The Intelligent Hybrid Workforce: How AI Connects Customer Experience, Commerce, and Operations

VIP Dinner - Chicago, IL

Jul 30, 2026 6:00 PM8:30 PM CST

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Event Description

The AI era is redefining the customer-facing enterprise. As autonomous AI agents become trusted collaborators alongside human employees, leading brands are rethinking how they engage customers, orchestrate commerce, and empower their hybrid workforce. Join this executive discussion to explore the strategies, technologies, and intelligence that are transforming customer experience into a competitive advantage across retail, consumer goods, travel, and hospitality.

BWG Connect & Talkdesk invite you to join us for an interactive discussion over drinks and dinner with your peers! We'll explore the latest trends in the space and get your questions answered.

As always, there will be no sales pitches and dinner is complimentary.

Seating is limited, and RSVP is required.

Discussion Topics

  • The rise of the hybrid workforce — How AI agents and human employees work together to deliver faster, more personalized customer experiences across service, sales, and operations.
  • From customer conversations to business outcomes — How customer interactions can drive revenue, improve loyalty, and inform smarter business decisions—not just resolve support issues.
  • Agentic AI-powered commerce orchestration — Learn how organizations are connecting customer engagement with commerce workflows to reduce friction, accelerate conversions, and simplify post-purchase experiences.
  • The intelligence advantage — Explore how customer knowledge, product knowledge, and conversation intelligence enable AI to deliver more accurate recommendations, personalized experiences, and better decision-making.
  • Preparing for the next generation of customer experience — Best practices for scaling AI responsibly while empowering employees, increasing operational efficiency, and maintaining human oversight where it matters most.

Event Partners

Talkdesk

Talkdesk® is leading a new era in customer experience with Customer Experience Automation (CXA) — a new category and platform designed to automate the full complexity of modern customer journeys. CXA replaces fragmented, manual workflows with coordinated AI agents that scale service, reduce costs, and deliver better outcomes across the enterprise.

Guest Speaker

Aaron Conant LinkedIn

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect

Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.

Michael Klein LinkedIn

Head of Industry Marketing at Talkdesk

Michael Klein is the Head of Retail, Travel & Hospitality Product Marketing at Talkdesk, where he leads go-to-market strategy for AI-powered customer experience solutions serving global brands. With 20 years of experience across enterprise technology focused on industries, Michael previously spent 14 years at Adobe, helping shape industry strategy for the Adobe Digital Experience Cloud. Before entering the technology industry, Michael held merchandising and marketing leadership roles with specialty retailers including Williams‑Sonoma, Louis Vuitton, Harry & David, and Wine.com. Recognized as a 2026 Top Retail Expert by Rethink Retail for the third consecutive year, he is a frequent speaker on the future of commerce, AI, and customer experience.

Event Moderator

Aaron Conant LinkedIn

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect

Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.

Michael Klein LinkedIn

Head of Industry Marketing at Talkdesk

Michael Klein is the Head of Retail, Travel & Hospitality Product Marketing at Talkdesk, where he leads go-to-market strategy for AI-powered customer experience solutions serving global brands. With 20 years of experience across enterprise technology focused on industries, Michael previously spent 14 years at Adobe, helping shape industry strategy for the Adobe Digital Experience Cloud. Before entering the technology industry, Michael held merchandising and marketing leadership roles with specialty retailers including Williams‑Sonoma, Louis Vuitton, Harry & David, and Wine.com. Recognized as a 2026 Top Retail Expert by Rethink Retail for the third consecutive year, he is a frequent speaker on the future of commerce, AI, and customer experience.

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Aaron Conant

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect


BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution.

Co-Founder & Managing Director Aaron Conant runs the group & connects with dozens of brand executives every week, always for free.


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BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution. BWG has built an exclusive network of 125,000+ senior professionals and hosts over 2,000 virtual and in-person networking events on an annual basis.
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