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Project Voice 2026: A Decade of Conversational AI

Monday, Apr 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM to Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT

Chattanooga Convention Center, 1, Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37402, United States

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Monday, Apr 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM to Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT

Chattanooga Convention Center, 1, Chattanooga, TN, 37402, United States.

One of the longstanding conversational AI conferences, Project Voice 2026: A Decade of Conversational AI marks a decade of industry veteran Bradley Metrock's Project Voice in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Adam Cheyer (co-founder of Siri, and most recently, VP of AI for Airbnb), Kristin Darby (CIO of the State of Tennessee), and Francois Peltier (Chief Data and Innovation Officer, Nissan Americas) will keynote.

All manner of organizations from various industry verticals working with AI, looking to invest in AI on behalf of their organizations, or gathering information on AI will attend the 1.5-day single-track event.

As we did last year, an attendee list will be circulated among all who are registered for the conference, a few days beforehand. Amazon returns as the Presenting Sponsor. 

 

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About Organizer

Project Voice Capital Partners Organizer name

Early-stage venture fund focused on voice AI / conversational AI startups.

Contact the Organizer

Speakers

Adam Cheyer is co-founder of Apple's Siri, most recently VP of AI of Airbnb, and one of the founding fathers of conversational AI.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcheyer/
About Adam Cheyer
VP of AI
Airbnb
Apr 27, 2026
09:00 AM

KEYNOTE: From Siri To ChatGPT And Beyond: Voice AI's Next Chapter

09:00 AM - 09:40 AM Ballroom
About Kristin Darby
Chief Information Officer
State of Tennessee
Apr 27, 2026
09:40 AM

Re-imagining Government: AI and the Great State of Tennessee

09:40 AM - 10:10 AM Ballroom
About Francois Peltier
Chief Data and Innovation Officer
Nissan Americas
Apr 27, 2026
10:10 AM

AI in Motion: Early Wins and Losses for Nissan In A New World of Automation

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Ballroom

Emerson Sklar is Chief Evangelist of Amazon Alexa.

https://www.amazon.com
About Emerson Sklar
Chief Evangelist
Amazon
Apr 27, 2026
10:40 AM

"Alexa, What's Next For Voice AI?"

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Ballroom
About Kate Monasterio
Head of Product Management and Strategy
Humana
Apr 27, 2026
01:00 PM

PANEL: Conversational AI in Modern Healthcare

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Ballroom

Matt Muldoon is President of ReadSpeaker North America.

https://www.readspeaker.com/
About Matt Muldoon
President
ReadSpeaker North America
Apr 27, 2026
01:50 PM

PANEL: Enterprise AI Governance and Compliance Best Practices

01:50 PM - 02:30 PM Ballroom

Art Coombs is CEO of KomBea.

https://www.kombea.com/
About Art Coombs
CEO
KomBea
Apr 27, 2026
11:10 AM

Human In The Loop: Measuring AI's Effectiveness in Customer Service

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Ballroom
About John Walter
President
Contact Center AI Association
Apr 28, 2026
09:00 AM

Trust But Verify: The Foundational Need For Identity Verification Within Conversational AI

09:00 AM - 09:20 AM Ballroom
https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org
About Vijai Singh
Architect and Technical Advisor
NY Health
Apr 27, 2026
01:00 PM

PANEL: Conversational AI in Modern Healthcare

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Ballroom
https://www.canaryspeech.com
About Henry O'Connell
CEO
Canary Speech
Apr 27, 2026
04:05 PM

Remembering Jeff Adams

04:05 PM - 04:10 PM Ballroom
https://www.voiceaispace.com
About Thibault Mardinli
Principal
VoiceAISpace.com
Apr 27, 2026
11:30 AM

Creating VoiceAISpace.com: Chronicling The Next Generation of Conversational AI

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Ballroom
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom



 

About Ekomabasi Udoete
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
Texas Tech University
Apr 28, 2026
11:10 AM

