ABOUT EVENT
CONFERENCE
Speakers will address key topics of interest to broadcasters.
EXHIBITION
A showcase for companies to highlight their latest products and services.
WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES
Opportunity for sponsors to hold workshops and masterclasses on important industry issues of their choice.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11.00-11.15 | OPENING SESSION
Welcome Remarks
Dr Javad Mottaghi, Secretary-General, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Opening Address
YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah
Minister of Communications and Multimedia
Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia
11.15-12.00 | Session 1: Advanced Technologies and Industry Developments
Moderator: Masashi Kamei, ABU TC Vice-Chairman and Senior Research Engineer, NHK STRL, NHK-Japan
Activities of ITU-R Study Group 6 for the future of broadcasting
Dr Yukihiro Nishida, Executive Research Engineer (Fellow), Japan Broadcasting Corporation, NHK-Japan
Digital Radio Technical Update – DAB, DRM, RadioDNS
Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect, BBC Digital
Emerging Your Media Strategy for the Next Generation
Mardhiah Nasir, Vice President of Sales, IPSB Technology
12.10-13.10 | Session 2: Business Strategies and Approaches for Broadcast and Media
Moderator: Mardhiah Nasir, Vice President of Sales, IPSB Technology
Embracing Digital Change – Strategies and Results
Joan Warner, CEO, Commercial Radio Australia
Deploying the DRM in full – AM and VHF (extended application and services)
Ruxandra Obreja, Chairman, DRM Consortium
Broadcasting via Satellite and OTT may not be a Zero Sum Game
Prashant Butani, Senior Sales Director, MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd
15.00-16.00 | Session 3: OTT & IBB Technologies
Moderator: Prashant Butani, Senior Sales Director, MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd
A technique to develop equivalent applications on various IBB systems: for expansion of broadcasting services considering interoperability and compatibility
Dr Shinya Abe, Internet Service Systems Research Division, Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Now that OTT has changed the game, a smart and smooth content supply chain is pivotal
Ivan Verbesselt, VP Product Management, MEDIAGENIX
Introducing a system for sending IP on DVB-T2 platform (OTT-B)
Maryam Sedaghat, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
16.10-17.10 | Session 4: Cloud Revolution in the media industry
Moderator: Hamid Dehghan Nayeri, ABU Technical Committee Chairman, Director, International Technical Affairs & ABU Technical Liaison Officer, IRIB-Iran
DAB Head-End systems overview | Typical setups | Next generation & features
Lars-Peder Lundgren, Marketing Director, Paneda
The Future of Terrestrial and Targeted Advertising
Colin Prior, VP Sales – APAC, ENENSYS Technologies
Enhancing Media Experience with Amazon Machine Learning
Shweta Jain, APAC Head of Business Development, Media and Entertainment, Amazon Web Services, Singapore
11.00-12.00 | Session 5: Media Security & Disaster Preparedness
Moderator:
Security In The Media Supply Chain
Ben Vandenberghe, CEO, Skyline Communications
Activity of Disseminating Japanese EWBS Technology – Emergency Warning Broadcast System
Yasuji Sakaguchi, Director, Broadcasting Systems Engineering, JTEC
Use of Broadcast Technologies in Natural Crisis Management
Negin Ayoughi, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
Moderator: Asaad Sameer Bagharib, Director, Thinking Tub Media
Human Body Movement Detection and Simulation Using Artificial Intelligence
Mohammad Nozari Pak, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
The power of AI-driven remote video search for your creative teams
Sam Bogoch, Cofounder & CEO, axle ai
Content creation and editing tool using AI technology
Michael Moss, CEO/ Co-Founder Promo Mii &
Joe Goddard, Director, Asia Pacific, James&Wilkinson Media (JWM)
A Deep learning based method for voice conversion in Persian Language
Dr Amir Lkizadeh, IRIB R&D, Iran
Moderator: Steve Ahern, Head of ABU Media Academy
Smart strategies for DAB+ Smart Radio
Dr Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB Asia Pacific Technical Group, and S-Comm Technologies
DRM – Some Findings after the Recent DRM FM Trial in India
Alexander Zink, Senior Business Development Manager, Digital Radio & Streaming Applications,
Fraunhofer & Yogendra Pal, Hon. Chairman, DRM India Chapter
Increasing Spectral Efficiency for VHF Band II by Transmitter Combining FM Digital Radio Signals
Philipp Schmid, Chief Technology Officer, Nautel
16.10-17.10 | Workshop 1: Building Radio audiences with DAB+
Welcome and DAB+ status in Asia Pacific region
Joan Warner, CEO Commercial Radio Australia and Chair, Asia-Pacific Committee, WorldDAB
DAB+ global update and the case for DAB+
Patrick Hannon, President, WorldDAB and VP Corporate Development, Frontier Smart Technologies
DAB+ standards update
Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect, BBC Digital and Chairman, WorldDAB Technical Committee
WorldDAB Asia Pacific Technical Group and support to broadcasters in the
APAC region
Dr Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB Asia Pacific Technical Group, and S-Comm Technologies
Getting DAB+ into cars
Ron Schiffelers, Senior Director Program Management, NXP Semiconductors
Solutions available for affordable DAB+ consumer receivers
Albert Tseng, CEO, Keystone Semiconductor Corp
Q&A
11.00-12.00 | Session 8: IP Technologies and Remote Production
Mr Aale Raza, Director, Whiteways Systems Pte Ltd
Remote broadcast production – the new normal
Rahul Goyal, Country Manager India, Dalet
Real case studies of remote productions from reporter contribution to full remote productions
Peter Bruce, Director of Business Development, Elevate Broadcast Pte Ltd
UHD IP Studio Deployment, a real-world case study
Yew-jin Cheong, Director, Broadcast & Media, APAC, Rohde & Shwarz
Moderator: Dr Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB Asia Pacific Technical Group, and S-Comm Technologies
The object-based approach in Next Generation Audio (NGA)
Mohammad Reza Hasanabadi, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, IRAN
Streaming Radio Technologies – Dynamic Ad-Replacement, Podcasting and more
Aditya Summanwar, Director of Monetization, APAC, Triton Digital
Building a studio for immersive audio production, Dolby ATMOS
Geoffrey Low, Content Relations Manager SEA & ANZ, Dolby Singapore Pte Ltd
15.00-16.00 | Workshop 2: Digital Radio DRM Enables Distance Learning
DRM is bringing for the first time a novel solution for distance learning during its practical workshop | “Digital Radio DRM Enables Distance Learning”.
