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Sondra Ahlén
, Principal VUI Consultant/Owner - SAVIC
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Joe Alwan
, Vice President & General Manager, AVOKE Caller Experience Analytics - Raytheon BBN Technologies
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Mr Lior Arussy
, President - Strativity Group
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Mr David John Attwater
, Senior Scientist, EIG UK - Enterprise Integration Group
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R.J. Auburn
, Chief Technology Officer - Voxeo
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Alexandra Auckland
, Voice Interaction Designer - Sotto Voce Consulting
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Paolo Baggia
, Director of International Standards - Loquendo
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Bruce Balentine
, EVP & Chief Scientist - Enterprise Integration Group
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James Barnett
, Director - Alcatel Lucent
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Mike Bergelson
, Director, Strategy, Voice Technology Group - Cisco
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Jonathan Bloom
, Senior Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
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Ingo Bors
, Industry Consultant - Ibostar Consulting Services
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Greg Borton
, VP of Analytics - Nuance Communications
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Dominique Boucher
, Lead Software Developer - Nu Echo Inc.
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Dr. Ahmed Bouzid
, Senior Director of Product Management - Angel.com Incorporated
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Susan Boyce
, Principal User Experience Manager - Microsoft Tellme
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Monique Bozeman
, Marketing Consultant - Monique Bozeman Consulting
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Wally Brill
, SVP of Creative Services - VoxGen Group
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Aphrodite Brinsmead
, Analyst, Customer Interaction - Ovum
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Jenny Burr
, Sr. Manager, Speech Science - Convergys Corporation
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Elaine Cascio
, Vice President - Vanguard Communications Corp
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Steven Cawn
, Sales Leader - IBM
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Steve Chirokas
, Executive Director, Marketing - VoltDelta
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Michael Codini
, Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder - VoiceObjects, Inc.
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Jordan Cohen
, Senior Scientist - SRI
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Emmett Coin
, Speech Scientist - ejTalk
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Bob Cooper
, CEO - Swampfox Inc.
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Bonnie Crater
, SVP Marketing - VoiceObjects, Inc.
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Dr. Deborah Dahl
, Principal - Conversational Technologies
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Ricardo de Carvalho Destro
, Technology Director - Volans Technology
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Rita Dhruve
, Speech Solutions Specialist - Nuance Communications
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Jose L Elizondo
, Senior Manager, Multilingual VUI Design - Nuance Communications
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David Englehardt
, President - Advanced Technical Support
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Leah Eyler
, Speech Application Consultant, Customer Interactive Solutions - Dimension Data
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Nick Ezzo
, Director of Marketing - TuVox
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Andrew Fuller
, Chief Technology Officer - Voxpilot
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Charles Galles
, Principal Member, Technical Staff - AT&T
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Marsal Gavalda
, Vice President of Incubation - Nexidia Inc.
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Dr. Juan E. Gilbert
, IDEaS Professor & Chair, Division of Human-Centered Computing - Clemson University
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Charles Giordano
, Associate Director, Privacy Marketing Strategy - Bell Canada
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Glen Graham
, SVP - Business Operations - Bank of America
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Richard Grant
, Chief Technology Officer - Ordercatcher Inc.
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Hannah Grap
, Marketing Communications Manager - Language Weaver, Inc.
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Tracy Griffith
, Sr. Manager Customer Technology Reservations & Premium Services - American Airlines
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Judi Halperin
, Principal Consultant and Team Lead, Global Speech Engineering, Contact Center Practice - Avaya Inc.
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Kris Herrin
, Chief Security Officer - Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
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Daniel Hong
, Lead Analyst of Customer Interaction - Ovum
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Phillip Hunter
, User Experience Designer, Microsoft Tellme - Microsoft
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Susan L. Hura PhD
, Principal - SpeechUsability
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Beatriz Infante
, President & Chief Executive Officer - VoiceObjects, Inc.
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Sunil Issar
, Director, Architecture - Convergys Corporation
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Michael Jacks
, Senior Manager, Logistics & Transportation - Coca-Cola Enterprises
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Dennis Jakobsen
, MTS - Avaya
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Jim Jenkins
, Founder/CEO - IQ Services
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Dr. Lizanne Kaiser
, Sr. Principal Business Consultant - Alcatel-Lucent / Genesys
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Rob Kassel
, Vice President, Marketing and Product - Holly Connects
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Stephen Keller
, Project Manager - LumenVox
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Manohar Kesireddy
, Business Solutions Architect - Verizon Digital Media Services
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Ingmar Kliche
, Project Manager - T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
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Peter B Krogh
, Director of Solutions Architecture - SpeechCycle
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Ray Kurzweil
, Author of The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence and The Age of Intelligent Machines
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Cliff LaCoursiere
, SVP Business Development - CallMiner
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James A. Larson
, Vice President - Larson Technical Services
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Ethan Levine
, Senior User Experience Designer - LogicTree
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Charles Lewis
, Senior Technical Trainer - Bloomberg LP
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Dr. Jackson Liscombe
, Speech Engineer - SpeechCycle, Inc.
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Fred MacKenzie
, Senior Business Solutions Advisor - Bell Canada
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Rob Marchand
, Senior Director, Product Management, Genesys Telecommunications - Alcatel Lucent
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Dr. Judith Markowitz
, President - J. Markowitz Consultants
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David C Martin
, Managing Principal, Self Service Solutions EMEA, Professional Services - Avaya
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Dr. Valentine Matula
, Director Multimedia Research - Avaya
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Christian McCarrick
, CTO - ParkingCarma, Inc.
