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SMPTE Visual Innovation and Brilliant Engineering Conference
Meet Evolving Demands
Modern, story-driven productions are reshaping technology — from end-to-end workflow design to robotic camera systems and evolving approaches to content authenticity and production pipelines.
Produced in partnership with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the 2026 conference explored how creative demands continue to drive technical innovation.
About the 2026 Program
Attendees explored how creative needs drive technical innovation across today’s productions, including:
- End-to-end workflow design
- Robotics enabling previously impossible motion, including live demonstrations
- Growing demands for standards in content authenticity and provenance
- New pipeline approaches supporting evolving narrative and visual expectations
2026 Conference Speakers
Steve Tobenkin
Strategic Advisor
Eric Reinecke
Senior Software Engineer and Studio Encoding Tech Lead, Video Algorithms
Netflix
Sean Wallitsch
Solutions Architect for Visual Compute
Amazon Web Services
Boyd Hobbs
Industrial Designer/Cinematographer
NODO Film Systems
Erik Aadahl
Sound Designer & Supervising Sound Editor
E2
Carol Payne
Senior Color Scientist, Technical Advisory Committee Chair
Academy Software Foundation
Sally-Ann D'Amato
Executive Director
SMPTE – Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
David Morin
Executive Director
Academy Software Foundation
Renae Batty
SVP, Global Client Experience
Deluxe Media Inc.
Andy Beale
Director of Technology
Premier League Studios
Chelsea Fearnley
Head of Marketing, Brand & Partnerships
Motion Impossible
Abi Hemingway
VP Commercial & Partnerships
M2A Media
Yves Bergquist
AI Researcher and Program Director
USC's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC)
Carolyn Giardina
Crafts and Entertainment Technology Journalist
Cinema Editor
Willem Vermost
Senior Media Technology Architect
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
2026 Conference Sessions
4:05 – 4:55 p.m.
N259LMR
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