THE AGENDA

9:30 – 10:00 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY

10:00 – 10:40 PANEL: Radio Reimagined

MODERATOR: Matt Deegan (Creative Director, Folder Media) 

• Gary Bales (Digital Music Producer, BBC)
• Simon Cole (CEO, 7digital)
• Ruth Fitzsimons (Global Head of Content, audioBoom)

10:40 – 11:05 RESEARCH: Share the Road: The Changing In-Car Audio Space

Megan Lazovick, Director of Research at Edison Research, brings new research that has never been seen publicly about how consumers manage audio in the car. In-car listening, and the development of connected car dashboards, are vital issues for tradition radio and online audio.

11:05 – 11:30 NETWORKING BREAK

11:30 – 11:50 FIRESIDE CHAT: Jason Phipps

Jason Phipps, Head of Audio at The Guardian, sits down with RAIN President Brad Hill for a conversation about podcasting.

11:50 – 12:30 PANEL: New Strategies in Digital Audio Advertising

MODERATOR: Neil Cowling (Creative Development Director, RadioWorks)

• Alexis van de Wyer (CEO, AdsWizz)
• Oliver Deane (Commercial Digital Director, Global Radio)
• Jean-Pierre Cassaing (Director of Audio, Havas Media)
• Ben Lovett (Account Manager – Media Planner/Buyer, the7stars)

12:30 – 1:00 RESEARCH: Mobile Music: Gold Mine or Free Lunch?

Wei Shi, Wireless Media Strategy Analyst at Strategy Analytics. What’s driving the mobile music market to double its value from 2015 to 2021? Who is paying for music, and who is not? What innovations could help grow the market, and convince consumers to pay?

1:00 – 2:00 LUNCH

2:00 – 2:05 RAFFLE

Raffle provided by Triton Digital.

Be in the room for your chance to win a Duark Internet Radio!

2:05 – 2:50 PANEL: The Streaming Audio Market: An International Roundtable

A no-holds barred discussion around online audio in Europe and beyond. This hard-hitting panel will deliver candid, multi-national perspectives on all facets of digital audio, including preferred monetization strategies, growth challenges, the prevalence of podcasting, and much more. Sponsored by Triton Digital.

MODERATOR: Benjamin Masse (Managing Director, Market Development & Strategy, Triton Digital)

• Carlos Cordoba (Co-Founder, Audio.Ad)
• Mirko Lagonegro (Founder & CEO, DigitalMDE)
• Eric Portier (Chief Revenue Officer, TargetSpot/Radionomy)
• Diego J Pruneda Paz (Digital Product Development Director, Prisa Radio)
• Leeroy Shillingford (CEO, NRJ Digital Solutions, NRJ)
• Colm Grealy (Managing Director, Adforce.com)
• Ed Keohane (Director, Audio, Bauer Media Group)
• Gert Jan Kole (Programme Manager, Sky Radio Group)
• Arthur Hoogendijk (CEO, The Media Exchange)

2:50 – 3:20 PRESENTATION: Spotify and the Human Equation

David Cooper, Director of Sales at Spotify, describes the rich data which informs product development and compelling new formats for advertisers. Also, a deep understanding of human behaviours and the contexts in which people listen that inspire change.

3:20 – 3:45 NETWORKING BREAK

3:45 – 4:15 RESEARCH: Streaming Music Health Check

2016 is streaming music’s watershed moment. Mark Mulligan, Managing Director and Analyst at MIDiA Research, will offer the first public presentation of major new research. This is a data-rich snapshot of the streaming music industry at an inflection point. Not to be missed!

4:15 – 4:30 PRESENTATION: Rebuilding Babel — The Power of Speaking a Common Language

With Flossie Draper Senior Programmes Executive, IAB UK. This brief session from the IAB UK will stress the importance of speaking one language when it comes to programmatic standards, for full control, better insights and a fully automated process.

4:30 – 5:00 PRESENTATION: The Power of the Sound of Sam

Sam Crowther, Head of Creative Development at A Million Ads, brings an experiential sonic journey of storytelling mixed with sounds. This might be the most unusual and masterful presentation you’ll see in a year.

5:00 – 6:00 RAIN COCKTAIL RECEPTION