Full Agenda
Thursday, 19th June 2008
08:50 - Registration
09:20 - Chair’s opening remarks
Andy King,
Head of Resources
BBC Resources
09:30 - Driving technological innovation in broadcasting
Sony and Panasonic are at the forefront of technological innovation in broadcasting technology. This presentation will demonstrate how the need for high quality content is driving technological innovation in R&D. You will learn about Sony and Panasonic's plans to maintain their positions as market leaders in the future.
Olivier Bovis,
General Manager, European Head of Content Creation
Sony Professional
09:45 - Driving technological innovation in broadcasting
Sony and Panasonic are at the forefront of technological innovation in broadcasting technology. This presentation will demonstrate how the need for high quality content is driving technological innovation in R&D. You will learn about Sony and Panasonic's plans to maintain their positions as market leaders in the future.
Adrian Clarke,
General Manager Professional Broadcast IT Systems UK
Panasonic
10:10 - Meeting the technology challenges of multiplatform distribution
Anthony Rose, Head of Digital Media Technology
BBC
Jennifer Taylor,
Group Product Manager
Adobe
10:50 - Break and networking
John Honeycutt,
Executive Vice President & Chief Media Technology Officer
Discovery Communications
12:30 - Lunch and networking
13:40 - Assessing the creative and commercial implications of a future 3D entertainment landscape
Vince Pace,
President
PACE
14:20 - Revolutionising content service industries with IT
Tim Marsden,
Chief Technologist, EMEA, Communications, Media and Technology
Hewlett-Packard
This year, the forthcoming Olympic Games in Beijing will focus attention on the world of Broadcasting and as we continue into the 21st century, the need for Broadcasters to be innovative to realise the vision of content production transformation will be unceasing.
Chris Gill,
Associate Partner, Media & Entertainment
IBM Global Business Services
15.30 - Break and networking
Ian Baker,
Managing Director
Metaglue
16:25 - 360° training for 360° commissions
Responsible for BBC People’s staff development programme for ITV after the broadcasters’ investment in Siemens technology, here Tim Wallbank guides you through the structural changes that organisations need to make to fully benefit from the creativity that the technology should liberate.
Tim Wallbank,
Programme Manager, Training and Development
BBC People
16:50 - 10 innovations that will change your world…
After leaving the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as Director of the Technical Department towards the end of 2007, Phil Laven has had some time to think about the technology that will define the future! Here he will take a light-hearted look at the latest technological innovations and assess the impact they will have on your life.
Philip Laven,
Former Technical Director
European Broadcasting Union
17:20 - Chair’s closing remarks
17:30 - Close of conference
