On September 9-11, 2024, we hosted a group of decision-makers and innovators who are shaping the future of the broadcast industry for a series of in-depth discussions and presentations dedicated to AI. NAB Futures: AI provided a unique opportunity to share ideas and experiences with other broadcasters charting a course to the future of broadcasting. Part inspiration, part innovation, part implementation – NAB Futures: AI focused on the potential of AI in broadcasting. Below are photos of various speakers and topics from the gathering.
John Clark, NAB Senior Vice President of Emerging Technology, kicked off the 2-day program.
Sam Matheny, NAB CTO, presented a broad overview of AI for broadcasters.
Wei Teh, Machine Learning Specialist Solutions Architect for AWS, discussed AI’s Power Play in Content Creation.
Marissa Loren, Senior GTM Director at ElevenLabs, talked about using generative AI with audio.
Eric Tang, CTO and Co-Founder of LivePeer Studio, presented on the promise of democratized creation and consumption with AI.
OpenAI’s Tom Rubin, Chief of Intellectual Property and Content, and Varun Shetty, Head of Media Partnerships, had a thoughtful conversation about AI content and opportunities with NAB CTO Sam Matheny.
Chris Jansen, Head of Broadcast News Partnerships at Google, discussed Google’s approach to AI and the media.
Jay Cherian, Solutions Architect for Broadcast and Viewer Experience at Google Cloud, provided in-depth AI use cases using Google Cloud.
Nota CEO, Josh Brandau, explained how AI amplifies audience and revenue.
NAB’s Shawn Donilon, Josh Pollack and Erin Dozier provided policy and perspectives on AI.
Ashish Agrawal, Founder and CEO of EonMedia, explained how broadcasters can generate new revenue from archives with AI
Ordo Digital founder, Jon Accarrino, walked through methods to monetize content across the AI internet.
Jonathan Esquivel, Research Computer Scientist at Southwest Research Institute, shared how AI is applied in other industries.
SMPTE President Renard Jenkins, provided the Day 2 keynote the Future of Broadcast and Media and Generative AI’.
Southwest Research Institute Engineer, Mike Brown, discussed AI’s connection to transportation and the connected car.
NAB Vice President of Innovation and Strategy Alison Martin, summarized the discussions from NAB Futures: AI.