Program: Pixera Base Camp 2026

Day 1: Monday, October 26
Opening Day
Registration, partner exhibition, keynote, breakouts, , welcome reception & dinner

7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Arrivals and Shuttles – From Hutton Hotel to Marathon Music Works

8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Control Training
Cody Luketic, Technical Support Coordinator

10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Registration

12:00 - 1:00 pm
AV Over IP in Live Events
Kevin Ring, National Director of Technology

12:00 - 2:30 pm
Partner Exhibition

2:30 - 3:30 pm
KEYNOTE: PIXERA in Concert and Touring Environments: Building up a Stable Video - and Media Server System
Michael Memmersheim, CEO
Raphael Kunz, CTO & Founder

3:30 - 4:30 pm
PIXERA Past, Present, and Future
Martin Maercker, Head of Software Products

5:00 - 6:00 pm
WORKSHOP: Creative Control Integration: How to Build Tools for Yourself and Your Team
Sam Slade, Partner

How I Met William Shatner
Marcus Bengtsson, Chief Technology Officer

Arizona State Student Presentations
360 Content Creation & Programming for a Virtual Museum
David Bernavidez, Student (BSC Media Arts and Sciences (Design)

Air Notes- Pixera as a Multi-Modal Exhibition Platform
Sukhada Pande, Graduate Student (MS Media, Arts, and Sciences- Extended Reality Technologies.)

The Beginner’s Unconventional Advantage: A First-Time PIXERA User’s Workflow
Christopher Roth, Student (BSC Media Arts and Sciences (Media Processing)

6:00 - 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception & Dinner at Nelson's Green Brier Distillery

7:00 - 9 pm
Shuttle to Hutton Hotel

9:15 – 10:30 pm
Shuttle to Downtown Nashville

Tuesday, October 27
Full Conference Day
Breakouts, keynote, lunch at Nelson's Green Brier Distillery

8:00 - 9:00 am
Arrivals and Shuttles - Hutton Hotel to Marathon Music Works

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Notch Deployment on PIXERA:
a Half-Day Crash Course
Chris Considine, Senior Product Specialist Lead
Tavia Morra, Principal Creative Technologist

9:00 - 10:00 am
Stories from the Field: Setup and Programming Tips for Corporate Events
Brian Crow, Owner & Video Engineer

Building Blocks: Different Jobs, Same Platform
Jay Spriggs, Managing Partner

WiVP Panel - WiVP x Orbital Studios: Bridging AI, Gaussian Splatting, and Human Narrative on the LED Volume
Laura Coover, R&D Lead
Carin Mazaira, Marketing Strategist
Ames O'Connor, Sr. Producer and WiVP Board Member

9:00 - 11:00 am
WORKSHOP: Content Management for PIXERA in Installed Experiences with ISAAC
Cole Cassidy, Product Specialist

9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Rock Nashville Field Trip
(Transportation will depart from Marathon Music Works at 8:30 am and return to Marathon Music Works by 1:45 pm. Lunch is included.)

Breakouts
• Rock Nashville Tour

• Harnessing High Dynamic Range in Live Events
Tim Monnig, Director of Engineering

• PIXERA from Laptop to Server, Building Your System for Flexible Touring,
Matt Doherty, Designer & Programmer, Ben Gilbert, Owner & Designer

10:30 - 11:30 am
Biltmore: PIXERA and Scalable on Large Venue Projection Mapping
Florian Mosleh, Technical Artist

KEYNOTE: Notch x PIXERA: The Basics
Nic Rivero, CCO

PIXERA System Specification: Design, Delivery, and Dedication
Abbi DeLeve, Technical Sales Specialist

Tuesday, October 27, continued

12:00 – 2:00 pm
Lunch at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery

2:00 - 3:00 pm
KEYNOTE: Concept to Canvas: Inside the Ed Sheeran Loop Tour with PIXERA
Matt Cromwell, PIXERA and Notch Programmer
Mark Cunniffe, Production and Lighting Designer
Craig Harrower, Managing Director

2:00 - 6:00 pm
PIXERA System Commissioning: A Hands-On Workshop
Ryan Jones, Media Server Systems Engineer
Alex Pendleton

3:30 - 4:30 pm
Old Habits, New Server
Rodd Mclaughlin, President

Failing Forward: Teaching IXD with PIXERA
Sven Ortel, Professor of Practice

Too Many Pixels and Not Enough Time. The World of Multi User Programming
Cameron Yeary, Managing Partner

Anatomy of Control Uis
Bryce Kongvold, Principal / CTO

4:45 - 5:45 pm
Virtual Production: Much More than Car Commercials
Gulnigar Ralph-Nurhikim, MFA, Virtual Production Supervisor, Filmmaker

Deep Dive: Complex Notch Block Building & Custom Pixera Control Architecture
Matt Cromwell, PIXERA and Notch Programmer

A Media Server Programmer's Guide to Caring About Color
Stefan Burlet, Product Support Specialist
Laura Frank, Creator Advocate

Encounters with History: Designing Authentic Immersive Storytelling
Chris Conte, Global Ambassador

6:00 - 6:45 pm
Shuttle to Hutton Hotel

7:00 - 11 pm
Shuttle to/from Category 10

Wednesday, October 28
Closing Day
Final breakouts, keynote, lunch, parting words, program closing

8:00 - 9:00 am
Arrivals and Shuttles - Hutton Hotel to Marathon Music Works

9:00 - 10:00 am
PIXERA, Connected. Pairing the Spatial Control Layer with PIXERA's Rendering Engine
Tony McIntyre, Sales and Business Development

Projection Mapping at the Obama Presidential Center
Paul Horst, Senior Manager of Exhibitions AV Systems

Frame:work Presents Trusting Your Gut: How to Form and Maintain Smart and Healthy Business Practices
Molly Gray, Creative Operations Producer, Screens Producer

9:00 - 10:45 pm
WORKSHOP: Quick Wins for Notch x PIXERA
Chris Considine, Senior Product Specialist Lead

9:00 am - 11:00 am
WORKSHOP: LED Processing Demystified from Concept to Execution
Stefan Burlet, Product Support Specialist

10:15 - 11:00 am
Realtime Data + Content Visualisation and Management
Tobias Arndt, Founder and Managing Director
Aron Klauke, Head of Media Server Operations

Complex Live Arena Tour Show File Demo and Programming Workflow
Joe Vaughn, Co-owner of Rogue Production

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
KEYNOTE

12:00 - 12:30 pm
Parting Words

12:30 - 2:00 pm
Lunch

12:30 - 3:30 pm
Shuttles to Hutton Hotel