Upcoming events

There has never been a time of faster, deeper change for CX and Contact Centre Leaders. Join your industry peers for a delicious roundtable lunch where we’ll explore: The fast-evolving relationship between humans and AI Real-time, data-driven decision-making at scale Discovering hidden opportunities through customer conversation intelligence Preparing and upskilling teams for the CX organisation….

There has never been a time of faster, deeper change for CX and Contact Centre Leaders. Join your industry peers for a delicious roundtable lunch where we’ll explore: The fast-evolving relationship between humans and AI Real-time, data-driven decision-making at scale Discovering hidden opportunities through customer conversation intelligence Preparing and upskilling teams for the CX organisation….

12-1pm BST 1-2pm CEST Against a backdrop of rising wages and staff shortages in the UK and Western Europe, Malta has emerged as an attractive option for contact centre outsourcing. While the country is known as a brilliant holiday destination, CX leaders are now realising it also offers the perfect mix….

CX and Contact Centre Leaders are grappling with a mix of overwhelm and excitement as technology to improve the customer experience evolves at lightning speed. Join your peers for a delicious roundtable lunch where we’ll cut through the hype and explore, through the lens of Amazon Connect and GenAI: Tangible ways to deliver contextual, personalised,….

Once again in 2025, Matchboard is hosting a one-of-a-kind event for Australia’s most senior Contact Centre and CX Executives. With an exciting variety of networking, matchmaking and learning opportunities, over good food and wine, plus lucky door prizes, you won’t want to miss Executive Connections! Program in a nutshell: A 3-hour exclusive, complimentary event for….
Past events
While many inhouse speech analytics projects fail, analytics-as-a-service is replete with success stories. One of them is Teachers Mutual Bank, who will present a keynote case study.
The classic dual challenge for startups is: acquire customers fast, but stay lean. That’s why offshoring to the Philippines has proven the “darling” of so many Australian startup business models. Whether your imperative is “double the output” or “halve the cost”, having a team offshore allows you to cost-effectively grow your business. Join our free….

Topics like voice, Artificial Intelligence and chatbots have been getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. 75% of US homes are predicted to have a voice-activated virtual assistant by 2020, according to Gartner. In fact, the latest Salmat and ACRS research reveals 68% of Australian consumers would already give shopping using an….
The telecommunications and utilities sectors share many challenges and synergies in customer management. Against a backdrop of continual margin pressure, both sectors have embraced offshoring as a critical strategy to improve service and agility. Join us for a boardroom lunch with your peers to hear from the industry experts on the state of outsourcing in….

This event, facilitated by BPO veteran Robert Gaunt, is designed for executives responsible for BPO vendor partnerships, across operations, procurement, legal or finance. In any outsourcing venture, it’s critical to understand purpose. We’ll cover: • Reasons to outsource. What is our problem statement, what are the key drivers? • Which functions / processes should be….

This is a private lunch event for leaders in customer service, CX, digital and contact centres. Chatbots and virtual agents are on the agenda of virtually every Customer leader in Australia. The question is not whether to implement, but how to implement successfully. At this free lunch event with your peers, hear from Transport for….

Join us for a boardroom lunch to learn how analytics can be deployed as a service to achieve breakthrough insights about what customers want and feel. With the only requirement being a call recording capability, there is no need for internal specialists or purchase of any software licences. Manually reviewing a tiny sample of individual….

This is a private lunch event designed for leaders and owners of voice and digital customer experience and services. This includes head of operations, payments, IT, security, CX and contact centre functions.

The global services market in South Africa grew at a rapid rate of ~22% annually over the past four years. Australia is a key engine of this growth representing 25% of contact centre seats outsourced from international markets. Join us for a lunch presentation of the latest research from Everest Group, where you’ll learn the….

As a leading courier company operating in 4 markets, Fastway knows the importance of cost-effective, reliable and speedy delivery. So it’s no surprise that these same three qualities are critical in its customer service operations. Join us over lunch to hear how Fastway delivered on its brand promise by outsourcing to the Philippines where, after….

The ability to acquire customers cost-effectively is central to the sustainability of virtually every business. The contact centre has long held a vital role in customer and member acquisition strategy, however it’s a modern art and science few perfect. Join us over lunch to hear today’s best practices in Dialling strategy Data profiling and propensity….

You are invited to an exclusive lunch for leaders in the contact centre industry, to learn about industry trends in wages and employee benefits, against the backdrop of a global services marketplace. Network with your peers while hearing about: the state of play in contact centre pay scales how the modern awards in Australia compare….
Join an exclusive gathering of consultants and analysts to learn about the emerging destinations of Fiji, South Africa and Malaysia for Australian contact centre outsourcing. Just a few hours’ flight from Sydney, Fiji is home to customer service and back office operations of household brands such as iSelect, Lebara and Spotlight. With a cost-base on….

The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the industry body for Global Business Services (BPESA) are holding a special briefing session for Australian analysts, intermediaries, consultants and influencers. The briefing will update key stakeholders on the South African environment for global services delivery including the new government Incentive Programme – which will….

The High Commissioner for the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Ms Beryl R Sisulu, and the South African Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) are pleased to invite Australian executives to a business forum for the launch of the Global Business Services (GBS) incentive programme. South Africa has a proven proposition for Australian companies seeking….