Conversations with Hans van Dam

Sina Kahen is a voice strategist based in London and Co-Founder of TheVoiceCourse.co and Vaice. He has spent the last three years merging psychology and biomimicry with voice technology, presenting to brands such as BBC, O2, and Amazon about how to make voice experiences more emotionally intelligent.

But his career started far away from voice tech. Sina began his career in the medical technology world. After being sponsored for an MBA by his company, he discovered voice technology and the power of voice.

Sina still works full-time in medical technology, but the MBA experience saw him develop a strong interest in voice technology’s place in branding and consumer needs. After being part of a pro-bono agency as part of his MBA course work, Sina launched his own company - Vaice.

In this episode Co-founder and CEO of the Conversation Design Institute Hans Van Dam talks to Sina about voice technology, its future, and the role AI is playing in technology interfaces. In this far-reaching episode, they explore the societal and philosophical implications of AI in the modern world.

Diederik van Middelkoop is Executive Creative Director at Amp.Amsterdam (Amsterdam, New York and Mumbai), a music agency specializing in sonic branding, music production and music supervision with a great love for the innovative. 

Diederik has been a welcome speaker at many festivals, including Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia, Promax, LIA, and ADFEST, to name but a few. 

His clients have included The Olympic Committee, Google, Samsung, Nike, Adidas, Coca Cola, Heineken, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Axe, Johnnie Walker, Zespri and many more. In this conversation, we focus on some key concepts behind sonic branding and what they mean for designing AI Assistants. The key question in the age of voice, is how do your customers know it's you they are talking to. 

The conversation explores how brands can be recognizable and trustworthy as they seek to leverage the opportunities of voice interfaces.