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Masterclass Theatre

IP&TV World Forum MasterClasses 2012

The Masterclasses return to the IP&TV World Forum as a major part of the exhibitor area. This gives an opportunity for visitors to find out about the key topics which are currently dominating the IP&TV ecosystem. It also gives a chance to speakers, to speak to attendees who are not in the conference area.

Among the issues being covered are the major issues of the conference, which are of interest to all including the multiscreen opportunity. Innovative features include a Pre Awards Showcase taking place on the opening day, and Showcase Showdowns, which allow short, sharp and direct vendor pitches to the audience.

Day one will act as a preview to the awards with a day of showcases of the successful nominees.

The second day is dominated by Informa’s Telecoms Academy with their Training Manager delivering a day long insight into the IPTV opportunity. This will be interspersed with our innovative Showcase Showdowns.

The final day will some of the most exciting issues currently dominating IP&TV with focussed session on Multiscreen Solutions and the developing role of Consumer Electronics in the IP&TV ecosystem.

TUESDAY, 20TH MARCH 2012

10:30 Opening Remarks from Chair
William A Jones, Managing Consultant, Global Village

10:50 MPEG-DASH...what is it?
David Price, VP Business Development, Ericsson

11:10 Championing the Rise of TV Applications
Richard Kastelein, CEO and Publisher, Agora Media

11:30 IPTV and OTT market in Turkey
Atif Unaldi, Social Media & e-commerce Director, DemsaGroup

11:50 Networking Break

12:30 Enhancing the User Experience Through Multiscreen Engagement
Dr William Cooper, Founder and Chief Executive, Informitv

12:50 OTT Multiscreen Service from Vodafone: an experience from Spain and Italy
Juan A Latasa, Video and Connected Home Unit Video Manager, Vodafone

13:10 Is TV going from Neverland to NoMansLand?
Irina Ariana Cazacu, Product Development Manager, Romtelecom

13:30 Lunch and Exhibition Visit

15:00 Pre Awards Showcase; An opportunity for the Awards nominees to demonstrate their achievement in the IP&TV arena.

Categories to be showcased include:

• Best TV Service Innovation
• Best Service Groth Achievement
• Best Multiscreen TV Solution
• Best Network Technology for IPTV
• Best Quality Improvement Solution

16:30 End of Day One

WEDNESDAY, 21ST MARCH 2012

10:30 IP Everywhere: What you need to know

• The fundamentals of IP
• IP Protocol Suite
• The IP Network
• The challenge of QoS in IP networks

Alan Mayne, Training Manager, Telecoms Academy

11:30 Networking Break

12:00 Connected TV: An overview

• IPTV, and Connected TV defined
• Services and features
• Network challenges
• Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

Alan Mayne, Training Manager, Telecoms Academy

13:00 Lunch and Exhibition Visit

14:30 Technologies for Mobile Content Delivery

• Challenges for video delivery over mobile networks
• 3G Networks
• HSPA and HSPA+
• Long Term Evolution (LTE) Networks

Alan Mayne, Training Manager, Telecoms Academy

15:30 Networking Break

16:00 Video gateways for whole-home IP video distribution
Steven C Hawley, Principal Analyst and Consultant, TVStrategies

16:20 Showcase Showdown
An opportunity for the key vendors to give 3 minute timed pitches to the masterclass audience. At the end of this there will be a vote on who gave the best presentation, the winner will receive a bottle of Champagne

16:50 End of Day Two

THURSDAY, 21ST MARCH 2012

10:30 Opening Remarks From Morning Chair

10:40 Understanding the Apple TV Opportunity  
Moderated by Colin Dixon, Senior Partner Advisory, The Diffusion Group
Andrew Ladbrook, Senior Analyst, Informa Telecoms and Media
Carl Hibbert, Broadcast Industry Analyst Lead, FutureSource

11:20 OTT for TV Operators, Case Studies of Successful Partnerships
Ted Hall, Senior Analyst, TV Platform Operators, Informa Telecoms and Media

11:20 Social TV; the next level of TV engagement
Jose Alvear, IPTV Analyst, MRG

11:40: Networking Break

12:10 Multiplatforms Relationship with Social Media
Tom Morrod, Analyst, Screen Digest

12:30 Understanding the Evolution of the Set Top Box
Simon Molony, Research Analyst TV Strategies , Informa Telecoms and Media

12:50 Lunch and Exhibition Visit

14:10 FutureSource Spotlight on Consumer Electronics
Examining the growing relationship between CE manufacturers and IPTV, this analyst spotlight will look at the future developments in CE component manufacturing
Carl Hibbert, Broadcast Industry Analyst Lead, FutureSource *

15:30 End of Day Three & Close of Masterclass

* Awaiting Final Confirmation