2024 SVG Audio Symposium

Once again, SVG and DTVAG in conjunction with major sports broadcasters and our sponsors will host the 2024 SVG Audio Symposium at the Westin Detroit Metro Airport Hotel. This exclusive, invitation-only event brings together leading audio production mixers and technologists for a full day of learning and thought-inspiring discussions.

During our all-day session we will examine the radical changes impacting audio production for live sports and entertainment, and the implications of expanding direct-to-consumer HDR and 4K distribution and immersive 5.1.4 production.  Amongst other recent global events, we will review NBC’s Paris Olympics broadcast and the unprecedented scale of at-home immersive audio production and IP audio signal gathering.   We will also look beyond this-style of production-hubbing to examine how in-cloud virtualization is poised to enable “distributed production”, and we will discuss the considerations for audio and the possibilities for mixers literally working from home.

On the technology side, we will review the latest developments for AI-based autonomous and assisted mixing and the opportunities for sophisticated AI personalization and stream-by-stream quality control and error detection.  Back on the ground we’ll examine how leading broadcaster are expanding program audio and metadata flows in SMPTE ST2110 environments to accommodate modern audio needs.  Closer to the action we will check out the expanding offerings of DSP-enabled digital array and conventional microphones and their applications in live production.

There will be a welcoming reception at 7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 24^th.
All day summit sessions will run on Wednesday, the 25th, followed by dinner that evening.

FULL PROGRAM (9/25):

7:00 a.m.: BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION

9:00 a.m.: WELCOME
Roger Charlesworth, SVG Audio, Executive Director
Jim Starzynski, NBC Universal, Director and Principal Audio Engineer; SVG Audio, Chairman

9:15 a.m.: EXPANDING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Cherylene McKinney, Dolby Laboratories, Director Commercial Partnerships

9:30 a.m.: AUDIO PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR PARIS 2024
Karl Malone, NBC Sports and Olympics, Senior Director of Audio Engineering
Jim Starzynski, NBC Universal, Director and Principal Audio Engineer; SVG Audio, Chairman
Paul Kirchberg, Peacock, Engineering Manager, Live Video

10:30 a.m.: BREAK

11:00 a.m.: AUDIO INFRASTRUCTURE VIRTUALIZATION
Christian Struck, Lawo AG, Senior Product Manager, Audio Infrastructure

11:15 a.m.: CLOUD-BASED AUDIO PRODUCTION CHALLENGES
Berny Carpenter, Solid State Logic, Broadcast Product Manager 

11:30 a.m.: ADVENTURES WITH DIGITAL MICROPHONES AND ADAPTING TO IP AUDIO EDGE DEVICE IN LIVE PRODUCTION
Ben Cochran, Audio-Technica, Engineer and Technology Advisor
Matt Coppedge, CBS Sports, Senior Audio Engineer
Dave Grundtvig, CBS Sports, Senior Audio Engineer
Steven Silva, Voyage Audio, Co-Founder
Will Waters, Audinate, Principal Product Manager
Jason Waufle, Shure, Manager Global Strategic Market Development

12:30 p.m.: LUNCH

1:30 p.m.: AUDIO PRODUCTION, SOUND DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION FROM EURO TO WORLD CUP 2025
Felix Krückels, Media Campus of the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt-Dieburg, Professor of Broadcast Production and System Design

2:00 p.m.: CODA AUTOMATED MEDIA ECOSYSTEM
Scott Levine, Skywalker Sound, Senior Product Manager

2:15 p.m.: NEW JOBS FOR AI IN LIVE SPORSTS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Rob Oldfield, Salsa Sound, Co-Founder and CEO

2:45 p.m.: REFLECTIONS ON PRODUCTION HUBBING
Melissa Terry, Warner Bros Discovery, Manager of Creative Services, Global Content Operations

3:00 p.m.: BREAK

3:30 p.m.: NGA AUDIO WORKFLOW EVOLUTION
James Cowdery, Dolby Laboratories, Senior Staff Architect

4:00 p.m.: OBJECT AUDIO FOR AUGMENTED REALITY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Tom Sahara, Quintar, Senior Vice President, Production Technology

4:30 p.m.: PERSPECTIVES ON LIVE PRODUCTION
Flo Brown, ESPN, Senior Audio Engineer
Jaimie McCombs, Fox Sports, Senior Audio Engineer
Neal Roberts, Warner Bros Discovery, Senior Director of Live Experiences

5:15 p.m.: WRAP UP

5:30 p.m.: MEETING ADJOURNED

6:00 p.m.: RECEPTION AND DINNER

SPONSORED BY: AUDIO TECHNICA, CALREC, DALE PRO AUDIO, DANTE, DOLBY, LAWO, SHURE, SOLID STATE LOGIC & TELOS ALLIANCE

Interested in attending? Please contact Andrew Lippe at [email protected] to inquire.

All sponsors, please contact Rob Payne at [email protected] and Andrew Gabel at [email protected].