Voice Of The Car Summit

Presented by

the intersection of #voicefirst technology and the modern car

tuesday, april 7 and wednesday, april 8

club auto sport (san jose, california)

register here

The Voice of the Car

A Two-Day Event

April 7-8, 2020

San Jose, California

When we're born, all we have is our mother's voice.

And then, we develop an inner voice.

So it stands to reason: as computing evolves, it will evolve to become voice-first.

The modern car has much to gain from integrating voice-first technology.

Already, the race is on, as brands such as BMW, Mercedes, Tesla, Hyundai, Ford, and many others are integrating various voice assistants and associated tech into their vehicles.

Where are we heading?

What are the best practices we've already learned?

Who is out in front, leading this industry evolution?

How are different companies approaching this fascinating, complex frontier?

Learn all of this, and more, at The Voice of the Car Summit.

Presented by VoiceFirst.FM, home of top technology podcast This Week In Voice and enjoyed in 50+ countries around the world.

Schedule

TUESDAY - APRIL 7

8:00 AM Registration

8:50 AM Welcome

Bradley Metrock (Host, This Week In Voice; Executive Producer, Voice of the Car Summit)

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM OPENING KEYNOTE

How Mercedes Benz Is Embracing Voice In Cars

Robert Bruchhardt (Senior Software Engineer, Mercedes Benz R&D North America)

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Google Assistant In The Modern Connected Car

Google

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee / Networking / Review of Exhibits

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Lessons Learned From Echo Auto: How Consumers Are Using Alexa In The Modern Automobile

Arianne Walker (Chief Evangelist, Alexa Auto)

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM The Importance Of Audio Quality In The Modern Connected Car: A Case Study

Luis Arango (West Coast Account Manager, HEAD Acoustics)

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Conversational AI In The Automobile

Katie McMahon (VP and General Manager, SoundHound Inc.)

11:40 AM - NOON The Future of Car Voice Personalization

Roy Baharav (CEO and Co-Founder, Hi Auto)

NOON - 1:10 PM Lunch / Networking / Review of Exhibits

1:10 PM - 1:35 PM Testing and Monitoring in the Connected Car

Emerson Sklar (Chief Evangelist, Bespoken); John Kelvie (CEO, Bespoken)

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM Voice-Based Avatars In Cars: A Study

Mahesh Ramasubramanian (CEO, Loom.ai)

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Re-Inventing Navigation: Three Little Words Change Everything

Tom Blaksley (Voice Partnerships, what3words)

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Coffee / Networking / Review of Exhibits

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Audio Curation In The Car

Rachel Batish (VP of Product Strategy, Audioburst)

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaking In Tongues: Bringing 36 Languages To The Modern Connected Car

David Colleen (CEO/Founder, SapientX)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM DAY 1 CLOSING KEYNOTE

Shyamala Prayaga (Product Owner Digital Assistant, Ford Motor Company)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION

WEDNESDAY - APRIL 8

8:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM DAY 2 OPENING KEYNOTE

Cerence

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Building Brand Loyalty In The Modern Connected Car

Perry Tell (Senior Vice President, North America, Potato)

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Prototyping Voice Experiences For Vehicles

Obaid Ahmed (CEO, Botmock)

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Coffee / Networking / Review of Exhibits

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM The Tail That Wags the Dog: Train VUI To Understand The Way We Actually Talk

Presented by

the intersection of #voicefirst technology and the modern car

tuesday, april 7 and wednesday, april 8

club auto sport (san jose, california)

register here

The Voice of the Car

A Two-Day Event

April 7-8, 2020

San Jose, California

Schedule

TUESDAY - APRIL 7

8:00 AM Registration

​

8:50 AM Welcome

Bradley Metrock (Host, This Week In Voice; Executive Producer, Voice of the Car Summit)

​

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM OPENING KEYNOTE

How Mercedes Benz Is Embracing Voice In Cars

Robert Bruchhardt (Senior Software Engineer, Mercedes Benz R&D North America)

​

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Google Assistant In The Modern Connected Car

Google

​

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee / Networking / Review of Exhibits

​

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Lessons Learned From Echo Auto: How Consumers Are Using Alexa In The Modern Automobile

Arianne Walker (Chief Evangelist, Alexa Auto)

​

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM The Importance Of Audio Quality In The Modern Connected Car: A Case Study

Luis Arango (West Coast Account Manager, HEAD Acoustics)

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Conversational AI In The Automobile

Katie McMahon (VP and General Manager, SoundHound Inc.)

11:40 AM - NOON The Future of Car Voice Personalization

Roy Baharav (CEO and Co-Founder, Hi Auto)

​

NOON - 1:10 PM Lunch / Networking / Review of Exhibits

​

1:10 PM - 1:35 PM Testing and Monitoring in the Connected Car

Emerson Sklar (Chief Evangelist, Bespoken); John Kelvie (CEO, Bespoken)

​

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM Voice-Based Avatars In Cars: A Study

Mahesh Ramasubramanian (CEO, Loom.ai)

​

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Re-Inventing Navigation: Three Little Words Change Everything

Tom Blaksley (Voice Partnerships, what3words)

​

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Coffee / Networking / Review of Exhibits

​

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Audio Curation In The Car

Rachel Batish (VP of Product Strategy, Audioburst)

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaking In Tongues: Bringing 36 Languages To The Modern Connected Car

David Colleen (CEO/Founder, SapientX)

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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM DAY 1 CLOSING KEYNOTE

Shyamala Prayaga (Product Owner Digital Assistant, Ford Motor Company)

​

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION

Sponsored By Google Assistant

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WEDNESDAY - APRIL 8

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8:00 AM Registration

​

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM DAY 2 OPENING KEYNOTE

Cerence

​

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Building Brand Loyalty In The Modern Connected Car

Perry Tell (Senior Vice President, North America, Potato)

​

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Prototyping Voice Experiences For Vehicles

Obaid Ahmed (CEO, Botmock)

​

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Coffee / Networking / Review of Exhibits

​

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM The Tail That Wags the Dog: Train VUI To Understand The Way We Actually Talk