"Having all the different perspectives on the Voice topic at one conference, ranging from the technical and business angle up to the customers' perspective, was great. It was amazingly well done."
Tim Schneidermeier, Team Lead Human-Centred Innovation, USEEDS°"It was great to get various learnings from the best practices of other companies that we can apply to our projects. The setup and format of networking and discussion rounds really make it easy to get connected with valuable business contacts."
Roman Neumann, Principal Digital Transformation & New Business, Schufa"The event was a big success and I really liked the spirit and the attendees. The mix of speakers and attendees was just perfect."
Daniel Delank, VP Global Director for ITD-4Growth, Deutsche TelekomThrough a mix of case-study presentations, interactive roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions and hands-on workshops you will gain a diverse and inspiring perspective. The multi stream format allows you to move freely between the conferences and choose the sessions of most interest and relevance. Create your program from the case studies and interactive round tables.
Decision Makers and Leaders in Digital User Experience, VUI Experience, Voice & Audio Branding, Digital Transformation, IoT, Innovation, Experience Design, Conversational Design, Software Development, AI, Content Marketing and Digital Assistant Engineers
Decision Makers and Leaders in Marketing & Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, VUI Experience, Digital Factory, Business Development, Conversational Commerce, Hardware Engineering & Software Development, Customer Support & Services, Omnichannel Marketing
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
9:00
9:15
9:45
10:15
10:45
11:15
11:45
Michael Gottscheck
User Experience Design Specialist
Boeing
Germany
Millie Blackstun
Researcher ‑ Global Services Digital Solution
Boeing
Germany
12:15
Beep Voice Assistant - Building Your Company's own Digital Assistant - Rob Farnell, Creative Director for Voice & AI, BBC and Hannes Ricklefs, Lead Architect ‑ Technology, Strategy & Architecture, BBC
Swisscom Voice Assistant - Dr. Christoph Esslinger, Managing Director, VUI.agency and Riccardo Lopetrone, Senior Product Manager Voice, Swisscom
Multilingual Conversation Design - Margareth Jabczynski, Lead Conversation Designer, Vodafone
Developing Voice in Three Different Areas: Available, Augmented and Adapted - Tomas Granryd, Head of Voice Platforms, Swedish Radio
Beep Voice Assistant - Building Your Company's own Digital Assistant - Rob Farnell, Creative Director for Voice & AI, BBC and Hannes Ricklefs, Lead Architect ‑ Technology, Strategy & Architecture, BBC
Swisscom Voice Assistant - Dr. Christoph Esslinger, Managing Director, VUI.agency and Riccardo Lopetrone, Senior Product Manager Voice, Swisscom
Multilingual Conversation Design - Margareth Jabczynski, Lead Conversation Designer, Vodafone
Developing Voice in Three Different Areas: Available, Augmented and Adapted - Tomas Granryd, Head of Voice Platforms, Swedish Radio
#superchargevoicification - "Hallo Magenta" - Mirko Knoll, Senior Manager Connected Devices, Telekom ‑ "Hallo Magenta"
To Be Announced Soon - Tim Schneidermeier, Director Human‑Centred Innovation, diffferent and Alexander Werle, Senior Consultant Strategy & Innovation, diffferent
Automatic Speech Recognition - Opportunities on the Flight Deck - Michael Gottscheck, User Experience Design Specialist, Boeing and Millie Blackstun, Researcher ‑ Global Services Digital Solution, Boeing
#superchargevoicification - "Hallo Magenta" - Mirko Knoll, Senior Manager Connected Devices, Telekom ‑ "Hallo Magenta"
To Be Announced Soon - Tim Schneidermeier, Director Human‑Centred Innovation, diffferent and Alexander Werle, Senior Consultant Strategy & Innovation, diffferent
Automatic Speech Recognition - Opportunities on the Flight Deck - Michael Gottscheck, User Experience Design Specialist, Boeing and Millie Blackstun, Researcher ‑ Global Services Digital Solution, Boeing
13:00
14:30
Sebastian Groth
Product Owner für Voice Assistants & Conversational Services
ERGO
Germany
Sven Vanoeteren
Voice & Conversation ‑ User Experience Designer
ERGO
Germany
15:00
Paulo Azevedo
Senior Digital Assistant Engineer
FlixBus
Germany
Dr. Carmen Martínez
Conversational UX Expert
FlixBus
Germany
If you'd like to be a speaker at this event, this slot is available.
