Consultant and advisor for technological renewal, innovation and adaptation, with a career in the media and communication segment and experience in the main technological innovations and business transformations of the last decades. He worked at TV Globo and affiliates, participated in the implementation of Digital TV in Brazil and served as Technology Director of Grupo RBS. He currently has an active participation in the sector as a member of the Board of Directors of SET (President of the CD), Board of the FSBTVD (Brazilian Digital TV Forum), Member of the IBC Council and owner of CF Tecnologia e Assessoria LTDA (www.cftecnologia.com) , and great know-how about organizational and corporate demands, being able to create and implement the technological direction in line with the business premises.

Electrical Engineer graduated at UFRGS, post-graduated in Business and People Strategic Leadership at ESPM-RS. Initiated his career at RBS, where he worked in many technical functions. Then, for 10 years, Caio was the Technical Director of TVE-RS. In 2005, he returned to RBS to be the Technical Manager of the Group’s radio stations and then being the Operations Executive Manager of RBSTV, where he participated on the coverage of the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games and the 2006, 2010 and 2017 FIFA World Cup Clubs, events where he was responsible for the RBS Group’s logistic. Nowadays, he is the CEO of TVE-RS.

Jurandir Pitsch is the Vice President of Sales and Market Development for Latin America South, at SES. Mr. Pitsch graduated in Electronic Engineering from Campinas Univeristy (UNICAMP) in Brazil in 1980. After working as Systems Engineer for the Research and Development Center of Telebrás (CPqD) until 1991, he joined Comsat International in Brazil where he held several positions in the engineering, operations, product development, becoming the Vice President of Marketing in 1998. Mr. Pitsch joined SES in 2002 as Senior Sales Director for Latin America and in 2009 became Vice President of Business Development. In 2014, he returned to lead the sales team for Latin America and is current VP Commercial for Latin America South. He is a member of the Brazilian Satellite Associations (Abrasat and Sindisat) and has written numerous articles about satellite communications and speaks regularly on satellite topics.

Passionate, experienced Telecoms Engineer and Product/Account/Sales Manager – Prince2 Practitioner, ITIL Foundation, and Green Belt Six Sigma Certified – with extensive knowledge of all aspects of mobile network design & planning which has been proven across my career so far in UK, France, Spain & Portugal. I am motivated by my desire to push boundaries from the theoretical to the practical, combining my research
and industry background; and by positively challenging and motivating others to achieve success in a collaborative environment, bringing together my remarkable management skills and technical expertise.

Pascale Fromont joined Intelsat en 2004 and is based in the USA, in the DC-area. Over the years, she held various functions from Business planning to Product and Regional Marketing, and now Product Management and Commercialization.
Pascale is now the Director for Product Management and Commercialization of Media Services at Intelsat. As such, she leads a team of product managers and commercialization managers who manage the lifecycle of Intelsat’s Media Services, from launch to, growth, maturity and eventually sunsetting. Her team collaborares closely with Intelsat’s regional Media sales teams worldwide and works with customers to best solve their challenges and enable the growth of their Media services with Intelsat.
Before joining Intelsat, Pascale had a successful carrier working in various consulting companies in France and in the USA. She holds an Engineering degree from École Centrale de Paris, as well as a PhD in Plasma Physics from the Centre d’énergie atomique de Cadarache (France) and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Cambridge, USA).

Ben has been crucial to the growth and development of Hawk-Eye’s operations globally for nearly a decade, beginning as general manager of UK operations and moving into strategic management roles for new territories, developing the Asia Pacific, Middle East region. , Australia and Russia as Director General of EMEA. As of 2021, he holds the role of COO in order to continue to develop Hawk-Eye’s expansive vision globally.

Fernando Carlos Moura holds a PhD in Language and Communication Sciences with a specialization in Communication and Culture from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Editor-in-Chief of the SET Magazine since 2013 and professor of the Degree in Audiovisual Production at the National University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Researcher associated with the Brazilian Observatory of Digital Television (Obted).

