As we emerge from the pandemic, the market for Conversational AI solutions that transform the customer experience, automate workflows and drive ecommerce is growing exponentially. This year's event will bring together the world's top technologists, marketers, designers and product leaders at the forefront of customer experience transformation.
VOICE22 welcomes attendees from around the world as we reconnect, restore and reinvigorate plans for growth in 2023. We can't wait to see you.
VOICE features a variety of onsite activities and a robust virtual experience that you can customize to your greatest business needs. Meet and learn with the creators, companies, solutions providers, investors, and media shaping the future of Conversational AI, Ambient Computing, the Metaverse, and more.
Whether you join us onsite, online, or a little of both, you'll be able to curate a perfect, customized experience.
Hear from the brands and innovators driving the future of conversational AI, Metaverse, Ambient Computing, and more — in a comfortable studio audience setting, or streamed to our event app.
With the official VOICE 2021 app, we'll help you connect (onsite and virtually) with the specific providers and customers who are critical to your future growth.
With exclusive Executive Networking Lunches, hosted industry roundtables, and more, VOICE provides almost limitless opportunities for game-changing connections and conversation.
Get a first look at the most emergent tools and innovations, as well as exclusive industry announcements and interviews — onsite and virtually (with the VOICE app).
Your VOICE ticket includes invitations to extracurricular excursions throughout the burgeoning Arlington tech hub, on Capitol Hill, and much more.
With our official VOICE app, you've got options — onsite or online. Stay for a couple of hours and make massive shifts, or for the full event and make up for lost time.
As the platform grows, the variety of queries will grow too and that’s where the ecosystem truly shines. People don’t just want a more natural way to get what they need. They want to get more of what they need in that natural way. It’s natural in that users can just say what they want. Natural because it’s not tied to a single device or service. Natural because with deep understanding of context, we and you can be smart about how we step in and help users before they even ask for the help.
VOICE features top industry companies and innovators from across the voice ecosystem. We were grateful to have industry thought leaders like these join us at VOICE21.
Director of Product Management, Google Assistant
Rebecca works as Director of Product Management at Google. She leads the Developer Platform for Google Assistant, working to ensure that the developer experience for Assistant is intuitive, fast, and fun. Prior to Google, Rebecca led compliance and Admin product management at Box. Rebecca has also led product at Jobvite, where her team delivered deeply-researched, smartly-designed products and features for Jobvite's Engage, Hire, and Onboard products. Prior to Jobvite, Rebecca worked at NetSuite, leading first Commerce then Infrastructure product management. She also has extensive experience in driving commercial and technology innovation through product management in consumer e-commerce and retail companies, including Shutterfly, eBay, Apple, and BizRate. Rebecca received her MBA from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, and her BA in International Relations from Stanford University.
Principal Technical Evangelist, Amazon Alexa
Jeff Blankenburg spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent 8 years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any new technology he could get his hands on. Today, he works on the Amazon Alexa team helping developers make Alexa even smarter. Jeff has also spoken at conferences all over the world, including London, Munich, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York, covering topics ranging from software development technologies to soft skill techniques. He also serves as an organizer for the Stir Trek conference.
Co-Founder/CEO, Pindrop
Vijay Balasubramaniyan is Co-Founder, CEO & CTO of Pindrop. He’s held various engineering and research roles with Google, Siemens, IBM Research and Intel.
Vijay holds patents in VoIP security and scalability and he frequently speaks on phone fraud threats at technical conferences, including RSA, Black Hat, FS-ISAC, CCS and ICDCS. Vijay earned a PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. His PhD thesis was on telecommunications security.
Head of NLG and NLU, Capital One Bank
Diana Mingels is an Artificial Intelligence leader focusing mainly on Conversational AI technology and strategy. Currently she is head of the NLG and NLU departments at Capital One Bank, spearheading the ML and AI efforts for Eno, Capital One’s Intelligent Assistant.
Diana has been involved in AI research and development for more than 14 years, throughout which she contributed extensively to various intelligent assistants that are leading the market today.
Diana holds a M.A. in Natural Language Processing and Human Language Technology from the University of Wolverhampton and Autonomous University of Barcelona, as well as a M.S. in Mathematical Linguistics from St. Petersburg State University.
CEO, TuneIn
Richard Stern was appointed to Chief Executive Officer, TuneIn, in November 2020. Formerly, he held the position of Chief Product Officer for Audible. Stern is an experienced digital consumer product executive with more than 25 years of industry experience. Previously, Stern led Audible’s global product and design organizations as the company grew to become the leading subscription spoken word audio company. Before joining Audible, Stern served as Head of Global Media Products for Sony PlayStation, where he was responsible for PlayStation Originals, PlayStation Video, and PlayStation Music. Prior, he was Head of Product Management for Amazon Studios, the company’s award-winning original TV and film development arm. Stern is also a founder in Four Daughters Entertainment, a mission-driven film and television production company devoted to inclusion and diversity in the media industry.
