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August 20-23, 2007 • New York Marriott Marquis • New York, NY
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Scott Abbott , eSupport Platforms Program Director - America Online
Mark Abramson , CEO - Message Technologies Inc.
Vasudeva Akula , Speech Scientist - Convergys
Fil Alleva , General Manager, Speech - Microsoft
Joe Alwan , Vice President & General Manager, AVOKE Call Experience Analytics Division - BBN Technologies
John Amein , Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships - Voxeo
Chester Anderson , Vice President, Business Development - Ordercatcher Inc.
Maria Aretoulaki , Head, Speech Design - Vicorp
R.J. Auburn , Chief Technology Officer - Voxeo
Qiang Bai , Vice President - iFLYTEK
Ava Baker , CEO & President - AJ Waters, LLC
Tim Barnes , CEO - OpenMethods
James Barnett , Senior Technical Director - Aspect Software
Sara Basson , Program Director, Speech Transcription Strategy - IBM
Patrizio Bergallo , Senior System Architect - Loquendo
Mike Bergelson , Director, Product Management - Cisco
Jonathan Bloom , Senior Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Davide Bonardo , Senior TTS Software Architect - Loquendo
Dominique Boucher , Lead Software Developer - Nü Echo Inc.
Daniel Burnett , Speech Standards Lead Engineer - Nuance
Bill Byrne , Senior Voice Interface Engineer - Google
Jerry Carter , Director, Speech Architecture & Standards - Nuance
Juan Ceballos , Chief Technology Officer - Ydilo
Rob Chambers , Principal Development Lead & Architect - Microsoft
Melinda Charlesworth , Operations Manager - Australian Health Management
Kevin L. Childs , President - UCN
Steve Chirokas , VP, Marketing - SpeechCycle
Leo Chiu , Chief Technology Officer - Apptera
Michael Codini , Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Michael Cohen , Manager, Speech Technology Group - Google
Emmett Coin , Speech Scientist - ejTalk
Bob Cooper , Chief Architect Voice Portal - Avaya
Dr. Deborah Dahl , Principal - Conversational Technologies
Michael Dunn , Consultant - Magenic Technologies
Elisa Elderbaum , IT Business Advisor - National Government Services
Jose Elizondo , Professional Services Manager, Multilingual VUI De - Nuance
Richard Feinberg , Director, Center for Customer Driven Quality - Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Aaron Fisher , Director, Professional Services - West Interactive
R.J. Fox , Director of Quality Assurance - AARP
Ryan Fox , Senior Vice President of Web/IVR Customer Service - Wachovia Bank
John Fuentes , Principal Solutions Architect - Intervoice
Andrew Fuller , Chief Technology Officer - Voxpilot
Charles Galles , Multimedia Applications Speech Analyst - Nortel Networks
Nancy Gardner , Senior Analyst - Convergys
Brian Gebert , Director of Corporate Sales - Shunra Software Ltd.
Antonio Gentile , Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engine - University of Palermo
Fabrizio Giacomelli , CEO - Mediavoice
Juan Gilbert , T-SYS Distinguished Associate Professor - Auburn University
Malcom Gladwell , Author - The Tipping Point & Blink
Kristie Goss , VUI Designer - Convergys
Krishna Govindarajan , Speech Science Global Discipline Leader, Professio - Nuance
Richard Grant , Chief Technology Officer - Ordercatcher Inc.
Hannah Grap , Marketing Communications Manager - Language Weaver, Inc.
Judi Halperin , Speech Engineer, Contact Center Practice, Self Service Solutions - Avaya
Tom Hanson , Director of Product Management - Avaya
Tom Harker , Chief Technology Officer - Calibrus
Clifford Harlow , Vice President, Client Services - Spoken Communications
Debbie Harris , Vice President - Ayalogic
Jens Henrichsen , Product Marketing Manager - RSA, The Security Divison of EMC
Oren Hertz , IT Manager - Ha Poalim Bank
John Hibel , Vice President of Marketing - Voxeo
Jessica Hicks , Speech Consultant - Versay Solutions
Daniel Hong , Lead Analyst - Datamonitor
Tom Houwing , Director - voiceandvision B.V.
Dr. Andrew Hunt , Vice President, Engineering - Holly Connects
Phillip Hunter , Vice President, Interaction Design - SpeechCycle
Susan L. Hura , Principal - SpeechUsability
Beatriz Infante , President & Chief Executive Officer - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Sunil Issar , Director - Convergys
Clegg Ivey , VP, Mergers & Acquisitions, General Counsel - Voxeo
Dr. Jacek Jarmulak , Senior AI Scientist - Resolvity, Inc.
Lynn Jobe , Sales Director, Strategic Products - Intervoice
Lizanne Kaiser , Customer Experience Designer - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Jan Kleindienst , Manager, Conversational Interactions and Architect - IBM
Leonard Klie , Senior Editor, Speech Technology Magazine - Information Today, Inc.
Rainer Koch , Professor of Engineering - University Paderborn
Albert Kooiman , Group Product Manager, Unified Communications - Microsoft
Peter Krogh , Speech Mechanic - SpeechCycle
James A. Larson , Vice President - Larson Technical Services
Caroline Leathem , Head of Consulting - Fluency Voice Technology
Peter Leppik , CEO - Vocal Laboratories, Inc.
