Register now for an exciting two-day event diving into radio and audio innovation.
The EBU Audio and Radio Futures Forum is a productive and inspiring meeting point for anyone passionate about radio and audio innovation.
ARD will kindly host the 2026 edition at the new SWR Media Center in Baden-Baden, Germany.
To help you plan your trip, please find the venue address and a list of recommended hotels below.
Wednesday 14 October: Afternoon of inspiring presentations and innovation quick-fires, wrapping up with a networking barbecue.
Thursday 15 October: Full day of unconference sessions with open discussions and workshops!
Friday 16 October: Breakfast and a Futures Forum retrospective walk in the Black Forest.
The Audio and Radio Futures Forum combines traditional conference sessions with unconference discussions, creating space for inspiring presentations, in-depth conversations, brainstorming, and networking. Participants are also invited to propose ideas, projects, or experiments they’d like to share or explore with others.
New this year, the Futures Forum will feature workshops and innovation quick-fires.
Share your team’s latest innovation, experiment, feature, workflow, or biggest lesson learned from the past year in a short, inspiring presentation for fellow broadcasters.
What is unconference?
Find out more and start brainstorming! Check out reports from previous editions and propose your own unconference topics on the workspace!
Venue
SWR Funkhaus Baden-Baden
Hans-Bredow-Straße
76530 Baden-Baden
Germany
Recommended Hotels
Here are some hotel suggestions from our host, SWR, where you can book your stay in Baden-Baden:
Leonardo Royal Hotel Baden-Baden