Head of Technology for Media Supply Chain, Globo Paulo Rabello holds a degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with a postgraduate degree and an MBA in project management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, a certified member of the PMI (Project Management Institute) since January 2003. He works at Globo since 1994 and has already led the Projects and Support areas, being responsible for the implementation of several important projects, such as the new studios for soap operas, shows and the post-production center at Estúdios Globo. He currently holds the position of Head of Technology for Media Supply Chain, whose responsibility lies in defining technologies, technological processes, operations for the production of Entertainment, Sports and Journalism content and distribution of such content.

With a systemic, dynamic vision, project management, processes and execution, in the search for the best solutions with quality and results for the company. Development of OPEX and CAPEX of operations. Training in technical, engineering and certifications in networks (IT), focusing on audio and IP systems in radio and television stations. In the last 21 years, leading two large radio networks, such as Grupo RBS and Grupo Bandeirantes, leading teams in the engineering and internal and external operations, developing projects and solutions with manufacturers and suppliers, especially studios and central of Rádio Gaúcha and AoIP in Grupo Bandeirantes, in addition to planning and executing national events of all sizes and international events (4 World Cups, 3 Olympics, 3 Copa America, Champions League, Club World Cup, Panamericano, F1) between other sporting, entertainment or news events.

Igor leads strategy, architecture, roadmap, engineering and evolution of technology platforms that enable all of Globo’s digital products – from portals (G1, GE, GShow) to OTT products (Globoplay, Canais Globo). He has a degree in information systems and has 2 MBAs, Business Management from IBMEC-RJ and executive management with a focus on finance and company valuation, from COPPEAD / UFRJ.

Olímpio José Franco is general director and member of the SET Board of Former Presidents. He is an electronic engineer with an extensive career in the field of television broadcasting. In 1969, he joined the Padre Anchieta Foundation (Radio and TV Cultura, São Paulo), as a trainee, from where he left only in 1988, when he held the position of technical director. From 1988 to 2003, he was technical director of TV Jovem Pan. He has owned Olympic Engineering in Audio and Video Systems since 1985, working on audio and video projects and installations. He is the founder of SET, having served as president for four terms, as well as being technology director and vice president at various times. He is a life member of SMPTE and member of the Technical Module of the SBTVD Forum. In 2017 he received the “Honorary member” awards from the ITE (Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers – Japan)   and Radio Achievement Award 2017″  from ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses).

Public administrator. Over the last 15 years I have held public office in the federal government, as well as at state and local level in the State of São Paulo. I coordinated the technical advisory activities at the Consumer Protection Agency – PROCON SP and was special advisor to the Metropolitan Housing Company of São Paulo – COHAB and the São Paulo State Legislature between 2003 and 2006. In 2006, I became chief of staff at the Municipal Health Department of São Paulo. Member of the Board of Directors of SPTURIS – São Paulo Turismo S.A. from April /2008 to March /2009. Since 2015, I have worked for the Brazilian government as special advisor to the Minister for Cities, Head of Parliamentary Advisory and Special Advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications. Currently as Secretary for Broadcasting at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications,
I currently hold the presidency of GIRED – Implementation Group for the Redistribution and Digitization Process of TV and RTV Channels and member of ANATEL’s Board of Directors.

Professional with extensive experience in the media market, engineer with an MBA in Business Management and Information Technology. Ready for team management, planning, deployment and operation of Media Stations. It carries out the development of projects considering all business indicators, from acquisition to distribution, through different technologies.

Jurandir Pitsch is the Vice President of Sales and Market Development for Latin America South, at SES. Mr. Pitsch graduated in Electronic Engineering from Campinas Univeristy (UNICAMP) in Brazil in 1980. After working as Systems Engineer for the Research and Development Center of Telebrás (CPqD) until 1991, he joined Comsat International in Brazil where he held several positions in the engineering, operations, product development, becoming the Vice President of Marketing in 1998. Mr. Pitsch joined SES in 2002 as Senior Sales Director for Latin America and in 2009 became Vice President of Business Development. In 2014, he returned to lead the sales team for Latin America and is current VP Commercial for Latin America South. He is a member of the Brazilian Satellite Associations (Abrasat and Sindisat) and has written numerous articles about satellite communications and speaks regularly on satellite topics.

