CONFIDENTIAL

DATE REFERENCE 14.04.2021 SPG 13930/00 OJ

27TH MEETING OF THE EBU RADIO ASSEMBLY VIRTUAL MEETING, 15 APRIL 2021 10H30 TO 16H30

AGENDA WITH INDICATIVE TIMINGS

1. Welcome and approval of the minutes 10.30 Graham Ellis (Radio Committee President, EBU; Controller of BBC Audio)

2. Welcome, introduction and priorities of Head of Radio 10.40 Edita Kudlacova (Head of Radio, EBU)

3. Radio and The Way Ahead 10.50 Delphine Ernotte-Cunci (President, EBU; CEO, France Télévisions) in conversation with Graham Ellis

4. EBU Radio Committee, workplan review 2019-2021 Q&A 11.15 The panel looks at the achievements of the Radio Committee workplan for the last two years and the priorities within PSM Radio.

Edita Kudlacova (moderator) Graham Ellis Jean Philip De Tender (Director Media, EBU) Frederic Gerand (Head of Radio & Digital Audio, RTBF)

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5. Coffee Break 12.00

6. Euroradio Music Exchange 12.15 Pascale Labrie (Head of Music, EBU; moderator)

12:15-12:30 Status report on the 2021 Workplan Q&A Pascale Labrie

12:30-13:00 EBU Music Panel: Reinforcing connections and shared values The year 2020 has offered EBU music communities countless opportunities to create new connections among Member organizations and with the wider music world. It has also made radio music channels’ output more visible on the international level, demonstrating the impact we can have together. Let’s look back on the past year’s achievements and look forward to common challenges with three of our positive energizers.

Miikka Maunula (Executive Producer,; Chair, EBU Classical Music Group) Jessica Isaacs (Head of Production, BBC Audio Radio 3) Christian Thompson (Head of Artistic Planning, Berwaldhallen, SESR; Chair, EBU Radio Ensemble Group)

Video messages: Elsa Comby (Deputy Secretary General, ) Ramūnas Zilnys (Head of Popular Music, LTLR)

7. Elections 13.00 Elections for the new mandate of the Radio Committee, 2021 – 2023. The voting procedure runs in real time with the voting delegates being guided through three phases – the vote of the president, three vice-presidents, and ten members of the Radio Committee.

8. Lunch Break 13.45

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9. What’s driving radio in the car? 14.30 Ben Poor (Senior Project Manager, Radio, EBU; moderator) What are the latest developments in ensuring that radio retains its place in the new range of connected cars? The work of the newly established EBU Connected Cars and Devices working group will be explained together with how members are working alongside the car industry.

Gregor Poetsch (Product Owner Radio, Cariad/Audi) Rosemary Smith (Automotive Project Manager, World DAB) Tomas Granryd (Head of Digital Partnerships, SESR)

10. New Trends In Audio Formats 15.15 Edita Kudlacova (moderator) The audio production is on the rise as the distribution platforms are turning into production companies, the audio market will be facing an extreme competition. How are we future-proofing our own business?

Caroline Pouron (Head of Digital, SESR) Lenka Kabrhelova (Host and Podcast Producer, Czech Radio) Marcus Tepper (ARD Sports Coordinator Radio, WDR)

11. Closing 16.00 Jean Phlip De Tender Graham Ellis

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