Morning Mainstage Sessions
9:00 am
Registration
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
9:00 am - 9:35 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
9:00 am - 9:35 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
9:40 am
Welcoming Remarks by Title Sponsor, AWS
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
9:40 am - 9:45 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
9:40 am - 9:45 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Presented by:
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Jason Dvorkin, AWS, Head of Industry Business Development - Americas, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Jason Dvorkin, AWS, Head of Industry Business Development - Americas, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports
Sponsored by:
9:45 am
Tales From the Trenches: Adventures in Cloud-Based Production
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
9:45 am - 10:30 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
9:45 am - 10:30 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Cloud-based sports production has moved from buzzword to backbone. Hear leagues, broadcasters, and streamers share unfiltered stories from the front lines of live game production, as well as cloud-based efforts for playout, media management, archive workflows, automated highlights, and more.
Moderator:
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Panelists:
Khaldoon Almandalawi, NBC Sports, Manager of Solutions Architecture
Jason Hedgcock, MLB, VP of Broadcasting, Technical Production & Special Events
Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
Steve Pellegrino, Warner Brothers Discovery, Senior Director, Media and Technical Operations
Khaldoon Almandalawi, NBC Sports, Manager of Solutions Architecture
Jason Hedgcock, MLB, VP of Broadcasting, Technical Production & Special Events
Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
Steve Pellegrino, Warner Brothers Discovery, Senior Director, Media and Technical Operations
10:30 am
55,000+ Events a Year: How FloSports Uses Cloud Production to Scale
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
10:30 am - 10:45 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
10:30 am - 10:45 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Hear about the tools and workflows behind the production engine that lets FloSports stream over 55,000 events each year. From acquisition to distribution, breaking down how they scale a live operation of this size, including how they solve one of the hardest problems at this volume: delivering professional-grade commentary on every event, no matter where the talent is.
Presenters:
Dennis LeMire, FloSports, Director, Global Stream Operations
Tom Read, Spalk, Chief Commercial Officer
Dennis LeMire, FloSports, Director, Global Stream Operations
Tom Read, Spalk, Chief Commercial Officer
Sponsored by:
10:45 am
The Control Room Without Walls: Replicating the PCR in the Cloud
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
10:45 am - 11:30 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
10:45 am - 11:30 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
The traditional production-control room is being reimagined in the cloud. Although some pieces of the production ecosystem in the cloud are ready for primetime, others still have work to do. From lean, stripped-down builds to full PCR replication with every bell and whistle, hear how live-sports-production teams are architecting these environments from the ground up.
Panelists:
Thomas Edwards, AWS, AWS, Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture
Ben Hayes, BitFire, Director of Client Services
Luke Potter, Alpha, Manager, Cloud Solutions
Thomas Edwards, AWS, AWS, Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture
Ben Hayes, BitFire, Director of Client Services
Luke Potter, Alpha, Manager, Cloud Solutions
11:30 am
Networking Break
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
11:30 am - 11:45 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
11:30 am - 11:45 am - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
11:45 am
The Economics of Cloud Production: Navigating Costs, Licenses, and Services
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
11:45 am - 12:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
11:45 am - 12:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Cloud production promises flexibility and scale, but the monthly bill tells a more complicated story. Users, vendors, and technologists break down the real economics: compute and egress costs, SaaS and licensing models, managed services versus DIY, and budgeting for live-event spikes. As vendor dependencies deepen and subscriptions multiply, how can sports-media organizations build smarter, more sustainable cloud economics without sacrificing performance?
Moderator:
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Panelists:
Noor Hassan, AWS, Worldwide Partner Solutions Architect, M&E
Scott Rothenberg, NEP Group, SVP, Technology & Capital Planning
Art Wong, Deloitte, Principal, Sports Media Solutions
Noor Hassan, AWS, Worldwide Partner Solutions Architect, M&E
Scott Rothenberg, NEP Group, SVP, Technology & Capital Planning
Art Wong, Deloitte, Principal, Sports Media Solutions
12:30 pm
Networking Lunch
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Live Production Track
1:30 pm
Rising Tides: How the Public Cloud Can Transform Tier 2 and 3 Sports Production
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Tier 1 sports get big budgets and plenty of technological infrastructure, but lower-tier properties — as well as college, youth, and emerging sports — have had to make do with whatever they can get. The public cloud is changing that equation. Hear how leagues, conferences, and rightsholders below the top tier are leveraging cloud-based production to elevate broadcast quality, expand coverage, and reach audiences that were previously out of reach.
