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Ed
Kelly
Director, Client Success and Operations
IDP Education Ltd.
Ed has worked at IDP for over 10 years in various customer facing roles and is currently Director of Client Success and Operations. Throughout his career he has led high-performing Customer Success and Operations teams in EdTech, driving retention, go-to-market strategy, and cross-functional execution through strong leadership, coaching, and operational excellence.
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18 June 2026 10:00 - 10:30
The great debate: Relationship or revenue - What CS is really accountable for
Is Customer Success a growth engine? A retention function? A strategic partner? A relationship owner? The pendulum has swung hard from trust-builder to revenue-carrier and now somewhere in between. But what are we actually responsible for today? In this interactive debate session, you won’t stay seated. You’ll choose your side of the room: Relationship or Revenue, and defend it. Together, we’ll challenge: •Whether traditional CS rituals (QBRs, success plans, cadence models) still earn their place •Which metrics truly reflect impact — and which just make us look busy •What modern accountability should really look like Through facilitated discussion and cross-room rebuttals, we’ll surface where the industry is splitting and where it’s quietly converging.