Programme

(as of 17th March, 2022 and subject to change)
 

Event Schedule: (All times GMT)

 
8:30 : Venue Opens
9:00 : Opening Remarks/General Sessions Begin
10:45 : NETWORKING BREAK
11:15 : General Sessions Resume
13:00 : NETWORKING LUNCHEON (combined)
14:00 : Crossover Panels (combined)
15:30 : NETWORKING BREAK
16:00 : CDSA’s Content Protection Summit Sessions Begin
17:30 : Closing Remarks/Networking Reception
 

Event Programme

 
9:00 – 9:20
Opening Remarks
Caroline Baines, Senior Director of Client Services, MESA
Guy Finley, President & Chief Executive Officer, MESA
 

9:20 – 9:30
Conference Introduction from the Content Localisation Council
Carlo DeCianti, Head of Sales, Plint
Nicky McBride, Global Business Development & Client Relationships, Iyuno-SDI Group
 

9:30 – 10:00
OPENING KEYNOTE: The Global Binge Boom – By the Numbers
Binge-watching drives streaming adoption and streaming services are driving tremendous growth in the localisation business. We’ve all taken part in one, if not many, binge sessions and the phenomenon certainly is not new (we’re looking at you dusty “Friends” box set), but the availability of library and new titles at our fingertips may now play an even more important role in content release strategies, customer acquisition and subscriber retention. In the world’s biggest binge-watching survey ever conducted, with answers from over 32,000 respondents across 7 countries, Whip Media has the data on “everything binge” and is presenting it for the first time here at CWMF. How do they define a binge session? What genres do they binge? Who are you bingeing with? Did lockdown have an effect? With answers directly from a panel of over 20 million global users who actively use Whip Media’s TV Time app, important implications from the data become clear as the future of content development in a world of streaming continues to evolve.
Paul Hastings, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Whip Media
 

10:00 – 10:30
Localisation: The Never Ending Story
Industry experts from across the spectrum of localisation discuss the key developments impacting the sector, from the stratospheric growth in streaming services, to technology innovations through to maintaining and encouraging new talent to enter the sector. This panel session will discuss some of the pain points the industry is facing, in addition to looking ahead to review how technology and human creativity will co-exist to ensure that content of all types can continue to be enjoyed by global audiences.
Moderator: Caroline Baines, Senior Director of Client Services, MESA
Panelists:
Jan-Hendrik Hein, Vice President, Media Operations EMEA, A+E Networks UK
Luke Robinson, Director, Dubbing at Sony Pictures Entertainment
Amanda Smith, Vice President of Languaging Strategy, Discovery
Justin Walton, Global Content Operations Manager, ITV
 

10:30 – 10:45
Localisation Market – A Moving Target
One of the constants in the localisation market is that it is always changing. So what does that entail for vendors, freelancers, and content creators etc.? Björn will take a deep dive into the competitive landscape which is a constantly moving target.
Björn Lifvergren, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, LinQ
 

10:45 – 11:15
NETWORKING BREAK
 

11:15 – 11:30
Intelligent Cloud I/O: Lessons Learned in Moving Petabytes To and From the Cloud
There are many tools available for moving files into and out of the cloud. In an industry that deals with huge files, complex supply chains and growing security challenges, there are several factors to consider when choosing the right tool for the unique challenges of M&E. As Signiant software is used to move petabytes of content to and from the cloud every month, this session will cover their key learnings and considerations to help make your journey to the cloud a successful one.
Jon Finegold, Chief Marketing Officer, Signiant
 

11:30 – 11:45
Transforming Content Licensing Through Data-Driven Localisation Decisions
In a borderless global content environment, media and entertainment companies need the ability to evaluate content and make impactful data-driven decisions. With predictive insights on hundreds of thousands of titles, distributors can make more meaningful selections on what to invest in and localise. The travelability and success of this content to new markets is what will accelerate deals and increase revenue. Buyers and sellers now have the innovative tools to make connections that are more profitable than ever before.
Vicky Albon, Partnership Relationship Manager, Whip Media
Dan Andrews, Vice President, Sales Engineering, Whip Media
 

