speaker - public speaking engagements

CDN World Forum -- London, UK -- 26-27 June, 2013

CHAIR: Day 2

Thursday 27 June, all day

• The evolving CDN landscape
• CDN Federation
• Telco CDN business models
• Regional CDN development

CSI's Multimedia Home Gateways Summit -- London, UK -- 13 June, 2013

PANEL: Companion Devices & Multiscreen

Thursday 13 June, Time TBD

One of the hottest topics around at the moment, not a day goes by without news and studies being released reporting on the growing phenomenon of second screen activity. With smartphone and tablet ownership on the rise, most of this activity is centered inside the living room, with an estimated 75% of UK users for example using their connected devices while watching TV. What are the implications of this behaviour on STBs and what role can the gateway play to enhance this experience? Liberty's Horizon app for iPad and iPhones allows access to 80 streaming channels, as well as the on-demand offer on tablets and smartphones, and UPC will also release the Horizon Remote control app, which makes it possible to use an iPhone as remote control with the gateway. But these are just the first steps. This panel will look at the various ways in which gateways can interact in terms of dual screening, synchrmous activity and companion apps? Are they a threat or opportunity for gateway style services?

newTV Congress -- Hamburg, Germany -- 18 April, 2013

PRESENTATION: Big in France, UK and Switzerland - The UK Perspective

Thursday 18 April, 14:15

In cooperation with Bitfilm festival, the newTV Congress presents Reality Check I: Looking at the big picture - what are our neighbors doing?

TV Connect -- London, UK -- 19-21 March, 2013

FIRESIDE CHAT: Trimming the Fat: How Operators are Adapting to Multi-Screen and Running More Efficiently

Tuesday 19 March, 14:30

A discussion on the future of pay TV and why some innovative operators have moved to a much leaner infrastructure. By fully embracing the fact that consumers can and will engage via unmanaged devices, and by having a protection model in place that allows that to happen, operators can satisfy consumer demand without giving up revenue or control of their assets. In this new TV Everywhere world, operators should strike the right balance between focusing on what they are good at (buying and selling great content) while leveraging automated and remote processes for supporting their business.

PANEL: What is More Important to TV Platform Success - Leading Content or UX?

Tuesday 19 March, 15:30

• What aspect of UX are consumers going to gain most value from?
• Should platforms aim to engage the viewer or create a 'lean back' experience?
• How can OTTs improve UX?
• Can OTTs make platform UX worse?

PANEL: How can piracy and Digital Rights challenges be overcome?

Thursday 21 March, 17:40

• How can content owners avoid criminalising the consumer?
• Who should deal with the piracy challenge; the distributor or the producer?
• Adapting your Digital Rights Management strategy to a non linear workflow environment
• Assessing the strong commercial drivers behind integrating a successful digital rights strategy

CSI's CDN Roundtable -- London, UK -- 18 March, 2013

ROUNDTABLE: CDN

Cable Congress -- London, UK -- 5-7 March, 2013

DEBATE: Cable Television is Dying

Wednesday 6 March, 13:00

OTT TV World Summit -- London, UK -- 5-8 November, 2012

PANEL: How are Broadcasters Adapting to Multiplatform Engagement Strategies?

Tuesday 6 November, 12:20

• What are broadcasters doing to engage on a triple or dual screen?
• Formulating VOD strategies which the consumer will enjoy
• Choosing whether to partner with new players
• Where will be the next platform that the consumer chooses to engage on?

PANEL: What are the Piracy and Privacy Challenges to the Multiscreen Ecosystem?

Thursday 7 November, 10:00

• Is a lack of successful identity management platforms stopping multiscreen engagement?
• Can the UI be undermined by privacy concerns?
• What are the key challenges of identity management?
• How can the companion screen be personalized?

Mortimer Spinks' Evangelists and Entrepreneurs -- London, UK -- 17 October, 2012

PRESENTATION: Video On-Demand: The Joy of Rights

Wednesday 17 October, 18:00

Video Infrastructure Summit -- London, UK -- 15 October, 2012

KEYNOTE: OTT Movie Distribution Infrastructure: The Challenges of Online Movie Delivery

Monday 15 October, 09:30

Long-form content is finally achieving widespread adoption online. This keynote offers an end-to-end look at the challenges and demands placed on infrastructure providers to meet the sometimes competing needs of both content owners and viewers.

