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Carlos Fini is President of the Brazilian Society of Television Engineering (SET), with a two-year term of office from 2019-2020, CTO of the RBS Group, one of Brazil’s largest media groups, where he directs TV and Radio operations and Director of the Gaucho Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (AGERT), acting on the technical committee. He is an electronics engineer, with a specialization in Business Management and a graduate degree in Telecommunications and Networks. He worked at TV Globo from 1979 to 2012, taking up the position of Engineering Manager in São Paulo in 1994. His professional background includes the implementation of the television channels in São Jose dos Campos in 1988 (TV Vanguarda), São Paulo in 1999 (TV Globo SP) and the digital transmission system in the same city in 2007. He has been a member of SET since 1988 and a participant in the Technical Module of the Brazilian Digital TV Forum (SBTVD Forum), where he was coordinator of multiplexing and middleware standards from 2006 to 2012.

Kohei Kambara started working as an engineer of NHK in 2001. Since then, he has been engaged in the research works of ISDB-T system at NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL). From 2009-2019, he worked at several NHK’s regional broadcast stations to construct local terrestrial transmitting station sites. In between those works, he has participated in ITU-R SG6 meetings and contributed his technical knowledge and experiment to the related ITU-R Recommendations or Reports. He is now working on next generation terrestrial broadcasting system at STRL as a senior researcher engineer of the advanced transmission systems research division.

Graduated in electronic engineering, specializing in Telecommunications, in Porto Alegre; has a graduate degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, in Evanston, Chicago. Participated on the Deliberative Council of the Forum of the Brazilian Terrestrial Digital TV System in the Broadcasting sector. Headed up the creation of digital TV broadcasters in Porto Alegre and Florianópolis, as well as other broadcasters in the same states (RS and SC).

Paulo Tonet Camargo was born in the city of Porto Alegre. Having graduated in law in 1982, he began his professional life as a lawyer in Porto Alegre, and in 1986, he joined the Prosecution Office of Rio Grande do Sul, where he worked as a prosecutor, appellate state prosecutor and deputy state attorney-general. He was president of the Association of the State Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rio Grande do Sul. While at the Public Prosecutor’s Office he was president of the National Council for Criminal and Incarceration Policy and director of the National Prisons Department from 1995 a to 1997. In 1998, he joined the RBS Groups where he was general manager in Brasília and vice-president for legal and institutional affairs, a position he left in 2011 to take up the post of Institutional Relations Vice President of the Globo Group. He was elected president of the ABERT – the Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Stations for the two-year period commencing 2019.

A graduate of the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras in the Artillery Weapon (1978), he is a paid Army reserve colonel, holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Military Institute of Engineering (1989) and a postgraduate degree in Computer Networking from the União Brasiliense de Educação e Cultura - Faculdades Integradas da Católica de Brasília (2004). Graduated in Government Policy and Strategy Studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1999). He was part of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) team that developed the Brazilian electronic ballot box (1995). He was Secretary of Electronic Communication Services of the Ministry of Communications (2004) and President of the National Telecommunications Agency - Anatel (2005). He was a consultant at the Center for Advanced Studies and Systems of Recife - CESAR, developing the Army Project called Brigada Braço Forte - BBF (2011-2012), was Director of Information Technology at the Superior Military Court - STM (2013-2014). Engineer hired by INGEPRO to work in the Army Project called National Critical Communications System - SISNACC (2015-2016). Has experience in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and has developed a prototype urban electric vehicle. Wrote the book: "How to convert your car to electric".ISBN 978-85-924741-1-9.

Public administrator. Over the last 15 years I have held public office in the federal government, as well as at state and local level in the State of São Paulo. I coordinated the technical advisory activities at the Consumer Protection Agency - PROCON SP and was special advisor to the Metropolitan Housing Company of São Paulo – COHAB and the São Paulo State Legislature between 2003 and 2006. In 2006, I became chief of staff at the Municipal Health Department of São Paulo. Member of the Board of Directors of SPTURIS – São Paulo Turismo S.A. from April /2008 to March /2009. Since 2015, I have worked for the Brazilian government as special advisor to the Minister for Cities, Head of Parliamentary Advisory and Special Advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications. Currently as Secretary for Broadcasting at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, I currently hold the presidency of GIRED - Implementation Group for the Redistribution and Digitization Process of TV and RTV Channels and member of ANATEL's Board of Directors.

Director of Institutional Relations of TIM, graduated in 1986, in the course of Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and in 1999, in Law from the Tuiuti University of Paraná (UTP). He has an MBA in Business Administration from COPPEAD at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is currently also Vice President of the 5G Brazil Project as a representative of the cellular operators and represents TIM Group as a member of GIRED - TV Channels Redistribution and Digitization Process Implementation Group.