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Cliff McEnery
, UI Designer - Nuance Communications
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Jenni McKienzie
, Voice Interaction Designer - Travelocity
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Fran McTernan
, Managing Principal - Avaya
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Dr. William Meisel
, President - TMA Associates
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James Mesbur
, Voice Interaction Designer/Speech Scientist Engineer - SpeechCycle
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Mr Dan Miller
, Senior Analyst - Opus Research, Inc.
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Jim Milroy
, Director, User Experience - West Interactive
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Dr Ben Miners
, Director, Product Development and Planning - Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
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Kevin Mitnick
, The world’s most famous (former) computer hacker, inspiration for the movie War Games and author of The Art of Intrusion and The Art of Deception
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Karen Molye
, Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
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Tim Moynihan
, Vice President of Marketing, Enterprise Solutions - EMPIRIX
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Carrie Nelson
, Speech Solutions Team Technical Lead - Nortel
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Dr. Val Nenov
, Adjunct Professor, Division of Neurosurgery - UCLA Medical Center
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Patrick Nguyen
, Chief Technology Officer - Voxify
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Yves Normandin
, CEO - Nu Echo Inc.
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John Oh
, Technical Lead, Customer Contact Business Unit - Cisco
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Eduardo Olvera
, Senior User Interface Designer, Professional Services - Nuance Communications
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Daniel O'Sullivan
, President/CEO - VUI Cloud
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Ron Owens
, Director, Multimedia Applications PSO - Nortel
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Daniel Padgett
, Senior Speech Consultant - Voice Partners/VoxGen
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Mary Constance Parks
, Principal Interaction Designer - Nuance Communications
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Tim Pearce
, Global Solution Manager, Self Service - Dimension Data
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Dave Pelland
, Director, Innovation and Design - Convergys Corporation
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Jessica Peterson
, Speech Technology Consultant - Versay Solutions
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Mark Pfeiffer
, Vice President Business Development & Communications - SAIL LABS Technology AG
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Laura Phipps
, General Manager and Executive Vice President - Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative
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Michael Picheny
, Manager - IBM
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Roberto Pieraccini
, Chief Technology Officer - SpeechCycle
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Dr Melanie Polkosky
, Human Factors Psychologist/Consultant - IBM
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Steven Pollock
, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder - TuVox
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Matt Prather
, Staff Engineer, VUI Design - Intervoice
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Whitney Quesenbery
, Consultant/Researcher - WQ Usability
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Ken Rehor
, Voice Technology Group - Cisco
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Michael Roberts
, Business Integration Manager - Telecom, Customer Interaction Center - NSTAR
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Renae Rogers
, Dialogue Designer - West Interactive
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Dr. Thomas Schalk
, Vice President, Voice Technology - ATX Group, Inc.
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K.W.'Bill' Scholz
, President - NewSpeech LLC
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Tom Scott
, CIO & Sr. VP Operations - Spiegel Brands
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Vlad Sejnoha
, Chief Technology Officer - Nuance Communications
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Dr. Nava Shaked
, CEO - Brit Business Technologies Ltd (BBT)
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Phil Shinn PhD
, VUI Designer/Speech Scientist - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
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Roberto Sicconi
, Program Director, T.J. Watson Research - IBM
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Remus Siclovan
, Senior Systems Analyst - Health Net, Inc.
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Gregory Simsar
, Vice President, Speech Services - Syntellect, Inc.
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Pete Slabek
, Voice Portal Operations Specialist - United Healthcare
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Allan Smith
, Operations Analyst - Capital One
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Lynda Kate Smith
, Vice President, General Manager, Care Business Unit - Nuance Communications
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Brent Sparks
, Vice President, Self Service Channels - Wachovia
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Jessica Stevens
, Senior Engineer, VUI Design - Intervoice
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Dr. Elizabeth A. Strand
, Director of UX Strategy - Microsoft Tellme
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David Suendermann
, Principle Speech Scientist - SpeechCycle
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Mr. David L Thomson
, PMTS - AT&T Labs
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David Thornton
, Instructor - Auburn University
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Louise Tranter
, Senior Consultant - JAM IP
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Peter Trompetter
, Vice President, Global Development - GyrusLogic
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Darla Tucker
, Director, Strategic Customer Solutions - Convergys
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Raj Tumuluri
, President - Openstream Inc.
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Sarah Turney
, Voice Interface Designer - lastminute.com
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Julie Underdahl
, Senior User Interface Designer - Convergys Corporation
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Marge Vizcarra
, Customer Services Manager - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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Leslie Carroll Walker
, Principal VUI Designer - ethosIQ
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Mark Webb
, IVR Process Engineer, VUI Design - Humana IVR User Interface Designs
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Chris Weeks
, Division Vice President, Customer Care - Comcast
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Matt Whipple
, Principal Consultant, Self-Service Solutions - Avaya
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James Whitten
, Assistant Section Manager, Customer Contact Center, Customer Services - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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Simonie J. Wilson
, Speech Scientist - Convergys Corporation
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Dan York
, Director of Conversations - Voxeo
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Hamilton Yu
, Manager of Client & Product Delivery - Microsoft Tellme
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Dr. Moshe Yudkowsky
, President - Disaggregate
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Dr. Matthew Yuschik
, Executive Board Member - AVIOS
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Catherine Zhu
, Principal Consultant, Self Service Solutions, Avaya Professional Services - Avaya
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Imed Zitouni
, Senior Research Scientist, IBM Research - IBM
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