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How 20 Top Companies Are Using Voice Strategies to Connect With Customers In The Home

Global Leaders Meet at the Voice-Connected Home Conference 2019

More than 20 speakers from major companies such as Google, Pandora, Charles Schwab, NFL, Sirius XM, Sony Pictures Entertainment, TD Ameritrade, Mercedes and many more have confirmed their participation in the Voice-Connected Home Conference 2019, which will be held in Portland, Oregon on the 19th and 20th of November. Topics cover product positioning, voice user interface, marketing, and digital strategies, choice of platforms, third-party apps and services, holistic customer experience, cultural experience, data security, AI connected home, speech recognition and NLP.  The presentations offer excellent insight into how voice-tech leaders from these major companies have coped with and benefited from the latest developments by sharing their best practices with the delegates.

Wally Brill, Head of Conversation Design Advocacy for Google, will shine his light on factors to consider when creating a person for a voice application. The Vice President of Voice Technology for Sirius XM, Tom Schalk, will talk about optimizing the UX of a voice-enabled audio subscription service for the home. On the second day Nick Marcantonio, Director of Product Management at Pandora, will talk about how Pandora is evolving in the voice user experience.

The Voice-Connected Home Conference 2019 is embedded with the manetch platform. Here, attendees can visit the event’s online think tank to identify the best networking opportunities, get access to presentations and videos and collaborate before, at, and after the event in online discussions, or watch the conferences remotely through the video streams.

More information about the Voice-Connected Home Conference 2019 can be found here: https://www.manetch.com/events/CHB19US.

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How 20 Top Breweries Are Breaking into International Craft Beer Markets

International Leaders Meet at the Global Craft Beer Business Development Conference 2019

More than 20 speakers from leading craft breweries such as Deschutes, New Belgium, Crazy Mountain, Karl Strauss, The Bruery, Culmination, Breakside, Logsdon and many more have confirmed their participation in the Global Craft Beer Business Development Conference 2019, which will be held in Portland, Oregon on the 21st and 22nd of November.  Topics cover strategy and implementation, best practice production processes, new industry developments, supply chain, business development, and marketing strategies. The presentations offer excellent insights on how craft brew leaders from these companies have coped with and benefited from the latest developments by sharing their best practices with the delegates.

Andrew Tysler, Vice President of Sales at Deschutes Brewery, will shine his light on code dating methods, trademark infringement issues, and government changes affecting business. The CEO of The Bruery, Barry Holmes, will talk about decisions on bottle vs. canning beer marketing methods to fit your customer base, best practices in building brand recognition, and seasonal strategies. On the second day John Latta and Kerrie Abba, from the Australian distribution company Experienceit Beverage, will discuss how to overcome the long distance journey to Australia while still maintaining your beer’s quality.

The Global Craft Beer Business Development Conference 2019 is embedded with the manetch platform. Here, attendees can visit the event’s online think tank to identify the best networking opportunities, get access to presentations and videos and collaborate before, at, and after the event in online discussions, or watch the conferences remotely through the video streams.

More information about the Global Craft Beer Business Development Conference 2019 can be found here: https://www.manetch.com/events/global-craft-beer-business-2019.

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Key national players and international business leaders are discussing the present and future of the Cannabis, Hemp and CBD industry at the Cannabis Business Italia 2019 conference, happening on October 16th and 17th in Rome

Business leaders from all around the world are meeting in Rome this October 16th and 17th, to discuss the present state and the future development of the Italian Cannabis industry. With Medical Cannabis available since 2013, CBD and inflorescences commercialized freely, and industrial hemp cultivation increasing exponentially, Italy is at the forefront of the emerging markets. At this B2B conference, you get access to the experiences and best practices of companies from across the whole value chain. Canopy Rivers’s CEO Oliver Dufourmantelle will discuss infrastructure investments in emerging markets, while Giacomo Negro, MD of FL-Group, shares his company’s experience in dealing with medical imports and the distribution chain. For the regulatory aspect, Senator Matteo Mantero will provide an outlook on the liberalisation process, accompanied by his colleague, MP Sara Cunial. The CBD market, its development and opportunities in Italy, are presented by Sergio Martines, CEO of Canapar, which is building the largest extraction facility in Europe in Southern Italy. Paolo Quattrocchi, Partner at NCTM Law, will elaborate on how North American and international capital can be translated into national investments. Shortly after, Constantin Marakhov, CEO of Hempy, will give a comprehensive overview of what entering the Cannabis based consumer goods market in Europe entails. Delegates can interact directly with the speakers and the other attendees in an intimate working atmosphere, through dedicated round tables, meeting points, business lunches and evening receptions. Cannabis Business Italia 2019 is the place where to get a complete picture of the market in Italy and Europe, forge contacts for future collaborations and meet all the key players in the industry. You can find more information here: https://www.manetch.com/events/cb19i

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How 50 Top Companies Enable with IT Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and IoT International Leaders meet at the World Class IT Transformation & Artificial Intelligence 2019 

