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Where bright minds gather and engage in fruitful endeavors.
The broadcasting and media world is stepping into a new chapter — one shaped by the rise of synthetic intelligence and creative technologies. From AI-generated visuals and hyperreal soundscapes to virtual presenters and automated storytelling, synthetic media is redefining how we create, deliver, and experience content. Now we are asking an important question — how can we embrace these technologies while staying authentic, creative, and worthy of our audience’s trust? DBS 2026 will explore how this “synthetic rise” is reshaping every part of broadcasting.
The symposium is held each year in Kuala Lumpur. It consists of a conference, an exhibition, masterclasses and workshops, and attracts close to 1,500 participants annually, representing over 350 organisations across the region and beyond.
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Tim Xu
Lead, AI Products & Solutions, Mediacorp
Lindsay Cornell
Chair, WorldDAB Technical Committee and Principal Systems Architect, BBC Digital, WorldDAB
Dr. Peter Siebert
Adcom Member & VP, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, IEEE BTS
Dr. Les Sabel
Chair, WorldDAB Asia-Pacific Technical Committee, WorldDAB
Emily Dubs
Head of Technology DVB Project
Dr. Mohieddin Moradi
General Director of IRIB R&D, IRIB
Subodh Aggarwal
General Manager for TVU South Asia, TVU Networks
Michael McEwen
Consultant, Advanced Television Systems Committee ATSC
Ajeet Khare
Managing Director, Canara Lighting Industries
Bhavik Vyas
Data Preservation Strategist, Disk Archive Corporation
Ufuk Yalcin
Engineer & Project Manager | Broadcast Management Systems, Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT)
Dr. Liu Hui
President and Chief Technical Officer, Astrum Mobile
(TS.) Azhar Bin Abdul Latiff
Managing Director, Medialab Alliance
Subodh Nepal
Senior Radiocommunication Engineer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Boris Gorlov
Head of RT's Creative and Innovation Departments, RT Channel (RT)
Frederik Sandbrink
Systems Engineer, ARD Deutsche Welle (ARD)
Alexander Zink
Vice-Chair of DRM and Senior Business Dev. Fraunhofer IIS, DRM
Sharad Sadhu
Media Specialist, DRM
Rosli Bin Abdul Rahman
Director of Technical Sales and Support for APAC, Appear
Megumi Kawase
Systems Engineer, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Colin Prior
APAC Partnership Director, Kaltura
Maurice Snell
Senior Solution Architect, TSL
Hayao Araki
Research Engineer, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Asharudin Bin Abdul Buharito
Consultant, Cloud Presales & Advisory, Credence
Bernie O’Neill
Project Director, WorldDAB
Yoshinori Kadono
Lead, Network Operation Center, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
(TS.) Ahmad Fesol Bin Mansor
Assistant Director, Broadcast Network Technical Section, RTM
Tsang Hoi Wang Patrick
Telecommunication Engineer, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)
Chang Ching Anita
Production Manager, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)
Amiruddin Jemaat
Principal Assistant Director, RTM
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Led by expert practitioners and technology partners into specific technical areas such as next-generation media delivery standards, cloud and IP broadcasting, automation workflows, and radio innovations.
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Exhibitions & Demonstrations
Discover emerging technologies and real-world solutions from technology suppliers, standards organisations and solution providers showcase equipment, platforms, and broadcast innovations.
