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August 20-23, 2007 • New York Marriott Marquis • New York, NY
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Sondra Ahlen , Principal VUI Consultant/Owner - SAVIC
Joe Alwan , Vice President & General Manager, AVOKE Call Experience Analytics Division - BBN Technologies
Lior Arussy , President - Strativity Group
David Attwater , Senior Scientist - Enterprise Integration Group
R.J. Auburn , Chief Technology Officer - Voxeo
Paolo Baggia , Director of International Standards - Loquendo
Rajesh Balchandran , Research Staff Mamber - IBM
Bruce Balentine , EVP and Chief Scientist - Enterprise Integration Group
James Barnett , Senior Technical Director - Aspect Software
Greg Barton , VP of Analytics - Nuance
Mike Bergelson , Director of Business Development - Cisco Systems
Jonathan Bloom , Senior Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Ingo Bors , Director, Product Marketing International - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Dominique Boucher , Lead Software Developer - Nü Echo Inc.
Ahmed Bouzid , Senior Product Manager - Angel.com
Susan Boyce , Principal Designer - Microsoft
Monique Bozeman , Director of Product Marketing - VoiceObjects, Inc.
Jenny Burr , Manager, Speech Technology, Global Consulting Services - Intervoice
Bill Byrne , Senior Voice Interface Engineer - Google
Jerry Carter , Director, Speech Architecture & Standards - Nuance
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 - SRI
Emmett Coin , Speech Scientist - ejTalk
Bob Cooper , Chief Architect Voice Portal - Avaya
J.C. Corrigan , President - Customer Analytics Consuting, LLC
Dr. Deborah Dahl , Principal - Conversational Technologies
Rita Dhruve , Speech Solutions Specialist
Melissa Dougherty , Founder - VoiceGen Group
Jose Elizondo , Professional Services Manager, Multilingual VUI De - Nuance
David Englehardt - Advanced Technical Support
Leah Eyler , Product Manager - SpeechCycle
Nick Ezzo , Director of Marketing - TuVox
Andrew Fuller , Chief Technology Officer - Voxpilot
Charles Galles , Speech Scientist - Intervoice
Marsal Gavalda , Director of Incubation - Nexidia
Juan Gilbert , T-SYS Distinguished Associate Professor - Auburn University
Glen Graham , SVP - Business Operations - Bank of America
Richard Grant , Chief Technology Officer - Ordercatcher Inc.
Hannah Grap , Marketing Communications Manager - Language Weaver, Inc.
Carla Guerra - Office Depot
Judi Halperin , Speech Engineer, Contact Center Practice, Self Service Solutions - Avaya
Kris Herrin , Chief Security Officer - Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
Daniel Hong , Lead Analyst - Datamonitor
Dr. Andrew Hunt , Vice President, Engineering - Holly Connects
Phillip Hunter , Vice President, Interaction Design - SpeechCycle
Susan L. Hura , Principal - SpeechUsability
Sunil Issar , Director - Convergys
Michael Jacks , Senior Manager, Logistics & Transportation - Coca-Cola Enterprises
Dennis Jakobsen , MTS - Avaya
Jim Jenkins , CEO - IQ Services
Lizanne Kaiser , Customer Experience Designer - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Stephen Keller , Support Development Project Manager - LumenVox
Manohar Kesireddy , Business Solutions Architect - Verizon
Ingmar Kliche , Project Manager - T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH
Peter Krogh , Speech Mechanic - SpeechCycle
Ray Kurzweil , Author of The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence and The Age of Intelligent Machines
Cliff LaCoursiere - CallMiner
James A. Larson , Vice President - Larson Technical Services
Charles Lewis , Senior Technical Trainer - Bloomberg LP
Fred MacKenzie - Bell Canada
Rob Marchand , Senior Director, Product Management - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Judith Markowitz , Principal - J. Markowitz, Consultants
David Martin , Principal Consultant-Speech Engineering - Avaya
Valentine Matula , Director, Multimedia Research - Avaya
Christian McCarrick , CTO - ParkingCarma, Inc.
Cliff McEnery , UI Designer - Nuance
Jenni McKienzie , VUI Designer - Travelocity
Fran McTernan , Speech Operations Lead - Nortel Networks
Bill Meisel , President - TMA Associates
James Mesbur , Voice Interaction Designer/Speech Scientist Engineer - SpeechCycle
Dan Miller , Senior Analyst - Opus Research, Inc.
Ben Miners , Product Manager - 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
Tim Moynihan , Vice President, Global Marketing & Sales Support - Envox Worldwide
Carrie Nelson , Speech Solutions Team Technical Lead - Nortel Networks
Dr. Val Nenov , Adjunct Professor, Division of Neurosurgery - UCLA Medical Center
Patrick Nguyen , Chief Technology Officer - Voxify
Yves Normandin , President - Nu Echo
John Oh , Technical Lead, Customer Contact Business Unit - Cisco Systems
Eduardo Olvera , User Interface Designer - Nuance
Daniel O'Sullivan , President/CEO - Interactive Digital
Ron Owens , Vice President, Product Strategy - First Data Voice Services
Daniel Padgett , Senior Speech Consultant - Versay Solutions
Mary Constance Parks , Senior Voice User Interface Designer - Nuance
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
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 , Founder - VoiceXML Forum
Michael Roberts , Business Integration Manager, Customer Interaction Center - NSTAR
Thomas Schalk , Vice President, Voice Technology - ATX
Rich Schulman , Voice Interaction Designer - SpeechCycle
Tom Scott , CIO & Sr. VP Operations - Spiegal
Vlad Sejnoha , Vice President, Chief Scientist - Nuance
Nava Shaked , CRM & CC Practice Leader - IBM
Phil Shinn , Consultant, Voice Application Services - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
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
Brent Sparks , Vice President, Self Service Channels - Wachovia Bank
Jessica Stevens , Senior Engineer, VUI Design - Intervoice
David Suendermann , Speech Science Engineer - SpeechCycle
David Thomson , Chief Technology Officer - SpeechPhone
David Thornton , Instructor - Auburn University
Peter Trompetter , Vice President, Global Development - GyrusLogic, Inc.
Darla Tucker , Principle User Experience Consultant. - First Data Voice Services
Raj Tumuluri , President - Openstream, Inc.
Julie Underdahl , Senior VUI Design Engineer - Intervoice
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
Matt Whipple , Principal Consultant, Self-Service Solutions - Avaya
Simonie Wilson , Senior Speech Scientist, VUI Design & Tuning - Intervoice
Dan York , Director of Emerging Communication Technology - Voxeo
Dr. Moshe Yudkowsky , President - Disaggregate
Dr. Matthew Yuschik , Human Factors Specialist, Multi-Channel Self Care - Convergys
Catherine Zhu , Senior Voice User Interface Design Engineer - Intervoice
Imed Zitouni , Senior Research Scientist - IBM


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