CEM Africa Summit opens this week in Cape Town 
The Customer Experience Management (CEM) Africa Summit opens this week at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town from 22 to 23 July 2015. Its industry-focused agenda covers business challenges including the upgrading of current CX systems to cope with greater volumes of customers and various digital channels connecting businesses with their customers.
There are a series of workshop sessions, led by leading solution providers and customer experience experts, which will provide valuable insight into how tested solutions and technologies can assist in successfully growing business.
Highlights include a workshop on successfully delivering an outstanding customer experience; connecting different departments and channels; the impact of social and mobile communications on customer service expectations and what the future of customer experience will look like; and leveraging customer engagement to drive revenue growth and secure a competitive edge in the market.
Speakers
	Alon Lits, General Manager, Uber, Johannesburg & Durban
	Amanda Cromhout, Founder & CEO, Truth
	Angela Mumbi Odame Head: Client Experience, Nedbank
	Cecilia Jofré, Executive: Business Development & Account Management, Intuate Group
	Chantal Botha, Head of Brand & Customer, Experience Strategy of BrandLove
	Chris Woodward, Chief Executive Officer, Anana LTD
	Claudia Ramsden, Group Manager: Customer Care, Airports Company, South Africa (ACSA)
	Dr Pieter Steyn, VP: Customer Research, Barclays Africa
	Elouise Kelly, Head of Marketing, SABC
	Fusi Mbokane, Customer Experience Manager, Comair
	Gareth Pritchard, CEO, BPeSA Western Cape
	Graham Mansfield, Senior Director, Customer Experience, Oracle, Middle East & Africa
	Helen Kotze, General Manager: Channels, Tsogo Sun
	Huzair Essop, ICT Solutions Architect, MiWay Financial Services
	Ian Mahoney, Executive Head of Delivery Services, Marks & Spencer
	Jean Ochse, Executive Head of Customer, Experience, Standard Bank
	Justine Cullinan, Station Manager, 5FM
	Katlego Maphai, Managing Director, Yoco
	Leanne Morais, GM of Brand Experience, Nandos
	Leo Ziervogel, Customer Service Centre, Operations Manager, Shell South Africa
	Leon Mangan, RVP of Channel and Partners, Salesforce EMEA.
	Leré Smith, Head: Client Experience, Momentum
	Lisa Reid, Managing Director, Truth
	Luke Harwood, GM Quality Assurance & Special Products, Medscheme
	Mark Chamberlain, CIO, Numero
	Mauritz Gilfillan, Chief Operating Officer, 25am
	Paul Beyer, Global Vice President Interaction, Analytics, Genesys
	Peter Flanagan, Regional Manager, Southern & East Africa, Genesys
	Prelini Udayan-Chiechi, VP Marketing EMEA, Bazaarvoice
	Sam Sabbagh, Head of Customer Service, Yuppiechef
	Silke McCarthy, Head of Customer Service Quality and Programs Manager for SSA, DHL Express
	Simon Cranswick, Managing Director, Anana Africa	Tebogo Molapisane, CEO, BPeSA
For more information, go to www.cemafricasummit.com.