Kings Place

Tuesday, March 5th | 09:15 - 18:00 GMT

The Media Industry in Review

For over 7 years, Amazon Web Services (AWS) have helped UK Media and Entertainment companies reinvent the way they create content, connect supply chains, and compete for audience attention across streaming and broadcast distribution. The AWS cloud has become the agile enabler that underpins many media-specific workflows.

For the 2024 Symposium, AWS is bringing together senior speakers in leadership panels and executive keynotes to examine our collective progress, and discuss the outlook as the industry continues to transform. The day will explore business models, efficiency enablers, sustainability, skills, workflows and, of course, generative AI.

Who Should Attend

Commercial, Production and Technology roles from executive to engineer

Event Details

Kings Place
Tuesday, March 5th | 09:15 - 18:00 GMT

Speakers

Agenda

Arrival, badge collection & coffee

09:15 - 10:00

Welcome and overview of the day

10:00 - 10:05

Simon Frost, Head of Industry Marketing, EMEA, AWS

AWS executive introduction

10:05 - 10:15

Jeff Johnson, Director, UKI, AWS

Analyst review: Media industry

10:15 - 10:35

Ian Whittaker, Analyst, Liberty Sky Advisors

AWS Keynote: AWS for Media & Entertainment - latest updates from AWS and how customers and partners are being successful.

10:35 - 11:00

Chris Blandy, Director M&E Business Development and Strategy, AWS

Coffee and Networking

11:00 - 11:30

Discussion: Driving more value from content - Where are the opportunities?

11:30 - 12:00

Ian Whittaker, Founder, Liberty Sky Advisors
Ian Munford, M&E Industry Development Lead, EMEA, AWS (Moderator)

Discussion: fuelling commercial growth through supply chain innovation

12:00 - 12:25

Laura Jenner, Director of Product, Content Supply, ITV
Steven Samwell, M&E Solutions Architect Leader, EMEA, AWS (Moderator)

Lunch and Networking

12:30 - 13:30

Welcome and overview of the afternoon

13:30

Simon Frost, Head of EMEA Industry Marketing, AWS

Panel discussion: Addressing skills and attracting tech talent in M&E

13:35 - 14:10

Partner: Julia Dear, Chief Product Officer, QA Group
Partner: Gary Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, Merapar
Customer: Stefi Popescu, Engineering Manager, Sky UK
Sadie Groom, CEO of Bubble Agency and Founder of Rise (Moderator)

Panel discussion: Value of localisation and the role of cloud

14:10 - 14:45

Partner: Maria Hellstrom, CEO, Codemill
Partner: Abhirukt Sapru, SVP Commercial, Papercup
Customer: Richard Clarke, Head of Content Operations, Banijay Rights
Michael Armstrong, M&E Industry Development, EMEA, AWS (Moderator)

Coffee and Networking

14:45 - 15:15

Two perspectives: Using AI in M&E

15:15 - 15:50

Andrew Fletcher, Director, AI Strategy & Partnerships, Thomson Reuters Labs
Partner: Andy George, Senior Account Director, Firemind
Mark King, M&E Global Account Sales Lead, EMEA, AWS (Moderator)

Panel discussion: Production in the cloud

15:50 - 16:25

Customer - Stephanie Chlond, Founder, The AI Filmmaker
Customer - Eric Towler, Sr. Post Executive, Amazon Studios
Partner - Tom Mitchell, CTO, Mission Digital
Partner - Simon Green, CEO, EditCloud
Chris Swan, Industry Specialist SA, AWS (Moderator)

Wrap-up and Close

16:25 - 16:30

Simon Frost, Head of EMEA Industry Marketing, AWS

Networking reception

16:30 - 18:00

Registration is now closed

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