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On Thursday, Aug. 13, <\/span>Bhavesh Upadhyaya,\u00a0Streaming Technology Strategist | AI, Live Operations & Industry Standards,\u00a0<\/span>SVTA<\/span><\/a>, will moderate the\u00a0<\/span>Streaming Media Connect<\/span><\/a> panel \u201cOptimizing Streaming Ops: Building the Perfect Live-Event Operations Playbook.\u201d This panel examines how top streaming teams prepare<\/a> for, monitor, and recover from managing traffic spikes<\/a> when the stakes are highest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Register now for Streaming Media Connect!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bhavesh Upadhyaya<\/strong> is streaming technology strategist for AI, live operations, and industry standards at\u00a0<\/span>SVTA<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0A veteran of the streaming industry since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Upadhyaya has experience in product, operations, and professional services from a range of companies such as\u00a0<\/span>iStreamPlanet<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Verizon Digital Media<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Deltatre<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Warner Bros. Discovery<\/span><\/a>. He is a consultant to the streaming industry, co-chairs SVTA\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>AI Committee<\/span><\/a>, and helps coordinate the\u00a0<\/span>Streaming From the Moon and Beyond<\/span><\/a>\u00a0project.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLive streaming has matured beyond simply keeping a stream online,\u201d Upadhyaya shares. \u201cToday\u2019s operations teams must balance resilience, observability, automation, and increasingly AI-assisted workflows while preparing for unpredictable audience behavior and infrastructure failures. I\u2019m looking forward to hearing how our panelists approach everything from load testing and failover to incident response and post-event learning. Whether you\u2019re running global sports, concerts, or corporate events, attendees should leave with practical ideas for building more resilient live operations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Zylo Hefferan <\/strong>is head of production at <\/span>MemeHouse Networks<\/span><\/a>, where he turns culture\u2019s biggest moments such as Coachella and sold-out live events into real-time digital experiences<\/a>. Homeless in high school and raised in survival rather than structure, he worked his way up from production assistant to producer to the person who now commands entire production ecosystems. Across music videos, digital content, and livestream, Hefferan has helped generate hundreds of millions of views and more than $100 million in earned media value.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to participating in the panel and discussing the power of livestreaming, how it creates meaningful opportunities for advertisers, and the ways it drives measurable earned media value,\u201d Hefferan says. \u201cFail-safe or failover is extremely important in livestream. When you\u2019re live it\u2019s already too late for anything to be fixed\u2014if you missed the kiss in a wedding, then you missed it, versus on a traditional production you would be able to call cut and reset, fix the issue, and do another take. Having a fail-safe isn\u2019t optional; it\u2019s your lifeline. You have to plan for it, prepare for it, and be ready to execute it the moment something goes wrong. No livestream is ever perfect. Bonded cellular transmission packs rely on multiple carrier networks, and without a hardline internet connection as a backup, poor signal conditions, network congestion, or frequency interference can quickly turn a straightforward production into a major technical challenge. Success in live streaming isn\u2019t about preventing every issue! It\u2019s about having the redundancy, contingency plans, and experience to keep the show running when those issues inevitably arise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Packard<\/strong> is the global live operations lead at <\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the founder of Stream Force, a globally distributed team he built to provide high-touch technical onboarding and live-event support for LinkedIn\u2019s largest customers. Stream Force supports complex broadcasts tied to millions of dollars in LinkedIn Event Ads investment, helping customers plan, test, troubleshoot, and deliver reliable live experiences worldwide.\u00a0<\/span>Previously, Packard led action-sports content partnerships at\u00a0<\/span>Eversport, <\/span>which was acquired by Pluto TV<\/span><\/a>. He also\u00a0held business development and production roles at<\/span> Livestream, <\/span>which was acquired by Vimeo<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Fox Mobile Group<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to dive into this conversation with industry leaders at the forefront of live streaming delivery,\u201d Packard says.\u201cWith the rapid rise of AI tooling, our workflows, documentation, and monitoring are evolving at an extraordinary pace. Being at the heart of this transformation at LinkedIn has been a privilege, and I\u2019m eager to exchange lessons learned and practical strategies with this stellar panel\u2014especially around scaling quality of service, intake tools and workflows, accelerating incident response, and turning data into real-time insights for product enhancements.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Corey Behnke <\/strong>is producer and co-founder at <\/span>LiveX<\/span><\/a>. He\u2019s been the lead producer of the official worldwide webcast for New Year\u2019s Eve in Times Square for more than 14 years. Behnke was the streaming architect for the 2020 Democratic National Convention as well as the 2020 presidential inauguration. In his former role at Livestream as head of global services and production, Behnke produced more than 3,500 live internet broadcasts. He graduated from the <\/span>University of North Carolina School of the Arts<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology enables great streams, but operations make them reliable,\u201d Behnke notes. During the panel, he\u2019ll focus \u201con the planning, communication, testing, and monitoring that happen before and during live events to reduce risk and keep productions running smoothly when every second counts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Register now for Streaming Media Connect!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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