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August 20-23, 2007 • New York Marriott Marquis • New York, NY
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Ms. Sondra Ahlén , Principal VUI Consultant/Owner - SAVIC
Joe Alwan , Vice President & General Manager, AVOKE Call Experience Analytics Division - BBN Technologies
Lior Arussy , President - Strativity Group
Mr David John Attwater , Senior Scientist, EIG UK - Enterprise Integration Group
R.J. Auburn , Chief Technology Officer - Voxeo Europe Ltd
Alexandra Auckland , Senior VUI Designer - Nuance Communications
Paolo Baggia , Director of International Standards - Loquendo
Bruce Balentine , EVP & Chief Scientist - Enterprise Integration Group
James Barnett , Director - Genesys
Mike Bergelson , Director, Strategy, Voice Technology Group - Cisco
Jonathan Bloom , Senior Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Ingo Bors , Industry Consultant - Ibostar Consulting Services
Greg Borton , VP of Analytics - Nuance Communications
Dominique Boucher , Lead Software Developer - Nu Echo Inc.
Ahmed Bouzid , Director, Partner Solutions - Angel.com
Susan Boyce , Principal Designer & Manager - Tellme, a Microsoft subsidiary
Monique Bozeman , Marketing Consultant - Monique Bozeman Consulting
Wally Brill , SVP of Creative Services - VoxGen Group
Aphrodite Brinsmead , Associate Analyst - Datamonitor
Jenny Burr , Manager, Speech Technology, Global Consulting Services - Intervoice
Elaine Cascio , Vice President - Vanguard Communications Corp
Steven Cawn , Sales Leader - IBM
Steve Chirokas , VP, Marketing - SpeechCycle
David Claiborn , Senior Designer - United Healthcare
Michael Codini , Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Jordan Cohen , Senior Scientist - SRI
Emmett Coin , Speech Scientist - ejTalk
Bob Cooper , CEO - Swampfox Inc.
Bonnie Crater , SVP Marketing - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Dr. Deborah Dahl , Principal - Conversational Technologies
Ricardo de Carvalho Destro , Technology Director - Volans Technology
Rita Dhruve , Speech Solutions Specialist - Nuance Communications
Jose L Elizondo , Senior Manager, Multilingual VUI Design - Nuance Communications
David Englehardt , President - Advanced Technical Support
Leah Eyler , Speech Application Consultant, Customer Interactive Solutions - Dimension Data
Nick Ezzo , Director of Marketing - TuVox
Andrew Fuller , Chief Technology Officer - Voxpilot
Charles Galles , Speech Analyst, Communications Enabled Business Solutions - Nortel
Marsal Gavalda , Vice President of Incubation - Nexidia Inc.
Juan E. Gilbert Ph.D. , Professor & Chair, Division of Human Centered Computing - Clemson University
Charles Giordano , Associate Director, Privacy Marketing Strategy - Bell Canada
Glen Graham , SVP - Business Operations - Bank of America
Richard Grant , Chief Technology Officer - Ordercatcher Inc.
Hannah Grap , Marketing Communications Manager - Language Weaver, Inc.
Tracy Griffith , Sr. Manager Customer Technology Reservations & Premium Services - American Airlines
Judi Halperin , Sr. Speech Engineer, Contact Center Practice, Self Service Solutions - Avaya
Kris Herrin , Chief Security Officer - Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
Daniel Hong , Lead Analyst of Customer Interaction - Ovum
Phillip Hunter , Founder, Principal Designer - design - outloud
Susan L. Hura , Principal - SpeechUsability
Beatriz Infante , President & Chief Executive Officer - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Sunil Issar , Director - Convergys Corporation
Michael Jacks , Senior Manager, Logistics & Transportation - Coca-Cola Enterprises
Dennis Jakobsen , MTS - Avaya
James Jenkins , President/CEO - IQ Services
Dr. Lizanne Kaiser , Customer Experience Designer - Genesys, an Alcatel-Lucent company
Rob Kassel , Vice President, Marketing and Product - Holly Connects
Stephen Keller , Project Manager - LumenVox
Manohar Kesireddy , Business Solutions Architect - Verizon
Ingmar Kliche , Project Manager - T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
Peter Krogh , Director of Solutions Architecture - SpeechCycle
Ray Kurzweil , Author of The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence and The Age of Intelligent Machines
Cliff LaCoursiere , SVP Business Development - CallMiner
James A. Larson , Vice President - Larson Technical Services
Ethan Levine , Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Charles Lewis , Senior Technical Trainer - Bloomberg LP
Dr. Jackson Liscombe , Speech Engineer - SpeechCycle, Inc.
Fred MacKenzie , Senior Business Solutions Advisor - Bell Canada
Rob Marchand , Senior Director, Product Management - Genesys
Dr. Judith Markowitz , President - J. Markowitz Consultants
David C Martin , Principal Consultant-Speech Engineering, Professional Services - Avaya
Dr. Valentine Matula , Director Multimedia Research - Avaya
Christian McCarrick , CTO - ParkingCarma, Inc.
