10th FOKUS Media Web
Symposium
Program Overview
Please see the program overview and the detailed program below.
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Detailed Program
9:30
10:00
Advertisement in Broadcast and Broadband Environments
Trainer:Robert SeeligerWithin this tutorial, we will give an overview on Dynamic Ad-Insertion (DAI) infrastructures including SSAI OTT Streaming as well as Dynamic Ad Substitution (DAS).
dash.js – Latest Features and Best Practices
Trainer:Daniel SilhavyIn this tutorial, we will take a deep dive into media player related topics focusing on dash.js – the official reference client of the DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF).
Internet Delivered Media – Streaming Tech Update
As part of this tutorial, we will give an overview as well as best practices for playback and creation of adaptive bitrate (ABR) content.
12:00
Lunch, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
13:30
5G Media – Best Practice, Standards, Technologies
13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1
Jordi J. Gimenez5G-MAG: Fostering collaboration towards 5G Media Services and Applications
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Head of Technology
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5G-MAG
Bram TullemansConceptual business and architectural approach to enhance online delivery with satellite services
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Program manager broadband technology and online services
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EBU
Thomas Stockhammer5G Media Streaming Advances– towards a universal Media Distribution Platform
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Senior Director Technical Standards
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Qualcomm Technologies
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Emmanuel ThomasTowards AR for the masses with 5G Media standardization
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Senior Media Engineer
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Xiaomi Technology
Thibaud BiatekUnderstanding Metaverse and the Network Requirements
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Senior Standardization Specialist
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Media Connectivity & Architecture, Nokia Networks, France
Williams TovarLeveraging 5G for Media & Entertainment Use Cases
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5G Media Streaming Solutions Director
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Thasso GriebelAteme
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Technical Lead Player Development
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castLabs
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Daniel WolbersCurrent use cases for tv productions via private 5G
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Head of Bid Solution Management
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Media Broadcast
Jens Schilder5G for mobile journalism and media productions – an insight into currenct projects at RTL Germany
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Project engineer
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RTL
Thorsten LohmarMedia production with 5G
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Expert Media Delivery
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Ericsson Research
Markus BergSWR 5G Campus Network – Towards Nomadic Use
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Head of Broadcast and Media Systems
Green Streaming
Chair:Robert Seeliger13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1
Rajeshwar BachuGreen Streaming and Future of Digitalisation
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Founder & CEO, Zero-Carbon GmbH & Co-Founder
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42hacks
Max BläserEstimating the end-to-end carbon footprint of video streaming
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Media Engineer
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RTL Technology
Samira AfzalExploring the Energy Consumption of Video Streaming: Components, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Charlotte DelpechReduce digital advertising environmental impact
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Product Manager
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IMPACT+
Jan OuttersSustainability & Streaming – How can we do better?
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Director Technology & Standards
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Ateme
Peter PogrzebaEnergy efficiency of streaming – challenges and limitations
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Senior Project Manager
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Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Stefan KaiserTV Streaming Powered by Air
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Engineering Director
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Zattoo
Donald HouwerGreen Media Production
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CEO | Executive Board
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Edison Filmgesellschaft mbH | Bundesverband Green Film & TV Consultants Deutschland e.V.
Dom RobinsonKeynote: Working towards energy efficiency at scale
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Greening of Streaming
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Director | Co-Founder | CBDO & Founder | Exec Chairman
Sebastian SiepePanelists:
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Co-founder and CTO
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Alexander LeschinskyEINBLIQ.IO
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Co-Founder | Managing Director
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Jan OuttersG&L Geißendörfer | Leschinsky GmbH
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Director Technology & Standards
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Christoph NeumannAteme
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R & D Researche
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Exploration | Broadpeak
Deep Mediaverse – AI for Media & Metaverse
Chair:Christopher Krauß13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1
Alexander HeidlerOpenAI-based Media
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Account Executive Media and Telecommunication
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Microsoft
Kemal GorgülüAI @ ARTE: Current implementations to boost technological and creative excellence
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Chief Technology Officer
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ARTE
Robin RabeLLMS in conversational AI and Dialogue Management
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Director of Conversational AI
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Muuuh! Group
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Kalle Max HofmannShooting a ZDF Show in the Metaverse
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Founder and expert on visual effects
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Tunermaxx Media GmbH
Oliver SchulerYour journey to your own corporate metaverse
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Managing Director
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TriCat
Fax QuintusMetaverse Purpose
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CEO
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i-mmersive
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Kiyoshi TanakaOnline Live Experience
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Associate Professor
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Otsuma Women´s University
Robin Sho MoserHow the new Apple headset will transform streaming experiences forever
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Head of Web3 & Metaverse
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DACH | EPAM Continuum
