A keynote presentation from the BBC's Andy Leigh (pictured) will set the tone for next week's Network Technology Seminar at the EBU in Geneva. More than 100 participants are expected for the event, two days of presentations, discussions and tutorials around networks and storage for media production.

Such was the positive reaction to Andy Leigh's talk on broadcasters' security issues at last year's NTS, that the organizers decided to invite him back as a keynote speaker. As interest in web-based services and cloud storage has grown, so have questions and concerns around security aspects. The title of his presentation - "Security weather report: Possibly cloudy, but good weather for phishing" - offers some clues as to where the main concerns might lie at this time.

Broad scope

While security won't be the subject of a full session at NTS this year, it's certain to be a recurring theme throughout. As usual, the programme addresses a broad topical scope, from Contribution and Quality of Service, to data storage and future fully networked production environments. Presentations will come from an equally broad range of speakers, representing broadcasters, network operators and industry vendors – more than 25 in total.

The Network Technology Seminar has typically attracted mostly broadcast engineers, but in keeping with the shift towards IP and IT-based technologies, an increasing number of experts from an IT background are attending each year. NTS has certainly become a "Media & IT Rendezvous" representing a valuable opportunity for attendees to share their experiences in the search for new solutions for a fast-changing media landscape.

There's still time to register for the event, which takes place in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday 25-26 June. Click here.

Who is... Andy Leigh?

Since joining the BBC in 1985, Andy Leigh has worked in a number of different technical roles. These include: studio engineering, IT projects, network strategy, information security and business continuity. Andy currently works in the Technology Strategy and Architecture team – part of BBC Technology, Distribution and Archive.