Chris Hockley | Senior Engagement Manager
BT

Chris Hockley, Senior Engagement Manager, BT

Chris has over 16 years of expertise in driving change through innovation within the retail sector. With an analytics background, he seamlessly integrates data-driven decisions with a deep comprehension of customer experience, ensuring BT's transition to an all-IP platform prioritizes the customer. He commenced his professional journey at Marks & Spencer and Virgin Atlantic, later advancing to EE/BT. In his tenure at EE's Retail consumer division, he crafted a new conversational framework for over 5,000 personnel and oversaw the design of new store formats as well as customer journey-mapping across all retail stores and indirect partners. Most recently focused on helping people move from the old landline system to a new, more reliable digital service. Through working with local councils, charities, and care providers, ensures that all understand what’s changing and how to make the switch as easy as possible.

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Connected Britain 2026 - Day 2 @ 13:35

The analogue switch off: Protecting the vulnerable in a digital transition

  • How can providers and councils bridge the awareness gap for the millions still on copper, ensuring the transition message is clear, reassuring, and jargon-free? 
  • With the final deadline just a year away, what are the biggest risks left for the millions of elderly and vulnerable people still using the old copper network? 
  • How can we use this mandatory upgrade as an opportunity to move from basic alarms to proactive health sensors that help people live safely at home for longer? 
last published: 15/Jul/26 16:15 GMT

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