Europe | 13 May | London

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Winning for the customer,

wins the customer

Customer Alpha

13th May 2025 | London, UK

Competing on experience,

winning the customer

Customer Alpha

13th May 2025 | London, UK

Customer Alpha is a leading customer experience event bringing together a cross-industry community of professionals who never stop striving to better understand and deliver for customers. It’s a platform for learning about the behaviours and complex drivers that underpin decision making, and the tools and technologies that help win the hearts and minds of customers. 

By leveraging leading edge tools and technologies, forward looking firms gain the customer insights needed for market success. Whether you’re from a large organisation or a small enterprise, outdated assumptions about customers no longer suffice. Join a diverse community of brands and come away with the knowledge and tools to build a successful customer strategy.

Check out the 2024 show highlights

Key event stats

600+

Senior
attendees

1

Day of
innovative content

150+

Rockstar speakers
across all stages

5

Stages
of content

Key themes

Understanding the modern customer

The modern customer moves at a fast pace. From changes in preferences and needs, to the growth of the digital channels and emerging technologies, end users both shape and are shaped by the digital revolution. But customers aren’t fully reliable when sharing what drives them. It has never been more important to the success of an enterprise to keep up to speed with the factors and behaviours that motivate the modern customer.

Designing a winning customer experience

Winning and retaining customers means delivering the kind of journeys that translate into sales and retention. A poorly designed customer journey across any channel can turn the customer away in moments. From decision, to purchase, to ongoing engagement, discover how successful companies are winning and retaining the customer.

Data as a way of knowing

Data is at the core of understanding customers and knowing how to create the best products and services. It also informs how, when and where customers are most likely to respond. Data driven personalisation, AI tools and technologies, and algorithms that deliver great outcomes are all key components of the modern tool kit for successful businesses.

Tools and strategies for brand success

Modern customers, whether interacting physically or digitally, have high expectations. Building and maintaining a successful brand requires effort but a single bad experience can quickly damage reputations and undermine trust. Understand various models for building and maintaining customer relationships and the tools and technologies supporting success. Explore the drivers of customer loyalty in a world where choice is just a Google search away.

Past attendees include:

Financial institutions, customer experience leaders, technology providers & policymakers

