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Emily
Garza
Head of Customer Engagement
Unit21
Emily Garza leverages a holistic view of Customer Success, bringing in experiences from Sales, Account Management, and Enablement. She has built out the Customer Success and post-sales functions at multiple startups and has been recognized as a Top 25 Customer Success Influencer (2023), Top 100 Customer Success Strategist (2021, 2022) and Top 50 Women Leaders and Influencers in CS (2022). Emily lives in Napa, CA with her husband and 18-month-old son.
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24 September 2026 16:15 - 16:45
Panel | The retention blindspot: Why churn decisions are made long before renewal
By the time a customer tells you they are leaving, the decision has often already been made months earlier. The signals were there in onboarding gaps, stalled adoption, declining engagement, and missed opportunities to demonstrate value, but they weren’t acted on in time. As retention comes under increasing pressure, customer leaders are being forced to rethink how they identify risk, measure customer health, and intervene earlier in the lifecycle. This panel explores where accountability for churn really sits, why traditional warning systems fail, and how leading organisations are building more proactive retention strategies. You will leave with: - Practical ways to identify churn risk earlier - Strategies for building more effective customer health frameworks - Insights into where retention accountability should sit - Real examples of organisations reducing churn before renewal conversations begin