Chris Pfaff opened Arctic15 2022 – the first in-person Arctic15 since 2019 – at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on June 7, 2022, with a fireside chat that featured Gregory M. Bernstein, from EQT Group, and Simone Ross, from TED Conferences. The session discussed how to source innovative companies for investment, and how to view innovation trends.

Gregory M. Bernstein, EQT Group (left), Simone Ross, TED Conferences (center), and Chris Pfaff, Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC (right)

Chris Pfaff listens intently during the ‘Finding the Next Big Thing’ fireside chat

Chris Pfaff (left) greets Jan Ameri (right) with a salutatory fist bump at the opening of Arctic15 2022 at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki

Gregory M. Bernstein (left), from EQT Group, Simone Ross (center), from TED Conferences, and Chris Pfaff (right) before the ‘Finding the Next Big Thing’ panel at Arctic15 2022

Chris Pfaff moderated the virtual ‘Revenue Growth Syndication’ panel at the WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers) Asian Media Leaders Summit on Tuesday, May 24th at 11:30 am Singapore time. Joining him were Aya Uryu, co-founder and COO of Nordot and Jeff Myers, co-founder of Factinate. The session discussed how Fractionate added more revenue with smarter content and distribution strategies by working with Nordot’s intelligent news distribution platform.

WAN-IFRA’S Asian Media Leaders Summit is the leading platform for publishers and news industry leaders from Asia Pacific to hear about and discuss contemporary issues with peers from the region and around the world.

You can watch the full panel at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtehBHepDs&list=PLoI_JTd83w-pyW9SqVfsG7yP_jScNw8Yq&index=2

At the first-ever Streaming Media East event held in Boston, Chris Pfaff moderated the ‘Future of Advertising’ session on May 24, 2022 with the following experts:

Brian Kline, president, Penthera

Jessica Masters, Director of East Coast Sales – Roku

Tim Ware, VicePresident of Platform Partnerships and Sales – Crackle Plus

You can watch the full panel at:

https://youtu.be/uq4Gq10mmIY?list=PLcSb1s2U3uyCXba5dvCf6sEnphLdTjq1q

Session Description:

SSAI. CSAI. DLA. FAST. AVOD. It’s a veritable alphabet soup of advertisingtechnologies and models, but they all share one thing in common: opening up a new world of TV advertising leveraging technologies that are only possible in streaming. This panel of industry leaders talks about what’s working, what’s not, and where the smart money says OTT advertising is headed.

(Left to right): Jessica Masters, Roku; Brian Kline, Penthera, Tim Ware, Crackle Plus

(Left to right): Jessica Masters, Roku; Brian Kline, Penthera, Tim Ware, Crackle Plus, Chris Pfaff, Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC

Chris Pfaff moderated the NAB Show Media Meet & Greet session with NAB show director and NAB EVP Chris Brown on April 5, 2022, where Brown details the NAB Show’s reimagined look, and its new networking features, as well as the NAB Show’s four carefully curated collections of exhibits and education illustrating the entire content lifecycle: Create, Connect, Capitalize and Intelligent Content. The session was a special event that kicked off a month-long series of professional networking opportunities, culminating at the in-person event in Las Vegas. Attendees to Media Meet & Greet, produced by Janet Greco, from Broadcast Projects, could meet new colleagues, refresh old friendships, and come together as part of a month-long networking experience.

The NAB Show Media Meet & Greet took place on the premium event platform, Deal Room, enabling attendees to discover who was attending the NAB Show in Las Vegas directly on the platform.

Chris Pfaff moderated the Streaming Media Connect virtual panel – ‘From Small Things: How Niche Services Can Find Mainstream Success’ – on Thursday, February 17, 2022, a discussion on the growth in niche OTT services, with the followingexpert group of panelists:

• Igor Oreper, vice president, solutions, Bitmovin
• Paul Erickson, Director of Research, Parks Associates 
• DeShuna Spencer, CEO/founder, Kweli
• Marc DiLorenzo, CEO/founder, 2GTHR
• Ajit Thakur, CEO, aha 
• Damian Pelliccione, CEO/co-founder,Revry

You can watch the full panel on ‘From Small Things: How Niche Services Can Find Mainstream Success’ at:

ABOUT ‘FROM SMALL THINGS: HOW NICHE SERVICES CAN FIND MAINSTREAM SUCCESS’  

Whether they’re defined by the type of content—science fiction, horror, romance—or the type of audience, niche services are the long tail of the OTT universe. But just because their audiences are limited doesn’t mean their revenue opportunities are. Partnerships with aggregators and “mainstream” services offer pathways to bigger viewership numbers, and innovative marketing approaches can turn small services into big successes.

Chris Pfaff moderated the Streaming Media Connect virtual panel – Connected TV Advertising: The Holy Grail?’ – produced by Streaming Media Magazine, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, featuring the following speakers:

• Kumar Subramanian, CEO,MediaMelon
• Jessica Masters, director of East Coast sales,Roku
• Aulden Kaye, director of advertising partnerships,Philo
• Tal Chalozin, CTO/co-founder, Innovid

You can watch the full panel at:

ABOUT ‘CONNECTED TV ADVERTISING: THE HOLY GRAIL?’

OTT’s hottest new monetization strategy is CTV. It’s got everything: better reach, increased engagement, improved attribution, and unparalleled targeting. We examine how brands and OTT services can work hand-in-hand to provide the best viewing experience for consumers while delivering the most bang for the buck for advertisers.

Jessica Masters, Roku

Tal Chalozin, Innovier

Alden Kaye, Philo

Kumar Subramanian, MediaMelon

Justin Melillo, co-founder/CEO of Miami-based MoNa Gallery, was the guest in a VR AR Association Storytelling Committee call hosted by Chris Pfaff on Thursday, January 13, 2022. The discussion, ‘Creating Unique 3D Environments on the Blockchain: MoNa Gallery Demonstrates Portable Spaces for the Multi-User Metaverse,’ featured Justin demonstrating the MoNa Spaces, which can be built and minted on Ethereum or Polygon blockchain. Designed to be compostable, social, and interactive, the MoNa Spaces can hold and display other collectibles. Durably designed, with portability in mind, the MoNa Spaces enable basic adjustable artist royalties to be sold. The system will be expanded to provide additional tools for artists across Web3 metaverses. MoNa Gallery, comprised of a team of ex-Magic Leap and Snapchat builders who have worked with the likes of Drake, CharliXCX, and NASA, was a big winner in the Web3 art space in 2022.