VSI Panel at CON-LO-CON: M&E Localisation in 2030

28 February 2024

VSI Panel at CON-LO-CON: M&E Localisation in 2030

During this year's CON-LO-CON event, hosted by the Entertainment Globalization Association, VSI CTO Scott Rose will be bringing together key industry professionals to explore the changes we've seen within the localisation landscape and the influencing factors we believe will be drivers of change over the next 5-years.

Did we correctly anticipate where the industry would be five years ago? What did we get right, what did we get wrong, what surprised us, what do we anticipate will be different by 2030? Join us at CON-LO-CON to find out more.

Scott Rose, VSI CTO

Moderator profile:

Scott Rose has a distinguished track record in localisation, built over 30 years and is a guiding voice in the industry. In his current role as CTO at VSI, he owns the company's ambitious technology roadmap as well as its R&D vision. Scott has a deep understanding of technology, the global supply chain, media operations, content security and the viability of AI in the creative space. He is a client-facing executive who excels at building system integrations that scale and client engagement platforms that provide transparency. Formerly CTO of SDI Media and lyuno-SDI, his leadership experience incorporates board-level advisement, strategic technology vision and implementation of cutting-edge technology.

Teresa Phillips, Spherex Co-Founder and CEO

Speaker profile:

Teresa Phillips is co-founder and CEO of Spherex, a global data and technology company that provides cultural intelligence and compliance solutions in Media & Entertainment. Teresa has been issued multiple patents for annotation and prediction systems in local age ratings and cultural distance. Prior to Spherex, Teresa founded the venture-backed company Graspr. She has held executive positions at Yahoo! and Time Warner, leading product, operations, and data science teams. Teresa earned her leadership stripes while serving in the U.S. Army at NATO and the Pentagon.

Greg Geier, Sony Pictures Entertainment Senior VP, Digital Media Supply Chain

Speaker profile:

Greg Geier, Senior Vice President, Digital Media Supply Chain, Sony Pictures Entertainment, is responsible for the strategy, alignment, and partnership of SPE's end-to-end integrated digital media supply chain - inclusive of systems, workflows, and content.

Francois Quereuil, Avid VP, Audio Product Management

Speaker profile:

In his role as Vice President, Audio Product Management at Avid, Francois Quereuil oversees the development and manages the company’s portfolio of audio production and music creation solutions – including Pro Tools, Sibelius, Pro Tools|Carbon, Pro Tools|HDX, S6 control surfaces and VENUE S6-L live sound consoles. With more than 20 years of experience in the media technology space, Francois has held senior marketing and product management positions in France, the UK and the US. Francois now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, a multi-instrumentalist and music producer, he writes, records and mixes original compositions in his home studio.