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09:00 - 11:00
IPSB Workshop: Navigating the Synthetic Era: The Pulse Behind the Pixels
Speakers:
- Mardhiah Nasir, Executive Director, IPSB Technology
- Alia Sarah Zainal Abidin, Head of Marketing & Business Development, IPSB Technology
- Ashim Mathur, Vice President, APAC Marketing, Dolby Laboratories
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break | Networking & Refreshments
11:30 - 12:30
Astrum Workshop: 5G Non-Terrestrial Network - Massively Multiuser Satellite-to Device Services
Speakers:
- Tham Wai Hoong, CCO, Astrum Mobile
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
IPPTAR Workshop: AI In AV Production : Innovation, Impact, Infinity
Speakers:
- Han Ju Yeol, KBS
- Yim Young Jae, Team Leader of Production Technology Department, KBS
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break | Networking & Refreshments
15:30 - 16:30
Audio 360: Global trends in Radio, Podcasting and AI
Speakers:
- Andrew Davies,Head of ABU Radio, Program Department, ABU
16:30
End of Workshop Day
09:00 - 09:30
OPENING SESSION
09:30 - 10:30
Session 1 | Synthetic Intelligence & Creative Transformation
Moderator: Masashi Kamei, Senior Research Engineer, NHK STRL, Japan and Chairperson, ABU Technical Committee
- Tim Xu, Lead, AI Product & Solution, MediaCorp
AI in Mediacorp - Boris Gorlov, Head of RT’s Creative and Innovation Departments, RT
AI in Focus: From Experiments to a Production Powerhouse - Chang Ching Anita, Production Manager & Tsang Hoi Wang Patrick, Telecommunication Engineer, RTHK
Implementation of AR and XR technologies in live daily highlights for the 15th National Games of the PRC - Jay Ganesan, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, Amagi
10:30 - 11:00
Session Break | Networking & Refreshments
11:00 - 12:00
Session 2 | Advancements in Broadcast Automation Systems & Standards
Moderator: Aale Raza, Director, Whiteways Systems, Singapore
- Hayao Araki, Research Engineer, NHK
Overview and Transmission Performance of ISDB-T3 - Ufuk Yalcin, Engineer & Project Manager for Broadcast Management Systems, TRT
Modernising Broadcast Operations Before Distribution: A Broadcaster’s Case Study - Mehmet Günes, Scheduling Manager, TRT
Modernizing Broadcast Automation Systems: User Feedback on the Scheduling Department and Technological Benefits
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
Session 3 | Intelligent Media Systems: From Archives To OTT Platforms
Moderator: Ufuk Yalcin, Engineer & Project Manager for Broadcast Management Systems, TRT
- Bhavik Vyas, Data Preservation Strategist, Disk Archive Corporation
- Amiruddin Bin Jemaat, Principal Assistant Director, RTM
The Future of National OTT: Strategic Growth for RTMKlik - Nusrat Akter Lovely, Regional Manager & Application, Axle.AI
14:30 - 15:00
MINISTRIAL OPENING SESSION
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break | Networking & Refreshments
15:30 - 16:30
DVB Workshop: DVB At The Intersection Of IP, Mobile, And Broadcast
Moderator: Emily Dubs, Head of Technology, DVB Project
Speakers:
- Richard Lhermitte, CTO, ENENSYS
- Vinosh Babu James, Director of Technical Standards, Qualcomm
- Mika Kanerva, COO, Sofia Digital
16:30
Lucky Draw
16:45
End of Day 1
09:00 - 10:00
Session 4 | Advancements in Broadcasting Technologies and Standards
Moderator: Sharad Sadhu, Media Specialist, India
- Dr. Liu Hui, President and Chief Technical Officer, Astrum
Massively Multiuser Reach in 5G NTN Satellite-to-Device - Lindsay Cornell, Chair, WorldDAB Technical Committee
How DAB+ is advancing through global roll-outs - Rosli Bin Abdul Rahman, Director of Technical Sales and Support for APAC, Appear
From Static Facilities to Dynamic Media Operations: How DMF and MXL Are Shaping the Next Generation of Broadcast Delivery
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break | Networking & Refreshments
10:30 - 11:30
