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August 24-26, 2009 • New York Marriott Marquis • New York, NY
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Mr. Vibhu Agarwal , President - Prologix Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Sondra Ahlén , Principal VUI Consultant/Owner - SAVIC
Mr. Almog Aley-Raz , CEO - PerSay
Mr David John Attwater , Senior Scientist, EIG UK - Enterprise Integration Group
R.J. Auburn , Chief Technology Officer - Voxeo
Dr. Michiel Bacchiani , Techlead Manager Audio Indexing Speech Group, Research - Google
Paolo Baggia , Director of International Standards - Loquendo
Rajesh Balchandran , Research Staff Mamber, T J Watson Research Center - IBM
James Barnett , Director - Alcatel Lucent
Dr. Homayoon Beigi , President - Recognition Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Shahar Belkin , CTO - FST21 Ltd.
Mike Bergelson , Director, Strategy, Voice Technology Group - Cisco
Jamie Bertasi , General Manager of Business Solutions - Microsoft Tellme
Jonathan Bloom , Senior Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Dominique Boucher , Lead Software Developer - Nu Echo Inc.
Ahmed Bouzid , Director of Product Management - Angel.com
Susan Boyce , Principal User Experience Manager - Microsoft Tellme
Aphrodite Brinsmead , Associate Analyst - Datamonitor
Brian Budd , Lead Engineer, GRB Technology - Barclays Bank PLC
Dr. Daniel C Burnett , Director of Speech Technologies - Voxeo
Michele A Burton , Accessibility Analyst - SSB BART Group
Elaine Cascio , Vice President - Vanguard Communications Corp
Mr. Wei Chen , Chief Architect - Voxeo
Steve Chirokas , Executive Director, Marketing - VoltDelta OnDemand
Michael Cohen , Manager, Speech Technology Group - Google
Emmett Coin , Speech Scientist - ejTalk
Anna Convery , Chief Marketing Officer - ClickFox
Bob Cooper , CEO - Swampfox Inc.
Mr. Robert Costa , VUI Designer - Nuance Communications
Brooks Crichlow , Director of Marketing, Business Solutions Division - Microsoft Tellme
Dr. Deborah Dahl , Principal - Conversational Technologies
Emily C Danese , Manager of Business Analysis and Operational Improvement - Pitney Bowes
Emily Selene de Rotstein , Vice President, Sales and Marketing - Vocal Laboratories, Inc.
Ron DeLucia , Senior Consultant, Self Service Solutions - Avaya
Dr. Donald A DePalma , Chief Research Officer - Common Sense Advisory, Inc.
Mr Martin C Dove , Managing Director, Customer Interactive Solutions - Dimension Data
Mr. Luke Duquaine , Director of IT - Integrity Construction Group
Brian Eastley , Director, Market Strategy: Hosted Solutions, Relationship Technology Management (RTM) - Convergys Corporation
Leah Eyler , Speech Application Consultant, Customer Interactive Solutions - Dimension Data
Aaron Fisher , Director of Speech Services - West Interactive
Chris Fullam , Director of Product Management, Media Enabling Product Group - Dialogic Corporation
Charles Galles , Speech Analyst, Avaya Professional Services - Avaya
Nancy Gardner , Senior Analyst, RTM Consulting and Professional Services - Convergys Corporation
Marsal Gavalda , Vice President of Incubation - Nexidia Inc.
Dr. Mazin Gilbert , Executive Director of Technical Research - AT&T
Juan E. Gilbert Ph.D. , Professor & Chair, Division of Human-Centered Computing - Clemson University
Kristie Goss , Senior Analyst, VUI Designer - Convergys Corporation
Mr Steven Graff , Vice President of Technology and Chief Architect, etalk - Autonomy
Paul Greenberg , President - The 56 Group
Judi Halperin , Principal Consultant and Team Lead, Global Speech Engineering, Contact Center Practice - Avaya
Stewart Hampton , Director Sales & Marketing - Lyrix, Inc
Wes Hanchar , Usability Engineer - Convergys Corporation
Julia Hirschberg , Professor, Computer Science - Columbia University
Percy Hoffmann , Director, Care Operations - Cricket Communications
Daniel Hong , Lead Analyst of Customer Interaction - Ovum
Phillip Hunter , UX for Partners - Microsoft Tellme
Mike Hutchison , VP, Professional Services - Nexidia Inc.
Nancy Jamison - Jamison Consulting
James Jenkins , President/CEO - IQ Services
Ryan Joe , Associate Analyst, Customer Interaction Technologies - Datamonitor
Michael Johnston , Principal Technical Staff Member - AT&T Labs
Dr. Lizanne Kaiser , Sr. Principal Business Consultant - Genesys, an Alcatel-Lucent company
Mr. Stefan Kalkbrenner , CEO - Institute of Multimedia Engineering
Ms. Karen Kaushansky , User Experience Strategist - Microsoft Tellme
Stephen Keller , Project Manager - LumenVox
Alexey Khitrov , VP Strategic Development - Speech Technology Center
Peter Krogh , Director of Solutions Architecture - SpeechCycle
Mr. Tim Kruse , Vice President of Business Development - Incendonet
Amod Kumar , Special Secretary Revenue, Government of UP - India at UP Government
James A. Larson , Vice President - Larson Technical Services
Caroline Leathem , Interaction Specialist - Verizon Business EMEA
Mr Michael P Lepore , Principal Engineer, Customer Contact Business Unit (CCBU) - Cisco
Peter Leppik , President and CEO - Vocal Laboratories, Inc.
