Matt Brittin, the managing director of Google in the UK and Ireland, will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's Radio Festival in Salford. The former Trinity Mirror executive said radio was "powerful, intimate, emotionally engaging and highly creative and still plays a huge part in today's media landscape". He might also offer a few thoughts on covering London 2012 (Brittin rowed for Team GB at the 1988 Olympics). He'll be in the right place – BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live will also be in Salford when the games kick off. The Radio Festival takes place between 31 October and 2 November.
