Working with audio is ultimately human, and thus indispensably entangled with culture.  Sarah Toporoff, the host for this session, presented three cases from three different countries, where audio and cultural transmission go hand in hand.  Lukas Sapik from the Czech Republic presented the project “the way from Karel Gott to Gott forever”. The

Aleksandar Rustemovski opens the session with the saying: “radio people are crazy”.  And if you work in this field, he continues, you should know that being crazy sometimes helps.  He then presents his project. aireal. is a cloud-based trading platform that allows audio publishers to manage and monetize all of their advertising inventory and agencies to access

Bertrand Spinelli from the French radio station Skyrock Public showed how modern a station can remain. Skyrock Public has many formats, different genres, a social platform to offer chatting, and is very active on social media. Nevertheless, they also recognize a decline in listeners. In France it has been almost 10% in

In the realm of artificial intelligence, divergent viewpoints intertwine to paint a nuanced picture of progress and caution. Lars Bastholm extols AI's creative potential, highlighting its ability to cater to human desires. Conversely, his colleague and friend Kåre Vedding Poulsen approaches AI with scepticism, citing concerns over biased decision-making and environmental impact.

Through the summit “BBC sounds connecting our listeners to the music, radio and podcasts they love” Jonathan Wall and Katie Tully described what they have been doing differently for the past five months to improve the BBC Sounds platform. Firstly, Wall clarifies the importance of combining culture and radio, but most importantly