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