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2025 CCW Attendee Preview

For ten years CCW has been the place for the industry to connect, to innovate, to advance, and revolutionise.

At CCW 2025, we are going to celebrate a decade of excellence and transformation.

More importantly, we are going to get you set for the next decade. The decade where you supercharge your customer contact strategy, technology, process, and customer excellence.

Navigating The CX Symphony: An Exclusive Interview With Hayley Mcnab, Head of Customer Care, The Warehouse Group

Navigating The CX Symphony: An Exclusive Interview With Hayley Mcnab, Head of Customer Care, The Warehouse Group

Dive into the rhythm of customer experience innovation with Hayley McNab, Head of Customer Care at The Warehouse Group. Uncover the secrets behind engaging employees in new projects, the art of involving the right minds, and the orchestration of agile transformation.

Discover how Hayley's insights will echo through CCW 2024, bringing harmony to the world of customer contact excellence!

Report - The Global State of CX 2023

Report - The Global State of CX 2023

Download The Global State of CX 2023 to discover:

  • How and why customer loyalty is harder to win.
  • What those with the biggest CX budgets are investing in.
  • How practitioners think artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are changing CX.
Unlocking Employee Retention Secrets: Top Insights from Sean Richards

Unlocking Employee Retention Secrets: Top Insights from Sean Richards

Discover invaluable insights on boosting employee retention in the contact centre industry.

Join Sean Richards, Contact Centre Manager at Powershop Australia, as he shares expert tips and takeaways. From building an exceptional employer brand to creating opportunities for growth, Sean's wisdom promises to transform your approach to employee experiences.

Dive into the competitive hiring landscape and find out how to attract the best talent while adapting to the changing needs of the modern workforce. Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to enhance your retention strategies.

Customer Contact Week ANZ 2024 - Post Show Report

Customer Contact Week ANZ 2024 - Post Show Report

Relive the Magic of CCW 2024: Download the Post-Show Report!

Revisit the excitement and key takeaways from Customer Contact Week ANZ 2024.

Download the Post-Show Report and delve into:

  • Industry trends and insights shaping the future of CX
  • Inspiring speaker presentations and thought leadership
  • 2024 CCW Excellence Award Winners
  • Networking highlights and attendee experiences
  • Testimonials from our past attendees

Download the CCW 2024 Post-Show Report and stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving customer experience landscape.

CCW Virtual Edition: Register For Your Free Virtual Pass Today


In recent years we have seen a drive to improve customer experience and customer response times along with an increase in data analytical capabilities to create and drive better personalised practices across varying customer touchpoints.

However, scaled digital transformation efforts have lefts contact centres trying to strike a balance between scaling their AI capabilities whilst maintain the human-touch element.

On November 24, IQPC Australia will go LIVE with the CCW Virtual Edition, as part of our Customer Contact Week Virtual Series. Bringing you the best of the best from A/NZ’s contact centre industry, our speakers will be sharing their experiences and insights around contact centre innovation in 2022 and how the investment in integrating people and technology will transform your contact centre experience.

What will be your key takeaways from tuning into CCW Virtual this year?

  • Discussing ways to increase your departments sales and revenue targets to demonstrate the monetary value contact centres hold.
  • Learning how to train teams on customer loyalty and the value satisfied customers bring to the broader business.
  • Why collaboration is key – how do we work with digital and CX to review channel management strategies for customer retention.
  • Bringing control to the customer: What are the challenges with this and how do we improve customer experiences across all channels.

If you’re charged with transforming your contact centre into a future proof service that optimises both customer and agent experience, then REGISTER TODAY.


Special Report: Customer Service Personalization

Special Report: Customer Service Personalization

This report will cover:

  • The importance of customer experience personalization
  • The role it plays in facilitating exceptional CX
  • Solutions that can improve personalization efforts and optimize workflows for more seamless yet meaningful experiences
The Future of the Contact Centre

The Future of the Contact Centre

Through research compiled with 500+ Contact Centre and CX leaders, the CCW Australia & NZ team have compiled a report looking at how we can create a digital channel management strategy that ensures the future of contact centres are supported for years to come. Download the report to learn more!

