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ZapConnect 2024 has ended, but you can save the date for next year—ZapConnect will be back on Sept. 25, 2025!
Every year, ZapConnect brings together industry leaders, automation pros, and automators like you for powerful sessions that will uplevel your work and unlock new potential.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024
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Irinia Averina
I can’t be grateful enough for an amazing products like Zapier that help us—Marketing professionals—to do our job easier! At [ZapConnect], I got a chance to learn a ton about new features, tables, interfaces and exciting AI integrations.
Mark Fulton
This was the push I needed to start building with Zapier Tables and Interfaces! Thanks to your team!
Claudia Cafeo
I attended my first session[, and] I absolutely loved it! Thank you so much Zapier for organizing this! Can't wait to dive in more!
Erica Kelly
I absolutely loved this presentation!! Such practical and useful applications and advice 😊
What we launched
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Introducing the Pro Automation bundle
Only for ZapConnect attendees: Get the Pro version of Zaps, Tables, and Interfaces together for just $30—that's 50% less than buying them separately.
AI by Zapier
Power your Zaps with GPT-4o for free
With our new AI by Zapier step, you can plug GPT-4o into your Zap without paying for an OpenAI license.
AI assistants
Build your own AI assistants in Central
Chat with AI-powered assistants, train them on your business, and have them do work across 7,000+ apps. Then bring them with you everywhere on the Internet.
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Automate with code (if you want to)
Prefer code over no-code options? Leverage the magic of Zapier in our new code editor. Our new editor offers the power and flexibility of custom code with the reliability of our infrastructure.
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Get empowered to automate your way
Whether you want to upgrade your mission-critical workflows or learn to leverage AI with automation, ZapConnect has sessions tailored to your role and your goals.
For anyone, at any skill level
Learn how to build complete workflows and empower more builders with Zapier’s new suite of automation products—like Tables and Chatbots.
For pros across Product, Support, Sales, HR, and GTM teams
Get a detailed walkthrough on how to leverage automation and AI to attract, nurture, and delight more customers.
For administrators, IT, BizOps, and Technology Strategists
Learn automation strategies and best practices to move your business forward, empower your teams, and build at scale.
For automators who want to level up with AI
Discover new ways to combine the power of AI with Zapier to accelerate and multiply your growth.
Meet our keynote speakers
Dharmesh Shah
Co-founder and CTO, HubSpot
How is artificial intelligence reshaping the way we work? Go beyond the buzz as Zapier CEO Wade Foster and HubSpot Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah dig into AI and the future of work.
Wade Foster
CEO and Co-founder, Zapier
Learn how AI is powering the future of automation. Wade will demonstrate how Zapier’s innovations make businesses unstoppable in the age of intelligent workflows.
Sheryl Soo
SVP of New Products and Head of Strategy, Zapier
Sheryl will join Wade to showcase Zapier’s automation platform. Discover how Tables and Interfaces empower you to build custom solutions that perfectly fit your business needs.
Chris Geoghegan
VP of Product, Zapier
Follow along as Geo dives into our enhanced automation engine and enterprise offerings. See how Zapier scales to support growing organizations of all sizes.
Speakers
Verônica Antunes
Head of Marketing, Ramper
Miranda Babbitt
Partner Marketing Manager, Zapier
Ben Bailey
Senior Research Systems Manager, Adobe
Amanda Baker
Senior Product Manager, Zapier
Joshua Barnes
Product Manager, Zapier
Jan Beke
GTM Director, API Platforms, OpenAI
Gilles Bertaux
CEO, Livestorm
Cari Bonilla
Product Manager, Zapier
Nikki Bown
Product Operations Manager, Zapier
Siqi Chen
Founder and CEO, Runway
Timi Chu
Group Product Manager, Zapier
Dan Dorato-Hankins
CTO, Vector Media
Angela Ferrante
CEO and Founder, Laudable
Mike Freeman
Founder, Man Over Machine
Ankur Goyal
Founder and CEO, Braintrust
Nicolas Grenié
Developer Advocate, Typeform
Nikke Hardson-Hurley
Senior Product Manager, Zapier
Cody Holden
Product Manager, HubSpot
Arvind Jain
Founder and CEO, Glean
Kristin Jarmon
Senior Director of Product Marketing, Constant Contact
Chun Jiang
Co-founder and CEO, Monterey AI
Steph Kley
Lead Product Manager, Zapier
Payal Kode
Senior Product Marketing Manager, LinkedIn
Philip Lakin
Head of Enterprise Innovation at Zapier and Co-founder of NoCodeOps
