Upcoming Webinars

These webinars are hosted by The Forum or in association with our partners. Register for the upcoming webinars below. New webinars will be added here as they are added to the calendar.

Catch up with past webinars.

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Opening Keynote - Shaping the Future

Originally broadcast Monday 14th October 2024, 10:30

This year we challenged you to Shape Your Future, but is the future already here?

Panel Discussion: Standards Benchmarking

Originally broadcast Monday 14th October 2024, 12:30

Hear from members who have completed the Standards Benchmarking process to understand how they approached the self-assessment process and implemented change from their learning. 45mins

Learning & Development with The Forum

Originally broadcast Monday 14th October 2024, 13:30

Hear from Chris and Dave, Directors at The Forum as they take you through some of the learning journeys of our members and how our cloud-based Learning Management System is enhancing the learner experience. 

Webinar: Ditch the spreadsheets: modernise your front- and back-office planning in partnership with Anaplan

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Increasing channel complexity, staffing shortages, growing cost pressure, and the rapid rise of AI are pushing front- and back-office operations – especially contact centres – to their limits. Yet, 80% of contact centres still rely on spreadsheets to manage all or part of their workforce capacity planning. 
Join us for this webinar to find out how to transform decades-old processes and discover how peer organisations are transforming their front- and back-office workforce planning to: 
 - Overcome channel complexity and manual processes to enhance efficiency and the customer experience 
 - Improve forecast accuracy and minimise over- and understaffing 
 - Boost collaboration with finance and HR to ensure your workforce plans align with your strategic goals and business demands 

Opening Keynote - Raising Standards

Originally broadcast Monday 24th March 2025, 09:30

The Forum has spent 25 years building a vibrant, future-focused community that embraces change, disrupts complacency, and fuels innovation. As we look ahead to the next 25 years, the challenge isn’t just keeping up—it’s leading the way. Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, where we redefine what’s possible, break through limitations, and shape the future of business excellence.

Membership Panel Discussion

Originally broadcast Monday 24th March 2025, 10:30

Membership – The Value of a Professional Community
Talking with members Anglian Water Services, Aviva UKGI and PTSB and discussing how they get value from being part of a professional community and the items that gives them the most value for their teams, organisation and personally

Technology Showcase: Verint

Originally broadcast Wednesday 26th March at 12:30

Moving from AI Experiments to AI Success in the Contact Centre and Beyond
Hear inspiring success stories from Verint customers who have transformed their operations with AI. Learn how they overcame challenges, achieved efficiencies, and delivered exceptional customer experiences. Discover practical steps to move from AI experiments to tangible successes, and gain insights for your own AI initiatives.

25 Years of Innovation & Transformation Keynote

Originally broadcast Friday 28th March at 09:30

Celebrating 25 years of the Innovation & Transformation Awards, this keynote takes a look back from a finalist and judges perspective. Discussing key industry shifts, from workforce flexibility and real-time analytics to automation and omnichannel experiences. We will also explore what the next 25 years of Raising Standards could look like.

Endnote: Raising Standards

Originally broadcast Friday 28th March 2025 at 13:30

Closing the week with practical tips on how to use learning to drive action and raise standards. 

2025 Innovation of the Year - Brightwell Pensions

Hear from the overall Innovation Award winner Brightwell Pensions.

The Art of Storytelling

Phil Anderson, The Forum leads a brief keynote on “The Art of Storytelling” then a panel discussion where practical examples of understanding the difference you can make, and how to engage and influence others is discussed with some of this year’s judges and finalists: Graham Watson from Capita Regulated Services and Scott Budding from Calabrio.

2025 Best Practice Showcase: Summer Tour Launch: 20 Transformational Innovations Changing the Future of Work

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Join us for an inspiring and insightful webinar celebrating the 20 finalists from this year’s Innovation & Transformation awards. Trailblazers who are redefining workforce planning, customer experience, and operational excellence. From AI to culture change, these organisations are proving that bold thinking drives real-world results.

The Evolution of Planning

Some things will always matter. Businesses will always need to balance customer demand, employee needs, and business goals. Planning will still rely on data, but how that data is used will keep evolving.

Technology will continue to speed things up. AI and automation will take over more of the routine tasks, but that doesn’t mean planners will become less important.

2025 Best Practice Showcase: Partnership Principles

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The best partnerships don’t just happen, they are built on trust, shared goals, and a commitment to making things work. Join us to hear a range of inspiring and educational stories from our Partnership Awards which cover a wide range of areas including, chatbots, robot workers, employee engagement platforms and technology stack transformations.

2025 Best Practice Showcase: Rising Stars

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In this final session of the 2025 Virtual Best Practice Showcase, we’ll be discussing this year’s Rising Stars – ​​​​​​talented professionals who’ve turned being new into a superpower.

Through these stories we’ll explore how curiosity, rapid learning, and fresh perspective can drive innovation, challenge the status quo, and spark lasting change. From automating processes to reshaping reporting and improving onboarding, these Rising Stars show that bold questions and small actions can create big impact.

This session is a celebration of what happens when new voices lead the way.

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