CLOSING KEYNOTE: Voice AI and the Marginalization of African Cultures

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Ballroom
https://voiceplug.ai/
About Jay Ruparel
CEO
VoicePlug
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About J.Ed Marston
VP
EPB
Apr 28, 2026
10:00 AM

Quantum Computing: Exploring The Real-World Use Cases

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Ballroom
https://www.delaire.ai
About Jennalyn Ponraj
CEO
Delaire AI
Apr 27, 2026
03:50 PM

Voice Architecture: Aligning Voice AI to the Human Nervous System

03:50 PM - 04:05 PM Ballroom
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Mike Kneeland
Business & Enterprise Architecture
FedEx
Apr 28, 2026
10:40 AM

PANEL: Conversational AI, Freight, And The Next Generation of Logistics

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Ballroom
About Matt Cybulsky
Managing Director, Healthcare
Catalant
Apr 27, 2026
01:00 PM

PANEL: Conversational AI in Modern Healthcare

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Ballroom
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.coval.dev
About Brooke Hopkins
CEO
Coval
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Josh Barrett
AVP AI/ML and Principal Data Scientist
Unum
Apr 27, 2026
01:00 PM

PANEL: Conversational AI in Modern Healthcare

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Ballroom
https://www.usatoday.com/
About Jessica Davis
Vice President, AI Product & Governance
USA Today
Apr 27, 2026
01:50 PM

PANEL: Enterprise AI Governance and Compliance Best Practices

01:50 PM - 02:30 PM Ballroom
https://www.pattersonconsultingtn.com
About Josh Patterson
CEO
Patterson Consulting
Apr 27, 2026
01:50 PM

PANEL: Enterprise AI Governance and Compliance Best Practices

01:50 PM - 02:30 PM Ballroom
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.ripple.audio
About Alec Marshall
President
Ripple Audio
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.hamming.ai
About Sumanyu Sharma
CEO
Hamming AI
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Ryan Godwin
Data Scientist, School of Medicine
UAB
Apr 27, 2026
01:00 PM

PANEL: Conversational AI in Modern Healthcare

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Ballroom
https://www.modulate.ai
About Mike Pappas
CEO
Modulate
Apr 27, 2026
03:00 PM

AI Should Understand People, Not The Other Way Around

03:00 PM - 03:20 PM Ballroom
https://www.ainvent.ai/
About Harvest Wang
CEO
Ainvent
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Mark Michelson
Director, Southeast Region
AI Collective
Apr 28, 2026
09:20 AM

PANEL: AI and Customer Service

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM Ballroom
https://www.netskope.com
About Bob Gilbert
VP, Strategy
Netskope
Apr 27, 2026
02:40 PM

Security Reimagined in an Age of AI

02:40 PM - 03:00 PM Ballroom
About Kathleen Lappe
CEO
DirectOffer.com
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.faraday.io
About Andy Rossmeissl
CEO
Faraday
Apr 28, 2026
09:20 AM

PANEL: AI and Customer Service

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM Ballroom
https://resonantgtm.ai/
About Michael Seymour
Co-Founder
Resonant GTM
Apr 28, 2026
10:40 AM

PANEL: Conversational AI, Freight, And The Next Generation of Logistics

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Ballroom
About Bruce Lynskey
Co-Founder
Stealth Startup
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://cyara.com/
About Andrew Troyer
Senior Solutions Architect
Cyara
Apr 27, 2026
11:50 AM

Mapping The Customer Journey: Where AI and CX Meet

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Ballroom
https://www.unityai.co
About Edmund Jackson
CEO
UnityAI
Apr 27, 2026
01:00 PM

PANEL: Conversational AI in Modern Healthcare

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Ballroom
https://kencogroup.com/industries/durable-consumer-goods/
About Kristi Montgomery
VP, Strategic Transformation
Kenco Logistics
Apr 28, 2026
10:40 AM

PANEL: Conversational AI, Freight, And The Next Generation of Logistics

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Ballroom
https://www.techbirmingham.com
About Jarrod Stisher
Communications Manager
TechBirmingham
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.storylinelabs.ai
About Joshua Davis
CEO
Storyline Labs
No Sessions Available
https://www.mariusgroups.com/
About Matt Alling
Chief Recruiting Officer
Marius Group
Apr 27, 2026
03:20 PM

