ENABLING WORK-FROM-HOME BRIEFING
FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
An Execs In The Know Virtual Event for End-User Corporate Brands
OVERVIEW
Enabling Work from Home — Critical steps to long-term success
A work-from-home strategy is an important tool in your tool box and the time to optimize and better enable your remote teams is now.
Join us for our Enabling Work-from-Home Briefing on June 10, 2021 (8:30 – AM PDT – 11:00 AM PDT / 11:30 AM EDT – 2:00 PM EDT), along with 20-30 of your corporate brand peers for a highly interactive session. Tap into the experience and knowledge of our expert panelists and our CX leadership community.
Don’t miss out on these powerful discussions.
Meet The Hosts
Ebrahim and Chad will lead the discussion to cover the topics at hand.
Ebrahim Hyder
VP Consumer SupportMichael KorsChad McDaniel
PresidentExecs In The Know
Ebrahim Hyder
VP Consumer Support
Michael KorsEbrahim Hyder is an accomplished, award-winning professional with over +25 years of local and international experience in contact centers, customer service, strategic planning, and change management. He’s a results-driven leader with proven success working in both start-up and large global organizations. Ebrahim is energetic, bold, innovative, and believes in always putting the customer first. He serves on the Execs In The Know Corporate Advisory Board and is committed to providing CX leaders with meaningful research and insights, while simultaneously advancing the conversation on all facets of the customer experience.
WORK FROM HOME TOPICS
This Virtual Briefing takes a look over the horizon at what’s most important for ensuring the long-term viability and the successful management of a remote workforce. Learn about WFH 2.0 best practices and find out what practitioners and industry insiders have to say about their critical initiatives.
Some discussion topics of the day could include:
- Cultivating employee wellness, engagement, and cultural transference in a remote workforce
- Finding the right tools and processes to recruit, hire, train, and coach in a virtual world
- Striking the right balance between employee monitoring, performance management, and individual privacy
- Maintaining data security by revamping operating guidelines and tapping into new technologies
This Work-from-Home Briefing will include collaboration with global CX brand leaders and feature a panel of CX subject-matter experts.

The Panel
Along with Ebrahim Hyder from Michael Kors, the Panel will share their breadth and depth of insights.
To learn more about each panelist, click on their photo to read their bio.
Daralee Easter
Global Work At Home LeaderConcentrixMichaud Ray
Vice President – Business Development and Strategic AccountsSykesHugo Felipe Godoy
Vice President LACAR RegionConduentCheryl Gunn
Sr. Vice President of OperationsLiveopsDaniel Borrelli
RPA Solution EngineerNICE
Daralee Easter
Global Work At Home Leader
ConcentrixDaralee is the Global Work at Home Offering Leader at Concentrix. Daralee’s focus is on our work from home strategy, innovations and sales support across the global. Daralee has spent her career at Concentrix developing her passion for remote and virtual contact center environments as well as working alongside executive level clients, business development and operations leaders to resolve complex business challenges, develop strategies and meet program objectives for some of the most iconic American companies.
Daralee is a mother to two remarkable daughters and has a deep passion for growing and developing a strong network of women. Daralee is married and enjoys spending time at her cottage outside Riding Mountain National Park in Canada, skiing and planning her next adventures with her home and work family alike.
Michaud Ray
Vice President – Business Development and Strategic Accounts
SykesTwenty-three years of increasing responsibility within contact center industry across a broad range of operational, account management, business development and support services responsibilities. Approaches work with a passionate focus of building strategic trusted relationships through finding an overall win/win relationship, creating a culture of innovation to add value, and when needed, navigating executive leadership changes with a highly adaptive approach; all resulting in creating raving fans for the company/brand.
Hugo Felipe Godoy
Vice President LACAR Region
ConduentFelipe manages Conduent’s Latin America and the Caribbean CXM business and brings 22+ years of leadership in the customer experience and technology-enabled digital interactions business. He is passionate about service delivery excellence and is recognized for exceeding goals, building strong relationships and designing and managing multi-faceted solutions. Felipe worked in several management roles serving in the Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment, High-Tech and Healthcare industries. His BPO experience includes very versatile capabilities in Customer Experience, Digital Processing, Multi-Channel Communications as well as Digital Transformation. He is a results-oriented leader with excellent organizational skills.
Felipe holds a technical degree in Business Administration and is a Black Belt Six Sigma.
He enjoys spending time with his wife and their two beautiful daughters.
Cheryl Gunn
Sr. Vice President of Operations
LiveopsWith over two decades of experience in Contact Center Learning and Development, Operational Delivery and Client Success, Cheryl has led client programs from implementation to optimization in a variety of fields. Her relationship-based approach to client partnerships has allowed her to organically grow programs and retain long term success with trusted client partners. Though her experience is deep rooted in the Work from Home space, she has also run traditional Brick and Mortar and Hybrid programs, and has consulted with global BPO organizations to transition workforces from in-center to WAH. She lives in Ohio and enjoys spending time with her family.
Daniel Borrelli
RPA Solution Engineer
NICEI started my career as a collector in the contact center space at JPMorgan Chase and progressed through many facets of the business and IT management over 10 years. I have since specialized in QM, Compliance Recording, Speech Analytics, Desktop Analytics and Automation. The last 20 years I have split down the middle between Implementation Services and Sales Engineering/Consulting. I live in northwest Georgia with my family. Among many outdoor activities, I love Scuba Diving.
Meet the Co-Host, Featured Panel, and read about our sponsors for the event.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Attendees should include corporate executives who are focused on the operational strategy and execution of customer care. This will include those who are currently using or considering using Work From Home in their CX strategy.