11:45 – 12:00
Automatic Dubbing – The Next Frontier
Scientists have upped their game and decided to take on the next frontier in human language technology with automatic interpreting, revoicing and dubbing. We will provide video examples of the still nascent speech-to-speech translation technology, discuss the state of the art and the challenges that remain to be tackled. We will also touch upon use cases of the technology as available today, in a fully automated mode and in a human-in-the-loop scenarios.
Volker Steinbiss, Managing Director, Applications Technology, AppTek
 

12:00 – 12:30
The Talent Crunch – Does it Exist and can it be Addressed?
The localisation industry relies on a small pool of talent, with the best translators all used by a multitude of language service providers. Finding talent and understanding the capabilities of the people you choose to work on your titles is more important than ever as the amount of content requiring localising continues to grow exponentially. During this session we will talk about how collaborative industry initiatives can help find talent across multiple regions and countries and how the growing use of machine aided translation will impact the existing talent pool. The creative human element is a necessity to ensure the integrity of content and preserve the art of localisation.
Moderator: Yota Georgakopoulou, Director, Athena Consultancy
Panelists:
Mazin Al-Jumaili, Vice President, Talent Management & Business Development, ZOO Digital
Max Deryagin, Academic Liaison, AVTE
Jorge Diaz-Cintas, Professor of Translation Studies, University College London
 

12:30 – 13:00
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Innovation in Dubbing Technology – Friend or Foe?
With the continued growth in new content, we see greater innovation in technologies to make the localisation process faster, more streamlined and more cost efficient. Whilst many of these technologies are more orientated towards subtitling. there is huge innovation in the dubbing sector. Technologies more widely used in the gaming sector are being evaluated, such as synthetic voices. New lip synch technologies which synchronise the lips of an actor on the original video with their dubbed voice are now available. While deep fakes are becoming ever more realistic is it time to talk about the ethics around some of this innovation, in addition to reviewing the positive impact of many of these technologies?
Francesca Panetta, Curator, Sheffield DocFest Alternate Realities Programme
Alex Serdiuk, Chief Executive Officer, Respeecher
 

13:00 – 14:00
CWMF/CPS COMBINED NETWORKING LUNCH
Join your colleagues who attended sessions from CDSA’s Content Protection Summit: Europe.  More information on that programme is available here
 

14:00 – 14:10
CPS@CWMF Opening Remarks
Richard Atkinson, President, CDSA
Guy Finley, Executive Director, CDSA
 

14:10 – 14:15
CPS@CWMF Welcome Remarks
Chris Johnson​, Chief Executive Officer and President, Convergent Risks
 

14:15 – 14:45
CPS@CWMF: Innovating Localisation Workflows though SaaS Applications
Recent technical advances, spurred on by the need for remote working, have spawned a new era of application technology that enables complex workflows to be simplified and automated. But the combination of new technology and sensitive pre-theatrical postproduction is naturally under more scrutiny to ensure that content remains secure. This panel discusses the opportunities and challenges involved.
Moderator: Mathew Gilliat‑Smith, Executive Vice President, Convergent Risks
Panelists:
Jacques Barreau, Dean of Dubbing Vice President, Transperfect
Allan Dembry, Chief Information Officer, Iyuno-SDI
Rick Soto, Vice President, Global IT and Security, Pixelogic
 

14:45 – 15:00
CPS@CWMF: Using Zero Trust to Protect Intellectual Property in M&E
Intellectual property (IP) protection is vital to your bottom line. A leaked script, clip or game design can be disastrous to the success of any project. While today’s collaboration tools have made it easier than ever to exchange ideas and information—it’s also all too easy for deliberate and accidental data leakage to occur. Learn how applying a Zero trust methodology to data access and sharing can help safeguard your most vital assets and ensure they don’t accidentally or deliberately walk out the door.
Dave Matthews, Technical Solutions Manager, archTIS
 

