Conference Schedule

Day One – 17 October 2019

THEME : NEXT GENTECHNOLOGIES IN BROADCAST MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

11:00 to 11.30 am	Inaugural Session

11:30 to 12.15 pm	Conference Session

NEW WAY OF THINKING ABOUT CYBERSECURITY & BLOCKCHAIN FOR MEDIA INDUSTRY
The media industry like every Internet-connected segment of society, is vulnerable to the rapid proliferation of cyber threats and protecting and monetizing intellectual property using Blockchain. As the industry has become more dependent on Internet Protocol-based technologies for core operations, broadcast stations and networks around the globe have experienced on-air and online disruptions, and even wide-scale outages, due to malicious actors seeking to wreak havoc. Blockchain has industry-wide applications that can transform the way content is created, consumed and protected. Ganesh Kaushic . C - Founder Director PAGSAR Global Pvt Ltd & Client Transformation Advisor – Curveball Technology Pvt Ltd Dr. Harsha E Thennarasu - Founder & CISO at HKIT Security Solutions & Cyber Security Researcher & Advisor Rajeshwari Bhattacharyya - INSEAD Alumnus, Cyber Security & Blockchain Expert Easwar Ramakrishnan - Technology & Business Development Professional, Rakuten India

12:15 to 12:35 pm	Understanding Augmented Reality and its Impact - by Tejash Shah, Owner of Accord Equips

12:35 to 12:55 pm	Leveraging a Modern Two-Tier Infrastructure to Activate Media Lifecycle Management by Sunny John, Country Manager, Spectra Logic

12:55 to 2:00 pm	Lunch Break

2:00 to 2:45 pm	Conference Session

2:45 to 3:05 pm	Leveraging IP Technology for Dynamic Live Sports Coverage by Ranjit Bhatti, Director - South Asia, Live

4:30 to 5:00 pm	Sports Technology by Prashant Khanna, Head -Technology Sports – Star TV What are some of the big trends in sports production in India? What new opportunities are technologies like Augmented Reality, HDR, and UHD and more creating for sports content creators? And how will artificial intelligence and automated production make sports production more cost effective? Join us for this informative session featuring Star India, NEP India, and SVG India.
AT THE BATTLEFRONT: OTT VS TRADITIONAL BROADCASTING IN INDIA
Traditional broadcasting is losing ground with the onslaught of OTT. Viewers have the option to choose and access content as per their choice. How does the future unfold in this battle royale between traditional broadcasters and OTT players? Rajat Nigam, Group CTO of Network 18 Lokesh Chauhan, CTO, Eros Now Aparna Acharekar, Programming Head, ZEE5 India Rohan Chahande Country Manager, ColourEdge, Eizo – RSG, Pvt Ltd NM Mehra Vice President Technology, Visual Technologies India Pvt Ltd

2:45 to 3:05 pm	Leveraging IP Technology for Dynamic Live Sports Coverage by Ranjit Bhatti, Director - South Asia, LiveU	Mutli-camera Remote Production using IP Technology by Yaal Eshel, Vice President, LiveU

3:05 to 4:30 pm	Supersession

TALK TO THE MASTER
Supersession with leading cinematographer Mitesh Mirchandani

4:30 to 5:00 pm	Paper Presentation by Kingston

DAY TWO – 18 OCTOBER 2019

11:00 to 11.45 am	Conference Session

DRIVING INNOVATION & CHANGE IN CINEMA PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION
Cinema technology has undergone a sea change with the innovations in HDR, cloud computing, DCinema, Direct View Displays. Look at the future of cinema technology and how it’s going to alter the movie watching experience. Raj Vartak, Head Cinema Sales & Content Services, Dolby Ujwal Nirgudkar, Oscar Academy Member & SMPTE India Chairman Kenji Takei – Chief Technical Officer for Broadcast & Media Entertainment, Panasonic India Neil Sadwelkar, Director Techie, Digital Dada

11:45 to 12.05 pm	Evolution of Rich Media Workflows : The Changing Landscape by Yogesh Sardana, Sales Manager,Promise Technology

12:05 to 12:50 pm	Broadcast Workflows with SRT Open Source Video Streaming Protocol Peter Maag, EVP & CMO, Haivision Sreekanth Kumar Sales Engineering Manager International, Haivision
The open source, low latency video streaming protocol – SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) – has transformed workflows for television broadcast networks and broadcasters with low cost live contribution and distribution. The benefits of SRT for broadcast applications include newsgathering, sports coverage, remote production, and live linear distribution. This session will have experts discuss the future of broadcast and video streaming devices and the practical implementation of SRT workflows.

