12th FOKUS
Media Web Symposium

June 24–25, 2025 – Berlin

Dr. Gwendal Simon

Distinguished Architect

Synamedia

Dr. Gwendal Simon is a Distinguished Architect at Synamedia, specializing in CDN and edge delivery technologies. With over 20 years of experience across academia and industry, he has led pioneering work in video streaming, cloud gaming, and immersive media. He holds 15 patents, has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, and actively contributes to streaming standards through the SVTA, IETF, and DASH-IF. A recipient of France’s Palmes Académiques, he is a frequent speaker at international conferences and a strong advocate for reproducible research.

  • 13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1

    Engage More, Earn More: Technical and Practical Insights into Server-Guided Ad Insertion

    Pieter-Jan Speelmans

    VP Engineering

    Dolby OptiView

    Beyond the CDN: Use Cases, Tools, and Learnings from Prototyping with CMCD v2

    Nicolas Levy

    VP of Technology

    Qualabs

    15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2

    Valentijn Siebrands

    Streaming Solution Manager

    Unified Streaming

    Thasso Griebel

    Technical Lead of Player Development

    castLabs

    16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3

    Ali C. Begen

    Professor

    Ozyegin University

    Zafer Gurel

    Software Engineering Director / Constructor Groups

    Constructor Tech

    MoQ Analytics

    Dr. Gwendal Simon

    Distinguished Architect

    Synamedia

    Updates following IETF #122 and work ahead of IETF #123

    Will Law

    Chief Architect, Cloud Technology Group

    Akamai