Chris Knowlton

Chris Knowlton
Chief Evangelist
Panopto

Chris Knowlton serves as Chief Evangelist at Panopto, and has long been a passionate technology leader for products that empower organizations to unlock the power of video. Since 1999, he’s been identifying, building, and evangelizing strategic video solutions to real-world customer challenges for schools and businesses of all sizes. A recognized industry authority, Knowlton was honored in 2011 as a Streaming Media All-Star by Streaming Media magazine for his impact on the industry and holds several patents for streaming software technologies.

Before Panopto, Knowlton held product management and executive roles at Microsoft, Wowza Media Systems, and BlueFrame Technology. He helped set cross-product strategies for numerous on-premises and cloud video delivery technologies, including Wowza Streaming Engine, Wowza Cloud, Windows Media Services, Smooth Streaming, Azure Media Services, and Microsoft Stream. Before focusing exclusively on software, Knowlton worked in alliance management at NetApp and at several Tier 1 automotive suppliers. He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

Streaming Media East 2022

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Diamond Sponsor Keynote: Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Learning Equity in Hybrid Work and Education
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Beyond Corporate Communications & Training
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Innovation Session

Streaming Media West 2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	VR/360° Video: Flash in the Pan or Here to Stay?
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Best Practices for Education & Training Video

Streaming Media East 2018

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Best Practices for Education & Training Video

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Engaging Live Experiences for Digital Platforms
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Real-World VR/360° Use Cases

Streaming Media West 2017

Thursday, November 2, 2017

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

HOW TO: Handling First-Mile Networking Challenges

Friday, November 3, 2017

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Live Streaming Today & Tomorrow

Streaming Media East 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Future of Live Streaming

Streaming Media West 2016

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Best Practices For Building an Internal Streaming Solution
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Emerging Streaming Technologies: Picking The Winners

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Building Streaming Workflows For K-12 and Higher Education
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	How To: Virtual Reality And 360-Degree Live Streaming

Streaming Media East 2016

Monday, May 9, 2016

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Building an End-to-End Live Streaming Workflow

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Streaming Deployment Architectures in Higher Education
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Building A Streaming Solution Within The Firewall

Streaming Forum 2016

Tuesday 23 February 2016

2:30 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.

Roundtable 1: MPEG-DASH vs. HLS

Wednesday 24 February 2016

1:45 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Best Practices for Building an End-to-End Live Streaming Workflow

Streaming Media West 2015

Streaming Media University - Monday, November 16, 2015

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

W2: Best Practices for Building an End-to-End Live Streaming Workflow

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Emerging Streaming Technologies: H.265, VP9, WebM, DASH, HTML5, & WebRTC

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Discovery Track
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Building an Internal Enterprise/EDU Streaming Solution
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Panel: The Future of Live Streaming

Streaming Media East 2015

Monday, May 11, 2015

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Deploying Your Live Streaming Workflow in the Cloud

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Enterprise Delivery: Building an Internal Streaming Solution
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	From the Classroom to the Athletic Fields: Streaming in Educational Institutions

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Discovery Track

Streaming Media West 2014

Preconference Seminars - Monday, November 17, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Setting up Live Streaming Workflows, On-Premises and In the Cloud

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Discovery Track
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Streaming Deployment Architectures in Higher Education

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

On-Premises or in the Cloud: Choosing the Best Live Video Workflow

Streaming Forum 2014

Wednesday 25 June 2014

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Media Servers: Who Needs Them?

Streaming Media East 2014

Pre-Conference Seminars - Monday, May 12, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Setting up Live Streaming Workflows On-Premises and In The Cloud

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Streaming Deployments in Higher Education

Streaming Media West 2013

Preconference Seminars - Monday, November 18, 2013

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wowza Media Server and End-to-End Workflows

Streaming Forum 2013

Wednesday 19 June 2013

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Enhancing the Second Screen Experience with Multiscreen Streaming
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Media Server Application Trends

Streaming Media East 2013

Pre-Conference Seminars - Monday, May 20

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wowza Media Server and End-to-End Workflows

Streaming Media West 2012

Preconference Seminars - Monday, October 29, 2012

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Streaming Media Delivery—Servers and Clouds

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

HOW-TO: Simplify Video Delivery and Slash Your Up- Front Costs By Using the Cloud

Streaming Media East 2012

Pre-Conference Seminars - Monday, May 14

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Streaming Media Delivery – Servers and Clouds

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

HOW-TO: Adaptive Live Streaming to Any Device From a Single Encoder Stream

Streaming Media West 2011

Preconference Seminars - Monday, November 7, 2011

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Live Broadcasting: How-To Examples Using the Microsoft Media Platform

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Cloud Demos: Amazon CloudFront and Windows Azure

Streaming Media East 2011

Pre-Conference Seminars - Monday, May 9

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Upgrading From Windows Media to The Next Generation Microsoft Media Platform
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Using SharePoint for Video Delivery and Content Management