NAB Show ConferenceIt’s another full day of programming and ends with the Amateur Radio Operators Reception, also known as the HAM Reception.


Exhibit Hall Hours
Tuesday, April 18  |  9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.


Tuesday’s Broadcast Engineering and IT Conference Schedule
Tuesday, April 18 | 10:00 – 4:00 pm
West Hall Room W216-W218


Engineering Achievement Awards at the We Are Broadcasters Event
Tuesday, April 18 | 10:00 – 11:00 am
Main Stage

This event includes the presentation of the NAB Crystal Radio Awards, NAB Crystal Heritage Award, Engineering Achievement Award for Radio and Television, and more.

  • Radio Engineering Achievement Award Recipient: Michael Cooney, chief technology officer, Beasley Media Group
  • Television Engineering Achievement Award Recipient: H. Douglas Lung, vice president, Broadcast Technology, NBCUniversal Local

Sip-and-Speak: Solutions for Third-party Cookie Deprecation
Tuesday, April 18 | 12:00 – 12:30 pm
West Hall Room W231-W232: TV and Radio HQ

The digital advertising industry is poised to phase out cookies, which track users as they browse websites, potentially costing the broadcast industry billions of dollars annually. PILOT, NAB’s innovation arm, recently released a First-Party Data Director-to-Consumer Accelerator report and program to face this issue head-on. Hear details from the report and learn what you should be doing now to prepare.


Broadcast CISO Roundtable
Tuesday, April 18 | 2:40 – 3:20 pm
Exhibition Floor: West Hall W3421A – Connect Inspiration Theater

Chief Cybersecurity Officers from broadcast and vendor companies will discuss the challenges in securing the IP and network infrastructure of today’s production and broadcast facilities, including vendor risk management and supply chain security.


NEXTGEN TV Devices: Update on Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
Tuesday, April 18 | 4:20 – 5:00 pm
Exhibition Floor: West Hall W3421A – Connect Inspiration Theater

This session will update the audience on the status of the NEXTGEN TV logo scheme, and some of the challenges device manufactures see in the market and opportunities that also exist as first movers.


TVNewsCheck’s Women in Technology Awards(Register Here)
Tuesday, April 18 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm
West Hall W205-W206

TVNewsCheck will present its 13th annual Women in Technology Leadership Award to Anne Schelle, managing director of the Pearl TV consortium.


Amateur Radio Operators Reception
Tuesday, April 18 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
West Hall W317-W319

The Amateur Radio Operators Reception, also known as the HAM Reception, draws hundreds of broadcasting’s best and brightest for a relaxed evening talking shop, enjoying the fellowship of the radio amateur community and winning incredible prizes.