Virtual Event: CCW Australia & NZ 2021: Meet the Speakers!


When: Thursday, 26th August 2021

Duration: 9:30am - 11:00 pm AEST

Register: Reserve your complimentary pass below.  

Before we kick off CCW Australia & NZ on the Gold Coast, join us for a free-to-attend virtual focus day where we talk to some of the leading speakers who will be part of our Customer Contact Week this October. 

Join us as we talk through how we can build an effective channel management approach to drive your customer service strategy, and what the future of agent interactions will be moving forward!

Topics to look out for!

  • Training teams on customer loyalty in order to improve satisfaction scores
  • Collaborating with sales and marketing to review channel management strategies for customer retention
  • People management: How do we link our agents and upskill them in the wake of digital change
  • Delving into procurement and training AI-powered solutions
  • Working with IT and digital to ensure your strategy aligns with business initiatives

Meet Your Speakers

  • Richard Spencer, Chief Experience Officer, Business Australia
  • Adam Geneave, Chief Customer Officer, Air Asia
  • Sandy McIntosh, General Manager Customer Service, RACV
  • Lyndon Summers, Product Owner, Open Universities
  • Antoine Casgrain, General Manager Contact Centres, Kincare
  • Lauren Reid, Manager of Member Services, ESSuper


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Transforming Customer Experience to Stay Relevant - Lessons from Asia Pacific Contact Centre Leaders

Transforming Customer Experience to Stay Relevant - Lessons from Asia Pacific Contact Centre Leaders

In the wake of the pandemic, organisations have been re-thinking their customer strategies to deliver exceptional customer experience (CX) while coping with the day-to-day operational issues. Contact centres in Asia Pacific were also impacted by the disruption in offshore delivery, resulting in a rise of onshore outsourcing.

Despite these challenges, organisations have demonstrated great resilience by experimenting with various models of customer engagement.

This Webex by Cisco-commissioned whitepaper presents the key trends impacting contact centres in Asia Pacific and the implications for CX decision makers as they plan their organisations’ customer strategy for 2021 and beyond.

The New CX Mandate - 2020 Survey Report

The New CX Mandate - 2020 Survey Report

With customer service leaders worldwide embracing new operating models, read the new CX Mandate report which compiles insights and predictions from 1500 customer service leaders globally, including 200 from Australia and New Zealand, to learn more.

Customer Contact Week Disrupt 2021 - Presentation Packet

Customer Contact Week Disrupt 2021 - Presentation Packet

Ahead of Customer Contact Week Disrupt 2021, explore 50+ pages of some of the highest rated presentations from the 2020 Customer Contact Week event.

Explore insights from: 

  • Energy Queensland
  • The Coffee Club
  • Transurban 

Around the World Insights: How the Post-Pandemic World Has Shaped the Contact Centre Community Across the Globe

As we look back on 2020, it’s never been as critical than it is today to ensure the contact centre community utilizes the right operational strategies and digital advancements to help shape their industry and create a resilient, disruption-proof operating environment.

In this fireside chat, hosted by RingCentral’s Director of Product Marketing, for Contact Center, Max Ball, we hear how contact centres across from the globe have adapted their contact centres differently and wider CX departments over the past 12 months, and the critical strategies they will be employing in 2021. 


What you need to succeed in a "work from home" future

What you need to succeed in a "work from home" future

Today more than ever, customers expect exceptional service from the companies they do business with. However, when the move to remote work began, customer service was seen as secondary. This was due to a new wave of business disruption, resulting in increased call volumes and difficulties maintaining customer service standards.

With the move to remote work, this becomes a key challenge for businesses who must now balance shifting business structures with new technology investments, a remote workforce, as well as a need to sustain their team’s mental wellbeing.

In this report, we look at how businesses across all industries can ensure their agents are able to deliver exceptional customer experiences in a work from home future.

