All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner Customer Service & Support Conference 2026 dives deep into key topics for customer service and support around AI, customer experience and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

Leading the New Era of Customer Service and Support

The conference explores how to harness AI, position service and support as a driver of customer value, and elevate the role of people in an AI-driven world. Join us and gain the tools to lead your organization into the next era.

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Wednesday, November 04, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM MST

Gartner Opening Keynote: What’s Next for Customer Support

Christopher Sladdin, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Watch this space for the topic of our opening keynote for customer service and support leaders in 2026. We'll reveal more closer to the conference. Show Less

01:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST

Workshop: The Future of Customer Service 2029

Brad Fager, VP Analyst, Gartner
AI is rapidly changing the way service and support operates — impacting everything from how customers interact to the tools agents use. This session provides a leaders with a vision, highlighting trends in technology, service delivery and customer behaviors to help navigate the future. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM MST

Zero-Effort Experience: AI’s Leap From Proactive to Preemptive Customer Value

Francesco Vicchi, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Service is shifting from reactive support to proactive and preemptive engagement. Zero-effort experiences are becoming the new expectation, but designing them requires balance. This session explores how to anticipate customer needs, reduce friction and avoid overautomation while maintaining meaningful connection. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM MST

The Metrics That Matter Next: Aligning Service Innovation With Business Outcomes

Christopher Sladdin, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
You're investing in AI, the intelligent front door, value-centered service and so much more, but often still measure success with outdated metrics. This session shows how major service initiatives should change what you measure, which metrics matter most and how to align them to the growth, adoption, trust and cost efficiency outcomes executives care about. ... Show More Show Less
Thursday, November 05, 2026

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM MST

Quality Intelligence: Elevate Service QA From Agent to Outcome

Jonathan Schmidt, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
AI is changing service models — QA must evolve too. Discover Quality Intelligence (QI): a strategy that evaluates how well the different elements of the service function — tools, processes, knowledge and people — work together to deliver customer value. Join this session to learn how QI move beyond compliance to uncover friction, understand behavior and drive ongoing service improvement. ... Show More Show Less

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM MST

Scale the Tail: Maximizing Revenue and Retention from Your Long Tail Customers

Andy West, Director Analyst, Gartner
Customer service and success leaders struggle to drive growth and retention with the "long tail" of smaller customers. This session will teach leaders how to use dynamic segmentation and signal-based listening capabilities to nurture hidden revenue opportunities and save at risk customers missed by traditional “tech touch” only models. ... Show More Show Less

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