DAY ONE
DAY TWO

Day 1: Tuesday 11 October 2011
Digital Radio Showcase - Demonstration and workshop

Venue: VoxBox studios, European Parliament
14.00 - 15.00	Show sur la radio numérique (in French)
14.00 - 15.00	Live show in French to demonstrate the power of digital radio, including DAB+, DRM, RadioDNS and Internet radio.
15.00	Workshop: Multimedia production tools
15.00	Mathias Coinchon (Senior Engineer, EBU Technical) Matthew Trustram (Project Manager, New Media, EBU Radio)
16.00 - 17.00	Digital radio show (in English)
16.00 - 17.00	A one-hour live radio broadcast from the multimedia radio studio of the European Parliament showcasing multiplatform production and distribution techniques, with a studio audience of Digital Radio Conference delegates. Host: Lotta Bromé (P4 Extra, Swedish Radio)
17.00 - 18.00	Tours of the European Parliament's audiovisual facilities
18.00 - 19.00	Reception Event

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Day 2: Wednesday 12 October 2011
Digital Radio Conference

EBU Members only section
09.00	Welcome
	Mats Åkerlund (Vice Chairman, EBU New Radio Group)
09.15	News from the EBU
	Mike Mullane (Head of News, Sport & New Media, EBU Radio)
09.30	Digital radio showcase debrief
	Mathias Coinchon (Senior Engineer, EBU Technical) Matthew Trustram (Project Manager, New Media, EBU Radio)
10.00	EBU New Radio Group Elections

Open to non-EBU Members Moderator: Erik de Zwart (Radio and TV Entrepreneur)
10.30	Coffee
10.45	Welcome
10.45	Raina Konstantinova (Director of Radio, EBU)
10.50	Keynote Session: Challenges and Opportunities
10.50	What role should European bodies and national governments play in promoting digital radio? What do broadcasters need to achieve? What strategic goals should broadcasters pursue? Do we need analogue switch-off or can 'the market provide' on its own? How do regulators see it? What do the EU Commission think? How can we make digital radio happen across Europe? What are the significant barriers? Speakers: Roger Solheim (State Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Norway) Anthony Sethill (CEO and Director, Frontier Silicon) Panellists: Lieven Vermaele (Director of Technology and Development, EBU)
11.50	Session 1: More Content, More Choice
11.50	This session looks at how broadcasters are providing their audiences with more content, more choice and more control over what, where and when they consume. The case studies are from Germany, Norway and the UK. Launching Digital Radio Nationwide in Germany Michael Reichert (Project Manager, Future Radio, SWR) Extending Choice in Norway Jørn Erik Jensen (Senior Advisor, NRK) Award-Winning Multiplatform Radio Brett Spencer (BBC Radio)
12.30	Lunch
14.00	Session 2: Talking Points
14.00	EBU Viewpoint on Digital Radio Mike Mullane (Head of News, Sport and New Media, EBU Radio) Devices Combining DAB/DMB + Internet = New Universe Gunnar Garfors (CEO, Norwegian Mobile TV Corp. and President, IDAG) Business Models & Revenue Streams Ronald Haanstra (CEO, MTVNL)
14.45	Refreshments
15.00	Session 3: The Way Forward
15.00	Chair: J.P. Coakley (Director of Operations, RTÉ) Francis Goffin (Director of Radio, RTBF) Mats Åkerlund (Head of Digital Strategy, Swedish Radio) Antoine Baduel (Chairman and CEO, Radio FG) Vincent Sneed (Association Manager, Association of European Radios)
16.30	Afternoon Keynote Session
16.30	Jean-Marie Cavada MEP
17.00	End of Conference

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