A Sky Full Of Stars
Project Voice Worldwide kicks off TODAY at 10 AM Eastern; Project Voice Award Winners Announced
At the very end of Project Voice 100, an executive-level in-person conference taking place this Tuesday and Wednesday, we took a picture.
It would be hard to describe to you how energizing, how re-animating, how restorative this two-day experience was.
Business was done, friendships and relationships were re-kindled, and the vibe was akin to a family reunion.
In-person events aren’t going to return anytime soon as they were. The lessons we learned here will directly influence how we execute more in-person events later this year, which will include The Voice of Healthcare Summit, Digital Book World, and Project Voice X.
Project Voice Worldwide is the virtual component of the #1 event for voice technology & conversational AI in America: Project Voice.
Project Voice Worldwide is FREE to register and attend, and kicks off TODAY at 10 AM Eastern.
Registration gets you audio and video files of both days of conference proceedings, along with access to attend in real-time as desired.
Keynotes include Nikki McLay of iVow.AI, Nolan Bushnell, and Mark Cuban, while the entire conference itself showcases a wide variety of leaders, trailblazers, and pioneers in this emergent area of technology.
You can register for Project Voice Worldwide here.
Project Voice Award Winners
We congratulate all of the Finalists, as well as all of the Winners, in what has been an amazing year for voice technology and conversational AI.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Sanjay Dhawan / Mark Benjamin (Cerence spinoff from Nuance)
Kurt Schrader / Andrew Childs (Clubhouse)
Daniela Braga (First female CEO of voice/AI company to raise over $50M)
Jon Stine (Open Voice Network)
Iran Davar Ardalan / Nisa McCoy / Nikki McLay / Karim Ardalan / Kee Malesky / Robert Malesky (iVow.AI)
Karol Stryja / Michal Stanislawek (VoiceLunch)
Google (Google for Startups Accelerator: Voice AI)
Nick Schwab (Sleep Sounds)
Nithya Thadani (RAIN Agency)
Brandon Kaplan (Skilled Creative)
Tobias Dengel (WillowTree)
Mark Gray (Constant Companion)
Voice Developer of the Year
Cerence
Nuance
Voice Experience of the Year
Starfinder
Clubhouse
The Project Voice Advisory Group Award For Best Voice Experience Created By A Large Company
Lucky Charms Magical Mission (General Mills)
Wild Turkey Tasting (Campari)
NBA Skill Relaunch (NBA)
Voice/AI Pioneer of the Year
Aariv Modi (independent voice developer)
Voice/AI Executive of the Year
Sanjay Dhawan (Cerence)
Voice/AI Journalist of the Year
Bret Kinsella (Voicebot.AI)
The Project Voice Medal for Diversity and Inclusion
iVow.AI
The This Week In Voice Award for Voice/AI Commentator of the Year
Bret Kinsella (Voicebot.AI)
Best Voice/AI Chip / Processor
Graphcore
Best Voice/AI Integration Within A Mobile App
Spotify
Best Voice/AI Integration Within A Website
Google (YouTube)
Best Use of Sentiment Analysis Within Conversational AI
Behavioral Signals
The DefinedCrowd Award For Best Use of Data Science Within Conversational AI
NVIDIA
Best Use of Biometric Authentication Within Conversational AI
Kaizen Technologies
Pindrop
Best Use of Synthetic Voices
Skyrim Fan Video (Adriac)
Cerence Q4 Earnings Call (Cerence)
Amazon Alexa Developer of the Year
Paizo (Starfinder)
Google Assistant Developer of the Year
iVow.AI (Sina Storyteller)
Samsung Bixby Developer of the Year
Wondery
Microsoft AI Use Case of the Year
Zammo
Apple Siri Use Case of the Year
Find Your Nearest COVID-19 Vaccination Site
Independent Voice/AI Company of the Year
Cerence
The Voice of the Car Summit Award for Automotive Voice/AI Developer of the Year
Mercedes (MBUX) Powered By Cerence
The Voice of Hospitality Summit Award for Best Hospitality Voice/AI Developer Of The Year
Volara
The Voice of Healthcare Summit Award For Healthcare Voice/AI Developer of the Year
Constant Companion
Best Application of Voice/AI To COVID-19
Carnegie Mellon University
Education Voice/AI Developer of the Year
Bamboo Learning
The Digital Book World Awards For Publishing/Storytelling Voice/AI Developer of the Year
RealSAM
The Voice of Money Award for Best Financial Voice/AI Developer of the Year
LV= General Insurance / Rabbit & Pork
The Voice of Gaming Award For Gaming Voice/AI Developer of the Year
Labworks.IO
Smart Home Voice/AI Developer of the Year
Josh.AI
Retail Voice/AI Developer of the Year
Best Buy
Speechly
Manufacturing / Logistics Voice/AI Developer of the Year
ConverSight.AI
Flash Briefing of the Year
Voice in Canada
Third-Party Voice Development Tool of the Year
Voiceflow
Project Voice X is a new industry event bringing together the worlds of voice/AI and social audio. October 25-27 in Destin / Fort Walton Beach.
This will be a significant gathering and a big step back toward more traditional trade shows, where cross-pollination between industry verticals and various types of companies yields tremendous value.
The location of the conference provides the opportunity for family or friends to tag along for a vacation, one that you may need after months of face-time over the summer as offices open back up.
Exhibit hall space & sponsorships are available. If you’re interested in being part, please let us know.
Also please note that, for attendees, Early Bird Registration lasts until May 1.