Session 5 | Advanced Broadcast Engineering: Cloud and System Advancements
Moderator: TBC
- Tony Berthaud, Senior Vice President, Sales, APAC & EMEA, Harmonic
Cloud architectures, adaptive delivery, and intelligent OTT systems - Colin Prior, APAC Partnership Director, Kaltura
Introducing Agentic Avatars into the TV Experience - Maurice Snell, Senior Solution Architect, TSL
Managing the Transition to IP and Cloud-Based Multi-Vendor Workflows
11:30 - 12:30
Session 6 | Innovative Media Solutions: Deployment and Development
Moderator: Dr. Peter Siebert, Adcom Member & VP, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
- Ajeet Khare, Managing Director, Canara Lighting
Ai Automated Smart Led Lighting For Broadcast Studios - Michael McEwen, Media Consultant, ATSC
Next Generation Broadcast and Additional Revenue Opportunities’ - Emily Dubs, Head of Technology, DVB Project
DVB-I in action: insights from early deployments
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
Session 7 | Advancement and Innovation in Media Distribution & Delivery
Moderator: Nick Piggot, Project Director, Radio-DNS
- Bernie O’Neil, Project Director, WorldDAB
Regulatory Incentives And Public Policy Frameworks For Successful DAB+ Deployment - Subodh Aggarwal, General Manager for South Asia, TVU
From Traditional to Cloud-Native: Evolving Global Media Distribution Infrastructure - Sharad Sadhu, Media Specialist, DRM
Countrywide Coverage is Paramount for Digital Radio
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break | Networking & Refreshments
15:30 - 16:30
WorldDAB Workshop
16:30
Lucky Draw
16:30
End of Day 2
09:00 - 10:00
Session 8 | Cloud-to-Edge Media Fabric: Building Scalable Broadcast Networks
Moderator: Ir. Ts. Ahmad Shafiq Mirza Bin Mansor, RTM
- Integriti Padu Sdn Bhd (IPSB) – ATEME
- Asharudin Bin Abdul Buharito, Consultant, Cloud Presales & Advisory, Credence
Scaling Broadcast Production with Cloud: Agility, Cost Efficiency and Resilience - Yoshinori KADONO, Lead, Network Operation Center, NHK
Development of a cloud-based video transmission system and use case
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break | Networking & Refreshments
10:30 - 11:30
Session 9 | The New Soundscape: Emerging Innovations in Radio Technology
Moderator: Andrew Davies,Head of ABU Radio, Program Department, ABU
- Ts. Azhar Bin Abdul Latiff, Principal Technologist, Medialab (JAA. System)
Ai For Community Radio: Modernizing Content Creation And Digital Reach - Alexander Zink, Vice-Chair of DRM and Senior Business Dev. Fraunhofer IIS, DRM
- Nick Piggot, Project Director, Radio-DNS
Developments in Hybrid Radio – Combining the Strengths of Broadcast & IP
11:30 - 12:30
Session 10 | Securing Broadcast Networks in the Digital Transformation Era
Moderator: TBC
- Dr. Les Sabel, S-Comm Technologies (Chair, WorldDAB APAC Technical Group)
DAB+: The Trusted Radio Broadcast System In Times Of Crisis - Megumi Kawase, Systems Engineer, NHK
From Signal to Story: NHK’s Approach to Advancing Content Authenticity in News Production - Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
- Frederik Sandbrink, System Engineer, Deutsche Welle
C2PA – Latest Developments And Experiences
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
Session 11 | Sustainable Broadcasting in the Age of Intelligent Systems
Moderator: Dr. Les Sabel, S-Comm Technologies (Chair, WorldDAB APAC Technical Group)
- Dr. Peter Siebert, Adcom Member & VP, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
The Emissions You Don’t See: Analyzing the Carbon Cost of Viewing - Subodh Nepal, Senior Radiocommunication Engineer, ITU
Shaping the Future of Broadcasting: ITU’s Global Framework for Broadcast Regulations and Spectrum Management - Ahmad Fesol, Assistant Director, Broadcast Network Technical Section, RTM
From the Peak to Your Pocket: Remote Monitoring and Control Sustaining Public FM Broadcasting - Dr. Mohieddin Moradi, IRIB-Iran