Thomas Hinrichs has been Managing Director Programming Information of Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, part of the ARD network) since 2014. He has played a key role in driving forward one of the biggest reorganization processes within BR and has set up the first program directorate on a cross-media basis, which meant

Miriam Harner graduated from TU Dresden with a B.A. in Political Science and Communication Science in 2016 and then began working as a journalist at Bayerischer Rundfunk, first as a radio reporter, later as an author for the Youtube channel "PULS Reportage" Since 2020 Miriam is the team lead and senior editor of

Pat Bryson is the owner of Bryson Broadcasting International, a consulting firm that specializes in training and coaching radio salespeople and managers in Europe, Canada, Australia, Central Asia and the United States. Her work in Europe has included Poland, Albania, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Malta, Romania and Bulgaria. Her radio career has

Frizz Lauterbach is an experienced editor and digital media manager. Currently, he serves as the digital lead for prominent radio brands BAYERN 1 and BAYERN 3 at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR/ARD). He supervises various genres and digital content, coordinating a comprehensive strategy across multiple platforms. His expertise includes the development and implementation of

Starting out in radio and transitioning into podcasts, Ella has spent the entirety of her career in the audio space. With a passion for people, Ella has centred the majority of her career around giving underrepresented communities a voice. Ella is the long term producer and editor of ‘Two Twos’, a podcast that aims

Giedrius Masalskis is the Head of the Radio Department of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) and a member of the EBU Radio Committee 2021–2025. Giedrius Masalskis has more than 20 years of media and entertainment business experience, working for nearly a decade in Lithuanian national commercial radio stations and a decade

Bernd Rasser has worked in radio broadcasting for 20 years, and in that time has presented a morning show for close on 20 years. He is Managing Director (since 2019) with the responsibility for programming and sales, including the relaunch of the Mainwelle program, creating a positive, sustainable position in the market.

Dr. Thorsten Schmiege is President of the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media (BLM) since October 2021. He began his work for BLM in September 2019 as Managing Director. As part of the nationwide working group of the state media authorities, he ist currently Deputy Chairman of the Directors‘ Conference of the State

Stefan Sutor is CEO of Medien.Bayern GmbH, which bundles eight initiatives for a strong media location Bavaria. He is also responsible for the XPLR Media in Bavaria initiative, the Munich Media Days and the Lokalrundfunktage. Prior to this, the graduate historian was responsible for the radio organization at the Bavarian Regulatory Authority

Alexis Karakastanis is Digital Audio Manager at Audiomax in Greece. He also collaborates with BCI Research & Consulting as radio consultant and he is the Country manager for Radioplayer Greece. Alexis owns and runs Press Play, an in-store music service company operating in SE Europe. He is actively involved in radio and audio