Tuning In: Future skills, talent & diversity in the UK's radio industry

Monday, February 23, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM (GMT)

Brighton, United Kingdom

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Ticket Information

Ticket Type	Sales End	Price	Fee	Quantity
Early Bird Industry Ticket (full rate 125GBP plus 2.5% booking fee after 30 January)	Ended	£95.00	£2.38
Early Bird Charity/Community Radio Sector Ticket (full rate 74GBP plus 2.5% booking fee after 30 January)	Ended	£55.00	£1.38
Early Bird Student/Volunteer Ticket (full rate 47GBP plus 2.5% booking fee after 30 January)	Ended	£35.00	£0.88

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Event Details

Purpose of the event

2008 proved to be a year of challenges for the radio industry.

Questions over editorial judgement and leadership have brought the industry a very public controversy. Falling advertising revenue and the consolidation of markets cause ongoing challenges. Added to this is the need to take advantage of the opportunities presented by new technologies and multi–platform content.

The industry is truly in a state of revolutionary change.

This interactive, discussion based conference will examine how a focus on skills is the key to tackling these issues by:

Examining new business modesl and their future impact on the industry and highlighting what impact these will have on the skills needs of the industry
Focusing on management and leadership issues and highlighting how high-end skills are essential to the survival of the industry
Looking at ways of tacking the demand for a multi-skilled workforce to exploit the emerging opportunities that multi-platform technologies have brought to the industry
Showing how attracting diverse new talent is key to creating innovative content
Highlighting best practice in entry training by showcasing the work undertaken in the Route Into Radio pilot scheme

The Programme

Time	what's happening
9.30 - 10.00	Registration Refreshments on arrival
10.00 - 10.10	Opening by the Chair
10.10 - 10.15	Skillset Welcome
10.15 - 10.25	Keynote Speech
10.25 - 11.25	Panel Debate - Diversity & Skills
11.25 - 11.40	*Coffee break*
11.40 - 12.40	Panel Debate - Progression Routes
12.40 - 12.45	Summary of the morning's sessions
12.45 - 13.45	*Lunch*
13.45 - 14.45	Panel Debate - New Business Models
14.45 - 14.50	Short film on the Route Into Radio Project
14.50 - 15.30	Case Study & Discussion: Route into Radio Project
15.30 - 15.40	Where next?
15.40 - 15.45	Closing summary