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4 March, Monday (Workshop Day)

09:30-12:30

IPSB Workshop | Unleashing the Power of Cloud, AI, Data-Driven Workflow Strategy & Monetization in Broadcasting
Moderator: Alia Sarah Binti Zainal Abidin, Head of Marketing & Business Development, IPSB Technology

Speakers
Mardhiah Nasir, Executive Director, IPSB Technology, Malaysia
Michael Lok, Regional Director, Enterprise & Channels-ASEAN, Arista
Samuel Bogoch, CEO, Axle AI, United States
Jay Ganesan, Senior Vice President, APAC Amagi, Singapore
Fahim Surani, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

14:00-17:00

WorldDAB Workshop | Sustain, Strengthen, Support – driving the case for DAB+
Moderator: Dr. Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB APAC Technical Group

Speakers
Dr. Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB APAC Technical Group
Bernie O’Neill, Project Director, WorldDAB
Lindsay Cornell, Chair, WorldDAB Technical Committee
Dr. Kiatanantha Lounkaew, Assistant Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand
Muhamad Sujai, Director of Technology and New Media, Radio Republic Indonesia
Gabriel Kwofie, Head, Broadcasting Monitoring Centre, National Communications Authority, Ghana
Lars-Peder Lundgren, CEO, Paneda Sweden
Christoph Lessnau, Senior Engineer, AVT Audio Video Technologies GmbH
Oscar Hu, Regional Sales Manager, Southeast Asia, GatesAir
Muheki Wasago Aloysius, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Uganda

5 March, Tuesday – Day 1

09:00-09:30	OPENING SESSION Welcome Address Ahmed Nadeem, Secretary-General, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Keynote Address Sharad Sadhu, former Director of ABU Technology and Media Specialist, India
09:30-10:30	Session 1 \|Advancements in Broadcasting Technologies and Standards Moderator: Masashi Kamei, Senior Research Engineer, NHK STRL, Japan and Chairman, ABU Technical Committee DAB technical update including Emergency Warning System design progress Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect, BBC Digital and Technical Committee Chair, WorldDAB Improved Capabilities: The Ongoing Evolution of Next-Gen Video Codecs Dr Peter Siebert, VP of BTS Conferences, IEEE BTS, Switzerland Content Discovery – Technology to Expand Viewing Opportunities of Broadcast Content Ryo Yasuoka, Researcher, NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories, Japan DVB still setting the standards for digital media delivery Emily Dubs, Head of Technology, DVB Project, Switzerland
10:30-11:00	Session Break \|Networking & Refreshments
11:00-11:30	MINISTERIAL OPENING SESSION Opening Address YB Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications, Malaysia
11:30-13:00	Session 2 \|Efficient Media Workflows with AI & Cloud Solutions Moderator: Encik Kumaran a/l Subramaniam, Head of Academic Department, IPPTAR, Malaysia Integrating AI into existing broadcast workflows to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs Fintan Mc Kiernan, CEO, Ideal Systems, Singapore Multimodal AI for media search using a next-generation MAM platform Samuel Bogoch, CEO, Axle AI, United States FM Digital Radio in the Cloud Joe Cheu, Sales Manager – Asia Pacific, Nautel, Singapore How TVU’s Cloud-Based Workflow Enhances the Media Supply Chain Subodh Aggarwal, Sr. Director Solutions SAMEA/APAC, TVU Networks, India Broadcast Cloud Playout for Advanced Integrated Broadcast-Broadband Services Hiroyasu Nagata, Research Engineer, NHK, Japan
13:00-14:00	Lunch Break
14:00-15:30	Session 3 \| Sustainable Broadcasting and Media Business Ecosystem Moderator: Dr Peter Siebert, VP of BTS Conferences, IEEE BTS, Switzerland How To Survive & Excel In The New Content Ecosystem – The RTM Way YBhg. Datuk Suhaimi Bin Sulaiman, Director General, Radio Televisyen Malaysia Game changing satellite signal delivery based on DVB-SIS and Dynamic Broadcast Dusan Statelov, CEO, MAINDATA, Slovakia Economic impact of DAB+ Dr. Kiatanantha Lounkaew, Assistant Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand AI Empowers High-Quality Development: Cases on the IRC and 5G Laboratory Yan Ni, Deputy Director-General, RTPRC, China The Global E-waste Conundrum: Can Broadcasting Industry Help? Mohd Shamsul Izuan Che Musa, Assistant Director, MCMC, Malaysia Deutsche Welle’s ways to improve the carbon footprint Hubert Czaja, Head of Distribution Systems, Deutsche Welle, Germany	Workshop 3 \| Early Warning for All- Bridging the Last-mile for Saving Lives (ABU/UNDRR)
15:30-16:00	Session Break \| Networking & Refreshments
16:00-17:30	Session 4 \| AI Tools & Security in Media Industry Moderator: Fintan Mc Kiernan,CEO, Ideal Systems, Singapore Identifying Anomaly Threats through AI Michael Lok, Regional Director, Enterprise & Channels-ASEAN, Arista AI Supported IT Helpdesk Dr Ruhi Tas, Deputy Director, Information Department, TRT, Türkiye AI in Mediacorp – Empower Responsible Creativity & Innovation Tim Xu, Lead, AI Products & Solutions, Mediacorp, Singapore	Workshop 4 \| AI Powered Digital Media Rooms – Safeguarding media contents against Scams & Fraud (VYPA/NETSTAIRS.COM/M ETAXCHANGE.AI)
17:30	End of Day 1