12:50 To 1:10 pm	IP Production – Are we ready… by NM Mehra, Vice President - Technology, Visual Technologies India Pvt Ltd

1:10 to 2:00 pm	Lunch Break

2:00 To 3:00 pm	Conference Session

3:55 to 4:15 pm	Cloud OTT Monitoring , OptiQ Monitor by Michael Demb, Director, International Field Sales Engineering,Telestream
THE NEXT-GEN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE IN BROADCASTING – TRACKING THE FUTURE
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality & Xtended Reality are redefining the immersive broadcasting experience and transforming the media industry. The experts debate and discuss the future impact of these technologies on the broadcast and entertainment sector. Akanksha Bilani, Country Lead, Intel Peter Bruce, Director, APAC for IABM Aviral Deohans, Regional Sales Manager, Boston Daniel Wald , Business Development, Ethersec Kingshuk Bhattacharya , Head of Broadcast Operations & Network Engineering, Sony Pictures Network Tejash Shah , Owner, Accord Equip

3:00 to 3:20 pm	Boston Keynote Session - Transform Your Software With AI Akanksha Bilani, Country Lead, Intel Aviral Deohans Regional Sales Manager, Boston

3:20 to 4:05 pm	Supersession

TALK TO THE MASTER
Supersession with acclaimed Animator & Filmmaker Kireet Khuranna

4:05 to 4:25 pm	Citizen Journalism by Miro Rusko, Director, Octopus Newsroom APAC Ltd

3:55 to 4:15 pm	Understanding Broadcast Loudness by AES India - TBC
4:25 to 4:55 pm	Cloud OTT Monitoring , OptiQ Monitor by Michael Demb, Director, International Field Sales Engineering,Telestream
4:55 to 5:15 pm	Simple Migration from Closed Archival to Atempo Benjamin Woo, Head Asia South, Atempo SAS Kamal Gulati, Managing Director,ITS Technology Solution Pvt.Ltd.
5:15 to 6:00 pm	Sports Production India 2019: New Tech, New Trends
What are some of the big trends in sports production in India? What new opportunities are technologies like Augmented Reality, HDR, and UHD and more creating for sports content creators? And how will artificial intelligence and automated production make sports production more cost effective? Join us for this informative session featuring Star India, Sony, NEP India, IMG India and SVG India. Prashant Khanna, Head Technology – Star Sports, Star India Pvt Ltd Gajendra Tijare, EVP Broadcast Technology & Operations, Star India Pvt Ltd Kingshuk Bhattacharya , – Regional Sales Manager, Boston Sandeep Mehta,Country Manager, NEP
4:15 to 4:35 pm	Paper Presentation

4:30 to 4:50 pm	Paper Presentation

DAY THREE – 19 OCTOBER 2019

11:00 to 12.00 pm	Conference Session

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – RAISING THE BAR IN THE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
AI is altering the dynamics in television broadcasting and providing the stakeholders an improved workflow and also radically changing the content landscape. The positive impact of AI and the drawbacks will form the crux of this discussion. Vaibhav Bhargava, Vce President Technology, BARC India Aviral Deohans – Regional Sales Manager, Boston Akanksha Bilani – Country Lead, Intel Munjal Shroff Director & COO, Graphiti Studio & Co-Chair, FICCI – Animation, VFX, Gaming and Comics Forum Ganesh Kaushic . C Founder Director PAGSAR Global Pvt Ltd & Client Transformation Advisor – Curveball Technology Pvt Ltd Prashant Khanna, Head Technology – Star Sports, Star India Pvt Ltd

12:05 to 12:25 pm	Broadcast Quality IP Delivery : Lamhas Experience by Bhaskar Majumdar, Vice President Digital, Lamhas Satellite Services

12:25 to 12:45 pm	Case Study - OTT implementation of Audience Segmentation for better targeting by Pagsar Global in association with Planetworkz

12:45 to 1:05 pm	RIST - A New Protocol for Video Transport over the Internet by Kieran Kunhya, Founder and Managing Director of Open Broadcast Systems

1:05 to 2:00 pm	Lunch Break

2:00 to 2:40 pm	Understanding Broadcast Loudness by Rigveda Deshpandey, Vice-President, Dubbing Services at Vista Tanweer Studios

2:00 to 2:40 pm	Understanding Broadcast Loudness by Rigveda Deshpandey, Vice-President, Dubbing Services at Vista Tanweer Studios

2:00 to 2:20 pm	Paper Presentation

2:20 to 2:40 pm	Paper Presentation

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