AMERICAS WFM Summit 2026

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Awards & Global Recognitions

The conference will also host the prestigious GWFM Global Awards & Recognition Ceremony, celebrating organisations and leaders driving excellence in Workforce Management, Customer Experience, Employee Experience, Diversity, Innovation, and Future-Ready Transformation.

Award Categories Include:
  • WFM Leaders Awards of the Year
  • CX Leaders Awards of the Year
  • Workforce Innovation Awards
  • WFM Ops & CX Heroes Awards
  • GWFM Women’s Hall of Fame
  • GWFM Best Workplace for Gender Equality
  • GWFM Best Employee Experience Organisation
  • Future Ready Organisation Certifications
  • GWFM Maturity Model™ – Global Industry Benchmark Certification

These recognitions will honour organisations and leaders demonstrating measurable impact, operational excellence, innovation, workforce transformation, and customer-centric leadership across global industries. 

Key Tracks at the 2026 Summit

  • AI in Action: Enterprise-grade Agent AI, CX & Virtual Workforce Strategies
  • The Autonomous WFM Era: Forecasting, Scheduling & Real-Time Automation
  • Human-Centered WFM Design: Enhancing Experience, Inclusion & Equity
  • CX Redefined: Leveraging WFM to Orchestrate Seamless Customer Journeys
  • Skilling for the Future: Building AI-ready, agile, and scalable talent pools
  • WFM for Leaders: Strategy, Maturity Models & Digital Transformation Frameworks
Key Takeaways

Integrated Workforce & CX Strategy

Understand how Workforce Management influences customer touchpoints — from recruitment and onboarding to service delivery and customer loyalty.

Adaptability & Organisational Resilience

Explore strategies to navigate disruptions including remote work, changing customer expectations, digital acceleration, and workforce transformation.

Building Resilient Teams

Learn practical approaches to improve employee well-being, engagement, retention, agility, and productivity.

Customer-Centric Workforce Culture

Discover how leading organisations align workforce strategy with customer experience while maintaining operational stability and performance.

AI + Human Workforce Transformation

Gain insights into how organisations are balancing automation, workforce intelligence, AI, and human capability to create sustainable competitive advantage.

GWFM Americas WFM & CX Business Conference 2026

The GWFM Americas WFM & CX Conference 2026 brings together a curated community of WFM, CX, Operations, HR, Digital Transformation, and senior BPO leaders for high-value knowledge sharing, executive engagement, industry benchmarking, and strategic networking.

As global industries rapidly enter the era of Agent AI, Workforce Intelligence, CX Intelligence, and Autonomous Operations, organisations are recognising that workforce transformation is no longer optional — it is central to resilience, productivity, scalability, and customer excellence.

With accelerated advances in Generative AI, automation, predictive analytics, and real-time workforce intelligence, enterprises must fundamentally redesign their Workforce Management and Customer Experience strategies to thrive in an increasingly:

  • Talent-constrained environment
  • Hybrid workplace ecosystem
  • AI-enabled operating model
  • Hyper-digital customer economy

The conference will provide an executive platform to discuss how organisations are evolving from traditional workforce operations toward intelligent, predictive, and human-centric enterprise models.

Conference Highlights

1. Executive Keynote Sessions

  • 4–5 visionary keynote presentations from global CXOs, WFM leaders, and transformation executives.

2. Trending Roundtables & Power Panel Discussions

  • Strategic discussions with global leaders on AI, workforce transformation, CX innovation, and future operating models.

3. Technology Innovation Showcases

  • Emerging technology demonstrations and next-generation workforce and CX solutions.

4. Masterclass on GWFM Maturity Model™

  • Understanding the new global WFM benchmarking standards and future-ready workforce frameworks.

5. New Ideation Forum

  • Participants bring forward breakthrough ideas, transformation models, and innovation-led workforce practices.
  • Recognition and appreciation for impactful and disruptive ideas.

6. Executive Spotlight Interviews

  • Industry transformation insights and trend forecasts shaping North America’s workforce and CX landscape for 2026 and beyond.

7. CX & WFM Leadership Panels

  • Discussions featuring CXOs, Operations Leaders, WFM Executives, and Customer Experience strategists.
Join the Conversation

Join global leaders for a powerful executive dialogue on:

  • Workforce dynamics
  • AI-driven productivity
  • Customer-centric transformation
  • Workforce intelligence
  • Organisational resilience
  • Future-ready enterprise strategies

Together, we will shape the future of the intelligent workforce and customer experience leadership.

Distinguished Speakers

Jay
Jay Parikh

SVP Workforce & Quality, TTEC

Melissa
Melissa B. Johnson

Executive Vice President & Global Leader of Workforce Management,
Support Services Group, USA

Tatiana
Tatiana Goff Morrell

Director of Global Consumer Support Operations, Coinbase

Hemant Sehgal

Chief Operating & Customer Officer,
Arise

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Ian Bastian

Executive – Customer Care, Jiffy.com

Susan
Susan Heather Jones

WFM Leader, TCN, USA

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Dr. Shiva

Founder and CEO, GWFM Chartered Body

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Jennifer Henderson

Head of Global Workforce Management, NTT DATA

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Nirav Shah

Senior Director of Strategy and Transformation, Oak Street Health

Uttaman
Uthaman Bakthikrishnan

Executive VP, CX, CLEARTOUCH

Mohit
Mohit Shah

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Advisor, Datanitiv

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Venky Ramasamy

CEO, Aptino Inc

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