Tony Lorentzen , Vice President, Consulting Services - Viecore
Barb Mackraz , Principal - Mackraz Design, LLC
Rob Marchand , Senior Director, Product Management - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Judith Markowitz , President - J. Markowitz, Consultants
David Martin , Principal Consultant-Speech Engineering - Avaya
Valentine Matula , Director, Multimedia Research - Avaya
Kirsty McCarthy , Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Inference Communications
Henry McCreary , Chief Architect and Director of Telecommunications - CSX Technology
Scott McGlashan , Distinguished Technologist - Hewlett Packard
Jenni McKienzie , Senior Business Solutions Advisor - Travelocity
Fran McTernan , Speech Operations Lead - Nortel Networks
Bill Meisel , President - TMA Associates
Marie Meteer , Vice President, Speech & NLP - Everyzing
Dan Miller , Senior Analyst - Opus Research, Inc.
Mike Moors , Director, Sales - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Tim Moynihan , Vice President, Global Marketing & Sales Support - Envox Worldwide
David Myron , Editorial Director, Speech Technology Magazine - Information Today, Inc.
Sanjay Nair , Managing Director, Customer Contact Strategy & Per - United Airlines
Carrie Nelson , Speech Solutions Team Technical Lead - Nortel Networks
Janette Nelson , Associate Counsel, Compliance - West Interactive
Matt Nickerson , Special Projects Librarian & Honors Program Direct - Southern Utah University
Eduardo Olvera , Senior User Interface Designer - Nuance
Ken Osowski , Vice President, Product Management - Pactolus
Ron Owens , Director, Multimedia Applications PSO - Nortel Networks
Daniel Padgett , Senior Speech Consultant - Versay Solutions
Alexandros Papanikolaou , Sales Manager - Village Roadshow Greece
Chris Passaretti , Manager of Software Development - Nortel Networks
Tim Pearce , Global Solution Manager, Self Service - Dimension Data
Dave Pelland , Director, Design Collaborative - Intervoice
Christian Pereira , Managing Director - D+S Solutions GmbH
Michael Perry , Director of Voice Self Service - Avaya
Marco Petroni , Prinicipal Solutions Architect - Nuance
Michael Picheny , Manager - IBM
Roberto Pieraccini , Chief Technology Officer - SpeechCycle
Aimee Piercy , User Interface Designer - Nuance
Melanie Polkosky , Human Factors Psychologist & Consultant - IBM
Steven Pollock , Executive Vice President & Co-Founder - TuVox
Mahesh Rajagopalan , President & Co - Resolvity, Inc.
Veeru Ramaswamy , Chief Technology Officer - Vianix
Padma Ramesh , Senior VUI Developer - Nuance
Mark Randolph , Director of Engineering & Technology Applications - Motorola, Inc.
Mark Rayburn , President & CEO - DemandVoice, LLC
Walter Rolandi , Founder - The Voice User Interface Company, LLC
John Roswech , Senior Vice President of Sales - Jingle Networks, Inc.
Brian Rowland , Director, Contact Centre Technology - Aeroplan
Klaus Schäefer , CFO - Fire Department of Dortmund, Germany
Thomas Schalk , Vice President, Voice Technology - ATX
Bill Scholz , President - NewSpeech LLC
Brad Schorer , Senior VP Marketing & Business Development - VoltDelta
Jan Sedivy , Manager, VTS - IBM
Marc Seltier , Communications Technologies Manager - HypoVerreinsbank Deutschland
Lee Seung-Joo , Senior Member, Technical Staff - WebForPhone
Nava Shaked , CRM & CC Practice Leader - IBM
Jangwoo Shin , Chief Technology Officer - WebForPhone
Phil Shinn , Principal Consultant, Voice Application Services - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Gregory Simsar , Vice President, Speech Services - Syntellect, Inc.
Valene Skerpac , President - iBiometrics, Inc.
Tom Smith , Senior Manager - Verizon
Jan Smith , Senior Program Manager - Nuance
Erin Smith , Senior VUI Designer - Convergys
Krishnan Srinivasan , Senior Solutions Manager - Nuance
Joachim Stegmann , Head, Advanced Voice Solutions - T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
Prabha Sundaram , Speech Specialist - Nortel Networks
Dr. Ian Sutherland , Consulting Member of Technical Staff, Voice Lab - Oracle
Scott Taylor , General Manager, Business Consulting - Nuance
David Thomson , Chief Technology Officer - SpeechPhone
David Topolewski , Chairman - Wen He Education Technology Co.
Peter Trompetter , Vice President, Global Development - GyrusLogic, Inc.
Darla Tucker , Principle User Experience Consultant - First Data Voice Services
Michael J. Uhlenkamp , Call Center Technology Manager - DIRECTV
Dorothy A. Verkade , Head of Speech Innovations - Aetna
Jeff Weiner , Senior Vice President, Telephone Channel - Bank of America
Matt Whipple , Principal Consultant, Self-Service Solutions - Avaya
Susan Wilson , Director Business Development, DA Services - Nuance
Silke Witt-Ehsani , Vice President, VUI Design Center - TuVox
Scott Witter , Vice President, U.S. Wealth Management & Business - Hartford Life
Cory Wright , Sr Marketing Manager, Customer Contact Business - Cisco
Dr. Moshe Yudkowsky , President - Disaggregate
Michael X. Zirngibl , Founder & President - Angel.com


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