The Business of Future TV conference, 2020, is taking place at the H Club in London on the 29th and 30th of January.
You can see our at-a-glance agenda below. Alternatively, here’s detailed information about the various talks and panels and our speakers and panellists.
DAY 1 – Wednesday 29th January
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration, coffee and breakfast | |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Welcome to The Business of Future TV | Kauser Kanji -- Editor, VOD Professional |
| 09:05 - 09:45 | Competing for Tomorrow’s Video Customer | Ben Keen -- Independent Analyst |
| 09:45 - 10:25 | 3 Years, 3 VOD Services: Lessons Learned | Kerensa Samanidis -- Independent, former GM Acorn TV International, former GM & Exec Director, Warner Media |
| 10:25 – 11:00 | Riding the Revolution: The Transition from Linear to IP | Ian Munford -- Director of Product Marketing, Media Solutions |
| 11:00 | COFFEE & NETWORKING | |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Exit Strategies for Broadcasters | Jolita Kajtazi -- Corporate Partner, Sheridans |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | The Business Case for Personalised UI & UX | Renato Bonomini -- VP Global Presales, ContentWise and Simon Leadlay -- Head of Product Management, You.i TV |
| 13:00 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00 – 14:40 | How Can Content Creators, Broadcasters and Platforms Create New Markets and Revenue Streams by Leveraging their IP? | Wim Ponnet -- Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer, Endemol Shine Group |
| 14:40 – 15:20 | The Streaming Wars…Engaging the Connected Consumer | Carol Hanley -- Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer, Whip Media Group |
| 15:20 – 16:00 | Programmatic Coopetion in the New Decade | Aleksandra Wawrzun -- Senior Manager Yield & Programmatic at IP Deutschland / RTL Group |
| 16:00 | Networking Drinks at the H Club |
DAY 2 – Thursday 30th January
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration, coffee and breakfast | |
| 09:00 - 09:40 | AVOD Monetisation: A Global Perspective | Gulliver Smithers -- SVP Product & Technology, Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| 09:40 - 10:20 | A CMS that Grows with Growing OTT | Ralph Wagner -- Co-founder and CEO, Axinom |
| 10:20 – 11:00 | TV Then, Now, Next | Kym Niblock -- Chief Product & Information Officer, TVNZ |
| 11:00 | COFFEE & NETWORKING | |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Building Value & Revenues in a Hyper-Competitive Streaming Ecosystem | Nathalie Lethbridge, Founder, Atonik Digital; Kasia Jablonska, Head of Digital, Endemol Shine Group; Aki Tsuchiya, Founder, Streamhub |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Working Together to Promote Addressability | Adrian Stroud -- VP Advanced Advertising, Liberty Global |
| 13:00 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00 – 14:40 | The Big Picture in 2030 | William Cooper -- Strategy Consultant, Informitv |
| 14:40 – 15:20 | The Streaming Wars... The Final Disruption? | Simon Thomas -- Global Director Audiences Research & Media Investment Management, GroupM |
| 15:20 – 16:00 | Show Me the Money! Financing the Future of Media | Ben Keen, Analyst, Jean de Fougerolles, Managing Partner and Founder of Ascension Ventures, Jonathan Norman, Partner at Stella EOC |
| 16:00 - 16:05 | Thanks for coming! | Kauser Kanji, Editor, VOD Professional |
ABOUT KAUSER KANJI
Kauser Kanji has been working in online video for 19 years, formerly at Virgin Media, ITN and NBC Universal, and founded VOD Professional in 2011. He has since completed major OTT projects for, amongst others, A+E Networks, the BBC, BBC Studios, Channel 4, DR (Denmark), Liberty Global, Netflix, Sony Pictures, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and UKTV. He now writes industry analyses, hosts an online debate show, OTT Question Time, as well as its in-person sister event, OTT Question Time Live.