Panelists:
Hayden Harris, tx.video, COO
Dennis LeMire, FloSports, Director, Global Stream Operations
Ben Ratner, LiveU, Global Solution Sales Specialist
Hayden Harris, tx.video, COO
Dennis LeMire, FloSports, Director, Global Stream Operations
Ben Ratner, LiveU, Global Solution Sales Specialist
2:20 pm
AI-Driven Production and the Cloud: Driving New Efficiencies
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
2:20 pm - 3:05 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
2:20 pm - 3:05 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
AI and the cloud are a powerful pairing, and sports production is where the impact is hitting hardest. From automated highlights, intelligent camera switching, and orchestrated playout to metadata generation, content tagging, and personalized feeds, hear how leagues, broadcasters, and technology partners are deploying AI in cloud workflows to unlock speed, scale, and savings.
Panelists:
Scott Bushman, Spiideo, Director, Media Partner Sales / Live Sports Streaming Partnerships
Victor Cerejo, NBA, Director, Broadcast Strategy & Technology Support
Jason Dvorkin, AWS, Head of Industry Business Development - Americas, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports
Bobby Mohr, TwelveLabs, VP of Revenue
Scott Bushman, Spiideo, Director, Media Partner Sales / Live Sports Streaming Partnerships
Victor Cerejo, NBA, Director, Broadcast Strategy & Technology Support
Jason Dvorkin, AWS, Head of Industry Business Development - Americas, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports
Bobby Mohr, TwelveLabs, VP of Revenue
3:05 pm
Networking Break
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
3:30 pm
Game On, Crew Offsite: The Rise of Distributed Production and What’s Next for REMI
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Distributed and REMI production models are being redefined by cloud-based workflows that move signals, tools, and talent across geographies. Hear how leagues and broadcasters are leveraging cloud-based workflows to power REMI and at-home models, tackling latency, connectivity, and crew coordination while unlocking new levels of flexibility, scalability, and efficiency.
Panelists:
Chris Brown, WBD, VP, Technology and Operations
Mark Davis, TAG Video Systems, Director of Sales, Americas
Ben Reynolds, Spalk, Co-Founder & CEO
Chris Brown, WBD, VP, Technology and Operations
Mark Davis, TAG Video Systems, Director of Sales, Americas
Ben Reynolds, Spalk, Co-Founder & CEO
4:15 pm
The Next Frontier: Operationalizing Live Cloud Workflows at Scale
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
The proof of concepts and early builds are done. Now comes the hard part: making live cloud production repeatable, scalable, and reliable across full schedules. Hear how leagues and broadcasters are operationalizing workflows in hyperscale environments, with emerging frameworks like DMF and MXL paving the way. From infrastructure as code (IaC) to AI-ready architectures, this forward-looking discussion explores the new methodologies poised to make cloud and software-defined systems the future foundation of live sports production.
Panelists:
Marwan Al-Habbal, Matrox Video, Senior Manager, Product Management and Applications
Jon Dakss, Oracle, VP, Media Services, OCI Media & Multicloud
Mathieu Rochon, CBC/Radio-Canada, Senior Technical Advisor Engineering, Technology and Infrastructure
Marwan Al-Habbal, Matrox Video, Senior Manager, Product Management and Applications
Jon Dakss, Oracle, VP, Media Services, OCI Media & Multicloud
Mathieu Rochon, CBC/Radio-Canada, Senior Technical Advisor Engineering, Technology and Infrastructure
5:00 pm
Networking Reception
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Content Management Track
1:30 pm
Beyond MAM: Manifesting a Fully Integrated, Multi-System Future
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Most sports-media organizations have moved beyond the idea that MAM is the end-all, be-all of media management. PAMs and DAMs still play a role, but the real story is integration — across asset-management systems, production workflows, and the cloud. Hear how leagues, broadcasters, and technologists are rethinking the central repository and balancing centralization for cost control with decentralization for broader access.