6 March, Wednesday – Day 2

09:30-10:30	Session 5 \|Novel Media Solutions: Implementation and Updates Moderator: Kazim Pektas, Chief Engineer, TRT-Türkiye and Vice-Chairman, ABU Technical Committee Hybrid automotive progress – new features and developments Nick Piggott, Vice President, WorldDAB and Project Director, RadioDNS Project Media Operations Michiel Saelen, Solution Architect & Regional Office Manager, Skyline Communications, Singapore Soft Lighting For Broadcasting Studios Ajeet Khare, Managing Director, Canara Lighting Industries, India Diversity of Content in RTM Broadcasting Using Virtual Human Saifuzzaman bin Yusop, Director of Radio, RTM, Malaysia Designing and developing applications in the cloud (DevOps) Zahra Sadat Mortazavi, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
10:30-11:00	Session Break \| Networking & Refreshments
11:00-12:30	Session 6 \|Next-Gen Media Distribution and Reception Moderator: Sharad Sadhu, Media Specialist, India Enhanced Transmission Technologies: Integration with AI and SDW Eduard Chizhikov, Head of Viory Asia, Viory, United Arab Emirates DAB+ Receivers – DAB+ update on receivers and African pilot projects Dr Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB APAC Technical Group and Muheki Wasago Aloysius, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Uganda T-DAB Frequency and Coverage planning for Thailand – Requirements and Results Mats Ek, Technical Director, Progira, Sweden Ad Insertion in Broadcast-Broadband Delivery: challenges, strategies and monitoring Richard Lhermitte, CTO, ENENSYS Technologies, France FAST Channels and the FAST Ecosystems Jay Ganesan, Senior Vice President-APAC, Amagi, Singapore	Workshop 5 ALTO: Archive Innovation & Global Standards for Data Preservation (Disk Archive)
12:30-14:00	Lunch Break
14:00-15:30	Session 7 \|AI-Driven Personalisation & Ad Management Moderator: Otto Othman, TV & Radio Personality, TRAXX FM, RTM, Malaysia Impact of Artificial Intelligence on viewership data Aale Raza, Director, Whiteways Systems, Singapore Unveiling the FAST Revolution: Audience Engagement and Content Monetization Mardhiah Nasir, Executive Director, IPSB Technology, Malaysia New Generation User Experience (UX) for Content Consumption Abdul Haleem, Head of Business Development-APAC, Accedo Malaysia Drive viewer engagement & monetization with AI-based video innovations Ashwin Sashital, Business Development Director – APAC, Harmonic How Generative AI creates new experiences in the media industry Michele Lai Chin, VP Sales-APAC, Qvest, Singapore Driving viewer engagement with AI-powered Personalization & Conversational search Jim Vinh, Sales Director – APAC, Quickplay, Malaysia	Workshop 6 Revolutionizing Media Production with AI and Augmented Reality tools (RT-Russia)