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Thomas Gunkel is Global Market Director Broadcast for Skyline Communications and is responsible for the broadcast customers within the company. With more than 20 years of experience in product marketing, solution design and engineering of broadcast and video solutions for broadcasters, network providers and service providers, he joined Skyline Communications in April 2017.
Previously he has held several technical and sales positions at Imagine Communications, Harris Broadcast and EVS. Thomas holds a master’s degree in media technology from the Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences.
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Since Peter took the reins as CEO, IABM membership has more than doubled, and the Association has grown into the only truly international body that champions the interests of the Broadcast and Media technology industry worldwide. Originally qualified as an accountant, Peter has tapped a vast range of experience in driving the success of IABM. He has enjoyed a long career initially as CFO, and then CEO, of many complex international organizations in a number of sectors including: printing and graphics; direct response and direct marketing; high tech capital equipment manufacturing; and nursery products design, manufacturing and retail. He has also been a tutor at the Leadership Trust, a consultant in lean manufacturing, best practice and Kaizen and Chair of PE backed businesses. Peter has been working with trade associations for most of his corporate career and has been leading them for the last fifteen years.

Consultant and advisor for technological renewal, innovation and adaptation, with a career in the media and communication segment and experience in the main technological innovations and business transformations of the last decades. He worked at TV Globo and affiliates, participated in the implementation of Digital TV in Brazil and served as Technology Director of Grupo RBS.
He currently has an active participation in the sector as a member of the Board of Directors of SET (President of the CD), Board of the FSBTVD (Brazilian Digital TV Forum), Member of the IBC Council and owner of CF Tecnologia e Assessoria LTDA (www.cftecnologia.com) , and great know-how about organizational and corporate demands, being able to create and implement the technological direction in line with the business premises.

As Executive Director of Technology Strategy at Globo, Raymundo Barros is at the forefront of the areas of corporate strategy, partnerships and ecosystems in addition to technology. At the company, the executive led initiatives of great relevance to the media industry, such as the Project to expand the digitalization of the analogue signal in Brazil, the implementation of IP infrastructure, 4K in the production and distribution of content, Globoplay and the integration of technology areas of Grupo Globo companies. He is currently responsible for the implementation of Globo’s D2C, Adtech and Data Monetization strategy. Raymundo has been at Globo for 39 years. Before taking over as CTO / CSO of the company, Raymundo served as a technician, engineer, operations manager and, subsequently, director of Engineering in SP. He also held the position of Director of Entertainment Technology, where he led projects for soap operas, series and variety shows. Raymundo is also an active director in entities such as SET.As Executive Director of Technology Strategy at Globo, Raymundo Barros is at the forefront of the areas of corporate strategy, partnerships and ecosystems in addition to technology. At the company, the executive led initiatives of great relevance to the media industry, such as the Project to expand the digitalization of the analogue signal in Brazil, the implementation of IP infrastructure, 4K in the production and distribution of content, Globoplay and the integration of technology areas of Grupo Globo companies. He is currently responsible for the implementation of Globo’s D2C, Adtech and Data Monetization strategy. Raymundo has been at Globo for 39 years. Before taking over as CTO / CSO of the company, Raymundo served as a technician, engineer, operations manager and, subsequently, director of Engineering in SP. He also held the position of Director of Entertainment Technology, where he led projects for soap operas, series and variety shows. Raymundo is also an active director in entities such as SET.

Graduated in electrical engineering with focus in electronics and telecommunications by the Federal University of Bahia and Post in Marketing and Business Management by FGV and ESPM. During the course of his career, he was responsible for the design and implementation of several radio and television companies in Brazil. He was President of SET – Brazilian Society of Television Engineering – from 2002 to 2008 and President of the Brazilian Digital TV System Forum from 2005 to 2008 and from 2015 to 2017. After this period he joined the Council of both Entities . In 2009 He was a member of ANATEL’s Advisory Board. In August 2012 took office in the Social Communication Council until 2017 and is currently Director of Institutional and Regulatory Affairs of SBT.

A graduate of Pisa, Durham, Swansea, and Glasgow Universities, Lorenzo Zanni holds a BSc in Economics and Management, an MSc in Business Economics, and an MSc in Data Analytics. Lorenzo is the Head of Knowledge at IABM, and he has been responsible for growing IABM’s Business Intelligence portfolio into the authoritative resource it is today. Lorenzo’s research is widely quoted in international industry publications, and he has presented at shows around the world, including IBC and NAB Show.

