IEEE Future Media Townhall: Insights from and for the Media Industry

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IEEE Future Media Townhall: Insights from and for the Media Industry

13 Sep 2025
E102
IBC Owner & Partners Programme

INSIGHTS INTO the FUTURE Presentation Session (10:00 – 12:00)
Welcome: Maurizio Murroni (IEEE BTS)

The Future of Media Distribution
Moderator Emilie Dubbs (DVB)
Transiting to Online and Streaming
Will Law (Akamai Technologies)
Glen Deen (Comcast)
Tim Pullen (BBC)
Satellite Ubiquitous Access
Joel Grotz (SES)

Future Media Experiences + 6G
Moderator Peter Siebert (IEEE BTS)
Immersive Media
Eddie Drake (Disney Studios)
XR for Sports & Entertainment
José Somolinos (Accedo)
Frédéric Plourde (The Khronos Group)
Towards 6G Media
Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm)
Gilles Teniou (Tencent, 3GPP SA4 Chair)

Break with Demo and Paper Pitches 12:00 – 12:15
Moderator: Jordi Gimenez (5G MAG)

Panel Discussion – 5G BROADCAST: Ready for Launch? 12:15 – 13:00
Chair: Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm)
Panelists:
Mohamed Aziz Taga (Rohde & Schwarz GmbH)
Markus Schneider (Media Broadcast)
Bart Bosmans (Belgium Tower Company (BTCY))
Johann Mika (Big Blue Marble (formerly ORS Group))
Aytac Biber (Qualcomm)

Closing Remarks: Jordi Gimenez (5G MAG)

Speakers
Aytac Biber, Director Product Management - Qualcomm
Bart Bosmans - Belgium Tower Company
Eddie Drake, CTO - Disney Studios
Frédéric Plourde, Outreach Officer - The Khronos Group
Gilles Teniou - 3GPP SA4 Chair
Glen Deen, Distinguished Engineer - Comcast
Joel Grotz, Senior Manager, Technology Development - SES
Johann Mika - ORS Group
Jordi Gimenez, Head of Technology - 5G MAG
José Somolinos, Solutions Strategist - Accedo
Markus Schneider, Head of Product Management - Media Broadcast
Maurizio Murroni - IEEE (BTS)
Mohamed Aziz Taga - Rohde & Schwarz
Peter Siebert, Distinguished Lecturer - IEEE BTS
Thomas Stockhammer - Qualcomm
Tim Pullen - BBC
Will Law, Chief Architect, Cloud Technology - Akamai