More than 30 speakers from major companies such as Airbus, Al Ghurair, Henkel, Maersk, Siemens, Schuler Group, Yes Bank, Wells Fargo and many more have confirmed their participation in the World Class IT Transformation & Artificial Intelligence 2019, which will be held in Leipzig on the 26th and 27th of September. Topics cover the ever-accelerating developments in information technology such as digital twins, data management, edge computing, autonomous things, and IT security strategies, featured in three streams taking place in parallel: IT Transformation, Artificial Intelligence & Analytics, and IoT & Edge Computing. The presentations offer an excellent inside how IT leaders from these major companies have coped with and benefited from the latest developments by sharing their best practices with the delegates. Amitabh Mishra, President and Global CTO of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, will shine his light on their road to data-driven manufacturing and the additional challenges that came along due to a heavily regulated environment. The CIO of the Schuler Group, Michael Claus, will talk about their new rapid error analysis and the increased machine availability and efficiency it has led to. On the second day Ralph Grothmann, Principal Key Expert Consultant at Siemens, will show the application of neural networks for forecasting customer demand and makes a comparison of state-of-the-art AI methods. The World Class IT Transformation & Artificial Intelligence 2019 is embedded with the manetch platform. Here, attendees can visit the event’s online think tank to identify the best networking opportunities, get access to presentations and videos and collaborate before, at and after the event in online discussions, or watch the conferences remotely through the video streams.

More information about the World Class IT Transformation & Artificial Intelligence 2019 can be found here: https://www.manetch.com/events/wcit19.

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How can companies take full advantage of Extended Reality solutions in their digital transformation masterplan and give their business an XR boost?

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality are amongst the most trending growing technologies and are changing the way we live, work, learn and connect across all industries. At this very moment, companies all around the world are exploring the value of XR technologies to drive their revenues. But how can companies reach this goal and implement XR applications in their business? The World Class Extended Reality 2019 on September 24th and 25th at the Fleming's Conference Hotel in Frankfurt brings the leaders and decision-makers in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Industry 4.0, Corporate Learning, Digital Transformation & Innovation and Corporate Strategy of the biggest companies in Europe together to address these and many other issues and discuss topics like Shared Learning Experiences, Workplace Transformation with XR, Immersive and Virtual Products, Brand Experience and Customer Engagement and XR in Training and Recruiting. Among many others, Lloyd Dean, Head of Digital and Innovative Learning at EDF Energy will present his best practices on VR Training and Learning with Real Impact, Marc Langsteiner, Head Of Product Management at Lufthansa Aviation Training will give insights on how VR Training is Changing the Way We Work, Marbod Lemke, Head of International Training Services at STIHL will talk about successful strategies and examples of XR in Training, and Christian Rouffaer, Head of Virtual Reality Unit at the International Committee of the Red Cross will present his Best Practices on Gamification of VR Training. In the exposition area, selected sponsors will showcase their innovative solutions to build, develop and innovate XR projects. You can find more information here: https://www.manetch.com/events/WCER19

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Keynote Presentation WCDGT 2016 with Janet Granger

Bridging the Digital Divide between Boomers and Millennials

Janet Granger, Digital Marketing Consultant, recognized as one of the 20 most influential content marketers in New England in 2014 and Author of “Digital Influence for Boomers” presented at the World Class Digital Transformation 2016 in Portland OR on bridging the digital divide between boomers and millennials. Her Keynote kicked off what would prove to be lively discussions over the ensuing days. She points to the overwhelming reality that digital transformation is advancing at a rocket pace, requires companies to be agile and pivot quickly, and that people and company culture is at the forefront of success. Watch and listen and she drops not only the realities of the age in which we are working, but offers suggestions to address the urgency companies need in order to be successful.

To learn more about this event, visit www.wcdgt.com

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Conference Summary: World Class Digital Transformation 2016

The World Class Digital Transformation 2016 in Darmstadt March 1&2 was a success! We’d like to thank all the attendees and the speakers, sponsors and contributors who shared their ideas and strategies, and made the conference inspiring and rich. Over the two days, we all had the chance to network, connect, share, listen to and learn from the pioneers and innovators in the digital world.

A few highlights from WCDGT:

Christina-Dorothea Schlichting, Head of Social Media at Volkswagen, presented the internal collaboration platform of Volkswagen. Integrating employees from the beginning by listening to their needs and expectations, and having the support of the company’s top management, are key factors to shape this change. Integral to learning and moving forward, Ulrich Betz from Merck shared why it’s important to openly communicate mistakes and misconceptions. He showed that many companies don’t take enough time for innovation processes, and new products are not always equal innovation. But he insisted that you have to go to areas where no one has before, take risks and be bold enough to think outside the box in order to be a game changer. Pia Gausemeier, Technical Assistant of Plant Management, discussed Miele’s perspective on Industry 4.0 and the importance of human-machine collaboration. She explained how customers’ needs and the production of lot size 1-items can be reached by the possibilities Industry 4.0 brings to manufacturers. We’re grateful to our sponsors Tibco, Dynatrace, Jive Software, Alfresco, Parallels, OPC Foundation, T-Systems, University of St.Gallen, Saffron Consultants, axway, Schaffrath Medien, AppDynamics, Cortado, Signavio, interxion, Noveldo, 3D Generation, ML Gruppe, DARZ, Acquia, intelligent views and Kienbaum and our media partners bitmi, eStrategy, it management, KVD, F6S, Netzpiloten, digitalbusiness CLOUD, e-commerce Magazin, IT Finanzmagazin, Internet World Business and iBusiness for helping create a successful event. Also, a big thank you goes to the moderators Dominik Grau, Simon Geisler, Marcus Mielenhausen, Lars Schubert und Ivan Redi for their support! It was a pleasure to host this conference, and we are already looking forward to our next conference: The World Class Digital Transformation - Communications Edition in Bonn on the 13th and 14th of June. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @WCDGT for idea sharing and great content on all things digital.

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