SUMMIT2023 AGENDA

DAY 1 | Wednesday, May 31 • General Sessions

Location: International Ballroom

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. WELCOMING REMARKS presented by PRESENTERS:

Eric Frey, Virginia Tech, Assistant AD, ACC Network Operations; 2023 SVG College Summit Chairman

Brandon Costa, SVG, Program Director, SVG College Summit

Stefan Tribble, Ross Video, Solution Specialist – Sports & Live Events

2:20 – 3:15 p.m. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: Collegiate Leaders Address the Industry’s Opportunities and Challenges

Key athletic department video production leaders from schools of all sizes reflect on the year that was and offer a peek at what they are working on in the year to come.

MODERATOR: Eric Frey, Virginia Tech, Assistant AD, ACC Network Operations; 2023 SVG College Summit Chairman

PANELISTS:

Parker Leppien, Auburn University, Director, Live Operations and Programming

Scott Hecht, Big East Conference, Senior Associate Commissioner, Broadcasting

Mikayla Mosteller, The Citadel, Director of Video Productions

Corey Speights, University of West Georgia, Director of Digital Experiences

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. CASE STUDY: The Clear-Com Connected Sports Campus presented by

The Clear-Com Connected Sports Campus is fundamental to the television production or gameday presentation process by leveraging a network of intercom devices and software to communicate over a common IP campus infrastructure, creating a streamlined and centralized workflow.

PRESENTERS:

Imry Halevi, Harvard University, Associate Director of Athletics –Content & Strategic Communications

Vinnie Macri, Clear-Com, Senior Market Outreach Manager

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA sponsored by

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. CBS SPORTS DIRECTOR MARK GRANT: A Keynote Conversation

Veteran live sports director Mark Grant reached the pinnacle of his accomplished career this year when he worked at the front bench of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four and the National Championship Game for CBS Sports. In doing so, he also became the first person-of-color to direct a major American sports television championship on television. Grant joins the SVG College Summit to reflect on his career, offer his advice for directing live sporting events today, and answer your questions pertaining to your —and your students’ — careers.

MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services

SPEAKER: Mark Grant, CBS Sports, Director

4:30 – 4:45 p.m. CASE STUDY: The Future of College Sports TV & Live Production: How Texas A&M Successfully Implements IP presented by

With workflows becoming increasingly complex, more companies are migrating to software-defined IP systems. Texas A&M University has successfully adapted to the accelerating rate of change in the industry by transitioning from SDI to IP in their sports production environment.

PRESENTERS:

Zack Bacon, Texas A&M University Athletics, Chief Broadcast Engineer Robert Erickson, TAG Video Systems, VP, Live Production and Sports

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. SVG COLLEGE SPORTS MEDIA AWARDS

The 15th-annual SVG College Sports Media Awards presented in association with NACDA celebrate the very best in college sports video content from the past year. Join us as winners are announced.

MASTERS OF CEREMONY:

John Fanta, FOX Sports, College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter; Big East Conference, Digital Correspondent

Morgan Uber, American Athletic Conference, Director of Video Communications, Reporter

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. WELCOMING NETWORKING RECEPTION sponsored by

DAY 2 | Thursday, June 1 • General Sessions

Location: International Ballroom

8:30 – 9:15 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST sponsored by

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. THE NEW CONTROL ROOM? Production Facilities in the Age of Remote Production and the Cloud

Centralized control rooms, trailers, and even flypacks are the established norm across collegiate athletic departments. As the greater broadcast industry evolves to utilize more remote (or REMI) production and cloudbased workflows, in what ways does that make us rethink the facilities that we call home? From switchers to comms to replay, graphics, audio, and everything in between, live production leaders share their takes on new flexibilities available in live production.

MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor

PANELISTS:

Jeff Hanel, University of Texas at Austin, Director, Creative Video

Andrew Kurtz, Monmouth University, Assistant AD for Live Broadcasting

Greg Macchia, Riedel Communications, VP, Business Development, Live Production

Scott Rinehart, University of Notre Dame, Director, Broadcast and Streaming Technologies

Jared Timmins, Diversified, VP of Innovation, Media Solutions