Alexa Skills, Innovations and Leaders Take Center Stage at the Chattanooga Convention Center
CHATTANOGGA, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alexa Conference, presented by podcast network VoiceFirst.FM, named the winners of the 2019 Alexa Awards during a presentation on Jan. 15 in Chattanooga, Tenn. To learn more about the conference, visit https://www.voicefirst.fm/alexaconference.
"The 2019 Alexa Awards had some fierce competition," said Bradley Metrock, executive producer of The Alexa Conference. "Everyone was phenomenal in all of the categories, and it was very close across the board. All of the winners – as well as the previously announced finalists – should be proud. Congratulations to everyone. And we appreciate the broader technology community submitting so many high-quality nominations."
The 2019 Alexa Award winners are:
Alexa Skill of the Year
Alexa Developer of the Year
Alexa Award - Executive of the Year
The VoiceFirst.FM Alexa Award for Commentator of the Year
Alexa Skill of the Year – Business
Alexa Skill of the Year – Children
Alexa Skill of the Year – Cooking
Alexa Skill of the Year – Consumer Marketing / Brand Extensions
Alexa Skill of the Year – Educational
The Voice of Banking Summit's Alexa Skill of the Year for Finance or Banking
Alexa Skill of the Year – Gaming
The Voice of Healthcare Summit's Alexa Skill of the Year for Healthcare
Alexa Skill of the Year – Local
Alexa Skill of the Year - Music
Alexa Skill of the Year - Navigation
Alexa Skill of the Year - News
Alexa Skill of the Year - Reference
Alexa Skill of the Year - Religious
Alexa Skill of the Year - Smart Home
Alexa Skill of the Year - Sports
The Digital Book World Alexa Skill of the Year for Storytelling
The Voice of Hospitality Summit's Alexa Skill of the Year for Travel
Alexa Skill of the Year – Miscellaneous
Best Third-Party Tools
Best Monetization of an Alexa Skill
Hack of the Year (Modification to Alexa-based Hardware)
Alexa World Fair "Best of Show" at The Alexa Conference
The Alexa Conference is produced by VoiceFirst.FM, which also hosts a portfolio of other voice-technology events for specific industries, including: The Voice of the Car Summit, The Voice of Hospitality Summit and The Voice of Healthcare Summit. To learn more, visit http://www.VoiceFirstEvents.com.
About VoiceFirst.FM
VoiceFirst.FM, organizer of The Alexa Conference and other voice technology events, is a podcast network devoted to voice-first technology. Shows such as This Week In Voice, The Alexa Podcast, The VoiceFirst Roundtable and more are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of listeners across 54 countries worldwide. VoiceFirst.FM is owned and operated by Score Publishing, a new media publishing company based in Nashville, Tennessee.
SOURCE The Alexa Conference