8th FOKUS Media Web Symposium
Program Overview
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Detailed Program
9:30
10:00
HbbTV 2 – Deep Dive and Hands-on
Trainer:Louay BassboussThis tutorial provides an introduction to the HbbTV standard with its most relevant features introduced in HbbTV 2. Also, it presents related specifications and gives an overview on tools for validating and developing HbbTV applications.
Deep Media – Media meets AI
Trainer:Christopher KraussThis tutorial presents different application areas for Artificial Intelligence in the modern connected world. In hands on sessions we will practically apply these concepts and show algorithms at work while we explain how they work.
Internet Delivered Media – Streaming Tech Update
Trainer:Stefan PhamAs part of this tutorial, we will give an overview as well as best practices for playback and creation of adaptive bitrate (ABR) content. We will demonstrate the key technologies in multiple live demos and identify challenges and best practices when applying the technologies in production.
12:00
LUNCH, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
13:30
Ad Tech – Best Practice, Standards, Technologies
Chair:Robert Seeliger13:30 - 14:30 Uhr | Session 1: Use Cases
Frode HernesAd-replacement and addressable TV
SVP Product Management
Vewd Software AS
Leander CarellMonetize Your Video Streaming
Co-Founder & Managing Director
nowtilus
Espen ErikstadAd Detection – Tech and Use Cases
COO
Norigin Media
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
15:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Session 2: DAI Tech
Valentijn SiebrandsDynamic content insertion
Solutions Architect
M2A Media
Zachary CavaRoad to Server Guided Ad-Insertion: Hulu’s DAI Evolution
Playback Architect
Hulu
Phil CluffThe Future of SSAI on OTT devices
Streaming Specialist
MUX
16:00 - 16:30 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Session 3: Ad Tech
David UhlmannUnlocking Programmatic Advertising with Dynamic Ad Insertion
Senior Video Solutions Consultant
Google
Alex ZhangServer-side Ad insertion – challenges and best practice
Product Manager
AWS Elemental
Marc LauriacThe Future is NOW: How SevenOne Media and FreeWheel are making live broadcast TV addressable
Senior Director, Customer Success, Europe
Johannes ThyssenFreeWheel
Project Manager Addressable TV
SevenOne Media
Sebastian BusseAddressable Broadcast TV
Director Addressable TV International
SpotX
Deep Media – Opportunities and Challenges
Chair:Christopher Krauss13:30 - 14:30 Uhr | Session 1: Deep Media Analytics / Deep Data
Adolf ProidlSharing Views with an AI and why this is crucial
CEO
XroadMedia GmbH
Diego GarcíaAI to action video analytics for a better delivery, encoding and QoE
Sales Manager
Epic Labs
Andrea DueragerRethinking audience measurement with HbbTV
Project Manager TV Research
ServusTV
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
15:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Session 2: Deep Personalization
Tim SchäfferAlexa Smart Home – How AI makes Connected Homes more intuitive
Senior Product Manager
Alexa Smart Home
Jun HeiderHow to choose an effective AI video analysis solution
Chief Technology & Operating Officer (CTOO)
RealEyes Media
Carsten MüssigUser-centered media for caregivers
Product Manager
Springer Pflege
16:00 - 16:30 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Session 3: Deep Artificial Intelligence
Gerald ZanklLatest Encoding Techniques: Per-Title Encoding and AI-Based Encoding
Director of Business Development
Bitmovin
Anssi KostiainenMachine Learning for the Web
Web Standards Technical Lead
Intel Corporation
Ingo HoffmannCurrent and future customer requirements for AI-based analysis of real-time video content
CTO
artec technologies AG
Internet Delivered Media – Best Practice, Standards, Technologies
Chair:Stefan Pham13:30 - 14:30 Uhr | Session 1: Novel Apps & Services
