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In a rapidly changing business landscape, staying ahead of the curve is essential. In our final CX Innovation summit of 2023, this transformative agenda is your gateway to the latest trends, technologies, and customer-centric methodologies that will shape the future of customer experience.
Our lineup of distinguished speakers and industry leaders will share their success stories, challenges, and visionary solutions, providing you with invaluable knowledge to elevate your customer engagement strategies.
Key discussions include:
- Strategies for Enhanced Customer Retention
- Achieving a High-Touch Customer Service Strategy
- Harnessing the Power of AI to Transform CX
- Dealing With Competing Priorities
Why Attend
New connections
Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders
Business trends
Stay current with emerging business trends
Key takeaways
Downloadable and actionable takeaways
New partnerships
Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships
Insights
De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights
New technologies
Understand the impact new technology can make



















Event Agenda
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
Intro & diamond commentary
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote
7 CXO secrets for boosting the results from your CX strategy
Step into the world of Customer Experience (CX) with Vinay, who brings thirty years of hands-on experience to the table. From the trenches of senior CX roles to the front lines of change initiatives, he’s been the catalyst for customer-focused transformations. In his talk, Vinay will share seven key strategies drawn from a career rich with lessons on making a real difference.
In this engaging talk, Vinay will draw on his vast experience, from senior roles to impactful change initiatives, to showcase the power of collaboration, vision alignment, and the smart use of data.
Vinay’s approach is down-to-earth, favouring clear, jargon-free insights over industry buzzwords. He’ll guide you through the practicalities of prioritising initiatives that not only promise but deliver enhanced customer satisfaction and business value.
By the end of the session, you’ll have a toolkit of strategies that reflect both Vinay’s depth of knowledge and his belief in simple, effective action. Prepare to see your CX efforts through a lens that’s both enlightened and grounded in reality.
09:45 - 10:20
Panel Discussion
Unveiling customer abandonment: Strategies for enhanced customer retention
There is no room for complacency when it comes to customer satisfaction. Research shows 1 in 3 consumers (32%) will walk away from a brand they love after just one bad experience, so getting to grips with the critical question of 'why' is essential. Through data-driven analysis and best practices, our panel of CX experts will dive into the enigmatic world of customer retention, to uncover the root causes of abandonment and arm you with strategies to bolster loyalty.
10:20 - 10:30
Insight Break
Navigating the future of customer service: AI, self-service, and beyond
Curious about what's next in customer service? Join Stonly's session where we’ll explore the growing importance of self-serve support, AIs transformative impact on the customer experience and the support agents' role, and the criticality of effective knowledge management in the next evolution of customer service. They'll wrap up with a look at the future, discussing how to maintain customer trust as technology continues to advance.
10:30 - 11:20
Roundtables
Track 1: Mastering high-touch UX
Explore the power of personalisation in growing digital experiences. GDS insights, gathered using live polls with CX leaders, reveal a prevailing shift towards humanizing digital interactions and the exploration of technologies.
Discover how businesses can build deeper connections with customers through human-centered approaches, to foster loyalty, and drive growth, as well as the importance of human behaviours that drive engagement beyond the mere use of technology to build products and platforms. Digital is still by people, for people.
Track 2: Harnessing the power of AI to transform CX
As evidenced by discussions at our last CX Digital Summit on the role of AI in optimising customer experiences and solving specific problems, organisations will prioritise the integration of AI and data analytics into their operations. This integration will enhance efficiency, customer experiences, and decision making processes.
But this is very easy to say; how can you unleash the potential of AI in revolutionising customer experiences in your organisation?
Join us to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of customer service, enabling businesses to deliver personalised, efficient, and predictive customer interactions.
Track 3: Prioritisation pitfalls: Untangling competing demands
GDS insights, garnered using CX leaders’ real-time opinions, show that when asked “Which of these is the biggest internal hurdle impeding your CX?”, 39% leaders stated competing objectives and KPIs between depts as the biggest issue. In a world rich with solutions, it’s easy for perspectives to become foggy and prioritisation to become skewed between individuals and departments in an organization.
Engage with fellow CX leaders and share insights on prioritisation strategies, resource allocation, and decision-making to drive impactful results. Gain a clearer perspective on tackling complex issues, optimising your CX initiatives, and ultimately delivering superior customer experiences.
11:30 - 12:00
Headline Keynote
CX game changers: How top brands are winning the CX battle with interactive innovation
Uncover the strategies that leading companies use to create deeply immersive and human-centric experiences, setting new standards in customer engagement.
Explore how the shift from passive consumption to dynamic, personalized interaction is reshaping the customer experience landscape.
Prepare to revolutionize your approach with cutting-edge, user-focused tactics that put your brand at the forefront of the digital revolution.
12:25 - 12:30
MOC Closing
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 - 09:55
Panel 2
Making your CX flourish in a dinosaur market
In this enlightening discussion, industry leaders will unveil innovative strategies to revamp customer experiences (CX) in traditional, stagnant markets. Discover how to adapt and thrive in sectors resistant to change, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and out-of-the-box thinking. Gain insights into successfully infusing new life into your CX approach, ensuring your brand not only survives but thrives in even the most resistant industries. Don't miss this session, as we explore the intersection of CX and market evolution, promising a brighter, customer-centric future.
