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AI Readiness for Customer Operations: Is Your Operation AI Ready? 

Thu 12 Nov 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Online

There’s no shortage of conversation about what AI could do for customer operations. But having access to AI – or even successfully deploying it – doesn’t necessarily mean an organisation is ready to realise its potential in the contact centre.

The bigger question is whether your operation is ready to deploy, absorb and continually adapt to AI as the technology, your people and customer expectations evolve.

Successful AI adoption relies on much more than selecting the right tools to deliver on a business case. It requires strong foundations across data and knowledge management, leadership alignment, workforce capability, governance and the processes and workflows that underpin your operation. Without those foundations, organisations risk introducing increasingly sophisticated technology into environments that simply aren’t ready to make the most of it.

Through an interactive panel conversation, we’ll be talking about:

  • The foundations required for successful AI adoption
  • Assessing organisational readiness across people, processes and technology
  • How to identify and address readiness gaps before scaling AI
  • Lessons from organisations already laying the groundwork for AI transformation

This is the first session of our AI Readiness for Customer Operations webinar series. Take a look at what else we’ll be exploring in the coming weeks to help you uncover what true AI readiness looks like in your contact centre and how to achieve genuine success.

AI Readiness for Customer Operations: Leading People Through AI Change 

AI Readiness for Customer Operations: Making the Right AI Technology Decisions

AI Readiness for Customer Operations: Governance, Risk and Responsible AI

AI Readiness for Customer Operations: Designing the AI Enabled CX Operation

How much is it?

Free to attend.

Why should you go?

Discover whether your operation is ready to realise the potential of AI, and what you need to consider for success.

Who is it for?

Open to members and non-members. This session is for operational leaders responsible for leading AI within the contact centre operation.

Speakers

Chris Ward

Head of Content
CCMA
Chris works closely with the CCMA team and the contact centre community to ensure members receive the most relevant, timely and engaging content about their industry.

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