15:00 – 15:30
CPS@CWMF: Voice Casting Databases and the GDPR: a Ticking Time Bomb?
As content localisation continues to skyrocket, dubbing and voiceover service providers are in higher demand than ever. As part of this process, voice-data is circulating globally, often non-secured and unmonitored, in different in-house departments. These databases are rarely cleaned and often contain thousands of voice recordings. The GDPR considers an individual’s voice to be personal data and companies must respect voice actor rights and process voice personal data in full compliance with its requirements – failure to do so can lead to penalties of up to 20M€ or 4% of the last fiscal year’s turnover, risk of litigation from a high profile individual or damage to a companies’ reputation should a breach arise. This session will dive deeper into key issues around compliance, co-responsibility, actor database management, security and client casting delivery on a global scale.
Moderator: Chris Johnson​, Chief Executive Officer & President, Convergent Risks
Panelists:
Michel Golgevit, President, Keywords Studios in France
Stephanie Iyayi, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs & Data Protection Officer, Convergent Risks
Nicole Quilfen, Chief Operations Officer, Mediartis
 

15:30 – 16:00
NETWORKING BREAK
 

CDSA’s Content Protection Summit

 
16:00 – 16:30
In-Conversation with CDSA’s European Based Security Executives
Hear from some of our European-based security executives who are taking an active role in CDSA’s working groups. Find out why they get involved, what the objectives are for these groups and the roadmap ahead. Listen to the challenges they are facing in their day-to-day roles, in light of how the M&E landscape is shifting. We will discuss how the explosion in streaming platforms and the multitude of ways that consumers can access content is impacting the evolution of security strategies and how the collaborative efforts of the volunteers involved with the CDSA are helping keep pace with the continued growth in security threats by sharing knowledge and intel and developing best practises for the benefit of the entire industry.
Moderator: Richard Atkinson, President, CDSA
Panelists:
Caroline Baines, Senior Director of Client Services, MESA
Mark Greatorex, Confidentiality Officer, LEGO Group
Andy Lucas, Senior Vice President, Global Distribution Technology, NBCUniversal
 

16:30 – 16:45
Is DRM Flawed? Closing the Gaps in Your Content Protection Strategies
While consumer DRM has been a mainstay in content protection since the early days of the streaming industry, preventing the piracy of premium studio content remains a challenge. One might think that as DRM technologies matured so would their capabilities. However, over the same time, the technological landscape has become even more fragmented. The lack of a centralised platform to “lock down” creates opportunity zones for pirates.We have all heard the mantra “every screen and every device” it’s a rallying cry for marketers in almost every segment of the video industry, but some of those screens and devices are much more secure than others. In this presentation we will explore some of the past flaws in DRM, how your current approach to DRM might be flawed, and how improvements in DRM technology combined with watermarking can help close the gaps in your content protection strategy.
Gabe Elton, Director of Sales, BuyDRM
 

16:45 – 17:15
The Harder the Battle the Sweeter the Victory – The Fight to Protect Sports Rights
Streaming piracy presents a huge challenge across our industry and live Sports content is particularly vulnerable. There is massive consumer demand to watch major sporting events and for many the lure of signing up to a low cost or free viewing option is very tempting. Our panel of experts will talk about how the sports sector has been impacted over the last two years and what the threats are as we emerge from the pandemic. We will also talk about some of the technology solutions and enforcement methods which are being deployed. While there isn’t a silver bullet there are certainly many defensive strategies which can be utilised.
Co-Moderator: Caroline Baines, Senior Director of Client Services, MESA
Co-Moderator: Guy Finley, Executive Director, CDSA
Panelists:
James Clark, General Manager, Media & Entertainment, GeoComply
Lee Kent, Content Protection Manager, beIN
Mark Lichtenhein, Chairman, Sports Rights Owners Coalition (SROC)
David Wurgler, Senior Director Business Development & Anti-Piracy, Nagra
 

17:15 – 17:30
The Great Xcape!
People are crucial to any company’s security. Giving them the confidence to know what to do can only be achieved through compelling learning which will increase how much information they’ll retain. Through storytelling, interaction and discovery, Xcapism Learning will show you how!
Bob Bryden, Chief Technology Officer, Xcapism Learning
Meera Mehta, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Xcapism Learning
 

17:30
Closing Remarks/NETWORKING RECEPTION
Richard Atkinson, President, CDSA
Caroline Baines, Director of Client Services, MESA
Guy Finley, President & Chief Executive Officer, MESA
 

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