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How IAA Transformed Its Contact Centre with Five9 AI
Interview

How IAA Transformed Its Contact Centre with Five9 AI

At CCW Nashville, IAA and Five9 shared how an employee-first, AI-enabled contact centre strategy increased digital engagement, reduced case backlogs and improved NPS. The transformation shows why agent experience, trusted data and strategic partnerships are central to modern CX.

Sophie Wilson · 15 Oct 2026
Sanas Launches Supervised AI, Keeping Humans in Control of AI Calls
News

Sanas Launches Supervised AI, Keeping Humans in Control of AI Calls

Sanas Supervised AI enables contact centres to scale AI-led customer conversations while keeping a human supervisor in control. Announced at CCW Nashville, the platform allows supervisors to oversee up to four live AI calls, intervene instantly and preserve customer context.

Sophie Wilson · 14 Oct 2026
WebexOne 2026: GetixHealth on Buying Into the Webex Roadmap
Sponsored · Cisco

WebexOne 2026: GetixHealth on Buying Into the Webex Roadmap

Dan Womack, VP of Software at GetixHealth, tells CX Today why the medical billing company chose Webex Contact Center two years ago for its roadmap, how AI tools are helping it reach more patients, and why patients will decide where its virtual agents go next

Marcus Law · 14 Oct 2026
Can Enterprises Trust AI to Do the Work, Not Just the Demo?
Sponsored · Tata Communications

Can Enterprises Trust AI to Do the Work, Not Just the Demo?

Tata Communications' Gaurav Anand explains how to tell when an AI pilot is ready for production, what touchless resolution looks like in practice, how to make AI-to-human handoffs truly seamless, and where enterprises should start when scaling AI without breaking what already works

Rhys Fisher · 14 Oct 2026
WebexOne 2026: Cisco Dialog Turns AI Agents Into Advocates
Sponsored · Cisco

WebexOne 2026: Cisco Dialog Turns AI Agents Into Advocates

Vinod Muthukrishnan, VP and GM of Webex Customer Experience, tells CX Today how Dialog gives AI agents the relationship context and staying power to keep working on a customer's behalf long after the conversation ends, and how Cisco plans to keep them accountable

Marcus Law · 7 Oct 2026
Why 100% Interaction Analysis is the New Contact Center Standard
Interview

Why 100% Interaction Analysis is the New Contact Center Standard

Bluecrest moved beyond sampled calls and manual dispositions to analyze every customer interaction. Its experience shows how contact centers can use AI to uncover customer intent, challenge internal assumptions, improve service journeys, and build a stronger foundation for automation.

Rhys Fisher · 5 Oct 2026
Why Contact Center Buyers Must Rethink CX for 2026
Interview

Why Contact Center Buyers Must Rethink CX for 2026

ISG’s Research Director, Keith Dawson, says the contact center is becoming a customer engagement hub, forcing buyers to weigh AI governance, context, quality automation, and IT alignment alongside vendor rankings. The practical test is whether platforms now fit the operating model the business needs

Rob Wilkinson · 1 Oct 2026
AI Is Taking the Easy Calls. Can It Make Voice More Human?
Interview

AI Is Taking the Easy Calls. Can It Make Voice More Human?

As AI agents handle more routine customer service and experience queries, voice is becoming the channel for urgent and complex issues. Zendesk’s new real-time translation feature could remove language barriers, but accuracy and trust remain the real test.

Rhys Fisher · 29 Sept 2026
Inside Intelligent Workspace: How Vonage Is Rebuilding Agent Experience for a Multi-CRM, AI-Driven Era
Sponsored · Vonage

Inside Intelligent Workspace: How Vonage Is Rebuilding Agent Experience for a Multi-CRM, AI-Driven Era

Rob Wilkinson speaks with Rodney Hassard, Head of Product, Applications Group at Vonage , about how intelligent workspaces are reshaping the agent experience...

Rob Wilkinson · 6 Aug 2026
Moving Beyond Legacy Contact Centers to Future-Proof CX: What Enterprise Buyers Need to Know
Sponsored · Content Guru

Moving Beyond Legacy Contact Centers to Future-Proof CX: What Enterprise Buyers Need to Know

In this CX Today interview, Nicole Willing speaks with Martin Taylor, Co-Founder and Deputy CEO at Content Guru , about the market forces reshaping contact c...

