CSG 2023 Client Conference Agenda

Conference Location:
We are located in the Fairway and Overlook conference rooms for the entire conference. These rooms are located on the second floor of The Ballantyne Hotel.
To locate the Fairway and Overlook conference rooms, when you enter the main entrance of the hotel take a right and follow the long hallway to the end of the hotel. After passing the Gallery Restaurant and Bar, please take the stairs or elevator up to the second floor where you will find the conference location.
Tuesday, June 6th
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Party
Please join CSG and your colleagues for happy hour to kickstart the Client Conference. We will be located at the hotel bar right across from the lobby.
7:00 PM
Dinner in Charlotte
Dinners have been arranged for those who would like to attend. A CSG representative will reach out with additional details prior to Tuesday night.
Wednesday, June 7th
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Welcome to Day 1
Michael Woods, Senior Vice President, Broadband, Cable & Satellite, CSG
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Keynote Speaker
John Abraham, Principal Analyst, Appledore Research
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Winning in an Era of Slowing Broadband Growth
Michael Woods, Senior Vice President, Broadband, Cable & Satellite, CSG
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break/Solution Showcase
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Seamless Connectivity – The Future Cable Bundle
Sean Casey, Vice President Ascendon Product Line, CSG
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Customer Panel – Customer Experience
Mark Smith, Senior Vice President Customer Experience, CSG
Chris Hazel, Vice President Information Technology, Eastlink
Daniel Hartman, Head of Customer Experience VOC, DISH TV
Mark DeSimone, Vice President Digital Evolution, Cable ONE
Angela Cockerham, Senior Director of Billing Services, Breezeline
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch/Solution Showcase
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Discovery of Ideas: Round Tables
Lisa Vandemark, Vice President Solution Management, CSG
Brian Clark, Executive Director Product Management, CSG
Joe Dooley, Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Transition Rooms
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Product Roadmap & New Feature Showcase
Brian Clark, Executive Director Product Management, CSG
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
How to Win the Cybersecurity Race Amid a Demolition Derby
Joe Wilson, Vice President & Chief Info Security Officer, CSG
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Fireside Chat – CSG Optimized Sales
Rick Fernandez, Director Product Management, ACP, CSG
Ned Brody, CEO, Actifai
Serge Billiouw, Vice President of Digital Transformation, Data & Analytics, and PMO, Breezeline
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Reid Jenkins, Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
4:45 PM
Bus Departure
Departure for our evening social event. Please meet outside The Ballantyne Hotel. The buses will depart at 4:45 PM from the hotel.
5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
NASCAR Hall of Fame
The evening social event will take place in downtown Charlotte at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Thursday, June 8th
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Welcome Day 2
Michael Mara, Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
CSG’s Keynote & Open Forum with CEO, Brian Shepherd
Brian Shepherd, President & Chief Executive Officer, CSG
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Fireside Chat
Chad Dunavant, Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Strategy Officer CSG
Michael Woods, Senior Vice President, Broadband, Cable & Satellite, CSG
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break/Solution Showcase
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
The Billing-Payment-Collections Customer Experience
Mark Smith, Senior Vice President Customer Experience, CSG
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Client Panel Discussion
Michael Mara, Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
Jennifer Kuhns, Senior Director, Software Dev & Engineering, Comcast
Scott Ortiz, Vice President Billing Design, Charter Communications
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Client Collaboration
Brian Clark, Exec Director Product Management, CSG
Joe Dooley, Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Michael Woods, Senior Vice President, Broadband, Cable & Satellite, CSG
2023 Speaker Lineup
John Abraham

Principal Analyst, Appledore Research
Serge Billiouw

Vice President of Digital Transformation, Data & Analytics, and PMO, Breezeline
Ned Brody

CEO, Actifai
Sean Casey

Vice President Ascendon Product Line, CSG
Brian Clark

Executive Director Product Management, CSG
Angela Cockerham

Senior Director of Billing Services, Breezeline
Mark DeSimone

Vice President Digital Evolution, Cable ONE
Chad Dunavant

Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Strategy Officer
CSG
Joe Dooley

Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
Rick Fernandez

Director Product Management, ACP, CSG
Daniel Hartman

Head of Customer Experience VOC, DISH TV
Chris Hazel

Vice President Information Technology, Eastlink
Reid Jenkins

Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
Jennifer Kuhns

Senior Director, Payment and Billing, Comcast
Michael Mara

Vice President Customer Business Unit, CSG
Scott Ortiz

Vice President Billing Design, Charter Communications
Brian Shepherd

President & Chief Executive Officer
CSG
Mark Smith

Senior Vice President Customer Experience, CSG
Lisa Vandemark

Vice President Solution Management, CSG
Michael Woods

Senior Vice President, Broadband, Cable & Satellite
CSG