Media – Maidstone Studios
6.30 – 7.00 Drinks Reception.
7.00 – 7.05 Introduction and Opening Remarks by Geoff Miles, Chairman, Kent Ambassadors
7. 20 Linden Kemkaran, Leader Kent County Council ‘Leader’s Roundup’
7.20 – 7.30 Q&A for the Leader
7.30 – 8.25 Main Course and discussion
8.25 – 8.40 Rob Smith, Founder Wild Rover Media
TV news in the 21st Century – does the BBC have a future?
8.40 – 8.55 Neil Webster, Commercial Digital Officer, Tindle News & Director, Webstercomms
From local newspapers and local radio to platforms: Kent’s rapidly changing local media landscape
8.55 – 9.20 Dessert, coffee and discussion
9.20 – 9.35 Becky Simms, CEO Reflect Digital
From Headlines to Feeds: News in the Age of AI
9.35 – 9.55 Q&A panel hosted by Miranda Chapman
Closing Remarks by Geoff Miles
10.00 Close