Holds a degree in Radio and TV from the Methodist University of São Paulo; Master's degree in Communication in the Contemporaneity by the Cásper Líbero Faculty and doctorate by USP / ECA. He has extensive experience in the direction of television programs, developing projects on TV Globo (Domingão do Faustão), SBT (Ô Poor, Free Program, Small Brilliant, Teleton, My Brother-in-Law)Rede TV (Vila Maluca), Band (One ofertas), TV Cultura (I Will Never Forget You Again) from showman Moacyr Franco and on the Record Television Network (Spectacular Sunday, Reporter Record Investigation, Fantastic Sport and The Vote on Record). A former graduate and undergraduate professor at the Anhembi Morumbi University, teaching the subjects of Direction in TV and Audiovisual Media and Film Direction in the multiplatform. He is currently director of operations for the Jovem Pan group and is also a member of the editorial board of SET magazine.

Journalist with 20 years of experience, worked as a producer on EPTV Campinas, affiliated with TV Globo, as a reporter and political editor in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, and RecordTV, where he served for 15 years in various roles, including direction, in product development and execution for the broadcaster's journalism and entertainment departments.Virgilio Abranches is Vice President of Programming and Multiplatform at CNN Brazil.

Journalist, professor of Digital Design and Advertising & Propaganda at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUCC) and researcher at the Center for Media Research and Journalism (CIMJ), Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) and since 2013 editor-in-chief of SET Magazine.

Master in Social Communication from PUC Rio with 20 years of experience in the audiovisual market. Founding partner of Pfeiffer Cultural, professor at FACHA, ESPM RJ and PUC RS, and peer reviewer. Creator of the "Audiovisual Production Specialization: Project and Business" at Senac SP. She was Director of CTAv, Audiovisual Advisor at the Ministry of Culture and analyst at ANCINE. He was Manager at Cine Odeon, BRAVI, and distributor Elo Company. Author of articles and the book "Editais in the Audiovisual Producer Guide".

Vinícius has degrees in Computing and Accounting from Estácio de Sá University and a master’s degree in IT Audit also from Estácio de Sá University. With more than 15 years of experience in data security, governance, risk and compliance, he earned the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC) from ISACA; Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) from EC-Council; Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) from DRII; Lead Auditor in Information Security Management System (ISO 27001:2005 LA) from BSI. He is also Director of Associates at ISACA – Rio de Janeiro Chapter and member of the Risk Management Special Study Commission and the Information Technology Study Commission – Security Techniques of the Brazilian Committee of Computers and Data Processing at ABNT.

Bruno Cesar M. Souza, CISSP, OSCP, GPEN, GCFE, GCFA, GCIH – Partner and Technical Director at Able Security, with more than 17 years of experience in data security projects, specialist in penetration testing and data security incident investigation. He has worked on several vulnerability assessment projects, penetration tests, investigations and responses to data security incidents, computer forensics, security solution specifications and implementation for large companies from the following segments: aviation, digital commerce, financial, media, insurance, governmental, oil and gas, transportation and telecommunications in Brazil and the United Kingdom. He has worked in Manchester, UK, as a consultant for a penetration test team of a multinational company, leader of this segment in Europe. He held penetration test projects for security consultancy in Melbourne, Australia, in one of the major Australian banks. He has a degree in Computer Information Systems from PUC-Rio, certifications CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) since 2007, OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) since 2010, SANS GCFE (GIAC Certified Forensics Examiner) since 2012, SANS GCFA (GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst), SANS GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) and certification SANS GPEN (GIAC Penetration Tester).

He is currently Senior Executive in Crisis Management & Cyber Security for Latin America with 20 years of experience in Cyber Security and Resilience consulting. He has authored over 50 Continuity Plans, Crisis Management Plans, IT Disaster Recovery Plans, Pandemic and Emergency Response, including testing and simulations involving C-Levels and tactical / operational teams in companies across the most diverse segments of Brazil , Latin America and the Caribbean, including the financial industry, communications, telecommunications, oil, government, energy, retail, consumer goods and health.He is MBCP / CBCP certified by DRII-USA and official instructor of DRII (Disaster Recovery International Institute) for South America since 2014 and certified since 2006. He is a Professor of the Graduate Course in Crisis Management and Business Continuity at Presbyterian University. Mackenzie

Rodrigo holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has over 18 years of experience in TCP / IP networking, Internet Services and Web Application Security. He currently holds the position of Internet Security Manager at Globo.com, being responsible for the product security architecture and the defense strategy that ensures portals integrity and availability. In addition, he heads CSIRT.globo, which is responsible for managing incidents involving Grupo Globo's ASN.