Nicole Willing · 27 Jul 2026
CCW 2026: From Crisis Moments to Contained: easyJet's Contact Center Transformation with Microsoft
Sponsored · Microsoft

CCW 2026: From Crisis Moments to Contained: easyJet's Contact Center Transformation with Microsoft

 A packed Academy Ballroom at Caesars Forum. Thousands of contact center leaders on their feet. And a conversation about what AI-first service actually look...

Rob Scott · 20 Jul 2026
The Public Sector AI Shift Is Accelerating and Some Teams May Be Left Behind
Sponsored · NICE; Route 101

The Public Sector AI Shift Is Accelerating and Some Teams May Be Left Behind

Public sector transformation does not move on hype alone. It moves under pressure, scrutiny, and long-term delivery demands. This conversation explores what ...

Rob Wilkinson · 9 Jul 2026
How Casio Is Transforming CX With RingCentral - One Deliberate Step at a Time
Interview

How Casio Is Transforming CX With RingCentral - One Deliberate Step at a Time

Casio's Mike Bagala on replacing legacy infrastructure with RingCentral and using AI for agent quality control

Rob Scott · 7 Jul 2026
Cityside Fiber's CX Leader on AI, Soft Skills, and Owning Your Seat at the Table
Interview

Cityside Fiber's CX Leader on AI, Soft Skills, and Owning Your Seat at the Table

Cityside Fiber's Andrew Rios on rising customer expectations, why coachability beats skills, and tips for CX leaders starting their AI journey

Sophie Wilson · 2 Jul 2026
Cresta's CMO on the Unified AI Workforce - and Why Synthetic Customers Are the Next Big Thing
Interview

Cresta's CMO on the Unified AI Workforce - and Why Synthetic Customers Are the Next Big Thing

Cresta CMO Russel Banzon on why AI agents work best alongside humans and how synthetic customers will transform enterprise CX

Sophie Wilson · 2 Jul 2026
What's Keeping CX Leaders Up at Night? CMP's Nicole Kyle Has the Data
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What's Keeping CX Leaders Up at Night? CMP's Nicole Kyle Has the Data

CMP Research's Nicole Kyle on the three customer contact crises of 2026: fragmented data, failing self-service, and AI change mismanagement

Rob Scott · 1 Jul 2026
The Reality of Voice AI in the Contact Centre: From Pilot to Production
Sponsored · AudioCodes

The Reality of Voice AI in the Contact Centre: From Pilot to Production

In this CX Today interview, Marcus Law speaks with Ilan Avner, Director of Product Management at AudioCodes , about the practical reality of moving Voice AI ...

Marcus Law · 25 Jun 2026
Salesforce Agentforce Heats Up the Consolidation Fight, UJET Says It Could Backfire
Interview

Salesforce Agentforce Heats Up the Consolidation Fight, UJET Says It Could Backfire

UJET's Baker Johnson argues that Salesforce's Agentforce contact center push risks deepening vendor lock-in rather than solving it.

Rob Wilkinson · 11 Jun 2026
Why Cloud-First CX Is No Longer Enough
Sponsored · Enghouse; Enghouse Interactive

Why Cloud-First CX Is No Longer Enough

CX Today’s Rhys Fisher sits down with Rupert Adair, Director of Product Management at Enghouse Interactive . The cloud migration era has run its course, but ...

Rhys Fisher · 9 Jun 2026
Your Board Wants ROI in Six Months - Your Contact Center Needs Eighteen
Sponsored · Salesforce

Your Board Wants ROI in Six Months - Your Contact Center Needs Eighteen

Is your board expecting AI ROI in six months while your contact centre needs eighteen? You're not alone — and that gap is producing some genuinely bad decisi...

Rob Scott · 3 Jun 2026
Cisco: The AI Chatbot Era Is Dead – Here's What Comes Next
Interview

Cisco: The AI Chatbot Era Is Dead – Here's What Comes Next

At Cisco Live 2026, Cisco pulled back the curtain on a suite of AI-native tools designed to help organizations orchestrate, secure, and manage a blended work...

Rhys Fisher · 2 Jun 2026
Openreach's Brutal Honesty About What it Really Took to Transform CX at National Scale with NiCE
Interview

Openreach's Brutal Honesty About What it Really Took to Transform CX at National Scale with NiCE

Openreach's NPS was below zero. Missed appointments were rife. Here's how NiCE Cognigy's proactive AI agents turned that around.

