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Barcelona 2023 Programme Schedule

ICTA BARCELONA SEMINAR SERIES, 18-21 June 2023

PROGRAMME (DRAFT OF 8TH MARCH)

 Register online: www.icta-web.com

Cinema operators can participate for free by emailing jr@janrunge.com

 

Sunday seminar

Sunday, 18 June, Cinesa Diagonal Mar, auditorium 6 (TBC)

12:30 Registration, networking, welcome coffee
13:30 Welcome

Followed by 1 member presentation of 3 minutes 

13:40 Executive Round Table Discussion

Conversation with Christoph Papousek, CFO and Managing Partner, Cineplexx Group (Austria),

Anselm Esch, CEO, Cineplex Münster (Germany),

Alessandra Pavan Bernacchi. VP, Theatre Development, IMAX on recent innovations and technology trends in cinema exhibition. 

Further participant TBC.

Moderators & Producers: Oliver Pasch & Till Cussmann, ICTA

Followed by 2 member presentations of 3 minutes each

14:25 Live Demo and Presentation: Sound System Tuning

John F Allen, HPS-4000 (Producer: Jan Runge)

Followed by 2 member presentations of 3 minutes each

14:55 Protecting Movies in 2023 – the Cinema Perspective

Richard Welsh, Director Innovation, Deluxe, EVP, SMPTE

(Producer: Cathy Huis in ‘t veld Esser, CTO, Gofilex)

Followed by 2 member presentations of 3 minutes each

15:35 Coffee break and networking
16:30 Focus Ukraine: the realities of running a cinema (technology) business in times of war

Interview with MAG Audio Founder Alexander Khasin and cinema operator (TBC).

Moderator & Producer: Jan Runge

Followed by 2 member presentations of 3 minutes each

17:30 End of seminar

 

ICTA reception and awards ceremony

Sunday, 18 June, PLACE TBC

 

18:30 Welcome reception
19:00 Begin of awards ceremony
21:00 End of ICTA reception and dinner

 

CineEurope Focus Sessions on Trade Show Floor (Presented by ICTA)

21 June, CCIB

 

14:00 Opening remarks: Jan Runge, ICTA

Sponsor welcome

1 x ICTA members presentations

14.10 What’s next? Trends and new technologies transforming the cinema experience

Panelists:

Jan Rasmussen, Head of Screen Technology, Nordisk Film 

Cinemas

Ron Sterk, CEO, VUE Netherlands

Guillaume Thomine Desmazures, MD, ICE Theatres

Serge Plasch, Chief Commercial Officer, Cinionic

Pranay Kumar, CTO, GDC Technology

Further panelist to be confirmed

Moderator: Sonia Ragone, UNIC

1 x ICTA members presentations

14:50 Behind the Screens: Bridging Staff Shortages and Skills Gaps in Cinema (Roundtable discussion)

Panelists: 

Nick Gault, European Away From Home Customers Director, The Coca Cola Company

Mike Bradbury, Head of Cinema Technology, Odeon Cinemas Group

Mariam El Bacha, General Manager, CinemaxX Denmark

Moderator: Tammo Buhren, Managing Director, zweiB & EDCF

Producer: Jan Runge, ICTA

Followed by 2 x ICTA members presentations

15:30 How can cinemas prepare for the next wave of marketing innovations: Social, AI and AR

Isaac Riesgo, Vertical Lead for Entertainment Spain, TikTok

Tony Barnes, Co-Founder. karta

Carla Boyd, Senior Social and Content Marketing Manager, Cineworld Cinemas

Further panelist to be confirmed.

Moderator: Michelle Stevens, POWSTER

Producer: Till Cussmann, VISTA

Followed by 2 x ICTA members presentations

16:15 Ends