22nd of April 2026 | Hyatt Regency Sydney
8:30am to 4:30pm
The organisations pulling ahead have already scaled AI for customer and employee service -Â delivering consistently better experiences that grow revenue, build loyalty, and unlock productivity.Â
Hear directly from the CX and technology leaders who've moved from AI potential to performance at scale. And get hands-on with the latest innovations you can take back and deploy rapidly.
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Stay tuned for weekly speaker & session announcements.
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Scaling AI for service requires navigating control and governance — not just speed. In his keynote, Daniel Ricciardo draws on a career built on performing under pressure to show how the right systems, mindset and culture make high performance sustainable. On the racetrack and in your organisation.
The High-Speed Blueprint for Relentless Innovation and Performance
Daniel Ricciardo, 8X F1 Grand Prix Winner, Entrepreneur & Global Ambassador
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In his keynote, "The High-Speed Blueprint for Relentless Innovation and Performance", Daniel will share the mindset required to compete at the highest level. He’ll break down how to thrive under pressure, pivot at 200mph, and build a culture of relentless improvement.
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Setting CX up for success in the AI era
Adrian McDermott, Chief Technology Officer, Zendesk
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Most service interactions are failure demand or low-value work. AI's job is to clear that noise so teams can focus on interactions that grow revenue, drive loyalty, and build trust. Learn what that shift looks like in practice: how service roles are evolving, what it takes to build an AI-ready knowledge foundation, and why the organisations seeing the greatest return from AI are the ones chasing growth, not just efficiency.
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The Future of Enterprise AI
Satya Tammareddy, Head of Go-To-Market, Australia & New Zealand, OpenAI
Lucinda Longcroft, Interim CEO, Tech Council of Australia
Mark Lewis, Director, GTM Specialist APJ, AWS
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What is the true state of AI in Australian organisations? Few people have a clearer view than the leaders currently building it out, deploying it at scale, and shaping the policies that govern it. In this session, voices from OpenAI, AWS, and the Tech Council of Australia go beyond the headlines to share what they're actually seeing: where Australian enterprises are gaining ground, where they're still stuck, and what it takes to turn AI potential into real productivity. If you want an unfiltered read on the state and future of AI in Australia, this is it.
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Future of Service: An Executive's Perspective
Richard Exton, Group Executive, Chief Technology and Data Officer, Aware Super
Bryce Maybury, Chief Technology Officer, Guzman y Gomez
Kellie Hackney, VP ANZ, Zendesk
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Leaders who are setting new standards in service aren't waiting. They're making bold decisions, embedding AI thoughtfully, and bringing their entire organisations with them on the journey. Get the inside view on how executives from Aware Super and Guzman y Gomez are turning their visions into reality: the foundations they've built to enable omni-channel AI, how they've built momentum alongside governance, and their perspectives on where service is heading next to deliver even more value for customers.
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With over 10 sessions to choose from, join a lightning talk or speak to our experts on site.Â
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Breakout Sessions include:
Care at scale: How Petbarn is building an app-led, AI-first pet care experience
Rory, Watt, General Manager, Enterprise Product & Program, Greencross Pet Wellness Company
Greencross Pet Wellness Company operates 140+ vet clinics, 260+ retail stores (Petbarn), and 24+ emergency hospitals. In this session, learn how Greencross moved early on AI, building a Pet AI chatbot that brings together advice and commerce in a single experience. Hear how they're thinking about post-purchase loyalty in an agentic world, how they're driving AI adoption across a complex, multi-channel organisation, and why the cost of waiting is higher than the cost of getting started.
How AI-powered customer service helps Solo by MYOB win loyalty and accelerate growth
Sally Davies, General Manager, SOLO by MYOB
Solo by MYOB operates like a startup within one of Australia's most established business software companies - fast moving, high growth, and fiercely focused on customer loyalty from day one. When every interaction counts, learn how they use Zendesk AI to multiply the impact of a lean team, give their community agents the context and foresight they need to solve complex issues, and retain subscribers in the moments that matter most.
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The 60-second pivot: How to turn sudden, large-scale crisis into long-term trust
Denae Brookstein, Principal Solutions Consultant, Zendesk
Brendan Judde, Solutions Consultant, Zendesk
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When you get 10,000 enquiries on a Saturday morning, how fast can your team respond? In this practical session, learn how Zendesk’s Copilot and AI Agents can help your team power through the volume, helping them resolve accurately and protect customer relationships when the pressure is highest.
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The 6-star paradox: How to make every complex service interaction feel more human
Tanusha Moodley, Principal Solutions Consultant, Zendesk
Ganesh Rajendran, Principal Solutions Consultant, Zendesk
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There’s a time for automation, and a time for elevation. In this practical session, see how Zendesk Voice AI, Agent Copilot, and multimodal capabilities come together to add to your agents’ human touch - giving them context and tools to handle high-stakes moments with greater empathy, confidence and care.
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88MPH: Your 18-month roadmap from reactive service to autonomous CX
Sofie Wetterbrandt, Principal Customer Success Manager, Zendesk
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From drowning in "Where is my order?" tickets to predicting customer needs before they arise - this session shows what a realistic AI adoption journey looks like with Zendesk. See the platform in action across three stages of maturity, and leave with a clear sense of what's possible and how to get there.
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Building the agentic contact center: The future of AI-powered customer experience
Jonathan Barouch, Vice President, GM Contact Centre, Zendesk
Legacy technology is trapping contact centres in a viscous cycle: siloed data, rising costs, and agent burnout. The time is now to break the legacy lock-in. Join this session to explore how the six components of an agentic contact centre can meet rising customer expectations head-on. We discover, how to move from reactive volume management to proactive value generation, what the transition to an agentic contact centre actually requires and how to redesign your team and technology for what comes next.
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The day humans stop talking to each other
Emily Freeland, Global Director, Value Consulting, Zendesk
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This session takes us into a near-future scenario that feels uncomfortably plausible, and examines what’s actually happening in customer service right now as we ride the wave of AI. Together, we'll explore how AI is reshaping the agent role, what it changes about trust and expectations, and how service leaders can get it right - building work that stays human, creates new paths as roles evolve, and becomes more meaningful as people focus on judgment, nuance, and connection.
Rethinking service at scale: How ThinkTank and Talent International are redefining customer & employee support
Synergy
Join us for an insightful fireside chat with leaders from ThinkTank and Talent International as they unpack the real-world challenges they faced while scaling their customer and employee support platforms, and the pivotal moments that triggered transformation.
More to be announced!Â
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