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Jacqueline Bierhorst
President, WorldDAB, and Project Director, Digital Radio NL

Jacqueline Bierhorst has been a pioneer in commercial radio since 1987, specialised in distribution, marketing, and content. She has a strong track record in launching and leading successful commercial television and radio channels in The Netherlands and Belgium. From 2011 until 2015 she was project leader on the roll out of the DAB+ network in The Netherlands and since 2015 she is project director Digital Radio NL, a collaboration between public and commercial broadcasters and the Ministry of Economic Affairs coordinating involvement of all stakeholders and joint marketing of Digital Radio. Bierhorst is owner of Jacky B Entertainment Solutions, President of WorldDAB, a member of the WorldDAB Steering Board and an active ambassador of digital radio throughout Europe. She is also a consultant to the Flemish Government, Department of Culture, Youth and Media for the introduction of DAB+ in Flanders, initiating collaboration throughout the Flemish stakeholders on digital radio and country manager Radioplayer Netherlands. 

Charles-Emmanuel Bon
Secretary General, Radio France

Charles-Emmanuel is Secretary General of Radio France. He is a member of the Executive Board and is responsible for strategic and cross-company projects, distribution, internal and external governance and public and international affairs. Prior to joining Radio France in 2023, he was Director of Operations and Information Technology at Lagardère News. Charles-Emmanuel has an extensive experience of radio. A member of the executive committee of Lagardère News, his scope of responsibility covered radio and press technologies, Europe 1 operations and public affairs. Previously, he held various positions at RTL Group in Luxembourg and France. In particular, he managed RTL Net, the Internet subsidiary of RTL and was in charge of Development and Technologies for the Radio division of Groupe M6. Prior to joining RTL Group, he was a project manager in the Media practice at Booz Allen Hamilton, a strategy consultancy. He is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, ESSEC and the University of Cergy Pontoise.

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Laurence Harrison
Chief Partnerships Officer, Radioplayer

Laurence has over 25 years experience working in the radio and technology sectors and leads on building and managing Radioplayer’s partnerships with the automotive industry. He works closely with Radioplayer’s car manufacturer partners on the radio user experience in connected cars and manages the partnerships including CARIAD, BMW Group, Renault and NIO who between them have over 4 Million cars on the road today powered by Radioplayer. He is also a current Board member of both RadioDNS and WorldDAB.

He previously worked for Digital Radio UK where he led the partnerships with car manufacturers that saw DAB digital radio included as standard in all new cars. Before that he was a Director at techUK representing the UK technology sector in areas such as environmental policy, healthcare and consumer technology, and was a Board Director at Digital UK, the organisation that managed the UK’s digital TV switchover.

Martin Hülsmann
Managing Director RADIO BOB!

When Martin isn’t standing ankle-deep in mud in front of an open-air stage, he’s spreading the message of rock as Managing Director of RADIO BOB! At Germany’s largest rock radio station, the 49-year-old is primarily responsible for brand management and business development.
The radio industry has been his professional festival ground for over 20 years: Before taking on his role at RADIO BOB!, he led corporate communications for numerous stations within REGIOCAST, Germany’s largest private radio network, until 2019.
Martin Hülsmann lives with his wife and two children in Schleswig-Holstein, though his roots lie in Westphalia. He earned a master’s degree in History, Political Science, and Sociology in Bochum, followed by journalistic training and freelance work. In 2024, he successfully completed an Executive MBA at the Hamburg Media School/University of Hamburg with a master’s thesis titled “The Impact of AI on the Value Chain in Private Radio.”

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Bernie O’Neill
Project Director, WorldDAB

An experienced people connector within the digital radio industry, Bernie has headed WorldDAB since 2011, with overall responsibility for the direction and management of WorldDAB activities. Together with her team and the global network of WorldDAB members she works to further the adoption and implementation of DAB+, the digital successor of FM radio.  With a background in leadership of international trade associations for over 25 years, her career expands over several industries including radio, ICT, water and education. She is an expert at driving business development, delivering value to stakeholders, strategically aligning teams, and developing effective marketing communications. Trained in international business, she has held postings in London, Brussels, and The Hague.

