The full programme has been revealed for the Radio Academy Festival 2024 with the theme of Impact Amplified.
Speakers include Scott Mills, Trevor Nelson, Matt Chorley, Rory Bremner, Rylan, Danny Robins and Lady Unchained, as well as Team GB champion Adam Gemili and comedian Suzi Raffell.
The event, on Wednesday 18th September, at the Royal College of Physicians in London, will be hosted by BBC 1Xtra’s Nadia Jae, Magic’s Neev Spencer, BBC Newsround and 30 Under 30 alumna Emma-Louise Amanshia and Radio 1’s Conor Knight.
Discussions take place across three stages, with space to meet sponsors and connect with industry leaders through the day, culminating in the Festival Party with PPL and PRS for Music.
The latest Festival session to be announced is The Future Will Be Visualised: Where the merging of audio and video is headed next, with Listen, the force behind the genre-defining The Traitors: Uncloaked.
Host Rylan, co-presenter with Scott Mills of the brand-new show Pop Top 10 speaks with the creators and commissioners from across radio, podcasting and television, to delve into the visual revolution.
Hear from Nick Wallis, the broadcaster and journalist who first broke the story of the Post Office scandals.
Hot off the back of a season of sport, A summer of Olympic-sized impact shares the race behind the scenes to deliver talkSPORT’s coverage of Paris 2024, with Natalie Sawyer and Michael Weadock, and Team GB sprinter turned pundit Adam Gemili.
This and much, much more including speakers from across the breadth of UK audio.
Guests include Spotify’s Nick Callaghan and Jon Mounsor, BBC’s Julie Cullen and Ahmed Hussain, Bauer’s Tom Price and from Forth 1, Acast’s Lizzy Pollott and Summer Baxter, Goalhanger’s Jack Davenport and Nicole Logan, NewsUK’s Adrian Durham and Aasmah Mir, Audible’s Kent de Pinto, Listen’s Josh Adley, Audio Always’ Stuart Morgan, Content Is Queen’s Imriel Morgan, YMU’s Ryhanna Coleman, Podcast Unlocked’s Leanne Alie, and the list goes on.
Executive Producer of the Radio Academy Festival, Chris North, said: “The Radio Academy Festival is the key event in the UK audio industry calendar. Here for people to connect, be inspired in a welcoming environment, and to debate and challenge what’s happening next in our amazing industry.
“We’ve gathered a fresh and exciting line-up of topics and speakers across three stages. If you’re passionate about the audio sector, I urge you to join your peers at this year’s Festival, in person. Be in the conversation, learn something new, and share your own story and experience of how we don’t just create Impact, we strive to Amplify it.”
Visit The Radio Academy’s website for the full programme which has now been announced.