PANEL: Infrastructure Trends Panel: Mobile, OTT, IPTV and Web - Divergence or Convergence

Monday 15 October, 13:30

An annual session in the programme, this year we look at the variety of issues and technology challenges faced by operators and content providers when delivering content to the increasingly diverse range of technologies used by consumers and businesses to access their content.

CDN World Summit -- London, UK -- 2-4 October, 2012

PANEL: CDNs in the Future - Single Providers vs Multiple Service Providers

Wednesday 3 October, 17:20

• The commoditisation of CDN services to open up new partnership opportunities for content providers
CDN brokering as one way to successfully manage multiple CDN relationships
• Establishing key business drivers for selecting telco CDN service providers over traditional pure play CDNs
• Reasons for selecting progressive technological solutions as opposed to static and rigid routing technologies

DVD Intelligence's London Video Rendezvous -- London, UK -- 18 June, 2012

PANEL: UltraViolet: The Cloud - a silver lining?

CDN World Forum -- London, UK -- 12-13 June, 2012

PRESENTATION: Content adaptation and driving home the multi-device experience

• Transforming content to adapt to device capabilities
• Examining the latest developments in mobile video delivery
• The requirement for CDN partnerships to support the role of multi-screen provision

FDM Group's Women in IT Advantage Session -- London, UK -- 31 May, 2012

PRESENTATION: Becoming the Gold - Part of The Sleeping Butterfly Effect series

Helping women advance in technology. A discussion on personal growth and communication in a male dominated field.

Social TV World Summit -- London, UK -- 22-23 May, 2012

PANEL: Will Social TV Overcome Piracy Challenges?

• Does a social TV platform have the same identity management challenges as social media networks?
• Can the companion screen be personalized?
• What are the key challenges around identity management?
• Is the data secure?

IP&TV World Forum -- London, UK -- 21 March, 2012

PANEL: Understanding the Increasingly Dominant Roles Played by Broadcasters in the CDN ecosystem

• How do broadcasters choose which network to work with?
• Is there a preference towards partnering with telcos rather than pure players?
• Understanding the increasing demand for strong QoS from the consumer
• Expectations of where the industry can go - broadcast CDNs?

DCM Europe -- London, UK -- 17-18 January, 2012

PANEL: Simplify the content production process for your apps to maximise the quality of your content and optimise your ROI

Tuesday 17 January

• Evaluate what content your consumers want from an app and what you can provide them
• How can you standardize your content to maximize value, maintain quality and reduce your costs
• Build an easy approval process into your business strategy to streamline your production process

WORKSHOP: Monetising through effective DAM and DRM
PRESENTATION/PANEL: DAM Session - 5 key learnings to drive revenue
PANEL: DRM Session - Use your rights to your advantage

Wednesday 18 January

Apps World Europe -- London, UK -- 29-30 November, 2011

PRESENTATION: Demand for on-demand

• Changing viewing habits
• Opportunities for monetising viewing
• Why choose an app to deliver on demand content?
• Delivery device - tablet or TV; STB, Pay TV or OTT?

Broadcast Video Expo -- Manchester, UK -- 16 November, 2011

PANEL: TV channels be warned: embrace multiscreen, or leave money on the table

CDN World Summit -- London, UK -- 26 October, 2011

PANEL MODERATOR: Optimising Distribution of High Volume Digital and Video Content: Ensuring Quality of Experience for End Users

• Content management - what are the requirements and whose responsibility is it?
• What are the required security models for content?
• How effective are new streaming technologies in delivering consistent OTT video?
• Converging broadband and broadcast TV: Is Internet video the future for all television?
• Do customers require increased QoS of video services and who should cover the cost?

UltraViolet invite-only seminar -- London, UK -- 18 May, 2011

PRESENTATION: UltraViolet - An Introduction

A discussion about one of the roles within DECE.