Marc CymontkowskiLeveraging SRT for ultra low latency broadcast workflows in the Cloud
Vice President Engineering
Haivision
Ali C. BegenBandwidth prediction in low-latency chunked streaming
Technical Consultant
Comcast
Oliver LietzManaging Low Latency Live Streaming Delivery Challenges and Use Cases
CEO and Founder
nanocosmos
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
15:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Session 2: New Streaming Tech
Jesús OlivaStatus of Dash.js
Co-Founder and Media CTO
Epic Labs
Bram TullemansTechnical considerations when deploying a Multi-CDN strategy
Project Manager
EBU
Axel DelmasDevice-side delivery intelligence: rethinking the modern video CDN with peer-to-peer delivery and client-side load balancing
Co-Founder and CTO
Streamroot
Dr. Christian FeldmannAV1, VVC and beyond. An update
Video Codec Engineer
Bitmovin
16:00 - 16:30 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Session 3: W3C M&E/ DASH-IF - Joint Topics of Interest
Will LawLow latency DASH in DASH.js
Chief Architect
Akamai
Thomas StockhammerDASH Ad Insertion
Director Technical Standards
Qualcomm
Chris NeedhamWeb Platform APIs for Media Streaming
Principal Software Engineer
BBC
Iraj SodagarEvents in DASH and CMAF
Senior Technical Consultant
Chris NeedhamW3C Media Timed Events and DataCue API
Principal Software Engineer
BBC
19:00
Media Web Night @ Panoramapunkt
This year our Media Web Night will take place at the event location Panoramapunkt. It is situated in about 100 meter height in the Kollhoff-Tower at Potsdamer Platz. Here you can experience the fastest elevator in Europe and enjoy a phenomenal 360° view of Berlin from the sun deck.
9:00
REGISTRATION, WELCOME COFFEE
9:15
Conference Opening & Keynote
Keynote:
John C. SimmonsThe Web Media Decade – Anticipating the Unexpected
Media Platform Architect
Microsoft Corporation
10:00
Internet Delivered Video – Where are we now?
Will LawBest Practices for Deploying DASH and HLS at Scale
Chief Architect
Akamai
Stefan LedererThe Ultimate Challenge of Saving Money While Streaming High Quality Videos
CEO/Co-Founder
Bitmovin
Nicolas WeilResilient End-to-End Live Streaming Workflows
Senior Product Manager
AWS Elemental
Jochen SchmidtZDFmediathek – status & perspectives
Leader of team „Neue Informations- und Mediensysteme“
ZDF
11:00
COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITIONS
11:30
Online Video Standardization Panel
Chair:Paul SzucsIraj SodagarDASH-IF
Senior Technical Consultant
Will LawWAVE
Chief Architect
Akamai
Jon PiesingHbbTV
Director Standardisation
TP Vision
Paul SzucsDVB
Senior Manager, Technology Standards Office
Sony Europe
Thomas Stockhammer3GPP / MPEG
Director Technical Standards
Qualcomm
Rob KoenenVR Industry Forum
Founder & CBO
Tiledmedia
Chris NeedhamW3C
Principal Software Engineer
BBC
13:00
LUNCH, NETWORKING, DEMOS& EXHIBITIONS
14:30
Media meets AI meets 5G meets media
Thomas StockhammerCombining AI and 5G for new user experiences
Director Technical Standards
Qualcomm
Maurice UhlmannNext Generation Media Delivery by 5G
Product Manager for Broadcast Transmitters
Rohde & Schwarz
Dr. Per Fröjdh5G Roadmap for Media
Director of Media Standardization
Ericsson
Sven EckoldtOf Flying Cars and Empty Screens – Challenges for the Connected Vehicle
Global Product Director
ACCESS Europe
15:30
COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITIONS
16:00
Monetization
Joerg MuehleHow to monetize heise online
VP Sales
Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG
Stefan LietschHow to monetize OTT Live Streaming … by understanding the cost drivers at scale
OTT delivery for TV and how it scales
Zattoo
Oliver FriedrichReimagine the Commercial Break – A Google perspective on Addressable TV
Strategic Partner Lead Broadcast DACH
Google
Antonio PavoliniBusiness models on the Web: the medieval age of asymmetry
Business Analyst for Digital Media, Italy
Telecom Italia
17:00
NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
END OF CONFERENCE