The IABM 2020 Future Trends Channel is an online launch pad for innovation with a packed agenda of presentations that explore up-and-coming technology and business trends and how they will segue from today’s environment.

Delivered over 5 weeks in September and free to attend/watch on demand, the Future Trends Channel will offer one live event every Tuesday together with a vast array of online content designed to provide attendees with knowledge and insight to help them make more informed decisions.

Mesmerizing Week - Imaging & Immersive - Live Event

Tuesday 15 September, 3pm BST / 4pm CEST

After years of niche applications, consumer adoption of VR has started to accelerate during the coronavirus pandemic, with AR too finding increasing use by broadcast and media companies. Is this a tipping point? UHD adoption was also on the increase – particularly in sports - helped by the increasing number of IP deployments.

This fireside chat will start with Thierry Fautier, President-Chair of the Ultra HD Forum and VP Video Strategy for Harmonic, referencing the current state of affairs, followed by our guest panelist Leonardo Chiariglione who launched the ISO/IEC Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) standards committee in 1988. IABM’s CTO, Stan Moote, will tease-out the future from these two compression industry experts.

Leonardo has a new initiative called MPAI (Moving Picture, Audio and Data Coding by Artificial Intelligence) that will put licensing at the heart of a new AI based compression scheme. Thierry is one of the few MPEG specialists who has implemented all the different video standards throughout his career. Don't miss hearing from these compression authorities!

The Mesmerizing Week live event will continue with a focus on quality and sensorial experiences, including next-generation audio, UHD television, VR, AR and other immersive technology solutions. What breakthroughs will take these immersive technologies to the next level?

Additional live events in September

Virtual Week - Cloud & Virtualization - 1 - 4 September

Data Week - AI/ML & Analytics - 7 - 11 September

Streaming Week - Streaming Content & Platforms - 21 - 25 September

Money Week - Future Media Economics - 28 September - 2 October