If you'd like to be a speaker at this event, this slot is available.
15:30
Jolien van de Griendt
Chief Format Developer & Editor for Smart Speakers
Mindful Minuut
The Netherlands
Jolien van de Griendt
Chief Format Developer & Editor for Smart Speakers
Mindful Minuut
The Netherlands
16:00
16:30
17:00
Multi-Channel Use of Smart Assistants in Customer Service - Sebastian Groth, Product Owner für Voice Assistants & Conversational Services, ERGO and Sven Vanoeteren, Voice & Conversation ‑ User Experience Designer, ERGO
Conversational Interfaces and the Human Experience - Paulo Azevedo, Senior Digital Assistant Engineer, FlixBus and Dr. Carmen Martínez, Conversational UX Expert, FlixBus
How to Monetize Innovative Flash Briefings - Jolien van de Griendt, Chief Format Developer & Editor for Smart Speakers, Mindful Minuut
To Be Announced Soon - Kristina Siepmann, Digital Innovation & Conversational Design, Nestlé
Multi-Channel Use of Smart Assistants in Customer Service - Sebastian Groth, Product Owner für Voice Assistants & Conversational Services, ERGO and Sven Vanoeteren, Voice & Conversation ‑ User Experience Designer, ERGO
Conversational Interfaces and the Human Experience - Paulo Azevedo, Senior Digital Assistant Engineer, FlixBus and Dr. Carmen Martínez, Conversational UX Expert, FlixBus
How to Monetize Innovative Flash Briefings - Jolien van de Griendt, Chief Format Developer & Editor for Smart Speakers, Mindful Minuut
To Be Announced Soon - Kristina Siepmann, Digital Innovation & Conversational Design, Nestlé
Creating a Multilingual Voice Assistant - Benjamin Vornholt, Product Owner Voice Control, Miele and Mark Thomé, IT Project Lead ‑ Alexa, Miele
Text to Speech as a Prerequisite for Scalable Audio Content - Elena Gasthaus, Product Lead Audio & Voice, SPRING Axel Springer Digital News Media and Anne Küpper, Senior Product Manager, Axel Springer Ideas Engineering
Voice, AI and the Question of the Future of Humanity - Marie-Luise Sessler, Head of Innovation, Innovation Lab by Frankfurter Sparkasse
Creating a Multilingual Voice Assistant - Benjamin Vornholt, Product Owner Voice Control, Miele and Mark Thomé, IT Project Lead ‑ Alexa, Miele
Text to Speech as a Prerequisite for Scalable Audio Content - Elena Gasthaus, Product Lead Audio & Voice, SPRING Axel Springer Digital News Media and Anne Küpper, Senior Product Manager, Axel Springer Ideas Engineering
Voice, AI and the Question of the Future of Humanity - Marie-Luise Sessler, Head of Innovation, Innovation Lab by Frankfurter Sparkasse
17:45
Maarten Lens-FitzGerald
Founder & Director
Project Zilver
The Netherlands
18:15
Martin Walter
Senior Business Development Manager
Amazon
Germany
18:45
19:00
Engage in Exciting Conversations. Strengthen your Network after a Day full of Knowledge Sharing, Groundbreaking Presentations, and Interesting Conversations. Join Delegates and Speakers in the Relaxed Atmosphere of the Event Venue.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
9:00
9:15
9:45
Carl Robinson
Host of the Voice Tech Podcast
Voice Tech Podcast
France
10:00
10:15
10:45
Johannes Fischer
Research Associate ‑ SPEAKER
Fraunhofer Institute
Germany
Johannes Fischer
Research Associate ‑ SPEAKER
Fraunhofer Institute
Germany
11:15
11:45
If you'd like to be a speaker at this event, this slot is available.
If you'd like to be a speaker at this event, this slot is available.