Marcelo Lebre
President and Co-founder, Remote
Aaron LeBlanc
Founder and CEO, Hypelocal
Baaber Malik
Lead Customer Solutions Engineer, LinkedIn
Noah Manger
Group Product Manager, Zapier
Taylor McCallum
Senior Manager, Revenue Operations, Zapier
Patricia Monga
Senior Product Manager, Zapier
Omodara Ogijo
Software Engineer, RISE
Lisa Orr
Senior Product Manager, Zapier
Diomer Ortiz
Senior Product Manager, Zapier
Erin Ozoliņš
Product Operations Manager, Zapier
Ryan Powell
Lead Product Manager, Zapier
Katie Redderson-Lear
Backend Engineer, Developer Platform, Zapier
Ryan Richards
Principal Learning Experience Designer, Zapier
Reid Robinson
Lead Product Manager, AI, Zapier
Marcus Saito
Director, Information Technology, Remote
Michael Schwab
Senior Director, Solutions, Docusign
Bhavika Shah
Senior Product Manager, Zapier
Connor Sheffield
Head of Business Automation, Zonos
Jacob Sirrs
Technical Marketing Coordinator, Vendasta
Lars Skjold Iversen
Growth Director, Umbraco
Elliott Sprecher
VP of Marketing, Jotform
Christopher Stuart
Automation Specialist and Developer, Flow Digital
Mohamed Swellam
CEO, GeekyAir
Luke Thomas
Director of Product Management, Zapier
Kei Turner
Engineering Manager, Zapier
Bryce Vernon
Senior Growth Marketer, Zapier
Lauryn Wells
Business Development Manager, LinkedIn
Alistair Wilson
CEO, flowmondo
Lena Yue
Marketing Operations Manager, Zapier
Jane Zhang
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Zapier
Agenda
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ZapConnect 2024 Keynote: Become unstoppable with automation for everyone
Get inspired by the endless possibilities of automation with Zapier! Join three Zapier leaders—including Co-founder and CEO Wade Foster—for our must-see opening keynote. Find out how Zapier can grow with you for powerful, customizable automation that’s unique to you and your business.
Wade Foster
CEO, Co-founder, Zapier
Sheryl Soo
SVP, New Products and Head of Strategy, Zapier
Chris Geoghegan
Vice President, Product, Zapier
Zapier Tables and Interfaces 101: How to get started
Mike Freeman
Founder, Man Over MachineBhavika Shah
Senior Product Manager, ZapierDiomer Ortiz
Senior Product Manager, ZapierKickstart your journey with Zapier Tables and Interfaces. Get a step-by-step tutorial on using essential features and learn how to integrate Zaps seamlessly.
4 things RevOps teams can automate right now
Taylor McCallum
Senior Manager, Revenue Operations, ZapierLena Yue
Manager, Marketing Operations, ZapierConnor Sheffield
Head of Business Automation, ZonosRev up your RevOps! Learn how to streamline sales, enhance customer insights, ensure smooth handoffs, and keep data up-to-date—all with four automated workflows.
What to do (and not to do) while creating your Zapier playbook
Timi Chu
Group Product Manager, ZapierCraft the perfect Zapier playbook! Curb chaos and discover best practices for scalability, security, and efficient team collaboration when using tools like Canvas.
Zapier and AI: Automating customer insights from sentiment analysis
Nikki Bown
Product Operations Manager, ZapierOmodara Ogijo
Software Engineer, RISETransform feedback into strategy with AI and Zapier. You'll learn to gather and transform customer feedback into actionable insights. Then explore how sentiment analysis can inform your product roadmap.
Building and maintaining an integration on Zapier
Katie Redderson-Lear
Backend Engineer, Developer Platform, ZapierNavigate the intricacies of Zapier’s developer platform. Explore how to construct and sustain powerful integrations in this step-by-step session.
Revolutionizing customer support with Zapier
Erin Ozoliņš
Product Operations Manager, ZapierZapier’s own Erin Ozoliņš demonstrates how she uses automation to revolutionize customer support. Learn to manage feedback and streamline processes effectively with Tables, Interfaces, and Canvas.
Streamlining HR: Elevate your hiring process with automation
Mohamed Swellam
CEO, GeekyAirJumpstart your HR operations with automation. This session will offer ways to streamline onboarding and offboarding with automation. Plus, learn how to leverage AI to personalize your correspondence.
Too many cooks? Finding the right recipe for citizen development
Ben Bailey
Senior Research Systems Manager, AdobeExplore how to implement citizen development effectively within your organization. This session provides a clear framework and actionable tips for adopting widespread automation in a safe, scalable way.
How Livestorm uses Zapier to automate customer reviews on G2 Crowd
Gilles Bertaux
CEO, LivestormJoin Livestorm Co-founder and CEO Gilles Bertaux as he reveals how his team leverages Zapier to efficiently manage customer reviews on G2 Crowd. Learn about instant notifications, automated responses with ChatGPT, and data-driven insights.
