

Post Show Report
Viaduct Events Centre | Auckland
22-23 October 2025
The 2025 Future CX Summit brought together customer experience, digital, and operations leaders from across New Zealand to explore the strategies, technologies, and leadership capabilities shaping the next era of customer experience.
Across two days in Auckland, delegates heard from some of the nation’s most forward-thinking brands and CX innovators - sharing case studies on embedding customer-centric cultures, operationalising AI and automation, and delivering seamless, human-led experiences in a rapidly changing environment.
Key Themes and Takeaways


2025 Attendee Snapshot
Attendee Organisations
2025 Sponsors

2025 Speakers
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Bryan Ng
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise

Hema Pericherla
Chief Technology Officer
Simply Energy
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Penny Burgess
General Manager, Customer Delivery
TSB New Zealand

Kevin Glynn
General Manager, Customer and Digital Experience
Auckland Transport

Rochelle Hedley
Head of Channel Excellence
Auckland Council

Nicola Chrisp
Head of Customer Engagement
Toitū Te Whenua

Gail Meintjies
Customer Coaching Specialist
Watercare Services Limited

Melanie Disse
Founder & Principal Consultant
Melanie Disse Consulting

Liz Pinfold Reed
CX Strategist
Good CX

Josh Matheson
CX Optimisation Leader
Lion

Paulo Gottgtroy
Head of Decision Science
Mercury
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Henry Gray
Manager Customer Care - Contact Centres
Auckland Transport

Peter Fletcher-Dobson
Pouwhakahaere Taupārongo | Deputy Chief Executive (Digital & Information)
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Eddie Walker
Head - Digital Governance & Performance
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Ashley Davies
Customer Experience Manager
HillLabs

Bonnie Gadd
National Customer Care Manager
Contact Energy

Michael Nolan
Head of Customer Experience
Goodman Fielder

Shabana Khan
Sales Director NZ
Jabra

Angela Canton
Customer Experience Manager
NZ Couriers

Alexis Wang
Product Owner & Principal CX Designer
NZQA

Daniel Pickering
Director of Enterprise Growth
Probe CX

Mike Banbrook
CEO
Convai NZ

Leon Sheehan
CEO | CX Strategist | Digital Transformation Leader
Digital Island

Erin Brown
CX Specialist
Zoom

Dolly Sangduan
Head of eCommerce and Marketing
Primepac

Chandon Ohri
CEO; Committee Member
Duco Consultancy; Outsource Fiji
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Anupama Wijesundara
Data Analytics Lead
Te Whanau O Waipareira
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Kellie Hackney
Regional Vice President of Australia and NZ
Zendesk

Dan Savage
Head of Optimisation
TradeMe

Elias Kanaris
CEO
CCNNZ (Contact Centre Network New Zealand)

Ashwin Jaiswal
Driving AI Transformation - Consumer Business, AI Innovation & Digital Transformation leader
Spark NZ
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The Future CX Summit NZ offers a unique opportunity to connect with senior CX and contact centre leaders while positioning your brand at the centre of conversations shaping the future of customer experience.
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