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SUMMARY:Why Voice\, Why Now?: Trends in A.I. and Voice-Driven Technolo
 gy
DESCRIPTION:Explore the possibilities of voice-driven technology and i
 nteraction with RAIN and other thought leaders in the field at this pr
 esentation/panel.\n\nIf you’ve ever asked Amazon’s Alexa for the weath
 er\, checked in with Apple’s Siri for directions\, or simply listened 
 to your favorite podcast\, you’ll understand the power and pervasivene
 ss of voice-driven technology and audio storytelling in today’s media 
 landscape. And there are stunning innovations on the way\, as companie
 s and creators alike explore new ways to use artificial intelligence t
 o break the fourth wall and design interactive environments for the vo
 ice. But why voice and why now?\n\nPANELISTS\n\nTodd Wasserman: Editor
 -in-Chief\, Deeply AI. Todd Wasserman is the editor-in-chief of Deeply
  AI\, a publication focused on the burgeoning AI industry. Previously\
 , he was editor-in-chief of Adweek's Brandweek (2007-2010) and the fir
 st business editor for Mashable (2010-2015.) During his tenure at Mash
 able\, the publication won four back-to-back Webbys for Best Business 
 Blog and launched the successful Mashies awards. Todd has also written
  for publications including The New York Times\, The Guardian\, The Wa
 shington Post\, The Economist Intelligence Unit and Advertising Age. I
 n addition\, he has written on behalf of clients including IBM\, HP En
 terprise\, SAP\, GE and Microsoft.\n\nMatt Hartman: Partner\, Betawork
 s Ventures. Matt Hartman is a partner at betaworks ventures. Prior to 
 joining betaworks\, Matt built ReferBoost (licensed to Apartments.com)
 \, and was at Hot Potato (acquired by Facebook). He began his career b
 uilding the technology platform for Trammell Crow Company (acquired by
  CBRE) and is the inventor of Patent #8189781 related to the protectio
 n of digital images. Matt studied Cognitive Science and Computer Scien
 ce at the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from the Kellogg
  School of Management at Northwestern University.\n\nSargi Mann: EVP D
 igital Strategy – Investments\, Havas Media Group. Over the past 17 ye
 ars\, Sargi has developed deep skills in marketing and ad technologies
 \, digital strategy and activation\, performance media\, data\, UX\, f
 inancial planning\, and business operations. With an inclusive\, entre
 preneurial\, and collaborative work style\, Sargi has successfully bui
 lt high performance and highly regarded teams. Sargi joined Havas Medi
 a with extensive experience of working with multitude of clients with 
 diverse business needs and across industry verticals. A graduate of Em
 erson College with a Masters in Global Communications and Advertising\
 , she firmly believes that\, in order to successfully unlock the true 
 value of digital for businesses\, practitioners must train as and thin
 k like business analysts.
LOCATION:Made in NY Media Center by IFP\, 30 John St\, Brooklyn\, NY\,
  11201
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