How AMP is leveraging customer analytics in their contact centre to drive a personalised and seamless customer experience

How AMP is leveraging customer analytics in their contact centre to drive a personalised and seamless customer experience

In this article, Sean O’Malley, Director of Contact Centres at AMP, shares the strategies used to implement analytics in the contact centre, the lessons learned from their journey to date and how they are turning customer data into actionable insights to drive a personalised and seamless customer experience.

Creating the contact centre of the future: what's driving change in Australian contact centre service delivery in 2016 and beyond?

Creating the contact centre of the future: what's driving change in Australian contact centre service delivery in 2016 and beyond?

Ahead of Contact Centre Week 2017, we caught up with six different contact centres across Australia to find out the core areas they are each focusing on to prepare and create the contact centre of the future. From self-service to data analytics to up-skilling staff, it seems the future is bright for Australian contact centres.
This report explores  how Energy Australia, Qantas Loyalty, Optus, AMP, the Australian Taxation Office and Teachers Mutual Bank are each transforming their contact centres to become more customer centric in order to remain relevant now and in the years to come.
Bupa’s contact centre transformation: leveraging new technologies to drive a personalised customer experience

Bupa’s contact centre transformation: leveraging new technologies to drive a personalised customer experience

In this article, Daryl Niemandt, Head of Contact Centres and Partnerships at Bupa, explores the new technologies and people capabilities used in the contact centre to improve customer experience and the tools they are using to better understand and solve customer pain-points.

How NAB is placing innovation at the heart of contact centre service delivery

How NAB is placing innovation at the heart of contact centre service delivery

In this interview,  Chris Barnes, Head of Operations at NAB, explores the different digital platforms NAB is using in their contact centre to improve customer engagement and satisfaction, as well as the strategies they are using to up-skill staff to work in an omni-channel environment.

Transforming your Contact Centre into a Superior Customer Service Centre

Transforming your Contact Centre into a Superior Customer Service Centre

In this interview, Neil Harrison, Formerly Contact Centre Manager at iiNet, explores:
  • Utilising the personal goals of your people to create a positive culture within the organisation
  • Retaining and treating your staff correctly to keep them loyal and engaged
  • Taking pride in first call resolution and quality service that customers will remember
  • Guiding staff on the transformational change journey and adapting to evolving technology
Personality Matters: New Leadership Skill-set for Transformation in the Digital Age

Personality Matters: New Leadership Skill-set for Transformation in the Digital Age

In this interview, Tara Bate, Learning and Development Manager at Smart Service Queensland, explores:
  • Validating the next frontier by leveraging personality to improve customer interactions
  • Gauging different expectations from different customers
  • Ensuring and promoting positive connections with customers and throughout the organisation
  • Increasing sales and retention as well as shortening call times & receiving higher customer satisfaction
Successful Implementation of the Multi-Skilled Model

Successful Implementation of the Multi-Skilled Model

In this video interview, Mark West, Former Manager Contact Centre Operations, Pepper Financial Services, explores how his contact centre has developed multi-skilled models link to company strategic direction and client experience targets and how they are integrating new digital platforms to better engage customers.

Contact Centre Week 2017 Highlights Reel

Contact Centre Week 2017 Highlights Reel

Watch our highlights from Contact Centre Week 2017!
Turning customer complaints into opportunities: a glimpse into WorkCover Queensland’s CX Contact Centre Transformation

Turning customer complaints into opportunities: a glimpse into WorkCover Queensland’s CX Contact Centre Transformation

In this video, Jody McLaren, Manager Customer Support at WorkCover Queensland, explores the strategies his team is using to manage customer complaints through different channels and the CX metrics they are using to track customer engagement

Interview with Jody McLaren, Manager, Customer Support, WorkCover Queensland

Interview with Jody McLaren, Manager, Customer Support, WorkCover Queensland

In this interview, Jody McLaren, Manager Customer Support at WorkCover Queensland, explores the strategies his team is using to manage customer complaints through different channels and the CX metrics they are using to track customer engagement.