Sponsors 2025

5 star sponsor

3 star sponsors

Fourthline
fabrick
Edenred Payment Solutions
BR-DGE

2 star sponsors

GoCardless
Transmit Securities

Industry partners

Financial Promoter
Fintech Futures
IBS Intelligence
Kantara Initiative
11 | FS

Confirmed speakers

Meet the experts at the forefront of customer journey optimisation

Alicia Skubick
Chief Customer Officer
Trustpilot
LinkedIn
Carl McCartney
Customer Experience Director
Les Mills UK
LinkedIn
Lariane Rossanese
Head of Experience Design
Wayfair
LinkedIn
Ian Gass
Chief Product Officer
Marygold
LinkedIn
Julia McColl
Chief Product Officer
Boohoo
LinkedIn
Ines Ashton
Experience, Digital and AI Strategy Director
The Compleat Food Group
LinkedIn
Sergio Signoretti
CEO Advisor and Strategic Advisor on Finance and Payments
Lastminute.com
LinkedIn
Dr. Parves Khan
Chief Operating Officer
Hiyacar
LinkedIn
Alex Swain
Head of Brand Experience and Digital Design
Deutsche Bank AG
LinkedIn
Camilla Ellerton
Marketing Director
Auto Trader UK
LinkedIn
Sam Langsford
Inbound Payments Specialist
IKEA
LinkedIn
Aleks Kaczmarek
VP of Loyalty
CarTrawler
LinkedIn
Kate Nightingale
Chief Behavioural Officer & Founder
Humanising Brands
LinkedIn
Konstantin Stoyanov
Global Head of Customer Engagement Services
A.P. Moller - Maersk
LinkedIn
Nikolay Burlutskiy
Senior Manager GenAI Platforms
Mars
LinkedIn
David Kershaw
Head of Payment Operations & Assurance
Transport for London
LinkedIn
Wayne Field
Head of Personalisation
Asda
LinkedIn
Jason Sheehy
Head of Identity
Post Office
LinkedIn
Iremar Brayner
Head of Fraud
G2A
LinkedIn
Murray Mackenzie
Director of Transformation
VirginMediaO2
LinkedIn
Simone Vibert
Policy Lead
Ofcom
LinkedIn
Darren Ford
Head of Financial Crime Risk
Bupa
LinkedIn
Pedro Batista
Chief Executive Officer
Payhawk
LinkedIn
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Head of Group B2B2C Partnerships
Generali
LinkedIn
Brian Tomkins
Global Head of Commercial Cards
HSBC
LinkedIn
Nick Rastall
Executive Director - EMEA & International Product Management
Goldman Sachs
LinkedIn
Justin Gregory
Head of product - Transactions
ASOS plc
LinkedIn
Manish Kumar
Director - Merchant Acquiring Payment Products
Tide Platform
LinkedIn
Maddy Alexander-Grout
ADHD Money & Business Specialist and Founder
Mad About Money app
LinkedIn
Mathew Megens
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
HyperJar
LinkedIn
Kathy Griffin
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Uber Payments UK
LinkedIn
Aastha Yadav
Global Head of Product Strategy
Bolt
LinkedIn
Rebecca Shao
Innovation & Fintech
Jaguar Land Rover
LinkedIn
Yash Morar
Senior Propositions Manager - DTC Consumer Finance & Payment Strategy Development
Samsung
LinkedIn
Ben Allen
Membership Director
United Fitness Brands
LinkedIn
Stuart McLay
Head of Retail
National Express Bus
LinkedIn
Vicky Wang
Senior Partnerships Manager - FS
Xero Limited
LinkedIn
Rahul Das
Director of Payments
LiveScore / VirginBet
LinkedIn
Bryn Robinson-Morgan
Principal Consultant - Digital Identity
Moresburg
LinkedIn
Jinesh Vohra
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sprive
LinkedIn
Kevin Newe
Illicit Finances Threat Lead, Assistant Director
HMRC Economic Crime Strategy Unit
LinkedIn
Arseniy Korobchenko
Enterprise Architect - Cloud & Data Privacy
Booking.com
LinkedIn
Masha Cilliers
Fraud Expert
Independent
LinkedIn
Rupert Lee-Browne
Chief Executive
Caxton Payments Limited
LinkedIn
Dastan Shukanayev
Senior Executive in Product Development & Digital Transformation
Former M&S
LinkedIn
Bhavin Kapadia
Senior Advisor
AI Security Financial Services
LinkedIn
Zilvinas Bareisis
Head of Retail Banking and Payments
Oliver Wyman Inc
LinkedIn
Shaul David
Embedded Finance Advisor
University of Oxford
LinkedIn
David Okoronkwo
Risk Specialist
Taskrabbit
LinkedIn
Livia Bernardini
Chief Executive Officer
Future Platforms
LinkedIn
Namita Khosla
Head of North Europe
Charlotte Tilbury
LinkedIn
Adam Flitton
Principal Behavioral Economist
Allianz
LinkedIn
George Toumbev
Chief Commercial Officer
NatWest Boxed
LinkedIn
Anoushka Lilley
Portfolio Planning Manager
Nationwide Building Society
LinkedIn
Alex Wickens
Product Manager - CBDC
Bank of England
LinkedIn
Thea Loch
Payments Product Owner
Lloyds Banking Group
LinkedIn
Chris Corbett
Product Lead - Payments
Plaid
LinkedIn
Arda Cagaptay
Founder
Merchant wallets 2.0 (ex-Delivery Hero)
LinkedIn
Ruben Costa
Business Development
Wasserman
LinkedIn
Deepa Mardolkar
Managing Director, Embedded Finance
Lloyds Banking Group
LinkedIn
Talib Qayyum
Strategic Partnerships & Integrations
ANNA Money
LinkedIn
Thierry Chopard
VP Payment