Luana Bravo is an electrical engineer with an emphasis on electronics from Faculdade de Engenharia São Paulo. Post-graduate degree in Digital TV from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. She has been working in the television market for over 10 years. She has been a member of the SET board since 2012 and represents ABERT in the Ultra HD Brasil Project. She is currently project and content manager at SET.

With over a decade of professional expertise in the areas of video and streaming, encompassing ingestion and encoding as well as CDN packaging and distribution, with a profound comprehension of agile software development methodologies. Furthermore, my ability to lead design and development teams has resulted in the delivery of high-quality solutions that are closely aligned with the strategic objectives of the business.
Nowadays leading a team of more than 120 professionals at Globo, developing and maintaining the OVP (video and audio platforms) for a range of Globo products, including Globo’s OTT Globoplay, news, sports, and entertainment.
I am passionate about driving innovation and continuous improvement, and I am always seeking new opportunities to learn and grow as a leader.

Gustavo Marra is a professional with over 20 years of experience in the media and technology industry. He has already worked in large companies, such as TV Globo and Eutelsat, in addition to having led ATEME’s international expansion. He is currently President of TVCoins, a content distribution and monetization company, and has led the company to establish itself as a major player in the Streaming market. Marra is a recognized professional in the industry and frequently invited to speak at industry events.

Roberto Grosman has been CTO – Chief Transformation Officer at SBT for three months. The executive has more than 20 years of experience in companies such as the F.biz agency, Google, Amazon and the edtech Descomplica, in addition to being a co-founder of Fulano, one of the first start-ups in Brazil. Grosman holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, in the United States.

More than 20 years of experience in Media and Telecom, shes worked for Globo for over 10 years, setting up Globo’s DTH for the international market, started studying streaming and OTT market in 2011.
She then created her own consulting company, helping companies open Latam markets, bringing Roku to Brazil, among other companies.
Today she is the Head of Business Development for CTV at Siprocal. In addition to being the Director of Market Relations at Abott’s.
Passionate about doing business and making friends. All at once!

Sam Matheny is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at the National Association of Broadcasters.  With over 25 years of experience in the broadcast and data networking industries, including earning a patent for inventing mobile and interactive DTV technologies, Sam leads NAB’s technology team in its efforts to promote innovation and propel broadcast technology into the future.  He also provides overall leadership for PILOT as well as NAB’s TV, Radio, and Digital Technology Committees.Matheny is a member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers.  He serves on the board of the Ultra HD Forum, the board of governors for the National Wireless Safety Alliance, the board of visitors for East Carolina University, and as a non-resident fellow of the German Marshall Fund.  He has served as an advisor to numerous startup and technology companies and is currently engaged with Reveal Mobile, a location-based advertising technology company, and Haystack TV, a personalized OTT headline news channel. He has previously served on the FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Integrated Public Alert Warning System Network Advisory Council (IPAWS NAC), and on the board of directors for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), where he was Chairman of the specialist group on the next generation of digital television.
Before joining NAB, Sam served as Vice President of Policy and Innovation for Capitol Broadcasting Company where he focused on strategic media applications, mobile wireless content delivery, smart TV, and helped secure multiple patents for broadcast Internet distribution.  He has also held management positions with mobile development, satellite, digital television, web development, and interactive video companies.
Sam holds a B.S. in Communications from East Carolina University, a M.S. in Technology Management from North Carolina State University, and a certificate for artificial intelligence and business strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  In 2007, he was named an American Marshall Memorial Fellow.

An electronic engineer, he is the founder of FB Consultoria and former general director of Engineering at Rede Globo. He is part of the Deliberative Council of the SBTVD Forum and is a member of the international entities: IEEE, IBC and SMPTE. In 1994, he became the coordinator of the group created by SET and ABERT that studied and implemented digital TV in Brazil. He was a member of the Council of Social Communication of the Federal Senate. He is recognized worldwide as an engineer of notorious knowledge in the field of communications.

