Appearances.

Appearances.

2025

Brazil

ABRAS'25 — Food Retail Future 2025

Keynote: “O produto é a experiência.” CX as the product, delivered to Brazil’s
food retail industry.

PORTUGAL

Lisbon CX Summit — Lisbon

Keynote on leadership, AI, and trust in the future of customer experience.

UNITED STATES

Customer Connect Expo — Las Vegas

Keynote on AI, omnichannel strategy, and CX leadership; served as advisory board member.

VIETNAM

2nd ASEAN Pulp and Paper Summit — Ho Chi Minh City

Keynote on ASEAN macroeconomic outlook and the future of manufacturing across the region.

SOUTH AFRICA

CEM Africa Summit — Cape Town

Featured speaker on customer experience transformation and leadership.

SOUTH AFRICA

CEM Africa Johannesburg Roadshow — Johannesburg

Featured speaker session on CX innovation and customer engagement.

UNITED STATES

ISG Xperience Summit — New York

Speaker for the Startup Challenge and innovation discussions.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Expo City Dubai — Blueprint Sustainability Podcast

Joined Blueprint Podcast Episode 7 discussions on sustainability, cities, and public trust.

2024

GERMANY

CX NXT EU — Berlin

Keynote Speaker and Chairman on customer obsession and customer-centric strategy; opening chair and workshop leader.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Pronovea Customer Excellence MENA Summit — Dubai

Keynote on empathy, innovation, and customer experience across cultures.

UNITED STATES

USCXA 24

Served as Judge and Host; Chair of Judges for the awards program.

SOUTH AFRICA

CEM Africa CX Awards

Judge and Chair of Judges for regional CX excellence awards.

UNITED STATES

Customer Contact Week — Las Vegas

Public appearance featuring on-site media engagements and live recordings.

2023

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CX NXT Summit — Dubai

Keynote Speaker and Chairman on empathy, global connection, and AI-era customer experience.

SOUTH AFRICA

CEM Africa Summit — Cape Town

Served as Chairman and Host; workshop co-presenter and Day Chairman.

UNITED STATES

Customer Contact Week — San Antonio

Workshop Leader on customer experience strategy and engagement.

2022

SOUTH AFRICA

CEM Africa Summit — Cape Town

Keynote Speaker and Chairman delivering the opening keynote and serving as Day 2 Chairman.

UNITED STATES

CES Digital Customer Experience Summit — Las Vegas

Hosted and emceed discussions on digital customer experience and innovation.

UNITED STATES

Reuters Customer Service and Experience Summit — New York

Panel speaker and Chairman for Reuters CX Events USA.

UNITED STATES

Reuters Customer Service and Experience Summit — San Diego

Speaker session on customer service and experience transformation.

UNITED STATES

Expo 2020 Dubai Ecosystem

Public appearance as a CX influencer within the Expo ecosystem.

GLOBAL

The CX Goalkeeper

Podcast guest discussing leadership, customer experience, and global CX trends.

GLOBAL

CX Passport — Episode 68

Podcast guest conversation on customer experience and international engagement.

UNITED STATES

All Things Considered CX with Bob Azman

Podcast guest discussing CX leadership and strategy.

UNITED STATES

iQor Digitally Irresistible — Episode 63

Podcast guest on digital transformation and customer engagement.

UNITED STATES

Product Leader / Products That Count — February Episode

Podcast guest discussing product leadership and customer-centric innovation.

2021

TURKEY

World Marketing Summit

Keynote on customer experience and marketing leadership.

NIGERIA

West African CX Summit

Keynote on CX leadership and customer-centric transformation.

LATIN AMERICA

LATAM CX Conference

Keynote on customer experience leadership across Latin America.

GLOBAL

eWorld Marketing Summit — November

Virtual keynote on marketing for social change.

CANADA

Customer Experience Strategies Summit — November

Hosted and emceed customer experience strategy sessions and discussions.

UNITED STATES

Customer Contact Week — Las Vegas

Workshop Leader on journey mapping and customer experience design.

GLOBAL

Piktale Influencers Summit and Award Ceremony

Featured live session participant and speaker.

BRAZIL

START.101 Brasil

Podcast guest discussing customer experience and innovation.

GLOBAL

CX Wednesday with CX...Oh! and Cemantica TV: CX Out Loud

Podcast guest discussing CX strategy and leadership.

UNITED STATES

Amazing Business Radio — January Episode

Podcast guest discussing “The New, Better Customer Experience.”

UNITED STATES

CX Forums — January Episode

Podcast guest discussing “Customer Experience Strategy and Innovation for 2021.”

UNITED STATES

Winning Digital Customers with Howard Tiersky

Podcast guest discussing digital customer engagement and transformation.

UNITED STATES

The Marketing Stack with Burhaan Pattel

Podcast guest discussing why customer experience matters.

UNITED STATES

Inspired Life Project Podcast with Maggie O'Dea

Podcast guest discussing leadership and personal growth through customer experience.

UNITED STATES

Avtex Experience Points — Episode 15

Podcast guest discussing experience innovation and customer engagement.

UNITED STATES

The Experience Maker

Podcast guest for “A Customer Experience Mastermind.”

UNITED STATES

The Data Standard

Podcast guest discussing “Is the world of social media about to change?”

UNITED STATES

Another Cloud Podcast — Episode 47

Podcast guest discussing technology, experience, and digital transformation.

2020

UNITED STATES

Engati Webinar

Presenter for “Answering Complex Customer Questions in Real Time.”

UNITED STATES

Global Innovation Event and Digital Branding Summit — January

Public appearance discussing innovation, branding, and digital engagement.

UNITED STATES

Engati CX — June Episode

Podcast guest discussing customer experience and conversational AI.

UNITED STATES

Get In The Mode — October Episode

Podcast guest discussing customer experience and conversational AI.

UNITED STATES

Engati CX — November Episode

Podcast guest discussing CX innovation and customer communication.

UNITED STATES

Shep Hyken’s Amazing Business Radio — December Episode

Podcast guest discussing customer experience strategy and leadership.

2020

UNITED STATES

Dean Foods Brand Innovators

Keynote on marketing innovation and brand experience strategy.

UNITED STATES

Customer Contact Week — Las Vegas

Public appearance as on-site influencer and event coverage contributor.