays with GPU & DPU This session will explore how SMPTE 2110 and PTP come together at a practical level to address professional workflow needs. Thomas Kernen - Principal Architect, NVIDIA
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM																Future Production Architectures Dave Mitchinson - Solutions Manager, Appear TV
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM																Future Production Architectures Panel Discussion The panel will discuss the transitions underway to drive the emerging hosting, standards and best practice applied to future production architectures. Lisa Collins - Managing Director, Marketing Leaders Circle Thomas Kernen - Principal Architect, NVIDIA Mark Patrick - Solution Lead, Broadcast Core, BBC Technology Andy Rayner - Chief Technologist, Nevion Dave Mitchinson - Solutions Manager, Appear TV
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM																Lunch in the Blue Room
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM																Keynote Interview - 5G for Media - Just a Faster 4G, or Delivering New Applications? What are the actual benefits of 5G for media distribution? There are plenty of potential opportunities dependent on how 5G related media features will emerge... Alex Buchan - Strategic Technologist and Project Lead - 5G Vista, Digital TV Group
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM																Media Enterprise of the Future Insight into recent Sony developments that are empowering customer journey’s towards a vision for the future Media Enterprise... Peter Sykes - Strategic Technology Development Manager, Sony Pan European Imaging Products & Solutions
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM																Panel Discussion: In the Cloud, Post-Pandemic Case study around Residence Pictures, a new Post House. Cloud, security, remote working. Cara Kotschy - Managing Director, Residence Pictures Simon Green - Founder & CEO, Green Rock Jake Bickerton - Editorial director, Tech & Sport Group, Broadcast, Media Business Insight
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM																Tea and Networking in the Blue Room
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM																Keynote Interview - OTT & Beyond : The Streaming Future of Premium Content The evolution of subscription and pay per view channels has been so rapid that Over The Top (OTT) streaming is now the norm. Bob Hannent - Architect: Video Playback & Delivery, DAZN
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM																Royalty Tracking in OTT and Streaming Content Royalty tracking based on blockchain has been around for some time now. Where is this technology and is it likely to emerge as a solution to stem... Mark Rawlings-Smith - Director, Channel Partnerships, Conviva
3:50 PM - 4:15 PM																Metadata and Media Tagging Metadata and content tagging are now crucial to enable efficient handling of archive, thematic and episodic media. Metadata and Tagging, along with the... Brian Leonard - Head of Engineering – Production & Workflows, IMG Tom Crocker - Business Development Manager - News Workflow Solutions, Ross Video Lisa Collins - Managing Director, Marketing Leaders Circle
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM																Session Wrap Up Ian Trow - Senior Manager Emerging Technology, Sky UK Chris Johns - Chief Engineer, Sky UK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM																Drinks and Snacks in the Blue Room

NFT3: Creative Technology
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM																Registration Opens, Coffee and Pastries
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM																Welcome and Session Open Rich Welsh - SVP Innovation / EVP, Deluxe / SMPTE Chris Johns - Chief Engineer, Sky UK
10:05 AM - 10:45 AM																Airspeeder - A totally New, Next Generation Motorsport, that Makes Electric Flying Car Racing a Reality A totally new form of transport, a totally new sport, that requires totally new technology for filming and broadcasting. Airspeeder brings elite pilots from the worlds of aviation, motorsport and gaming will... Stephen Sidlo - Head of Media, Airspeeder & Alauda Aeronautics
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM																The Hundred: Case Study Max Miller - Sport & Tech reporter, Broadcast Tech & Sport Jason Landau - Creative Director of Innovation, Sky
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM																Coffee and Networking in the Blue Room
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM																Session 2: Remote and Cloud vs On-Prem Post Production in a Post-Pandemic World This session will discuss the shape of the new post house, cloud tools vs on-prem and creative collaboration. As the world emerges from COVID, workplaces... Darren Woolfson - Director of Technology and Visual Services, Molinaire David Klafkowski - Managing Director, Racoon Gemma Nicholson - Founder, Post Super Tom Witkowski - Director of Technology and Engineering, Twickenham Studios
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM																Lunch in the Blue Room
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM																Keynote Interview - Virtual Production A one to one interview with British Cinematographer and Virtual Production Supervisor, Asa Bailey. Asa Bailey - Director/DOP, VP Supervisor, On-Set Facilities Christina Nowak - MD, Consultant
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM																Session 3: Next Gen Cinematography In this segment we discuss Virtual Production, a studio based technique that combines real-time technologies with digital filmmaking. This involves several... Christina Nowak - MD, Consultant Andrew Wilding - VP Sales EMEA, Sohonet Asa Bailey - Director/DOP, VP Supervisor, On-Set Facilities
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM																Tea and Networking in the Blue Room
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM																Keynote Panel - Rise Up Academy Carrie Wootten - Managing Director, Rise Andy Beale - Chief Engineer, BT Tim Guilder - Head of Production Technology, ITV Studios, UK
3:35 PM - 4:15 PM																What do Blockchain and NFTs Mean for Film Makers - Taking Rights Back and Making Money In this session we will demonstrate live the use of blockchain, smart contracts and NFT's for film production. We will explore live how this changes the... Tracie Mitchell - Managing Director, Greenfish.io Solene Marvian - Film Producer, Films Angel
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM																Session Wrap Up John Ellerton - Head of Futures and Innovation, British Telecommunications PLC Rich Welsh - SVP Innovation / EVP, Deluxe / SMPTE
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM																Drinks and Snacks in the Blue Room

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