Rhys Fisher · 21 May 2026
NiCE's $670M HMRC Megadeal – Is Enterprise CCaaS Now a Two-Horse Race?
Interview

NiCE's $670M HMRC Megadeal – Is Enterprise CCaaS Now a Two-Horse Race?

COMMfusion's Blair Pleasant breaks down the NiCE HMRC CCaaS deal, covering hyperscalers, the Capgemini factor, and the 8-year contract.

Rhys Fisher · 11 May 2026
Is Agentforce Contact Center the Fix for CX Fragmentation, or a New Risk Layer?
Interview

Is Agentforce Contact Center the Fix for CX Fragmentation, or a New Risk Layer?

Zeus Kerravala and Dave Michels debate whether Salesforce's Agentforce Contact Center is a genuine step forward for CX or a new layer of risk.

Rob Wilkinson · 8 May 2026
Why “Chatbot Walls” Kill Trust in Travel CX, Concentrix Explains
Interview

Why “Chatbot Walls” Kill Trust in Travel CX, Concentrix Explains

When travel runs smoothly, customer experience rarely gets noticed. When it breaks down, trust is tested fast. In this CX Today interview, Nicole Willing sit...

Nicole Willing · 30 Apr 2026
Why CX Teams Can't Afford to Ignore the Network Layer Any Longer
Interview

Why CX Teams Can't Afford to Ignore the Network Layer Any Longer

PSTN shutdown pushes CX teams to rethink networks, latency and observability as AI voice reshapes performance

Rhys Fisher · 23 Apr 2026
How AI in the Contact Center is Powering Real-Time Insights, Smarter Agents & Better ROI
Interview

How AI in the Contact Center is Powering Real-Time Insights, Smarter Agents & Better ROI

Discover how a unified CX platform uses AI to deliver real-time insights, smarter routing, and personalized customer experiences.

Nicole Willing · 15 Apr 2026
Always On, Still Losing Revenue: The Board Slide That Links Degraded CX to Churn
Interview

Always On, Still Losing Revenue: The Board Slide That Links Degraded CX to Churn

Always-on service isn’t just CX - it’s a commercial decision. Ross Telfer explains how service failures drives churn and hidden revenue loss.

Rob Wilkinson · 10 Apr 2026
The FCC's Offshore Call Center Crackdown Could Be the Shock That Fixes a Broken Industry
Interview

The FCC's Offshore Call Center Crackdown Could Be the Shock That Fixes a Broken Industry

FCC offshore call center regulation could reshape enterprise CX, compliance, and AI adoption, says ZK Research’s Zeus Keravala.

Rhys Fisher · 9 Apr 2026
How Cloud Voice AI Is Reviving the Contact Center in 2026
Interview

How Cloud Voice AI Is Reviving the Contact Center in 2026

Explore how voice AI and CCaaS platforms are transforming contact centers through automation and scalable voice infrastructure.

Nicole Willing · 7 Apr 2026
Why Sun River Health Fixed Employee Friction Before Fixing Patient Experience
Interview

Why Sun River Health Fixed Employee Friction Before Fixing Patient Experience

How Sun River Health modernized its contact center using AI and RingCentral to reduce employee friction, improve first‑call resolution, and deliver better patient experiences.

Rob Scott · 12 Mar 2026
Why Customer Service Experience Is Getting Worse (and How Leaders Can Fix It) | Alex Mead
Interview

Why Customer Service Experience Is Getting Worse (and How Leaders Can Fix It) | Alex Mead

Alex Mead explains why CX is broken, where AI helps, and how leaders can rebuild CSX.

Rob Wilkinson · 16 Feb 2026
AI Hype Is Over – Now Contact Centers Need Results
Sponsored · Puzzel

AI Hype Is Over – Now Contact Centers Need Results

In this CX Today interview, Associate Editor, Rhys Fisher, speaks with Sundeep Boughan, Director of Sales Engineering at Puzzel , to unpack findings from the...

Rhys Fisher · 12 Feb 2026
The AI Arms Race: Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Shift in Contact Centers
Sponsored · Sabio

The AI Arms Race: Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Shift in Contact Centers

 Rhys Fisher sits down with James Hughes, VP of Solutions at Sabio , to explore what’s really happening behind the scenes of AI’s rapid rise in the contact ...

