Andris Piebalgs

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. was founded in 1920. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company provides investment research.

The Centre for Economic Policy Research is a research and policy network that focuses on the recent rise of populism and its implications for economies. The Centre was founded in 1983 and is based in London, UK. The organization aims to find answers to important questions regarding the phenomenon, such as why it has happened, why now, why in some countries and not in others, and whether it is actually a problem and what should be done about it. The CEO is Tessa Ogden.

Cerence GmbH develops mobile communication applications. It offers Livemedia, a visual voice mail that enables retrieval, storage, upload, and forwarding of audio voicemail files via one single user interface. The firm's clients include mobile operators, handset manufacturers and media companies. The company was founded in by Thomas Kähler and Frank Bell 2001 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Winscribe Europe Ltd. is a British company that specializes in streamlining and automating dictation, documentation workflows, forms, and data entry to save time. The company is based in London, UK. The company offers Nuance Winscribe Dictation, Dragon Medical Workflow Manager, and Dragon Medical Forms. The company was founded in 1984 and is now part of Nuance.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Nuance Communications GmbH is a German company that provides advertising services. The company is based in Burgwedel, Germany. The company was founded in 1992. Anne Marie Kehoe has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Part of Microsoft Corp., VirtuOz SA is a French company that designs and implements computing and linguistic virtual agent solutions. The company is based in Paris, France. The CEO of the company is Caroline Curtis.

SpinVox Ltd. provides voice and text message services for mobile manufacturers. It provides services in English, French, German and Spanish. The company was founded by Christina Domecq and Daniel Doulton in 2003 and is headquartered in Marlow, the United Kingdom.