10:00 - 11:05
Roundtables
Track 1: Mastering high-touch UX
Explore the power of personalisation in growing digital experiences. GDS insights, gathered using live polls with CX leaders, reveal a prevailing shift towards humanizing digital interactions and the exploration of technologies.
Discover how businesses can build deeper connections with customers through human-centered approaches, to foster loyalty, and drive growth, as well as the importance of human behaviours that drive engagement beyond the mere use of technology to build products and platforms. Digital is still by people, for people.
Track 2: Harnessing the power of AI to transform CX
As evidenced by discussions at our last CX Digital Summit on the role of AI in optimising customer experiences and solving specific problems, organisations will prioritise the integration of AI and data analytics into their operations. This integration will enhance efficiency, customer experiences, and decision making processes.
But this is very easy to say; how can you unleash the potential of AI in revolutionising customer experiences in your organisation?
Join us to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of customer service, enabling businesses to deliver personalised, efficient, and predictive customer interactions.
Track 3: Prioritisation pitfalls: Untangling competing demands
GDS insights, garnered using CX leaders’ real-time opinions, show that when asked “Which of these is the biggest internal hurdle impeding your CX?”, 39% leaders stated competing objectives and KPIs between depts as the biggest issue. In a world rich with solutions, it’s easy for perspectives to become foggy and prioritisation to become skewed between individuals and departments in an organization.
Engage with fellow CX leaders and share insights on prioritisation strategies, resource allocation, and decision-making to drive impactful results. Gain a clearer perspective on tackling complex issues, optimising your CX initiatives, and ultimately delivering superior customer experiences.
11:10 - 11:35
Innovation Exchange Keynote
How to create an amazing customer experience
Customer Experience is a competitive differentiator. Many customers choose one brand over another because the experience is better, regardless of a lower price. And today, the customer service and CX bar have been raised as your customers’ expectations are higher than ever. Shep Hyken, CX expert, New York Times bestselling author, and the CAO (Chief Amazement Officer) at Shepard Presentations, will share some of his favorite tactics and strategies to create an amazing customer experience that gets customers to say, “I’ll be back!” If you want customers to come back, spend more, and share their positive experiences with others, now more than ever, you must deliver an amazing CX that meets (and sometimes exceeds) your customers’ expectations and separates you from your competition.
11:35 - 12:05
Headline Keynote
Futureproof your customer service strategy
Customer service has been rapidly evolving over the past few years with the rise of conversational platforms, chatbots and generative AI. Here's how you can leverage these trends to transform your customer service organisation.
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote
Let’s co-create customer experiences!
Unlocking the true potential of passenger communities, this session delves into the art of leveraging insights and ideas to elevate customer experience. Explore the strategies required to sustain a continuous flow of creative input, both from within the organisation and from external sources. Delve into the intricacies of the technical and organisational infrastructure that underpins this groundbreaking initiative. Kai Peters will enlighten us with insights on Lufthansa Group's innovative journey into fostering collaborative engagement through their online CoCreation hub. Discover the transformational power of customer involvement in the process of ideation and development.
10:00 - 10:20
Masterclass
Hyper-personalisation that powers world-class customer experiences
Learn how to drive customer loyalty with a fully connected tech stack by looking at success stories of Bloomreach and Merkle's key clients.
10:30 - 11:15
Roundtable Leaders Panel
11:20 - 11:45
Closing Keynote
TikTok, Gen Z , and Gen AI - How to stay peaceful as a CX professional in a fast-changing world
Faster, more connected, more automated, it seems like our customers and our C-suites are constantly demanding more from CX professionals. In this session, we will look at what these new technologies and consumers have in common and ground ourselves in simple truths and practices so that we can face any new trends with serenity.
11:45 - 11:50
5 Key Takeaways
An immersive
Digital Summit
interactive features including:
Audience Interaction
Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.
Interactive Live Polling
Keep engaged through interactive live polling and gamification tools.
Direct connections
Ask your questions face-to-face with the speakers via our leading stage technology.
Relationship building
Build stronger connections with leading executives that you will take with you through your career
Thought Leadership
Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most
Intelligent interaction
Interactive quizzes gamify your experience
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Frequently asked questions
A Digital Summit from GDS Group is a 3-day event experience bringing multiple partners and senior decision makers together. Within this immersive enviroment they discover new technical solutions, share learning opportunities and discuss trending industry topics which boosts insight, conversation and connections.
There are a couple of ways you can participate in a GDS event experience; as a partner or as an attendee. Whichever you are interested in, do get in touch.
Global senior decision makers from leading industry brands attend our event experiences. Between 2020 to May 2023, 34,473 senior executives attended our event experiences. If you are interested in attending a GDS event experience, please check out our upcoming events.
At one of our GDS Digital Summits there are several speaking slot packages available for you – 2x power insights commentator slots, keynote panel seats, masterclass hosting, prime keynote slot, and headline keynote slot.
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