Tuesday Track

There are 4 standard tracks and 1 non-traditional track. Sessions are 45 minutes in length followed by 10 minutes to transition to the next session. You’re welcome to move between tracks as much as you’d like.

Track 1 - People Equity
People Equity
Track 2 - Customer Experience Magic
Customer Experience Magic
Track 3 - Front Line Faces
Front Line Faces
Track 4 - Numbers Talk
Numbers Talk
Track 5 - Think Outside the Walls
Think Outside the Walls

1:45
Opening Remarks from the Track Chair

Cameron Karr, CustomerSat

1:45
Opening Remarks from the Track Chair

Brian Carlin
President, Maritz

1:45
Opening Remarks from the Track Chair

David Holmes, Jacada

1:45
Opening Remarks from the Track Chair

Jane Hendricks, SPSS

1:45
Organized Meeting Locations to be Announced

2:00
Delivering the ultimate experience: The power of connecting with customers through your front line employees

Kathy Oughton
Customer Experience Performance Consultant, Maritz & Disney Institute

Bruce Kimbrell, Disney Institute Facilitator

2:00
Presentation by Pete Winemiller, Seattle Supersonics

2:00
How to create service overachievers

Sheila T. Harrell
Vice President, Global Customer Services Strategic Planning, FedEx

2:00
The three stages of grumbling: How to anticipate and manage
internal resistance to VOC programs

Peter Gurney
VP, Service Strategy & Alignment, WAMU (Washington Mutual)

2:00
Meet Others In Your Industry

• Financial Services/Insurance
• Manufacturing/Retail
• Hospitality/Entertainment
• Healthcare/Pharma
• B2B
• Transportation/Telecom
• Government/Non-Profit
• Senior Leaders (SVPs and above)

2:50
Climb that sandwich: effective leadership roles in today’s corporate culture

Trace G. Belcher
Learning & Development Manager, Jewelry Television

2:50
Best practices in putting the voice of the customer to work

D. Randall Brandt, Ph.D.
Vice President, Customer Experience & Loyalty, Maritz

2:50
Consolidating multiple contact centers: How a unified customer service desktop hit the jackpot

Robin Noma'aea
Executive Consultant, Corporate Training Resources, Station Casinos

2:50
Linking people equity & customer service measures to drive business outcomes in a changing organization

Fred Broce
Request IT, GlaxoSmithKline

2:50
Connect with Peers from
Your Focus Area

3:45
Rewarding the customer,
employee and organization through skill based pay

John Romano
Director of Operations, Hyatt Hotels

Lori Sokol-Martin, Director of Operations, Hyatt Hotels

3:45

From concept to reality: developing a world-class customer experience

Jason Grier
Vice President, Consumer Support, McAfee, Inc.

3:45

Using six sigma to harness
the potential of your
management team

Bob Weis
Vice President, Customer Service,
Samsung Electronics

3:45
Collecting & managing feedback in a 2.0 world

Jane Hendricks
Product Marketer, SPSS Inc.

3:45
Join other Teams or those Flying Solo

Take this opporunity to either swap stories with other groups or meet those who have come to this conference on their own.

4:40

What makes people feel good at work: an interactive opportunity to weigh in on one of the most intriguing issues facing leaders today 

JoAnna Brandi, President, JoAnna Brandi & Co.

4:40

Enterprise Feedback and Complaints - Managing to Profitability in a Down Economy

Rich Morrison, SVP & General Manager, CDC Respond North America 

4:40
IT Service catalog: Opening new customer channels while driving service improvements

Fred Broce, Request IT, GlaxoSmithKline

4:40
What to Say When the C-Suite Calls: The ROI on Customer Loyalty

Howard Lax, SVP, Senior Consultant, Harris Interactive Loyalty 

4:40
Slackers Happy Hour

Need a break from the classroom? Don’t run to your room to take a break. This is YOUR event, we won’t pass judgment. Meet at the bar with fellow attendees and don’t get serious. Leave the business talk behind. Enjoy!


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