CONNECT Experiential Zone
April 16-19, 2023 | West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center
CONNECT is where content moves next. This is the place for people who want to boost their productivity. Want to leverage emerging tech to reach new audiences? Want to get hands-on with the right tools to make content distribution easier? Whatever you seek, you’ll discover it here.
And while you’re here, check out the oh-so-serendipitous spots to savor new connections and glean fresh insight within the CONNECT Experiential Zone. Talk shop with peers. Hear from renowned thought leaders. Get access to the things you didn’t even know you needed but won’t be able to live without. Lean into all-new techniques and solutions to evolve and thrive when change is the only constant. Plentiful networking opportunities and so much more.
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Scott SimmonsEditor / WriterScottSimmons.tv
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Pete SakoskyGlobal Technical Lead, ISG Sports & EntertainmentCisco Systems Inc.
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Megan WagonerRegional Vice President of Media & EntertainmentBitmovin
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Luisa WintersArtist/Musician/Pilot/Editor/3D Animator/Graphic DesignerIndependent Artist
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Trevor FerreeCo-Founder and CEOTSV Analytics
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Jon SonstebyManaging Sales Director, North America MediaIntelsat
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Alison MartinVice President, Innovation & Strategy (NAB)National Association of Broadcasters
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Guy FinleyCEOMESA
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Seth ShapiroFounding ChairNAB Web 3 Advisory Council/Partner, Alpha Sigma Capital
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Lisa AussiekerSVP MarketingQwilt Inc.
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Mike SzumlinskiChief Product OfficerBacklight
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Ajey AnandCEONorigin Media
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Steve WalterGlobal Marketing Lead – Sports, Media, Entertainment & TechnologyVerizon Business
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Dave DuffyHead of OperationsBlack Château and The BookFest
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Myles StellingStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Alicia PritchettPresident & FounderWomen in Streaming Media
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Adam WienerFounderContinuous Media
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Mo GoyalSenior Director Live MediaEvertz
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Elizabeth Del VecchioStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Frances IllaSenior Manager, Broadcast & Virtual EventsContractor
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Alex DayVice President, Business DevelopmentTolka
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Chris ConversePartner, Designer & DeveloperCodify Design Studio
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Colin O’BrienStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Sara Shaban Ph.D.Assistant Professor of JournalismSeattle Pacific University
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Frank MistolManaging DirectorQvest
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Fabio MurraSVP Product & MarketingV-Nova Ltd
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Jonas MichaelisHead of Operationsqibb (Techtriq GmbH)
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David GrindleExecutive DirectorSMPTE
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Payton SchlehStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Chris LennonOSAExecutive Director
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Juan MartinCTOQuickplay
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Albert LaiMedia & EntertainmentGoogle Cloud
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Chris LappTechnical Solutions ArchitectCisco Systems Inc.
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Ramiro Montes De OcaDirector of R&D + ICVFXVU Studios
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Jonathan SolomonPrincipal Partner Solution Architect, Media Supply Chain, Media & EntertainmentAWS
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Natalie MonbiotHead of StrategyHour One
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Ravindra VelhalDirector, Global Content Technology & StandardsIntel
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Gary AdcockExecutive DirectorGary Adcock Inc.
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Larry ChernoffCEOMTI Film
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Michael SenzonPresidentAMG Digital
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Mark DavisCustomer Success LeadTAG Video Systems
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Kari GrubinMembership Services DirectorTrusted Partner Network (MPA)
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Andy BeachCTO, Media & EntertainmentMicrosoft
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Peter GibsonVice President, ProductComcast Technology Solutions
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Frederick Van JohnsonPodcaster / Editor-in-Chief / New Media ManagerSmugmug / Flickr / This Week in Photo (TWiP)
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Satish RamakrishnanTechnology ExecutiveMinIO
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Ed KrachSenior Solutions ArchitectBlack Box
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John McClureCISO & VP, Enterprise Infrastructure & CloudSinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
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Paolo CeccheriniGlobal Lead Digital Solutions, Communications Technology Group, HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise
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Anne SchelleManaging DirectorPearl TV
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Katrina KingGlobal Strategy Leader – Content ProductionAWS
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J. David HoffmanBusiness Development Manager, AmericasBlackmagic Design
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Peter WhartonChief Strategy & Cloud OfficerTAG Video Systems
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Justin KarpowichVice President Sales, USQvest
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Bob CampbellDirector of EngineeringResillion
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Julián Fernández-CampónCTOTedial
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Troy EnglishCTORoss Video
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Del ParksPresident, Sinclair TechnologySinclair
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Thomas BurnichonVice President of Innovation StrategyAteme
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Desiree DuffyFounderBlack Château and The BookFest
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Gordon BrooksExecutive Chairman & CEOZixi
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Malik KhanExecutive Chairman & Co-Founder, LTNLTN
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Tony JonesPrincipal TechnologistMediaKind
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Rick YoungSenior Vice President, Global ProductsLTN
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Gopal MiglaniPresidentBitRouter
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Abdul RehmanCEOSSIMWAVE
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Jim GeduldickDirector & SVPDimension Studio
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Joel DalyVP, Product ManagementTelestream
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Debra KaufmanJournalistM&E Freelance Journalist
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Dimitri KonovalovCBDONeurodub
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Sana AfsarEngineering ManagerInterra Systems
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David Stump ASCDirector of PhotographyASC
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David PinkelSVP, North AmericaEVS Broadcast Equipment
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Pierre-Anthony LemieuxChairHPA IMF User Group
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Thomas BurnichonVice President of Innovation StrategyAteme
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Kevin CallahanVice President, Field Operations & EngineeringFOX Sports
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Kelly WilliamsVice President of EngineeringNational Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
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Victor VaileDirector of EngineeringMTI Film
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Mike KelleyVP, Chief Information Security OfficerThe E.W. Scripps Company
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Adam GoldbergDirector, Technical StandardsSony
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Akene Farmer-MichosImplementation SpecialistFrame.io
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Alesandra Madurowicz
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Brenton OughCEO & Co-FounderTouchstream
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Photo JosephContent CreatorPhotoJoseph Studios
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Stephane GuezCo-founder and PrincipalDalet
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Carlos M. CarmonaBusiness Development Manager, Broadcast & Media DivisionRohde & Schwarz USA Inc.