Carlos Octávio is the Head of Technology Architecture and Analytics at Globo. He is responsible for Analytics technology initiatives, including Big Data, Advanced Analytics, Data Strategy and Data Governance to facilitate a data driven journey at Globo. He is also responsible for the Enterprise Architecture area. Executive with strong (>20 yrs) experience in the Media and Entertainment industry. Solid experience in Information Technology, acquired in large size companies in executive positions. Carlos has a Master Degree in Software Engineering and a MBA in Enterprise Management.  

Craig has been innovating in advertising and technology since the beginning of internet. From having pioneered 3rd party ad serving related technologies at MatchLogic and Excite to his current work on the future of television advertising at Xandr today, Craig has been driven to strategically create products and technology to help improve and transform the advertising ecosystem. Craig joined Xandr via the acquisition of Appnexus by AT&T. At Xandr, he now acts as Head of Product - TV Platform. Prior to Appnexus, Craig was the CTO of Yieldex where he was responsible for the team developing its unique technology from founding to acquisition. He has previously held technology leadership positions at MatchLogic, Excite@Home, Avaya, and Clear Technology. Craig has received numerous patents as a result of his work in advertising, forecasting, yield optimization, and beyond.

Marcel Leonardi holds a bachelor’s degree, a Master’s and a Doctorate in Law from USP and a post-doctorate degree from Berkeley Law. He was Public Policies Officer at Google from 2011 to 2018, where he collaborated closely in drawing up the Internet Framework and the General Data Protection Law over recent years. He has also been involved in public policy issues on a diverse range of issues in the technology and Internet sector. Specialization in personal data protection and certified by the IAPP in EU Privacy (CIPP/E) and US Privacy (CIPP/US). Author of the books “Responsabilidade Civil dos Provedores de Serviços de Internet”, “Tutela e Privacidade na Internet” and “Fundamentos de Direito Digital”, Marcel has been a professor at FGVLaw since 2005 and a consultant at law firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados.

Director of Data & Analytics of the Globo Digital Intelligence team since 2018, Eduardo Perez has operated in the segment since the birth of the Internet in Brazil, participating in the digital transformation of companies like Banco do Brasil, STB, Porto Seguro, Promon, ZAP and bookstore Livraria Cultura. With a bachelor’s degree in Economics from USP, he holds a graduate degree in Software Engineering from FASP and an MBA in Environmental Management and Technology from USP. During his professional career, he has headed up teams of software engineers and data scientists who created products based on predictive statistical analysis /machine learning, artificial intelligence, software development and IT infrastructure.

Lior Friedman is VP for Global Partnerships and Strategy for Vubiquity, a premium content services company owned by Amdocs. In the past 15 years Friedman has served in numerous positions in OTT and broadcast television, on and off screen, in Israel and Europe. Friedman built and managed Partner TV, Israel's fastest growing TV service, including an innovative user experience and partnerships with 3rd party content and commerce providers. In his previous role, Friedman was working as Nightly news anchor and reporter for Israel's biggest TV channel, and focused much of his work on the local and global tech industry. He is based in London and holds an Executive MBA from Kellogg school of management in Northwestern University, USA.

Sr. Specialized Solutions Architect – AWS Elemental

Sr. Specialized Solutions Architect – AWS Elemental

Currently, I am the Transmission Technologies Manager at TV Globo and coordinator of Technical Module in Forum SBTVD. I had the BSc in Electronic and Computing Engineering at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and MSc. of Electrical Engineering at the same university. I've got the MBA Management in Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

With a degree in Mathematics from FAHUPE-RJ, a graduate degree in Information System from PUC-RJ and FGV-SP and an MBA in Information Technology from USP-SP, José Marcelo do Amaral has made an extensive contribution to the broadcasting sector. He joined Record TV in 1991 and is today the director for Engineering and Operations. At the television station he has developed systems for the radio and TV commercial operations area; implemented a system for producing news; managed the integrated management system (ERP) project and created a system for monitoring audiences from mobile devices, among other tasks. As technology director he has participated in initiatives for implementing non-linear editing, digital archiving and tapeless work flow systems. During this period, he has also become involved with issues referring to digital video and video transmission using internet protocols (IP). He was Director of the Free-To-Air TV Segment at SET (the Brazilian Society for Television Engineering), his principal challenge being to develop digital television technology for Brazil, and he is responsible for its implementation and expansion throughout the entire Record group. Amaral’s role also involves the Brazilian Digital TV System Forum, where he currently holds the position of President of this institution founded in 2006. One of his most challenging projects was the launch of the R7 portal, which is now the second-largest internet portal in Brazil. During his career he has also had the opportunity to head up the technical and operational planning and coordination of major sporting events broadcast by Record TV, the Guadalajara Pan-American Games (2011) Toronto (2015), the London Olympics (2012), Sochi (2014) and Rio (2016).

