Podcast Show London lists 450+ speakers

The Podcast Show’s organizers published the full speaker lineup for their London event on May 18, setting out more than 450 speakers and 170 sessions for the two-day festival starting May 20. The show will take place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, and organizers say delegates from more than 50 countries are expected to attend. Podnews reported that the event has also added two new spaces for international visitors as the conference opens its fifth edition this week. ### How big is this year’s London event? The Podcast Show website describes the event as a two-day international business festival for podcasting running on May 20 and May 21 at the Business Design Centre. The site says this year’s edition will feature 450-plus speakers, 170-plus sessions and more than 120 global brands. A May 18 press release carried by Podnews said the 2026 event is the show’s fifth edition and its “biggest ever international line-up.” The same release said delegates from over 50 countries are set to attend. (podnews.net) ### Who is on the speaker list? The official speaker directory shows a broad mix of executives, platform representatives, producers, presenters and creators. (thepodcastshowlondon.com) Names listed on the event site include YouTube product manager Aisha Sharif, BBC commercial strategy planner Adam Bowie, talkSPORT head of podcasts Abi Paterson and Global head of podcasts, content and production Al Riddell. (podnews.net) The scale of the directory is part of the point. The speaker listing spans dozens of pages on the event site, underscoring that the conference is drawing participants from broadcasters, podcast platforms, ad-tech companies and independent production outfits. That is an inference based on the published directory and the event’s stated format. (thepodcastshowlondon.com) ### What will people actually talk about? Podnews said the conference programme will cover distribution, monetization and emerging podcast formats. The publication also reported that the Podnews Report Card results will be unveiled in the first session at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday. The Podcast Show app says attendees can use it to explore more than 130 hours of content across the two-day event. (thepodcastshowlondon.com) The app description says the programme is designed around sessions, networking and meetings with major industry participants. ### Why are organizers emphasizing international visitors? Podnews reported that two new spaces have been added for international visitors. (podnews.net) The May 18 release also described the programme as the event’s most internationally diverse to date. PodcastingToday separately reported that this year’s show will use nine stages and is expected to attract its largest audience so far. (play.google.com) That report matched the organizer figures of more than 450 speakers and delegates from over 50 countries. ### What happens next once the doors open? May 20 is the first day of the London event, with sessions beginning at the Business Design Centre and delegates arriving from more than 50 countries, according to organizers and Podnews. (podnews.net) The Podnews Report Card presentation is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the opening session highlighted in Podnews’ coverage. (podcastingtoday.co.uk)