The Conference Board Assembles C-Level Executives And Industry Leaders For Its "Customer Experience Conference"

Top Corporate Executives from Zappos, Walmart, Rolls-Royce, Southwest Airlines, Cleveland Clinic, Fed Ex, Xerox, USAA and Build-A-Bear, among Others to Serve as Speakers

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Dec 20, 2013, 08:00 ET

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board, a global, independent business membership and research association, will again assemble many of the top minds in customer marketing for its annual "Customer Experience Conference ," which will take place March 27-28, 2014, at the Ritz-Carlton in New York City. The event will feature speakers and sessions with executives from world-class brands and companies including Zappos, Fed Ex, Walmart, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Southwest Airlines and Build-A-Bear, among others (full list below). MWW (www.mww.com) will serve as a partner and will lead PR and social media for the event.

The theme this year is "How Industry Leaders Get Customers To Fall In Love With Their Experience," Sessions will focus on how industry leaders are transforming the customer experience through digital and new models. The conference will highlight best practices from the world's leading companies, who have a proven track record of transforming the customer experience through creating and implementing exceptional experiences customized to individual customer's needs.

"In today's transformative business environment, where new digital and multi-platform models emerge and vanish seemingly overnight, the leaders have one thing in common – they have cracked the code to delivering agile customer experience models where customers fall in love with the experience," said Robert Reiss, Conference Chair. "We have an incredible blue chip roster of speakers lined up for this year's event. Attendees will have an opportunity to gather insights and strategies on how to enhance the customer experience from some of the top business leaders in the world. And since this is an intimate symposium, they will have the opportunity to meet these leaders personally. Last year's conference completely sold out and we expect the same this year."

The Conference Board is known for high-level conferences that help business leaders learn and address today's critical issues, anticipate tomorrow's challenges, and make the right strategic decisions every day.

Speakers for the "The Customer Experience Conference" will include:

Rob Skiefer, Director, Customer Loyalty, Zappos
Sharon John, Chief Executive Officer, Build-A-Bear
Chad Mitchell, Senior Director Digital Communication, Walmart
Eric C. Shepherd, President, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars N.A.
John Carroll, Global Head of Clients, Ipsos Loyalty
Kimberly Rath, President, Talent Plus
James Merlino MD, Chief Experience Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Michael W. Weinstock, Group Vice President, M & T Bank
Paul Spiegelman, Founding Chief Executive Officer, The Beryl Companies
Savio Chan, CEO, US China Partners
Tom Mendoza Vice Chairman NetApp
Trish Wheaton, Managing Partner Global New Business, Y&R Advertising
Lior Arussy, Chief Executive Officer, Strativity
Wayne Peacock, Head of Member Experience, USAA
David Hsiao, Head of Software Quality, Ericsson
Dave Blair, Director of Customer Experience, Rockwell Automation
Don Bland, Director, Customer Care, FedEx Tech Connect, FedEx Corporation
Dave Maskens, Manager, Customer Experience, Worldwide Quality & Customer Loyalty, Xerox Corporation
Blair Skramstad, Director, Strategic Marketing, John Deere Financial
Teresa Laraba, Senior Vice President Customers, Southwest Airlines

For additional information about the conference, including a complete list of topics, speakers, and registration information, please visit the Conference Board's website at: http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/conferencedetail.cfm?conferenceid=2607

About The Conference Board

The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Our mission is unique: To provide the world's leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States.

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