Robert Herjavec Announced as Customer Contact Week "Shark" in New Orleans

The "sharks" are coming to CCW; Herjavec is first of three to be announced in 2018

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Oct 26, 2017, 13:30 ET

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Customer Management Practice just announced Robert Herjavec as "The CCW Shark" Keynote at Customer Contact Week. CCW, the world's largest customer contact event series, is running three iterations of the event in 2018. The first iteration of CCW will be held January 22-25 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Two more "sharks" are slotted to be announced throughout the year.

Robert Herjavec will deliver his talk on Wednesday, January 24 at 9:00am. He will explore evolving technology trends, rising cybersecurity threats faced personally and professionally, share advice on how the industry can adapt to the pace of change and protect the customer experience. An invite-only meet & greet and book signing will directly follow in the CCW Exhibition Hall for his latest book, "You Don't Have to Be a Shark: Creating Your Own Success".

The CCW speaker faculty includes Founder of Kayak.com and Travelocity.com - Terry Jones; EVP Retail Operations, Ashley HomeStore - Gene Lunger; Global Head of Vendor Operations, YouTube - Radha Penekelapati; Grammy Nominated Singer, Producer, Entrepreneur, Founder/CEO, SuperPhone - Ryan Leslie; Vice President of Product Management, Adobe - Jon Perera; Vice President of Customer Care, Sign Zone Inc. - Jim Thomsen.

"We're thrilled to have Robert Herjavec join us at Customer Contact Week to share his experiences and expertise in cybersecurity and trends in technology," said Mario Matulich, Executive Director, Customer Management Practice. "It's a transformative time for the customer contact industry, as organizations are adopting new technologies and finding the newest strategies for delivering faster, more efficient service. Robert's insights will shed new light on safeguarding the customer experience our attendees so carefully curate."

Robert Herjavec is a dynamic entrepreneur and a leading Shark on ABC's Shark Tank. He has built and sold several IT companies to major players such as AT&T. In 2003 Robert founded Herjavec Group, and it quickly became one of North America's fastest growing technology companies. Today, Herjavec Group is recognized as a global leader in information security specializing in managed security services, compliance, incident response and remediation efforts for enterprise level organizations.

Learn more about CCW in New Orleans: https://www.customercontactweekwinter.com/
View the event brochure: https://www.customercontactweekwinter.com/agenda-mc

About CCW: Started in 1999 as Call Center Week, CCW is the world's largest customer contact event series. With the balance of conference and expo, CCW is the place where customer care, CX, and contact center leaders come together. In 2018 we're introducing our new look as Customer Contact Week. CCW is brought to you by the Customer Management Practice – the Analyst, Advisor, and Industry Network for all things Customer Management.

CONTACT:
Lauren Miller
Senior Marketing Manager
Customer Management Practice
646.454.4559
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SOURCE Customer Contact Week