AGENDA

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Please note that all times listed are EST (Eastern Standard Time; -4:00 UTC)…

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7:45 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST: BUILD COMMUNITY CONTACTS

  • Start your day off right and connect with CX financial leaders.
  • Get to know your industry peers and colleagues over a delicious breakfast.
  • Source practical tips, discuss best practices, and prepare for the day ahead.

 

8:45 am

OPENING COMMENTS FROM YOUR HOST

Gain insight into today’s sessions so you can get the most out of your conference experience.

 

9:00 am

EXECUTIVE PANEL: CREATE SEAMLESS DIGITAL JOURNEYS

How to Scale Personalization, Trust, and Engagement

Learn how to deliver consistent, personalized customer experiences on apps, digital platforms, contact centres, and branches. Develop a blueprint to:

  • Design seamless end-to-end client journeys across digital, self-service, and agent-assisted channels.
  • Leverage your data and digital engagement strategies to personalize experiences at scale.
  • Align CX, marketing, and digital teams to enhance brand and service experiences.

Build trust-driven relationships through purpose-led leadership and customer-centric design.

9:30 am

PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILD TRUST IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT

How to Elevate Client Experiences

Transform how portfolio managers and advisory teams communicate with better-informed investors. Learn to leverage technology to improve your advisor-client relationship. Create a roadmap to:

  • Strengthen client trust through transparent investment communication.
  • Balance data-driven portfolio strategies with personalized advisory relationships.
  • Enhance the wealth management journey across digital and human touchpoints.

Navigate market volatility while maintaining strong client confidence.

10:00 am

INDUSTRY EXPERT: REDEFINING FINANCIAL SERVICES CX IN THE AGE OF AI

How to Best Integrate Proactive Engagement with AI

Learn to harness AI technology and trends to improve the customer experience. Walk away with a blueprint to:

  • Anticipate customer needs and deliver timely, relevant solutions using business insights.
  • Bank on AI-powered solutions that deliver ROI for your business.
  • Discover what the future of customer experience looks like for your banking customers.

Transform how you use AI with a focus on customer experience strategies.

10:30 am

ROUNDTABLES DISCOVER THOUGHT-PROVOKING IDEAS

Take a deep dive down the innovation rabbit hole in one of our roundtable discussions. Share common challenges and best practices with your CX financial peers on a topic of your choosing:

  1. Customer Emotion: Design customer journeys with emotions in mind.
  2. Fraud Prevention: Protect your customers’ sensitive data while balancing CX.
  3. Digital and Frictionless CX: Enhance seamless experiences for your customers.
  4. Customer Intelligence: Leverage data analytics and customer insights for strategic decisions and personalized experiences.
  5. Technology Applications: Identify areas of opportunity and improvement in CX.
  6. Silent Signals: What your customers are telling you that you’re not hearing.

11:00 am

EXHIBITOR LOUNGE: VISIT BOOTHS & SOURCE EXPERTISE

  • Explore the latest customer experience technology and strategies with our industry-leading sponsors.
  • Share your challenges with the biggest innovators in the business.
  • Schedule one-to-one private meetings for personalized advice.

 

11:30 am

SPOTLIGHT: FROM HIGH-NET-WORTH CLIENTS TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

How to Leverage Data, Partnerships, and Client Experiences

Master the relationships you have with high-net worth financial service customers, to institutional investors. Learn to prioritize speed, personalization, and transparency. Walk back with an actionable plan to:

  • Design client-centric engagement models supporting individual investors and institutional clients.
  • Balance speed, risk management, and personalization for seamless financial experiences.
  • Leverage your partnerships and ecosystem collaboration delivering greater client value.

Create differentiated experiences for your diverse client segments.

12:00 pm

PANEL: FROM DIGITAL PAYMENTS TO AGENTIC EXPERIENCES

How to Create Secure, Seamless, Automated Payment Journeys

Achieve a fully digitized, seamless cardholder experience that prioritizes trust, security, data, and intent. Source practical tips to:

  • Design seamless authentication experiences using biometrics and multi-factor authentication.
  • Transition from user-initiated to agent-executed payments, unlocking scalable, compliant, and intelligent transaction models.
  • Embed trust into agent-enabled payments.
  • Prepare for agentic commerce.

