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SpeechTek 2007 - Speaker List
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 Corporation
Fil Alleva , General Manager, Speech - Microsoft Tellme
Joe Alwan , Vice President & General Manager, AVOKE Call Experience Analytics Division - Raytheon BBN Technologies
John Amein , Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships - Voxeo
Chester Anderson , Vice President, Business Development - Ordercatcher Inc.
Dr. Maria Aretoulaki , Director / VUI Design Consultant - DialogCONNECTION Ltd (UK)
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 , Director - Alcatel Lucent
Sara Basson , Program Director, Speech Transcription Strategy - IBM
Patrizio Bergallo , Senior System Architect - Loquendo
Mike Bergelson , Director, Strategy, Voice Technology Group - Cisco
Jonathan Bloom , Senior Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Davide Bonardo , Senior TTS Software Architect, Loquendo Technologies - Loquendo
Dominique Boucher , Lead Software Developer - Nu Echo Inc.
Dr. Daniel C Burnett , Director of Speech Technologies - Voxeo
Bill Byrne , Senior Voice Interface Engineer - Google
Jerry Carter , Director, Speech Architecture & Standards - Nuance Communications
Juan Ceballos , Chief Technology Officer - Ydilo
Rob Chambers , Principal Development Lead & Architect - Microsoft Tellme
Melinda Charlesworth , Operations Manager - Australian Health Management
Kevin L. Childs , President - UCN
Steve Chirokas , Executive Director, Marketing - VoltDelta OnDemand
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 , CEO - Swampfox Inc.
Dr. Deborah Dahl , Principal - Conversational Technologies
Michael Dunn , Consultant - Magenic Technologies
Elisa Elderbaum , IT Business Advisor - National Government Services
Jose L Elizondo , Senior Manager, Multilingual VUI Design - Nuance Communications
Richard Feinberg , Director, Center for Customer Driven Quality - Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Aaron Fisher , Director of Speech Services - West Interactive
Ryan Fox , Senior Vice President of Web/IVR Customer Service - Wachovia
R.J. Fox , Director of Quality Assurance - AARP
John Fuentes , Principal Solutions Architect - Intervoice
Andrew Fuller , Chief Technology Officer - Voxpilot
Charles Galles , Speech Analyst, Avaya Professional Services - Avaya
Nancy Gardner , Senior Analyst, RTM Consulting and Professional Services - Convergys Corporation
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 E. Gilbert Ph.D. , Professor & Chair, Division of Human-Centered Computing - Clemson University
Malcom Gladwell , Author - The Tipping Point & Blink
Kristie Goss , Senior Analyst, VUI Designer - Convergys Corporation
Krishna Govindarajan , Speech Science Global Discipline Leader, Professional Services - Nuance Communications
Richard Grant , Chief Technology Officer - Ordercatcher Inc.
Hannah Grap , Marketing Communications Manager - Language Weaver, Inc.
Judi Halperin , Principal Consultant and Team Lead, Global Speech Engineering, Contact Center Practice - 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 of Customer Interaction - Ovum
Tom Houwing , Director - voiceandvision B.V.
Dr. Andrew Hunt , Vice President, Engineering - Holly Connects
Phillip Hunter , UX for Partners - Microsoft Tellme
Susan L. Hura , Principal - SpeechUsability
Beatriz Infante , President & Chief Executive Officer - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Sunil Issar , Director, Architecture - Convergys Corporation
Clegg Ivey , VP, Mergers & Acquisitions, General Counsel - Voxeo
Dr. Jacek Jarmulak , Senior AI Scientist - Resolvity
Lynn Jobe , Sales Director, Strategic Products - Intervoice
Dr. Lizanne Kaiser , Sr. Principal Business Consultant - Genesys, an Alcatel-Lucent company
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 Tellme
Peter Krogh , Director of Solutions Architecture - SpeechCycle
James A. Larson , Vice President - Larson Technical Services
Caroline Leathem , Interaction Specialist - Verizon Business EMEA
Peter Leppik , President and 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, an Alcatel-Lucent Company
Dr. Judith Markowitz , President - J. Markowitz Consultants
David C Martin , Managing Principal, Self Service Solutions EMEA, Professional Services - Avaya
Dr. 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 , Voice Interaction Designer - Travelocity
Fran McTernan , Managing Principal - Avaya
Dr. William Meisel , President - TMA Associates
Marie Meteer , Consultant - MM Consulting
Dan Miller , Senior Analyst - Opus Research, Inc.
