Speaker Line-Up

Meet Your All Star Speaker Cast!

Gurus, Academics & Authors

  • JoAnna Brandi, CEO & Publisher, Customer Care Coach
  • Joe Torre, One of the Greatest Managers in Baseball History, Author & Cancer Survivor
  • Kevin Carroll, Author, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball: Find and
  • Sustain Your Life's Work
  • Keith Ferrazzi, Author, Never Eat Alone
  • Disney Institute
  • Stephen W. Brown, Carson Chair, Professor & Executive Director, Center for Services Leadership, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
  • Bill Price, Author, The Best Service is No Service
  • Frank Capek, Senior Vice President & Leader of nGenera Corporation’s nGen Customer
  • Mark Morgan, Chief Executive Advisor & Author, Executing Your Strategy
  • Robert Stephens, Founder & Chief Inspector, The Geek Squad

Financial Services

  • Gregory North, Senior Vice President, Customer Quality,
    Fidelity Investments (Bonus)
  • Michel Cubric, Director, Post Funding & Call Center Operations, First Line Mortgages
  • Joy Whinham, Vice President, Online Customer Experience Customer Advocacy Leader, Wachovia Corporation
  • Peter Gurney, Vice President, Service Strategy & Alignment, Washington Mutual
  • Claire Howells, Vice President, Employee Engagement & Communications, Zions Bancorporation

Consumer Products/Retail

  • Pati Crowley, Director, Customer Experience, Bath & Body Works
  • Leslie Nelson, Director of Customer Service, BlueFly.com
  • Kip Knight, VP of Marketing, Ebay
  • Robert Davis, Operational Services, Jack in the Box
  • Beth Thomas-Kim, Director and Head of Consumer Services, Nestle USA
  • Bob Weis, Vice President, Customer Service, Samsung Electronics

Technology/Telecom

  • Erika Van Noort, Director Contact Centre Best Practices
    and Consulting,
    Bell Canada
  • Joe Pinto, Senior Vice President, Technical Services, Cisco Systems
  • Jason Grier, Vice President, Consumer Support, McAfee, Inc.
  • Adam Szyrlewski, Customer Strategy Expert, T-Mobile Poland (Bonus)
  • Seth Kiner, Director of CEM, Southern California Edison

Transportation/Services

  • Daiquiri Gleaves, Director, Customer Care, Delta Airlines, Inc.
  • Sheila Harrell, Vice President, Global Customer Services
    Strategic Planning,
    FedEx
  • Rob Maruster, Senior Vice President of Customer Service, Jetblue Airways
  • Scott Griffith, Chairman & CEO, Zipcar.com
  • Michael Zimmer, Senior Vice President, Industry & Major Account Operations, Xerox

Hospitality/Gaming/Entertainment

  • Kim Noltemy, Director of Sales, Marketing and Communications,
    Boston Symphony Orchestra/Boston Pops/Tanglewood
  • Lori Sokol, Director, Operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
  • John Romano, Director, Operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
  • Trace G. Belcher, Learning & Development Manager, Jewelry Television™
  • Liliahn Johnson, Director, Fan Development, NBA
  • Robin Noma'aea, Executive Consultant, Corporate Training Resources, Station Casinos

Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/Insurance

  • Simon Leech, SVP, Insurance Services & Customer Advocacy Officer, AIG American General
  • Laura Flores, Director Customer Relationship Marketing, Allergan Medical
  • Donna P. Reed, Director, Compliance & Communications,
  • American National Insurance Company
  • Patty Dillane, Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Shannon O’Toole, Senior Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • George Taylor, VP Customer Excellence, Cardinal Health
  • Fred Broce, Manager – Request IT, GlaxoSmithKline
  • William Greenwald, National Director, Business Advisory Group, Humana
  • Linda Alexander, VP Medicare Part D, UnitedHealth Group
  • Diane Yarosis, National Director, Client Services, Quest Diagnostics (Bonus)

Government/Non-Profit

  • Angela Kirk, VP Customer Engagement, The Church Pension Group
  • Susan Reisinger, Operations Manager, US Navy
  • Gregor McLead, Program Manager, US Navy
  • Jennifer Bettridge, Vice President, CACI Inc (Bonus)

Industry Experts

  • Gary Rhoads, Engagement & Loyalty Expert, Allegiance
  • Chris Thrash, President & CEO, Chris Thrash & Associates
  • Carlos Dunlap, Division VP of Solution Design, Maritz Loyalty Marketing
  • Kathy Oughton, Customer Experience Performance Consultant, Maritz Learning
  • D. Randall Brandt, PhD, VP, Customer Experience & Loyalty, Maritz
  • Jane Hendricks, Product Marketer, SPSS Inc
  • Christine Churchill, Executive Director, The Customer Service Institute of America
  • Brett Whitford (Australian), Secretary-General, International Council
    of Customer Service Organizations
  • Howard Lax, SVP, Senior Consultant,  Harris Interactive Loyalty