Meet the Speakers

Support leaders, practitioners, and community builders sharing real-world lessons and practical insights.


Our Incredible List of Speakers

Meet the voices shaping this year’s Expo.

Our speakers are practitioners, leaders, and builders from across the support and customer experience world, sharing practical lessons, evolving ideas, and real-world experiences from the work they do every day.

More speakers will be announced soon - check back as the lineup grows.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Cora Van Leeuwen

Technical Support Specialist at Attio

Using AI To Clean Up Messy Knowledge Bases

Learn how to use AI to your advantage, allowing you to overhaul your knowledge base without months of work.

MANAGEMENT TRACK

Anna Brozek

Owner, Soma Naperville

Burnout Starts at the Top

Your team’s nervous systems are borrowing regulation from yours. When you do your own work, they feel it — and it changes how they show up.

MANAGEMENT TRACK

Reagan Helms

VP of Customer Experience at Planning Center

How to Develop Your Own System for Effective 1:1s

A three-part system pattern — capture, extract, surface — that any manager can implement with tools they already have, so every 1:1 builds on the last instead of starting from scratch.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Daver Jennings

Technical Support Senior Manager at OverDrive

How Leaders Can Turn Support Roles into Lasting Careers

Gain a mindset shift that empowers you to redefine your role, take ownership of your growth, and shape the career path you want to build.

AI TRACK

Joshua Boock

How Creating Your Own Tools Can Transform Operations

Learn how to turn AI from a tool into a meaningful advantage for your team by solving the right problems.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Stephanie A Jones

Customer Experience Leader 

Why Dashboards Don’t Change Behavior and What Leaders Should Do Instead

Gain a clear understanding of how to turn data insights into structured workflows that drive consistent execution and measurable outcomes.

AI TRACK

Andrew Randazzo

Manager, Customer Support at Fin

Upskill Your Team for the Future

Learn practical steps for implementing AI across your team, driving adoption, and maximizing impact through effective change management.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Victoria Crow Dog

Senior Engineering Manager at Clever Inc.

Building the Human Systems Behind AI Support

Learn a phased operating model for implementing AI in support, with clear guidance on priorities, ownership, human oversight, and when systems are ready for customer-facing use.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Josh Carpenter

Senior Director, Customer Support at Arkestro

Support Owns the Release

Gain an adaptable framework for positioning support as an active driver of successful release management.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Andrew rios

Customer Experience Leader and Coach

Unlocking the Power of Support Reports

Learn how to turn support reporting into a strategic tool that uncovers insights, builds trust, and drives better business decisions.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Riz Sherif

Director of Customer Experience at Credit Repair Cloud

One Knowledge Base, Three Masters

Leave with a practical framework for auditing your knowledge base and creating content that works for AI, agents, and customers alike.

MANAGEMENT TRACK

Priscilla Brooke

Head of Podcaster Success at Buzzsprout

The High Cost of Urgency in Customer Support

Gain a new perspective on what great support looks like, with the confidence to prioritize calm, thoughtful service over speed alone.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Brett Rush

Founder of Rush to Resolution

The Support Playbook for Fast-Moving Products

Leave with a framework to identify playbook gaps and a system for keeping documentation current as your product evolves.

AI TRACK

Susannah Barnes

Sr. Manager, Digital Customer Experience at Alation

Knowledge at the Speed of AI

Learn a framework for building AI-powered knowledge systems that scale expertise, close knowledge gaps, and keep humans at the center of quality and accuracy.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Lucas Via

Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Hiver

Rethinking Support for Better Business Outcomes

Learn how to move from ticket-centric to account-aware support, helping teams resolve issues faster, improve experiences, and protect revenue.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Jamie Shibley

CEO | Engagement Strategist   at The Expressory

Blending AI with Emotional Intelligence

Learn how to build a support culture rooted in trust and empathy, with tools to strengthen customer relationships, empower teams, and drive business success.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Martin Hobratschk

Founder of Cognita Knowledge Management LLC

Why Your Experts Are Your Bottleneck and What to Do About It

Leave with practical strategies to uncover hidden knowledge, streamline documentation, and empower teams to keep information accurate and accessible.

Dima Matt

Executive Assistant at 
Import2

How Support Teams Reinforce Long-Term, High-Trust Vendor Partnerships

Build a repeatable approach to measure partner impact, reduce support effort, and turn customer feedback into meaningful product improvements.

AI TRACK

Francoise Tourniaire

Owner and Principal at FT Works

12+ Ways to Use AI for Support Ops

Discover practical ways to use AI in Support Ops, with actionable ideas you can apply immediately—regardless of your team's size or budget.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Lala Mamedov

Founder of The Support Strategy

Your Career Is a Bucket of Lego Blocks, and You Haven't Read the Instructions Yet

Walk away with a simple three-step plan to organize your experience and start building your career with intention, one step at a time.

AI TRACK

Marie Widmer

Co-Founder & CEO of Styri 

AI Is Accelerating Churn

Understand where AI may be increasing customer churn, and gain practical steps to reduce risk and improve customer retention.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRACK

Neeha Sri Kethi Reddy

Product Support Lead at dotCMS

The Small Team AI Playbook

Learn how to introduce AI into a support team with a clear framework for prioritizing projects, setting guardrails, and keeping people in control.

AI TRACK

Niraj Ranjan Rout

Founder, CEO of Hiver

The 40% Problem: Building an AI Strategy for the Tickets That Will Never Be Deflected

Gain a fresh perspective on using AI to free your team for the complex conversations where human expertise makes the biggest difference.

AI TRACK

Oliver Williams

SmugMug

Swarm to Self-Serve - a SaaS Support Demand Reduction Journey

Learn how to identify preventable support work, build a compelling business case, and measure success with meaningful operational outcomes.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Sarala Conlan

Senior Customer Support Manager at Kojo

Imagine, Test, Repeat: The Scientific Method of Growth

Develop a practical approach to solving unfamiliar challenges with confidence, creativity, and a repeatable method your whole team can use.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Shaneika Booker

Manager, Customer Success & Support at Honeycomb Insurance

Visibility is your Career Superpower

Gain the confidence to define your unique strengths, communicate your value clearly, and take practical steps toward greater visibility and career growth.

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