Speakers

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. 


John Kean

Paul Barrett 
Chief Technology Officer & co-Founder
The HELM Technology

John Kean

Gregory Bennett 
Associate Head of School - Research
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

John Kean

Jo Bickerton 
National Manager Production Studios and Locations
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

John Kean

Paul Briscoe 
Chief Architect
TAG Video Systems

John Kean

Adrian Britton 
Head of Technical Sales (APAC)
AI-Media

John Kean

Evdoxia Brownlow 
Head of Broadcast Operations
Tabcorp

John Kean

Scott Burns 
Senior Product Manager, AI
ABC

John Kean

Chen Chen 
Lecturer
Auckland University of Technology

John Kean

Nigel Christensen 
President
Australian Screen Sound Guild (ASSG)

John Kean

Karen Clark 
CEO
Telstra Broadcast Services

John Kean

Carolyn Constantine
NSW Chair
Australian Cinematographers Society

John Kean

Sean Curran
GM APAC
Eluvio

John Kean

Ollie Davies
Infrastructure Network Engineer
Telstra Broadcast Services

John Kean

Kate Dickson
Talent Development Manager
NEP Australia

John Kean

Dennis Dovale
Head of Technology, Media and Broadcast
Sky Racing / Tabcorp

John Kean

Chris Dredge
Country and Sales Manager
LiveU Pacific

John Kean

Morgan Faets
NSW Studio Operations Manager
ABC

John Kean

Fabio Gattari
Director
Etere

John Kean

Peter Gatward
Solutions Architect
ABC Broadcast Media Infrastructure

John Kean

Smita Gautam
Broadcast Tech Support Manager
Nine Entertainment Co.

John Kean

Adam Gorzdanic
Lead Editor
Sky Racing

John Kean

Lutfi Hady
Head Teacher Film and Television
TAFE NSW St Leonards

John Kean

Manda Hatter
Head of Operations and Founder ABC Pride
ABC

John Kean

Robin Herin
Director of Standardization, CTO Office
Ateme

John Kean

Junior Hunter
COO
PasifikaTV (PCBL)

John Kean

Rebecca Jacobsen
Director, Organisational Development and Sustainability
Foxtel Group

John Kean

Chris Johnson
Director Oceania
Riedel

John Kean

Steve Jones
Founder and CEO
Corrivium

John Kean

Mitchell Kalika
TFC Product Owner
NEP Australia

John Kean

Ken Kerschbaumer
Editorial Director
Sports Video Group

John Kean

Eric Kwadjo Appiah
Field Marketer
Kelloa Research

John Kean

Tseng Wai Leung 
Senior Enterprise Architect
Akamia

John Kean

Andy Liell 
Head of Broadcast
LIGR Systems

John Kean

Anna Lockwood 
Head of Media and Sport, Telstra International
Telstra

John Kean

Dominic Lovell 
Head of Solutions Engineering
Akamai

John Kean

Paul Marszalek 
Global Media Strategist
Paul Marszalek Worldwide, Inc.

John Kean

Jacent Olive Mawanda
IT Network Engineer
Media Links Australia

John Kean

Reza Mazhari
Senior Broadcast Architect
Tabcorp

John Kean

Scott McCue 
Senior Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services

John Kean

Damian Mcnamara 
Senior Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services

John Kean

Natasha Meleisea 
CEO
PasifikaTV (PCBL)

John Kean

Tony Moran 
Sales Director - Oceania
Grass Valley

John Kean

Padraig O’Donovan 
CEO and Founder
Layercake

John Kean

Shane Ormsby 
CTO
PasifikaTV (PCBL)

John Kean

Urvashi Pal
Senior Solutions Engineer
Akamia

John Kean

Jarmila Parratt
Sustainability and Energy Manager
BAI Communications

John Kean

Trupti Patel
Head of Program Management
Telstra Broadcast Services

John Kean

Sreejith Prabodh
Pre Sales / Technical Account Manager
ATEME

John Kean

Zali Shepherd
Racing Productions Manager - QLD
Sky Racing

John Kean

Chris Spalding
Specialist Engineer Broadcast IP Systems and Projects
Seven Network

John Kean

Dafydd Sills-Jones
Head of Virtual Creative Precinct
Auckland University of Technology

John Kean

Jason Smith
Director of Customer Impact and Special Projects, Workflow Solutions
The Associated Press

John Kean

Boey Song
Engineering Manager
Qvest Australia

John Kean

Nigel Stitt
Senior Sales Director – Oceania
Intelsat

John Kean

Ian Stokes
Operations Director - Media Services and Facilities
Gravity Media

John Kean

Aaron Vassallo
Director
Sky Racing

John Kean

Kahleah Webb
Head of Operations
Gravity Media

John Kean

Klaus Webber
Director of Product Marketing
Grass Valley

John Kean

Mike Whittaker
Chief Operating Officer
Telstra Broadcast Services

John Kean

Paul Whybrow
Managing Director
Varda Creative



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