What’s the point of trade shows? Are these exhibition events actually worth going to? DPP staff were among the 40-odd thousand people at the recent IBC 2023 conference in Amsterdam — where we also hosted our own gatherings. And to hear more about peoples’ best and worst trade show experiences, and the most exciting and dullest years for heading to media technology exhibition events, DPP CEO Mark Harrison caught up with industry professionals to find out.

In this episode of the DPP podcast, CEO Mark Harrison speaks with:

Eric Carson — Vubiquity, Executive VP, Sales & Strategic Growth [4min 07sec]

Larissa Görner — Proximus Media House, CTO [07min 58sec]

Pauline Depière — Proximus Media House, Head of editorial and digital content, and Proximus PO Editorial management [07min 58sec]

Andy Beale — Technology leaders, former BT Sport Chief Engineer & Head of Innovation [11min 05sec]

Tom Griffiths — ITV, Director Of Technology - Content Supply & Distribution [17min 20sec]

Lucy O’Brien — RIEDEL, Customer Success Director, EMEA [19min 59sec]

Craig Wilson — Avid, Product Evangelist - Video and Media [25min 56sec]

Anne Dargusch — TransPerfect, Director, Strategic Accounts [30min 42sec]

Jeny Nicholson — Deepdub.ai, Vice President of Sales [30min 42sec]

Chris Crichlow — Deliveroo, Global AV & Events Manager [36min 43sec]

Anton Dvorkovich — Dubformer, CEO [42min 14sec]

Olga Suvorova — Dubformer, Head of Crowd Localisation [42min 14sec]

Irina Divnogortseva — Dubformer, Head of Business Development, Media & Entertainment [42min 14sec]

Photos and highlights from the DPP's Amsterdam events are found here. To find out more about being part of the DPP's initiatives at IBC and NAB conferences in Amsterdam and Las Vegas, contact Rowan de Pomerai.