LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UK contingent of the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA), the international non-profit organization created to guide and enhance the growing field of customer experience management, is cordially inviting customer experience professionals to a special event celebrating the very first CX Day on October 1. CX Day is a global celebration of great Customer Experience and the people who make it happen.

“The CXPA is a place where practitioners in the field can exchange ideas and share experiences. Our UK membership is growing, and if you attend our CX Day celebration you'll understand why: our educational and networking activities can boost your career and professional standing”

In London, Confirmit is sponsoring a CX Day gathering from 8:30 to 12:30 at the Blue Fin Building on the South Bank of the Thames, with speakers from BT and MBNA/Bank of America, breakout discussions, plenty of networking opportunity, refreshments and more. A panel of "CX Ambassadors" – a group of CXPA members who are influential leaders in the UK customer experience community – will share their passions for sustaining and improving the practice of customer experience management. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required. All London-area CX professionals are encouraged to participate.

"I'm eager to welcome customer experience professionals to our special event on CX Day and introduce them to the value of the CXPA", said Alan Woollam, Chief Experience Officer, Xperience Associates, who is spearheading CXPA activities in the UK. "The CXPA is a place where practitioners in the field can exchange ideas and share experiences. Our UK membership is growing, and if you attend our CX Day celebration you'll understand why: our educational and networking activities can boost your career and professional standing".

"I look forward to meeting the members of our CX community on CX Day", said Helen Putland, Customer and Partner Experience Director, Microsoft UK. "I am delighted to be part of the CXPA Board of Ambassadors in the UK, to expand the CX profession within the UK and advocate for the impact that Customer Experience has when embraced as a business priority".

The London meeting is just one of many CX Day events CXPA will host around the world. Besides the in-person local events, CX professionals can join in a series of online opportunities throughout the day, including a free webcast with CXPA Chairman Bruce Temkin and Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Corporation, who will discuss the CEO's role in leading a customer experience transformational journey, four Google+ Hangouts across global time zones, and a Twitter Chat. Clarabridge, Inc. and SDL are Platinum Sponsors of CX Day 2013.

The CXPA group in the UK is planning additional activities to build on the energy levels created by CX Day, and another local networking event will take place on November 26th. CX professionals who are interested in becoming involved should visit www.cxpa.org.

About the CXPA

The Customer Experience Professionals Association is a global, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of customer experience management best practices. It provides customer experience management professionals with educational and networking opportunities to help them succeed, and facilitates the industry-wide advancement of the discipline of customer experience management. The CXPA’s members include individuals who develop, manage, optimize, and envision how organizations interact with their customers. This community includes customer experience practitioners within companies, vendors who support customer experience efforts, and other stakeholders in the industry.

Founded in April 2011, the CXPA has more than 80 Corporate Members and nearly 2,300 customer experience professionals in its community. CXPA Gold Sponsors include Confirmit, ForeSee, Oracle, and Verint. Clarabridge, Inc., Corsential, Interactive Intelligence, Mattersight Corporation, Medallia, ResponseTek and TNS are CXPA Silver Sponsors. For more information, visit www.cxpa.org.

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