Engineer by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 1996 (PUC-Rio). Working with Globo since 1996, where started on an internship program. Responsible for the standardization of the Digitial TV in Brazil. -Coordinator of the Audio and Video Coding Working Group of the SBTVD Forum. -Chairman of the ABNTCommitee for Digital TV (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas, Brazilian ISO Branch). -Contact point for Subgroup A – Specifications, on the Brazil-Japan Joint Work Group for Digital Television iniciative -Member of SET (Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia de Televisão) since 1996. Also a member of many societies of IEEE(CommSoc, BTS, MTT, CE) and SMPTE

Pat Griffis is President of the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE) as well as Vice President Technology at Dolby. He is also Board member on the Ultra HD Alliance and Vice President of the UHD Forum. He past President of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society.  He holds 10 patents

Adrian Murtaza serves as Fraunhofer’s Standards Manager in a number of industry standards bodies, including DVB, ATSC, CTA HbbTV and SCTE, and is the co-author of multiple specifications in those groups. Adrian Murtaza joined MPEG in 2013 and since then contributed to development of various audio technical standards in MPEG-D and MPEG-H. More recently he focused on specification of Next Generation Audio delivery and transport in ATSC 3.0 systems and MPEG-2 Transport Stream based DVB systems, as well as on enabling of MPEG-H Audio services in different broadcast and streaming ecosystems. With a strong interest in VR/AR media solutions he is actively involved in MPEG-I efforts targeting future immersive applications.

Marcelo F. Moreno is an Associate Professor at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), where he is a permanent member of the Computer Science Postgraduate Program. He holds Master and Doctorate degrees on Informatics from PUC-Rio. He holds leadership roles in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), including the rapporteurship of ITU-T Question 13/16 (Multimedia application platforms and end systems for IPTV), the co-chairmanship of IRG-IBB (Intersector Group on Integrated Broadcast-Broadband), the vice-chairmanship of ITU-T Study Group 16 (Multimedia) and the editorship of many ITU-T Recommendations and technical papers. He is also a coordinator of the Middleware Working Group at the Brazilian Digital TV System Forum (SBTVD). He has a solid history of publications and presentations in both Academia and Industry events.

An electrical engineer from UNICAMP, she holds a Master’s in subjective evaluation of video from UNICAMP, an MBA in Management from the Dom Cabral Foundation and an MBA in Telecommunications from IBMEC. She has been involved in several ground-breaking projects in video transmission and Digital TV standardization in Brazil. She is currently Strategy and Regulatory Affairs manager in the technology department at TV Globo. Former Director of Technology of SET, Ana is an active contributor to the UIT where she is deputy coordinator of the Broadcasting Study Group.

Vicente Bandeira de Aquino Neto has been a member of Anatel's Board of Directors since January 2019. He has held the position of special advisor to the Presidency of the Banco do Nordeste do Brasil and Advisor to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) in Ceará. Aquino is from Ceará, graduated in Law from the Federal University of Paraíba and master in Constitutional Law from the University of Fortaleza. He is a PhD student in Advanced Political Science at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and in Constitutional Law at the University of Fortaleza. Has experience in Law, focusing on Electoral Law.

Obtained a degree in Electronic Engineering from the IME – Military Institute of Engineering in 1979. Worked at FURNAS – Centrais Elétricas S.A. in the Communications Division with commutation systems, PLC (Power Line Carrier), HF, VHF, UHF and SHF. Joined EMBRATEL in 1984 in Domestic Satellite Communications Department, with responsibility for planning, coordination and operational support for ground stations ever since the first generation of domestic communication satellites in Brazil (Brasilsat A1, A2). Currently works as a consultant in satellite engineering at Embratel Star One, in the Communication Systems Department of the Engineering Division, developing calculation models, designing carrier monitoring systems, specification, testing and engineering support on satellite communications systems.

