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The opening keynote address, "Straight from the Top: C-level Executives as Service Champions" will be delivered by John Jacobs, Chief Creative Optimist -- and co-founder -- of The Life is good Company. A $100 million privately held business based in Boston, Life is good® "spreads positive vibes with its colorful collection of apparel and accessories." The company's iconic hero with the contagious smile, Jake, teaches men, women and children that optimism is fun, healthy, and empowering. Believing that consumers are already subjected to too much "noise" in the marketplace, Life is good attributes 100% of its growth to consumer word-of-mouth marketing.
"In today's economy, customers drive the business agenda," according to Sumair Dutta, Senior Research Analyst for Aberdeen Group's Service Management practice. "This is even more relevant today because, with the advent of the Internet and social media, customers have a stronger voice than any time in history. The presenters at this summit are industry leaders because they understand that the delivery of best-in-class customer service needs to be a priority for everyone within the enterprise, and not just for the customer service organization."
Presentation and session topics include: "Driving Shareholder Value with Service Champions," "From Logistics to Service Champions," "A Service-Oriented IT Leader," "The Outsourced Field Service Workforce: Weighing the Pros and Cons," "No Longer the Last Pick: Championing Customer Service," "Champions on a Global Scale: Innovative Partner Enablement Strategies to Drive the Service Mission" and others featuring C-level and VP-level executives.
Summit presenters include:
- Scott Fiore, VP, Global Operations, Akibia Inc.
- Steve Church, SVP, Chief Business Development and Process Officer, Avnet, Inc.
- Bob Weis VP, Customer Service and Quality, Barnes and Noble
- Douglas Schmitt, VP, Global Support Services, Dell
- Ron Hyland, VP, Information Technology, DIRECTV
- Bob Kelleher, Founder and CEO, The Employee Engagement Group
- Kurt A. Bradtmueller, Director, Parts, Heidelberg USA
- Dave Dora, Member, Board of Directors, Former EVP, Corporate Operations and COO, Kawasaki USA
- Alan McNab, VP, Customer Advocacy, NCR Corporation
- Michael Strobel, Director of Customer Care, RecycleBank
- David Hare, VP, Enterprise Support Services, Symantec Corporation (keynote)
- Mark D. Knight, President, VP, GM, Parts and Services, Barko Hydraulics LLC / Pettibone Traverse Lift LLC, Tiffin Parts LLC
- JT Hwang, CIO, Vivint, Inc.
- Kathy Nelson, GM, VP, Appliance and Customer Care, Whirlpool, Corp.
To view the full 2011 Chief Service Officer Summit agenda, visit http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/Chief-Service-Officer-Summit/2011-cso-summit-agenda.html
2011 Chief Service Officer Summit sponsors include PTC, ClickSoftware, FedEx SupplyChain, FieldSolutions; OnForce; Oracle, Retriever Communications, SERVICEPower, TOA Technologies, and Viryanet. Summit partners include SupplyChainBrain, Warranty Week and SM365.
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For information regarding remaining Aberdeen Summit sponsorship opportunities, please contact Amy Mclellan, Summit Sales Manager, 617.854.5268.
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