AI Startup Searchlight: Unlocking New Possibilities in Customer Engagement

March 04, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
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AI Startup Searchlight:
Unlocking New Possibilities in Customer Engagement

AI is revolutionizing the way we connect, engage and innovate – and a wave of trailblazing startups is leading the charge. These innovators are using the power of communications, data and AI to drive personalization at scale.


For the second year in a row, Twilio is shining a spotlight on the startups transforming industries with AI. Join us for AI Startup Searchlight: Unlocking New Possibilities in Customer Engagement - part one of this special two-part series celebrating the builders who are defining the future of digital connection, using AI and Twilio.


You will hear directly from this year’s AI Startup Searchlight winners Spokephone, Appella, GAIL, Paradox and Alpharun as they share how they’re elevating the customer experience and business impact.

We’ll explore how AI is unlocking new possibilities for growth and connection:
  • Driving revenue and business growth through smarter AI applications
  • Removing barriers to enhance authentic, human interactions
  • Improving experiences as the key to business success
Speakers
  • Jason Kerr
    Founder, Spoke Phone
    • Jason Kerr

    Jason Kerr

    Founder, Spoke Phone
  • Paul Dornier
    Co-Founder, Alpharun
    • Paul Dornier

    Paul Dornier

    Co-Founder, Alpharun
  • Adam Godson
    CEO, Paradox
    • Adam Godson

    Adam Godson

    CEO, Paradox
    Adam Godson is an industry leader in solving talent acquisition challenges with innovative technology. Early in his career, his passion for technology found the right problem, witnessing substandard talent acquisition processes, frustrating results and terrible experiences in hiring processes that served no one well.

    Adam's relentless energy found its rocket fuel at Cielo, where he lovingly "got to have 100 jobs at the same time" and had hypergrowth of solving complex hiring challenges for some of the largest companies in the world.

    At Paradox, Adam knew that conversational AI was the key to solving so many challenges for candidates, clients and recruiting teams to reduce friction and make winners of companies and candidates. His happiest days are spent with a whiteboard, a room of smart people and end with a hazy IPA.
  • James Drayson
    CEO & Co-Founder, Appella AI
    • James Drayson

    James Drayson

    CEO & Co-Founder, Appella AI
  • Arnaldo Carrillo
    Founding Team, GAIL
    • Arnaldo Carrillo

    Arnaldo Carrillo

    Founding Team, GAIL
  • Alex Goldman
    Developer Evangelist, Startups at Twilio
    • Alex Goldman

    Alex Goldman

    Developer Evangelist, Startups at Twilio
  • Bianca St. Louis
    Developer Evangelist, Ecosystem at Twilio
    • Bianca St. Louis

    Bianca St. Louis

    Developer Evangelist, Ecosystem at Twilio
  • Thomas Wyatt
    Chief Revenue Officer, Twilio
    • Thomas Wyatt

    Thomas Wyatt

    Chief Revenue Officer, Twilio
    As Chief Revenue Officer, Thomas oversees all of Twilio go-to-market and its functions, including sales, services, and global operations. Prior to becoming chief revenue officer, Thomas was the President of Twilio Segment, the customer data platform that thousands of companies use to deliver world-class customer experiences, where he was responsible for driving product innovation and go-to-market execution. Before joining Twilio, Thomas served as the Chief Product & Strategy Officer of People.ai, a pioneer in bringing AI-powered data capabilities to go-to-market teams. Previously, he was the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer of AppDynamics, a leader in application monitoring and intelligence. Prior to that, he spent over a decade as a VP/GM for a range of businesses spanning data & analytics, cloud infrastructure, communications, and video at Cisco. He holds his bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.
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