IBC 2019: IABM shares knowledge and rewards innovation
IABM will be supporting its 500+ member companies at IBC 2019 by providing lounges, meeting rooms and IABM TV. In addition, the trade association will continue its mission to share knowledge and reward innovation across the industry with a series of inclusive events.
IABM will also be distributing its Strategic Industry Analysis special report at the show, featuring up to the moment research on the state and direction of the industry carried out in the run-up to IBC2019 by the IABM Business Intelligence Unit.
State of the Industry breakfast session
The show-opening IABM State of the Industry breakfast session is on Friday 13 September at 7.45am in the Forum, under the banner ‘Seeing clearly in the cloud – strategies for business transformation’. The session kicks off with a run-down of the latest IABM research findings on how the supply and buying sides of the industry are faring, and where we are heading next.
The broadcast and media industry is at the tipping point of its transformation to an on-demand, data-driven world with the cloud at its heart. Every level of our industry is being disrupted – people, technology and business practices.
Powered by IABM’s business and technology insights with expert presentations and an interactive debate, the session will explore the challenges and opportunities of transformation to a cloud media ecosystem. Panellists include: David Kline, chief information & technology officer, Viacom; Timothy Shoulders, president, Grass Valley a Belden Brand; Morwen Williams, head of UK operations, BBC News; and Bhavik Vyas, head of M&E global partnerships and alliances Amazon Web Services (AWS).
IABM Future Trends Theatre in the IBC Future Zone
Following its debut at IBC2018, the IABM Future Trends Theatre returns for this year’s show with more than twice as many presentations across a huge range of future-looking topics. The presentations are designed to give attendees an understanding of new technology and business trends and how they can enable business plans now; to illustrate this with practical, real-world use-cases; and look beyond the horizon at emerging technologies that will bring new possibilities. The IABM Future Trends Theatre is running from Saturday 14 September through Tuesday 17.
Future Zone launch party
IABM has got together with the IET to launch the Future Zone with a bang on Friday 13 September, 5pm – 7pm. With an international guest list from the broadcast and media industry, the Future Zone Launch Party will provide an ideal opportunity for networking with colleagues, competitors, visitors and the wider industry at a fun and relaxing event where attendees can exchange views and ideas at the end of the first day of the show.
BaM Awards party
Saturday 14 September, 6pm: The IBC2019 edition of the BaM Awards has attracted a record 189 entries – a clear demonstration of the value to innovators of the industry’s independent technology awards. IABM’s BaM Awards recognise outstanding innovation in each of 10 categories across the entire BaM Content Chain.
Open to all IABM members and the trade press, the BaM Awards party celebrates and rewards the winners with IABM’s coveted BaM winners’ sculptures – the culmination of an arduous judging process carried out by IABM’s panel of 40+ independent experts over the weeks running up to IBC Show.
IABM member lounges and meeting rooms
IABM has two member lounges at IBC2019 – in the Hall 8 foyer and on Level 2 in the Amtrium (Hall 4) – the latter with bookable meeting rooms. With ample seating and Wi-Fi available, the lounges are a great location to conduct meetings away from your booth or to catch up on business in a quiet, stress-free environment.
IABM TV
IABM TV will be relaying members’ news from the show floor and covering panels on developments in each segment of the Bam Content Chain® as well as presentations to continue growing the Knowledge Vault on the IABM website into the industry’s most comprehensive and up-to-the-minute reference resource.