2025 EVENT PROGRAM
FORUM AGENDA
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
6:30 p.m. REGISTRATION OPENS
6:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION at Green Valley Ranch
Location: The Pond*
*Weather permitting. In case of inclement weather, location will be El Cielo.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
7:30 – 9:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Location: Del Mar
PLEASE NOTE: Friday Networking Breakfast is for hotel guests only.
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK
GENERAL SESSIONS
Location: Grand Ballroom 1 & 2
10:30 – 10:35 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
10:35 – 11:15 a.m. UNDERSTANDING THE STATE (AND HEALTH) OF THE BROADCAST PRODUCTION BUSINESS
It’s time to get interactive with Devoncroft’s Josh Stinehour and Joe Zaller and get an understanding of some of the big issues they see facing the industry in 2025. Be sure to bring questions about anything from the broader economy’s impact on the broadcast industry, the future of revenue in the move to Op Ex, and anything else.
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Steve Hellmuth, SVG Chairman Emeritus
Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland, SVP, Sports Production; SVG Europe, Chairman
Josh Stinehour, Devoncroft Partners, Principal Analyst Joe Zaller, Devoncroft Partners, Founder
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. THE GLOBAL SPORTS PRODUCTION BUSINESS: Challenges and Opportunities
Clients are asking for more from remote production vendors to maximize value of rights packages and remote production vendors are squeezing equipment and service vendors to maximize their margin. Is the current landscape sustainable? Can cloud-based production tools or virtualized hardware help make the industry less capital intensive and raise margins?
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Mary Ellen Carlyle, Dome Productions, SVP and General Manager
Casper Choffat, NEP Group, SVP, Global Product
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Dan Miodownik, HBS, CEO
Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland, SVP, Sports Production; SVG Europe, Chairman
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
A NEW LOOK FOR THE UHD DIGISUPER 122
Canon will be sharing details of the New Look being deployed on their UHD DIGISUPER 122, which will allow an impressive shallow depth of field look and feel utilizing traditional 2/3” broadcast cameras. Mike Davies of Fox Sports will join the Canon team to share the uses of the New Look 122x at some of their recent major events, such as the World Series and Super Bowl.
PRESENTERS:
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Rich Eilers, Canon USA, National Accounts Sales Director
Kenji Namiki, Canon, General Manager, IMG 12 Product Marketing Division
Paul McAniff, Canon USA, Senior Technical Specialist
Josh Stoner, Canon USA, Senior Product Specialist
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. NETWORKING LUNCH AND GOLF AWARDS
Location: Grand Ballroom 3 & 4
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. EUROPEAN SPORTS VIDEO UPDATE
The European sports production community is coming off a massive Olympics effort in Paris, the return of the Women’s Euros in Switzerland this July, big changes around the EPL in 2026, and much more. Leaders from the UK and the continent share their thoughts on future technology trends as well as the state of the business.
INTRODUCTION BY: James Taylor, InSync, CEO
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland, SVP, Sports Production; SVG Europe, Chairman
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. TRANSFORMING GLOBAL SPORTS DISTRIBUTION: How Premier Padel Scales with IP and Cloud
As the global demand for live sports coverage grows, Premier Padel is leading the way in leveraging IP and cloud technology to expand its reach. In partnership with Globecast and powered by Net Insight’s Nimbra Edge, Premier Padel has optimized content distribution, increasing the number of events covered and streams delivered. This session explores how a cloud-based approach ensures high-quality, cost-efficient live broadcasting, enabling sports organizations to engage wider audiences while maintaining operational flexibility.
PRESENTERS:
Steve MacMurray, Globecast, Digital Media Development Manager Jonathan Smith, Net Insight, Solution Area Expert – Cloud
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. U.S. SPORTS VIDEO PERSPECTIVES
The U.S. sports production landscape continues to evolve quickly with all forms of REMI productions, cloud-based tools, and of course alternate broadcast and new viewer experiences dialing things up for those in the living room (or on the go). Join us to hear from U.S. league and both RSN and national networks about the current and future state of production.
