Patrick Eßlinger
Managing Director
Driving both business impact and the essential balance of compliance, efficiency, and user experience.
About Us
High End Conversational AI since 2017.
A Symphony of Minds and Talents
Ideabay.ai is more than just a workplace; it's a breeding ground for innovation and creativity. We've intentionally designed our way of working to reflect our core values: flat hierarchies ensure every voice is heard, digital security keeps our innovations safe, and a creative process that fosters unparalleled solutions. Our passion extends beyond the realms of linguistics and AI; it's about building a culture of curiosity, laughter, and mutual respect.
Driven by Curiosity, United by Passion
At Ideabay.ai, we're not just designing virtual assistants; we're shaping the future of human-machine interaction. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey, where every conversation is an opportunity to connect, innovate, and inspire.
Team
Dr. Christoph Eßlinger
Managing Director
The Age of Assistants is NOW!
Mohamed Hassan
VP Design & CX
Designing the future is what we do here.
Dr. Laura Dreessen
VP Conversational AI & Customer Success
Design thinking expert with 9+ years’ experience in voice tech, design and digital assistance strategy, working for brands like VW, Porsche, Swisscom, Telekom, & Telefonica.
Anna-Catharine Peterwerth
Senior Conversational AI Designer
Creates engaging dialogues and user-friendly voice interfaces, drawing from over 10 years of expertise in digital projects encompassing Conversational AI, digital learning, and online communities.
Adrian Eiteneuer
Voice User Interface & Sound Architect
How did I explain to my grandma what I'm doing at VUI.agency? – I teach computers how to talk.
Dr. Barbara Baumeister
Associate Creative Director
Anything sounds weird if you say it a hundred times.
Carla Boos
Senior Conversational AI Designer
Imaginative and effective Conversational AI designer with broad industry experience and a deep foundation in Linguistics.
Mudabir Ahmed Khan
Associate Creative Director
A passionate linguist committed to advancing Conversational AI, with a track record of contributing to groundbreaking products.
Ray-Allen Taylor
Head of Innovations
Let´s solve some more problems, then create the selfish assistant and maybe rule the world.
Sara Oliver G.V.
Associate Creative Director
Crafting trustworthy multimodal experiences, with 10+ years of experience working in the arts and creative industries. Active volunteer and collaborator with The Open Voice Network.
Veronika Santoro
Voice User Interface Architect
Fascination for voice & speech begins with looking beyond the mere informational content of a linguistic utterance.
Melanie Willing
Senior Conversational AI Designerin
Experienced (10+ years) Conversational AI Designer. I know a lot about customer service IVR systems. Passionate about user-friendly interactions.
Raphael Winkelmann
Director of Development
Christian Kim
Associate Creative Director
Passionate about Design and UX, shaping transformative projects with a focus on human-centricity for global clients like Sedus and Deutsche Telekom.
Lars Schalkwijk
Senior Full Stack Conversation Designer
Full Stack Conversation Designer and sound enthusiast consulting businesses on how to leverage AI to create charismatic digital assistants.
Marie Kleinert
Associate Creative Director
Only in a science fiction novel a bored and depressed sounding robot is funny!
Laura Schulte-Geers
Senior VUI Architect
Full-stack conversation designer with a master's degree in linguistics, crafting intuitive digital experiences with a passion for innovation and quality
Rômulo Luzia
Conversational AI Designer
Conversation AI Designer & believer that talking to voice systems should be as easy as chatting with your friends.
Verena Winterhalter
Conversational Designer
"The limits of my language means the limits of my world." Ludwig Wittgenstein
Anna Greilich
Voice User Interface Architect
Everyone and everything should have a chance to get their own voice.
Susanne Peters
Computational Linguist
Sarah Günter
Conversational AI Designer
Sarah crafts engaging bot interactions and user-friendly voice interfaces across industries, leveraging her deep understanding of customer needs.
Britta Lehmann
Director People & Culture
Great passion for people and their background, 10+ years experience in HR. Motivated to empower and drive change.
Jessica Deni
Accounting & Office Manager
Supplier management, travel expense reimbursement, and everything related to invoices and processes.
Claire Duparet
Sr. Multilingual Conversation Designer
5+ year of expertise crafting and training top-tier conversational AI solutions accross domains in French, English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
Simon Maier
Head of Sales & Business Development
Sales Expert with a decade of experience in enterprise sales, orchestrating digital transformations and pioneering AI integration strategies that redefine business success.
Anna-Maria Meck
Associate Creative Director
Seasoned linguist with 5 years experience in sculpting cutting-edge conversational designs, empowered by a BMW-collaborated PhD in Phonetics and Speech Processing.