Serge Van Herck holds an electrical engineering degree from the University of Ghent and an MBA degree from the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium. Serge has more than 25 years of experience in the broadcast and satellite industry and over 10 years of experience as CEO, having worked for various market leading companies such as Newtec, Accenture and Belgacom (now Proximus). Before joining Newtec in 2003 he served for two years as Senior Manager in the Communications and High Tech practice of Accenture in Brussels. In 2003, he became Newtec’s Director Business Development for Asia and General Manager of Skyware, a former subsidiary of Newtec in Germany. He was appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Newtec on March 1st 2006 and left the company in 2017. He transformed and successfully grew the company from a regional niche player selling broadcast modulators to a widely recognized industry leader setting standards and selling complex satellite network solutions across the globe. In 2008, he joined the WTA (World Teleport Association) and ESOA (European Satellite Operator Association) as a board member. He also served as a board member at VOKA (Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and Agoria (Belgium’s largest employers’ organization and trade association).

David has been surrounded by engineering, business, and video technology his entire life.
He began programming in 1975 at the age of nine. While in high school, David won three major engineering competitions at the national level with projects involving real time programming and computer graphics.
David graduated university with a degree in Computer Engineering with a heavy business emphasis. He also gained co-op experience at Ross, the CBC and Electrohome working on projectors and video effects units.
David joined Ross Video full time in 1991 with successively more responsibilities including product management and running the R&D department until eventually becoming president in 2004 and then CEO in 2006. David is also Chairman of the board and now the majority shareholder of Ross Video with over 80% control and ownership, while also making Ross an ESOP company with considerable employee ownership. Ross has no private equity ownership.
Ross Video’s sales have grown at a consistent cumulative rate of about 15% per year since he joined in 1991. In fact, the company has not yet seen a single down year in sales, even in recessions.
David has received many awards and honorary diplomas including an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa for achievements in Engineering and Business in 2017 and is a Fellow of both the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).
A big believer in learning from others and sharing, David has been a member of CEO organizations for decades and has been a member of TEC (known as Vistage in the US) since 2011. He has even been known to listen to management books while competing in Marathon races.

I started out my education in the Norwegian Navy with focus on electronics. After five years as IT consultant on network and infrastructure I took the position as IT Manager when TV 2 in Norway started the broadcast channel in 1992. I built up the IT department and was responsible for all IT infrastructure and  our interactive services from the start. I was also working with several research projects and external services for the The Norwegian Football Federation and others. In 2011 one of my colleagues started Wolftech and I was the chief of board from the start of the company. Wolftech started with a focus on live video from the field. In 2014 we decided to change the focus in the company and I took the position as the CEO.  In 2016 we got our first customer VRT in Belgium and our largest customer BBC we got in 2018. We have now established ourselves as the leader in the story centrics news, sports and entertainment  production planning segment of the market.

Conrad Clemson is the CEO of EditShare, a leading developer of storage and media management solutions that fuel collaboration and efficiency. Previously Conrad was the SVP and General Manager of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software and Services business. Before joining Cisco, he was CEO of BNI Video, a startup which developed products that offer video back-office and content delivery network (CDN) analytic capabilities for service providers. Clemson also completed a successful one-year relationship as an Entrepreneur in Residence with Charles River Venture. Earlier in his career, Clemson served as Senior Director of Engineering at Motorola; Senior Vice President of Technical Operations at Broadbus; Executive Vice President and Vice President of Engineering at Gotham Networks; and VP of Engineering at Lucent Technologies. Throughout his career, Clemson has developed and executed a variety of successful product and solution strategies, with an emphasis on leading technology offerings.

João Neto is the co-Founder and CEO of VoiceInteraction, a Speech Processing Technologies company. With a PhD in Automatic Speech Recognition, he is an expert in the use of these systems in the Broadcast News area. As a Professor at the University of Lisbon, he supervised several PhDs, participated in European Projects, published over 70 papers in International Conferences and Journals, and carried out his research work at INESC-ID Lisbon, in the HLT group. Since its foundation in 2008, João Neto has been CEO of VoiceInteraction, a product company using ASR for Automatic Closed Captioning, Media Monitoring, Transcription Automation, Speech Analytics and Dictation with over 600 clients worldwide.