Introduction
Ruxandra Obreja, Chairman, DRM Consortium
Led by
Alexander Zink, Senior Business Development Manager, Digital Radio & Streaming Applications, Fraunhofer IIS
Markus Tauber, Professional System Engineer, DRM/DAB
ContentServer (CS)
Guido Leisker, Consultant Engineer
Participants in the workshop will learn about
a. The technical basis for distance learning through DRM
b. Journaline, audio services and scheduling specific to distance learning
c. Practical demo
d. Hands-on scheduling for distance learning with DRM
Peter Bruce, Director of Business Development, Elevate Broadcast Pte Ltd
5G Broadcast – a replacement for DVB-T2?
Dr Peter Siebert, IEEE BTS
5G Broadcast – a replacement for DVB-T2?
Parag Naik, CEO, Saankhya Labs Pvt Ltd
Future 6G Wireless Networks
Sepideh Ghandali, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
11.00-12.00 | Session 11: NextGenTechnology Implementation
Moderator: ABU Technology
HDR Video Assessment Approaches
Dr Mohieddin Moradi, Senior Researcher, IRIB R&D, Iran
Global Harmonization of NextGen TV Service
Yoshi Tsurimaki, Prducer, Strategic Promotion Department, T-NET JAPAN Co., Ltd.
Title of Presentation
Mrs Anuradha Agarwal, ADG(Tech.), Pasar Bharati, India
“Overcoming the Pandemic – Learning from Experiences”
Moderator: Shivanee Thapa Basnyat, Senior News Editor, Nepal Television
Sunil, Additional Director General(Engineering) & Head International Relations, Prasar Bharati-India
Nguyen Duc Tue, Deputy Director General, Technical Production Center, Vietnam Television, Vietnam
Terence Yiu, Deputy Director of Engineering, Engineering Department, Phoenix Satellite Television, Hong Kong-China
Peh Beng Yeow, Lead, Technology Operations, Mediacorp, Singapore
Dr Tharaka Mohotty,Director Engineering, MBC Networks & MTV Channel, Sri Lanka
Kazim Pektas, Chief Engineer, Studio Planning Department, Turkish Radio Television Corporation, Turkey
Putri Joliana binti Yaacob, Director, Radio Engineering Division, Radio Televisyen Malaysia
15.00-16.00 | Dalet Workshop | Dalet Remote Editing – Edit & Collaborate from anywhere”
How to enable remote workflows quickly and securely, empowering content creators to access familiar production tools anywhere? Join us for a workshop where we will discuss and demonstrate how Dalet addresses remote production and editing workflows.
Speakers
Pierre Roussel, Pre-Sales Engineer Dalet
Rahul Goyal, Country Manager India, Dalet
What you’ll learn
How you can edit News, Sports, or Promos remotely, including audio, video and multimedia with Dalet OneCut – Dalet’s versatile remote editing tool.
How remote news producers can remain operational while away from the production hub, anytime, anywhere with Dalet On-the-Go, Dalet’s mobile app for remote production.
How you can integrate your newsroom system with creative tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro and ensure collaborative workflows.
Moderator: Bernie O’Neill, Project Director, WorldDAB
The Future of Media Delivery
Emily Dubs, Head of Technology, DVB Project Office
Unifying segment delivery for LL-HLS and LL-DASH with byte-range addressing
Yin Loong CHAO, Enterprise Architect, Akamai, Singapore
The Future of OTT in Malaysia – Strategies for Broadcasters
Greg Armshaw, Senior Solutions Director, Asia, Brightcove
All session timing follows Malaysian times (GMT +8)