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G-Force APAC 2007 begins with optional Education Day sessions on Tuesday 14 August. That evening, G-Force really kicks-off with a Welcome Reception, followed by two full days of sessions on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 August. You are also invited to attend the ANZ User Group meeting on Friday 17 August.

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Tuesday 14 August, 2007
Genesys University Education Day

 

G-Force 2007 APAC
14–16 August 2007
Melbourne, Crown Casino

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Tuesday, August 14
Wednesday, August 15
Thursday, August 16

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Education Day Registration

9.00 am – 12.00 pm

Morning Education Day Session
Genesys IP Contact Centre Solutions – business focus
Genesys Voice Platform – Webserver Architecture, Caching and Load Balancing – technical focus

1.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Afternoon Education Day Session
Genesys Routing and Reporting 7.5 Overview – business focus
Genesys Framework Troubleshooting – technical focus

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

G-Force APAC 2007 Registration open

5.00 pm – 7.00 pm

Welcome Reception
Sponsored by NEC (Interaction Pavilion)


Wednesday 15 August 2007

7:00 am – 8:15 am

Formal NEC Welcome Breakfast (registration essential)

7:30 am – 8:30 am

G-Force APAC 2007 Registration open
Mini Breakfast (Interaction Pavillion)

8.30 am

MAIN AUDITORIUM
Welcome Address - Redefining Today's Customer Experience
Michael McBrien, Senior Vice President APAC, Genesys
Jason Stirling, Vice President Australasia, Genesys
Genesys Strategy Update
Wes Hayden,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Genesys
  Dynamic Contact Centre in Action
Steve Rutledge,
Vice President Product & Solutions Marketing, Genesys

10.30 am - 11.00 am

Morning refreshment break in Interaction Pavilion

11.00 am

MAIN AUDITORIUM
Child Support Agency
Peter Richards,
Deputy General Manager, Channel Strategy, Child Support Agency (Australia)
Customer Experience and 8 Enemies of Staff Engagement
Kevin Panozza, Chief Executive Officer, SalesForce Australia

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm

Lunch break

1.30 pm – 2.10 pm

Breakout Sessions 1
Developing a Strategic Plan to Underpin Your Business Case
Malcolm Thompson, Manager, APAC Business Consulting Services, Genesys
Waste - The Black Hole in Contact Centre Operations
Robert Allman,
General Manager, Customer Interactive Solutions, Dimension Data Australia
  Going Beyond Partnership, Exceeding Expectations
Mike Adams,
Group CEO, Blueprint Management Group
Anna Lee, Chief Executive Officer, eSoon
  Where’s My Time Sheet?
Extending the Value of WFM and Linking it with Payroll

Catrina Duff,
Operations Support Manager, Contact Centres,
Air New Zealand
  The Federated Enterprise - Integrating the Contact Centre with Outsourcers and 3rd Parties
Dave Smith,
Senior Product Manager, Federation, Genesys
  Genesys Voice Platform (GVP) Development - Reporting
Russell Penney & Alan Whiteside,
Professional Services, Genesys

2.30 pm – 3.10 pm

Breakout Sessions 2
Creating a Dynamic Contact Centre
Randy Brasche, Director, Product Marketing, Genesys
Remote Workers Deliver More to the Contact Centre
Mark Mathieson,
Chief Information Officer, Manchester Unity
Pat Daly, Professional Services Manager, Integ
  Next Generation IVRs
Vijai Shankar,
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Genesys
Terry Stocking, Director, GVP Architecture, Genesys
  Centralising Services for Government Agencies
Anna Thisainayagan,
Customer Service Centre Manager, Office of Shared Services
Rocco Arico, Executive General Manager National Sales & Marketing, Business Solutions, NEC
  Genesys SIP Server – Fundamentals of VoIP in a Genesys World
Geoff Willshire, Philip Alderson, Peter Alexander, Simon Francis,
Professional Services, Genesys
  Gplus Adaptors – Working smarter with Your CRM
Andrew Jackson,
Principal Professional Services Consultant, Genesys