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Adriano Pitteri
Project Manager, SRG SSR

Adriano Pitteri is Program Manager for the Broadcast Distribution at SRG SSR, the Swiss Public Broadcaster. In this role, he coordinates the strategy and implementation of SRG SSR's DAB+, FM and satellite broadcasting. Adriano is member of the SRG SSR’s DSO steering committee and also chairs the SRG SSR's coordination group for digital switchover communication. This includes coordinating the marketing campaign for the Swiss public broadcaster.

Jaume Pujol
Cellnex

 

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Javier Sánchez Pérez
Director of Audiovisual Policy and Public Service, RTVE Innovation Center, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE)

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Lizzie Young
Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) 

Lizzie is a media executive with 25 years’ experience across the UK, US & APAC. She currently leads Commercial Radio & Audio on behalf of the Australian audio industry. Her remit at CRA covers industry wide initiatives including regulatory affairs, audience measurement, demand generation, digital transformation.

Previously Lizzie was APAC CEO and Global Growth Officer of social media start-up WeAre8, pent 12 years at Nine, Australia's largest locally owned media company, rising to the role of Managing Director - Local Markets, Group Marketing & Commercial Partnerships and 12 years in Radio at Southern Cross Austereo and Global Radio in London. 

Her roles have spanned content, marketing, sales, commercial partnerships and operations and in recent years she has executed a number of transformation projects resulting from M&A activity, leveraging new platforms and technologies for growth.

Lizzie is also a former non-executive director of ASX listed real estate classified business Domain and Founding Board Director of Future Women where she remains as an Advisor and Mentor.

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Get your DAB solutions in front of key decision makers

WorldDAB Automotive is our annual flagship automotive event and brings together over 200 attendees from the international digital radio, broadcasting, electronics and automotive industries. It offers unparalleled opportunities to discuss the current issues within the digital radio industry and to create a better understanding of the challenges affecting the market.

Three reasons to sponsor, exhibit or advertise at this event

• Sponsor and exhibitor logos reach an audience of 6,000+ industry contacts via our online, email and social promotions for this event.
• Debut your latest products and services to delegates by placing an advertisement in the event brochure, showcase your current product (advert to be shown as a slideshow on screens during breaks), or feature your product as a banner advert in one of our regular marketing emails.
• An opportunity to engage with potential customers in a face-to-face discussion while showing them your products at your exhibition table.

Attendees include:

• Commercial and public broadcasters
• Chip, receiver and equipment manufacturers
• Network operators
• Regulatory bodies
• National digital radio rollout bodies
• Automotive manufacturers (OEMs, Tier 1s, Tier 2s)

Download the sponsorship brochure. Please book your place by Friday 25 April. Contact the Project Office for more information and to to book.

 

Sponsors

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AVT Audio Video Technologies GmbH

AVT Audio Video Technologies was founded in 1996 in Nuremberg as a manufacturer for professional audio equipment.

Today, AVT is a leading manufacturer of DAB technology offering reliable hardware and software solutions for small, cost effective setups as well as scalable, fully redundant headends.

By tailoring individual solutions aimed at the changing requirements of a developing market, AVT equips its partners with the technology necessary to shape the media landscape of tomorrow. While steadily developing new systems to connect digital infrastructure and broadcast, we also make sure to continuously improve our existing products by implementing new features to enable sustained use. All our hardware systems are DSP based to offer highest reliability for a prolonged lifecycle.

