Conferences

The Forum holds key conferences through out the year including our flagship Spring Customer Strategy and Planning, Summer Best Practice Showcase and Autumn #RaisingStandards conferences that offer a great opportunity to learn, share and network.

2026 Customer Strategy & Planning Conference (In-person)

Tuesday 28th April 2026, Grand Hotel Gosforth Park, Newcastle

Learn WHY we need to keep “Raising Standards in Customer Operations" 
Our flagship Conference, this highly rated event is far more than just a conference. Designed specifically to focus on the hot topics within the industry and thought leadership whilst also delivering practical skills with new ways of thinking that will enhance you as a person. 

2026 Best Practice Showcase (Virtual)

Summer 2026

Learn WHAT our award finalists are doing to continue “Raising Standards in Customer Operations”
This conference offers a unique chance for you to learn directly from our Awards winners. You will hear from the teams and individuals who are making a difference in their business, powerful partnerships whether that is with a technology provider or an outsource partnership. Finally, you can discover how large transformation projects have made massive changes in any business.

2026 Best Practice Showcase (In-person)

Thursday 25th June 2026, Queens Hotel, Leeds

Learn WHAT our award finalists are doing to continue “Raising Standards in Customer Operations”
This conference offers a unique chance for you to learn directly from our Awards winners. You will hear from the teams and individuals who are making a difference in their business, powerful partnerships whether that is with a technology provider or an outsource partnership. Finally, you can discover how large transformation projects have made massive changes in any business.

2026: #RaisingStandards (Virtual)

12th - 16th October 2025

Learn HOW you can apply "Best Practice"
Designed specifically for Planning, Insight and Quality & Customer Experience Professionals. Learn first-hand from practitioners and business leaders who are delivering successful change whilst having the opportunity to collaborate with others. Bring new ideas and techniques back that will raise standards within your “Customer Operation”.

2026 Conference #RaisingStandards (In-Person)

Tuesday 3rd November 2026, Park Hall Hotel & Spa, Wolverhampton

Learn HOW our community is applying “Best Practice”
This conference is designed specifically for Planning, Insight and Quality & Customer Experience Professionals. Learn first-hand from practitioners and business leaders who are delivering successful change whilst having the opportunity to collaborate with others. Bring new ideas and techniques back that will raise standards within your “Customer Operation”.

On-Demand Conferences

Catch up on the presentations from our previous conferences.
Team Leader Academy: Introduction to Contact Centres

Team Leader Academy: Introduction to Contact Centres

This box set offers a deep dive into the key aspects of the contact centre industry. This includes an overview of the industry's history and evolution, an exploration of potential career pathways, a demystification of key terminologies, and an emphasis on the importance of the right mindset. By offering your new hires this early access to relevant industry knowledge, we are setting them up for success and ensuring they step into their roles with a solid foundation.

We've meticulously developed each module to provide an insightful introduction to the contact centre industry. From the industry's history and evolution to potential career pathways, key terminology, and the importance of the right mindset, we've covered essential knowledge areas that will equip your new hires with a solid foundation even before they step into their roles.

This comprehensive set of modules is designed to be flexible and accessible, allowing learners to engage with the material at their own pace, playing a pivotal role in equipping you with a deeper, practical understanding of the contact centre dynamics.

Team Leader Academy: Team Leaders

Team Leader Academy: Team Leaders

The aim of this learning programme is to support the operational Team Leaders and Managers understand the key dynamic of operational effectiveness and basic planning principles. Focusing on the “Power of 1 & The Shrinkage Wheel”, the difference each person can make to the achievement of organisational objectives, customer outcomes and colleague experience through effective influencing skills. 
Team Leader Academy: Best Practice in Planning

Team Leader Academy: Best Practice in Planning

Learn how to apply the whole planning cycle, from capacity to scheduling & real-time, with the chance to explore further your role and where it fits in.

After this course, you will;

 - See how each planning stage impacts others
 - Explore the importance of handoffs and the data journey
 - Understand the importance of shrinkage and forecasting in maintaining an effective plan

Team Leader Academy: Quality & Improvement

Team Leader Academy: Quality & Improvement

Learn new approaches to driving improvement in your role, alongside other professionals looking to gain new skills or knowledge and make a tangible difference over the coming year. You will:

 - Learn how to put customer experience and quality at the heart of your operating model & culture.
 - Understand how a fit-for-purpose monitoring & prioritisation framework can drive improvement and be able to apply this in your work.
 - Learn how to drive powerful improvement, using data and feedback, for service recovery, process improvement and behavioural change.
 - See what best practice looks like, with insight from practical examples, emerging trends and top tips, seeing how to avoid key pitfalls.

Team Leader Academy: Knowledge Management

Team Leader Academy: Knowledge Management

Knowledge and Content Management is growing in importance within our industry. It is key to helping both internal colleagues and external customers. These videos offer practical knowledge and examples for specialist knowledge management teams, as well as key tips and guidelines for analysts, planners or managers looking to understand more, or curate knowledge in their own area of specialism.  

Team Leader Academy: Telling a Story with Numbers

Team Leader Academy: Telling a Story with Numbers

The analysis and insight we produce is of little use if it does not drive action. This box set looks at how we can present our data to gain the buy-in and support of our stakeholders so we can drive change and improvement. This series includes 5 online learning modules to apply the learning in your own role to become an accredited professional.

You can watch each module on its own without applying for accreditation. You will then be charged for each individual module.

Team Leader Academy: Strategy & Leadership

Team Leader Academy: Strategy & Leadership

This Box Set will take you on a journey to help you change your mindset and learn key professional skills to support your role now and in the future.  

Team Leader Academy: Engagement

Team Leader Academy: Engagement

The knowledge and ideas we have is of little value if we cannot drive change and improvement. This box set offers you a number of different methods that can improve your engagement with your stakeholders and increase their buy-in. This series includes 5 online learning modules to apply the learning in your own role to become an accredited professional.

Team Leader Academy: Driving improvement with Data & Insight

Team Leader Academy: Driving improvement with Data & Insight

These modules explore the role of insight analysts, and the scientific method, in shaping decisions, generating measurable improvement, and engaging key stakeholders. The modules include practical exercises to help you identify gaps and opportunity in your current approaches.

Team Leader Academy: Excel for Analysts

Team Leader Academy: Excel for Analysts

In this box set we show you the excel formula you need to create effective dashboards. These seven short modules start with the key basic techniques and from these, show how you can soon create complex formula.

 - Basic Mathematical Formulae
 - Structuring Formulae
 - Averages & Ranges
 - Decision Formulae
 - Reference Formulae
 - Dashboard Formulae
 - Pivot Tables

On completion of the box set you can become accredited at a foundation level in our Professional Accreditation Programme by sharing an example of how you have applied these techniques in your own work.

As a member, you are not on your own but part of a community with others facing many similar challenges. We are here to help you to make a tangible impact in your organisation and show how developing the capability of each specialist professional function is fundamental to your business.
Book for one of our events to experience our exceptional community or get in touch to talk about how we can help you and your teams to be fully effective in adding value to your business. Email advice@theforum.social, call 0333 123 5960 or contact any of The Forum Team