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In today’s ever-changing environment, customer needs and expectations are dynamic. In order to remain competitive, we need to be supporting our customers in new ways, and creating a frictionless, intuitive and omnichannel customer support strategy is vital in being able to meet and exceed those customer expectations now and into the future. There is enormous opportunity to put the customer experience at the heart of what we do, and turn the contact centre from a transactional cost-centre to a value-add for both the organisation and the customer.
The Contact Centre Symposium will create an unrivalled opportunity for 110 of the region’s most influential contact centre and customer care leaders to explore and discuss the changing face and future of the contact centre.
Attendees at the Symposium are hand-picked to ensure the audience represents the most influential minds in the industry. Set in the beautiful Hunter Valley, far from the distractions of the office, attendees are given the rare opportunity to participate in a collaborative learning and networking environment that fosters peer-to-peer learning.
The conference programme, crafted by a highly influential advisory board of contact centre leaders, has been designed to inspire, and operating under Chatham House rules, the prestigious forum encourages participants to candidly discuss industry opportunities and challenges in shaping the future of customer care.
Click the ‘Apply for your place’ button to join the most senior delegation of Contact Centre executives to gather in ANZ. We look forward to welcoming you to the Contact Centre Symposium.
Details
Contact Centre Symposium 2026
WHERE
Rydges Resort Hunter Valley,
formerly the Crowne Plaza,
Hunter Valley
430 Wine Country Dr
Lovedale NSW 2325
WHEN
Tue 12 – Wed 13 May 2026
WHO:
Contact Centre Directors
Customer Service Director
Chief Customer Officers
Head of Outsourcing
Customer Experience Directors
Head of Call Centre
Operations Directors
Chief Operations Officers
Head of Contact Centre Technology
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2026 Contact Centre Symposium Advisory BoardDriving the Contact Centre agenda…
Leanne Farrelly
TAL Australia
General Manager - Individual Life, Existing Business. Customer Service & Operations.
Jonathan Jayanthakumar
Woolworths Group
Senior Engineering Chapter Lead - AI, Automation & Contact Centre Technology
Key Topics
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AI & Automation : How can contact centres effectively integrate AI and automation to enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and manage evolving roles, while addressing challenges in data privacy, budget allocation, and workforce transformation?
Leadership : How can we cultivate effective leadership within contact centres to foster agile, empathetic, and customer-centric teams that are equipped for technological shifts, organisational change, and personal growth?
Caring for Vulnerable Customers : How can contact centres effectively assess vulnerable customers according to their needs and ensure that we stay in-line with government guidelines and legislations?
Putting Contact Centres at the Heart of CX & Business : How can contact centres evolve from being viewed as cost centres to becoming integral, profit-driving pillars of customer experience, delivering unique brand value, securing executive investment, and addressing key challenges such as customer?
Culture & Retention : How can organisations build a culture that supports employee retention by fostering mental health, wellbeing, and engagement, while evolving recruitment practices to acknowledge the increasingly skilled and complex roles of contact centre agents?
Building an Omnichannel Experience : How can contact centres advance their omnichannel capabilities to improve efficiency, customer prioritisation, and agent engagement by leveraging technology and data-driven systems for seamless routing, unified CRM integration, and enhanced knowledge management?
Team Structures : What is the most effective team structure for contact centres: a specialised team of experts or a universally skilled, “jack-of-all-trades” model, especially considering factors such as organisational needs, agent turnover, training speed, skills-based routing, and operational scalability?
Developing Off-Shore Capabilities : How can organisations effectively manage the challenges of offshoring, including high attrition rates, training, cultural alignment, and the balance between onshore and offshore teams, while maintaining customer experience and supporting transformative hybrid work models?
Onboarding & Training : How can organisations effectively design onboarding and training processes that integrate AI support, enhance CX skills, and maintain employee engagement in a landscape of high turnover and evolving workforce needs?
Contact Centre Symposium 2025 Speakers…The most influential contact centre and customer care leaders…
Jonathan Jayanthakumar
Woolworths Group
Senior Engineering Chapter Lead - AI, Automation & Contact Centre Technology
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