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 Customer Service & Support 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: Redesign Service and Support to Unlock AIs Value

Christopher Sladdin, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI has forever changed service and support. In the past two years, we've stepped up, taking on unprecedented challenges to implement AI in our organizations. Now, we're ready to maximize the value that AI can offer. In this opening keynote, learn how to transform your organization to thrive in an AI-accelerated world. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

The Economics of Value: Making the Business Case for a Value-Centered Service Model

John Quaglietta, VP Analyst, Gartner
Transforming service into a value driver requires more than vision — it requires a financial case. This session shows how value-centered service links friction reduction and proactive engagement to revenue, retention and lifetime value, equipping leaders to secure executive buy-in and investment. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST

Google: Make Every Customer Interaction Easier with RCS for Business

Marcus Koehler, Product Manager Lead, RCS for Business, Google
Shift your strategy from reach to relevance. Discover how RCS for Business and AI deliver rich, interactive experiences directly to the native messaging app—no downloads required. Learn to deflect call volumes, eliminate friction, and turn routine customer service into lasting loyalty. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST

NiCE: The Agentic CX Frontline: Real Leaders. Real Results

Tim Harris, GM, Engagement Orchestration, NiCE
This session traces CX's shift from human service to bot/LLM assistance to fully agentic AI that acts, not just responds. It covers accelerating model reasoning, AI assistants as the new front door, and the rise of AI-to-AI customer interactions. We walk through NiCE's CX AI platform-Engagement Orchestration, Agentic Experience Automation, Workforce Empowerment, and CX AI models then close with analyst recognition and measurable outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST

Omilia: Total Experience (TX): Where Human and AI Come Together

Nick Delis, Chief Revenue Officer, Omilia
Claudio Rodrigues, Chief Product Officer, Omilia
The future of customer experience isn’t human or AI… it’s both. Total Experience (TX) connects digital agents, human expertise, intelligence, and automation across the entire customer journey. This session explores the evolution from today’s fragmented interactions to intelligent, predictive experiences where technology understands intent, orchestrates action, and knows when the human touch matters most. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM MST

Beyond the Chatbot: Evaluating Conversational AI Platforms in the Age of Agentic AI

Uma Challa, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
GenAI and agentic AI have changed the game for conversational AI platforms (CAIPs), turning basic chatbots into scalable enterprise assets. But how do you evaluate a platform built for tomorrow? Success requires knowing which capabilities matter and which trends actually drive growth. Don’t get left behind by legacy tech; learn how to assess and choose a CAIP that scales with your business. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM MST

Beyond the Pilot: What Separates Agentic AI That Scales from AI That Stalls, moderated by Omilia

Nick Delis, Chief Revenue Officer, Omilia
Chris Adomaitis, Director, Solutions Architect, North America, Omilia
Claudio Rodrigues, Chief Product Officer, Omilia
Nearly every enterprise has an AI pilot running somewhere. Fewer have got one to genuine, sustained scale in customer-facing operations. This session discusses the gap between pilot and production: what determines whether agentic AI becomes a durable part of the operation, versus a proof-of-concept that never gets board sign-off to expand. A comparison of what's worked, what's been shelved, and what leaders wish they'd known before they started. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM MST

SAP: The Human Moment in Service

Sanjeet Mall, Senior Vice President & Head of SAP Sales Cloud and SAP Service Cloud , SAP
This session explores Issue to Revenue: how AI moves service from reactive support to proactive resolution and growth. Personalized service at scale takes end-to-end insight and orchestration across the journey. Self-service can then deliver resolution shaped to the customer in the moment, while the issues that reach a person become opportunities to deepen the relationship and turn resolution into something more, opening new paths to growth. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM MST

Ask the Analyst: Value-Centered Service: Reimagine Service and Support as a Growth Engine

John Quaglietta, VP Analyst, Gartner
Value-centered service represents a shift from resolving issues to driving meaningful outcomes for customers and the business. This interactive session offers direct access to experts to explore how VCS works in practice, how to get started, and how to overcome challenges while positioning service as a driver of growth. ... Show More Show Less

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