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Jan Cibulka is a data journalist at Czech public service broadcaster Czech radio. Mostly focused on transparency of public bodies, FOIA, surveillance (both state and

Jonny Kanagasooriam is Head of Content Strategy for BBC Sounds. He and his team use data, editorial insight, and market intelligence to set on-demand speech

His job is to rhyme innovation and radio, technology and audio creation, podcasts and new formats, AI and intrapreneurship, open innovation and immersive audio… Today,

Faustine (she/they) is a recruitment marketing and employer branding specialist and an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond.  As the

Markus Knoll has been Managing Director and CEO at HITRADIO OHR, Offenburg since 2000. He founded Schwarzwaldradio as local radio station in 2008, which he

John Simons works as a Consultant for some of the biggest radio companies around the world. He began his career in radio as a presenter

James Rea is Global’s Director of Broadcasting and Content. Promoted to the role in September 2019, James oversees all programming, content and output for Global’s radio

Sam is currently the Senior News Editor at BBC News Podcasts, running Newscast, Americast, Ukrainecast and Eurovisioncast. Previously Sam has worked at VICE UK, Dazed,

Camilla Sager is the owner of Koncept Kommunikation that specialises in Strategic Communication and Content Production. She has a Professional Degree in Communication and an

Morna McAulay is a Data transformation and strategy leader, having recently headed up the global data function at Dyson, and currently holding a data directorship

Angela Stengel leads the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Innovation Lab, a team established to predict and understand the changing behaviours that will impact audiences and content. The

Sadia Azmat is a British Asian stand-up comedian from London.  She is an American comedy aficionado and has a similar inimitable style of delivering hard punchlines.  Co-creator

Ralph is widely regarded as a global authority on radio and audio creative.  He started his career as an agency writer and started winning awards

SHARON DASTUR is a forward-thinking and strategic industry pioneer with a passion for music and storytelling through music.  She has transformed brands, created popular culture, and

Martin Liss is an audio entrepreneur with a weakness for innovation, storytelling and digital. He is, among other things, co-owner of podcast360 GmbH and the

Nicky Birch runs an innovation team at BBC Sounds, the app that powers all listening to live and on demand audio for the BBC. Her

Grace Zakka is a senior project manager at the European Broadcasting Union with a passion for platforms – specifically public broadcasters’ own platforms; 3rd party

Kim Ohlsson is development producer at Swedish Radios new department for editorial development. Kim has been leading the reinvention of P3, working with SR:s 25 regional

Mikkel B. Ottesen used to be the guy who got the DJs their coffee and then became the general manager at the same station years

Olle Zachrison is News Commissioner at Swedish Radio (SR).  He heads SR’s work on news strategy for all platforms and commissions news content from SR’s

Bauer Media Audio is Europe’s leading digital commercial radio and  audio operator, reaching over 61 million listeners every week.   Through its portfolio of world-class audio

Sean Ross is a radio consultant, researcher, and journalist, who has worked with radio around the world and in every format. After three different times

Marianne Bouchart is the founder and director of HEI-DA, a media development nonprofit building data journalism and innovative news projects around the world. She is also the

Lea Stonhill is a highly experienced Music Programmer most recently working as Head of Music at Radio X, the UK’s indie music station owned by

Adam has been at Czech Radio for over eight years. His expertise lies in innovations in online media, on-demand audio and podcasts. He specialises in

Barbora Šichanová is Editor In Chief of Czech Radio – Radio Wave, a station oriented primarily towards young audiences, where she is mainly in charge

Steve is Director of Audio Business & On Demand at DPG Media’s sales house. DPG Media is the biggest Belgian/Dutch multimedia house with leading tv/video-stations, newspapers,

Spanning 20+ years, Daryl Battaglia brings an extensive background in media measurement and analytics. His expertise includes integrating data to gain a holistic understanding of

Nina Anemone Liv Bendstrup id a Sound designer and music mediator at The Danish Broadcasting Corporation at “Splittet til Atomer”. She is currently studying Electronic Composition

Francis Currie is an International Audio Consultant and a partner in specialist radio research company, Francis Currie Consulting. He helps radio & audio businesses grow