Press & Conferences

In the press

2024

2023

Conference appearances

2024

  • At Radiodays Asia in Malaysia in September Develop AI gave a full workshop on Leveraging AI For Podcasting. Thanks to Public Media Alliance for their support.

  • At the Africa Media Perspectives conference in South Africa on the 22nd of June our founder Paul McNally hosted a panel that delved into AI’s transformative nature on journalism. He was joined by Dr Clare Cook, Head of Journalism and Media Viability at International Media Support, Mungo Soggot, CEO of Scrolla.Africa and Mallick Mnela, founder of iHubOnline in Malawi.

2023

  • At The Egypt Media Forum on the 26th of November 2023 we were on a panel talking about about what journalists should be learning in the age of AI.

  • We presented at Brave New Media Forum & Innovation Days in Serbia and talked about “AI in Podcasting: The Future of Audio Content Creation” on the 17th of November 2023.

  • We were at Radio Days Ethiopia in November 2023 talking about AI and podcasting to a packed audience of community radio people.

  • We were at Bloomberg’s conference for Africa Business Media Innovators 2023 in November 2023. Founder Paul McNally was talking about "Building a Data-Driven and Technology Focused Newsroom".

  • We were at the Media Freedom Festival from the 18th to the 20th of October 2023. Founder Paul McNally presented on “AI Unleashed: Empowering Minds in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”.

  • We were at Jamfest (an African media and information festival) on the 17th of October 2023. Founder Paul McNally presented on AI Journalism in Africa at Tshimologong in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.


Judging AI competitions

2024

  • Our founder Paul McNally judged the Best Use of AI in the Newsroom category for the WAN-IFRA Awards.