Prestashop
LinkedIn
Renuka Rawlins
Government Affairs & Policy Manager
Revolut
LinkedIn
Mark Cousins
Fractional CMO & Advisor
MC8 Consulting
LinkedIn
Benjamin Preston-Marriott
Head of Credit Product Development
Currys
LinkedIn
Martin Hyde
Head of Partnerships, EMEA
JP Morgan
LinkedIn
Ruth Spratt
UK Country Manager
Affirm
LinkedIn
Ben Strawson
CTO
Future Platforms
LinkedIn
Kieran Hines
Principle Analyst, Banking
Celent
LinkedIn
Richard Rosenberg
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Spendesk
LinkedIn
Marcin Glogowski
SVP, Managing Director Europe and UK CEO
Marqeta
LinkedIn
Brendan Gilmore
Managing Director
BPG Strategy
LinkedIn
Audrey Adams PhD
Head of New Initiatives, Embedded Finance
Lloyds Banking Group
LinkedIn
Gareth Anderson
Head of Business Management
Allica Bank
LinkedIn
Heather Xiao
Founder and CEO
Horizon Zero Limited
LinkedIn
Simon Hink
Data Protection Officer
Swiipr Technologies
LinkedIn
Paul Loberman
Consultant
May Business Consulting
LinkedIn
EeMay Lee
Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager
WorldPay
LinkedIn
Paras Sikka
Strategy, Lending & Transformation
Independent
LinkedIn
Jakob Pethick
Chief Commercial Officer
YouLend
LinkedIn
Kai Hunter
Non-Executive Director
Love Finance
LinkedIn
Chip Mahan
Global Head Payments & Banking
Sage
LinkedIn
Andrea Reynolds
CEO & Founder
Swoop
LinkedIn
Paul Staples
Chief Everywhere Banking Officer
Independent
LinkedIn
Chris Higham
Payments Consultant
Independent
LinkedIn
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Global Lead - Product Innovation, Sustainability & Experiences
HSBC
LinkedIn
Anna de Rosier
Founding member
The Boardroom
LinkedIn
Anant Patel
CEO
JudoPay
LinkedIn
Jarvey Moss
CEO
Saible
LinkedIn
Brian Tomkins
Global Head of Commercial Cards
HSBC
LinkedIn
Lawrence Bennett
UK Country Manager
Ant International / WorldFirst
LinkedIn
Elizabeth Rossiello
CEO & Founder
AZA Finance
LinkedIn
Rochelle Sharp
Product Manager - Payments
Allica Bank
LinkedIn
Garrett Cassidy
Founder and Managing Director
Abarta Consulting
LinkedIn
Jessica Richards
Head of Performance and Business Management, Payments
Natwest
LinkedIn
Abbas Rana
Head of Product Management, Global Payment Solutions
HSBC
LinkedIn
Sophia Furber
Fintech Research Analyst, EMEA
S&P Global Inc.
LinkedIn
Rory Tanner
Head of UK Government Affairs
Revolut
LinkedIn
Charlie Caisley
Executive Director - Payments Products
Goldman Sachs
LinkedIn
Moulika Atluri
Head of Cross Border Payments, UK, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Citi Bank
LinkedIn
John McNaught
Senior Vice President, Head of Payouts
WorldPay
LinkedIn
Adriana Ennab
Executive in Residence
Global Digital Finance
LinkedIn
Josephine Roy
Global Head of Payments Regulatory Developments & Engagement
JP Morgan
LinkedIn
Nilixa Devlukia
Chair
Open Finance Association
LinkedIn
Helene Oger-Zaher
Senior Innovation Manager
FCA
LinkedIn
David Malley
Payment Schemes Manager
Natwest
LinkedIn
Claire Magennis
CEO
Uber Payments UK
LinkedIn
Virraj Jatania
CEO
Pockit
LinkedIn
Mark Cazaly
Head of Corporate Responsibility and Stakeholder Relations
Post Office
LinkedIn
Jannah Patchay
Executive in Residence
Global Digital Finance
LinkedIn
Iman Olya
Senior Operations Manager - Crypto
Revolut
LinkedIn
Mark Hipperson
CEO
Ziglu
LinkedIn
Elizabeth Rossiello
CEO & Founder
AZA Finance
LinkedIn
Euan Ballantyne
Head of Product
Pay UK
LinkedIn
Michaela Weber
Senior Vice President, Business Development & GM of Payments
BigCommerce
LinkedIn
Mia Hunter
Head of Partnerships
Mollie
LinkedIn
Charlotte May
Head of Customer Experience & Research
Legal & General
LinkedIn
Simon Michaelides
Interim Chief Customer Officer
Great British Racing
LinkedIn
Helen Bierton
Everyday Banking Director
Lloyds Banking Group
LinkedIn
Jivesh Juneja
Customer Journey Director
Nissan Motor Corporation
LinkedIn
Wasim Mushtaq
Founder & CEO
1CG
LinkedIn
Francesco Di Costanzo
CEO
Jaja Finance
LinkedIn
Claudia Nicholls-Magielsen
Chief Customer Officer
SimplyHealth
LinkedIn
Cornel Hrisca-Munn
Vice President - Accessibility
BlackRock
LinkedIn
Paul Gallagher
Global Accessibility Lead
Proctor & Gamble
LinkedIn
Ciara Shepherd
Head of Marketing
Project Nemo
LinkedIn
Lisa Addison
Chief Growth, Sales & Revenue Officer
Independent
LinkedIn
Aleks Kaczmarek
VP Loyalty
Cartrawler
LinkedIn
Ingrid Sierra
CMO
FinFare
LinkedIn
Panagiotis Tsoufis
Global Loyalty and Rewards
Vodaphone
LinkedIn
Becky Dutta
Vice President, Customer Success & Revenue Operations
Spendesk
LinkedIn
Aurelie Seth, PhD
Head of Products
The Whisky Exchange
LinkedIn
Helen Owen
Strategic Marketing Consultant
BR-DGE
LinkedIn

