As Vice President of Video Strategy at Harmonic, Thierry Fautier defines and drives the execution of innovation and standards for the company’s video business. He is also responsible for building strategic partnerships through active participation in industry groups such as the Streaming Video Alliance (co-chair of the VR group), the Ultra HD Forum (co-founder and past president), the VR Industry Forum (co-founder and past board member), the IABM and the 8K Association. Fautier is part of the team honored with the 2020 Technology and Engineering Emmy®️ Award for its pioneering work in AI optimization for real-time video compression. Fautier was named to TVB Europe magazine’s 2021 list of the top 25 people to watch in the media industry. An experienced speaker, Fautier has presented at leading industry conferences across the world.