<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>I am pleased to say that after discussion with the orgainsers of RAIN I have managed to arrange a small amount of free tickets to their conference next wednesday in London. If you would like to receive one please contact me privately by end of tomorrow so I can compile a list (first come first etc.)</div><div><br></div><div>I have also managed to secure a 50% discount for CMA members and that can be achieved via this link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rain-summit-europe-2016-london-tickets-27755001958?discount=CMA" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/<wbr>rain-summit-europe-2016-<wbr>london-tickets-27755001958?<wbr>discount=CMA</a></div><div><br></div><div>You can find out all the information about the conference here <a href="http://rainnews.com/europe2016/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://rainnews.com/europ<wbr>e2016/</a> and below, but I must say it does look interesting (I am looking to go and will hope to report back as well).</div><div><br></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-3429491812385205372gmail-m_1076172412218989410mcnTextBlock" style="font-size:12.8px;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="m_-3429491812385205372gmail-m_1076172412218989410mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="m_-3429491812385205372gmail-m_1076172412218989410mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-3429491812385205372gmail-m_1076172412218989410mcnTextContentContainer" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="m_-3429491812385205372gmail-m_1076172412218989410mcnTextContent" style="font-family:helvetica;padding:0px 18px 9px;color:rgb(19,9,93);font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16pt"><strong>THE AGENDA</strong></span><br> <p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>9:30 - 10:00 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY</strong></u></p><div style="text-align:left">RAIN Founder <strong>Kurt Hanson</strong> sets the stage with his <em>State of the Industry</em> address.</div><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>10:00 - 10:40 PANEL: Radio Reimagined</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>MODERATOR: Matt Deegan (Creative Director, Folder Media) </strong></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Gary Bales</strong> (Digital Music Producer, BBC)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Simon Cole</strong> (CEO, 7digital)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Ruth Fitzsimons </strong>(Global Head of Content, audioBoom)</li></ul><div style="text-align:left">Radio has many meanings in 2016 -- broadcast, streaming, on-demand. Podcasts and playlists are sometimes touted as the new radio. Is radio being transformed, or expanded? According to RAJAR, U.K. listeners spend 26 hours each week with audio. Broadcasting owns the most reach, and time spent listening, but on-demand audio is gaining share. This expert panel discusses the present and future of radio.</div><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>10:40 - 11:05 RESEARCH: Share the Road: The Changing In-Car Audio Space</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Megan Lazovick</strong>, Director of Research at Edison Research, brings new research that has never been seen publicly about how consumers manage audio in the car. In-car listening, and the development of connected car dashboards, are vital issues for tradition radio and online audio.</p><hr><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>11:05 - 11:30 NETWORKING BREAK</strong></u></p><hr><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>11:30 - 11:50 FIRESIDE CHAT: Jason Phipps</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Jason Phipps</strong>, Head of Audio at The Guardian, sits down with RAIN President Brad Hill for a conversation about podcasting.</p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>11:50 - 12:30 PANEL: New Strategies in Digital Audio Advertising</strong></u></p><div style="text-align:left">Technology continues to streamline the efficiency of streaming audio advertising, as the market for smart impressions and data-rich campaigns gradually builds. As 2016 draws to a close, what is the state of streaming audio as a marketing venue? What do advertisers expect, and how do audio publishers deliver?</div><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>MODERATOR: Neil Cowling (Creative Development Director, RadioWorks)</strong></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Alexis van de Wyer</strong> (CEO, AdsWizz)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Oliver Deane</strong> (Commercial Digital Director, Global Radio)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Jean-Pierre Cassaing </strong>(Director of Audio, Havas Media)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Ben Lovett </strong>(Account Manager - Media Planner/Buyer, the7stars)</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>12:30 - 1:00 RESEARCH: Mobile Music: Gold Mine or Free Lunch?</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Wei Shi</strong>, Wireless Media Strategy Analyst at Strategy Analytics. What’s driving the mobile music market to double its value from 2015 to 2021? Who is paying for music, and who is not? What innovations could help grow the market, and convince consumers to pay?</p><hr><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>1:00 - 2:00 LUNCH</strong></u></p><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>2:00 - 2:05 RAFFLE</strong></u></p><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px">Raffle provided by <strong>Triton Digital</strong>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px">Be in the room for your chance to win a Duark Internet Radio!</p><br><hr> <p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>2:05 - 2:50 PANEL: The Streaming Audio Market: An International Roundtable</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px">A no-holds barred discussion around online audio in Europe and beyond. This hard-hitting panel will deliver candid, multi-national perspectives on all facets of digital audio, including preferred monetization strategies, growth challenges, the prevalence of podcasting, and much more.</p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>MODERATOR: Benjamin Masse (Managing Director, Market Development & Strategy, Triton Digital)</strong></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Carlos Cordoba</strong> (Co-Founder, Audio.Ad)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Mirko Lagonegro</strong> (Founder & CEO, DigitalMDE)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Eric Portier </strong>(Chief Revenue Officer, TargetSpot/Radionomy)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Diego J Pruneda Paz</strong> (Digital Product Development Director, Prisa Radio)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Leeroy Shillingford</strong> (CEO, NRJ Digital Solutions, NRJ)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Colm Grealy </strong>(Managing Director, Adforce.com)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Ed Keohane</strong> (Director, Audio, Bauer Media Group)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Gert Jan Kole</strong> (Programme Manager, Sky Radio Group)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><strong>Arthur Hoogendijk</strong> (CEO, The Media Exchange)</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>2:50 - 3:20 PRESENTATION: Spotify and the Human Equation</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>David Cooper</strong>, Director of Sales at Spotify, describes the rich data which informs product development and compelling new formats for advertisers. Also, a deep understanding of human behaviours and the contexts in which people listen that inspire change.</p><hr><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>3:20 - 3:45 NETWORKING BREAK</strong></u></p><hr><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>3:45 - 4:15 RESEARCH: Streaming Music Health Check</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px">2016 is streaming music's watershed moment. <strong>Mark Mulligan</strong>, Managing Director and Analyst at MIDiA Research, will offer the first public presentation of major new research. This is a data-rich snapshot of the streaming music industry at an inflection point. Not to be missed!</p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>4:15 - 4:30 PRESENTATION: Flossie Draper</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Flossie Draper</strong> is the<strong> </strong>Senior Programmes Executive at the IAB UK.</p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>4:30 - 5:00 PRESENTATION: The Power of the Sound of Sam</strong></u></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Sam Crowther</strong>, Head of Creative Development at A Million Ads, brings an experiential sonic journey of storytelling mixed with sounds. This might be the most unusual and masterful presentation you'll see in a year.</p><p style="text-align:left;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><u style="font-size:18pt"><strong>5:00 - 6:00 RAIN COCKTAIL RECEPTION</strong></u></p><div style="text-align:left"><strong>The RAIN Summit Cocktail Reception! 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