PANEL: Hiring, In The Age Of AI

03:20 PM - 03:50 PM Ballroom
About Kirk Owen
Principal
Voice Intelligence
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.getbluejay.ai
About Rohan Vasishth
CEO
Bluejay
Apr 27, 2026
01:50 PM

PANEL: Enterprise AI Governance and Compliance Best Practices

01:50 PM - 02:30 PM Ballroom
About Chandler Mason
VP of Data and AI Integration
SMILE
Apr 27, 2026
03:20 PM

PANEL: Hiring, In The Age Of AI

03:20 PM - 03:50 PM Ballroom
About Aaron Welch
CEO & Principal Consultant
Peritix Technology Advisors
Apr 28, 2026
09:20 AM

PANEL: AI and Customer Service

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM Ballroom
https://www.justlaybrick.com/
About Cam Doody
General Partner
Brickyard
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Aneri Shah
Principal
Aneri Shah Studios
Apr 28, 2026
09:20 AM

PANEL: AI and Customer Service

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM Ballroom
https://www.venturesouth.vc/
About Jay Shaffer
Director
VentureSouth
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
https://www.hume.ai
About Marco Collazos
Head of Product
Hume AI
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Hunter Hillenmeyer
Investing Partner, Nashville
Company Ventures
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
About Sam Cummings
Director of Education
GenAI Works
Apr 27, 2026
03:20 PM

PANEL: Hiring, In The Age Of AI

03:20 PM - 03:50 PM Ballroom

Bradley Metrock is General Partner of Project Voice Capital Partners and the organizer of the longstanding Project Voice industry conference.

https://www.pvcp.vc
About Bradley Metrock
General Partner
Project Voice Capital Partners
Apr 27, 2026
09:00 AM

Welcome / A Decade of Conversational AI

09:00 AM - 09:00 AM Ballroom
04:10 PM

Honoring The Voice AI 100

04:10 PM - 04:30 PM Ballroom
Apr 28, 2026
08:00 AM

Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Ballroom
10:40 AM

PANEL: Conversational AI, Freight, And The Next Generation of Logistics

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Ballroom

Event Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Venture Capital Sponsor

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Sessions on Apr 27, 2026

09:00 AM

Welcome / A Decade of Conversational AI

09:00 AM - 09:00 AMBallroom
    speaker

    Bradley Metrock

    General PartnerProject Voice Capital Partners

    Bradley Metrock is General Partner of Project Voice Capital Partners and the organizer of the longstanding Project Voice industry conference.

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    09:00 AM
      speaker

      Adam Cheyer

      VP of AIAirbnb

      Adam Cheyer is co-founder of Apple's Siri, most recently VP of AI of Airbnb, and one of the founding fathers of conversational AI.

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      09:40 AM
        speaker

        Kristin Darby

        Chief Information OfficerState of Tennessee
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        10:10 AM
          speaker

          Francois Peltier

          Chief Data and Innovation OfficerNissan Americas
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          10:30 AM

          BREAK

          10:30 AM - 10:40 AMBallroom
          10:40 AM

          "Alexa, What's Next For Voice AI?"

          10:40 AM - 11:10 AMBallroom
            speaker

            Emerson Sklar

            Chief EvangelistAmazon

            Emerson Sklar is Chief Evangelist of Amazon Alexa.

            SocialLink
            11:10 AM
              speaker

              Art Coombs

              CEOKomBea

              Art Coombs is CEO of KomBea.

