Steven Van Belleghem

Even with the best intentions, most companies fail to deliver truly outstanding customer experiences. Why? Because execution is often average. This keynote is a call to action to close the gap between ambition and reality.

What you learn from this presentation:

• Why good intentions aren’t enough
• How to build a strong customer culture
• The power of small, everyday moments in CX
• How to go from friction to magic

Digital is fast, smart, and scalable — but the companies that win are those that also add a human touch. This talk explores the perfect mix between digital convenience and emotional connection.

What you learn from this presentation:

• Why human empathy is your digital advantage
• How to blend tech and human interaction
• Real-world examples of human-driven innovation
• The new role of trust in a digital world

Great products and service are no longer enough. Customers expect brands to improve their lives — and even society. This keynote shows how to evolve from functional value to emotional and societal value.

What you learn from this presentation:

• The 4 layers of modern customer expectations
• How to create emotional relevance
• The role of societal impact in CX
• How to move from customer satisfaction to brand love

Today, AI feels like an unstoppable superpower for businesses. Efficiency, productivity, cost savings — it’s everywhere.
But if we only focus on internal improvements, we risk becoming irrelevant to our customers faster than we think.

The forgotten side of AI: the customer.
While companies race to optimize their operations, AI is quietly reshaping customer behavior and expectations — profoundly and permanently.  Customers will search differently. They’ll expect instant, conversational service — ChatGPT-level responsiveness.  They will gravitate toward brands that feel easy, personal, and trustworthy — and abandon those that don’t.

The real mission isn’t just to work smarter inside our walls. It’s to use this moment to create new customer value — to stay deeply relevant in a world where expectations are changing at lightning speed.

We are living through a Customer Experience Renaissance. New technologies. New behaviors. New expectations.

It’s time to fundamentally rethink how we build relationships with our customers.

This moment calls for bold, creative answers to four critical questions:

•  How can we use AI to create the ultimate convenience — where engaging with us feels effortless?
• How can we use AI to create new value propositions — offering experiences and services customers didn’t even know they wanted?
• In a world where automation threatens to turn brands into commodities, how can we reignite the emotional power of our brand story?
• And most importantly: how can we prove to customers that we truly value their business — building trust and loyalty in an era of intelligent machines?

The companies that dare to rethink customer relationships today won’t just survive the AI revolution — they’ll lead it.

In today’s competitive marketplace, Customer Culture emerges as your most unparalleled business advantage. Innovations, product designs, and marketing strategies might be replicable by competitors; however, the unique essence of your customer culture remains irreplicable. Its rarity makes it a formidable tool in capturing the hearts and loyalty of both existing and prospective customers.

This masterclass, led by Steven Van Belleghem, is designed to empower your company with the strategies to cultivate a robust customer culture. Through a series of effective steps, any organization can embark on this transformative journey.

By hosting this masterclass within your organization, you not only gain inspiration but also the actionable insights needed to bring this vision to life.

The world is more unpredictable than ever, presenting business leaders with many economic, geopolitical, societal and ecological challenges. Some see these Never Normal evolutions as a threat, but this Executive Masterclass together with Peter Hinssen and CX and company culture expert Steven Van Belleghem has been designed to help you see possibilities, from two sides:

1.How can you turn these challenges into innovative business strategies?

2.How can you design a culture that actively puts customers and their needs at the core of your company?