Theme: Public Media: Why We Matter

The event opens with a theme day: “Walking Together: Elevating Indigenous Stories in Public Media.”

Key Discussions: Challenges facing public broadcasters, including the role of artificial intelligence, the spread of disinformation, and audience fragmentation in the era of digital streaming platforms.

Featured Speakers at PBI 2024 include: Yoshua Bengio, founder and scientific director of Mila – Quebec AI Institute; Connie Walker, Pulitzer and Peabody-winning investigative journalist; Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC; Katherine Maher, President and CEO of National Public Radio (NPR); Noel Curran, Director-General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).