The Masterclass has been made possible with free admission for all IBC attendees through the Platinum Sponsorship provided by Ericsson, and the Gold Sponsorship provided by Dolby Laboratories, Harmonic and NAB Labs.
Rooms G102/103, RAI on Friday September 11th
Free entry on a first come first served basis
- 16:00: Assembly
- 16:04: Welcome/Agenda/Logistics: David Price, Ericsson
- 16:05: Introduction to Forum: Thierry Fautier, Harmonic
- 16:10: The SDO Perspective: Matthew Goldman, Ericsson, Pat Griffis, Dolby
- 16:25: The Broadcast Production Perspective: Hugo Gaggioni, Sony Corporation
- 16:40: The DVB, ATSC and Broadcasters’ Perspective: David Wood, EBU , Skip Pizzi, NAB
- 16:55: CE Vendors’ Perspective: Nandhu Nandhakumar, LG Electronics
- 17:10: Q&A with Founders: Moderator: David Price, Ericsson
- Pat Griffis: Dolby
- Eric Grab, NeuLion
- Thierry Fautier: Harmonic
- Nandhu Nandhakumar: LG Electronics
- Hugo Gaggioni, Sony Corporation
- 17:25: Summary and Next Steps: David Price, Thierry Fautier
- 17:30: Close

Jason Thibeault
Jason is the CEO of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance, the international technical association for streaming video which brings companies from across the streaming ecosystem together to collaborate on technical solutions to delivering high-quality video at scale. In this role, he runs day-to-day operations, finances, member recruitment, strategy, and evangelizes the organization at events around the world. He is also the co-founder of a big data startup, datazoom.io. Jason is a contributing editor at Streaming Media Magazine and has written several books.





