Join the Innovation Revolution with IBC’s 2025 Accelerator Programme
Agenda
Date: Wednesday 12th February 2025
Venue: Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA
9.00 – 10.30am: Registration, Coffee & Networking
10.30 – 10.35am: IBC – Welcome (Stephen Nuttall, Chair IBC Partnership Board)
10.35 – 11.00am: Welcome & Introduction to IBC’s Accelerator Programme by Mark Smith, Muki Kulhan, IBC Accelerator Programme
11.00 - 11.15am: Sponsor Spotlight: Innovation & Collaboration Discussion with Google & AMD & HP
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11.15 – 11.55am: Champions Panel: Learnings from 2024/ Industry Direction of Travel
- Keran Boyd, Moderator, IBC Accelerator Programme
- Cristina Gomila, MD, Content Technology & Innovation, SKY
- Mario Reis, Director of Telecoms, Olympic Broadcasting Services
- Wayne Charran, Head of Data, architecture, and technology strategy, Channel 4
11.55am – 12.10pm: Innovation Keynote (TBC)
12.10 – 12.25pm: 2024 Accelerator Project Showcase – Demo of ‘Changing the Game: Predictive Gen AI for Live Sports’ - Verizon Business & Xansr Media
12.30 – 12.45pm: Accelerator Project of the Year Award 2024 Presentation
12.45 – 13.00pm: Innovation Keynote: Tim Davie, Director General, BBC
13.00 – 14.15pm: Networking Lunch, BBC Media Café
14.15 – 15.45pm: Quick-Fire Pitches: Shortlisted 12 Project Challenges, including a 2025 New Incubator Project
15.45 – 17.00pm: Breakout: Matchmaking & Project Team Recruitment (BBC Media Café)
17.00 – 18.30pm: IBC Accelerator Networking Drinks (BBC Media Café)
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