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Customer Service Forum

Customer Service Forum
Thursday 28 November 2019
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Registrations open at 5:00 PM
ANZ Tower
Plum & Cherry Blossom Room
Level 24, 242 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Professional & Associate $49
Affiliate $69
Non Member $99


Putting customers at the heart of everything we do


ABOUT THIS EVENT 

The success of the NSW Public Sector is tied to the satisfaction of its customers. When customers are satisfied, it means the public sector is doing its job well and people are experiencing the real-world impact of the Government’s investments. Everything the public sector does must deliver benefits to the people of NSW.

This forum will explore what customer service means for everyone in the public sector, even when they aren’t in a customer-facing role.

As part of this forum, we will hear from three different Clusters about how they think about customers in their own unique ways. This will help you draw a clear line of sight between your work as an individual and how it is delivering to the citizens of NSW. 
 
Case studies include:
  • Sydney Metro – designing the door-to-door customer experience on a major project, including customer testing to inform station and precinct design. 
  • Office of Drought Response - detailing how they will coordinate across government  to ensure programs and measures are developed and implemented to meet community and business needs.
  • Housing Connect – demonstrating how Communities and Justice has pioneered digital and business transformation across the social housing sector, using effective co-design with staff and customers.
     
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

This is an opportunity to learn more about customer service with best practice examples, as well as about the work of the new Customer Service Cluster. Speakers will provide insights on customer services issues relevant to the public sector. You will leave with a greater understanding of customer service and how it is relevant to your role.

Speakers will provide insights on issues relevant to service delivery. This will support you to plan new services and improve customer satisfaction with existing services.

At least 25% of this event is allocated to questions from the floor meaning that you will also have the opportunity to play an active part in this discussion.
 
All IPAA events include purposeful networking which allows you to:
  • Build relationships with the speaker/s and fellow guests
  • Develop your capabilities 
  • Establish connections across the NSW public sector.

PARTNER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This event is presented with support from our partner ANZ.

 
SPEAKERS

Felicity Cox
A/Executive Director, Customer Service Commission
NSW Department of Customer Service



As A/Executive Director – Customer Service Commission, Felicity works to ensure customers are at the heart of government decision making and service delivery. Felicity leads the NSW Government’s customer experience research program and supports the delivery of priority customer initiatives. Felicity previously held roles in the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and several Commonwealth agencies. Felicity holds a Master of Public Policy, PhD in physics, and Bachelor of Science Adv. (Hons).

Lance Carden
Director, Customer Service and Business Improvement Unit
Lead, Housing Connect Program
NSW Department of Communities and Justice


Lance Carden is the Director of the Customer Service and Business Improvement Unit, and the lead on the Housing Connect Program, within the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).

He began his career as a youth worker in Western Sydney in 1996 where he worked with homeless young people in crisis and accommodation services, which is where he developed a passion for the importance of housing as a fundamental right for all people.

Over the past 18 years he has undertaken a range of frontline operational and project management roles within DCJ Housing, right up to the executive position he holds today.

Ken Harrison
Director, Office of Drought Response
NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet


Ken Harrison is the Director of the newly formed Office of Drought Response. The NSW Government is broadening its focus on drought response and adopting three distinct and equal priorities: water security, community and business, and farms and primary production support. 

The Office of Drought Response will coordinate support for these three priority areas across Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, with input from all clusters and agencies across the NSW Government. 

Ken has experience in delivering a range of programs in rural and regional communities. He has been involved in land and water management, agricultural extension and emergency management responses in the Central West and Far West of NSW.

 
Larissa Ivacheff
A/Director of Customer Strategy
Sydney Metro


Larissa Ivacheff is the Head of Customer at Sydney Metro, leading a multi-disciplinary team responsible for providing a customer centred design approach, patronage forecasts and analytics to ensure that Sydney Metro delivers an easy customer experience.

Larissa is passionate and dedicated to meeting the needs of customers and creating products and services that resonate with customers and improve their lives.
 
Contact

Please contact our office on 02 8066 1900 or email [email protected] for any questions and/or clarifications.
When
28/11/2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Where
ANZ Tower Level 24, 242 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA
 
Terms and Conditions
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