Cliff McEnery , UI Designer - Nuance Communications
Jenni McKienzie , Senior Business Solutions Advisor - Travelocity
Fran McTernan , Speech Operations Lead - Nortel
Dr. William Meisel , President - TMA Associates
James Mesbur , Voice Interaction Designer/Speech Scientist Engineer - SpeechCycle
Dan Miller , Senior Analyst - Opus Research, Inc.
Jim Milroy , Director, Creative Services - West Interactive
Dr Ben Miners , Director, Product Development and Planning - Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
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
Karen Molye , Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Tim Moynihan , Vice President, Global Marketing & Sales Support - Envox Worldwide
Carrie Nelson , Speech Solutions Team Technical Lead - Nortel
Dr. Val Nenov , Adjunct Professor, Division of Neurosurgery - UCLA Medical Center
Patrick Nguyen , Chief Technology Officer - Voxify
Yves Normandin , CEO - Nu Echo Inc.
John Oh , Technical Lead, Customer Contact Business Unit - Cisco
Eduardo Olvera , Senior User Interface Designer, Professional Services - Nuance Communications
Daniel O'Sullivan , President/CEO - Interactive Digital
Ron Owens , Director, Multimedia Applications PSO - Nortel
Daniel Padgett , Senior Speech Consultant - Voice Partners/VoxGen
Mary Constance Parks , Senior Voice User Interface Designer - Nuance Communications
Tim Pearce , Global Solution Manager, Self Service - Dimension Data
Dave Pelland , Director, Design Collaborative - Intervoice
Jessica Peterson , Speech Technology Consultant - Versay Solutions
Mark Pfeiffer , Vice President Business Development & Communications - SAIL LABS Technology AG
Laura Phipps , General Manager and Executive Vice President - Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative
Michael Picheny , Manager - IBM
Roberto Pieraccini , Chief Technology Officer - SpeechCycle
Dr Melanie Polkosky , Human Factors Psychologist & Consultant - IBM
Steven Pollock , Executive Vice President & Co-Founder - TuVox
Matt Prather , Staff Engineer, VUI Design - Intervoice
Whitney Quesenbery , Consultant/Researcher - WQ Usability
Ken Rehor , Voice Technology Group - Cisco
Michael Roberts , Business Integration Manager - Telecom, Customer Interaction Center - NSTAR
Renae Rogers , Dialogue Designer - West Interactive
Dr. Thomas Schalk , Vice President, Voice Technology - ATX, a subsidary of Cross Country Automotive Services
Bill Scholz , President - NewSpeech LLC
Tom Scott , CIO & Sr. VP Operations - Spiegel Brands
Vlad Sejnoha , Vice President, Chief Scientist - Nuance Communications
Dr. Nava Shaked , CEO - Business Technologies
Phil Shinn PhD , Communication Technology Consultant - Genesys
Roberto Sicconi , Program Director, T.J. Watson Research - IBM
Remus Siclovan , Senior Systems Analyst - Health Net, Inc.
Gregory Simsar , Vice President, Speech Services - Syntellect, Inc.
Lynda Kate Smith , Vice President, General Manager, Care Business Unit - Nuance Communications
Allan Smith , Operations Analyst - Capital One
Brent Sparks , Vice President, Self Service Channels - Wachovia
Jessica Stevens , Senior Engineer, VUI Design - Intervoice
Elizabeth Strand , Director of User Experience Design - Microsoft Tellme
David Suendermann , Principle Speech Scientist - SpeechCycle
David L Thomson , SVP, Speech Technology - SpinVox
David Thornton , Instructor - Auburn University
Louise Tranter , Lead Speech Applications Specialist - Syntellect
Peter Trompetter , Vice President, Global Development - GyrusLogic, Inc.
Darla Tucker , Principle User Experience Consultant - Convergys Corporation
Raj Tumuluri , President - Openstream Inc.
Sarah Turney , Voice Interface Designer - lastminute.com
Julie Underdahl , Senior VUI Design Engineer - Convergys Corporation
Marge Vizcarra , Customer Services Manager - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Leslie Carroll Walker , Staff Engineer, VUI Design - Intervoice
Mark Webb , IVR Process Engineer, VUI Design - Humana IVR User Interface Designs
Chris Weeks , Division Vice President, Customer Care - Comcast
Matt Whipple , Principal Consultant, Self-Service Solutions - Avaya
James Whitten , Assistant Section Manager, Customer Contact Center, Customer Services - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Simonie J. Wilson , Speech Scientist - Convergys Corporation
Dan York , Director of Emerging Communication Technology - Voxeo Europe Ltd
Hamilton Yu , Manager of Client & Product Delivery - Microsoft Tellme
Dr. Moshe Yudkowsky , President - Disaggregate
Dr. Matthew Yuschik , Human Factors Specialist, Multi-Channel Self Care, Relationship Technology Management - Convergys Corporation
Catherine Zhu , Senior Consultant, Self Service Solutions, Avaya Professional Services - Avaya, Inc.
Imed Zitouni , Senior Research Scientist, IBM Research - IBM


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