Emerging technologies AI, Machine Learning, HEVC, AV1, Context-Aware Encoding are hot topics that are probably on your roadmap for 2018 so we managed to find experts for our next night! Hear from our awesome range of speakers about technologies that will ultimately have the big i…

Emerging technologies AI, Machine Learning, HEVC, AV1, Context-Aware Encoding are hot topics that are probably on your roadmap for 2018 so we managed to find experts for our next night!

Hear from our awesome range of speakers about technologies that will ultimately have the big impacts in delivering video to users across all platforms

Building a Machine Learning Recommendation API

Alastair Cousins - Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-cousins-a086122a

Efficient video distribution strategies

Ashok Lalwani - Head of Video at Fastly (US)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashoklalwani/

and Chris Jackel - Solutions Architect at Fastly (US)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jackel-0b997573/

Working with the AV1 Codec

Kevin Staunton-Lambert - Switch Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevleyski/

Beyond HEVC, HTJ2K next-generation encoding

David Taubman - Professor at University of New South Wales

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-taubman-9a3b6026/

Enhancing quality with Context-Aware Encoding

Justin Van Emmerik - Technical Specialist at Brightcove

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinvanemmerik/

Building a trans-continent 10-second workflow for the Russian World Cup

Ryan Hay - Sales Engineer - Aspera

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-hay-5732a793/

Special thanks to Fastly for hosting venue, food and drinks for the night

Sydney Video Technology is a volunteer group, tonight's hosts will be:

Amy Prosser, Account Director at Brightcove https://www.linkedin.com/in/prosseramy/

Jeremy Brown, Video & Advertising Architect at Seven West Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremybrownau/

Damian McNamara, Head of Digital Video Infrastructure & Operations at Seven West Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-mcnamara-7771958/