IABM Unveils Speakers For 2014 Conference

The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has announced the speaker line up for its Annual International Business Conference & Awards. The event runs 4 - 5 December and will bring together figures from the broadcast and media technology industry, the digital entertainment industry and experts from the wider business world.

Friday’s keynote presentation is by John Amaechi OBE, a New York Times best-selling author, psychologist, organisational consultant and executive coach. He will deliver a presentation entitled 'Achieving Authentic Leadership and Inspiring Intrinsic Motivation'.

The conference agenda begins with IABM CEO Peter White’s presentation, 'Taking the Pulse of the Industry', which maps out business trends based on the market intelligence carried out by the organisation. This will precede a series of presentations from industry professionals, delivering findings from a range of IABM research projects.

The afternoon session will feature two panel debates – the first with David Ross, Ross Video; Guillaume Neveux, Front Porch Digital; and Mark Horchler, Elemental Technologies; covering industry change. The second includes panellists Andy Quested, BBC; Steve Fish, Turner Broadcasting; Chris Johns, Sky; Hans Hoffman, EBU; and Steve Plunkett, Red Bee Media; talking about customer expectations.

Day two includes presentations from Mark Harrison from the BBC, who will discuss collaboration making broadcast manufacturers more competitive. The day will also include a number of interactive panel discussions on topics such as the state of the industry ten years on, identifying success factors and profitable technology.

"As the only trade association that represents the broadcast and media technology supply industry worldwide, we see our annual conference as the perfect opportunity to bring together experts and influencers to discuss both the present state of the market, as well as its future and the trends and challenges that will impact us," says Peter White (pictured), CEO, IABM.

The Annual International Business Conference & Awards is taking place 4-5 December at the Radisson Blu Edwardian in Heathrow, London, and is sponsored by Ardis Technologies, dB Broadcast, Imagine Communications, Grass Valley, TVBEurope and TV Technology Europe.

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(IT/CD)