Connected TV World Summit -- London, UK -- 18 May, 2011

PANEL: Breakfast Briefing Day 1: The next big thing or buzzword to be forgotten?

3Vision hosts an hour long session including an introductory presentation by 3Vision consultants followed by a panel discussion featuring senior executives from active and leading players in the Connected TV space (as a CE manufacturer, Movie service aggregator/provider, Pay TV platform, Apps developer and a Digital entertainment technology provider).

PANEL: The Connected TV opportunity for VOD and mid-tail content

• What is the market for online entertainment brands moving onto connected TVs?
• Do consumers want the long-tail on the living room TV?
• Will established niche channel owners switch to Connected TV?
• Is new money available or must subscription and ad revenues be spread more thinly?
• How can Connected TV movie services compete with HDTV, Blu-ray or 3DTV?
• Does the digital movie business mean the end for rental stores?

UltraViolet invite-only seminar -- London, UK -- 24 February, 2011

PRESENTATION: UltraViolet - An Introduction

A discussion about two of the roles within DECE.

Broadcast Video Expo -- London, UK -- 17 February, 2011

PRESENTATION: Now Showing on the Big Screen in the Connected Home

Part of Total Delivery Theatre. From already delivering staight to the TV in 3.8M homes via Virgin Cable, what do the new connected home technologies bring to the distributer and the consumer?

DCM Europe -- London, UK -- 25 January, 2011

PRESENTATION: The Secret of Creating Efficient On-Demand Workflows

Part of the Efficiency Track, some questions to think about when trying to find efficiencies in an on demand workflow.

IBC 2010 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- 9 September, 2010

PRESENTATION: Advancements in IPTV and VoD

The Secret of Getting Video On Demand Right First Time - Paper and Presentation
Delivering content to cable and now our white-label service for broadband, the UK’s leading Video on Demand (VOD) film provider, FilmFlex Movies, had to figure out how to create top-quality VOD services, on a tight budget and with fifteen staff. We had to ingest content once and get it right at the start so that we could distribute to multiple platforms in the future.

Digital Workflow Design -- London, UK -- 24 March, 2010

PRESENTATION: Designing fit-for-purpose workflows for on-demand platforms

Transitioning from an existing model, ingesting content, storing the content, making the content usable, adding value to the content, tying it all together into one package, and delivering it to multiple channels.

Birds Eye View Film Festival / London Girl Geek Dinners -- London, UK -- 6 March, 2009

PRESENTATION: Get Pervasive with London Girl Geeks

So what is pervasive technology, and how can it can help get your film seen? All is revealed in this friendly session of media tech inspiration.

Does the word 'technology' spark fear in your mind? Or do you feel like the only girl in your block who gets stoked on digital?

Either way, come and meet the ladies from London Girl Geek Dinners, who definitely do compute. Understand the processes behind video on demand and explore how you can get your film seen using pervasive technology, in this session of media tech inspiration without all that ego.

London Girl Geek Dinners / Google -- London, UK -- 28 August, 2008

PANEL: Work Life Balance

Panellists from Wee World, WorldTV.com, FilmFlex Movies and Google discuss the ways they achieve work life balance within their different working cultures.

OS/2 Technical Interchange -- Paris, France -- 2-6 October, 1995

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia for Developers

This session provides an in-depth look at the OS/2 Multimedia architecture and APIs. Learn the concepts that developers need to know to write OS/2 Multimedia applications and extend the OS/2 Multimedia architecture.

PRESENTATION: The OS/2 Experience

Experience OS/2 Multimedia by taking an in-depth look at OS/2 Multimedia applications and a high-level overview of the OS/2 Multimedia architecture.

OS/2 World -- Boston, Massachusetts, USA -- 18 July, 1995

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia for Developers

This session provides an in-depth look at the OS/2 Multimedia architecture and APIs. Learn the concepts that developers need to know to write OS/2 Multimedia applications and extend the OS/2 Multimedia architecture.

PRESENTATION: The OS/2 Experience

Experience OS/2 Multimedia by taking an in-depth look at OS/2 Multimedia applications and a high-level overview of the OS/2 Multimedia architecture.

