Cortney Knoll, Capgemini & Sonia Fife, Google Cloud
Join us for an insightful discussion at Google Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas with Courtney Knoll of Capgemini, Director of Customer Interactions, and Sonia Fife, Product Strategist at Google Cloud. In this session, we explore the evolving landscape of customer experience, powered by generative AI and the Google Customer Engagement Suite. Knoll and Fife, experts in customer service transformation, reveal crucial insights into the future of consumer interactions, focusing on the integration of AI technologies in enhancing customer satisfaction. This conversation, hosted by Savannah Peterson and Dave Vellante of theCUBE Research, highlights the tension between enterprise and consumer needs. It emphasizes AI's role in predicting and fulfilling consumer demands. Knoll notes that Capgemini's recent data indicates only 14-16% of agents find their jobs satisfying, yet 60% of customers are willing to pay more for premium service, illustrating a demand for proactive customer care. Fife explains how companies are embracing AI innovations to enhance the efficiency of contact centers and transform them into revenue generators. This dialogue emphasizes the ongoing transformation towards seamless and personalized customer experiences enabled by the latest AI advancements.