On-demand webinar: IBC2018 themes

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Speakers:

Jeremy Dujardin, Chief Technology Officer, Global Media & Entertainment Services, Tata Communications
Jeremy Dujardin is a video transmission industry expert with 15+ years of experience designing, implementing and operating infrastructures that support both contribution and distribution video services across fiber, IP and satellite technology.

Tim Felstead, Director of Strategic and Operational Marketing, Broadcast and Media, Rohde & Schwarz
Tim Felstead offers a deep understanding of the media business, its technology, markets and processes. During a 25 year career Tim has worked in many areas of our industry including Software Engineering, Product Management, Sales Management and Marketing Management.

In the past Tim has worked for Thomson Broadcast, Grass Valley, Harris (Imagine Communications), ATG Danmon and Snell Advanced Media.

His primary role at Rohde and Schwarz is to bring insight to the current and future needs of our customers and help plot our product development and business path forward. He is actively involved with the IABM (International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers), a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has been involved with the Alliance for IP Media Solutions group since its inception in late 2015.

Kathy Bienz, Director North America, IABM
Kathy Bienz has 20+ years’ experience in the broadcast and media industry with major players such as Grass Valley, ChyronHego, Imagine Communications/Harris/Leitch, Snell Advanced Media (SAM) and most recently with the IABM, spanning roles including product management of flagship products/solutions, channels/field management, and technical marketing management.

As a passionate industry professional, she has a strong history of understanding the needs of her audiences, building deep relationships and driving significant contributions to industry provider organisations, systems integrators/channel partners and end users.

Jurgita Rhodes, Partner, Marquis Media Partners
Jurgita has 20 years’ experience in B2B, B2C, broadcasting, media, news, technology, digital, consulting and international corporate sectors. She has extensive experience implementing technology enabled change across major flagship programmes for BBC and Bloomberg, and she is the COO for a mobile centric financial services start-up.

Marquis has worked on a wide range of projects in recent years which have included large scale transformation at MBC (Dubai), EBC (Ethiopia), Aljazeera (Qatar), and a major public-sector television and radio organisation in the Far East.

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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Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of information and communications technology products for professional users.

Tata Communications
Over the past decade, Tata Communications has evolved from a wholesale service provider serving the Indian market to a leading provider of A New World of Communications™ to enterprise customers and service providers worldwide.