Keynote Talk

The A–Z of Conversational Experiences

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Karen Kaushansky

Conversational AI Lead · Doctolib

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I say A to Zed, you say A to Zee—but despite the phonetic divide, we understand each other perfectly. That is the magic of language. It is fluid, adaptive, and arguably the most powerful interface humans have ever invented.

Today, we've officially entered an era where that interface is no longer just human-to-human; the conversation is the product. Driven by the rise of LLMs, conversational UX has evolved into the core of a modern product experience.

In this fast-paced keynote, there is something for everyone:

  • why you should care about this interface evolution (revolution?)
  • what makes a good conversation, how this differs from traditional content design
  • and the steps to create, test, validate, and prototype conversational experiences that align with your brand and use cases—even when relying on unpredictable, generative language models.

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Karen Kaushansky

Conversational AI Lead · Doctolib

Karen is a Conversational AI Design Lead with more than three decades of experience shaping how humans interact with technology.

After 7 years at Google DeepMind, she is now at European health tech company Doctolib.

At Google DeepMind, Karen was the Conversation Design Lead for Gemini Live, enabling natural, free-flowing multimodal interactions with Gemini.

Karen's extensive career spans building the future across hardware interfaces, voice biometrics, enterprise chatbots, smart clothing, mixed reality, and autonomous vehicles for companies like Microsoft, Zoox, Jawbone, and Nuance, as well as consulting for Magic Leap and LEGO.

After 20 years in Silicon Valley, she relocated to Bordeaux in 2023.

Join Karen live in Munich, 22–23 October 2026.

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