Martin PrinsUsing (generative) AI to improve video viewing experiences
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Head of Product
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Media Distillery
Ralf-Dieter WagnerGenerative AI on AWS
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Head of AI/ML EMEA Central
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Amazon Web Services
Internet Delivered Media – Best Practice, Standards, Technologies
Chair:Stefan Pham13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1
Ali C. BegenThis Little MOQ Maneuver’s Gonna Cost Us 51 Milliseconds
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Professor / Technical Consultant
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Ozyegin University / Comcast
Torbjörn EinarssonUnderstanding and trouble-shooting live DASH timing with livesim2
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Media Streaming Expert
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Eyevinn Technology
Katrin TommBalancing Bytes – Multi CDN at BR
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System Engineer
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BR
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Coralie Leveillé-MenezSubtitles Jungle and HbbTV
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Project Manager
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arte
Remo VogelThe German DVB-I Pilot – Next Step to the Market
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Distribution Strategy Consultant
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rbb
Patrick BichiouMoving Media Workflows to AWS made easy
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Software Engineer
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LOGIC media solutions GmbH
Valentijn SiebrandsThe evolution of Server Side Ad Insertion technology to Encoder Based Ad Manipulation or EBAM
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Solutions Architect
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M2A Media
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Alex GiladiSources of latency in low-latency glass-to-glass content distribution workflows
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Comcast Fellow
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Comcast
Babak TaraghiLow-latency cloud-based streaming evaluation framework (LLL-CAdViSE)
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Ph.D. Candidate
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Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU) | Institute of Information Technology (ITEC)
Nicolas WeilEnd-to-end Low Latency HLS workflows: technology status and challenges for the industry
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Principal Product Manager
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AWS Elemental
François DaoustExploring the future of real-time video processing with WebCodecs and Streams
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Media & Entertainment champion
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W3C
19:00
Media Web Night @ Arminiusmarkthalle
This year our Media Web Night takes place at the Arminius Market Hall. The historic event location combines the feeling of the old traditional Berlin with the new urban vibes. The food ranges from German to Mediterranean and is supplied by local producers.
A shuttle service to the Media Web Night event departs at 18:30 in front of the Institute.
8:30
REGISTRATION
9:30
Conference Opening & Keynote
Keynote:
Dr. Alex ChoiMulti-Modal ChatGPT4 ready for future networks
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Chairman O-RAN Alliance, Head of T-Labs
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Deutsche Telekom
10:15
Media meets the Metaverse
Chair:Louay BassboussRegina UmbachPreparing for the Metaverse: learning from first use cases
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Director
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DACH – Tech | Telco & Utilities | Meta
Sebastian Klöß31 years of Metaverse – where we are today and what role AI will play in it
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Head of Consumer Technology | AR/VR & Metaverse
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Bitkom
Tilman BuchnerBCG Perspective on Factory of the Future – How Industrial Metaverse & GenAI contribute to net-zero target
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Partner & Global Leader ICO
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Boston Consulting Group
11:15
COFFEE BREAK, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
11:45
Internet delivered Media – Where are we now?
Chair:Daniel SilhavyRita TasnadiTelco Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Deutsche Telekom
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VP Telco Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
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Deutsche Telekom
Will LawDASH content steering at Scale
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Chief Architect
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Yuriy ReznikCloud Technology Group, Akamai
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Technology Fellow and Vice President of Research
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Brightcove
13:00
LUNCH, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
14:30
Update on Standardization Activities
Chair:Jörn KriegerFrançois DaoustW3C
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Media & Entertainment champion
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W3C
Jon PiesingHbbTV
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Director Standardisation TP Vision and Vice-Chair HbbTV Association
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TP Vision
Iraj SodagarDASH-IF
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Senior Technical Director
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Tencent America
Will LawWAVE
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Chief Architect
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Cloud Technology Group, Akamai
Elfed HowellsDVB
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Huawei | DVB Promotion & Communications Module
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Media Standards Adviser | Chair
Thomas Stockhammer3GPP / MPEG / Metaverse Standards Forum
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Senior Director Technical Standards
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Qualcomm Technologies
16:00
COFFEE BREAK, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
16:30
Future of Connected TV
Chair:Robert SeeligerChristina von MesslingHow AI will shape the future of television
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Head of Europe
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Future Today Institute
Oliver FriedrichConnected TV Advertising in Germany – Status Quo, Challenges & Outlook
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Lab Lead CTV, BVDW (IAB Germany) | Head of Video Publisher Partnerships DACH
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BVDW (IAB Germany) | Google
Lajos LangePerfect interplay between sports and technology: DFL and AWS create added value for fans and partners
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EMEA Leader Enterprise Technologists | Enterprise Solutions Architecture
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AWS
Jan OuttersAI in big data – example football: how does AI change the game
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Director Technology & Standards
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Ateme
Bernd RieflerLast mile to the customer: Acknowledge complexity and be prepared to merchandise
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Founder & CEO
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veed analytics
17:45
Closing Session on Future Media
18:00
Berlin Video Tech Meetup