Conference Schedule

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Sunday, April 15
2:00-4:00 pm SOCAP Committee Meetings
4:00-5:30 pm Chapter Leadership Forum
5:30-6:30 pm New Member/First-Timer Orientation
3:00-8:00 pm Conference Registration
7:00-8:00 pm Welcome Reception

 

Monday, April 16
7:30 am-5:30 pm Conference Registration
8:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30 am

Opening General Session

Robyn Waters - Author

10:30-11:00 am Networking Break
11:00 am-12:00 Breakout Sessions (4)
  • Crisis Management 101: Preparing for and Surviving a Product Crisis—Beth Ziff, Premiere Response
  • Email Marketing, Privacy and Optimization Strategies—Jordan Cohen, Epsilon Interactive 
  • The Consumer Service Representative's Role in Managing Crisis and Protecting the Company in our Litigious Environment—Douglas Besman, Nestlé
  • Breaking Down Contact Center Silos via a Workforce Optimization Initiative—William Durr, Witness Systems
12:15-1:45 pm Lunch
2:00-3:00 pm Breakout sessions (4)
  • Leading Organizational Change: On Target, On Time and On Budget—Dutch Holland, Holland and Davis
  • Consumer Concerns in the U.S. Spanish Speaking Community: Creating a Targeted Customer Care Business Strategy for Success—Jeff Maszal, Customer Care Measurement and Consulting
  • A Case Study of Continental Airlines: Reward and Recognition Programs and Their Impact on Performance—BJ McDonald, Continental Airlines
  • Protecting Your Customer from Identity Theft—Sean McCleskey, U.S. Secret Service
3:00-3:30 pm Networking Break
3:30-5:00 pm

Afternoon General Session

Kelly Cook - VP, Employee and Customer Engagement

5:15-7:00 pm Exhibitor Reception

 

Tuesday, April 17
7:30 am-5:00 pm Conference Registration
8:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30 am

Morning General Session

Kelly McDonald - Leading Marketing and Advertising Expert on the Latino Market

10:30-11:00 am Networking Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm Breakout Sessions (4)
  • Managing Remote Agents to Provide a Consistent Customer Experience in a Changing Environment— Tim Houlne, Working Solutions
  • Weathering the Winds of Change: A Case Study on Leading Your Organization through Transition—Galen Thomas, DBS Communications
  • Dancing With Megaphones: The Consumer Generated Media (CGM) Revolution—
    Pete Blackshaw, Nielsen BuzzMetrics
  • Jody Lewis, Convergys— Title TBD
12:15-1:45 pm Lunch
12:15-3:00 pm Executive SANG Luncheon & Meeting - Registration Required
2:00-3:00 pm Breakout sessions (4)
  • Customer Experience Performance Management: Utilizing Technology-
    Driven Measurement to Drive Coaching Success in Your Contact Center—
    Tom
    Hammond, The Hartford Group
  • Creating a Culture of WOW—Andre Harris, Westfield
  • Leading Customers through Change: A Survival Guide to Persuasive Marketing
    to Your Customers—Peter De Trempe, Clarke American
  • Telework Makes Good Business Sense—Ilene Morris-Sambur, Creating Opportunity by Recognizing Abilities (CORA)
3:00-3:30 pm Networking Break
3:30-5:00 pm

Closing General Session

Eric Hutto - VP, Consumer Business Segment, Perot Systems

6:00-10:00 pm Conference Social Finale

 

Wednesday, April 18
9:00-10:00 am Morning General Session (open to all registrants)
10:00 am-2:00 pm Food & Beverage SANG Meeting - Registration Required

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