April 9, 2000
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The American Bankers Association will present strategies to create customer-focused business models and tap into the power of networked relationships at the "ABA E-Customer Forum," July 17-18 in San Francisco. Co-presented with BusinessWeek, the two-day forum will focus on connecting with customers across multiple e-delivery channels -- all from the customer's point-of-view. With 27 sessions and panel discussions featuring executives with case studies from across industry lines, the event will be divided into five modules: Empowering networked relationships; Giving e-customers what they really want; E-customer relationship management: meeting new expectations and growing value; Enabling e-interactions and Shifting the e-marketing paradigms. Speakers will include: Thomas K. Brown, president and CEO, Second Curve Partners; Brian A. Johnson, partner, Andersen Consulting; James Noack, CEO, Xpede; James T. Rager, vice chairman, Royal Bank of Canada; Dan Rosensweig, president and CEO, ZDNet; Chan Suh, president and CEO, Agency.com; David M. Thomas, senior vice president and group executive, personal systems group, IBM and Robert Wrubel, CEO and director, Ask Jeeves, Inc. Registration for the conference is $1,175 for ABA members, $1,450 for non-members. For more information, call 1-800-BANKERS or visit the ABA.