Tim Addy - Director, Business Technology Leader, A/V Ecosystems, Dolby Labs

Tim is s Director of Business Technology at Dolby, where he is responsible for the technology strategy and delivery to AV ecosystem customers covering production, distribution, and playback to end users for OTT platforms, Pay TV, Free TV and Live Sports organisations. He has over two decades of experience in media and broadcast, post production and live production and delivery with a strong focus on delivering great customer experiences and solving customer problems using innovative technology. Previously to his present role at Dolby Tim worked for AWS and Sony Sports delivering cloud media and data service solutions to customers such as F1, BT, WBD, NBA and Sky.

Martyn Gates - ., Ravensbourne University

Martyn’s career began as an engineer at London Weekend Television in 1982, then moving into the broadcast manufacturing industry working for companies such as Snell & Wilcox and Meyer Sound, followed by a period of working in the fields of Computer Vision and Human Machine Interaction, and then finally working in Higher Education. Martyn’s key achievements have been working on live productions in television and professional audio, including the Pavarotti-in-the-Park concert, developing innovative products in the field of sports broadcasting, and late in life using undertaking a Masters in 2014 on fake news. Recently Martyn has (semi) retired to the Lake District where he spends time on The Fells and restoring historic Land Rovers.

Rebecca Jackson - Marketing and Business Development, Caretta Research

Rebecca is the marketing lead at Caretta Research with a passion for communication and connectivity which translates into the enthusiastic and human-centric approach of her work. She has a passion for public speaking, developing industry relations and a strong interest in understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

David Johnston - Lead Technologist, Digital Catapult

Lead Technologist at Digital Catapult (Immersive, AR/VR, XR, Virtual Production)

Paolo Pescatore - Technology, Media & Telecoms Analyst, PP Foresight

Paolo is a widely recognised thought leader having spent 25 years in telecoms, media and technology (TMT) research. Starting as a research analyst at Ovum in 1999, Paolo went on to join IDC as research manager in 2001. In 2007 he joined CCS Insight where he worked as Vice President, Multiplay and Media until June 2018. He then founded PP Foresight and specialises in connectivity, content and changing consumer behavioural patterns across cable, telecom and online video operators. Paolo is a frequent speaker at industry events as well as providing commentary on radio and TV broadcasts. He is regularly cited in numerous key financial and trade publications.

Allan Rankin - Co-Founder and Managing Director, Target3D

Allan Rankin is a visionary leader and the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Target3D, spearheading innovation with over 13 years of professional experience particularly in the realm of 3D technologies. He has strategically curated the Target3D team, assembling top-tier talents to deliver cutting edge technology solutions and studio service work in the industries of motion capture, AR/VR, training & simulation, robotics, virtual production, biomechanics, animation, VFX, gaming, 3D scanning and haptics.

Nadia Aziz - Innovation Consultant, Unbounded Future Ltd

Nadia is an Evangelist of emerging technologies with an expertise in AR & VR and IoT technologies. She has advised C-level executives in Telecom and Media organisations for digital transformation and M&A projects over more than a decade. While being a SIG Champion of Future Devices and Technologies at Cambridge Wireless, she has recently co-founded Unbounded Future, a Deeptech consulting firm based in London. Previously Nadia led Emerging Technologies at NTT Data UK where she supervised R&D and innovation in Augmented (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR), AI, and IoT. Nadia is a supporter of Women in STEM initiatives and is a mentor at the University College London (UCL) IXN programme. She is an industry advisor to IoTerra, a USA-based B2B marketplace for IoT products and was a co-producer for the GIANT Health Event.

David Crawford - Emeritus Professor, Computer Science & Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Professor, Digital Media Research, Ravensbourne University

David Crawford is Visiting Professor at University of Essex Colchester, and Emeritus Professor at Ravensbourne University London. David has worked for over 50 years across the telecoms/broadcast industries and UK academic institutions. His research interests are in new imaging techniques, applications for mixed reality technologies, and networks for multidimensional media. David facilitates and lectures in the UK on Degree Apprenticeship courses, promoting work-based learning curricula and collaborative industry-academia training.

David has worked in senior positions at BT, RE, Crown Castle and Harris Broadcast, and as a Director of a start-up company, TeamCast, in France. He has run his own technical consultancy company, and chairs and presents regularly at international events. David is a Member of the Royal Television Society, Fellow of SMPTE, Special-Interest-Group Champion for Cambridge Wireless on Content Production & Delivery, and Honorary Chairman of the Creative Science Foundation. He has previously served as a Council/Board Member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), the Conference Chair at IBC, and Executive Chair at the ‘mixed reality’ Community Interest Company, PlayLa.bZ.

Tony Lavender - Managing Partner, Plum Consulting

Tony Lavender is a managing partner at Plum Consulting. He has more than 35 years experience in technology, communications regulation, policy and spectrum management. His clients include governments, equipment vendors, network operators and regulators. Tony was a specialist adviser to the UK Parliament 2016 Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry into “Establishing world class connectivity throughout the UK”, he chairs the Steering Board of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum and he was a member of the UK Government’s Expert Panel, established as part of the UK Spectrum Strategy, on “Incorporating Social Value into Spectrum Allocation Decisions”. He has worked on a wide range of studies including on the 5G mmWave ecosystem, spectrum sharing, spectrum valuation and more broadly on electronic communications infrastructure strategy. Tony is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Chris Nokes - Senior Technical Advisor, Ofcom

Chris is a Senior Technical Advisor with Ofcom, investigating broadcasting and media technologies. He was previously the Head of Distribution Core Technologies Section at BBC Research & Development. With over thirty years' experience in Broadcasting R&D, Chris has been involved in the development of digital television since 1994, including as a key contributor to the DVB-T2 technical study group, and editor of the DVB-T2 specification and Chair of the RF Group of the UK Digital Television Group (DTG).