Rayner, Andy
Andy Rayner is currently CTO at Appear. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s technology strategy and its implementation.
Andy is a regular contributor to many key global broadcast technology events and conferences. He is a SMPTE fellow, sits on the VSF board of directors and is part of the AIMS TWG. He is an active participant in many standards forums. He is a passionate technology evangelist who dedicates time to helping the industry evolve its media production architectures.
Prior to joining Appear in 2023, Andy was Chief Technologist at Nevion, a Sony Group company, where he oversaw the technical strategy for the evolution of the company’s media solutions,
Prior to joining Nevion in 2010, Andy was head of the Broadcast Technology at BT. In this role he was responsible for the design of the BT Global IP Media Network and oversaw the development of key video interfacing, monitoring and protection technology.
Andy has filed many patents - both with Nevion and BT. During his time with BT he was awarded the prestigious Martlesham Gold Medal for technical innovation.
Sessions/Events
- Navigating Security in the Live Distributed Production Landscape
- Saturday, April 13 • 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM PT
- Cybersecurity for Broadcasters
- Saturday, April 13 • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT
- Navigating Time. When is Real Time No Longer Real Time - and Does it Matter?
- Sunday, April 14 • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
- Workflows and Latency
- Sunday, April 14 • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
- Elevating Live Production: Harnessing Emerging Media Technologies
- Monday, April 15 • 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM PT