The 31st edition of the Radio Assembly took place in Paris on 3-4 April 2025, hosted by Radio France.

Have a look at the agenda, social events programme and practical information.

The 2025 edition brought perspectives on an array of topics including the ethical use of synthetic voice and AI for producing and broadcasting audio content, the transformation of public service radio broadcasters as a consequence of financial or other pressures, gaining new audiences for live broadcasting, and approaches to negotiating music rights. There was a special focus on the Connected Car Playbook and advocacy for radio distribution across devices. All presentations and recordings are available to EBU members only.

The EBU Radio Assembly is an essential annual meetup for senior leaders in the world of public service radio. To ensure the widest representation of the radio community within the EBU membership, the event is designed to reflect the main topics of senior radio management from across the whole EBU membership.

Radio Committee election 

The election for 2025-2027 of the EBU Radio Committee took place during the assembly.

Event photos by Christophe Abramowitz.

Venue

Maison de la Radio

Avenue du Président Kennedy 116
75016 Paris
France

Gallery

Speakers

Sibyle Veil

Keynote

CEO, Radio France (France)

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Jean Philip De Tender

Speaker

Deputy Director General, Director of Media, EBU

Serge Schick

Director of International Development and Commercial Resources; Executive Vice President Member of the Board, France Medias Monde (France)

Patricia Monahan

Speaker

Director of Audio, RTÉ (Ireland)

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Simon Gooch

Speaker

Head of P3 and Head of Music Strategy, Swedish Radio (Sweden)

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Giedrius Masalskis

Moderator

Head of Radio, LRT (Lithuania)

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Tomas Granryd

Speaker

Head of Digital Partnerships, SR (Sweden)

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Elisha Sessions

Speaker

Principal Product Manager, BBC Product Partnerships, BBC (United Kingdom)

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Jade-Sophie Valtat

Speaker

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Radio France (France)

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Marine Dupin

Speaker

Product manager of Distribution and new interfaces team, Radio France (France)

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Mirko Štular

Moderator

Director Radio Programmes, RTVSLO (Slovenia )

Edita Kudláčová

Speaker

Head of Radio, EBU

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Pascale Labrie

Speaker

Head of Music, EBU

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Eliana Čandrlić Glibota

Editor-In-Chief of Croatian Radio, HRT (Croatia)

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Matthieu Rawolle

Speaker

Senior Media Analyst, EBU

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Graham Ellis

Controller, BBC Audio, BBC (United Kingdom)

Andreas Löffler

Speaker

Head of Music, WDR 1LIVE & COSMO (Germany)

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Bertrand Burgalat

Speaker

Producer, Musician, Board Member IFPI France (France)

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Matthías Már Magnússon

Speaker

Head of Rás 2, RUV (Iceland)

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Nicky Bignell

Speaker

Head of Music Licensing, BBC (United Kingdom)

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Laurent Marceau

Moderator

Editor, Live Music & Projects, Popular Music, EBU

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Matthew Eltringham

Speaker

Senior Advisor – Editorial Policy , BBC (United Kingdom)

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Martina Májíček Poliaková

Speaker

Director of Strategic Development, Czech Radio

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Pascal Wassmer

Speaker

Journalist, RTS (Switzerland)

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Benjamin Poor

Speaker

Senior Project Manager, EBU

Sofia Taavitsainen

Moderator

Head of Public Affairs, SR (Sweden)

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Pascal Crittin

Speaker

Director General, RTS (Switzerland)

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Iryna Korniienko

Moderator

Executive Producer, UA:PBC (Ukraine)

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Cilla Benkö Lamborn

Speaker

Director General, Sveriges Radio (Sweden)

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Wouter Gekiere

Speaker

Head of Brussels Office, EBU

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Video Talks

Presentations

  • intern US Funding Cuts to RFE/RL - Serge Schick (France Médias Monde)Members Only
  • intern Young Audiences & Linear Radio: Suspilne Ukraine - Iryna Korniienko (Suspilne Ukraine)Members Only
  • intern Young Audiences & Linear Radio: RTE - Patricia Monahan (RTE)Members Only
  • intern Young Audiences & Linear Radio: SR - Simon Gooch (SR)Members Only
  • intern Connected Cars: BBC & SR - Elisha Sessions (BBC) & Thomas Granryd (SR)Members Only
  • intern Connected Cars: Radio France - Jade-Sophie Valtat (Radio France) & Marine Dupin (Radio France)Members Only
  • intern Updates from EBU - Jean Philip De Tender (EBU), Edita Kudláčová (EBU) & Pascale Labrie (EBU)Members Only
  • intern Radio's Contribution to Music - Matthieu Rawolle (EBU)Members Only
  • intern Agenda
  • intern Hotel recommendations
  • intern Social events programme
  • intern Practical Information