12th FOKUS
Media Web Symposium

June 24–25, 2025 – Berlin

Pieter-Jan Speelmans

VP Engineering

Dolby OptiView

Pieter-Jan Speelmans is the Head of Engineering at Dolby OptiView, where he spearheads innovations in real-time streaming, playback, and advertising. With over 19 years of experience in video streaming technology, Pieter-Jan previously co-founded THEO Technologies and developed THEOplayer, a leading video player solution. He has played a pivotal role in the development of the High Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) and Dolby’s Server-Guided Ad Insertion solution. A frequent speaker at industry events, Pieter-Jan shares his extensive expertise in video technology and streaming solutions.

  • 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

    CMSD + Media Quality Assessment (MQA) metadata: new tools for monitoring and optimizing streaming QOE

    Will Law

    Chief Architect, Cloud Technology Group

    Akamai

    Yuriy Reznik

    Vice President of Research

    Brightcove Inc.

    DVB-I prospects, initiatives and findings

    Bram Tullemans

    Program Manager

    EBU

    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