Program

Streaming Media Connect 2026 this November 9–11 offers a dynamic lineup of sessions packed with practical advice, inspiring thought leadership, actionable insights, and lively debate. Learn how leading organizations are using innovative approaches to tackle the latest challenges in live streaming, OTT, content delivery, monetization, and more. Join us for cutting-edge information, analysis, and education that you won't find anywhere else.

If you'd like to join us as a speaker, please see our Call for Speakers or Invitation to Sponsor.

Monday, Nov 9

Day One - Free Online Sessions

 

MON1. Keynote Fireside Chats

11:00 AM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Additional Information Coming Soon!

Moderator:

, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media


 

MON2. Tunable Latency, MoQ, and the Future of Video Delivery

12:30 PM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET) / 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PT)

Get in tune with the evolving landscape of video delivery as we explore tunable low-latency architectures and Media over QUIC (MoQ), the emerging protocol poised to recast the future of real-time streaming. This panel explores the trade-offs between latency, quality, and reliability as live streams scale, providing insights into what's next for streamers as they deploy MoQ and map out the future of low-latency video.

Moderator:

, AI & Streaming Technology Strategist, SVTA


Speakers:

, Co-Chair, Quality of Experience (QoE) Working Group, SVTA

, Director of Product Management - Encoding, Bitmovin

, Self-Employed

 

MON3. Taming TCO for Live Streaming at Scale

02:00 PM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

While total cost of ownership spans an encyclopedic number of operational touchpoints, managing streaming P&L from CapEx to OpEx ultimately comes down to making targeted, high-impact architectural choices. This panel of streaming ops experts covers practical approaches to optimizing infrastructure, encoding, delivery, and operational costs without compromising the quality and reliability that live audiences demand.

Moderator:

, AI & Streaming Technology Strategist, SVTA


Speakers:

, ex-Head of Unified Communications, IBM

, Staff Software Engineer, Live Technology, TV2

, SVP Operations, FloSports

 

MON4. Agentic AI and the Future of Streaming Ad Tech

03:30 PM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PT)

The new generation of autonomous, goal-driven AI agents are poised to reshape ad-buying, ad-decisioning, contextual targeting, and optimized ad insertion across the CTV ecosystem. This panel explores what agentic AI means for advertisers, platforms, and the future of programmatic workflows.

Moderator:

, Principal Analyst, Ring Digital llc


Speakers:

, Vice President of Ad Tech & Programmatic, Vevo

, Director, Product Management - Advanced TV, IAB Tech Lab

Tuesday, Nov 10

Day Two - Free Online Sessions

 

TUE1. Keynote Fireside Chat: Laura Florence, SVP Global Channels, Fremantle

11:00 AM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Additional Information Coming Soon!

Moderator:

, Principal Analyst, Ring Digital llc


Speaker:

, SVP Global Channels, Fremantle

 

TUE2. Stream, Click, Convert: Delivering Performance-Driven CTV Ad Experiences

12:30 PM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET) / 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PT)

Connected TV is evolving beyond brand awareness into a measurable, performance-driven channel at the lean-back, living-room epicenter of the entertainment ecosystem. But delivering measurable ad experiences that result in conversions rather than enhanced brand awareness requires rethinking creative, targeting, and attribution actions for the streaming environment. This session breaks down performance advertising strategies and technologies that turn CTV impressions into trackable, revenue-generating outcomes that fuse first- and second-screen engagement into streaming-driven sales.

Moderator:

, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech Media


Speakers:

, VP, Head of Business Intelligence & Insights, Fuse Media

, Director of Adtech, Globo

, Business Development Director, Broadpeak

 

TUE3. Still in the Loop: Leveraging AI and Humans in Streamlined Streaming Workflows

02:00 PM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

In an industry buzzing about ways to integrate AI into today’s streaming workflows, strategically positioning the humans in the loop is more critical than ever. How will large-scale streamers in 2027 balance AI automation with human oversight to build workflows that are both efficient and reliable? This panel pinpoints where human judgment still matters most and how to design streamlined pipelines that leverage AI from ingest to processing to observability.

Moderator:

, ex-Head of Unified Communications, IBM


Speakers:

, Global Leader, Solutions Architecture, M&E, Games and Sports, Amazon Web Services

, ex-Director, Live Sports Advertising, Amazon Prime Video and HBO, NPR, ABC News, NBC, Accenture, SoCalNMotorsports, KDM Tuners

 

TUE4. Unbreakable: Maximizing QoE With Resilient, Scalable Sports Streaming Infrastructure

03:30 PM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PT)

High-performance, redundant, and resilient pipelines are critical to successful, mission-critical sports streams. This panel of seasoned sports streamers explores how sports streaming platforms leverage infrastructure designed to withstand the bursty demands of live sporting events without buckling under pressure. This session covers scaling strategies and failover systems that will keep your high-stakes streams running when your fan base surges in the moments that matter most.

Moderator:

, ex-CMO, Norsk


Speakers:

, CEO, Qualabs

, Director, Global Stream Operations, FloSports

Wednesday, Nov 11

Day Three - Free Online Sessions

 

WED1. Keynote Fireside Chats

11:00 AM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Additional Information Coming Soon!

Moderator:

, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media


 

WED2. Global Sports Streaming Industry Lessons From the 2026 World Cup

12:30 PM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET) / 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PT)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the biggest global live sporting event of the year, and streaming was central to its success. The tournament’s 104 matches stress-tested streaming’s reach and resiliency like never before, with record concurrent viewership tuning in across a fragmented landscape of platforms and devices. This panel of expert industry analysts discusses the future of streaming as the primary platform for premium global sports events, what the rights matrix looks like going forward, what worked and what buffered, and lessons learned around localization, personalization, advertising, and subscriber retention and growth.

Moderator:

, Founder, MTech Sport


Speaker:

, Principal, Hub Entertainment Research

 

WED3. FASTER, FASTER! Automating Linear CTV Channel Lifecycles From Launch to Monetization

02:00 PM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

This session explores how broadcasters and streaming platforms can dramatically accelerate the launch, management, and monetization of FAST channels by automating traditionally manual workflows across content ingestion, scheduling, and ad insertion. We’ll also discuss aspects of channel building where human intervention remains critical. Attendees will learn practical strategies and real-world case studies for compressing channel lifecycle timelines while maintaining quality and scaling operations efficiently across today’s sprawling CTV landscape.

Moderator:

, Founder & CEO, Ashling Digital


Speakers:

, Senior Director, Media and Content Services, A+E Global Media

, Founder & CEO, Katapy

, VP, Fubo Sports Networks, Fubo

 

WED4. Actionable Insights: Leveraging Deterministic Audience Data for Streaming Monetization

03:30 PM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PT)

Today’s streaming platforms are increasingly leveraging deterministic audience data—as opposed to modeled or probabilistic estimates—to support more accurate ad targeting, measurement, and monetization strategies. This panel explores the emerging tech behind deterministic measurement and what it means for advertisers and platforms navigating a privacy-conscious viewer landscape.

Moderator:

, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech Media