AVT has more than two decades of comprehensive audio knowledge and offers more than just DAB products. As one of the leading manufacturers of telephone hybrid systems and audio codecs, we are also able to realize cross-system integrations. The AVT systems, which are developed and manufactured in Germany, are deployed worldwide via national distributors. This gives us the opportunity to monitor global developments in broadcast and provide comprehensive solutions.

www.avt-nbg.de

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DIGIDIA

DIGIDIA provides end-to-end DAB & DAB+ solutions for broadcast and test applications. The broadcast transmission range encompasses multiplexers, content servers, IP gateways for EDI & ETI, and road tunnel transmission/break-in products. The monitoring range includes professional RF receivers and EDI/ETI/RF monitoring platforms. All products are provided for both virtual and physical server platforms - Software and hardware designs are 100% done in house. Since 2021 DIGIDIA is part of the NAUTEL group.

www.nautel.com/products/digital-radio/dab/

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Factum Radioscape

Based in London, Factum Radioscape is a leading provider of innovative radio broadcast technology and services to broadcasters, regulators, and network operators worldwide. With over two decades of experience in the industry, we specialize in delivering high-quality radio solutions, including broadcast monitoring, measurement, and analysis services, to ensure seamless and reliable transmission of radio signals. Factum Radioscape have installed many DAB systems worldwide, providing clients with cutting-edge products that meet their specific needs and requirements.

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Inntot Technologies

Inntot Technologies is a Forbes India Select 200 Deep Tech company with prime focus on enabling cost effective next generation digital media receivers.

Inntot's Software Defined Radio solutions have been deployed in more than 1.2 million vehicles.

Inntot's field proven SDR based DAB/DAB+ Receiver solution including Data Services has been ported to various hardware platforms integrated with different Automotive grade tuners. Inntot is engaged with car OEMs and Automotive Tier-1s for providing SDR based DAB receiver solutions to various markets such as Europe, GCC, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Inntot is also working towards developing Audio processing components to enhance and enrich the user experience in vehicles. Audio processing components include Loudness Control, DRC, Spatial Enhancement, Mixers, Equalizer, Limiter, Volume Control, and Echo Cancellation and Noise Reduction (ECNR).

Inntot Technologies is the winner of several prestigious awards including NASSCOM League of 10 - Emerge 50 2023, National Technology Awards 2021 of TDB, Government of India, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Skill Excellence Awards 2022 of Government of India, NXP Tech Startup Challenge 2022, Industrial Innovation Awards 2017 of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) - for the Best Service Startup and Top 10 Promising Startups of India, ASSOCHAM 4th ICT Awards 2020, DRM Enterprise Award 2019 instituted by Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium.

www.inntot.com

ITEL Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni

ITEL Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni is a company specializing in audio processing and headend systems for the radio and television telecommunications market.
Based in Perugia, Italy, ITEL designs and manufactures all of its products locally.
Founded in 2007, ITEL quickly gained a strong reputation in the Italian market for the quality and innovation of its products. It was the first company to implement the recoding of alternative frequencies in RDS systems for FM radio and the first globally to integrate audio processing systems within DAB+ headend technology. Today, ITEL’s distribution network spans over 100 countries, and the company collaborates with major government organizations worldwide to advance DAB+ radio development.

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Paneda 

Paneda offers innovative and cost-effective DAB solutions: safety systems, broadcast networks and broadcast systems. Nearly 200 tunnels in Norway are equipped with Paneda systems. Many local and public European broadcasters are using Paneda DAB Head-End systems with a complete range of products including multiplexing, audio encoders, data insertion and content management. 

www.paneda.no

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Radioplayer

Owned by broadcasters in 22 countries, Radioplayer brings together nearly 10,000 radio stations globally. Collaborating with automotive and tech leaders, we're transforming radio for connected audiences. Our goal is to empower radio's future through innovation and strategic partnerships. Our flagship products include Hybrid Radio Integrations in cars, an extensive app ecosystem and smart speaker integrations. Through the Radioplayer Data Platform and Insight Dashboard, we help broadcasters optimize content and business strategies. Through global collaboration and advocacy, we uphold radio's cultural significance and accessibility. In essence, Radioplayer leads radio's evolution, ensuring that radio remains a vital part of the connected world, whether it's in cars, homes, or on any device where people listen to content. 

www.radioplayer.org

RF2Digital 

RF2Digital specializes in cutting-edge automotive radio solutions that support global standards such as DAB, DRM, CDR, HD Radio, AM/FM, and streaming radio. 