Agenda

Content, community & experience

Look forward to lively conversations, new connections, and good times

Iconic London

venue

Customer Alpha will take place at Convene 22 Bishopsgate.

The perfect space to experience our live content sessions and busy exhibition area, right in the heart of London.

Drinks
reception

To finish off a day of inspiring content and smart networking, attendees can join a drinks reception on the expo floor whilst networking with strategic partners.

VIP Hosted Meetings
Programme

Fast-track access to the industry leaders and technology providers you want to meet with efficiency and ease. Look no further to strengthen existing partnerships and build new connections.

Co-located with

One event day, unlimited opportunities and an interconnected community

FTT Payments is dedicated to exploring the latest trends, technologies, and business model innovations across the payments industry creating a gateway to the future of transactions, offering a unique platform to learn, share, and shape the next wave of payment solutions.

Future Identity Customer will bring together 600+ key players in identity and customer experience to explore how consumer facing businesses in retail, gaming, mobility, entertainment, travel, healthcare and other key sectors, are approaching digital identity.

FID Fraud & FinCrime will bridge the gap between innovative identity solutions and the critical need for fraud and financial crime prevention.

Sponsorship & exhibition
opportunities

Discover the unique sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available at Customer Alpha 2025. Click on the button below to find out more and how you can get involved.

What does our community think?

"The Customer Alpha event was an extremely relevant and detailed event which was of benefit to companies across many industries. The VC Innovations preparation for the event was very professional and it was a pleasure to be a part of."

LEE TAYLOR

ONLYFANS

"Customer Alpha was a wonderfully curated event with some of the best insights I’ve heard to date around CX.I particularly enjoyed working with Giovanna Mefli, John Sills and Susannah Simmons on our panel discussion and I also enjoyed hearing Livia Bernadini from Zag on the panel titled, “how can businesses better serve customers during a time of rising prices and stretched incomes.” I thought this topic was extremely relevant and timely.Looking forward to participating in more conferences organized by VC Innovations!"

ELENA CICCOTELLI

TELEPERFORMANCE

"The organization of the event was remarkable. Although there were countless speakers, I could sense the people in-charge provided personal attention to any request and question. At the event itself, from the very first moment I could feel completely aware of how things are handled and what should I do. An untrivial point was the panel actually started exactly on time.
Also the speakers that shared the stage with me – Andrew (Disruption Banking), Alexandra (Bike Club) and Edward (Pret A Manger) – handled the event professionally and I could sense we had a nice chemistry."

SAGI AVITAN

PAYLOW

"Customer Alpha was an excellent experience. Talking on a panel gave me exposure to a wide range of perspectives and allowed me to field questions from peers. Listening in to other speakers and asking questions was valuable to my organization's pressing needs. Beyond the panels, networking with peers was smooth and productive. I'm looking forward to opportunities surfaced through that process."

WESLEY MANN

ETSY

"I had a great time networking and engaging in insightful and thought provoking discussions. This was a very well organized event and it was fun meeting some old acquaintances and making new ones. I would highly recommend these events to anyone looking to hone their networking skills, meet some great people and brainstorm together to expand their perspectives. Enjoyed every minute of it."

DMITRIY KURBANOV

DISH

“The depth of expertise and diversity of thought at Customer Alpha made it one of the most interesting and helpful conferences I've attended this year. It felt less like a conference and more like a community of intelligent, curious, and connected people who share similar professional and career goals.”

TREVOR MENGEL

CLOUTDESK

Contact us

Reach out to the Customer Alpha team with queries on how to get involved through sponsorship, exhibition, speaking or media partnership opportunities

Milana Vlaović
Community Manager
Sponsorship & exhibition enquiries
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Alicia Condon
Head of Marketing
Marketing & media enquiries
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Victoria Smart
Portfolio Manager
Content & speaking enquiries
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Anna Smart
Senior Client Success Manager
Hosted meetings & sponsorship delivery
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