The involvement of our distinguished speakers is essential to the success of METexpo 2025.
With careful consideration, the conference committee selects experts who bring a wealth of experience, specialised skills, industry insight, and the ability to inspire and engage fellow professionals.
Our speakers come from diverse backgrounds in media, entertainment and technology, offering unique perspectives on the latest industry trends.
Please see below our confirmed speakers, to view their bios, visit their presentation on the program page here.
Chloe Angle
Teacher of Screen and Media
TAFE NSW Bradfield Senior College
Paul Barrett
Chief Technology Officer & co-Founder
The HELM Technology
Gregory Bennett
Associate Head of School - Research
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Jo Bickerton
National Manager Production Studios and Locations
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Paul Briscoe
Chief Architect
TAG Video Systems
Adrian Britton
Head of Technical Sales (APAC)
AI-Media
Evdoxia Brownlow
Head of Broadcast Operations
Tabcorp
Carina Burke
Online Drama and Short Films
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Scott Burns
Senior Product Manager, AI
ABC
Chen Chen
Lecturer
Auckland University of Technology
Nigel Christensen
President
Australian Screen Sound Guild (ASSG)
Karen Clark
CEO
Telstra Broadcast Services
Carolyn Constantine
NSW President
Australian Cinematographers Society
Sean Curran
GM APAC
Eluvio
Craig Daalmeijer-Power
Head Teacher
TAFE NSW- Photo Screen Games
John Dale
Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Product Management
Medialinks
Matthew Davies
International Current Affairs and Documentaries
ABC
Ollie Davies
Infrastructure Network Engineer
Telstra Broadcast Services
Kate Dickson
Talent Development Manager
NEP Australia
Dennis Dovale
Head of Technology, Media and Broadcast
Sky Racing / Tabcorp
Chris Dredge
Country and Sales Manager
LiveU Pacific
Alex Elliot
Solutions Consultant
Lenovo
Morgan Faets
NSW Studio Operations Manager
ABC
Sam Fletcher
Media Exchange Supervisor
Nine News
Tash Gallant
Talent Acquisition Advisor
Southern Cross Austereo
Fabio Gattari
Director
Etere
Peter Gatward
Solutions Architect
ABC Broadcast Media Infrastructure
Smita Gautam
Broadcast Tech Support Manager
Nine Entertainment Co.
Adam Gorzdanic
Lead Editor
Sky Racing
Lutfi Hady
Head Teacher Film and Television
TAFE NSW St Leonards
Mathew Hancock
General Manager, Streaming and Digital Products
SBS
Manda Hatter
Head of Operations and Founder ABC Pride
ABC
Robin Herin
Director of Standardization, CTO Office
Ateme
Junior Hunter
COO
PasifikaTV (PCBL)
Rebecca Jacobsen
Director, Organisational Development and Sustainability
Foxtel Group
Chris Johnson
Director Oceania
Riedel
Phil Jones
Director
Focus Group Technology
Steve Jones
Founder and CEO
Corrivium
Mitchell Kalika
TFC Product Owner
NEP Australia
Ken Kerschbaumer
Editorial Director
Sports Video Group
Eric Kwadjo Appiah
Field Marketer
Kelloa Research
Tseng Wai Leung
Senior Enterprise Architect
Akamai
Andy Liell
Head of Broadcast
LIGR Systems
Anna Lockwood
Head of Media and Sport, Telstra International
Telstra
Dominic Lovell
Head of Solutions Engineering
Akamai
Paul Marszalek
Global Media Strategist
Paul Marszalek Worldwide, Inc.
Jacent Olive Mawanda
IT Network Engineer
Media Links Australia
Reza Mazhari
Senior Broadcast Architect
Tabcorp
Scott McCue
Senior Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Damian Mcnamara
Senior Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Natasha Meleisea
CEO
PasifikaTV (PCBL)
Jessica Micallef
Head Teacher of Screen and Media (Radio and Journalism)
TAFE NSW Ultimo
Tony Moran
Sales Director - Oceania
Grass Valley
Stephen Murphy
A/g Director of Teaching and Learning
A/g Director of Teaching and Learning
Padraig O’Donovan
CEO and Founder
Layercake
Shane Ormsby
CTO
PasifikaTV (PCBL)
Urvashi Pal
Senior Solutions Engineer
Akamai
Jarmila Parratt
Sustainability and Energy Manager
BAI Communications
Mabel Pasipamire
Broadcast Engineer
NEP Australia
Trupti Patel
Head of Program Management
Telstra Broadcast Services
Sreejith Prabodh
Pre Sales / Technical Account Manager
ATEME
Keana Raymond
Junior Audio and Communications Technician
Gravity Media
Lily Robertson
News Edit Shift Leader
Nine Network
Andy Santone
Network Opperations Assistant
Southern Cross Austereo
Karl Schodt
Operations Manager
Pacific Corporation Broadcasting Ltd (PCBL)
Zali Shepherd
Racing Productions Manager - QLD
Sky Racing
Chris Spalding
Specialist Engineer Broadcast IP Systems and Projects
Seven Network
Dafydd Sills-Jones
Head of Virtual Creative Precinct
Auckland University of Technology
Jason Smith
Director of Customer Impact and Special Projects, Workflow Solutions
The Associated Press
Boey Song
Engineering Manager
Qvest Australia
Nigel Stitt
Senior Sales Director – Oceania
Intelsat
Ian Stokes
Operations Director - Media Services and Facilities
Gravity Media
Aaron Vassallo
Director
Sky Racing
Kahleah Webb
Head of Operations
Gravity Media
Klaus Webber
Director of Product Marketing
Grass Valley
Mike Whittaker
Chief Operating Officer
Telstra Broadcast Services
Paul Whybrow
Managing Director
Varda Creative
Damian Wyvill
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