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
Head of Technology
5G-MAG
Bram TullemansConceptual business and architectural approach to enhance online delivery with satellite services
Program manager broadband technology and online services
EBU
Thomas Stockhammer5G Media Streaming Advances– towards a universal Media Distribution Platform
Senior Director Technical Standards
Qualcomm Technologies
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Emmanuel ThomasTowards AR for the masses with 5G Media standardization
Senior Media Engineer
Xiaomi Technology
Thibaud BiatekUnderstanding Metaverse and the Network Requirements
Senior Standardization Specialist
Media Connectivity & Architecture, Nokia Networks, France
Williams TovarLeveraging 5G for Media & Entertainment Use Cases
5G Media Streaming Solutions Director
Thasso GriebelAteme
Technical Lead Player Development
castLabs
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Daniel WolbersCurrent use cases for tv productions via private 5G
Head of Bid Solution Management
Media Broadcast
Jens Schilder5G for mobile journalism and media productions – an insight into currenct projects at RTL Germany
Project engineer
RTL
Thorsten LohmarMedia production with 5G
Expert Media Delivery
Ericsson Research
Markus BergSWR 5G Campus Network – Towards Nomadic Use
Head of Broadcast and Media Systems
Green Streaming
Chair:Robert Seeliger13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1
Rajeshwar BachuGreen Streaming and Future of Digitalisation
Founder & CEO, Zero-Carbon GmbH & Co-Founder
42hacks
Max BläserEstimating the end-to-end carbon footprint of video streaming
Media Engineer
RTL Technology
Samira AfzalExploring the Energy Consumption of Video Streaming: Components, Challenges, and Opportunities
Postdoctoral Researcher
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Charlotte DelpechReduce digital advertising environmental impact
Product Manager
IMPACT+
Jan OuttersSustainability & Streaming – How can we do better?
Director Technology & Standards
Ateme
Peter PogrzebaEnergy efficiency of streaming – challenges and limitations
Senior Project Manager
Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Stefan KaiserTV Streaming Powered by Air
Engineering Director
Zattoo
Donald HouwerGreen Media Production
CEO | Executive Board
Edison Filmgesellschaft mbH | Bundesverband Green Film & TV Consultants Deutschland e.V.
Dom RobinsonKeynote: Working towards energy efficiency at scale
Greening of Streaming
Director | Co-Founder | CBDO & Founder | Exec Chairman
Sebastian SiepePanelists:
Co-founder and CTO
Alexander LeschinskyEINBLIQ.IO
Co-Founder | Managing Director
Jan OuttersG&L Geißendörfer | Leschinsky GmbH
Director Technology & Standards
Christoph NeumannAteme
R & D Researche
Exploration | Broadpeak
Deep Mediaverse – AI for Media & Metaverse
Chair:Christopher Krauß13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1
Alexander HeidlerOpenAI-based Media
Account Executive Media and Telecommunication
Microsoft
Kemal GorgülüAI @ ARTE: Current implementations to boost technological and creative excellence
Chief Technology Officer
ARTE
Robin RabeLLMS in conversational AI and Dialogue Management
Director of Conversational AI
Muuuh! Group
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Kalle Max HofmannShooting a ZDF Show in the Metaverse
Founder and expert on visual effects
Tunermaxx Media GmbH
Oliver SchulerYour journey to your own corporate metaverse
Managing Director
TriCat
Fax QuintusMetaverse Purpose
CEO
i-mmersive
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Kiyoshi TanakaOnline Live Experience
Associate Professor
Otsuma Women´s University
Robin Sho MoserHow the new Apple headset will transform streaming experiences forever
Head of Web3 & Metaverse
DACH | EPAM Continuum
Martin PrinsUsing (generative) AI to improve video viewing experiences
Head of Product
Media Distillery
Ralf-Dieter WagnerGenerative AI on AWS
Head of AI/ML EMEA Central
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
Professor / Technical Consultant
Ozyegin University / Comcast
Torbjörn EinarssonUnderstanding and trouble-shooting live DASH timing with livesim2
Media Streaming Expert
Eyevinn Technology
Katrin TommBalancing Bytes – Multi CDN at BR
System Engineer
BR
15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2
Coralie Leveillé-MenezSubtitles Jungle and HbbTV
Project Manager
arte
Remo VogelThe German DVB-I Pilot – Next Step to the Market
Distribution Strategy Consultant
rbb
Patrick BichiouMoving Media Workflows to AWS made easy
Software Engineer
LOGIC media solutions GmbH
Valentijn SiebrandsThe evolution of Server Side Ad Insertion technology to Encoder Based Ad Manipulation or EBAM
Solutions Architect
M2A Media
16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3
Alex GiladiSources of latency in low-latency glass-to-glass content distribution workflows
Comcast Fellow
Comcast
Babak TaraghiLow-latency cloud-based streaming evaluation framework (LLL-CAdViSE)
Ph.D. Candidate
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
Principal Product Manager
AWS Elemental
François DaoustExploring the future of real-time video processing with WebCodecs and Streams
Media & Entertainment champion
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
Chairman O-RAN Alliance, Head of T-Labs
Deutsche Telekom
10:15
Media meets the Metaverse
Chair:Louay BassboussRegina UmbachPreparing for the Metaverse: learning from first use cases
Director
DACH – Tech | Telco & Utilities | Meta
Sebastian Klöß31 years of Metaverse – where we are today and what role AI will play in it
Head of Consumer Technology | AR/VR & Metaverse
Bitkom
Tilman BuchnerBCG Perspective on Factory of the Future – How Industrial Metaverse & GenAI contribute to net-zero target
Partner & Global Leader ICO
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
VP Telco Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Deutsche Telekom
Will LawDASH content steering at Scale
Chief Architect
Yuriy ReznikCloud Technology Group, Akamai
Technology Fellow and Vice President of Research
Brightcove
13:00
LUNCH, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
14:30
Update on Standardization Activities
Chair:Jörn KriegerFrançois DaoustW3C
Media & Entertainment champion
W3C
Jon PiesingHbbTV
Director Standardisation TP Vision and Vice-Chair HbbTV Association
TP Vision
Iraj SodagarDASH-IF
Senior Technical Director
Tencent America
Will LawWAVE
Chief Architect
Cloud Technology Group, Akamai
Elfed HowellsDVB
Huawei | DVB Promotion & Communications Module
Media Standards Adviser | Chair
Thomas Stockhammer3GPP / MPEG / Metaverse Standards Forum
Senior Director Technical Standards
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
Head of Europe
Future Today Institute
Oliver FriedrichConnected TV Advertising in Germany – Status Quo, Challenges & Outlook
Lab Lead CTV, BVDW (IAB Germany) | Head of Video Publisher Partnerships DACH
BVDW (IAB Germany) | Google
Lajos LangePerfect interplay between sports and technology: DFL and AWS create added value for fans and partners
EMEA Leader Enterprise Technologists | Enterprise Solutions Architecture
AWS
Jan OuttersAI in big data – example football: how does AI change the game
Director Technology & Standards
Ateme
Bernd RieflerLast mile to the customer: Acknowledge complexity and be prepared to merchandise
Founder & CEO
veed analytics
17:45
Closing Session on Future Media
18:00
Berlin Video Tech Meetup