Visionary Headliners, Rockstars
and Fab Facilitators
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Headliners
Sean Albertson
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
CX4ROCKS
Sean is a globally respected thought leader, keynote speaker, and advisor with over 25 years of experience transforming customer service and experience strategies for startups to Fortune 200 companies. As the author of the award-winning 4ROCKS: Reduce Effort, Drive Loyalty, Transform the Customer Journey, Sean reveals how to create loyalty-driving experiences at the intersection of technology and human engagement.
David Weisman
Chief Experience Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals / Queens
David has worked at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens since 2013, first as Director of Patient Experience and then as Chief Experience Officer beginning in 2020. He is the administrator for Patient Relations, Food and Nutrition, Pastoral Care and Language Access. In all of his roles and responsibilities, he has fostered a culture of person-centered care for continuous improvement of the care experience.
Rockstar Insights
Lindie Busse
Senior Director, Field and Client Service – Planning and Delivery
Northwestern Mutual
Lindie has spent nearly all of her almost 29-year career in customer/care experience in the financial services industry. She has successfully managed intricate transformative portfolios, led client services teams, and earned consistent recognition as a results-driven top performer. Her expertise spans various aspects of program management, AI, process improvement and leadership where she takes pride in developing others through shared learning experiences.
Erin Cohee
Vice President, User Experience & Business Development
OneUnited Bank
Erin is the Vice President of Digital Customer Experience at OneUnited, an award-winning Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), the largest Black-owned and first Black-owned digital bank in the nation. She leads efforts to increase customer engagement and drive product innovation. Erin expanded the bank’s ATM network to over 100,000 surcharge-free ATMs – America’s largest – and launched Card Command, a user-friendly card management tool. She also built the OneUnited Customer Success team to deliver proactive, data-driven service, supporting the bank’s mission to close the racial wealth gap and promote financial literacy through technology.
Gavin Johnston
Director of User Experience Research
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Gavin has over 25 years of experience in customer experience and strategic planning. Over the years his curiosity about what makes people tick and how that leads to innovation has been the cornerstone of his work. He has led CX research and strategy teams for a broad range of products, services, and industries including hospitality, consumer packaged goods, pharma, food & beverage, healthcare, and financial services.
Mark Levy
Vice President, Customer Experience
Frontier Communications
Customer Engagement Leadership Council Member
Mark Levy doesn’t just talk about customer experience—he’s spent over 25 years making it better. From transforming digital experiences at Comcast to leading CX at Frontier Communications, he knows what it takes to blend technology with human connection. As an executive coach, author, and publisher of the Decoding Customer Experience newsletter, he delivers real-world strategies that actually work.
Jessica Lim
Director of Customer Experience
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Shri Nandan
Vice President, AI Products & Experiences
Comcast
Shri is a customer-obsessed CX professional who has dedicated her career to “meeting the customers where they want to be met”. Her leadership and advisory roles across diverse industries spanning insurance, fintech, pharmaceutical and telecom have honed her expertise in digital transformation and product strategy, enabling her to contribute significantly to customer-centric product and technology advancements. Using data driven approaches and high-performing teams, Shri has elevated the AI and digital product landscape enhancing customer experiences, and embedding strategic technological innovations across the business.
Fab Facilitators
Jacob Bailon
Director of Engineering
DATAMARK
With deep expertise in customer support operations and workforce optimization, I specialize in implementing agent assist solutions that enhance efficiency and service quality. My experience in analytics, process improvement, and AI-driven support tools enables teams to work smarter, not harder, while delivering exceptional customer experiences. By leveraging data and technology, I help organizations create scalable, high-performing support strategies that drive measurable results.
Chloe Duckworth
Co-founder & CEO
Valence AI
Chloe Duckworth is the co-founder and CEO of Valence AI, an emotion AI startup building the emotional subtitle of the internet for conversational intelligence. Valence models analyze vocal tone to help human and AI agents better understand customers. Chloe has a background in computational neuroscience and previously worked in neurotech at BrainMind. Chloe is also the co-founder of Hope Hearted, a California nonprofit providing supplies and PPE to keep unhoused people safe from COVID and other viral infections.
Jay Erickson
Chief Innovation Officer
Modus
Jay’s two decades crafting impactful digital experiences, working with clients like Cleveland Clinic, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, provide a uniquely broad perspective on driving digital transformation. His strategic leadership delivers practical insights into solving complex business challenges across diverse industries. Beyond client work, Jay’s regular speaking engagements at industry conferences and contributions to publications like HealthCare Business Today make him a valuable voice on translating visionary ideas into tangible, human-centered results.
Master of Ceremonies
Brian Fitzpatrick
Partner, Events
Frost & Sullivan
Brian Fitzpatrick is the Global Lead for Frost & Sullivan’s Events Division, responsible for the Best Practice creation and execution of Frost & Sullivan events globally. He has over 28 years of management and leadership position experience and understands strategic, tactical business planning and financial management.