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              11:30 AM
                speaker

                Thibault Mardinli

                PrincipalVoiceAISpace.com
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                11:50 AM
                  speaker

                  Andrew Troyer

                  Senior Solutions ArchitectCyara
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                  12:10 PM

                  BREAK: LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

                  12:10 PM - 01:10 PMBallroom
                  01:00 PM
                    speaker

                    Kate Monasterio

                    Head of Product Management and StrategyHumana
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                    speaker

                    Vijai Singh

                    Architect and Technical AdvisorNY Health
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                    speaker

                    Matt Cybulsky

                    Managing Director, HealthcareCatalant
                    SocialLink
                    speaker

                    Josh Barrett

                    AVP AI/ML and Principal Data ScientistUnum
                    SocialLink
                    speaker

                    Ryan Godwin

                    Data Scientist, School of MedicineUAB
                    SocialLink
                    speaker

                    Edmund Jackson

                    CEOUnityAI
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                    01:50 PM
                      speaker

                      Matt Muldoon

                      PresidentReadSpeaker North America

                      Matt Muldoon is President of ReadSpeaker North America.

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                      speaker

                      Jessica Davis

                      Vice President, AI Product & GovernanceUSA Today
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                      speaker

                      Josh Patterson

                      CEOPatterson Consulting
                      speaker

                      Rohan Vasishth

                      CEOBluejay
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                      02:30 PM

                      BREAK

                      02:30 PM - 02:40 PMBallroom
                      02:40 PM

                      Security Reimagined in an Age of AI

                      02:40 PM - 03:00 PMBallroom
                        speaker

                        Bob Gilbert

                        VP, StrategyNetskope
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                        03:00 PM
                          speaker

                          Mike Pappas

                          CEOModulate
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                          03:20 PM

                          PANEL: Hiring, In The Age Of AI

                          03:20 PM - 03:50 PMBallroom
                            speaker

                            Matt Alling

                            Chief Recruiting OfficerMarius Group
                            SocialLink
                            speaker

                            Chandler Mason

                            VP of Data and AI IntegrationSMILE
                            SocialLink
                            speaker

                            Sam Cummings

                            Director of EducationGenAI Works
                            SocialLink
                            03:50 PM
                              speaker

                              Jennalyn Ponraj

                              CEODelaire AI
                              SocialLink
                              04:05 PM

                              Remembering Jeff Adams

                              04:05 PM - 04:10 PMBallroom
                                speaker

                                Henry O'Connell

                                CEOCanary Speech
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                                04:10 PM

                                Honoring The Voice AI 100

                                04:10 PM - 04:30 PMBallroom
                                  speaker

                                  Bradley Metrock

                                  General PartnerProject Voice Capital Partners

                                  Bradley Metrock is General Partner of Project Voice Capital Partners and the organizer of the longstanding Project Voice industry conference.

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                                  Sessions on Apr 28, 2026

                                  08:00 AM

                                  Voice AI Startup Pitch Event

                                  08:00 AM - 08:50 AMBallroom
                                    speaker

                                    Thibault Mardinli

                                    PrincipalVoiceAISpace.com
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                                    speaker

                                    Jay Ruparel

                                    CEOVoicePlug
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                                    speaker

                                    Jennalyn Ponraj

                                    CEODelaire AI
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                                    speaker

                                    Matt Cybulsky

                                    Managing Director, HealthcareCatalant
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                                    speaker

                                    Josh Patterson

                                    CEOPatterson Consulting
                                    speaker

                                    Alec Marshall

                                    PresidentRipple Audio
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                                    speaker

                                    Brooke Hopkins

                                    CEOCoval
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                                    speaker

                                    Sumanyu Sharma

                                    CEOHamming AI
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                                    speaker

                                    Harvest Wang

                                    CEOAinvent
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                                    speaker

                                    Kathleen Lappe

                                    CEODirectOffer.com
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                                    speaker

                                    Bruce Lynskey

                                    Co-FounderStealth Startup
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Jarrod Stisher

                                    Communications ManagerTechBirmingham
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Kirk Owen

                                    PrincipalVoice Intelligence
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Cam Doody

                                    General PartnerBrickyard
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Jay Shaffer

                                    DirectorVentureSouth
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Marco Collazos

                                    Head of ProductHume AI
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Hunter Hillenmeyer

                                    Investing Partner, NashvilleCompany Ventures
                                    SocialLink
                                    speaker

                                    Bradley Metrock

                                    General PartnerProject Voice Capital Partners

                                    Bradley Metrock is General Partner of Project Voice Capital Partners and the organizer of the longstanding Project Voice industry conference.

