Conference Day One: Tuesday, 22nd October 2024

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Alexandra Craggs

CX Portfolio Director
IQPC

9:05 am - 9:10 am Chair's Opening Remarks

9:10 am - 9:25 am Ministers Address |

9:25 am - 10:05 am Panel Discussion | Driving Change and Innovation Through Complex (and not Digital-First) Organisations

Jarrod Howard - Deputy CEO Customer Services Delivery Group, Services Australia
Ben Thompson - Director Community, Culture and Customer Experience, Waverley Council

This panel will explore strategies and insights for implementing change and fostering innovation within complex organizations, particularly those that have not primarily focused on digital-first approaches, addressing the unique challenges and opportunities they face in the evolving business landscape.

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Jarrod Howard

Deputy CEO Customer Services Delivery Group
Services Australia

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Ben Thompson

Director Community, Culture and Customer Experience
Waverley Council

10:05 am - 10:35 am Partner Address |


In this session, the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia will share how their recent investment in a new knowledge management and communication tool has transformed operations – delivering not just customer contact, but excellent customer experiences – and revitalised working culture.

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Linda Sperring

Executive Director Service Delivery
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia

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Kate Allanby

General Manager
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia

Pran Chhabra

Executive
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia

11:05 am - 11:35 am Morning Break

INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION GROUPS

This is your chance to make your conference experience truly interactive and collaborative. Join your industry peers to discuss and work through pressing challenges around the topic of your choice. Each round will last 20 minutes, giving you the chance to rotate and discuss three topics.

11:35 am - 1:10 pm Interactive Discussion Group’s

Join our focused interactive discussion groups to hear from other experts on topics of interest and discover the challenges that others are facing, and the roadmaps and technologies for success.

 

Each IDG will run for 30 minutes and delegates will be able to select three to join.

11:35 am - 1:10 pm IDG A: Enhancing Self-Service

11:35 am - 1:10 pm IDG B: Employee Engagement & Excellence

11:35 am - 1:10 pm IDG C: Unlocking Technology


11:35 am - 1:10 pm IDG D: Customer Feedback

11:35 am - 1:10 pm IDG E: Digital Transformation and Innovation

1:10 pm - 2:10 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

2:10 pm - 2:25 pm How do you design self-service with all customers in mind?


1:25 pm - 1:40 pm Partner Address |


2:40 pm - 2:55 pm How do we measure success of self-service options for customers?

2:55 pm - 3:10 pm What are your key learnings on the self-serve journey?

3:10 pm - 3:25 pm Speed Networking Refresh |

3:25 pm - 3:40 pm Afternoon Tea

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm People Challenge 1 |

Darren Sutton - Associate Director, HealthShare NSW


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Darren Sutton

Associate Director
HealthShare NSW

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm People Challenge 2 | Driving Agent Ownership of their Activities

Darren Lee - General Manager: National Contact Centre, Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children

In this session, Darren Lee will discuss how the contact centre at Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children – has restructured to better manage calls by geography, which has resulted in increased ownership and investment in regions by agents.

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Darren Lee

General Manager: National Contact Centre
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children

This panel will examine the critical role of employee engagement in driving organizational excellence, discussing innovative approaches and effective strategies to motivate and empower staff, enhance workplace culture, and achieve higher levels of productivity and job satisfaction across diverse industries.

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Jasmyne Munro

Head of Customer Experience
Lake Macquarie City Council

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Sophie Uldrich

Senior Manager Customer Service
Transport Accident Commission

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Paula Majumdar

Former-Information systems & Technology (IST) Customer Experience Lead
New Zealand Parliament

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Bo Robertson

General Manager, Operations Management Division: Customer Service Delivery Group
Services Australia

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Steven Short

Manager, Customer Service
Australian Financial Complaints Authority

5:00 pm - 5:05 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks |

5:10 pm - 6:10 pm GovCC Connect Networking Drinks