Panelists:
Michael Ayers, PGA TOUR, Senior Manager, Media Asset Management
Kathleen Barrett, Backlight, CEO
Brian Perkins, MLB Network, VP, IT Production Systems
Victorien Tixier, ScorePlay, Co-Founder and CEO
Michael Ayers, PGA TOUR, Senior Manager, Media Asset Management
Kathleen Barrett, Backlight, CEO
Brian Perkins, MLB Network, VP, IT Production Systems
Victorien Tixier, ScorePlay, Co-Founder and CEO
2:10 pm
Keeping Every Team in the Game: Smarter Collaboration for Modern Media Teams
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
As media teams become more distributed and content demands continue to grow, keeping people connected to the content they need has become a competitive advantage. Through real-world customer examples, discover how leading organizations are removing workflow bottlenecks, simplifying media management, and enabling seamless collaboration to keep production moving.
Sponsored by:
2:25 pm
Metadata Is the Product: AI-Driven Logging, Tagging, and Search
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
2:25 pm - 3:05 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
2:25 pm - 3:05 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
In the AI era, metadata isn't an afterthought; it's the product. Rich, accurate, and instantly searchable metadata fuels everything from automated highlights and personalized feeds to monetization and archive value. Hear how leagues, broadcasters, and technologists are deploying AI-driven logging, tagging, and search to turn every frame into discoverable, actionable content.
Panelists:
Anne Graham, Warner Brothers Discovery, Manager, Media Strategy & Project Planning; SVG Sports Content Management Committee Chair
Scott Rinehart, Notre Dame Studios, Senior Director
Sahil Shah, FlowState AI, Founder and CEO
Anne Graham, Warner Brothers Discovery, Manager, Media Strategy & Project Planning; SVG Sports Content Management Committee Chair
Scott Rinehart, Notre Dame Studios, Senior Director
Sahil Shah, FlowState AI, Founder and CEO
3:05 pm
Networking Break
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
3:30 pm
Sitting on Gold: Strategies and Tools for Monetizing Your Library Content
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Every media manager has fielded the call from Business Development looking for new ways to monetize library content. In today's challenging economic climate, the pressure is only growing. Hear how leagues, broadcasters, and teams are making archive content easier to surface, license, and sell — and how vendor and technology partnerships are helping turn a traditional cost center into a real revenue driver.
Moderator:
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.; SVG Cloud & Content Workflows Program Director
Panelists:
Elena Brodie, A+E Global Media, A+E Global Media, Media Solutions Architect
Craig Caruso, Veritone, Vice President, Sports Media & Commercial Partnerships
Olivia Cianci, Reuters Imagen, Commercial Specialist
Anne Graham, Warner Brothers Discovery, Manager, Media Strategy & Project Planning; SVG Sports Content Management Committee Chair
Marcy Lefkovitz, Dalet, Senior Media Operations, Technology & Workflow Executive
Elena Brodie, A+E Global Media, A+E Global Media, Media Solutions Architect
Craig Caruso, Veritone, Vice President, Sports Media & Commercial Partnerships
Olivia Cianci, Reuters Imagen, Commercial Specialist
Anne Graham, Warner Brothers Discovery, Manager, Media Strategy & Project Planning; SVG Sports Content Management Committee Chair
Marcy Lefkovitz, Dalet, Senior Media Operations, Technology & Workflow Executive
4:15 pm
The Squeeze on Storage: Tiered Strategies for Sports Archives Amid RAM and Flash Shortages
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
Decades of game footage, growing archives, and rising storage costs due to RAM and flash shortages make tiering more critical than ever. Hear how leagues, broadcasters, and technologists are rethinking hot-, warm-, and cold-tiering strategies, balancing performance, cost, and accessibility to keep game footage available without breaking the budget.
Panelists:
Matt Herson, Qumulo, Director of Tech GTM - TMEGS
Robert McKnight, NBC Sports, Director, Media Management and Operations
Ryan Servant, Suite Studios, Senior Director, Channel and Alliances
Dan Trass, MLB Network, Senior Manager, Post Production Engineering
Matt Herson, Qumulo, Director of Tech GTM - TMEGS
Robert McKnight, NBC Sports, Director, Media Management and Operations
Ryan Servant, Suite Studios, Senior Director, Channel and Alliances
Dan Trass, MLB Network, Senior Manager, Post Production Engineering
5:00 pm
Networking Reception
Tue 28 Jul, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - (All times are in EDT Time Zone)