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Derek Top, Principal Analyst & Research Director, Opus Research
Derek Top is Principal Analyst and Research Director for Opus Research, a diversified advisory firm tracking how AI, LLMs, and advanced technologies are impacting customer experiences and enterprise applications. For more than 20 years, he has been covering technology innovation and spearheading analysis about how Conversational AI and Conversational Intelligence technologies transform businesses and reshape customer experiences.
Previously, Top served as senior associate editor with Optimize magazine and InformationWeek covering business technology and enterprise IT trends for CMP Media and UBM. Before joining CMP, Top was managing editor with Streaming Media, Inc. Prior to Opus Research, he was senior editor and program director at the Trellis Group. There he helped produce the VERGE conference series and wrote about how technology convergence drives innovation for smart energy and sustainability.
Contact: dtop@opusresearch.net
Twitter: @derektop
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NiCE Interactions 2025: Agentic AI, Better Data, and a Whole Lot of Partnership
AI in CX is growing up—now acting, orchestrating, and integrating across systems to deliver real outcomes.
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Getting It Right: What AI Agents Actually Mean for Customer Support (Webinar)
Join Opus Research, Observe.AI and SimpleOnline Healthcare to learn how to implement AI Agents successfully in order to ensure long-term business value.
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Beyond the Basics: How AI Is Transforming B2B Sales at TP
Discover how TP is putting AI to work, spotlighting innovative ways sales experts are driving smarter, faster outcomes for partners and clients.
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2025 Conversational AI Intelliview: Decision-Makers Guide to Self-Service & Enterprise Intelligent Assistants
Opus Research’s 2025 Conversational AI Intelliview report evaluates 16 leading solution providers leveraging advanced LLMs and Generative AI to enable self-service and customer care.
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Voice AI Agents Redefine CX: Trends, ROI, and Strategies for 2025
State of Voice AI Webinar Series | Join Opus Research, Cognigy, and Deepgram (May 29th) to learn about trends in voice AI adoption and ways companies are tailoring voice AI to specific industry needs.
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Why Voice AI Is Foundational for Enterprise Innovation (Webinar)
Join Opus Research and Deepgram (Thursday, April 24th) as we unveil findings from the “2025 State of Voice AI Report” and learn why voice AI represents a fundamental shift in CX and operational efficiency.
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Zendesk Relate: Getting the Job Done with a Resolution Platform
Zendesk Resolution Platform leverages advanced AI capabilities to prioritize actual issue resolution over mere interaction handling, potentially redefining industry standards and inspiring others to do the same.
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Trust and Safety in AI Voice Agents: Insights from Gridspace’s Approach
Opus Research and Gridspace provide practical guidance for organizations considering AI voice agent deployments and how to establish critical trust and safety concerns surrounding AI voice agents.
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Conversational Intelligence Consolidation: Verint and Calabrio Make Strategic Acquisitions
The acquisitions intensify pressure among AI insights companies and conversational analytics vendors as they look to differentiate or seek to be acquired themselves.
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GenAI Trust and Safety: Mitigating Risks and Enabling Solutions
An in-depth Opus Research report on the emerging landscape of solution providers helping enterprises monitor and secure their GenAI applications, including executive resources to make informed AI decisions and take appropriate actions.