July 22, 2025 8:30 am

CX Tour

Auckland, New Zealand

Deliver the next level of experience

In the experience economy, leading means never standing still. Like elite athletes and teams, the most successful businesses never plateau. Leaders don’t settle — they look for every edge to outperform the competition.

Join CX Tour New Zealand, the event series for customer experience (CX) leaders looking to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to drive real business outcomes, whilst creating effortless, efficient and personalised experiences.

Park Hyatt Auckland

99 Halsey Street, Auckland Central, Auckland

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Register today and redefine what’s possible for CX with AI-Powered Experience Orchestration

Learn how to drive meaningful outcomes and build deeper relationships with experience orchestration, which enables you to deliver personalised customer and employee experiences at scale — the right experience at the right time, every time.

  • Discover the latest advancements in digital, AI and journey management — and how AI-Powered Experience Orchestration can help you break away from the competition.
  • Hear from industry-leading organisations on how they are using digital, AI, cloud and workforce engagement tools to elevate their customer and employee experience.
  • Join a deep dive workshop for expert insights in creating customer experiences that build loyalty.

Join us for a day of networking with peers, industry experts and the Genesys team.

Agenda

Agenda

Tuesday, 22 July 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Arrival Coffee & Bites

9:00 am – 9:10 am

Welcome to CX Tour Auckland: Deliver the Next Level of Experience

Albert Nel, Senior Vice President, APAC, Genesys

9:10 am – 9:40 am

Intensify the Impact of Your Experience Strategy

Antoine Ducarme, Vice President, Solutions Consulting, APAC, Genesys

9:40 am – 10:05 am

Interactive Customer Fireside Chat: The Four Key Pillars Shaping CX Success at Charles Sturt University

Michael Buttsworth, Associate Director, SX Service Centre, Charles Sturt University

10:05 am – 10:30 am

Interactive Customer Fireside Chat: hosted by Spark NZ

Speakers to be announced

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Morning tea

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Live Demo: The New Era of AI with Experience Orchestration

No frills, no fluff; just a live demo, supercharging leaders and teams with Genesys AI.

Annemarie Hodgson, Senior Solution Consultant, Genesys
Mike Marshall, Principal Solution Consultant, Genesys

11:15 am – 11:40 am

Interactive Customer Fireside Chat: Beyond the AI Hype: How Real CX Leaders Use Intelligence to Drive Results

While everyone’s rushing to deploy AI in their contact centres, these Operative Intelligence customers took a different approach – they used intelligent insights to understand what problems actually needed solving before throwing technology at symptoms. Hear their candid stories about why focussing on the right customer intelligence first made their subsequent AI investments exponentially more effective, and how they avoided the costly mistake of automating broken processes.

Speakers to be announced

11:40 am – 12:00 pm

The Future of Genesys Cloud and the Transformational Shift in our Industry

What’s Next for Genesys Cloud? Hear the latest updates and roadmap for Genesys Cloud.

Mike Marshall, Principal Solution Consultant, Genesys

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Customer Panel: Leading the Future of CX

Don’t miss this engaging panel discussion with CX leaders at the forefront of business and technology innovation. These industry experts will explore how they are leading transformative change, sharing key strategies for success in a fast paced business environment. The panellists will share what it takes to innovate experiences in today’s rapidly evolving, AI-driven world.

Panellists:
Amanda Gray, Service Owner, Inland Revenue
Mark Atherton, Executive General Manager Technology (Acting), Suncorp New Zealand

Moderator: Robyn O’Reilly, Head of Resolution Management, APAC, Genesys

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Workshop A- AI-Driven Employee Engagement

Artificial intelligence is transforming employee engagement. Join this workshop to explore strategies that blend responsible automation with human-centric practices, fostering a thriving workplace. Learn how to support supervisors with the tools they need to lead and inspire effectively by balancing technology with empathy.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to elevate employee engagement and create a future-ready workforce.

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Workshop B- Bringing Experience Orchestration to Life

You saw it demonstrated, you’ve heard the vision, you want to know how you can do it. Let us take you through how it’s done. Not only will you see how we did it in Genesys Cloud, but we will guide you through how you can uncover the value Experience Orchestration can bring to your organisation.

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social Close

Venue to be announced

Speakers

Amanda Gray

Amanda Gray

Service Owner, Inland Revenue

Michael Buttsworth

Michael Buttsworth

Associate Director, SX Service Centre, Charles Sturt University

Mark Atherton

Mark Atherton

Executive General Manager Technology (Acting), Suncorp New Zealand

Albert Nel

Albert Nel

Senior Vice President, APAC, Genesys

Antoine Ducarme

Antoine Ducarme

Vice President, Solutions Consulting, APAC, Genesys

Robyn O'Reilly

Robyn O'Reilly

Head of Resolution Management, APAC, Genesys

Annemarie Hodgson

Annemarie Hodgson

Senior Solution Consultant, Genesys

Andrew Thean

Andrew Thean

Principal Solution Consultant, Genesys

Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall

Principal Solution Consultant, Genesys

Park Hyatt Auckland

99 Halsey Street, Auckland Central, Auckland

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