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The Future of Digital Consumer Engagement

This is an unique opportunity for top professionals that are passionate about digital engagement with consumers to be one of 30 panelists to advance the thinking in this field. As a member of this panel you will get to know other panelists, learn more than you contribute, and be rewarded in the form of points and cash rewards. This robust knowledge networking experience is professionally moderated by a subject matter expert and open around the clock for your convenience.

Every two weeks the facilitator will introduce a new subtopic, each one discussing a new facet regarding emerging digital technologies (video, chatbots, voice-based interactions, real-time chat), as well as the biggest opportunities for consumer-based brands to improve/transform their customer experience.

Activities include:
1. Explore a variety of themes
2. Map the competitive landscape (i.e. emerging trends, disruptive tech, etc.)
3. React to the latest media/reports in this space
4. One-to-one engagement with other panelists

peopleExpert participation

- CMOs
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- Customer Experience
- UX
- Digital Strategy
- VPs Data
- Digital Communications
- CRM
- Call Centers
- Diverse consumer-based industries

Applicants
Adrian M Odgers
Digital Strategy, Transformation, Innovation, Customer Experience, Digital Marketing
As a seasoned director, strategist, leader, and angel investor, I have a track record of working obsessively with companies to solve key business problems and identify opportunities through strategy, transformation, innovation, and delivery to drive revenue, growth, customer experience, cost savings and scale. - Successfully led Digital transformational change and innovation programs for Fidelity, Philips, Ogilvy, Tag Worldwide, and WPP across marketing, digital, and operations which drove customer satisfaction, operational efficiencies, revenue and margin improvements - Engaged by start ups as an advisor, founder, and board director to transform the way they conceptualise and build their start up from Idea to Growth & Scale, using a digital-first lean start up approach to accelerate growth, customer validation, satisfaction and operational efficiency - Strategy and delivery of Global programs including Service Design, Customer Experience, Content and Digital Ecosystems for clients included Philips and Fidelity International - Managed digital, content and integrated marketing business with P&L of up to $15m (SGD) for Tag Worldwide, WPP, Philips, Tiffany, Apple and Ogilvy
R. Scott Harris
Chief Marketing Officer at Magna Life Settlements and Vida Capital, Inc.
As a compelling marketing leader, I execute change by using technology innovations to build relationships and make a difference. With 20-years of marketing experience, I am CMO at Magna Life Settlements, a licensed, top-ranked life settlement provider and subsidiary of Vida Capital, a multi-billion-dollar alternative asset manager specializing in non-correlated investments. As volunteer Board Chairman of non-profit Young Life Greater Austin, my leadership has seen the relationship-based mentor program grow 6X to 50 schools, 1,000 volunteer leaders, 35 staff and 2,000 campers, alongside thousands of Austin adolescents. I was co-founder of Social Factor, a digital strategy and execution agency for clients like AIG, Cisco, Best Buy and Toyota with a proprietary ROI-centric approach to social. I lecture on marketing best practices and millennial transformation at both The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor University. Previously, as PGi VP Sales & Marketing, I built annual sales and lead revenue for the Global Online channel while directing 50+ millennials in four continents. Earlier, I served as Editor-in-Chief for Dell.com/Enterprise, founder and CEO of an interactive dialogue software company that was acquired by SalesFusion, Product Director at Austin Ventures, and Sales/Engineer at Merck.
Niharika Shah
Chief Brand Officer Strategy | Digital Transformation | Brand | Experience | Analytics & Insight |
Caring for the customer needs to be at the center of both human and digital experiences offered by a company. Integrating caring and listening as a brand value across all customer touchpoints is essential to building a sustainable advantage for businesses today.
Chris Panagi
Head of Digital @ TaxSlayer | Senior Digital Leader | Customer & Revenue Growth | Programmatic | Analytics | Tech Stack
Audience management tools (Adobe audience manager), ad server (reach and frequency), CRM personas, DSP, DMP, marketing automation
Gerald Edward
Chief Technology Officer
I currently am CTO of a Business Process Outsourcing firm specializing in Customer Communications, and Print. We have experienced the desires by our customers for Digital Transformation of the Customer Experience. We have used SalesForce and other Digital Marketing tool sets to offer a blend of Print and Digital while still maintaining a unified communications stack (i.e interchangeability between Print and Digital as opposed to separate silos)
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

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  • add remove What is Currnt?
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  • add remove How do Panels work?
    The panel is like a facilitated forum of hand selected experts on a topic sponsored by a company that wants to learn fast. Panels are organized in chapters called Themes that focus on one subtopic at a time. In some panels Themes are only 24 hours in duration, in others they are a week long, and in some they are two weeks long. When one Theme closes, a new one begins. You come in when you feel like it, but try to come in twice per Theme. You earn points from your peers and the facilitator when they react to your ideas. Likewise, others earn points when you interact on their posts. The more we discuss and debate, the better the insights, the more points earned by all.

  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
    Professionals join Currnt because they want to remain relevant on subjects they’re passionate about and subjects that are shaping the future of their industry. They also:

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    • When specified above in the project description, you can earn honorarium payments and/or recognition points redeemable for cash. Learn more here.
  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
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  • add remove How do KnowledgeStreams and DesignSprints work?
    Streams are ongoing online engagements for exploration or working iteratively with a panel, and Sprints are on-demand engagement to get to actionable insights quickly. Both are facilitated and are always-on for participants to engage at-convenience. The conversations are segmented into Themes which are subtopics which are like chapters in a book. In a 4 Day Sprint, Themes are 24 hours, whereas a Theme in a Stream is every two week. Throughout the discussion, the facilitator highlights and categorizes the “key takeaways” to be voted and distilled into a summary report. It’s also common that other pieces of content (whitepapers, blogs, podcasts) are also prepared from the distilled insights.

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The Future of Digital Consumer Engagement