Richard Wardle, Warner Bros. Discovery, VP of distribution engineering, David Rees, NEP Connect, managing director, Nicolas Déal, founder/CEO at Overcast, technical producer Sam Chilton and Matt Stagg, strategy and partnerships lead at Neutral Wireless, have all joined the speaker lineup for The TranSPORT Forum 2026, taking place at Kings Place in London on 8 July.

Sponsored by Net Insight, the forum will bring together industry leaders to explore the technologies, strategies and innovations transforming live sports contribution and delivery.

Wardle and Rees will take part in the opening ‘The Future of Live Sports Transmission: IP, cloud, and hybrid workflows’ panel, while Déal will join a panel examining how cloud-based contribution is redefining live production workflows and how broadcasters and their partners are leveraging the cloud to streamline operations and build more agile, future-ready production models.

Chilton and Stagg will discuss how programmable networks and private 5G are reshaping on-location broadcast workflows and how next-generation connectivity is transforming live content capture, delivery and operational efficiency.

Also on the agenda, Tadej Kastelic, head of broadcast production and distribution at Volleyball World, and Chris Wells, head of communications at World Archery, will share how sports federations are leveraging IP to reshape production and distribution models.

Attendees will learn how modern contribution and distribution technologies are unlocking new revenue opportunities, enhancing production quality, and delivering consistent, high-performance live coverage across diverse venues and platforms.

To find out more and to register for TranSPORT Forum, click here.