Pitches for the shortlisted projects on the IBC Accelerators Innovation Programme were presented in a quick-fire round in front of an international M&E audience at the Kickstart Day on 6 March.
The programme, which offers a year-round cycle of engagement, invited Champions and Participants of each of the 12 projects to present the common challenges they are addressing, what they hope to solve, and how their innovations will help the widespread industry now and in the future. The opportunity allowed each pitcher to share who they already have involved, who they want to collaborate with, and/or which specific vendors or sectors they want to reach.
Commenting on the importance of IBC Accelerators programme, sponsor John Canning, Director of Developer Relations - Creators, at AMD, described one of the key strengths as “doing things that live beyond the tradeshow.” AMD is returning as sponsor this year and will help support a whole load of new workflows as the systems evolve...
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