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                                    09:00 AM
                                      speaker

                                      John Walter

                                      PresidentContact Center AI Association
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                                      09:20 AM

                                      PANEL: AI and Customer Service

                                      09:20 AM - 10:00 AMBallroom
                                        speaker

                                        Mark Michelson

                                        Director, Southeast RegionAI Collective
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                                        speaker

                                        Andy Rossmeissl

                                        CEOFaraday
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                                        speaker

                                        Aaron Welch

                                        CEO & Principal ConsultantPeritix Technology Advisors
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                                        speaker

                                        Aneri Shah

                                        PrincipalAneri Shah Studios
                                        SocialLink
                                        10:00 AM
                                          speaker

                                          J.Ed Marston

                                          VPEPB
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                                          10:40 AM
                                            speaker

                                            Mike Kneeland

                                            Business & Enterprise ArchitectureFedEx
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                                            speaker

                                            Michael Seymour

                                            Co-FounderResonant GTM
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                                            speaker

                                            Kristi Montgomery

                                            VP, Strategic TransformationKenco Logistics
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                                            speaker

                                            Bradley Metrock

                                            General PartnerProject Voice Capital Partners

                                            Bradley Metrock is General Partner of Project Voice Capital Partners and the organizer of the longstanding Project Voice industry conference.

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                                            11:10 AM
                                              speaker

                                              Ekomabasi Udoete

                                              Graduate Research & Teaching AssistantTexas Tech University



                                               

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                                              Who Should Attend?

                                              Project Voice is attended by:

                                              - corporate innovators, digital transformation champions, and executives leading AI initiatives

                                              - AI startup founders

                                              - data scientists and other technical architects 

                                              - media, analysts, and consultants

                                              - venture capitalists and investors

                                               

                                              The Voice AI 100 - one hundred leaders and pioneers who have moved voice AI forward over the last decade - will be honored as part of this year's conference.

                                              Why Attend?

                                              Project Voice's namesake conference is valuable for those actively investing in conversational AI within their organizations, or for those looking to invest in voice AI or other natural language-based AI technology. The networking as well as learning that goes on at this conference is high, bringing together the most leaders and pioneers working with voice AI and conversational AI over the last decade of any event in the world.

                                              What Companies Attend?

                                              Organizations such as Nike, Walgreens, Nissan, HCA, Stanford University, Microsoft, Hilton, PepsiCo, AllianceBernstein, Best Buy, Ingram Content Group, Verizon, Toyota, the United Nations, Chick-Fil-A, Wells Fargo, Covenant Transport, Bloomberg, the Mayo Clinic, Electronic Arts, and more have attended Project Voice over the last few years.

                                              Over the entire decade of the conference's existence, too many noteworthy companies from around the world to name have joined us in Chattanooga. We're grateful for all of their attendance and participation.

                                              In addition to investor-class and consultant-class attendees that also attend, media like to take in the conference as well, with recent media attendees hailing from organizations such as the Washington Post, the Tennesseean, TIME Magazine, FreightWaves, the Seattle Times, WIRED, the Chattanooga Times Free Press, and the Wall Street Journal.

                                              Hotel Information

                                              While downtown Chattanooga has a variety of hotels all within walking distance of the Chattanooga Convention Center, we recommend the Downtown Chattanooga Marriott.

                                              The hotel's website, where you can book a reservation, is here: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/chadt-chattanooga-marriott-downtown/overview/

                                              Promo Codes

                                              Full-time employees of AI startups 10 employees or less in size can use promo code AISTARTUP to save. If you're an educator (full-time at any level from K-12 to higher ed), use promo code EDUCATION to save as well on registration.

                                              PLEASE NOTE: when entering a promo code, you will *not* do this in the "access code" box, which appears first in the registration process. Instead, go one more step into the registration, and you will see the "promo code" box!