About Radiodays Europe

Radiodays Europe is the meeting point for all radio in Europe, bringing together private and public radios in Europe. The 2011 conference in Copenhagen had nearly 700 participants from 45 countries.

Radiodays Europe is an annual pan-European radio conference for leaders from public service and commercial radio as well as related industries. Radiodays Europe aims to be the best and most important radio conference in Europe, with highly sought-after speakers and sessions especially designed to ensure the best possible conference experience for the participants.

Today more than ever before it is important for the European radio industry to create a common arena for discussing radio now and in the future. Radiodays Europe is that arena – a place where representatives from public service and commercial radio can meet, discuss, network, find inspiration and perhaps even provocation. The ultimate aim is to make better radio for the listeners.

Radio – as a medium – faces serious challenges right now but also in the long run. Radiodays Europe presents development opportunities and strategic insights for broadcasters. What is next in programming and formats, audience behavior, digital platforms and business models?
 

Radiodays Europe is the conference for everyone dedicated to radio, including private and public service radio managers, programme directors and content developers, interactive managers and professionals in marketing, sales and audience research working in radio and radio-related industries.

The first Radiodays Europe was held in Copenhagen in March 2010. The initiative to the conference came from the Nordic countries where joint public and private radio conferences have been held for years. The Danish, Norwegian and Swedish national “Radiodays” have cooperated for several years and Radiodays Europe draws from those experiences. The three experienced “Radiodays-organizers” from the Nordic countries (from left) – Rolf Brandrud, Norway, Christian Kjeldsen, Denmark and Anders Held, Sweden - are now heading the European conference. The three Project Managers are the “programme troika” of Radiodays Europe.
 

Radiodays Europe got immediate and very strong support from the radio industry across Europe. 400 participants from public and commercial radio from 35 countries came to the first Radiodays Europe. The second Radiodays Europe in March 2011 attracted nearly 700 participants from 45 countries.

In all, the Radiodays Europe conference offered participants a choice of 40 different sessions, which covered everything from new programming to music, news and social media. Special guest speakers at this year's event included Daniel Domscheit-Berg, the former Wikileaks spokesperson, and representatives from the mobile phone industry.

A survey showed that the participants were extremely satisfied with the conference. According to the survey 96% of the participants were satisfied or very satisfied with the first Radiodays Europe, while 0% were not satisfied.

Dialogue with broadcasters and partners across Europe is key to the Radiodays Europe success. First, the advisory “Conference Committee” consists of knowledgeable and dedicated people from a wide range of partner organizations in different countries and on a European level. Secondly, Radiodays Europe has arranged networking meetings with broadcasters in several countries to discuss the challenges for radio in different markets and to find ideas and speakers. The dialogue and transparency of the programming process is unique for a media conference.
 

The supporters and official partners of Radiodays Europe represent a wide range of broadcasters and important players such as the EBU (public broadcasters), AER (private radios), egta (European saleshouses), WorldDMB and national radio conferences and radio organisations in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland and Slovenia.  

“The Association Radiodays Europe” is a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of arranging the annual radio conference. Next year the conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain on 15-16 March 2012.

The Board:
The following constitute the board of Radiodays Europe:

Annika Nyberg (Chairman of the board)
Director of Svenska YLE - YLE Finland

Jan Petersson
Director, Analysis and Communications, SR – Swedish Radio

Marius Lillelien
Head of Radio, NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Tor Arnbjørn
Head of Radio, DR - Danish Radio