Customer Success

Engage Customer Summit 2026

The Engage Customer Summit 2026 is a leading conference focusing on the future of customer engagement. Celebrating its 15th year, the summit offers an expanded two-day program with seven stages, over 250 case studies, and sessions from global brands. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with more than 3,000 senior leaders responsible for customer e…

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53Speakers
20Sponsors
41Sessions
62Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Engage, in alphabetical order.

Adrian Evans
Head of Digital Product: Customer Commerce · B&Q
Aida Huggins
Customer Recovery Manager · KFC
Aileen Raynos
CRM Lead · Nestlé Purina UK & Ireland
Amanda Bishop
Head of Customer Service Journeys/Operational AI · Holiday Extras
Andrew Chipchase
Sales Manager · Halo
Andrew Humphrey
Customer Operations Director · Autotrader UK
Andrew Pattie
CX Solutions Director UKI & South Europe · Sprinklr
Andrew Webber
Chief Digital & Customer Officer · END.
Anna Gradil
Senior Director, Seller Growth & Support · Depop
Charles Riley
Senior Customer Experience Improvement Specialist · Checkatrade
Cheryl Fuller
MX Strategy Contact Centre Channel Lead · Samsung Electronics
Claire Deekes
Chief Customer Officer · Cumberland Building Society
Danny Bradley
Senior Data Engagement & Execution Lead · Virgin Media O2
Dominika Kampa
Head of AI · Admiral Group
Elias David
GM UKI · ElevenLabs
Gabe Skeoch
CRM & Website Lead · Scottish Football Association
Gabriella Lambert
Head of Customer Experience · Nestlé Nespresso SA
Hady Kalaf
Chief Capability Officer · Bel
Ian Plummer
Chief Customer Officer · Autotrader UK
Jamie Thorpe
Chief Experience Officer · Ipsos
Jasper Krog
Head of Marketing Strategy and Insights · Gebr. Heinemann
Jen Sharp
Vice President Customer Service · DHL Express

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ArvatoConnect
CallMiner
Commbox
Deskpro
Dialpad
Elevenlabs
Emarsys
Foundever
InMoment
Ipsos
Kantar
Maru
Medallia
Microsoft
Nextiva
Salesforce
Treasure Data
Verint
Zendesk
Zoho

Agenda

Selected from 41 sessions.

  • 08:55 - 09:00

    Welcome to the 2026 Engage Customer Summit

    Day 1 is all about The Customer Reality – putting the real pressures, gaps and successes in customer engagement front and centre. From strained contact centres and shifting custome…

    Main Stage
  • 09:00 - 09:25

    The UK CX Report 2026: The Opportunity for Delight: Rising Above the Mediocre

    Ipsos, in partnership with Engage Business Media, is delighted to share this year’s insights into current trends within the customer experience landscape. The 2026 nationally repre…

    Main Stage
  • 09:25 - 09:50

    The AI Reality Check: Why Investment Isn't Delivering and What CX Leaders Need to Change

    This session explores the growing gap between AI ambition and AI impact, and what's really driving it: rising customer expectations, growing service complexity, and the operational…

    Main Stage
  • 09:50 - 10:20

    The Growth Conversation Every Organisation Should Be Having

    In this panel, senior leaders share how they are making customer experience a genuine priority rather than a functional concern. From building the business case for CX investment t…

    Main Stage
  • 10:20 - 11:00

    Networking Break: Dedicated Time for 1:1 Discussions

    This break provides opportunity to engage with sponsors, explore new tools and services, and network with peers.

    Main Stage
  • 11:00 - 11:25

    DHL Express Case Study: What Transformation Setbacks Taught Me About Scaling AI, Change and Customer Operations

    Drawing on her customer service transformation journey, this session explores lessons learned from a major service migration, the unexpected impact, and how those experiences are n…

    Main Stage
  • 11:25 - 11:50

    Beyond the Model: Applied AI Inside Admiral, Engineered With ElevenLabs

    Dominika Kampa and Elias David pick up the story where most vendor selection stories end with ElevenLabs' forward deployed engineers working alongside Admiral's own teams, building…

    Main Stage
  • 11:50 - 12:20

    Ahead of the Curve – What It Really Takes to Be Industry-Leading

    In this panel, senior leaders share how they are actively shaping the future of their industries rather than reacting to it. From creating the cultural conditions for genuine innov…

    Main Stage
  • 12:20 - 12:45

    Why Customer Conversations Are Won Before an Agent Says Hello

    This session looks beyond the agent interaction itself to explore the invisible factors that determine customer experience success. From orchestration and context-sharing to AI-dri…

    Main Stage
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 62 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

62 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
17Sponsoringsponsor only
42Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Ipsos·Verint·ElevenLabs

Speakers by seniority

75% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1426%
  • Founder / Owner24%
  • VP-level24%
  • Director / Head of2242%
  • Manager / Lead815%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Marketing / Brand12%
  • Other roles36%

Of 53 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1IpsosSponsor2
2VerintSponsor2
3ElevenLabsSponsor1
4ArvatoConnectSponsor-
5CallMinerSponsor-
6CommBoxSponsor-
7DeskproSponsor-
8DialpadSponsor-
9EmarsysSponsor-
10FoundeverSponsor-
11Halo3
12InMomentSponsor-
13KantarSponsor-
14MaruSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified20
100% of 20
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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