Northern California Contact Center Association

AI in CX:
Tips, Tricks, and Traps

November 19, 2026

Hosted by SETA (Sacramento Employment and Training Agency)

Sponsored by Intelisys and Gage Technologies

Event Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Networking
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Pledge of Allegiance / Welcome
9:45 – 10:00 AM
SETA Welcome and Update
10:00 – 10:45 AM
First PresentationNate Brown · Principal, CX Accelerator
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Morning Break / Raffle
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Second PresentationHeather Kurzenski · CX Program Director, Intelisys
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 – 1:00 PM
Expert PanelHeather Kurzenski, Debra Bentson, and J Zucchetto
1:00 – 1:15 PM
Afternoon Break / Raffle
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Breakout Groups / Member Participation
1:45 – 2:00 PM
Closing Remarks / Raffle

Meet Our Speakers

Nate Brown

Nate Brown

Co-founder & Executive Director, CX Accelerator

Nate Brown is the Co-founder and Executive Director of CX Accelerator. Having spent the first decade of his career in Customer Service, Nate transitioned to Customer Experience in 2015. He has been working hard to make CX work amazing for as many people as possible ever since.

CX Accelerator provides fuel to rising Customer Experience champions through a virtual community and unique resources.

Explore CX Accelerator

Heather Kurzenski

Heather Kurzenski

CX Program Director, Intelisys

Heather Kurzenski serves as the Customer Experience (CX) Program Director at Intelisys, bringing ten years of channel expertise across cloud contact centers, unified communications, collaboration tools, AI orchestration, and CRM integrations.

Heather empowers partners to scale their CX practices and solve complex technology challenges for mid-market and enterprise clients across public organizations and private sector companies.

Her leadership emphasizes education, enablement, and strategic alignment to help bridge complex technologies and tangible business outcomes.

Expert Panel

  • Heather Kurzenski — CX Program Director, Intelisys
  • Debra Bentson — CX Leader
  • J Zucchetto — Director Design Engineering, Gage Technologies

Thank You to Our Sponsors

We appreciate the support of Intelisys and Gage Technologies.