Vinicius has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a graduate degree in Telecommunications Management from the University of Brasília (UnB). Specialist in Governance and Regulation Control from Escola Nacional de Administração Pública – ENAP (National School of Government). Telecommunication Networks Consultant between 1998 and 2011. Professor on Electrical Engineering courses in private universities in Brasília. He has built a career at Anatel since 2011, having worked in the regulation area and has held the positions of coordinator in Critical Infrastructure Management, manager of Quality Obligations Control and adviser on Quality Management. In the Agency, he also coordinated projects for broadband quality measurement, the implementation of the Anatel Monitoring Center, critical infrastructures, natural disaster warning notification and the registration project for pre-paid user information.

Lawyer, journalist and a graduate degree in Civil Law. Born in Paraguaçu Paulista (SP), he has been Corporate Director of Rede Record TV since 2006. He is a member of the Council on Social Communication of the Brazilian Congress and current president of ABRATEL. He was responsible for setting up the Communication Social Hub of the Federal Courts in the state of São Paulo and worked on the strategic communication of the different state and national bodies for over twenty years.

Sandra Rogenfisch is a lawyer, partner of Rogenfisch Advocacy where she works in matters related to Personal Data Protection, Digital Law, telecommunications, broadcasting, audiovisual. She is a IAPP member - International Privacy Professionals and a member of the Supervisory Board (deputy) of the SET, 2019-2020 biennium.

Smart3 Innovation and Teaching Director. Coordinator of the Cyberlaw Course of the Rio de Janeiro State Judiciary School

EY Partner, leader of Cybersecurity & Privacy practice in Latin America South and Brazil, graduated in Electronic Engineering from UFRJ, with master's degree in Systems Engineering from COPPE / UFRJ, holds CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, PMP, BS-25999 certifications. LA and over 20 years of technology experience.

Graduated in Systems Analysis, with MBA in Strategic and Economic Business Management, he is Managing Director of KPMG's Cyber Security area, with specialization in Entertainment & Media, having led several projects in large national and international companies in the sector, related to the transformation of governance and information security, review and protection of environments, technology assets and cyber intelligence. Member of the Information Technology Committee of AMCHAM - RJ

Executive Director Dynamic IT leader with international experience, career built in several companies of Telecom and Entertainment segment; proven ability to translate highly technical concepts into meaningful language for various audiences. • Experience in IT companies, with relevant contribution to consolidations and acquisitions, standardization of processes, systems integration, and change management. Significant Savings in order of Millions. • An award-winning executive able to spread enthusiasm by leveraging best-in-class in IT strategies and new business models. • Experience in Media and Entertainment segment, Consumer Experience, Digital Transformation, Organizational Modeling, Risk management, IT Strategy, IT Governance. • Strong experience in business processes for media sales, marketing, logistics, procurement, manufacturing, finance, tax, HR, and corporate affairs. • Highly versatile and results-driven. • Implementation of ERP and Business Intelligence strategy. • Vision and experience in developing new businesses and strategic partnerships and negotiations with suppliers and internal customers, service management, and phase out of business unities, as well as, spin off new business. • Huge knowledge of IT, Internet and Broadcast Marketing, its convergence with Mobile Apps, its trends, its competition and consumer behavior. • Team organization, management, development and coaching – People Management. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Leadership & Team Building Risk Management New Business Models Start-ups ecosystems Strategic Alliances IT Strategy Digital TV Mobile Apps Digital Transformation Business Intelligence Vendor & Contract Negotiations Merger & Acquisition IT Companies Phase Out ERP Implementation Consumer Behavior - UX

Electronic engineer, Eduardo installed the first screen in a commercial building elevator in Brazil in the early 2000s. In 2001 he founded Novavista, a pioneer in the digital out-of-home segment, acquired by Elemidia in 2004. In the same year This year, he founded E + Tech, which specializes in the creation and development of technology for POS and outdoor media. In 2007, he returned to the overseas digital media industry, in partnership with Elemidia, to operate in shopping malls and new businesses. Between 2012 and 2013, he took over the digital business board of the Abril Group. He returned to Elemidia in March 2013.

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Marketing Management, Negotiation, Business Planning, Analytical Skills, and Sales. Going by companies like: Talent Marcel, Otima Midia Out of Home and currently also part as Member of the Board of Citatti Technology.

Specialties: General management, sales & marketing, new business development, strategic planning. She worked in companies such as Clear Channel Outdoor Global, Metrô Rio and Itaú and currently director at GRU Airport.

An electrical engineer from UNICAMP, she holds a Master’s in subjective evaluation of video from UNICAMP, an MBA in Management from the Dom Cabral Foundation and an MBA in Telecommunications from IBMEC. She has been involved in several ground-breaking projects in video transmission and Digital TV standardization in Brazil. She is currently Strategy and Regulatory Affairs manager in the technology department at TV Globo. Former Director of Technology of SET, Ana is an active contributor to the UIT where she is deputy coordinator of the Broadcasting Study Group.

