The second edition of the Big Digital Meet-up was held in Vienna on 1-2 October, hosted by ORF. Over 230 participants from 26 countries joined EBU's largest digital community gathering. The event featured 7 dynamic sessions, including 5 keynotes, and brought together 37 inspiring speakers from 13 countries.

This year's theme, Connected with the Future, explored how public service media can adapt and thrive amid rapid change. Topics included the rise of AI agents, the next wave of disruption, platform and social media strategies, storytelling for the digital age, and branding in a platform-driven world.

Presentations and video talks from the event are accessible only to Members who attended the event.

Venue

ORF Mediencampus

Hugo-Portisch-Gasse 1
1136 Vienna
Austria

Programme

Fees

Ticket price (covers access to both days):

  • Early bird rate - EBU Member (EUR 190.00) - SOLD OUT!
  • Standard rate - EBU Member (EUR 250.00) 

 Payment by bank transfer is possible (registration will only be confirmed once payment has been received)

Accommodation

Below is a list of recommended hotels for you to book your stay in Vienna near ORF center and Schönbrunn Palace. 

Austria Trend Parkhotel Schönbrunn Wien **** - 30 minutes walk or 10 minutes by bus
Hietzinger Hauptstraße 10-14, 1130 Wien

Austria Trend Hotel Maximilian **** - 30 minutes walk or 10 minutes by bus
Hietzinger Hauptstraßee 16, 1130 Wien

Hotel Viktoria Schönbrunn *** - 35 minutes walk or 15 minutes by bus
Eduard-Klein-Gasse 9, 1130 Wien

Renaissance Wien Hotel **** - 25 minutes by bus
Linke Wienzeile/Ullmannstraße 71, 15. Rudolfsheim-Fünfh, 1150 Wien

For other hotel recommendations, please take a look at the extended list sent by ORF or at the list of accommodations on the Vienna Tourist website.

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Speakers

Wouter Quartier

Host

Head of Radio, EBU

Jamie MacEwan

Keynote

Senior Media Analyst, Enders Analysis (United Kingdom)

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Gareth Sutcliffe

Keynote

Head of Media and Technology, Enders Analysis (United Kingdom)

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Jean Philip De Tender

Speaker

Deputy DG / Director of Strategy Services & Media

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Harald Kräuter

Speaker

Chief Technical Officer, ORF (Austria)

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Stefan Pollach

Speaker

Head of Digital Media and Online, ORF (Austria)

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Emma Pettersson

Speaker

Content Specialist, SVT (Sweden)

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Beatrice Cooke

Speaker

Service Executive, BBC iPlayer, BBC (United Kingdom)

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Cecilie Lyng

Speaker

Head of Brand, NRK (Norway)

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Kadi Kivirand

Speaker

Head of Marketing, ERR (Estonia)

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Jaakko Lempinen

Keynote

Chief Customer and Portfolio Officer, Yle (Finland)

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Guto Rhun

Speaker

Young Audiences Commissioner, S4C (United Kingdom)

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Grace Zakka

Moderator

Platform Strategy Lead, EBU

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Daragh Hennessy

Speaker

Senior Brand Strategy Manager, RTE (Ireland)

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Julian Schmitt

Speaker

Head of Marketing, SWR (Germany)

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Srinath Sripath

Keynote

Senior Digital Partnerships Manager, International Olympic Committee (Switzerland)

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Emmanuelle Lacaze

Speaker

President, GEDEON (France)

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Sebastian Krumdieck

Keynote

Partner Manager / Twitch Coordinator, ARD (Germany)

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Evelyn Sequeira

Moderator

Senior Project Manager

Thomas Kluge

Speaker

Senior Partner Engineer, YouTube, Google (Germany)

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Phil Rich

Keynote

Senior Delivery Manager, BBC (United Kingdom)

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Andreas Böhmer

Speaker

ARD Partnermanagement Social Media, ARD (Germany)

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Elena Defaee

Speaker

Head of New Generations, RTBF (Belgium)

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Simone Steurer

Speaker

Strategic Partnerships Lead, Media Companies & Podcasts, YouTube (Germany)

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Alex Hryniewicz

Speaker

Managing Director, Network Social Platforms, Little Dot Studios (United Kingdom)

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Maja Fister

Speaker

Head of Kids and Youth, HRT (Croatia)

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Hamdhoon Rashad

Moderator

Media Project Manager

Ken De Keyser

Speaker

Head of Branding & Design, VRT (Belgium)

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Erik Londre

Speaker

CEO, Karta (United Kingdom)

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Lasse Kjær Christiansen

Speaker

Head of Editorial, DR (Denmark)

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Vitold Grand’henry

Moderator

Image & Positioning Manager - Marketing, RTBF (Belgium)

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Robert Amlung

Speaker

Head of Digital Strategy, ZDF (Germany)

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Maria Karlsson Thörnqvist

Speaker

Producer/Director/Scriptwriter, SVT (Sweden)

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Stefanie Jellen

Speaker

Senior Project Manager, ZDF (Germany)

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Simone Grössing

Speaker

Product Owner / Content Development, ORF (Austria)

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Shin Chang

Moderator

Broadcast Journalist, ORF/Hitradio Ö3 (Austria)

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Dr Sasha Scott

Speaker

Head of Transformation Services, EBU

Video Talks

Presentations

  • intern Broadcasting in 2030: Reengaging the audience in the era of middlemen - Jamie MacEwan (Enders Analysis) and Gareth Sutcliffe (Enders Analysis)Members Only
  • intern Audience Strategies: From having impact to creating impact - Yle’s quest to engage audiences - Jaakko Lempinen (Yle)Members Only
  • intern Motherbrain: How SVT Succeeds with Insight Democratization - Emma Petersson (SVT)Members Only
  • intern SWR’s Early Learnings: Smarter with persona-based Marketing - Julian Schmitt (SWT)Members Only
  • intern The "Von Fock" Campaign: A viral historical trend - Kadi Kivirand (ERR)Members Only
  • intern Social, Search & AI – What users search for, where and how - Andreas Boehmer (ARD)Members Only
  • intern Public Broadcasting Digital Fandom - Alex Hryniewicz (Little Dot Studios)Members Only
  • intern Visualised Podcasts on BBC iPlayer - Beatrice Cooke (BBC iPlayer)Members Only
  • intern From Stage to Stream: How the BBC turns live shows into immersive digital concerts - Phil Rich (BBC)Members Only
  • intern Evolving IOC Partnerships: Innovating together as an Olympic standard - Srinath Sripath (IOC)Members Only
  • intern The ARD Twitched-on - Sebastian Krumdieck (ARD)Members Only
  • intern Breaking the code - Reaching youth audiences in a minority language - Guto Rhun (S4C)Members Only
  • intern How rtbf.be connect with new generations - Elena Defaee (RTBF)Members Only
  • intern Engaging Young Audiences – Lessons from going all in on YouTube - Lasse Kjær Christiansen (DR)Members Only
  • intern Fostering Civic Discourse: The Public Spaces Incubator - Robert Amlung (ZDF) and Stefanie Jellen (ZDF)Members Only
  • intern MEETING: Youth format for HRT - Maja Fister (HRT)Members Only
  • intern Sagsmulti on TikTok: Why every language deserves a voice - Simone Grössing (ORF)Members Only
  • intern Bara Sex - Youth format from SVT - Maria Karlsson Thörnqvist (SVT)Members Only