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The CCW planned from 28 June to 1 July 2021 will not take place this year. Due to the lack of prospects for opening and the associated lack of planning security for partners and visitors, we have decided to cancel the CCW 2021.

The “European Customer Champion” award will be presented for the first time at the CCW 2021 from 28 June to 1 July. This award will recognise groundbreaking projects in the field of innovative customer dialogue.

Due to the latest Covid-19 developments and the associated restrictions and risks for the 23rd CCW in February that are already foreseeable, the CCW 2021 will be postponed from 23-25 February to 28 June-1 July 2021.

For companies, the introduction of cloud technology can not only mean a significant optimization of the customer experience – and thus customer loyalty – but also a significant reduction in costs.

The 2019 International Customer Contact Benchmark maintains its ambition to purvey the European Contact Centre market with this seventh annual comprehensive overview.

How do you make the transition to a company that really lives CX? Many factors are critical to success – we’ve put together three fundamental ones for you!

US startup B8ta redefines retail: stores that act as showrooms and test laboratories. Here we will present how manufacturers and customers benefit from this.

Lectures are always a bit of self-therapy for the lecturer. Also for me at CCW 2019 in my lecture on “Digitisation and leadership”.

What makes Silicon Valley so special and why are so many innovations emerging in this region? Roman Weishäupl shows you the four main factors, the e-LSD.

Sarah Metcalfe, Head of Customer Service at Sure Petcare, is a certified Chief Happiness Officer. She tells us why happy companies have better service and gives us 5 tips to create a happy workplace.

Big Data is the future - we need data to train an Artificial Intelligence, for instance for a better customer service or for a more targeted marketing. But how does it fit together with GDPR? We spoke about this topic with Ali Baccouche, Data Privacy Officer of the US technology company Texas Instruments.

AI is everywhere, it seems to be indispensable. But do people really want to interact with an artificial mind? Or is the fear of becoming unemployed or even meaningless too big? Mumbi Odame, CEO of Motivation by Design (Pty) Ltd, has given us some interesting facts about her understanding of AI.

Since 2010, BT has been tracking consumer behaviour in an increasingly digital world through an extensive global research programme. We asked expert Dr. Nicola Millard to tell us more about the key trends driving consumer behaviour and how innovation can help customers “chat, tap and talk”.

Dana Coutant, Customer Care Lead US at Marley Spoon, tells us why a good customer service is especially important for young businesses and what makes the startup a successful company.