Philly New Tech Meetup #46 - Jan 2018 -- Voice AI

Is your new best friend named Alexa? Chances are good you either received or gave an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot or Google Home device this holiday season. Join us as we explore the technology behind voice AI -- where it is today and where it's going.

5:45 Networking and food

6:15 Welcome and sponsors

6:20 Demo: Danish Dhamani, Orai - Orai is a communication coaching app that gives instant feedback on speech: fillers, pace, energy, clarity. During the event they will give a preview of their newest features for enterprise and corporate training https://oraiapp.com

6:35 Tonic Design Co Team - The Future of Voice https://tonicdesign.com
Tonic Design's Voice and Conversational UI Services group is built on years of experience creating breakthrough human-centered digital products. Whether it’s an Alexa Skill, a Google Home Action, or a Chabot on a popular messenger of today, we’re designing Conversation UI strategy for leading brands with our unique platform.

6:50 Demo: Chris Vasquez, Creative Director at AWeber. Chris will demonstrate how easy it is to create the most basic and meaningful Amazon Alexa Sills using several free tools that are out there today! https://www.aweber.com

7:20 Demo: Don Nawrocki, CTO, CoreDial https://coredial.com
Don serves as CoreDial’s Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for overseeing key technical aspects of the company, including software development, quality assurance, infrastructure and IT operations. Don focuses on inspiring and leading team members, helping to attract and retain top talent, and implementing scalable and repeatable best practice technologies and procedures.

7:35 Community discussion followed by Networking

7:45 Happy Hour

Sponsored by Duane Morris (http://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/richardlcohen.html), Kopelman Foundation, The Meet Group (https://www.themeetgroup.com) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners (http://www.sep.benfranklin.org/).

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