John Corrigan

Vice President of Customer Experience
ACT, Inc.

John Corrigan is Vice President of Customer Experience at ACT in Iowa City and is responsible for developing new customer-facing solutions designed to better serve millions of students, educators and educational institutions with personalized experiences. Mr. Corrigan’s CX organization at ACT includes teams focused on user experience, customer journey mapping, new reporting concepts, customer metrics, web-based solutions, social business models, service design and design thinking. Prior to joining ACT and entering the not-for-profit sector, Mr. Corrigan spent more than 20 years in the technology industry working for a combination of large and small software and consulting services companies ranging from the global consulting firm Accenture to innovative start-ups in Austin, Texas. Mr. Corrigan has worked with a variety of technology products and services spanning fields such as cloud-based systems, mobile applications, enterprise software and business intelligence. Mr. Corrigan has been a keynote presenter at Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce conference, served as a panelist at SXSWedu, presented at Social Media Week and has been quoted in major business publications such as Forbes Magazine. He earned a B.A. degree at Drake University and M.S. degree from Northwestern University.

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Sunday, September 3rd, 2017

10:55 Co-Presentation—Integrating CX And Transformation Initiatives

As organizations turn to transformation initiatives to align process, technology and resources the role of customer experience becomes critical in shaping how a business creates value in dynamic and shifting markets. ACT's Chief Operating Officer is leading the company's transformation initiative which includes a committed focus on the customer and significant collaboration with customer experience. During this session we'll explore how ACT's Customer Experience team is integrating efforts with the Transformation Management Office.
• Learn how ACT is aligning CX, technology, process and enterprise architecture
• Explore organizational changes related to both CX and Transformation teams
• Discuss how cross functional teams better serve customers by working together

15:40 CX Leaders Champagne Roundtables

At NGCX you’re in control! Get involved in our unique, open-mic, peer-to-peer tables for the best conversations you’ll have all year. Talk about your key challenges and hear how other organizations are overcoming them. Rotate once for the chance to join two roundtables!

Topics:

Table 1: Tips and tricks CX can apply from UX methodologies
Moderator: Rob Scruggs, Former Director, Customer Experience, E*TRADE

Table 2. You’re doing it wrong: where customer expectations and your execution diverge
Moderator: Eric Feinberg, VP, Marketing, ForeSee

Table 3: Are customer surveys dead? What’s next?
Moderator: Tony Drummond, VP, Customer Experience, Manheim

Table 4: Cracking the code: proving how and where employee behavior drives loyalty and revenues

Moderator: Brennan Wilkie, SVP, Customer Experience Strategy, InMoment

Table 5: Guiding a customer-centered digital transformation
Moderator: Jill Gutterman, Digital Transformation Leader, 3M

Table 6: The value of mentoring in a self-managed environment

Moderator: Erika Paman-Mercado, Customer Loyalty Operations Supervisor, Zappos Family of Companies

Table 7: The 3 I's of a killer social media plan

Moderator: Nicole Schwartz, VP, Marketing & Social Media, Sprinkles Cupcakes

Table 8: Tips for better managing customer complaints

Moderator: Leigh-Anne Spokane, Senior Director, Customer Experience & Integration, American Cancer Society

Table 9: Integrating CX and transformation initiatives

Moderators: John Corrigan, VP, Customer Experience, ACT & Janet Godwin, COO, ACT

Table 10: Democratizing insights for superior customer experiences

Moderator: Henrietta Akpata, IBM Tealeaf Product Marketing Leader, IBM Commerce, IBM, IBM

Table 11: The 5 Must Haves To Supercharge Your Customer Experience

Moderator: Brad Marg, COO, Clutch

Table 12: Customers Say It, Type It, Click It. Do You Have All Your Listening Posts Covered?

Moderator: Nancy Porte, VP, Global Customer Experience, Verint Systems, Inc.

Table 13: The big potential of small data: How to bridge the gap between NPS and CSAT surveys, actionable insight and customer experience

Moderators: Jenna Dorman, VP, Technology & Communications, VisionCritical

Brian Burke, Director, Seller Experience, eBay, Inc