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Experience Optimization & Personalization 14:15 - 14:40

Broken by Default: Why Your Personalization Strategy Needs a Rebuild

In this talk, we’ll dive into what’s really going wrong: fragmented data, disconnected teams, overhyped tools, and personalization that’s anything but personal.
  • thumbnail_Ted Sfikas

    Ted Sfikas

    Field Chief Technology Officer at Amplitude
  • Amplitude - Nigel Gillet

    Nigel Gillet

    Strategic Sales at Amplitude

About this session

Your personalization strategy isn’t just underperforming — it might be fundamentally flawed. In this candid session, we’ll unpack what’s really going wrong: fragmented data, disconnected teams, overhyped tools, and personalization that’s anything but personal. We’ll walk through key strategy shifts to help you move from duct-taped systems to scalable, sustainable success. Expect clear insights, real-world examples, and practical takeaways — followed by an open Q&A discussion.

 

What will you learn from this session?
  • Uncover What’s Really Holding Personalization Back - Identify the hidden blockers — like fragmented data, siloed teams, and flawed assumptions — through real-world insights from experts and peers.

  • Explore the shifts That Make Personalization Work at Scale - Walk through the key strategy changes that help teams move from duct-taped personalization to something scalable, sustainable, and customer-first.

  • Learn from Experts — and your Peers Facing the Same Challenges You Are - Hear from industry experts on what’s working now, while swapping hard-earned lessons and ideas with peers navigating the same messy personalization landscape.

Nigel Gillet, Strategic Account Executive at Amplitude, will host this roundtable. He works closely with product, marketing, and data teams across Europe to tackle real-world personalization challenges. With hands-on experience helping brands scale personalization strategies, Nigel brings practical insights from the front lines.