Grace Li , Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Dr. Jackson Liscombe , Speech Engineer - SpeechCycle, Inc.
Diego Lomanto , Senior Solutions Manager, Analytics - Verint Witness Actionable Solutions
Ms. Sonja Lough , Manager - Self Service Communications - Continental Airlines
Laura Marino , Sr. Director of Product Management- Nuance On-Demand, Enterprise - Nuance Communications
Dr. Judith Markowitz , President - J. Markowitz Consultants
David C Martin , Managing Principal, Self Service Solutions EMEA, Professional Services - Avaya
Mike Mateer , VP Systems Development - West Interactive
Dr. Valentine Matula , Director Multimedia Research - Avaya
Mr. Nelson McClintock , IVR Administrator - Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Jenni McKienzie , Voice Interaction Designer - Travelocity
Dr. William Meisel , President - TMA Associates
James Mesbur , Voice Interaction Designer/Speech Scientist Engineer - SpeechCycle
Jim Milroy , Director, User Experience - West Interactive
Dr Ben Miners , Director, Product Development and Planning - Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
Mike Moore , Analytics Manager - West Interactive
Larry Murphy , Senior Manager, RTM Consulting & Professional Services - Convergys Corporation
Harkishin Nachnani , Sr. Manager, Hosted VUI Design & Speech Science - Convergys Corporation
Patrick Nguyen , Chief Technology Officer - Voxify
Yves Normandin , CEO - Nu Echo Inc.
Janet O'Dowd , Director, Auto Dialog Campaign Management - HealthDialog
Eduardo Olvera , Senior User Interface Designer, Professional Services - Nuance Communications
Karen Owens , Senior Consultant-Speech Engineer, Avaya Professional Services - Avaya
Tim Paek , Researcher, Machine Learning and Applied Statistics - Microsoft Tellme
Mary Constance Parks , Principal Interaction Designer - Nuance Communications
Mike Philips - vlingo
Roberto Pieraccini , Chief Technology Officer - SpeechCycle
Dr Melanie Polkosky , Human Factors Psychologist/Consultant - IBM
Mr. Bruce Pollock , Vice President, Strategic Growth and Planning - West Interactive Corporation
Mr. Raghunath Raman , Engineer - VoiceVault
Jeffrey F. Rayport , Founder and Chairman - Marketspace, LLC
Simon Reavely , Principal Architect - Orange Labs Boston LLC
Mr. Dan Reed , Corporate Vice President - Voxify
Ken Rehor , Voice Technology Group - Cisco
Walter Rolandi Ph.D. , Principal Usability Scientist VUI Design and Assessment - TuVox
Mr. Douglas Rosenberg , Technical Consultant, Speech Science - Convergys Corporation
Mr. Tony Saad , Senior Manager - Medco Health
Mr. Rami Safadi PhD , CTO - Sakhr Software
Eddie Sayad , Manager, Australia Post CCC NSW/ACT - Australia Post
Dr. Thomas Schalk , Vice President, Voice Technology - ATX, a subsidiary of Cross Country Automotive Services
Johan Schalkwyk , Manager, Mobile Speech Team - Google
K. W.'Bill' Scholz , President - NewSpeech LLC
Dr. Nava Shaked , CEO - Business Technologies
Phil Shinn PhD , VUI Designer/Speech Scientist - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Han Shu , Speech Scientist - Vlingo
Ms. Valene Skerpac , President - iBiometrics, Inc.
Michael Smith , Self Service Solution Opportunity Architect, Professional Services - Avaya, Inc.
Ramón Solórzano Jr. Ph.D. , Principal - Parasol Communication Services
Holger Stoltze , CTI Product Manager - Syntellect
David Suendermann , Principle Speech Scientist - SpeechCycle
Dr. Ian Sutherland , Consulting Member of Technical Staff, Voice Lab - Oracle USA Inc.
Mr. David L Thomson - AT&T
Mr. Michael Trank , Product Manager - APEX Voice Communications
Ms Darla Tucker , Customer Solutions Executive - Convergys
George Tziahanas , VP Compliance - Autonomy
Julie Underdahl , Senior User Interface Designer - Convergys Corporation
Paul Watson - Convergys Corporation
Julia Webb , Executive Vice President - VoiceVault
Dr. Lorin Wilde , Chief Technical Officer - SB&E Inc.
Jon Williams , Managing Director - Pixsan Digital Software Ltd
Dr. Silke Witt-Ehsani , Vice President, VUI Design Center, Design Center - TuVox
Mr. Bob Wohlsen , Consultant
Mr. Gary Wright , President - Applied Speech Resources
Dan York , Director of Conversations - Voxeo
Dr. Moshe Yudkowsky , President - Disaggregate
Dr. Matthew Yuschik , Executive Board Member - AVIOS
Catherine Zhu , Senior Consultant, Self Service Solutions, Avaya Professional Services - Avaya
Imed Zitouni , Senior Research Scientist, IBM Research - IBM
Geoffrey Zweig , Senior Researcher - Microsoft Tellme


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