Chris Burns is the BBC Controller of Local Audio Commissioning. She was appointed in May 2022 and is responsible for delivering innovative, creative, high value, quality audio for local audiences across all BBC platforms. Chris is responsible for the overall strategic direction of local audio – including Local Radio, Podcasts and the Local

Johannes Ott's broadcasting career began in 1998 at the local station Radio Lindau on Lake Constance. In 1999, he moved to the Baden-Württemberg regional station Radio 7, where he worked as a presenter and editor of the morning show. From 2004 to 2015, Ott worked at Antenne Bayern, where he was in

Roy Laughlin, renowned as the former General Manager of KIIS FM, made an indelible mark during his tenure in the radio industry. Serving as GM for over a decade in his 30s under Gannet, then Jacor & Clear Channel, Laughlin propelled KIIS FM to the pinnacle, holding the position of the #1

Paul is an award-winning Content Director who has led the creative strategy and programming of Absolute Radio since 2015. He has taken the network to record ratings with 5.5m people listening every week. He has launched spin-off stations including Absolute Radio Country and pioneered the brand’s mental health programming which aims to

Marcus Fahn is the host of "BAYERN 1 am Morgen", Germany's most listened-to morning show. He presented his first radio show at the age of 16. After completing his journalistic traineeship and studies, he worked for Germany's biggest radio and TV stations such as Antenne Bayern, 1 LIVE, BAYERN 3, Sky Sport

Georg Rose is editor-in-chief of Radio Wuppertal 107.4, a private local radio station in the city of Wuppertal, Germany, since 1997. Since 2023, he is also editor-in-chief of Radio Ennepe-Ruhr, another local radio station in North Rhine-Westphalia, which he re-startet in cooperation with Radio Wuppertal after it had been closed in 2020.

Ellie Cawthorne is Podcast Editor for the HistoryExtra podcast. Created by the makers of BBC History Magazine, HistoryExtra is one of the UK’s most popular history podcasts, bringing engaging and accessible conversations with world-class historians to a popular audience. Episodes are released six times a week, with more than 4 million monthly

Sam Bonham is a Senior News Editor at BBC News. Sam has launched and edited some of the BBC’s biggest podcasts, including Newscast, Americast, Ukrainecast, The Conflict, and Marianna in Conspiracyland. He is currently editing several BBC Radio 4 programmes, including More or Less, AntiSocial, The Bottom Line and From Our Own

Nawal Hadrami co-founded the CALLIOPÉ agency with Maëva Maugard, convinced that podcasts are the medium of the present and future for brands with many national and international brands putting their trust in CALLIOPÉ to develop their podcasting strategy. The agency works with all kinds of sectors: luxury goods companies such as Dior

Liam Thompson has been working in radio since 1990 when he started on work experience in Century Radio under Mark Story. Since then, he’s worked for 98FM in various roles, RTE 2FM as Programme Manager, Launch Director / Programme Director for Spin 1038 and Group Programme Director for Communicorp. As Group PD, between