Declan Ivory

VP of Customer Support Intercom

Declan Ivory, Intercom’s VP of Customer Support, is an experienced senior leader with a passion for building and developing high-performing teams and applying digital technologies to support organizations through major business transformation. Prior to joining Intercom, Declan worked for nearly a decade at Amazon Web Services, Tableau Software, and Google Cloud, where he specialized in building scaled support operations, improving operational excellence, and driving technical innovation in the delivery of support. At Intercom, Declan is driving an AI-first ‘Customer Service’ strategy that is focused on transforming the customer experience, enhancing the support role, and moving support to be a real driver of value for the business. Declan received his Bachelor of Engineering (BE), for Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University College Dublin. He lives in Ireland but is an avid traveler including undertaking numerous trips on the Camino de Santiago. His passions include rugby, 80s music, and being a father of seven wonderful young adults.

Day One - 11 March 2025

9:30 AM Driven Customer Service Transformation: Enabling real business value

The recent advances in AI, represents a “paradigm shift” – a disruption so great that it permanently changes the way that Customer Service is delivered. This provides the best catalyst in several decades for Customer Service to pivot to be a value centre for a business rather than being considered a cost centre. During this session we will explore exactly how AI is being applied by the most innovative and forward-thinking businesses to transform the customer experience and to deliver real business value. 

 

  • Review some recent ‘transformation’ insights from our recent customer research that highlights the real-world impact that AI is already delivering. 
  • Consider where AI is today and what are the main considerations in getting a real ROI on investing in AI. 
  • Speculate on the next ‘big things’ for AI in Customer Service.