Join IBC365 on demand to learn how 5G will transform the way content is created.
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Speakers:
Dr Jordi Gimenez, research engineer, IRT
Dr Jordi Joan Gimenez is a research engineer at the Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT), the R&D institute of ARD, ZDF, DRadio, ORF and SRG/SSR.
He is currently participating in the 5G-PPP project 5G-Xcast, focused on the design and demonstration of the multicast and broadcast capabilities for 5G technology. He has actively participated in digital TV technical forums such as DVB and ATSC, and several EBU technical groups, on topics related to physical layer design and processing, and network planning of terrestrial broadcast systems. He is currently engaged in 3GPP working on the RAN optimization of eMBMS for Terrestrial Broadcasting.
Dr. Gimenez obtained a Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications by Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in Spain, where he was a Research Engineer at the iTEAM Research Institute from 2011 to 2018. He has been an invited researcher at the IRT (Germany, 2015 and 2017), the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden, 2014) and Teracom AB (Sweden, 2013 and 2014).
Matt Stagg, director of mobile strategy, BT Sport
Matt has over 25 years’ experience in telecoms, media and entertainment and was recently voted in the top 50 most influential people in online TV for the fourth year running. In 2017 he was awarded the TV Connect People’s Choice award for the ‘Person who made the biggest impact on the connected entertainment industry’
Within BT Sport he is responsible for developing the broadcaster’s mobile capabilities and long-term mobile strategy
As part of the wider BT Group Matt is also developing the technology strategy for the Broadcast, Media & Entertainment over 4G / LTE-B & 5G This encompasses an end to end approach incorporating both contribution and distribution of media.
Marios Nicolaou, 5G and digital transformation senior strategy advisor
Marios Nicolaou is a senior expert on 5G business models and who they apply to various sectors and industries.
He has over 19 years of experience in Telecoms and Digital Transformation with an extensive career in companies like Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent.
His current interests include Industry Digitalization, New Media, 5G strategies, and optimisation of profit across the sectors.
He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, and an MSc in Technology Strategy from the University of Southern California.
Moderator:
Robert Ambrose, managing consultant, High Green Media
Rob Ambrose (@rambrose) is a consultant, industry analyst, writer and technologist providing strategic advice and content creation to media companies and their technology vendors.
As founder and managing consultant at High Green Media, Rob has expert knowledge of media business systems and the content supply chain - ranging from scheduling and rights management through to content operations, media asset management and workflow. He’s focused on the transformative impact of cloud and data analytics on the media technology landscape.
He’s an active speaker and presenter on media and entertainment industry trends and has extensive international experience, working directly with media companies and vendors in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and North America. Rob holds an MBA with Distinction from Imperial College, London.
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