Our SDR (Software Defined Radio)-based technology is designed for seamless integration into any automotive SoC platform. 

In the era of SDV (Software Defined Vehicle), RF2Digital is at the forefront of broadcasting innovation, delivering flexible, software-driven architectures that address the growing demands of connected and intelligent mobility. 

With a mission to push the boundaries of automotive infotainment, we draw upon decades of expertise and research, constantly striving to explore the uncharted territories of the future.

http://rf2digital.com/

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TRedess

TRedess is a company specialised in DTT and DAB+ Transmitters and Gap Fillers, counting with more than 28,000 transmitting devices operating worldwide in more than 60 countries. TRedess DAB+ portfolio counts with air cooled solutions from very low powers up to 5KW.

In the last fouryears, TRedess has become a key player in a large number of the DAB+ rollouts worldwide (with more than 500 x DAB+ transmitters deployed in 15 countries). Key elements to that success have been the high efficiency of TRedess DAB+ transmitters (up to 53%) plus also the outstanding performance of TRedess DAB+ SFN Gap Fillers.

Other main characteristics to highlight of TRedess solutions are: compact devices, flexibility, easy to use and operate, cost effective solutions for each scenario, full control of the design and manufacturing, top class quality control, support, etc…

www.tredess.com

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Xperi - featuring DTS AutoStage and All In Media (AIM) 

Xperi, via its comprehensive broadcast technologies portfolio (including DTS AutoStage, AIM Radio Apps including the new AIM Player and AIM RAPID), is uniquely committed to support broadcasters in their special bonds with the communities they serve, enabling connections with audiences wherever they consume content, while simplifying and personalizing content discovery and future-proofing radio via a consistent and constant stream of broadcast-centric innovation.

When joining DTS AutoStage, broadcasters maintain control of their content in the car dash and gain access to end-user analytics. Broadcasters can join DTS AutoStage for free at https://onboarding.connectedrad.io

Networking dinner, Wednesday 18 June 2025 19:00 - 22:00

Venue: Oroya Madrid, (within The Edition Hotel, Madrid), Plaza Celenque 2, 28013, Madrid

 

Hotels

There are many hotels in Madrid to suit all budgets but we advise that you book early, Marid is very busy in June. Below are a selection of hotels and the walking times between the hotel and the venues, we do not have any preferential rates with these hotels, they have been included due to their proximity to the conference venue.

• Hotel NH Collection Madrid Paseo del Prado - 3 mins walk to Palacio Neptuno / 16 mins walk to Oroya

• Mercure Madrid Centro - 3 mins walk to Palacio Neptuno  / 18 mins walk to Oroya

• DoubleTree by Hilton Madrid - Prado - 4 mins walk to Palacio Neptuno / 13 mins walk to Oroya

• Hotel Villa Real - 4 mins walk to Palacio Neptuno / 12 mins walk to Oroya

• H10 Villa de la Reina Boutique Hotel - 14 mins walk to Palacio Neptuno / 10 mins walk to Oroya

• Motel One Madrid-Plaza de España - 31 mins walk to Palacio Neptuno / 18 mins walk to Oroya
  
  

Below are the google map links to hotel near to each venue.

Hotels near to Networking dinner venue - Oroya, Madrid

Hotels near to WorldDAB Automotive 2025 venue - Palacio Neptuno

 

Traveling from the airport:

If you are traveling straight to the conference venue, please click here for transport options.

Taxis:

Taxis are availabe outside the terminals; both Uber and Bolt operate in Madrid. 

Metro:

The airport is within zone A of the metro. You will need to take metro line 8 which runs from all airport terminals into Madrid city centre.  Depending on your destination, it takes approx. 40 minutes to get into the city centre.

