Noel took up the role of Director General of the EBU in September 2017. He was formerly the Director General, Managing Director of Television and Editor of Current Affairs of RTÉ, Ireland's national television and radio broadcaster.  A strong and long-time advocate of public service media, Curran is an award-winning investigative journalist and Producer.

Over the last 18 years Marlies has worked in broadcasting and media, building a career managing creative teams, and executing multi-platform content strategies. As an Executive Producer she co-created two successful breakfast shows (including the current number one breakfast show in The Netherlands, Mattie & Marieke) In her role as Head of Content

Laurent Frisch has been Head of Digital & Production / CDO at Radio France since October 2018.  A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Télécom Paristech, he began in 1998 at France Telecom North America in New York City, as a new media consultant. In 1999, he joined Orange Labs as dematerialization and cryptography

Gwendolin Niehues is a member of the ARD Partnermanagement Audio & Voice, a unit of the German public broadcaster which is responsible for partnerships and distribution of audio and voice products. Within this unit, she specifically focusses on automotive strategy and distribution, ensuring the availability and prominence of ARD's content in today's

Edita Kudláčová is Head of Radio for the European Broadcasting Union. A senior radio and audio executive with more than 12 years’ experience at Czech Radio, Kudláčová joined Czech Radio in 2008 as senior international relations specialist. She became head of international relations in 2013. Her current role is chief creative producer,