Conference 2018 .

Paul Sylvester

Content Director, Absolute Radio

Alan Bennett

Managing Director, Headstuff

Padraic Joyce

Manager, Galway Senior Football Team

Jenny Murphy

Irish Rugby Player

Dr Karen Weekes

Siobhan Kenny

CEO, Radiocentre

Christian O’Connell

Presenter, Absolute Radio

Willie O’Reilly

Chairman of iRadio, a director of the Irish Cancer Society and a columnist with The Business Post.

Fionnuala Corbett

Head of News and Current Affairs, iRadio

Paul Keenan

President of Audio, Bauer Media Group

Liam McDonnell

CEO, Dentsu Aegis Network Ireland

Jim Jennings

Director, Content RTÉ

Liam Thompson

Content Director, Content Creator and Co-Founder of The Smart7 Podcast

Helen Boaden

Former Director of BBC Radio

Ciara Riordan

BBC News

Brian Redmond

Executive Producer for Programs at KCLR

Mark Egan

Purple Bridge Media

Andy Roberts

Award Winning Creative Leader and Brand Builder at Andy Roberts Media

John Purcell

Founding shareholder, director and CEO of KCLR 96fm, the local radio station for Carlow and Kilkenny

Rob Timony

Head of audioXi, Bauer Media Audio Ireland

Aoife MacEvilly

Broadcasting and Video-On-Demand Commissioner, Coimisiún na Meán

Rory Hamilton

ECD , Girls and Boys

James O’Brien

Presenter, LBC, London

Mamobo Ogoro

Social Psychologist and Multi-Award Winning Social Entrepreneur

Bill Kinlay

Chief Executive, GroupM Ireland

Mark Cunning

Group Content Director, Wireless Ireland

Pat Kenny

Host of The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk

Ian Dempsey

Breakfast Show Presenter, TodayFM

Denis Naughten TD

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Aine Kerr

Co-Founder and COO of Kinzen

Emma O’Doherty

Chief Client Officer, Mindshare

Joe Clarke

Manager, The Blizzards, Le Galaxie

Andy Pierce

Group Strategy Director, Core

Jim Gavin

The Chief Operations Officer of the Irish Aviation Authority

Celene Craig

CEO, BAI

Kevin Rafter

Professor of Political Communication and Head of the School of Communications, DCU

Patrick Haughey

Founder, AudioBrand

Paul Fernley

Sales Manager, ReelWorld - Europe and International

Derek McGrath

Manager, Waterford Senior Hurling team

Michelle Livesey

Chief Reporter and News Editor at KEY 103, Manchester

Emma Meese

Media & Training Development Manager, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

Ruairí McKiernan

Host, Love and Courage podcast

Gareth Roberts

Managing Editor, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Glen Mulcahy

Founder and Business Manager, Titanium Media

Joanne Sweeney-Burke

CEO, Digital Training Institute

Patricia Messinger

Presenter, C103

Simon Geraghty

Research and Insight Director, OMG Ireland

Andrew McLindon

Director of Communications, An Garda Síochána

Michael Hill

Founder and MD, Radioplayer

Avril Delaney

Senior Copywriter, Boys and Girls

Fiona Stack

Eimear Ní Bhraonáin

Presenter, KCLR 96FM

Matt Deegan

Creative Director at Folder Media

Tammy Darcy

Founder and CEO of The Shona Project

Damian Loscher

Managing Director, Ipsos MRBI (Ireland)

Jørgen Ramskov

CEO and Chief Editor at Radio24syv

Sinead Spain

Group Head of News, Communicorp

Sam Walker

Award-wining broadcaster

Frans Kok

National Listening Research (NLO), The Netherlands

Linda Green

Director, Leading Creative Talent

Ken Doherty

Radio Presenter at Sunshine 106.8

Graham and Nathan

Presenters FM104 Drive

Siobhan McMememy

Audience Research Manager, BBC

Suzanne Kane

Broadcaster, Podcaster

Andrew Bailey

Managing Editor, LBC

Liedewij Hentenaar

Managing Director, RAB Netherlands

Angie Greaves

Presenter, Smooth Radio

Pedro Valiente Echezarreta

Head of Partnerships, Radioplayer

Dr. Roddy Flynn

Associate Professor, School of Communications, DCU

Taz Kelleher

Network producer, HeadStuff Podcast Network

Emma Harney

Orchestrate PR

Cathy Heeley

International Media Analytics Lead, Nielsen

Alison Winter

Head of Audiences, BBC

Adam Smyth

Editor of Radio Current Affairs and Digital News, BBC, Belfast

Liam Sheedy

Director, Bank of Ireland, Munster

Sinead Troy

Yangaroo Music Ireland

Steven Reiner

Emeritus Associate Professor of Journalism, Stony Brook University

Jessie Kavanagh

Teen YouTuber

Laura Costello

Head of Sustainability and Planet Services at THINKHOUSE

Chris Doyle

CEO, Bauer Media Audio Ireland

Patricia Monahan

Director of Audio, RTE

Roisin Ingle

Podcast Presenter, Roisin Meets

Aisling Heraughty

Features Producer, Ocean FM

Greg Hughes

Head of News, Highland Radio

Joanne Sweeney

Founder, Digital Training Institute

Elaine Kinsella

Head of Music & Breakfast Show Presenter, Radio Kerry

James Cridland

Editor of Podnews

Keith Wood

Former International Rugby Player & Chair, Spin South West

Kiela Brodigan

Director of Digital, Bauer Media

Jade Finn

Head of Offline Planning & Investment, Dentsu Ireland

Alison Healy

Digital Channel Manager, Today FM

Tara Rafter

The Navigation Coach

Glen Mulcahy

Director , MojoFest Ltd

Daniel Browne

Commercial Director, Ocean FM

Rune Hafskjær

Head of Digital, P4, Norway

Mandy Johnston

CEO, Irish Offshore Association

Lorcan Kinsella

CEO, Brand Nova Digital

Staxx Williams

Creative Services Director for Z100

The 2 Johnnies

Comedians

Siobhan Kenny

CEO, Radio Centre UK

Damian Scott

Creative Consultant and Copywriter

Niall Power

Head of Station Sound, Beat 102-103

Nora Stapleton

Women in Sport Lead, Sport Ireland

Sean Barry

Managing Director of Wireless Ireland

Dr. Dawn Wheatley

Assistant professor in the School of Communications, DCU

Niall Power

Head of Station Sound, Beat 102-103

Damien Tiernan

News and Current Affairs Presenter, WLRFM

Cormac Moore

Producer/presenter of the Project 10 documentary podcast series.

Bernadette Prendergast

Head of News, Galway Bay FM

Dan Healy

Head of RTÉ 2FM and RTÉ Radio Strategy

Donie O’Sullivan

CNN Reporter

Ronan McManamy

CEO, Tipp FM & Clare FM

Dave Harland

CEO, OmnicomMediaGroup Ireland

P.J Gallagher

Breakfast Presenter, Classic Hits