15:30-16:00	Session Break \| Networking & Refreshments
09:30-10:30	Session 8 \| Industry Debate – Impact of AI in Media, Regulation & Ethics Moderator: Mardhiah Nasir, Executive Director, IPSB Technology, Malaysia Saifuzzaman bin Yusop, Director of Radio, RTM, MSharad Sadhu, Media Specialist, India Jade Wang, Director of China Media Group, China Aale Raza, Director, Whiteways Systems, Singapore Fintan Mc Kiernan, CEO, Ideal Systems, Singapore Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect, BBC Digital, BBC
17:30	End of Day 2

7 March, Thursday – Day 3

09:00-10:30	Session 9 \| AI Use Cases and Innovations in Remote & Virtual Production Moderator: Aale Raza, Director, Whiteways Systems, Singapore Navigating the Cookie Deprecation Era: iCDN Digital Media Rooms – A Revolutionary Solution Dr Ahmad Moradi, CEO – NETSTAIRS & METAXCHANGE.AI and CSO – VYPA What is Virtual Production & How is it Revolutionizing Broadcast & Film Louis Clovis, Managing Director, Broadcast Elements, Malaysia LED Wall for Virtual Production: Solution and Guidance Dr Mohieddin Moradi, Assistant Professor, IRIB University, Iran Deploying Content to The Metaverse Ken ichiro Nagano, Technical Manager, NHK World, Japan	Workshop 7 \| DVB: Advancing IP-based broadcast technologies (DVB/IEEE BTS)
10:30-11:00	Session Break \| Networking & Refreshments
11:00-12:30	Session 10 \| Innovative Workflows across the Media Supply Chain Moderator: Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect, BBC Digital, BBC DRM: Digital Radio Over Any Distance Dr Simon Keens, Co-Vice Chairperson, DRM Consortium, Switzerland Evolution of Radio Automation: Exploring Current Trends and Beyond Micheal Low, General Manager, RCS Malaysia How our legacy archives can help improve the efficiency of the AI tools Sanjay Das, VP Global Sales & Business Development, Cite De Memoire, India RTM’s Technical Content Delivery: Cutting-Edge Tech for Seamless Content Delivery Amirah Jaafar Mad Ariff, Head of Support & System Solution, RTM, Malaysia The Potential of 5G Technology in Broadcast Industry Zahedeh Farshad, Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
12:30-14:00	Lunch Break
14:00-15:30	Session 11 \| Immersive Media & Next Gen Audio-Visual Technologies Moderator: Dr Mohieddin Moradi, Director General, IRIB R&D, Iran Development of real time writing system on virtual screen displayed in virtual studio & operation Kazuhiro Yamagata, Engineer, NHK – Japan and Shunto Yamashita, Engineer, NHK – Japan AI supported Digital Audio Processing Toni Fiedler, Head of China and SEA, Fraunhofer IIS, Germany AI-based Voice Conversion and Media applications Mohammad Reza Hasanabadi, Fellow Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran	Workshop 8 \| Artificial Intelligence in Radio Studios and its usage for Automated Subtitling (IPPTAR)
15:30	Session Break \| Networking & Refreshments
16:00-17:00	Session 12 \| Sustainability and Dynamic Practices in Media Moderator: Emily Dubs, Head of Technology, DVB Project, Switzerland Sustainable Broadcasting and Media Business Ecosystem, Satriyo Dharmanto, Director of Technical Operational, TVRI, Indonesia Multiplying Audience-Base through D2M and 5G Broadcasting Sharad Sadhu, Media Specialist, India Enabling simultaneous 4K Sport Live delivery over satellite and terrestrial networks Richard Lhermitte, CTO, ENENSYS Technologies, France
17:00	End of the Event

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