Voice AI: From Models to Real-World Experiences

the vibe

Pull up a chair. Cartesia, Lorikeet, and Speak are getting together for an evening of conversation, cocktails, and good food. We’re bringing together people building the next generation of voice AI to share stories from the field and dig into what it takes to build voice agents people actually want to talk to. The questions we’re asking: How do you pick a voice? What makes it good? Pacing, emotion, or something you can’t measure? Should AI sound human, or obviously AI? Does the answer change for a support agent, a tutor, and a model provider? Would you trade control for a more natural conversation? What is the industry getting wrong about voice right now? What’s on the agenda: Fireside chat:Aiqi Liu - Head of Voice Product from Cartesia Elissa Perdue - Lead Voice Engineer at Lorikeet Carl Cummings - CPO of Speak Drinks & bites: Meet other builders, founders, and AI technologists in our community over cocktails and light bites. Interactive experiences: Try voice AI yourself with Cartesia's playground. Come for the fireside, stay for the cocktails.