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11 customer experience conferences to attend in 2025

By Grant Hatchimonji

Now more than ever, businesses are prioritizing customer experience (CX) in an effort to stay one step ahead of their competition and keep up with the heavy hitters. Thankfully, there's no shortage of conferences focused on CX that businesses can attend to stay on top of current CX trends and technology.

Here are some of the top CX conferences happening in 2025.

1. MarTech

When: March 25-26

Where: Virtual event

Cost: Free

One of the few free options on this list, MarTech is a digital conference that consists of a two-day agenda filled with panel discussions and live demonstrations. Topics include account-based marketing strategies, the relationship between data maturity and AI, and building the ideal marketing technology stack.

Speakers include the following:

Register for MarTech here.

2. Customer Service & Experience West 2024

When: April 29-30

Where: San Diego

Cost: $1,999

This event will include keynotes and other panels, which will follow many themes, including the following:

Speakers include the following:

Register for Customer Service & Experience West 2025 here.

3. PegaWorld

When: June 1-3

Where: Las Vegas

Cost: $1,195-$1,795

This event will include keynote addresses, case studies and other panels. Topics include business agility, workflow automation, operational excellence, autonomous enterprise, scalability, digital transformation, personalized customer experiences, AI and decision-making, customer engagement, customer service and low-code development.

Speakers include the following:

Register for PegaWorld here.

4. Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo 2025

When: June 2-4

Where: Denver

Cost: $4,500 (early bird pricing until April 4); $5,075 standard price

This event will include keynotes and other panels. There will be six different topic tracks:

Conference speakers include the following:

Register for Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo here.

5. Customer Contact Week

When: June 9-12

Where: Las Vegas

Cost: $1,499.50-$5,499

This conference focuses on contact centers, with content presented by executives and business leaders in customer contact and CX roles.

Speakers include the following:

Register for Customer Contact Week here.

6. Salesforce Connections 2025

When: June 11-12

Where: Chicago

Salesforce hosts many conferences, including the Connections conference, full of breakout sessions and speakers. Salesforce has not revealed this year's conference details beyond the date and location. Still, interested parties can sign up to be kept in the loop and even get access to early bird pricing when registration goes live later this month.

Sign up for Salesforce Connections updates here.

7. CX Summit North America

When: June 23-26

Where: Nashville and virtual event

Cost: $2,995-$4,095

This conference, sponsored by Forrester Research, is geared toward CX, marketing and digital leaders. This event will include keynotes, breakouts, case studies and other panels.

Speakers include the following:

Register for CX Summit North America here.

8. Inbound 2025

When: Sept. 3-5

Where: San Francisco

Cost: $1,599

Hosted by HubSpot, this conference features keynotes, breakouts, demonstrations and networking opportunities. Topics include customer success, marketing, RevOps and sales.

Conference speakers include the following:

Register for Inbound here.

9. Enterprise AI for Customer Experience Summit

When: Sept. 16-17

Where: San Jose, Calif.

Cost: $349-$499

This two-day event features keynote sessions, panel discussions and networking opportunities. It focuses on how AI is transforming post-sales operations, including support, success and IT. Hosted by SupportLogic, the summit brings together CX leaders to explore how to apply AI in real-world customer environments.

Conference speakers include the following:

Register for the summit here.

10. Salesforce Dreamforce

When: Oct. 14-16

Where: San Francisco

Cost: $1,899-$2,299

This event includes trainings, certifications, keynotes and other panels. Topics include agentic AI, artificial intelligence, customer relationships, productivity, security and sustainability.

Conference speakers include the following:

Register for Dreamforce here.

11. Microsoft Ignite

When: Nov. 18-21

Where: San Francisco

Cost: in-person -- $2,325; online -- free

Microsoft's yearly conference showcases new technology while offering several keynotes, sessions and networking opportunities. Topics include AI business solutions, security, and cloud and AI platforms.

Conference speakers include the following:

Register for Microsoft Ignite here.

Grant Hatchimonji is a freelance writer and solutions architect, where he does software engineering and consulting.

Sarah Amsler is a senior managing editor for the Learning Content team at Informa TechTarget.

18 Aug 2025

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