Since Mr. Takechi joined NHK in 1990, he studied many areas of broadcasting technologies at its Science and Technology Research Laboratories including satellite digital broadcasting system, multiplexing, and middleware and interactivity. Among them, his particular interest is middleware and architecture of interactive TV. His research contributed to receiver architecture and system design of Japanese interactive TV systems and Integrated Broadcast-Broadband (IBB) systems, namely BML, ARIB-J and Hybridcast. He has also actively participated both domestic and international standardization in many area. He has been a major contributor in ARIB, IPTV Forum Japan, ITU-R, and ITU-T. He took a lead to create more than 15 ITU-R and ITU-T Recommendations and ITU-R Reports for interactive TV systems, IBB systems, and accessibility.

Masayuki Sugawara joined NHK in 1983. He researched solid-state image sensors, HDTV cameras, and the UHDTV system at NHK STRL from 1987 to 2015. At present, he is the chairman of digital broadcasting experts group (DiBEG) and an executive engineer at NEC Corporation. He is serving as the Asia-Pacific region governor of SMPTE for his second term. He is a SMPTE Fellow, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of IEICE, and an ITE Fellow.

João Vandoros is in charge of Eurovision Services Business in Brazil, the operational company of EBU. He is post-graduated in Telecommunications by Unicamp and got his bachelor degree as Electrical Engineering at Mackenzie University. Since 2000, has been working in Broadcasting Engineering, focusing his carrier in the content contribution and distribution segment with professional background at the Mackenzie’s Digital TV Lab, TVA (Pay TV Operator), Radio and TV Bandeirantes and GfK (as consultant).  

Skip Pizzi is Vice President, Technology Education and Outreach, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Washington, DC, USA. His career has spanned the broadcast and digital media industries, working in audio engineering at NPR, and in audio production, media standards and technical policy at Microsoft. He was also an editor at Broadcast Engineeringmagazine, and a columnist for several other international industry publications. He remains a technology journalist, editor, author and trainer today. His most recent book is A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for Non-Engineers, 4th edition, published by Focal Press. He is currently Associate Editor on the NAB Engineering Handbook, 11th edition, which will be published later this year. Skip serves as Vice-Chair of the Advanced Television Standards Committee (ATSC) Technology Group 3 (TG3), which is developing the ATSC 3.0 standard. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ultra HD Forum. Skip is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he studied Electrical Engineering, International Economics and Fine Arts.

Consultant to SET from 1999 to 2003 and again since 2006, being involved in regulatory affairs and digital TV planning. She graduated in Electrical Engineering (Electronics option) from UnB, in 1974. She served at the Ministry of Communications until 1998, working in the Broadcasting and Pay TV – Cable TV, MMDS and DTH areas in drafting regulations, technical standards and in planning. She took part in the broadcasting commissions of MERCOSUR, CITEL and ITU.

Vinicius has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a graduate degree in Telecommunications Management from the University of Brasília (UnB). Specialist in Governance and Regulation Control from Escola Nacional de Administração Pública – ENAP (National School of Government). Telecommunication Networks Consultant between 1998 and 2011. Professor on Electrical Engineering courses in private universities in Brasília. He has built a career at Anatel since 2011, having worked in the regulation area and has held the positions of coordinator in Critical Infrastructure Management, manager of Quality Obligations Control and adviser on Quality Management. In the Agency, he also coordinated projects for broadband quality measurement, the implementation of the Anatel Monitoring Center, critical infrastructures, natural disaster warning notification and the registration project for pre-paid user information.

He holds a doctorate from DECOM-FEEC-Unicamp (2018), researching the Broadcasting Regulation with the emphasis on Digital TV; a master’s in electrical (Electronic) Engineering from DEMIC-FEEC-Unicamp (2005); and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from FEEC-Unicamp (2002). He holds the position of Regulation Specialist at the National Telecommunications Agency - Anatel, where he coordinates the Administration of Basic Broadcasting Plans within the Spectrum, Orbit and Broadcasting Department; and is leader of the GRR6 Reporting Group (Broadcasting) of the CBC2. Prior to this, he had worked at the Regional Management office of Anatel in São Paulo, working with Licensing and Amendments to the Technical Characteristics of broadcasting stations; Technical Supervision of broadcasting entities; and in solving radio interference problems in any telecommunication system. He was technically responsible for the proposed modification to the Technical Regulations for Frequency Modulation Sound Broadcasting and for analyzing the technical feasibility processes for including or altering the Basic Distribution Plan for Frequency Modulated Sound Broadcasting. He was a Brazilian government observer at the Digital Sound Broadcasting tests, both in the tests of the US standard - HD Radio, in 2008 and 2012, and the tests of the European standard - DRM, in 2010. He worked as a Telecommunications Researcher at the Fundação Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações (Telecommunications Research and Development Center Foundation) - CPqD.