June 18th
19:00 - 22:00	Networking evening at the Oroya Rooftop Restaurant, The Edition Hotel, Madrid
June 19th
09:30 - 15:30	WorldDAB Automotive

June 18th, 19:00-22:00 CEST
19:00 - 22:00	Networking evening at the Oroya Rooftop Restaurant, The Edition Hotel, Madrid
June 19th, 09:00-15:30 CEST
09:00 - 09:30	Registration and networking breakfast
09:30 - 10:30	SESSION ONE Opening address - WorldDAB President Championing a "Broadcast first" approach highlighting radio's resilience, seamless integration, and futureproof role in connected cars,  Speaker: Jacqueline Bierhorst, Project Director, Digital Radio NL and President, WorldDAB One voice for broadcast radio Public and commercial broadcasters unite to emphasise broadcast radio’s role in ensuring radio's prominence and accessibility in a digital-first future. Speakers: EBU, AER DAB+ momentum in Iberia Spain and Portugal are accelerating DAB+ expansion - a focus on recent progress, industry collaboration and what to expect over the coming months.  Speakers:  Javier Sanchez, Director of the Audiovisual Policy and Public Service Department,  RTVE and Jaume Pujol, Strategic Growth Opportunities, Cellnex Telecom Radio on the road: insights from the dashboard The latest data reveals just how much radio is consumed in-car, emphasising broadcast radio's continued dominance and relevance in today's connected vehicle landscape.  Speaker: tbc Q&A
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee and networking
11:00 - 12:00	SESSION TWO Australia: keeping audio free, local and accessible Australian audio is thriving, but evolving technology threatens broadcasters’ ability to deliver the content audiences want – where, when and how they want it. This session is a rallying call from Down Under for global platforms and automakers to collaborate, ensuring radio remains a free, trusted and essential service for communities everywhere. Speaker: Lizzie Young, CEO, Commercial Radio & Audio, Australia  Driving digital: French-speaking markets lead the way Switzerland, Belgium, and France are preparing the automotive sector for digital radio. Hear lessons learned, strategic collaborations, and actionable recommendations for other markets. Speakers: Charles-Emmanuel Bon, Secretary General, Radio France and Adriano Pitteri, Project Manager, SRG SSR German radio's growth engine: DAB+ DAB+ is driving significant growth for commercial radio in Germany, expanding reach, boosting competition, and unlocking new opportunities for broadcasters and advertisers alike. Speaker: Martin Hülsmann, Managing Director, RADIO BOB! Q&A
12:00 - 13:00	Networking lunch
13:00 - 14:00	SESSION THREE Broadcast radio: live, local, and made for the drive Radio’s linear, local, and live strengths power compelling drivetime content - from morning shows to real-time traffic updates - designed for today’s in-car listeners. Speakers: tbc The EBU playbook: guiding radio's digital future As the automotive industry shifts towards more integrated and connected systems, there's a risk that traditional broadcast radio could be marginalised. The Playbook advocates for radio to remain a central feature in the car's infotainment system, emphasising user-friendly access and seamless integration. ​ Speakers: tbc Seamless listening: bridging broadcast and apps Broadcasters are creating smooth transitions between DAB+ and app-based listening, designing driver-friendly experiences, and shaping the future of hybrid radio. Speakers: Laurence Harrison, Chief Partnerships Officer, Radioplayer
14:00 - 14:30	Networking coffee
14:30 - 15:30	SESSION FOUR   Effective interventions - practical actions to fix systemic problems WorldDAB collaborates with other organisations to aid the growth of digital radio, to identify obstacles and to enable the best experience for listeners. This session looks at where we can take practical steps that help the entire ecosystem for example, how do I fix the wrong station logo displaying in my car? Speaker: Nick Piggott, Project Director, RadioDNS Android Auto: what’s new for broadcast radio? Android Auto updates and how new features impact broadcast radio’s presence, accessibility, and user experience in the car dashboard. Speaker: tbc WorldDAB Auto Working Group Aftermarket product sales Topic and speaker tbc Designing the UX for diversity As DAB+ expands across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, we explore how diverse user needs are shaping new UX standards for a globally inclusive radio experience. Speakers: tbc Q&A