As of July 18, 2018 (subject to change)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Conference Opening/Welcome Remarks
Martin Porter, President, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) and Executive Director, Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA)
2:45 – 3 p.m.
Introducing the Trusted Partner Network (TPN)
The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) is a new, industry-wide content security initiative that helps prevent leaks, breaches and hacks of content prior to its intended release and while it is being worked on by a growing, international ecosystem of third-party vendors. A joint venture between the MPAA and CDSA, the TPN provides vendors with a voluntary and cost-saving way to have the security preparedness of their facilities, staffs and workflows assessed to industry best practices and by accredited and experienced assessors and consultants. In this session, you’ll learn from the executives who have developed and will manage this important industry initiative about how TPN works, the goals behind the collaboration and the benefits content owners and vendors will gain from the program.
Guy Finley, Executive Director, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) and Chief Executive Officer, Trusted Partner Network (TPN)
Ben Stanbury, Chairman, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) and Chief Technology Officer, Trusted Partner Network (TPN)
3 – 3:30 p.m.
Securing Entertainment Production in the Cloud (EPIC)
Adoption of cloud solutions are delivering material benefits to a media company’s bottom line. However, those profit-oriented objectives can only be achieved if security is adequately considered in a cloud context. This session introduces the ways in which core media workloads move to the cloud, underscoring the security implications of a multi-tenant public cloud environment in light of various asset classifications, content production, and delivery scenarios, as well as content handling during production workloads. A new series of Television Production Best Practices have been created by leading television security executives to match the practical needs of television production with the opportunities afforded by the cloud. Here’s what they recommend.
Joel Sloss, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Azure
Lulu Zezza, Production Executive and Founder, Three Zebra Solutions
3:30 – 4 p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
4 – 4:30 p.m.
How to Talk Cybersecurity to Your C-Suite and Board
Cybersecurity headlines over the past few years have heightened awareness about the risk and threats to the C-suite and Board levels — which is why they receive regular briefings on the topic from their security teams. What have leading M&E IT security executives learned about communicating complicated security tech, and explaining cybersecurity ROI, to non-technical executives to gain strategic consensus and financial support? A panel of network, studio and digital content security officers give their advice.
Moderator: Guy Finley, Executive Director, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA)
Panelists:
Robert Fuenzalida, Head of Regional Security, Americas, LEGO Group
Cyril Rickelton-Abdi, Director, Intellectual Property Protection, The Walt Disney Company
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Real-World Tactics to Fight Illegal Sports Streaming
Pay-TV operators pay high license fees to secure broadcast rights for premium live sports, as this is a strong growth driver for subscriptions and ARPU. Live streaming piracy is on the rise and a growing threat to this business model, so how can content owners and operators take action? By using a combination of anti-piracy monitoring and real-time watermark detection, pirate activity can be disrupted and piracy stopped at the source. This session will present real-world customer use cases and highlight the strategies, technologies used and the experiences gained during recent high-profile sports events.
Harrie Tholen, Vice President, Sales, Nagra Anti-Piracy and NexGuard
4:45 – 5:15 p.m.
Streaming Video Alliance (SVA) Presents: Strategies for Protecting your OTT Content
There is a large shift happening in the pay-TV space fueled in part by the proliferation of new OTT services. And this trend is not showing signs of slowing down any time soon, evident by the large number of content owners and pay-TV operators launching their own direct-to-consumer online video services to compete with popular streaming providers. But as OTT continues to gain in popularity, it is also a prime target for pirates who have been early adopters of streaming and are now also benefiting from a more mature and consumer-friendly technology. In this session, we examine this changing landscape and what service and content providers can do to protect their OTT services against piracy. In combination with monitoring and take-down services, tools such as watermarking have been optimized for streaming, resulting in an environment where anti-piracy measures can be particularly effective.
Jason Thibeault, Executive Director, Streaming Video Alliance
5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Defending Against Disinformation and Social Media Manipulation
We’ve heard a lot about Russian interference in US democracy — how that government and its troll armies are using paid advertisements and viral propaganda to influence American hearts and minds. Now new adversaries are using the same tactics to attack entertainment brands, target journalists, and manipulate the media. How can news and entertainment protect themselves and their consumers?
Jonathon Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, New Knowledge; and Founder, Data for Democracy
5:45 – 6 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Guy Finley, Executive Director, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA)
