On Monday, November 9,
Join us in London for our
fourth annual European conference!
RAIN Summit Europe is the largest meetup of Internet radio and online audio professionals! Hosted by RAIN News Founder Kurt Hanson and VP Brad Hill, RAIN Summits are the premiere educational and networking conferences for the digital audio industry.
The 4th annual RAIN Summit Europe returns to London in 2015, after successful conferences in Berlin (2012), Brussels (2013), and London last year. Join broadcast radio execs, online audio entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and technology visionaries for a day-long event featuring panels, special presentations, and networking.
Featured Speaker:
Rhys Hughes
Head of Programmes
BBC Radio1 & BBC Radio 1Xtra
A full day of powerful & informative sessions:
9:30 – 10:00
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Les Hollander (Global Head of Audio Monetization, Spotify) will present a new pan-European study of consumer listening metrics. |
9:30 – 10:00
RESEARCH
Les Hollander (Global Head of Audio Monetization, Spotify) will present a new pan-European study of consumer listening metrics.
10:00 – 10:40
PANEL
Agency Perspectives on Audio Advertising, with Stuart Mays, Director of Commercial Strategy, Global Radio
What do buying agencies of digital audio advertising want and expect in their campaigns? How have new technologies changed the demand side? This panel features agency executives discussing the streaming audio market in 2015 and beyond.
10:40 – 10:50
PECHA KUCHA
Twenty slides, twenty seconds each: A lightning-quick presentation! Pierre Naggar (VP Programmatic Demand, Europe, AdsWizz) rises to the challenge.
10:50 – 11:05
PRESENTATION
Audio Brand-Building in a Digital Market, with Calum Macaulay (Managing Director, talkSPORT)
NETWORKING BREAK
11:25 – 11:55
KEYNOTE
Rhys Hughes (Head of Programmes, BBC Radio1 & BBC Radio1Xtra) and Ben Chapman (Headof POpular Music, BBC)
11:55 – 12:10
PRESENTATION
Mastering the Digital Transformation, with Christian Schalt (Audio Content Strategist, Next Level Audio)
12:10 – 12:40
INTERVIEW
Fireside chat with Neal Schore (CEO Triton Digital ): The Path Forward for Digital Audio
12:40 – 12:55
PRESENTATION
New Mobile Metrics for Radio Stations, with Gadi Mazor (CEO, Nobex Technologies)
LUNCH
1:50 – 2:05
PRESENTATION
The Present and Future of Podcasting, with Ross Adams (UK Country Manager, Acast)
2:05 – 2:35
PANEL
Case Studies of Successful Audio Campaigns, with Oliver Deane (Commercial Digital Director, Global Radio)
2:35 – 2:50
PRESENTATION
The Discipline of Innovation, with Chris Price (Director, New Slang Media)
2:50 – 3:30
PANEL
Transforming Supply and Demand with New Ad Platforms, with Neil Cowling (Creative Development Director, RadioWorks & DigitalAudioWorks)
Audio advertisers are raising the bar for publishers with new expectations of data-smart inventory and impressions. Learn how new ad technologies, buying platforms, and trading desks are changing the game in the streaming audio marketplace.
NETWORKING BREAK
3:50 – 4:05
RESEARCH
Toward a More Harmonious Audio Ecosystem, with Russ Crupnick (Managing Partner, MusicWatch)
4:05 – 4:45
PANEL
Reaching the Mobile Listener, with Paula Cordeiro (Radio Scientist, Portugal)
Consumers want and expect to take their listening with them everywhere. Untethered audio presents a challenge for radio, matched by the opportunity to increase time spent listening in dayparts and environments activated by smartphones, digital dashboards, and other transformative platforms. This panel will discuss best practices of mobile distribution.
4:45 – 5:00
RESEARCH
Insights from “Share of Ear” Surveys, with Larry Rosin (President, Edison Research)
5:00 – 5:30
KEYNOTE
State of the Industry Address, with Kurt Hanson (CEO, AccuRadio)
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
This year’s RAIN Summit Europe will take place in London, England at The Royal Institution 21 Albemarle St.
To register for RAIN Summit Europe, click either:
Ali Abhary
Karnaval Media Group
CEO
Ross Adams
Acast
UK Country Manager
James Cridland
media.info
Managing Director
Russ Crupnick
MusicWatch
Managing Partner
Paula Cordeiro
Radio Scientist
Portugal
Oliver Deane
Global Radio
Commercial Digital Director
Gary Goodman
AdsWizz
President, Europe
Kurt Hanson
RAIN Enterprises/ AccuRadio
Founder
Brad Hill
RAIN Enterprises
VP/ Managing Editor
Michael Hill
UK Radioplayer
Managing Director
Les Hollander
Spotify
Global Head of Audio Monetization
Calum Macauley
talkSPORT
Managing Director
Chris Price
New Slang Media
Director
Larry Rosin
Edison Research
Co-Founder/President
Alexandre Saboundjian
Radionomy
CEO
Christian Schalt
Next Level Audio
Owner
Neal Schore
Triton Digital
President & CEO
Holger Weiss
Aupeo
CEO
OR register with AMIANDO if you prefer:
The official hotel of RAIN Summit Europe is Holiday Inn London Mayfair. Reserve before October 7 for special room rates; use the code BOW. Use this direct link: RESERVE NOW.