Head of AI, North America, Lenovo
Andrea leads Lenovo’s Enterprise AI business in North America. A global go-to-market executive with expertise in analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Andrea advises global F500 companies on how to drive agility and re-invent their operations with AI. Her passion for evangelizing AI solutions inspires senior executives in Retail, QSR, Logistics, and Manufacturing to think differently about how they can leverage artificial intelligence to make smarter decisions, increase visibility, and enhance customer experience. A deep understanding of digital technologies, such as AI/ML, Edge, and Cloud-based computing, combined with her background in building vertical solutions with ISVs and partners, enables Andrea to become a trusted advisor to CXOs.
Prior to Lenovo, Andrea served as Director of Business Development at Dematic, where she was instrumental in leveraging the technology ecosystem to support omni-channel and e-Commerce distribution strategies for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Andrea’s background includes two decades of global business development, strategy, and innovation leadership roles, where she’s continually looked to the future to transform, re-invent, and solve real business challenges with disruptive technology. Her diverse career has included domestic and global roles with GE, ExxonMobil, CRANE, Imerys, Omron, and General Mills.
Andrea earned a BSPA degree with distinction from Indiana University and holds a certificate from MIT Sloan specializing in AI & Business Strategy. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her four children and their English Mastiff, Penelope.
CEO, Speechly
Technology enthusiast and digital tinkerer since a kid, Otto learned to program at the age of 10, ran a BBS (pre-internet website) and was part of the Finnish demoscene revolution. Otto started his studies focusing on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence but was quickly drawn into the startup world.
After having done technical work for over a decade Otto pivoted his career to business, studied business strategy and started a career in management consulting advising large European companies on surviving digital disruption and transforming and modernizing their organizations. Soonafter Otto founded Magenta Advisory, which he grew to become one of the most successful digital management consultancy boutiques in the Nordics, subsequently sold to BearingPoint.
Today Otto is considered an experienced growth entrepreneur with a solid track record of building and growing international digital businesses, and recognized as a digital disruption and transformation expert and advisor. In addition to Speechly, Otto helps and invests in early stage startups leveraging AI technologies to disrupt industries.
VP of Conversational CommerceStore, No8, the incubation arm of Walmart
Dominique (who also goes by Dom) is a creative and passionate product and operations leader with more than 18 years of online experience both in North American and Global product management, customer experience and operations, and software development. She has led and managed the product management, UX design, engineering, data science, IT, analytics and insights, and customer service functions with revenue and cost directed responsibilities. Currently, Dom oversees the Conversational Commerce team for Walmart. In this role she is responsible for all parts of Walmarts conversational experiences including Voice and Text Commerce. Responsible for changing how people interact and shop with Walmart. She was previously the Chief Product Officer of Jetblack, a members-only shopping service that was the first portfolio company within Store Nº8, the incubation arm of Walmart. She joined Walmart through their acquisition of Bonobos where she was the Chief Experience Officer. Prior to that she was VP of product and user experience at Gilt Group, and spent 12 years leading product teams at Travelocity. Dominique graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Duke University where she also served as captain of their NCAA Women's Varsity Volleyball team. She currently lives in Larchmont, NY with her husband and two sons.
Senior Product Manager, NPR
Joseph Price is a senior product manager for NPR, leading teams bringing NPR’s storytelling to voice and mobile platforms. Before NPR, he was a product manager at The Washington Post, managing their audio and video product portfolio. He has been building habit-friendly voice experiences for over five years including multiple news audio briefings and the first-to-market breaking news voice notifications.
Founder/Executive Producer, Audiobrain
Emmy-Award Winning, globally recognized Sonic Branding and Original Composition/Experience Design for Toshiba, Whirlpool Corporation, Electronic Arts, KIA Motors Corp, Google, Vanguard, McDonalds and many more to include: Microsoft Xbox 360, NBC Olympics Broadcasts, New York Giants, The Last Gold (USA Swimming documentary film), Holland America Line, Microsoft, Major League Soccer, GlaxoSmithKline, and IBM.
CEO and Co-Founder, Yellow.ai
Raghu Ravinutala is the CEO and Co-Founder of yellow.ai, a leading Conversational CX Automation Platform that brings together the best of AI and human intelligence, enabling enterprises across the globe to deliver real-time, on-demand unified customer experience.
Since its inception, Raghu and his team have successfully expanded yellow.ai’s presence across the U.S., SouthEast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America with 1000+ customers in 50+ countries.
The entrepreneurial bug had been conceded deep inside him for long before he co-founded yellow.ai in 2016, with a vision to make customer and enterprise interactions more effective and effortless.
Previously, Raghu worked for 16 years with leading tech companies such as Texas Instruments, and Broadcom across leadership roles in Engineering, Product Management and Business Development both in the Bay Area and India. He is also an elected member of the NASSCOM Executive Council 2021-23 and enjoys a game of squash every now and then.
