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 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: #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”.

2027 Customer Strategy & Planning Conference (Virtual)

15th - 19th March 2026

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. 

2027 Customer Strategy & Planning Conference (In-person)

Tuesday 27th April 2027, 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. 

On-Demand Conferences

Catch up on the presentations from our previous conferences.
Engagement: The Golden Nugget

Published on 23 July 2026

Engagement: The Golden Nugget

I love talking about engagement and how important it is. If you take part in our Assisted Learning Pathways, you will have been bored by me talking about how much I love our Engagement Box Set. Being able to engage with other people in the business is vital for success. You can only add so much value by building that model, producing that dashboard or completing your target number of coaching sessions. If no one is doing anything with what you are producing, then you are not making as much of a difference as could be possible. We are all doing our best in the role we are doing. We are (hopefully) always trying to learn more of the technical skills we use. I am not saying this is wrong, we should always be trying to improve – it will make your job easier, and you can become more efficient maybe freeing up some time to do more analysis or even better giving you time to properly engage with your stakeholders.

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