Rhys Fisher · 4 Feb 2026
The Death of Hold Music Why Waiting on the Line Is Over
Sponsored · Zendesk

The Death of Hold Music Why Waiting on the Line Is Over

Waiting on hold has become a cultural meme for a reason. People now experience “instant” everywhere else, food deliveries, banking, streaming. So when suppor...

Rob Wilkinson · 2 Feb 2026
The Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing: What Legacy Systems Really Cost CX Leaders
Sponsored · Five9

The Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing: What Legacy Systems Really Cost CX Leaders

Steve Blood, VP of Market Intelligence at Five9 , exposes the hidden dangers lurking within legacy contact center systems. While many CX leaders view moderni...

Rob Wilkinson · 29 Jan 2026
Who's Really Calling? The Rise of AI Customers
Sponsored · TTEC Digital

Who's Really Calling? The Rise of AI Customers

 For years, the CX industry has obsessed over deploying AI to serve customers better. But a seismic shift is already underway and most contact centers aren'...

Rob Scott · 27 Jan 2026
Big CX Update: How Tata Communications Is Transforming Customer Interactions with AI
Sponsored · Tata Communications

Big CX Update: How Tata Communications Is Transforming Customer Interactions with AI

In this episode of CX Today, host Christopher Carey sits down with Gaurav Anand, Global Head of Customer Interaction Suite at Tata Communications , to explor...

Christopher Carey · 21 Jan 2026
The Webex Contact Center: 5 Capabilities You Won't Find Elsewhere
Sponsored · Cisco Webex

The Webex Contact Center: 5 Capabilities You Won't Find Elsewhere

 CX Today's Charlie Mitchell hosts Shelly Kramer, President & CEO at Kramer & Company , to deep dive on the Webex Contact Center. Cisco's cloud contact cent...

Charlie Mitchell · 8 Jan 2026
The ‘Always On’ Myth: Why Your After-Hours Strategy is Failing Customers
Interview

The ‘Always On’ Myth: Why Your After-Hours Strategy is Failing Customers

Many brands claim 24/7 customer service, but AI-only overnight support is creating frustrated customers, burned-out agents, and operational backlogs.

Rob Wilkinson · 6 Jan 2026
CX Today's 12 Trends of Christmas: Expert Predictions for 2026
Interview

CX Today's 12 Trends of Christmas: Expert Predictions for 2026

12 CX analysts, vendors, and practitioners share their biggest customer experience predictions for 2026, from agentic AI to data governance and personalization at scale.

Rhys Fisher · 23 Dec 2025
Why Wall Street is Suddenly Nervous About Your Contact Center Vendor
Interview

Why Wall Street is Suddenly Nervous About Your Contact Center Vendor

Rob Scott and Zeus Kerravala discuss the end of the per-seat model. Discover why AI agents are disrupting contact center economics at AWS re:Invent.

Rob Scott · 5 Dec 2025
The Platform Advantage: How Sprinklr Is Redefining CCaaS for the Next Era of CX
Sponsored · Sprinklr

The Platform Advantage: How Sprinklr Is Redefining CCaaS for the Next Era of CX

In this interview, Sprinklr’s VP of Product Management explains how a platform-led approach is redefining customer experience by uniting contact center, conv...

Rob Scott · 24 Nov 2025
The Truth About CCaaS Migrations
Sponsored · Miratech

The Truth About CCaaS Migrations

Joseph Kelly , Solutions Architect at Miratech , shares a practical “lift and shine” mindset: transition what works, minimise disruption for agents and custo...

Rhys Fisher · 4 Nov 2025
Redefining AI with Empathy & Agent Empowerment
Sponsored · Graia

Redefining AI with Empathy & Agent Empowerment

In this interview, CX Today Deputy Editor Rhys Fisher sits down with Sahil Rekhi, CRO at Graia , to discuss how the company is reimagining customer experienc...

Rhys Fisher · 28 Oct 2025
Public Sector Contact Centers: The Current State of Play
Sponsored · Mitel

Public Sector Contact Centers: The Current State of Play

CX Today's Charlie Mitchell talks with Mitel's Paul Hughes and Nick Hanna about the real challenges and opportunities facing public sector contact centers.

