Conference production. Multi-stage. Multi-day. Zero drama.
End-to-end conference and summit production. Multi-stage camera coverage, speaker operations, session recording, graphics management, and audience analytics. Proven at Web Summit Qatar and Qatar Economic Forum.
What we deliver on every engagement
Multi-stage simultaneous coverage with centralised MCR oversight
Speaker ops: mic checks, auto-cue, run-of-show coordination per stage
Session recording with named-file organisation for sponsor distribution
Audience analytics: session attendance, engagement duration, drop-off points
Five stages running at once. One producer cannot be everywhere.
A modern conference runs multi-stage. Main stage for the keynotes. Innovation stage for product launches. Investor stage for the funders. Workshop space for breakout sessions. Media lounge for press moments. Each stage has its own speakers, its own run sheet, its own audience, and its own broadcast output.
The standard agency approach is to hire one freelance crew per stage and hope they coordinate. They do not. Cues clash. Graphics mismatch. One stage starts late because another ran long. The virtual audience sees a patchwork.
Full conference production means one technical director, one centralised MCR, and enough crew on the floor to run every stage to the same standard. The run-of-show is one document, not five. The graphics style is unified. The virtual audience experience feels like one event.
Web Summit Qatar. Qatar Economic Forum. IRENA.
Web Summit Qatar. Six concurrent stages, 72 hours continuous. 45+ countries watching. CBA ran the broadcast production across all six stages from a centralised MCR with one technical director and stage-specific floor teams. Sessions published on-demand within 48 hours of each stage closing.
Qatar Economic Forum. Bilingual Arabic and English production, 48 hours continuous, 85+ countries watching. Multiple stages with simultaneous interpretation, live Q&A from remote delegates, sponsor-branded recording delivery, and per-session analytics for the Forum team.
IRENA Assembly. 170 nations watching over 72 hours of bilingual broadcast. Delegate Q&A moderated in real time, interpreter feeds in five languages, chain-of-custody recording for the UN archive.
Specification.
Stage coverage. Per-stage multi-camera setup (3-6 cameras typical), independent audio, dedicated floor manager. Centralised MCR receives clean feeds from every stage over 10GbE or fibre.
Speaker operations. Mic check protocols, teleprompter integration, IFB to every speaker, auto-cue for plenary sessions, run-of-show coordination between stages so one session start does not clash with another.
Graphics pipeline. Unified graphics template across all stages: lower thirds, session titles, sponsor acknowledgements, live data overlays. Managed by a dedicated graphics operator in MCR.
Recording and naming. Every session recorded as individual file with event+stage+session+timestamp naming convention. Delivered to your designated storage within 48 hours for sponsor distribution, website embed, or archive.
Audience analytics. Session-by-session attendance, watch duration, engagement events (Q&A asked, polls voted), drop-off points. Delivered post-event with per-attendee breakdown so follow-up is targeted.
Multi-language. Simultaneous interpretation feeds routed per stage per language. Virtual viewers pick track in-player. Live captions available in addition to or instead of interpretation.
Questions we get from buyers before they book
What is the upper limit on concurrent stages?
Six is the proven benchmark from Web Summit Qatar. Larger is possible with sufficient lead time and staffing. The limit is not technical (the MCR can handle more streams) but operational (floor crews and floor managers need to be recruited and rehearsed).
How do you handle bilingual or multilingual conferences?
Simultaneous interpretation feeds are routed per stage per language. In-room audience wears receivers on their chosen language. Virtual audience picks the track in the player. Additional languages can be added via interpreter booths with no change to the production pipeline.
Do we get the recordings delivered separately per session?
Yes. Every session is recorded as an individual file with a consistent naming convention (event / stage / session / speaker / timestamp). Delivered to your designated storage within 48 hours. Sponsor-branded versions can be generated for post-event distribution.
What about investor days, AGMs, or regulated sessions within the conference?
Mixed conferences often include regulated sessions (IR briefings, investor days, compliance-sensitive Q&A). Those sessions can run on the encrypted, access-controlled Corporate Streaming pipeline in parallel to the open-conference sessions. Same control room, different security posture per session.
Can you handle the whole event, including staging and AV?
CBA delivers the broadcast, graphics, recording, and virtual experience. Staging, rigging, and in-room AV are usually partner-delivered with CBA project management, so the client still has one point of contact for technical delivery across the full event.
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