Events

The CDI Foundation seeks to develop standards for the conversational AI community. It engages industry stakeholders to create alignment and create better job opportunities for people entering the field.

The CDI Foundation events, including the flagship Beyond Boundaries Global Event, bring together people working in conversational AI. Whether you work at a startup or an enterprise, and whether you are a practitioner or executive, The 
Beyond Boundaries Global Event is where you want to be.

We have a strong focus on real enterprise use cases, conversation design best practices, and the latest future facing NLU technologies. Our events are fun and interactive, fully designed to learn from each other and to celebrate the people working in conversational AI.

BB Global Festival Barcelona

A 2-day Global event for generative AI and conversational AI professionals. Join us in Barcelona for the ultimate gathering of AI professionals, researchers, business leaders, and innovators from around the globe. Two days of inspiration, innovation and networking, brought to you by The CDI Foundation and its partners. Position your brand as leading in AI excellence by investing in one of our sponsor packages.

 

After four transformative years of uniting Conversational AI professionals worldwide through virtual events, we are thrilled to announce our first in person gathering. 

 

We want to take conversational AI to new heights, forge connections beyond our screens, celebrate our community and break down the barriers between people, organisations and technologies. 

 

Join us to connect face-to-face with peers, learn from industry leaders and learn about the latest research on conversational AI. 

 

We’re building a community, not just running a conference. 

Join us #BeyondBoundariesBarcelona24 #bbb24

 
 

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Partners & Friends of the
CDI Foundation

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Past & Present Speakers

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

Director, RMIT Forward and Chair, The CDI Foundation

Rafael Cunha

CX Consultant, Infobip

Tara

Tara Panu

VP of Marketing, Voiceflow

sarah critch

Sarah Critchley

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

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Hans van Dam

CEO, Conversation Design Institute

Denise Martinez – Salesforce

Denise Martinez

Conversation Design Senior, Salesforce

Martin Hill-WIlson

Martin Hill-Wilson

Brainfood Consulting

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Neil Linford-Relph

Founder, the design business

Wally Brill

Wally Brill

Audio Conversation Designer, iyo

Loraine Burrell

Lorraine Burrell

Conversation Designer, Lloyd's Banking Group

Vanina Martinez

Vanina Martinez

Researcher, IIA-CSIC

Doron Themans

Doron Themans

Founder, Botcasters

Rahel Anne Bailie

Rahel Anne Bailie

Content Solutions Director, TWi

Tanya van Gastel​

Tanya van Gastel

Co-Founder, CMO, The Multiverse AI

Xavier Portilla Edo

Xavier Portilla Edo

Head of Cloud Infrastructure, Voiceflow

Bas Hiemstra

Bas Hiemstra

Solutions Consultant, Verint

Rogier Beckers

Rogier Beckers

Lead Operational Analytics, VodafoneZiggo

Joseph Suskin

Joseph Suskin

Senior Conversation Designer, CDI Services

Willian C

Willian Costa

Head of Professional Services, Infobip

Braden Ream

Braden Ream

CEO, Voiceflow

sam burns

Sam Burns

Demand Marketing Lead, Voiceflow

Gary Pretty

Gary Pretty

Principal Product Manager, Microsoft

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Greg Bennett

Director of Conversation Design, Salesforce

Lisa Talia Moretti

Lisa Talia Moretti

Digital Sociologist, AND. DIGITAL

Steve Bell

Steve Bell

VP, EMEA Solutions Consulting, Verint

Elizabeth Stokoe

Elizabeth Stokoe

Academic Director of Impact, LSE

Rui Teimao

Rui Teimao

Cognitive Innovation Engineer, Lloyd's Banking Group

Cainan Wright

Cainan Wright

Senior Product Owner - Mobile Messaging, Lloyd's Banking Group

Nicholas Pringle

Nicholas Pringle

Software Engineering Lead, Elsevier

Guido Jongen

Guido Jongen

Founder, Virtually Human

Gregory Whiteside

Gregory Whiteside

CEO and Founder, HumanFirst

Brynn Chadwick

Brynn Chadwick

Head of Conversation Design, VERSA Connects

Joaquim Bretcha

Joaquim Bretcha

Director General, ESOMAR

Željka Stiblik

Željka Stiblik

Senior CX Consultant, Infobip

Matt Collier

Matt Collier

Fellow, RMIT FORWARD

Xavier Vilasis

Xavier Vilasis

Professor of Data Science, La Salle University

Our Events are recorded and Sessions are shared with our attendees, email lists, publications and on social media.

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