Charlie Mitchell · 22 Oct 2025
The Biggest AI Mistakes CX Leaders Can’t Afford to Make
Sponsored · Enghouse

The Biggest AI Mistakes CX Leaders Can’t Afford to Make

Watch on Youtube In this interview, Deputy Editor Rhys Fisher sits down with Steve Nattress, VP of Product Management at Enghouse Interactive , for a gritty ...

Rhys Fisher · 21 Oct 2025
The Latest on ServiceNow AI Experience, Qualtrics' $6.75MN PG Forsta Acquisition, & More
Feature

The Latest on ServiceNow AI Experience, Qualtrics' $6.75MN PG Forsta Acquisition, & More

This month’s lineup includes: Zeus Kerravala, Principal Analyst at ZK Research Liz Miller, VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research Rebecca Wettemann...

Charlie Mitchell · 15 Oct 2025
Analyzing the Gartner Magic Quadrant for CCaaS 2025
Interview

Analyzing the Gartner Magic Quadrant for CCaaS 2025

CX Today's Charlie Mitchell hosts analysts Zeus Kerravala and Liz Miller to unpack the surprises and missing visionaries in Gartner's 2025 CCaaS Magic Quadrant.

Charlie Mitchell · 6 Oct 2025
Connected Intelligence and the End of the Drudge Work, Says Nate Brown
Interview

Connected Intelligence and the End of the Drudge Work, Says Nate Brown

Nate Brown, Head of Education & Enablement at Metric Sherpa, shares his WebexOne 2025 insights on AI, Connected Intelligence, and the balance between automation and human empathy in customer experience.

Rob Scott · 2 Oct 2025
Why the Future of AI in CX Depends on Leaders Who Can Say ‘No’
Sponsored · Salesforce; Cisco Webex

Why the Future of AI in CX Depends on Leaders Who Can Say ‘No’

Salesforce and Cisco Webex unveil a deeper Salesforce–Webex Contact Center integration at WebexOne 2025. Discover how Connected Intelligence, agent experience, and pragmatic agentic AI will shape the future of customer service.

Rob Scott · 2 Oct 2025
No More Boxes: Webex’s Open Approach to Customer Experience Integration
Sponsored · Cisco Webex

No More Boxes: Webex’s Open Approach to Customer Experience Integration

At WebexOne 2025, Cisco’s Vinod Muthukrishnan reveals how Webex Customer Experience is redefining AI Quality Management, AI Agents, and integrations with Salesforce, Amazon Lex, and Epic. Discover how “Connected Intelligence” is transforming supervisors, agents, and customer journeys.

Rob Scott · 2 Oct 2025
Smarter Conversations, Healthier Outcomes: Valeris’ Webex Contact Center Story
Sponsored · Cisco Webex

Smarter Conversations, Healthier Outcomes: Valeris’ Webex Contact Center Story

Discover how Valeris is transforming healthcare contact centres with Cisco Webex Contact Center. In this WebexOne 2025 interview, VP Tommy Walker shares how AI-first innovation is driving better patient experiences and empowering agents with empathy.

Rob Scott · 30 Sept 2025
Deflection Is NOT a Contact Center AI Strategy. This Is
Sponsored · UJET

Deflection Is NOT a Contact Center AI Strategy. This Is

CX Today’s Charlie Mitchell hosts Matt Clare, VP of Product Marketing at UJET. The duo explores changing contact center metrics, AI, and orchestration, discu...

Charlie Mitchell · 24 Sept 2025
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conference12–14 Oct 2027

CCW Europe Summit 2027

Amsterdam, Netherlands

CCW Europe's continental flagship moves to Taets Art and Event Park in Amsterdam, October 12-14, 2027. The organizer says the 2027 edition opens a new chapter at an expanded venue on Amsterdam's North Sea Canal, for senior customer experience and service leaders.

conference26–28 Apr 2027

CCW Executive Exchange BFSI 2027

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

An invitation-only Customer Management Practice forum for senior CX, customer contact, and operations leaders in banking, financial services, and insurance, April 26-28, 2027, at The Omni Fort Lauderdale.

conference22–24 Feb 2027

CCW Executive Exchange Emerging Tech 2027

San Diego, CA, USA

An invitation-only Customer Management Practice forum for senior CX and customer contact leaders, February 22-24, 2027, at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina in San Diego. Official themes include emerging technology, personalized journeys, and where human support still matters.