Creating seamless customer connections through digital channels at nib

Creating seamless customer connections through digital channels at nib

In this exclusive video interview, Tanya Eglinton, Head of Contact Centre Operations at nib, explores:
  • The types of digital channels nib's contact centre is using to engage customers
  • Strategies to keep staff motivated and engaged when it comes to using new technologies
  • How to ensure a consistency of services to customers across all channels
  • nib's core focus areas for the next 12 months when it comes to further driving an execptional CX
  • A sneak peak into what to expect at Contact Centre Week 2018
Interview with Tanya Eglinton, Head of Contact Centre Operations at NIB

Interview with Tanya Eglinton, Head of Contact Centre Operations at NIB

In this exclusive interview, Tanya Eglinton, Head of Contact Centre Operations at NIB, explores:
  • The types of digital channels NIB's contact centre is using to engage customers
  • Strategies to keep staff motivated and engaged when it comes to using new technologies
  • How to ensure a consistency of services to customers across all channels
  • NIB's core focus areas for the next 12 months when it comes to further driving an execptional CX
  • A sneak peak into what to expect at Contact Centre Week 2018
Contact centre transformation in a digital age: tools, tips and strategies to drive customer centricity

Contact centre transformation in a digital age: tools, tips and strategies to drive customer centricity

We recently caught up with four contact centre leaders across Australia to find out the strategies they are each using in their contact centres to create a digital customer experience and the impact this is having on customer satisfaction and engagement.

In this eBook, Oscar Poocuetos, General Manager of Contact Centres at Flight Centre Travel Group, John Merritt, Head of Customer Care at Energy Australia, Kathryn Rutkowski, Head of Customer Advocacy atWestpac and Nicholas D’Cruz, Contact Centre Manager at The Department of Justice NSW, share their successes – and lessons learned – from their own contact centre transformation journeys to date.

 

5 megatrends transforming contact centre service delivery in Australia: in 2018 and beyond

5 megatrends transforming contact centre service delivery in Australia: in 2018 and beyond

With much of the discussion around contact centre transformation hinging on new opportunities that have only emerged in recent years, we wanted to find out just how contact centres are positioning themselves to become more relevant and offer improved value and CX in the near future.

Ahead of the 3rd Annual Contact Centre Week 2018, we surveyed over 60 contact centre professionals from a cross-section of industries across Australia to find out how they are transforming their contact centres in a digital age to drive service improvements and customer engagement.

This report highlights 5 major mega trends that are shaping contact centre transformation in Australia, including:

  1. Culture
  2. Digital Transformation
  3. Re-thinking self-service
  4. Flexible workspaces
  5. Next generation workforce
The Bots are here: how Bankwest is utilising automation and self-service in their contact centre to drive a seamless customer experience

The Bots are here: how Bankwest is utilising automation and self-service in their contact centre to drive a seamless customer experience

In this case study, Max Clarke, Head of Contact Centres at Bankwest shares the steps taken to roll-out self-service and new technologies in their contact centre and how they are educating their customers and supporting their staff to embrace the new digital and self-service options available.

 

10 Skills All Great Contact Centre Leaders Need

10 Skills All Great Contact Centre Leaders Need

CCW Digital has identified the 10 skills all great contact centre leaders need.  Highlighted in this article, these qualities help distinguish true contact centre leaders from mere managers.

Through its special “Future Leaders Lab” track, the 2018 Contact Centre Week Australia will help rising leaders cultivate these qualities.  Our faculty of seasoned, accomplished contact centre leaders will impart their unique wisdom and best practices.

