Speakers

Explore the brilliant minds at Ai4, actively applying artificial intelligence in leading organizations and navigating our AI-powered future. See our 2026 speaker lineup below and stay tuned for our 2027 lineup.

Heather Gillbanks

Heather Gillbanks

Executive Editor

CXPA Book of Knowledge

About Heather

π‘¬π’™π’†π’„π’–π’•π’Šπ’—π’† π‘¬π’…π’Šπ’•π’π’“ π‘ͺ𝑿𝑷𝑨'𝒔 "π‘ͺ𝑿 π‘©π’π’π’Œ 𝒐𝒇 π‘²π’π’π’˜π’π’†π’…π’ˆπ’†", 1st ed; 2023-5 CXPA Board of Directors

With over 3 decades of work experience, Heather is a seasoned professional in enterprise-scale digital transformation, customer experience/ service, sales, and technology. Heather has been a consultant, a practitioner, and an internal advocate/coach for customer-focused startups (the most fun one scaled to .$5B in less than 2 years).

An inclusive, versatile & goal-oriented leader with deep expertise in customer experience (CCXP), process & cost optimization (Lean/ Six Sigma MBB), change management (ADKAR), and leveraging best practices Heather utilizes exceptional interpersonal and communications skills to guide and develop cross-functional teams and drive consensus among executives. Heather is a driven and strategic top-performer who delivers efficiency and profitability for organizations in B2B, Manufacturing, Energy/ Oil & Gas, Aviation, Banking & Insurance, Entertainment, Medical Devices, & entrepreneurship. Heather's sweet spot is the intersection of Customer Experience, Employee Experience, process improvement, and cost management ... finding solutions that are advantageous to customers and organizations simultaneously.

Currently based in the Chicagoland area of Indiana, Heather has lived or worked in more than a dozen countries and over 20 US states + 2 Canadian provinces.

Track
CX & Customer Service
Industry
Manufacturing
Job Function
Customer Service
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees

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