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Alessandro Reitano, Sky Deutschland, SVP, Sports Production; SVG Europe, Chairman
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. VIZRT CASE STUDY
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. CLEAN FREAKS: FIVE YEARS LATER
The week of NAB will signal the fifth anniversary of Clean Freaks, an international effort from SVG and SVG Europe Advisory Board members and others to get the industry back to work amidst the COVID pandemic. We’ll hear from those who led the effort and discuss the lessons learned and the difference that the weekly Clean Freak calls made around the globe.
4:30 – 4:45 p.m. ATP & SES: Bringing Over 200,000 Hours a Year of World Class Tennis to Fans Worldwide
Sports organizations and rights holders need to enhance and grow their audience in order to gain the most amount of exposure for their brand, players, sponsors and advertisers. In this session, we will examine this partnership as SES seeks to help ATP Media engage with truly global audiences with the aid of their innovative sports media platform, SES SCORE, integrated with SES’s hybrid distribution network.
PRESENTER: Michele Gosetti, SES, Head of Sports & Events
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. SVG CHAIRMAN’S FORUM DINNER
Location: Grand Ballroom 3 & 4
PLEASE NOTE: RSVP required
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
7:00 – 9:00 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Location: Grand Ballroom 3 & 4
9:00 – 9:40 a.m. MORNING KEYNOTE: What Sports Can Teach Us About Problem Solving and Innovation
Location: Grand Ballroom 1 & 2
Join us for a keynote led by noted sports technologist and marketing executive Sam McCleery. During his 45+year career McCleery (who currently works for G3DVu) has worked for ESPN, Under Armour, PVI, Prince Global Sports, and he will teach us about how the non-linear method to problem solving can benefit our careers and lives.
PRESENTER: Sam McCleery, G3DVU, Head of Sales
9:40 – 9:50 a.m. BREAK
WORKSHOP TRACKS
9:50 – 11:45 a.m. INNOVATION WORKSHOP
SPONSORED BY
Location: Grand Ballroom 1 & 2
Join us for a two-part room-wide conversation looking at how the cloud and generative AI are changing the nature of how production tools are designed and become reality. As the rise of cloud compute and generative AI unleashes a new era of innovation, we will tackle several topics concerning the future of innovation and technology deployment.
9:50 – 10:40 a.m. PART ONE: The Stealth Game Changers
Hear directly from today’s stealth game-changers from around the world to where the puck is moving and get there first. Explore the changing landscape and how you can capitalize and leverage this new frontier through the right partnerships, investments and even acquisitions, at the exact right time.
SPOTLIGHT BY: Mobii Systems
MODERATORS:
Mike Davies, Fox Sports, EVP, Technical and Field Operations; SVG Chairman
Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Roderick Barrett, Mobii Systems, COO
Ben Colman, Reality Defender, CEO and Co-Founder
Manas Mati, Tessact, Co-Founder
Kevin McClave, Advanced Image Robotics (AIR), CEO
Ben Reynolds, Spalk, CEO & Co-Founder
10:40 – 11:45 a.m. PART TWO:
The Great Debate Around the Future of Product Design and Manufacturing
How are the cloud and gen AI fundamentally altering how companies big and small will create new products and services? How are start-ups and established vendors taking advantage of this new paradigm to save costs and come to market with products more quickly and that are also more affordable?
SPOTLIGHT BY: Twelve Labs
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Daniel Evans, Optikka, CEO and Co-Founder
Alex Redfern, EVS, CTO
Pablo Garcia Soriano, Cromorama, CEO/CTO
Miheer Walavakar, Livelike, CEO and Co-Founder
9:50 – 11:45 a.m. CONTENT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
SPONSORED BY
Location: Del Mar 1
This intimate roundtable workshop is designed as an open forum for individuals responsible for managing, archiving, and protecting sports content. Led by SVG’s Content Management Advisory Committee, this off the-record discussion will provide media-management leaders with an opportunity to address a variety of hot-button issues.
12:00 p.m. SHUTTLE TO LAS VEGAS STRIP
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