RadioDays Europe announces first round of sessions

With three months to the next Radiodays Europe in Paris, the first round of sessions for the conference has been announced.

In all, there will be over 100 speakers in 50 sessions at Radiodays Europe 13-15 March 2016 at Palais des Congès de Paris.

Radiodays Europe is the annual conference for the European radio industry and a destination for radio people from around the world.

The sessions cover a wide scope of topics – from journalism, social media and research to the latest on digital platforms, mobiles and podcast as well as new ideas and programme formats, talent management, new revenues and creative radio advertisement.

In other words – some of the most exciting leaders, presenters, journalists, producers and sales people talking about the challenges and new ways that radio are exploring in creating the future of our medium.

In all, there will be over 100 speakers in 50 sessions at Radiodays Europe 13-15 March 2016 at Palais des Congès de Paris.

More speakers and sessions will beannounced in January.

Here’s a list of sessions and speakers that have been announced:

KIIS and say goodbye… The Big MoveKyle and Jackie O (KIIS 1065, Sydney, Australia)

Radio branded content in a multi-platform worldSteve Taylor (Creative Commercial Director, Bauer Media, UK)

Constructive journalismUlrik Haagerup (News Director, DR, Denmark)

LBC: Talk that mattersNick Ferrari and James Rea (LBC, UK)

Breakfast radio – “in talent we trust”Bruno Guillon (FUN Radio, France), Gry Forssell (Mix Megapol, Sweden) and Kris Fade (Virgin Radio Dubai) in conversation with Dennis Clark (IHeart, USA)

Podcasts: Movies in your headKaitlin Prest (Host and creative director, the Heart, USA)

Branding radio – how to make our medium largeRalph van Dijk (Founder and Creative Director, Eardrum, Australia)

Emotional marketing: Audio´s impact on your brainEmma Rodero (Professor, Spain), Martin de Munnik (Neurensics, Netherlands)

‘The Producer’ MasterclassNinette Brick (Radio 24syv, Denmark), Victoria Easton (BBC Radio 1, UK)

The diversity challenge – remaining relevantSusan Marjetti (Executive Director of Radio, CBC, Canada)

Ways of covering Europe´s refugee crisis

Mobile apps: the move to personalisation

Mobile – a giant leap forward

Cooking in the radio labsGeorge Wright (Research and development, BBC, UK), Floris Daelemans (VRT Start-up, Belgium), Natacha Mercure (Radio Canada), Nick Piggott (Creative technologist, UK)

Digital radio: Europe’s choice?Kristian Tolonen (Head of audience research, NRK, Norway), John Ryan (2ZY, UK) and others

Visual radio: Listen to your screen or watch your radioAlexander Josiassen (Radio 538, Netherlands), Laurent Finet & Francis Goffin (RTBF, Belgium)

Radio in car: dashboard disaster?Fred Jacobs (President, Jacobs media, USA), Michael Hill (Director, Radioplayer, UK)

The new generation of listenersPatrick Collins (Head of youth audiencies, BBC, UK)  

Lessons learned by American radio at the dawn of the digital eraMichael Harrison (Editor and publisher, USA)

Why radio is well placed to grow in at digital worldDee Ford (Managing Director, Bauer Media, UK)

The power of localInga Vind (DR, Denmark), Robert Frisk (P4 & P5 Radio Stockholm, SR, Sweden)

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