Vendor attendance to this event is limited to the participating panelists. If you are a vendor (provider of CX services/solution), please contact [email protected] to learn how to participate in upcoming events.
THE AGENDA
June 10, 2021
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM EDT | Welcome & Kickoff | |
| 11:45 AM – 1:55 PM EDT | WFH Panel & Collaboration | |
| 1:55 PM – 2:00 PM EDT | Wrap Up |
When you register, provide your top three most pressing challenges and/or opportunities for discussion and your input will help influence the discussion. This will be a 2.5 hour deep-dive conversation to help inspire your innovation and give you insights to propel your strategies.
Don’t miss this powerful solution-focused event full of learning and sharing.
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JUNE 11, 2021
CX Brand Leaders – Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!
We’re sure to uncover topics during the Briefing that you are passionate about so we’ve reserved time to dig in deeper.
As a Corporate Brand CX leader, when you register for the Briefing, we will send you an exclusive invitation to join us for a post-briefing, corporate-only discussion the following day from 11:30AM – 1:00PM EDT. The goal of this session is to have a candid conversation with corporate-only attendees about their key takeaways from the previous day’s knowledge share. Additionally, during Friday’s discussion, the floor will be open for you to bring forth additional questions or topics that you wish to table with your peers.
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Interested in Becoming a Sponsor?
Sponsors include solution providers (vendors, BPOS, software companies, etc).
The Rise of Multimodal Customer Experience: Are We Moving Too Fast?Omnichannel was promised as the solution to a fragmented customer journey. While it delivered in many ways a new paradigm is taking shape, one defined by multimodal experiences powered by AI, automation, and real-time context. Customers can now move fluidly between voice, chat, video, and digital channels, often without a visible transition. For some, this represents the ideal journey. For others, it can feel as though the human element of customer care is slipping away. As organizations race to innovate, many are unintentionally creating gaps, not just between channels, but between themselves and key segments of their customer base. With varying levels of digital fluency and generational differences, and varying expectations, a one-size-fits-all approach to CX no longer scales. So, the question becomes: In our pursuit of the future, are we leaving parts of our customer base behind? In this candid and forward-looking discussion, CX leaders will explore:
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CX Livewire: Consumer Voices, Real-Time ReactionsCustomer expectations are constantly evolving, and understanding how consumers perceive service, support channels, and emerging technologies is critical for shaping effective CX strategies. In this fast-paced and interactive session, panelists will explore key insights from Execs In The Know’s latest research findings, capturing the perspectives and expectations of CX leaders and consumers. Throughout the discussion, panelists will react to both the research findings and live polling of the CRS audience, creating a dynamic comparison between what consumers say they want and how organizations are currently approaching service delivery. These real-time insights will allow attendees to benchmark their own thinking against the room, while panelists share practical perspectives from inside their organizations on how they interpret, and respond to, shifting consumer expectations. Expect candid reactions, engaging audience participation, and thought-provoking contrasts between consumer sentiment and operational reality. This high-energy session is designed to spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and highlight where CX leaders may need to adapt in order to meet the evolving demands of their customers. |
Agent-Facing AI for CX: Through the Eyes of the AgentFor decades, contact center agents have been expected to act as human search engines navigating complex knowledge bases, policy documents, and fragmented systems to find the right answer for customers. But the emergence of agent-facing AI is beginning to shift that paradigm. Instead of simply retrieving information, modern AI tools can now interpret context, surface relevant guidance, and recommend next-best actions in real time. This panel will explore how CX leaders are deploying AI to transform the agent role, and what this experience is like from the agent’s perspective. Panelists will discuss how tools such as AI copilots, real-time knowledge synthesis, contextual assistance, automated summarization, and predictive assistance are helping agents navigate complex conversations more effectively while reducing cognitive load. At the same time, organizations must carefully balance automation with human judgment, ensuring agents remain empowered decision-makers. Panelists will also address the operational and cultural challenges of introducing AI into the agent workflow including trust, training, governance, and change management. Attendees will hear practical insights (and hopefully firsthand feedback from agents) on what’s working, what’s not, and how agent-facing AI can simultaneously improve efficiency, enhance employee experience, and deliver better outcomes for customers. |
The Next Gen CX Business Plan: Preparing for the Next 3–5 YearsFor years, organizations have piloted AI-powered support, automation, proactive service models, and intelligent self-service. Now, the industry is reaching an inflection point: what happens when these capabilities mature into the standard operating model? The question for leaders is no longer if these technologies work, but how to architect a business plan that thrives once they are fully integrated. Moving from pilot to scale requires a fundamental shift in how we lead. It demands a roadmap for workforce evolution, a commitment to data integrity, and a new definition of “success” that balances efficiency with the human connection customer still crave. What does workforce strategy look like when AI handles a significant portion of interactions? How do roles evolve? What investments must be made now in data quality, governance, and systems integration to support intelligent, proactive service? How is success measured? How do organizations deliver the trust, clarity, and the confidence that define Customer Assurance? In this discussion, CX leaders will explore:
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Customer Assurance: A Leadership Decision, Not a DepartmentCustomer Assurance is not a department or a checklist. It is the confidence customers feel when they know a company will show up with clarity, competence, and care. It is built through leadership decisions that shape how the organization communicates, operates, and responds when something matters most. In an era defined by automation, AI, and no-reply emails, customers are tired of simply being processed. They are asking deeper questions: Do I feel safe doing business with you? Do I trust this experience? Do I believe this company will take care of me when it counts? True assurance is what turns a transaction into trust. It requires more than strong service design. It takes leadership alignment, clear decision-making, and systems that make confidence possible at every stage of the customer journey. That includes how expectations are set, how issues are owned, how employees are empowered, and how technology is used to support rather than distance the customer relationship. In this discussion, CX leaders will explore:
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