Move beyond cards and clicks, toward intelligent, secure, and autonomous payment experiences that redefine how your customers interact, transact, and trust.

12:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH: DELVE INTO INDUSTRY CONVERSATIONS

  • Meet interesting speakers and pick their brains on the latest issues in the CX for financial services space.
  • Expand your network and make connections that last beyond the conference.
  • Enjoy great food and service while engaging with your customer experience colleagues.

1:30 pm

EXHIBITOR LOUNGE: VISIT BOOTHS & WIN PRIZES

  • Browse through different sponsor booths and test drive new technology.
  • Enter your name for a chance to win exciting prizes.
  • Take advantage of event-specific offers and special content.

2:00 pm

INDUSTRY EXPERT: MASTER THE INTELLIGENCE ECONOMY

How AI is Transforming How Marketers Interact with Audiences

Master the changing landscape of AI when it comes to customer engagement, targeting, and decision-making. Achieve a step-by-step action plan to:

  • Adapt to the changing marketing environment and develop strategies to leverage AI.
  • Use AI to get the deep customer insights you need.
  • Supercharge your team’s efforts with a clear, personalized strategic plan.

Unlock the full potential of your AI tools by building the right operational and data foundation from day one.

2:30 pm

CASE STUDY: ENHANCE CUSTOMER SUCCESS WITH COMMERICAL FINANCE

How to Achieve Client Success While Balancing Risk and Opportunity

Perfect your client experiences in the financial services industry, while embracing innovative solutions. Learn how to adopt client-centric strategies. Walk away with tips to:

  • Structure and execute complex financial transactions while maintaining client trust.
  • Use growth finance, working capital finance, and real estate or equipment financing to support your business expansion.
  • Manage diverse teams of professionals while providing positive client experiences.

Strengthen your client relationships, enhance financial offerings, and drive measurable business outcomes through purpose-driven commercial finance solutions.

3:00 pm

EXHIBITOR LOUNGE: ATTEND VENDOR DEMOS & CONSULT INDUSTRY EXPERTS

  • Enjoy exclusive sponsor demos and experience the next level of customer experience innovation firsthand.
  • Meet one-on-one with leading solution providers to discuss organizational hurdles.
  • Brainstorm solutions and gain new perspectives and ideas.

 

3:30 pm

SECRET SAUCE FIRESIDE: HUMANIZING DIGITAL: TRANSFORMING PERSONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AT SCALE

How to Redefine Financial Access Using Digital and Human Advice

Master digital innovation through human trust, investing, and spending. Learn to enhance the diverse customer journey. Create a roadmap to:

  • Design end-to-end financial journeys that meet your customers where they are.
  • Embed trust, transparency, and regulatory alignment into the customer experience.
  • Align brand, marketing, and product to deliver a consistent and human-centric CX.
  • Scale personalization across B2C and B2B segments.

Perfect how you leverage data and insights to drive engagement, retention, and financial confidence.

4:00 pm

PRESENTATION: FROM SAVINGS TO SMART WEALTH

How to Use AI-Driven Experiences in a Regulated World

Harness AI-powered platforms used for investment strategies to enhance portfolios and protect your customers. Source practical tips to:

  • Transform high-friction financial products into intelligent, customer-first digital experiences.
  • Design high-depth technology stacks that meet Canadian data privacy and regulatory requirements.
  • Proactively protect your customers from AI-driven financial scams with machine learning and anomaly detection.

Transform legacy financial journeys into transparent, low-friction, consumer-first experiences.

4:30 pm

CLOSING COMMENTS FROM YOUR HOST

Review the key solutions and takeaways from the conference. Source a summary of action points to implement in your work.

 

4:45 pm

CONFERENCE CONCLUDES