OpenShift Cloud Services Specialist (AI/ML), Red Hat
Noelle Silver is a multi-award-winning technologist and entrepreneur who specializes in conversational AI and Voice Technology, Operationalizing Data Science and Cloud Native App Development in the hybrid cloud. She has led teams at NPR, Microsoft, and Amazon, and is the founder of AI Leadership Institute, where she is mentoring and coaching girls and young women to pursue a career in AI and emerging technology. She is an OpenShift Cloud Services Specialist (AI/ML) at Red Hat and she is passionate about Mindful Leadership, authentic personal branding, and the ethical and responsible use of technology. She was recently awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for Artificial Intelligence as well as VentureBeat’s Women in AI Responsibility and Ethics award. She is an influencer in Voice and AI globally.
The Modev team is committed to an exceptional and safe onsite experience throughout VOICE 2022. In response to any ongoing pandemic conditions in the U.S., we’ll be working closely with state and local guidelines, venue protocols, and these measures — to ensure everyone’s safety onsite.
Proof of vaccination will be required and checked at Registration. Masks are required throughout the event and will be provided at check-in onsite.
Rebecca works as Director of Product Management at Google. She leads the Developer Platform for Google Assistant, working to ensure that the developer experience for Assistant is intuitive, fast, and fun. Prior to Google, Rebecca led compliance and Admin product management at Box. Rebecca has also led product at Jobvite, where her team delivered deeply-researched, smartly-designed products and features for Jobvite's Engage, Hire, and Onboard products. Prior to Jobvite, Rebecca worked at NetSuite, leading first Commerce then Infrastructure product management. She also has extensive experience in driving commercial and technology innovation through product management in consumer e-commerce and retail companies, including Shutterfly, eBay, Apple, and BizRate. Rebecca received her MBA from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, and her BA in International Relations from Stanford University.
Jeff Blankenburg spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent 8 years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any new technology he could get his hands on. Today, he works on the Amazon Alexa team helping developers make Alexa even smarter. Jeff has also spoken at conferences all over the world, including London, Munich, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York, covering topics ranging from software development technologies to soft skill techniques. He also serves as an organizer for the Stir Trek conference.
Vijay Balasubramaniyan is Co-Founder, CEO & CTO of Pindrop. He’s held various engineering and research roles with Google, Siemens, IBM Research and Intel.
Vijay holds patents in VoIP security and scalability and he frequently speaks on phone fraud threats at technical conferences, including RSA, Black Hat, FS-ISAC, CCS and ICDCS. Vijay earned a PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. His PhD thesis was on telecommunications security.
Diana Mingels is an Artificial Intelligence leader focusing mainly on Conversational AI technology and strategy. Currently she is head of the NLG and NLU departments at Capital One Bank, spearheading the ML and AI efforts for Eno, Capital One’s Intelligent Assistant.
Diana has been involved in AI research and development for more than 14 years, throughout which she contributed extensively to various intelligent assistants that are leading the market today.
Diana holds a M.A. in Natural Language Processing and Human Language Technology from the University of Wolverhampton and Autonomous University of Barcelona, as well as a M.S. in Mathematical Linguistics from St. Petersburg State University.
Richard Stern was appointed to Chief Executive Officer, TuneIn, in November 2020. Formerly, he held the position of Chief Product Officer for Audible. Stern is an experienced digital consumer product executive with more than 25 years of industry experience. Previously, Stern led Audible’s global product and design organizations as the company grew to become the leading subscription spoken word audio company. Before joining Audible, Stern served as Head of Global Media Products for Sony PlayStation, where he was responsible for PlayStation Originals, PlayStation Video, and PlayStation Music. Prior, he was Head of Product Management for Amazon Studios, the company’s award-winning original TV and film development arm. Stern is also a founder in Four Daughters Entertainment, a mission-driven film and television production company devoted to inclusion and diversity in the media industry.
Karen Kaushansky is a Senior Conversation Designer at Google and started designing voice interfaces in 1996. She has spent 25 years designing experiences that are shaping our interactions with the world. Karen's work spans designing conversational interfaces, enterprise chatbots, smart clothing, natural interactions in mixed reality, and experiences for passengers and pedestrians with autonomous vehicles. She worked for Nuance, Tellme/Microsoft, Jawbone and Zoox and has consulted for companies pushing technology boundaries such as Magic Leap and LEGO. After many years in San Francisco, Karen now lives in Basel, Switzerland.
James Poulter (most people know him as JP) is the CEO of Vixen Labs and founder of Voice2 the UK’s leading Voice and Conversational Ai Community and an Innovation and Marketing consultant specialising in voice technology, conversational AI and social media.
Previously as Head of The LEGO Group’s Emerging Platforms & Partnerships team as part of the Digital Consumer Engagement division, James Poulter is pursuing new technologies, platforms and partners to build digital consumer engagement with LEGO customers, shoppers and consumers on a global basis.
Beth Rudden transforms people and companies through applied AI and empowerment with the ethical use of data. She leads large, geographically dispersed analytic and AI teams to develop cognitive solutions that deliver outcomes for IBM’s clients. Beth has received patents on solutions that provide more precise insights, better customer understanding, and faster implementation. Her anthropology, language, and data science background also help her develop models to transform the human experience.
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