3.15 pm – 4.00 pm

Afternoon refreshment break in Interaction Pavilion

4.00 pm – 4.40 pm

Breakout Sessions 3
Taking Skills Based Routing to the Next Level
Greg Hedges, Principal Consultant, APAC Business Consulting Services, Genesys
Migrate to IP: Why, When and How
Fabrice Della Mea,
Senior Director Product Management, Genesys
  Transforming Reporting & Analytics
Craig Covington,
Director, Product Management, Genesys
  Win the Customer Experience Battleground with Speech Self-Service
Peter Chidiac,
Regional Sales Director, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Nuance Communications.
  Genesys SIP Server – Fundamentals of VoIP in a Genesys World
[session continues]
Geoff Willshire, Philip Alderson, Peter Alexander, Simon Francis,
Professional Services, Genesys
  Gplus Adaptors – Working smarter with Your CRM
[session continues]
Andrew Jackson,
Principal Professional Services Consultant, Genesys

6.30 pm

Pre-dinner drinks

7.00 pm

Gala Dinner


Thursday 16 August 2007

9.00 am

MAIN AUDITORIUM
Creating an Open Dialogue with Customers
Jared Mortlock,
Manager, Speech Implementation Team, Telecom New Zealand
Managing Customer Interactions at Toyota Financial Services
Danielle Kithcart,
Manager Call Center, Toyota Financial Services
Rory Herriman, Managing Partner, Ponvia Technology

10.30 am – 11.00 am

Morning refreshment break in Interaction Pavilion

11.00 am

MAIN AUDITORIUM
Revolutionising Retail Banking
Ross McEwan,
Group Executive, Retail Banking Service, Commonwealth Bank
Customer Service (R)evolution
Robert Winder, Vice President, Technology Strategy, Genesys

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm

Lunch break

1.30 pm – 2.10 pm

Breakout Sessions 1
Internet and Multi - Channel Integration
Musa Hanan, Senior Product Manager, Genesys
Excellence in Communications Delivered through the Dynamic Contact Centre
Jordan Muir,
Chief Operating Officer, SMART
  Simulation and Stimulation
Alan McCord,
Director, Genesys Research, Genesys
  Virtualising Contact Centre Infrastructure and Applications
Diana Lee,
Vice President, Customer Service, StarHub
Joey Low,
Manager, Customer Service - Systems and Analytics, StarHub
  Teaming to Create Intelligent Network Call Routing Capabilities
John Dardo,
Assistant Commissioner, Client Contact, Australian Taxation Office
Tim Waters, Group Solutions Manager, Contact Centre Solutions, Telstra
  Genesys Infomart
Scott Simcock, Master Technical Instructor, Genesys

2.30 pm – 3.10 pm

Breakout Sessions 2
Reduce Inbound Traffic with Proactive Contact
Nitin Shroff, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Genesys
Extending the Boundaries of the Contact Centre
Dinesh Divakar,
Director Asia Pacific, Voice and Applications, Enterprise Business Group, Alcatel-Lucent
  Managing Call Volume Peaks with Virtual Hold Tools
Jeffrey Maher,
Strategic Alliance Director, Genesys
  Sophisticated Speech Made Simple
Michael Bishop,
General Manager, SmartSpeak
  The Best of Both Worlds with Virtualised Contact Centres
Heath Lee,
Executive Chairman, Oceania Customer Interaction Services
Andrew Kaszubski, Director, Technical Services, Oceania Customer Interaction Services
  Practical Applications of Genesys Software Development Kits
Geoff Willshire, Alan Whiteside, Paul Spierings, Hamish Graham,
Professional Services, Genesys

3.15 pm – 4.00 pm

Afternoon refreshment break in Interaction Pavilion

4.00 pm – 4.40 pm

Breakout Sessions 3
Breaking Down the Walls of the Contact Centre with IP and SIP
Fabrice Della Mea, Senior Director Product Management, Genesys
Maximise Efficiency with Business Process Routing
Kevin Shinseki,
Senior Manager, Product Management, Genesys
  Workforce Management for the Dynamic Contact Centre
Adam Rosen,
Manager Product Management, Genesys
  Multi-Site Outbound Contact
K. Chandrasekaran,
President, Reliance Infostreams
  Complete Control and Flexibility for Managed Services
Jason Turpin , Product Manager, Genesys Customer Interaction Portal, Genesys
  Practical Applications of Genesys Software Development Kits
[session continues]
Geoff Willshire, Alan Whiteside, Paul Spierings, Hamish Graham, Professional Services, Genesys

5.00 pm

Prize draws, closing words, drinks

6.00 pm

G-Force APAC 2007 closes


Sessions and times are subject to change. The agenda is updated regularly.