Support Driven Summit

A dedicated in-person conference for Heads of Support and Senior Leaders in Customer Support and Customer Experience.

October 28 -30 | San Francisco, CA

Pylon HQ
690 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States

The Call for Proposals for the Leadership Summit is OPEN NOW! Submit the proposal here!

Gain insights from industry leaders driving value and championing the importance of Customer Support and Customer Experience.

As a senior leader, your strategic decisions directly shape your organization's success. There’s no manual for the challenges you face or the economic landscape you’re navigating.

Presenters

  • Breaking Barriers: How Case Swarming Reshaped Our Team Dynamics

    Erika Semtei | Vice President, Customer Support at Braze

    Learn actionable steps to initiate case swarming and revolutionise team collaboration for greater efficiency and responsiveness

  • Support in the Spotlight: Bringing Technical Support to Customer Marketing Events

    Emma Charles | Customer Learning & Enablement Manager, Team Lead at Everbridge

    Learn how involving Technical Support in marketing events builds visibility, trust, and stronger customer relationships. This session shows how showcasing support expertise positions teams as strategic partners, boosting credibility and creating meaningful impact across the business.

  • Lean, Mean, Next-Generation Support Teams

    Victoria Crow Dog | Senior Manager, Technical Support at HackerRank

    This session reimagines CSAT with a three-tiered Total CSAT framework. Attendees will learn to move beyond one-size-fits-all scoring, create fairer evaluations, uncover deeper insights, and gain a more strategic approach to measuring customer satisfaction.

  • Upgraded CSAT metric: how to make your CSAT more advanced?

    Valeriia Golubieva | Customer Experience Program Manager at Manychat

    Explore a fresh approach to CSAT with a three-tiered Total CSAT framework. Attendees will learn to create fairer evaluations, gain deeper actionable insights, and leave with practical strategies to measure customer satisfaction and strengthen their support teams.

  • Use Proactive, White Glove Support to Double Customer Satisfaction and Half Wait Times

    Damianne President | Happiness Product Lead at Automattic

    This session provides a step-by-step framework to identify and retain high-value customers. Attendees will learn how to transform support from a cost center into a growth driver, leveraging loyalty and trust to make customer success a key engine for business growth.

  • Hypergrowth: how to scale yourself with the company

    Oleg Krasnov | Head of Customer Support at Manychat

    Attendees will get an idea of what is expected from Support Leaders at different growth stages and how to operate ahead of the learning curve to exceed expectations and be highly valuable for the business.

  • Lead with empathy and clarity in CX

    Luis Carrillo | Strategic Advisor at VOX

    If you attend this session, you’ll walk away with one practical framework you can use immediately to drive emotionally intelligent conversations and operational clarity, both internally and externally

  • The Real Job of a Leader: Creating a Team That Talks Back

    Kayleb McKelvain | Senior Director of Support at Tessitura Network

    This session reframes leadership, emphasizing psychological safety over performance metrics. Attendees will learn to create an environment where people feel safe to speak up, be authentic, and be seen—building trust and engagement that naturally drive stronger performance.

  • Aligning Marketing and Customer Experience for Success

    Angel Funes | Head of Marketing at Horatio

    Attendees will engage with a hands-on framework, filling in key details during the session to apply it directly to their own work. This interactive approach ensures they leave with practical, personalized takeaways ready to implement.

  • Feedback Without Friction: Making CX Insights Work Cross-Functionally

    Amanda Tarantino |CX Manager at True Botanicals

    Attendees will walk away energized to champion the customer’s voice and confidently shape high-level decisions within their organizations.

  • The Breakthrough That Turns Product and Support Into True Partners

    Marilyn Lin | Director, Support Portfolio Transformation at Microsoft

    Learn practical strategies and real-world examples to turn product and support into a high-impact partnership. This session shows how collaboration drives better customer outcomes, empowers teams, and creates significant business impact, leaving attendees ready to unlock their full potential.

  • From Escalations to Collaboration: How Support Becomes Everyone’s Job

    Ty Givens | Founder & CEO of CX Collective

    This session presents a framework to turn escalations from “support’s problem” into cross-functional opportunities. Attendees will learn how to transform challenging situations into collaborative moments that build trust, enhance customer outcomes, and deliver stronger results for the business.

  • "QA at the Speed of AI" or "Who QA’s the QA? AI Watching AI”

    Ana-Alicia Siqueiros | Director of Support at Peek

    Discover how support teams can leverage AI to both serve customers and improve bots. Automating repetitive QA tasks allows humans to focus on nuanced coaching—judgment, empathy, and cultural context—ensuring automation aligns with customer trust and delivers better outcomes.

  • How to say no to a customer and leave them and you feeling good - in 5 minutes!

    Francoise Tourniaire | Owner and Principal of FT Works

    Learn how to say no with clarity, confidence, and ease—while maintaining trust and respect.

  • From Support to Strategy: How Patreon Turns Customer Feedback into Product Impact

    Garrick Ho | Senior Operations Specialist at Patreon

    This session provides a practical framework to turn CX teams into trusted advisors. Attendees will learn to analyze volume shifts, share credible insights, anticipate feature impact, use customer intelligence for prioritization, and build alignment so customer feedback shapes the product.

  • From Emotion to Business Impact: Leading with Data-Driven Escalations

    Grant Stanis | Chief Executive Officer at TeamSupport

    Explore real-world escalation successes and failures, and gain a repeatable framework that earns executive buy-in, builds trust, and drives effective customer solutions. Attendees will leave with practical tools to manage escalations confidently and create lasting impact.

  • Revenue‑Aligned Support: Building Efficiency via Tiered Models and Automation—Without Cutting Humans

    Adam Lobb | Director, Technical Support at LaunchDarkly

    Attendees will walk away with a strategy to turn support into a revenue-aligned, automation-empowered growth engine—without sacrificing human service or team morale.

  • Building a Healthy, Customer-Driven Culture in CX

    Melinda Roberts | Sr. Manager of Customer Experience at Dr. Squatch

    I’ll share lessons from a decade in CX leadership on building healthy, customer-driven cultures—showing how empathy, ownership, and inspiration shape empowered teams more than process or compensation.

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Hotels

We are happy to partner with a nearby hotel for discounted room rates for SD Summit 2025. You can find the details below, and the booking link will take you to the hotel website to complete your reservation.

Hotel G San Francisco

386 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Available Dates
October 28 - 30

This deal is valid until rooms are available

Tilden Hotel

345 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Available Dates
October 27-31

Must Book Before - Saturday, September 27

Price range: $126 per night