This year's Prague conference will have its very own studio on wheels, broadcasting live on domestic airwaves. Host partner Czech Radio will deploy its mobile studio R-Stream right in front of the Congress Centre, from where Czech Radio reporters will be able to go on air and inform on the happenings at

Lena Beate Hamborg Pedersen works as a product manager for sound at the national Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. For the last 1.5 years she has worked with text to speech experiments and with developing a Norwegian cloned voice. The voice is a copy of one of Aftenposten's well known podcast hosts. Since March it has been possible

Alexandra Daskalopoulos is Founder and CEO of Frontstage Entertainment, the No 1 radio group in Greece, owning five of the biggest and best loved radio stations, with more than 33% of radio listeners tuning in to at least one of its stations daily.  The company also operates an events production branch and

When Harry Chapin released ‘WOLD’ - about a morning jock seeking happiness - Thomas was dreaming of radio in the womb! As a teenager, he started to live the dream in ’92, and later worked as a morning host, imaging producer, music director and assistant PD. His passion for format flow, station

Laurence leads Radioplayer’s work with the automotive industry across Europe and Internationally, building partnerships with the leading car manufacturers and multimedia technology suppliers around metadata, user interface design and smart radio development in connected cars. He is responsible for the development of Radioplayer’s Android Automotive hybrid radio application and automotive streaming app.

Tomas Granryd has been working for Swedish Radio more than 20 years, holding different positions like hosting, producing and commissioning radio. The last 5 years he has been head of digital partnerships – leading the work around the presence of Radio and Swedish Radio in the connected cars. Tomas is also Vice

Paul Cranwell is a highly experienced specialist in audio, partnerships and business development, with a career spanning 30 years. Paul has led some of the biggest companies in the media industry to massive growth. He was Managing Director at Radio Works / Maple Street Studios, Director for The Specialist Works, and other leading UK radio

Gregory Cosman is the general manager of Shoutcast, an innovative broadcast technology used by over 65,000 radio stations worldwide to broadcast their programs online. The platform enables listeners to discover thousands of online radio stations every day through the largest Shoutcast radio directory. Member of the Azerion group, Gregory is also in

With over 35 years of experience in software development, Desmond is responsible for several teams at Xperi that are innovating the future car dashboards for a more inclusive user experience across multiple content categories. By working with stakeholders in the broadcast industry, Desmond is leading the DTS AutoStage effort to bring big

Joe D’Angelo is Senior Vice President of Global Radio and Digital Audio for Xperi, responsible for the global broadcast radio business and product development.  As one of the founders of iBiquity Digital, the company behind HD Radio technology, Joe has over 20 years of experience in the radio technology industry. He has led commercial licensing, product development