VoiceBox CEO Mike Kennewick to Address How Entrepreneurs Can Help Shape the Next Generation of the Internet at National University of Singapore

BELLEVUE, Wash. and SINGAPORE, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — As the keynote speaker of the National University of Singapore’s Scale Up Singapore event this February 1, 2016, serial entrepreneur Mike Kennewick will discuss how to leverage opportunities created by the emerging Internet of Things (IoT). His talk, Opportunity Knocks: From IoT to Talking Things draws from his 30-year career in technology, using VoiceBox – and its increasing Asian presence – as a case study.

VoiceBox, a respected voice technology pioneer, is the leader in natural language technology in the automotive market and ships on cars and mobile devices globally, including Asia. With offices in Tokyo and Taipei the Company is in the process of establishing a presence in Singapore and Beijing.

“In addition to commercial relationships, we will be investing in technological Centers of Excellence as part of our aggressive Research and Development initiatives,” said Kennewick, “and our recent experiences in the World Class markets of Singapore have been particularly fruitful.”

VoiceBox, whose intellectual property was ranked by IEEE as among the most impactful in the world, is focusing its attention increasingly on technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The Company recently assembled a Scientific Advisory Board, which includes some of the world’s most respected research scientists.

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is consistently ranked as one of the world’s top universities and generally considered Asia’s premier educational institution.  The University actively promotes innovation and entrepreneurship.