Kate Leggett,

Kate Leggett

VP, Principal Analyst

Kate serves Application Development & Delivery Professionals. She is a leading expert on customer relationship management (CRM) and customer service strategies, maturity, benchmarking, governance, and ROI. She is an accomplished public speaker and frequently presents at industry events such as CRM Evolution. She has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes magazine, and industry publications such as CRM Magazine, KM World, and Destination CRM.

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September 10th, 2026 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Webinar

AI Reshapes Customer Services Jobs: Are You Ready?

Forrester predicts that by 2030, 49% of current customer service jobs will be lost to AI. As AI automates large parts of routine customer service operations, the human workforce’s core mandate will expand from directly interacting with customers to also directing, governing, and optimizing the AI agents that interact with customers or do work on their behalf. New jobs will emerge that are more data driven and technical. Workforce headcount will also shift.Please join Kate Leggett and Laura Ramos as they explore which customer service jobs will be most impacted, how fast these jobs will shrink, which new jobs will emerge (and from where), and what you need to do now to address this oncoming and inevitable change.Key takeaways: How customer service reps (CSRs) will direct, govern, and optimize AI that interacts with customersWhat the size and scope of large contact center or customer service organizations will look like in the futureHow to adjust your talent models to account for fast-moving tech and slower-moving cultural changeTarget audience level: beginner and intermediate