Geraldo Cardoso de Melo is a telecommunications engineer with a degree and specialization from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas). Consultant Engineer at TV Alterosa of Belo Horizonte, member of the SET Spectrum Working Group and coordinator of Southeast SET 2019.

Thiago Soares holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Brasilia (UnB) and a postgraduate degree in Telecommunications Regulation from the National Telecommunications Institute (Inatel). He worked for 12 years at the National Telecommunications Agency in the area of broadcasting channel planning and technical regulation. He has represented Brazil in international meetings of the broadcasting sector at ITU, CITEL and Mercosur since 2008. He currently works in the MCTIC Department of Educational, Community and Supervisory Broadcasting.

Marcus Vinícius Paolucci has a degree in Law, Engineering and Mathematics. Has 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He is a career employee of Anatel where he joined in 1998, as an employee of the Telebrás System, joining his Board in 2005, through the 1st Public Tender, as Specialist in Regulation of Public Telecommunications Services - Legal Area. At the Agency he held the positions of Operational Manager at the Superintendency of Mass Communication Services, Advisor to Board Member, Supervisory Superintendent and Head of Technical Advisory. In January of this year, he was assigned to the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC), where he holds the position of Director of the Department of Educational, Community and Supervisory Broadcasting, of the Secretariat of Broadcasting (SERAD).

Content Security Executive at Globosat, member of the NAFTA (ABTA Anti-Fraud Group), the Alianza (Alliance Against Piracy of Pay Television), the National Council to Combat Piracy (Ministry of Justice) and the ANCINE Technical Assembly to Combat Piracy. Computer Engineer and MBA in Business Management, acting in the media industry for 24 years, Andre has worked in several areas such as IT, Digital Design and VOD Distribution.

Experienced IT Security Manager currently leading the research and investigation security laboratory that supports Pay-TV companies and related associations. With the lab we achieve great things by discovering the hidden secrets of piracy using Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Open Source, Security & Compliance, GDPR and IOT. Anderson Torres is an expert at using Python, PHP, Android, Machine Learning, OpenCV, OCR, Fingerprinting, Watermarking, Networking tools, Virtual Machines and other magics to achieve the results and success. Not too long ago, he was an working in security platforms such as IDS, IPS, HIDS, Firewalls and SIEMS

Attorney licensed to practice in Brazil, with a J.D. degree from the University of São Paulo and a Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law by FGV-SP, with more than 15 years in the areas of Copyright, Technology and Entertainment, has occupied leadership positions for the Latin American region in industries of Cinema, Software and Technology. Counselor of the National Council Against Piracy in the Ministry of Justice, member of ANCINE's Anti-Piracy Technical Chamber, and a co-coordinator of the ABPI Copyright Study Commission.

Pioneer in the cable TV industry in Brazil, former technical director and operations in groups such as NET, TVA, United Globalcom and Adelphia Brasil. Technical coordinator of ABTA anti-fraud intelligence.

Academic Director at Digital House Brasil, Organizer of Social Media Week São Paulo, Editor of WordPress.com Brazil blog and Counselor at ABRADi-SP. Graduated in Data Processing from Mackenzie University, with a postgraduate degree in Information Technology Applied to Business by FASP, he has been working with technology and communication since 1990. He is also a columnist about digital culture on Transamérica radio every Tuesday morning in the Despertar program. In 2005 he left the position of Systems Manager to live only by his blog, which started as a personal website in 1997. InterNey.net was recognized as the most popular Brazilian blog in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He was founder in 2006 of InterNey Blogs, Brazil's first professional blog network, a project that was discontinued in 2013. In 2008, he founded Polvora!, a social media agency, where he remained as partner until 2012. He was also an advisor, executive and consultant at boo-box from 2008 to 2015 And adviser of 00k from 2013 to 2016. From 2009 to 2016 he was curator of the Social Media area of Campus Party Brazil and Recife. In 2016 he was recognized by LinkedIn as one of the Brazilians Top Voices. In 2017 he was invited as Brazilian ambassador to Viva Technology Paris. He has been full professor or guest professor at the following institutions: ESPM, FGV, USP, FECAP, SENAC, UNICAMP, COMDPI, UFPA, Casper Líbero, PUC-SP, Feevale, FAAP e FUMEC/FCH. Was already been a jury or organizer at those contests: iBest, Top Blog, MVMob, WebCelebBrasil, Melhores da Websfera e Blog Talent Show do youPIX, Pororoca da ABRADi, Concurso Cultural IBM Brasil, Concurso de Mídia boo-box, Peixe Grande, Web Got's Talent da W3C, Campus Future, Hackaton Ford, Pitch Fights da Virada Empreendedora, Prêmio Digital and Prêmio ABRADi. As consultant worked for Disney, Ford, Médicos Sem Fronteiras, Grupo ABC, Automattic, Pag Seguro, IBM, UOL Host, Huawei and SEBRAE-MG.

