Sport Production Summit 2022: Qatar World Cup and Beijing Winter Olympics headline speaker programme

Broadcast coverage of both the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the Beijing Winter Olympics will be explored in detail at SVG Europe’s Sport Production Summit in Amsterdam on 8 September.

Florin Mitu, FIFA, Head of Host Broadcast Production, and Dan Miodownik, HBS, Chief Executive, will discuss their plans for capturing the action from Qatar, while Isidoro Moreno, Director of Engineering at Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), will take part in a fireside chat about how and why OBS used cloud-hosted, software-based architecture and a pioneering virtualised OB van during host broadcast coverage in Beijing.

There will also be a panel discussion exploring how the sports TV industry can attract the next generation of talent. Lucy Lake, QTV, Director of People and Purpose; Aoife Murphy, Timeline TV, Outside Broadcast – Head of Operations; Armelle Canet, HBS, Head of Broadcast Academy; and Bob Clarke, MAMA Youth, Founder and CEO, will discuss which particular roles and skills are in short supply. They will also consider where the next generation of production and technical talent will come from, including routes into the industry, training and talent retention.

In addition, a Buying Priorities panel will feature heads of technology and those responsible for purchasing decisions from broadcasters, production services and outside broadcast firms discussing the tools, solutions, services and technology they are looking to invest in. Speakers include Lucy O’Brien, EMG, Group CTO; Scott Rothenberg, NEP, Senior Vice President, Program and Planning; and Emili Planas, Mediapro, CTO and Operations Manager.

The day will end with the Sports TV Awards, sponsored by Canon and supported by Technology Partner, Graphics, AE Live. Honouring the outstanding companies, teams and individuals that pushed sports broadcasting and production forward in 2021, the awards will begin at 16:40 and will be followed by a networking reception.

Sport Production Summit takes place on 8 September 2022 at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Registration closed on Tuesday 30 August 2022. For all enquiries, please contact [email protected]