Arianna Huffington, Ayanna Howard among guest speakers at Avaya ENGAGE 2024 conference

Avaya, a global leader in customer experience and communications solutions, announced the guest speakers and new interactive experiences at Avaya ENGAGE a premier event where CX-savvy customers converge to discover how Avaya and its global ecosystem of partners empower organizations to engage customers and employees for maximum value, offering diverse pathways to drive business momentum.

“The contact center is at the tip of the spear in CX, and Avaya, with our expertise in some of the world’s most complex integrations, emerges as a natural leader,” said Alan Masarek, Avaya CEO. “We’re committed to delivering the solutions our customers choose along their CX journey, so they in turn can deliver the best experiences and greatest value for their customers and employees while accelerating their own business momentum.”

Thrive Global Founder and CEO Arianna Huffington, The Ohio State University’s Dean of Engineering Ayanna Howard, Governor of Colorado Jared Polis, and Constellation Research’s Founder, CEO, and Principal Analyst R “Ray” Wang are presenting on the main stage at the Avaya user conference, which will be held on May 13-15 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

Returning as program emcee this year, Emmy Award-winning TV personality and consumer technology expert Katie Linendoll joins these speakers, who will inspire attendees to engage their customers and employees in ways that may deliver the greatest value.

Avaya customers, partners and internal experts will share

innovation and insights through 80 interactive deep-dive sessions that illustrate how organizations can innovate without disruption. In a new offering this year, Avaya customers can participate in hands-on labs, with exercises and scenario-based learning opportunities to gain firsthand experiences. These sessions focus on innovation for Avaya Experience Platform in public cloud, private cloud, and on-prem deployment models.