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Customer Experience Futurist | Bestselling Author
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WHY STEVEN
Steven shows how AI and human connection together define the future of customer experience — and how to design relationships customers won't want to leave.
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Van Belleghem's signature theme tackles the central paradox of modern CX: as customer relationships become more digital, the human touch becomes more valuable, not less. He shows leaders how to combine a digital-first attitude with genuine human connection.
Drawing on his bestseller, Van Belleghem argues that great products and digital convenience are now merely the "ticket to ride" — not the ticket to win. He lays out what it takes to build customer relationships so strong that switching becomes unthinkable.
Van Belleghem explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping every customer interaction — and how organizations can harness it to create value and partnership rather than friction, without losing the empathy that earns loyalty.
Based on his most recent book, he addresses the gap between good intentions and real execution in CX — showing how organizations can uncover the hidden opportunities most leave untapped to deliver exceptional customer value.
Steven Van Belleghem is one of the world's leading thinkers on customer experience and the future of customer relationships. The bestselling author of six influential business books — including When Digital Becomes Human, which won the CMI Management Book of the Year Award, and The Diamond in the Rough, recommended by Forbes as the number one business book to read in 2024 — he has delivered more than 1,500 keynotes in over 45 countries. He advises global organizations including Disney, Mastercard, Mercedes-Benz, and Salesforce on navigating digital transformation while keeping a strong human connection at the center.
A guest marketing professor at Vlerick Business School, where his career began in 2000, Van Belleghem combines academic insight with entrepreneurial experience as the founder of B-Conversational and co-founder of the inspiration agency Nexxworks. He shares his ideas not only on stage but through his books and popular social channels, including a YouTube channel with more than seven million views. His distinctive approach blends rigorous thinking with humor and storytelling, translating emerging trends into practical frameworks leaders can act on.
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