Mike Moors , Director, Sales - Genesys
Tim Moynihan , Vice President of Marketing, Enterprise Solutions - EMPIRIX
David Myron , Editorial Director - Speech Technology Magazine
Sanjay Nair , Managing Director, Customer Contact Strategy & Per - United Airlines
Janette Nelson , Associate Counsel, Compliance - West Interactive
Carrie Nelson , Speech Solutions Team Technical Lead - Nortel
Matt Nickerson , Special Projects Librarian & Honors Program Direct - Southern Utah University
Eduardo Olvera , Senior User Interface Designer, Professional Services - Nuance Communications
Ken Osowski , Vice President, Product Management - Pactolus
Ron Owens , Director, Multimedia Applications PSO - Nortel
Daniel Padgett , Senior Speech Consultant - Voice Partners/VoxGen
Alexandros Papanikolaou , Sales Manager - Village Roadshow Greece
Chris Passaretti , Senior Programmer/Analyst - Cablevision Systems Corporation
Tim Pearce , Global Solution Manager, Self Service - Dimension Data
Dave Pelland , Director, Innovation and Design - Convergys Corporation
Christian Pereira , Managing Director - D+S Solutions GmbH
Michael Perry , Director of Voice Self Service - Avaya
Marco Petroni , Prinicipal Solutions Architect - Nuance Communications
Michael Picheny , Manager - IBM
Roberto Pieraccini , Chief Technology Officer - SpeechCycle
Aimee Piercy , User Interface Designer - Nuance Communications
Dr Melanie Polkosky , Human Factors Psychologist/Consultant - IBM
Steven Pollock , Executive Vice President & Co-Founder - TuVox
Mahesh Rajagopalan , President & Co - Resolvity
Veeru Ramaswamy , Chief Technology Officer - Vianix
Padma Ramesh , Senior VUI Developer - Nuance Communications
Mark Randolph , Director of Engineering & Technology Applications - Motorola, Inc.
Mark Rayburn , President & CEO - DemandVoice, LLC
Walter Rolandi Ph.D. , Principal Usability Scientist VUI Design and Assessment - TuVox
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
Dr. Thomas Schalk , Vice President, Voice Technology - ATX, a subsidiary of Cross Country Automotive Services
K. W.'Bill' Scholz , President - NewSpeech LLC
Brad Schorer , Senior VP Marketing & Business Development - VoltDelta OnDemand
Jan Sedivy , Manager, VTS - IBM
Marc Seltier , Communications Technologies Manager - HypoVerreinsbank Deutschland
Lee Seung-Joo , Senior Member, Technical Staff - WebForPhone
Dr. Nava Shaked , CEO - Business Technologies
Jangwoo Shin , Chief Technology Officer - WebForPhone
Phil Shinn PhD , VUI Designer/Speech Scientist - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Gregory Simsar , Vice President, Speech Services - Syntellect, Inc.
Valene Skerpac , President - iBiometrics, Inc.
Jan Smith , Senior Program Manager - Nuance Communications
Tom Smith , Senior Manager - Verizon
Erin Smith , Senior VUI Designer - Convergys Corporation
Krishnan Srinivasan , Senior Solutions Manager - Nuance Communications
Joachim Stegmann , Head, Advanced Voice Solutions - T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
Prabha Sundaram , Speech Specialist - Nortel
Dr. Ian Sutherland , Consulting Member of Technical Staff, Voice Lab - Oracle USA Inc.
Scott Taylor , General Manager, Business Consulting - Nuance Communications
Mr. David L Thomson - AT&T
David Topolewski , Chairman - Beijing Education Xchange Technology Co Ltd
Peter Trompetter , Vice President, Global Development - GyrusLogic
Ms Darla Tucker , Customer Solutions Executive - Convergys
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 Communications
Dr. Silke Witt-Ehsani , Vice President, VUI Design Center, 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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