MBA in Marketing from HSM, specialist in Digital Marketing and Innovation Management from ESPM. Rafael Kiso is Chief Digital Officer of Focusnetworks and founder of mLabs, the leading social media management platform in Brazil. Responsible for solutions that boost business and communication through the digital universe for medium and large national and international companies. Source for material in vehicles such as Exame, O Globo, Estadão, Globonews, RecordNews, JovemPan, Meio & Mensagem, Uol, Valor Econômico, among others. In 2017, he was elected the best Digital Planning Professional by ABRADi-SP.

Data Scientist specialized in Data Analytics, graduated in Journalism with MBA in Digital Management and Marketing (ESPM) and MBA in Data Science - BigData (FIAP), is responsible for developing activities such as data architecture and governance, planning and project coordination. digital environment metrics, training and workshops on Digital Analytics and Social Listening. In the digital market for almost 10 years, he is currently Head Of Data Intelligence & Social Listening at Focusnetworks, having gone through companies such as Locaweb, Porto Seguro Group and Profit-e E-commerce Solutions. It highlights the skill you most value: connecting the Exact and Technology areas with the "B-A-Bá" of Business and Marketing, which you believe enables greater assertiveness in data management, providing an intelligent analysis and strategy environment.

I am a flexible and multidisciplinary professional with wide experience in Digital. I have ownership in actions for all stages of the client's journey: from the dissemination fronts (media planning, awareness and performance campaigns, activation of prospects, social selling, brand positioning, actions with influencers), environment sales generation digital / e-commerce (ROI / ROAS control, digital projects, LP strategy, inbound mkt, user experience, lead generation, seo, A / B testing, growth hacking, retargeting, mkt automation, chatbots and cart rescue) and client retention (relationship in social networks, sac 2.0, activation of incentive campaigns, relationship and prevention programs to churn, MgM, communication rules, application development). I line up technical knowledge, business vision and curiosity. I am enthusiastic about new technologies and I try to keep abreast of the main trends related to digital transformation. I am passionate about people management and I believe that companies evolve through engaged teams, who value sharing knowledge and are involved in making a difference, no matter the complexity but always balancing concrete data and intuition. I have a knack for identifying opportunities and making them viable. I transform data and insights from behavior, analytics, media, research, social networking and CRM into fronts of product and process improvement. I make presentations to executive committees and stand by what I believe. I have experience in methodologies of co-creation and facilitation: Design Thinking, Sprint Design and the like.

Nominated Brazil’s best mentor in 2017 by #StartupAwards founder in Mackwave Venture Builder. Highly motivated and energetic individual with a knack for business development and matching people with optimal products and services to meet their specific needs. A creative, service-focused entrepreneur and friendly team player with superb networking and communication skills, looking to build productive working long term relationships with startups & companies that values passion, positivity, integrity and hard work. Edson Mackeenzy was Head of Startup Relations of Bossa Nova Investimentos, co-author of two books on entrepreneurship, Community Leader volunteer in TechStars and share experiences facilitating managements workshops. Specializes in developing business, management and operation of startups and strategic communication. Worked as MD for LatAm expansion for Code Fellows, Head of Communication and Partnerships of iMasters Group | E-Commerce Brazil. Mack was CEO / Founder of Videolog.tv, which made him one of the leading activists in Brazil's startup ecosystem. Its credibility allows to be Curator of Plataforma.Space ScaleUp program for SICOOB Cooperative Bank, SIZ innovation program for the Brazilian Television Engineering Society, Executive producer of Relate Live by Zendesk. In 2013 recognized as one of the most influential entrepreneurs in Brazil by Isto é Dinheiro Mag. Mack is a communicator, since began his career as a radio speaker has been involved in hundreds of conferences communication, relationship, entrepreneurship, technology and business around the world.