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Namulanta Kombo Host and Producer, BBC Em Kwenortey Francis Commissioning Producer, Wondery Steve Lanham Head of Podcasts, History Hit Nicole Logan Head of Development and Executive Producer, Reduced Listening Joyanna Lovelock Podcast Creator and Host, BTYTPOD James Norman-Fyfe Executive Producer, We Are Grape Michelle Martin Executive Producer, Wondery Glenn Miller Agent, Creative Artists Agency Khaliq Meer Head of BBC Sounds Audio Lab, BBC Christina Okorocha Co Founder, VAMP Sangeeta Pillai Founder & CEO, Soul Sutras Lizzy Pollott Chief Communications & Brand Officer, Acast Kellie Redmond Executive Producer, Listen Rhian Roberts Commissioning Editor, Podcasts, Formats & Digital, BBC Radio 4 Matthew Rouse Podcast Lead, Octave Craig Strachan CEO, Novel Jake Warren CEO / Founder, Message Heard Mike Wooller Deputy Head of Podcasts, DMG Media Samera Haynes Managing Director & podcast host, Frank Communications CIC Dapo Olowu Key Account Director, Acast Ivan Wise Podcast Host, Better Known Jessica Harding Deputy CEO, Thames Valley Positive Support Glenn Miller Agent, Creative Artists Agency Hannah Urbanek Fractional Head of Marketing & Podcast Producer, HU Marketing Ltd Liam Tait Podcast Producer, Podmasters Abisoye Adelusi Journalist & Podcast Producer, THEAP.CO Annie MacDonald Producer, Carrying Stream JULIETTE NICHOLLS Founder and Director, Pineapple Audio Production Cath Brew Global LGBTQ+ Consultant and Mentor, Drawn to a Story Dr Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu Part-Time Lecturer / Host of Expert Views on ADR (EVA) Vid /Podcast Show, University of Brighton Vic Elizabeth Turnbull Founder / CEO, MIC media Anna Harris Journalist, BBC David Howard Director, Bespoken Media Ruth Barnes Creative Director, Chalk and Blade Hannah Brankin Chief Operations Officer, Rusty Quill Damien St John Founder and CEO, Podomedy Steve Heatherington Director, The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd Paul Boross Psychologist & host of The Humourology Podcast, Big Sky Steve Randall Owner, Communication Generation Ltd Pieter Johnson Producer and Presenter, Aviation Xtended Pamela Haynes Podcaster, Retired Richard James Producer/Presenter, Anderson Entertainment Kevin Eustace Podcaster, The Dark Paranormal Sarah Monk Producer, Running Dog Productions maria theoharous independent podcaster, Sew Organised Style SUSIE RIDDELL ACTOR / PODCASTER, LIMITED TIME ONLY Abi Gatling Founder, Crisp Communications Anne Wicking Podcast Host Consultant Mentor, Ruffle Mentoring Jack Chambers-Ward Marketing & Partnerships Manager, Candour Michael J Mc Cusker Community Engagement Manager- Podcast Producer and Host, The Turnaround Project Adrian Bradley Podcast Producer, Freelance Amber Bateman Executive Producer, Freelance Taylor James Podcast Host and Lead Podcast Producer, Twentytwo Productions Jonathan O'Sullivan Podcast Producer, Sounds Super Tanakorn Cheeptumrong Podcaster, The Solid Pace Podcast Naomi Kerbel Communications director, SEC Newgate Karen Rice Journalist, Independent Sarah Macadam CEO, Thames Valley Positive Support Paul Cheall Indie Podcast Producer, Fighting Through WW2 Memoirs Podcast Sue Stockdale Coach, Podcaster, Speaker & Explorer, Sue Stockdale Ltd Jenna Clarke Content Director, Sleepiest Ella Woods Development Producer, BBC Studios Audio Martin Bojtos Co-founder, Podmasters Abigail Willer Assistant Commissioner, BBC Radio 4, BBC Carol Pierre Doctoral Researcher, NCCR - 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