Introducing Techconnect Debuting this year, NAB Show has teamed up with Public Media Venture Group (PMVG) to host Techconnect ’25, a top-tier technology education conference for public media pros. “Bringing Techconnect to NAB Show creates a great opportunity for public media technologists to engage with the broader broadcast and media technology ecosystem,” says John Clark, senior vice president of emerging technology, NAB. “This collaboration not only strengthens NAB Show’s commitment to the future of content delivery and infrastructure, it also offers public media professionals direct access to the latest innovations.” This marks the first time a fully integrated public media technology training conference is going to be hosted in partnership with NAB Show, building on decades of independently produced events targeting the public television sector. technologists and NAB Show alike, combining world-class programming with convenience and efficiency for both the hosts and attendees of Techconnect,” comments Marc Hand, CEO of PMVG. “NAB Show is a world-class event, and we look forward to Techconnect ’25 being the first of many opportunities to partner on providing technology education for the unique and critical US public media industry.” “This partnership is a game changer for the public media
Speakers and keynotes This year’s show will commence with a one-on-one conversation featuring sports media personality Stephen A Smith during the welcome session on 7 April. He will be interviewed by Mike McVay, president of McVay Media Consulting, offering valuable insights. Also on the sports side, WWE president Nick Khan and CCO Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque will discuss the brand’s evolution. Don’t miss this issue’s WWE BTS feature in Xtreme on page 100. NAB Show will also be spotlighting entrepreneurs like Gotham Chopra – the award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Religion of Sports – who will deliver a compelling keynote titled Peak Human: Unleashing the Champion Within. Set for 6 April, he will kick off the much-anticipated new Sports Summit.
Other speakers to watch out for: Bobby Carter, host & series producer, Tiny Desk Concerts , NPR Jasmine Enberg, VP, principal analyst, Emarketer Stephen A Smith, host, ESPN Joaquin Duro, EVP of sports, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Brian Lawlor, president, Scripps Sports Marian Pittman, president of content, Cox Media Group Bruno Seros Ulloa, co-founder, president & COO, Latination Media Mayur Srinivasan, SVP, digital video platform, Fox Rob Weisbord, COO & president of local media, Sinclair Monica Williams, SVP, digital products & operations, content distribution, NBCUniversal Sean Atkins, CEO, Dhar Mann Studios Cassandra Bankson, CEO, CBLLC Tinashe Chaponda, CEO, Sosani Tyler Chou, founder & CEO, Creators’ Attorney Brit Starr, chief marketing officer, CreatorIQ Thai Randolph, board member & interim CEO, Rock the Bells Rene Ritchie, creator liaison, YouTube
TALK ABOUT IT NAB Show will play host to various speakers offering expert insights into the latest trends
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