Better customer experiences with omnichannel engagement

Better customer experiences with omnichannel engagement

More conversation leads to better relationships. This is true in life and in customer service.
Your guide to omnichannel customer support

Your guide to omnichannel customer support

Your door is always open, regardless of your business or support hours. Today’s customers ask questions at any time of the day or night and will wait for you to respond (but not for long). How customers do this varies— sometimes the customer is standing in line somewhere, browsing their mobile phone.
At other times, the customer is in front of their computer while at work, focused on three other tasks. Every now and again, the customer’s issue is urgent, and they need to reach you right away.
Unlocking the power of conversation

Unlocking the power of conversation

Conversations are complex. What could appear to be a simple exchange of words is actually communication that conveys meaning through so many small factors. Not just the words themselves, but the pauses, the tone, the laughter or sighs. Through a conversation humans have the ability to understand these nuances and to understand the richness of what could otherwise be a simple statement.
A conversation is memorable, meaningful and important to the way humans relate to each other. Only in a conversation can people convey empathy.
Accelerate Customer Experience Innovation with an Open Development Platform

Accelerate Customer Experience Innovation with an Open Development Platform

Speed Your Digital Transformation by Developing on an Open Customer Experience Platform

NICE Contact Customer Experience Transformation Benchmark Study

NICE Contact Customer Experience Transformation Benchmark Study

Today’s contact centers support an average of 9 channels* and consumers have come to expect the ability to communicate with companies any time, any where and with any device. This is the first and only research study that compares how businesses say they are doing versus how consumers rate their actual experiences—in specific communication channels.
Accelerate Your Social-Selling Strategy with Conversational Commerce

Accelerate Your Social-Selling Strategy with Conversational Commerce




83% of consumers worldwide love to browse and buy products during messaging conversations and 60% prefer reordering via instant messaging apps.

Is your conversational commerce strategy on par with the growing expectations of customers?

The term “Conversational Commerce” has been in circulation since 2016, but few companies have made it a reality in the interim. Customers feel that chatbots and conversational AI separate them from human interactions with a brand. However, this trend is fast changing due to the advancements in customer experience management platforms (CXM).

This whitepaper is drawn from the experience of VMLY&R Commerce and Sprinklr’s work partnering together with shared clients. It explores the background, challenges, and some solutions for brands seeking to make intuitive conversational commerce a reality for their customers.

  • Learn how conversational commerce fits into your existing growth strategies
  • How to create clear journey goals for serving existing demand or acquiring new customers
  • Find out ways to blend AI and live agents to deliver a seamless integration of customer experience and commerce


Sprinklr is a leading enterprise software company for all customer-facing functions. With advanced AI, Sprinklr’s unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform equips businesses to drive up to 185% more revenue with omnichannel commerce through extensive support for social channels and conversational AI.

Social & Conversational Commerce in Southeast Asia 2022


Social commerce is making waves in Southeast Asia. Customers want to browse and buy without leaving their favorite social media apps.

Social commerce: the future of shopping 42bn USD* of e-commerce revenue in Southeast Asia is directly influenced by social experiences, and 200bn USD** is indirectly impacted by conversational commerce. Brands are noticing – and scrambling to keep up.

But, are they succeeding? Find out in the first ever in-depth report for social commerce in Southeast Asia, based on data from over 15,000 leaders in e-commerce, retail, beauty and more.

Read this study to know what leading global brands can learn from the fastest growing market for social and conversational commerce.

By the end of the report you will have learned:

  • The strategies and capabilities needed to win with conversational commerce
  • How you can develop conversational AI capabilities to succeed with social commerce
  • How a unified-CXM approach can help you fast-track social commerce adoption
  • How brands can integrate conversational commerce in their CX strategy
*Source: Social Commerce in Southeast Asia 2022
**Source: Social Commerce in Southeast Asia 2022

Sprinklr is a leading enterprise software company for all customer-facing functions. With advanced AI, Sprinklr’s unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform equips businesses to drive up to 185% more revenue with omnichannel commerce through extensive support for social channels and conversational AI.

Discover The Top 5 Customer Service Trends in 2023!


With widespread change and increased pressures comes new opportunities to rethink, reassess, and reinvent. The savvy businesses that are embracing change and adapting their customer support tools, technology, processes, and recruitment are thriving. They will continue to do so for the year ahead and beyond.

In this report, we examine the top five trends disrupting the customer support industry and provide tips on how to provide world-class support to both customers and your team in the new support landscape, where so many rules have been rewritten.

Check it out today!