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Alan YoungCTOEncompass
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Adam SalkinSenior Solutions ArchitectDiversified
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Duane YoslovSenior Vice PresidentDiversified
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Snehal PatelFilmmaker and TechnologistFearlessProductions.tv
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Lou LevensonColorist Society International (CSI) FellowColorist Society International
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Roger CresseyManaging Partner; Former White House Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity AdvisorMountain Wave Ventures, LLC
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Maria Halse DuloquinInnovation Consultant, Hackathon & Design SprintMHD Innovation
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Mike BurkGeneral Manager, Event Production and Transmission UnitLTN
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Mauricio Alvarez-MesaCEO & Co-FounderSpin Digital
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Amy DeLouiseDirector, Producer, & Founder#GALSNGEAR®
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Olek LoewensteinPresident of Global Sports BusinessTelevisaUnivision
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Thomas KramerVP Business Development & StrategyMainConcept
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Thasso GriebelTechnical Lead Player DevelopmentcastLabs Inc.
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Marina KhainsonHead of Security ArchitectureFox Corporation
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Kevin AmesPhotographerKevin Ames Photography
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Lynn ClaudySenior Vice President, TechnologyNational Association of Broadcasters
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Byron AllenFounder, Chairman & CEOAllen Media Group
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Rubén Señor MegíasChief Sales OfficerNPAW
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Manik GuptaDirector of EngineeringInterra Systems, Inc.
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Graham Ehlers SheldonDirector of Photography, Producer and SIGMA AmbassadorFreelance
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Hugo NevesCommunications DirectorMOG Technologies
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Hans BaumgaertnerSolutions Owner ‑ Cloud Editing, VDI & Post ProductionQvest
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Robin TuckerChief Product OfficerFabric
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Jonathan Nguyen-DuyVP, Global Field CISOFortinet
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Nicki SunHost + Creative DirectorNicki Sun Media + TechNicki Speaking
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Raj Kumar GoliTechnical Marketing EngineerCisco Systems Inc
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Dan OldsChief Research OfficerIntersect360 Research
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Peter PostmaManaging Director of the AmericasFilmLight
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John NaylorDirector, Product SecurityRoss Video
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Fereidoon KhosraviSVP, Business DevelopmentVenera Technologies
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Buzz HaysGlobal Lead Entertainment Industry Solutions for Content CreationGoogle Cloud
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Tim JacksonSVP, Sales & Marketing Globecast AmericasGlobecast
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Jonathan CandeeChief Commercial Officer, Content ProvidersQwilt Inc.
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Guillaume RACHEZHead of ProductPERFECT MEMORY
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Doug DaultonWriter/Producer
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Sam BogochCEOaxle.ai
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Abba ShapiroConsultant Video Production and PostAbba Shapiro Consulting, Inc.
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Malcolm ZaleStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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Melanie SmediraStudentRochester Institute of Technology
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John McVayHead of Teradici Strategic Alliances, HPHP
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Chaitanya ChinchlikarVice President & Business Head, Chief Technology Officer & Head of Emerging MediaWhistling Woods International
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Shilpi GangulyVP, IT & CybersecurityAllen Media Group
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Marlon CamposSenior Specialist Solutions Architect – Media and EntertainmentAWS
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Lee FieldManaging Director Global SolutionsVerizon Business
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Michael ShabunVP of Marketing and ProductionInsta360
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Linda RosnerManaging Director & SMPTE Hollywood RepresentativeArtisans PR
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John FootenManaging Director – Media & Entertainment, DeloitteDeloitte
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Dmitriy SokolovskiyVice President & CSO/CISOAvid Technology