OS/2 Technical Interchange -- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -- 22-26 May, 1995

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia for Developers

This session provides an in-depth look at the OS/2 Multimedia architecture and APIs. Learn the concepts that developers need to know to write OS/2 Multimedia applications and extend the OS/2 Multimedia architecture.

PRESENTATION: The OS/2 Experience

Experience OS/2 Multimedia by taking an in-depth look at OS/2 Multimedia applications and a high-level overview of the OS/2 Multimedia architecture.

OS/2 Technical Interchange -- Berlin, Germany -- 19-23 September, 1994

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia Support

This session provides a lively, high-level look at the best PC based multimedia development platform available today. Get an insider's view of the award-winning MMPM/2's architecture and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). There are also plenty of exciting live code demonstrations including play-back, recording and editing of both audio and video.

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia Applications and Architecture

Attend this session and gain a better understanding of OS/2's existing multimedia capabilities. Also included in this presentation is an overview of the MMPM/2 APIs, and information on the multimedia toolkit base applets.

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Software Motion Video

Desktop video is today's hottest new technology, don't get left out in the cold! In this session, you will see samples of the Ultimotion and Indeo video formats supported in standard OS/2. You will also get to see all the features and functions of Video In, the new OS/2 video recording and editing application.

PRESENTATION: Video Accelerator Support in the Display Driver

Learn how to exploit the new generation of video accelerators. New generic, non code-specific abilities in graphic controllers plus new video accelerator chips that provide YUV to GRB conversion, scaling, pixel replication, etc. are the new wave of technology for display drivers. This session will cover architecture and experience.

Brown Bag Seminar -- IBM, Boca Raton, Florida, USA -- 11 August, 1994

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia Support

This session provides a lively, high-level look at the best PC based multimedia development platform available today. Get an insider's view of the award-winning MMPM/2's architecture and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). There are also plenty of exciting live code demonstrations including play-back, recording and editing of both audio and video.

OS/2 World -- Santa Clara, California, USA -- 19-22 July, 1994

PRESENTATION: Inside Look: OS/2's MMPM/2 Multimedia Capabilities

This session aims to give the student a better understanding of OS/2's existing multimedia capabilities. It includes an overview of the MMPM/2 APIs and information on the multimedia toolkit base applications.

PRESENTATION: Recording Software Motion Video With Video In

The many features and functions of Video In, the new OS/2 video recording and editing applications, are demonstrated in this class. The student is taught with samples from Ultimotion and Indeo video formats, which are supported by OS/2.

PSP Technical Interchange -- San Francisco, California, USA -- 25-29 April, 1994

PRESENTATION: OS/2 2.1 Multimedia -- Applications and Architecture

Attend this session and gain a better understanding of OS/2 2.1's multimedia's existing capabilities. Also included in this presentation is an overview of the MMPM/2 APIs, and information on the multimedia toolkit base applets.

Brown Bag Seminar -- IBM, Boca Raton, Florida, USA -- 27 July, 1993

PRESENTATION: OS/2 2.1 Multimedia

An in-depth look at the OS/2 2.1 Multimedia applications and a high-level overview of the OS/2 2.1 Multimedia architecture.

OS/2 Jam Session -- New York and New Jersey, USA -- 30 April-3 May, 1993

PRESENTATION: OS/2 Multimedia for Finance and Securities

A marketing oriented, yet technically informed demonstration of OS/2 multimedia and OS/2 networking to some of the top finance and security companies in the industry. Demonstrated its potential use in kiosks, credit cards, print ads, commercials, and broker workstations.

Multimedia Day/Engineering Week -- Florida Atlantic University, USA -- February 1994

OS/2 Multimedia

English Teachers at FAU Media Lab -- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA -- 26 March, 1993

Ultimotion

OS/2 Technical Interchange -- Phoenix, Arizona, USA -- 28 February - 3 March, 1993

OS/2 Multimedia

Comdex -- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- Autumn 1991

OS/2 2.0

Windows, OS/2 Conference -- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA -- Autumn 1991

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