Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment and BBC Studios Productions are among the companies already lined up for the IBC Conference this year, hosted at RAI Amsterdam. The IBC2023 programme will be centred around three ‘pillars’: Transformative Tech, Shifting Business Models, and People and Purpose, and these will be running across all elements of the show. The IBC Changemakers Programme also returns after a successful debut in 2022, with M&E pioneers leading sessions that address critical industry social and environmental challenges.
In the exhibition halls themselves, there will be an array of exhibitor and sponsor content across special stages and theatres, with the main focus on the transformative tech and changing business models part of the programme. The IBC Technical Papers – which are one of the unique benefits of IBC for technologists – are on the agenda, of course.
Some of the headline speakers already announced are:
- Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Paramount Global
- Leah Hooper Rosa, Senior Vice President, EMEA Streaming and Global Integration Lead at Warner Bros. Discovery
- Kishore AK, President Technology and Chief Technology Officer at Zee
- Bill Baggelaar, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology Development at Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Aditi Pandey, Head of Vendor Management & Partnerships at NRK
- Michael Wise, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Universal Pictures
- Richard Berger, Chief Executive Officer at MovieLabs
- Ralph Lee, Chief Executive Officer at BBC Studios Productions
- Anthony Guarino, Executive Vice President, Global Production & Studio Technology at Paramount.
The ‘Transformative Tech’ and ‘Shifting Business Models’ content pillars are spread across the IBC Conference and the show-floor venues, which include the Showcase Theatre in Hall 12, the Innovation Stage in Hall 3 and two theatres in the Content Everywhere zone in Hall 5. Showcase Theatre sponsors include Accenture, AWS, Google, Microsoft and Zixi, while LTN and Tencent are each sponsoring one of the Content Everywhere theatres.
The results of the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, which brings together media companies and technology partners as they collaborate to solve real-world challenges and drive advances across a range of areas, can be found on the Innovation Stage.
The IBC Changemakers Programme focuses on individuals and initiatives that are changing the industry culture and pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology. They will address topics such as gender equality in broadcasting, advancing sustainability and inclusive tech. RISE, Soho Media Club, Women in Immersive Tech and Albert are some of the groups involved. The IBC Social Impact Awards will also be part of the Changemakers Programme.
You can find more details on the IBC conference programme here.