12:15
Interactive Storytelling on Voice Assistants - Tim Pfeilschifter, Lead Product Manager Voice Assistant, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Katrin Nachbar, Team Lead Innovation & Digital Development and Social Media, Bayerischer Rundfunk
SPEAKER - A Speech Assistant Platform »Made in Germany« - Johannes Fischer, Research Associate ‑ SPEAKER, Fraunhofer Institute
Voice Strategy as Part of the Digital Concept - Learnings & Challenges - Andreas Cüppers, Head of Digital, Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach
Interactive Storytelling on Voice Assistants - Tim Pfeilschifter, Lead Product Manager Voice Assistant, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Katrin Nachbar, Team Lead Innovation & Digital Development and Social Media, Bayerischer Rundfunk
SPEAKER - A Speech Assistant Platform »Made in Germany« - Johannes Fischer, Research Associate ‑ SPEAKER, Fraunhofer Institute
Voice Strategy as Part of the Digital Concept - Learnings & Challenges - Andreas Cüppers, Head of Digital, Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach
The Voice Technology Trends of 2021: What We are Likely to See, and How it Will Affect Customer Interaction - Carl Robinson, Host of the Voice Tech Podcast, Voice Tech Podcast
A New Way of Communicating With Your Customer's - And What About Data Security? - Dirk Klein, Chief Digital Officer, Haffhus
Travel 3.0 - Conversational Customer Service - Maximilian Vietmeier, Online Strategy & Digital Partnerships, Lufthansa Group
Voice Commerce via Smart Assistant - Marcus Motzkuhn, Senior Manager Digital Distribution & Solutions, SunExpress
The Voice Technology Trends of 2021: What We are Likely to See, and How it Will Affect Customer Interaction - Carl Robinson, Host of the Voice Tech Podcast, Voice Tech Podcast
A New Way of Communicating With Your Customer's - And What About Data Security? - Dirk Klein, Chief Digital Officer, Haffhus
Travel 3.0 - Conversational Customer Service - Maximilian Vietmeier, Online Strategy & Digital Partnerships, Lufthansa Group
Voice Commerce via Smart Assistant - Marcus Motzkuhn, Senior Manager Digital Distribution & Solutions, SunExpress
13:00
14:30
Product Owner for Apps, Web & Voice
PayByPhone ‑ Volkswagen Financial Services
Germany
15:00
Michael McTear
Expert in Spoken Language Technologies & Conversational Interfaces
Ulster University
Ireland
15:30
16:00
16:15
Challenges of Integrating Voice-Sevices into Existing Interfaces - Christian Ochsenkühn, Product Owner for Apps, Web & Voice, PayByPhone ‑ Volkswagen Financial Services and Oliver Ziesemer, Senior Key Account & Business Development Manager, Volkswagen Financial Services AG
Designing for More Natural Conversations - Challenges and Solutions - Michael McTear, Expert in Spoken Language Technologies & Conversational Interfaces, Ulster University
Experimenting with Voice and Interactive Audio Content - With the Audience for the Audience - Marit Rossnes, Head of Product Development, NRK Radio and Vincent Køller, Tech lead for Voice, NRK Radio
Implementing a Voice Robot and What we Achieved - Kirill Elsukov, Head of Innovation Labs, BNP Paribas Cardif and Goh Hirose, Acceleration Leader & Startup Investment/Relations Manager, BNP Paribas Cardif
Challenges of Integrating Voice-Sevices into Existing Interfaces - Christian Ochsenkühn, Product Owner for Apps, Web & Voice, PayByPhone ‑ Volkswagen Financial Services and Oliver Ziesemer, Senior Key Account & Business Development Manager, Volkswagen Financial Services AG
Designing for More Natural Conversations - Challenges and Solutions - Michael McTear, Expert in Spoken Language Technologies & Conversational Interfaces, Ulster University
Experimenting with Voice and Interactive Audio Content - With the Audience for the Audience - Marit Rossnes, Head of Product Development, NRK Radio and Vincent Køller, Tech lead for Voice, NRK Radio
Implementing a Voice Robot and What we Achieved - Kirill Elsukov, Head of Innovation Labs, BNP Paribas Cardif and Goh Hirose, Acceleration Leader & Startup Investment/Relations Manager, BNP Paribas Cardif
17:00
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