Empower Your Users: Unlock Automation with Zapier's Workflow API
Ryan Powell
Lead Product Manager, ZapierKei Turner
Manager, Engineering, ZapierGet familiar with Zapier’s newest offering, the Workflow API! Learn to integrate this API into your products to elevate user engagement and functionality.
Zapier Canvas 101: Visualize and plan your processes
Amanda Baker
Senior Product Manager, ZapierUnlock your automation potential in this session. Learn to use Zapier Canvas to plan, build, and visualize processes with teammates while getting a holistic view of how these processes fit together.
Using Sub-Zaps to streamline lead management
Lars Skjold Iversen
Growth Director, UmbracoDiscover how to scale your lead management efficiently using Sub-Zaps. This session covers how automation can help streamline data flow into CRMs, validate leads, enrich data, and assign simple lead scores.
Automation architecture: Master your business logic for automation success
Alistair Wilson
CEO, flowmondoTo build effective automation, it's crucial to understand how your business operates. Learn the ins and outs of your business logic to create scalable automation architecture and set up self-maintaining workflows.
Zapier and AI: How to master Chatbots and Central
Steph Kley
Lead Product Manager, ZapierMarcus Saito
Director, Information Technology, RemoteIn this interactive session, discover how to enhance workflows with the power of AI. Explore how the capabilities of Zapier Chatbots and Zapier Central can upgrade your automation.
Steal the secrets of these successful Zapier partners
Miranda Babbitt
Partner Marketing Manager, ZapierKristin Jarmon
Senior Director of Product Marketing, Constant ContactElliott Sprecher
VP of Marketing, JotformJoin us as we discuss real-world success stories of high-performing partners who integrate Zapier into their products. Learn how (and when) these successful partners talk about Zapier to their users.
Customize your Zaps: How to create any custom action you need
Lisa Orr
Senior Product Manager, ZapierGain hands-on experience creating Custom Actions on Zapier. This tutorial covers everything from AI-enhanced personalization to employing these actions in your workflows.
Scale through automation: How to use Zapier + HubSpot to solve business challenges
Cody Holden
Product Manager, HubSpotHow can you use Zapier and HubSpot to meet new challenges? This session delves into practical use cases that show how automation can streamline processes, reduce costs, and shift your focus back to the customer.
3 ways to take your quote-to-cash process from good to great
Michael Schwab
Senior Director, Solutions, DocusignIn this session, you'll learn methods to transform your quote-to-cash process from passable to a revenue-generating machine. Michael will share actionable tips and industry best practices, plus insights into how Docusign can help.
Ways to uplevel your workflows with Zapier and ChatGPT
Jan Beke
GTM Director, API Platforms, OpenAIReid Robinson
Lead Product Manager, AI, ZapierDiscover how to level up your workflows by connecting ChatGPT to your favorite apps via Zapier. Get guidance from experts to make your processes smarter.
Speed networking
Join fellow attendees in this 30-minute networking session for a round of one-on-one speed video chats.
You'll automatically be paired with other automators and will have five minutes to chat. When time's up, you can extend your meeting if the conversation is too good to end! If you don't extend your chat, you’ll be re-matched with a new attendee.
Chat forums
Ready to delve deep into a specific topic? Head over to our chat forums! These forums are your go-to space for user-generated discussions at ZapConnect. Create your own or join an existing one to connect with fellow attendees via text-based chats—no video, just pure conversation. Strike up a conversation in our chat forums starting September 24 at 9 a.m. PT, until October 10, at 2:30 p.m. PT.
Roundtable: Get started with sales automation and AI
Paul Kortman
Chief Automator, Connex DigitalVera Nguyenova
CTO, Connex DigitalLearn to boost your sales productivity by automating key tasks and using AI to craft messages that resonate. This roundtable is ideal for those looking to leverage automation and AI to streamline and upgrade their sales workflows.
Roundtable: Get started with marketing automation and AI
Natalie Choprasert
Founder, Future AI LabJoin us for a roundtable discussion tackling how to use marketing automation tools to create, schedule, and manage marketing content seamlessly. You and fellow automators will also review how to leverage AI for social listening and sentiment analysis. This session is perfect for marketing pros who are just beginning to integrate automation into their strategy.
Roundtable for AI and automation: Where to start
Zain Kahn
Founder and CEO, Superhuman AIGet an introduction to popular AI tools and learn when and when not to use them in your workflows. This session is ideal for anyone at the beginning of their AI journey.
Roundtable for RevOps: Create a seamless customer journey
Andrés Berte
Director of Growth, Connex DigitalExplore advanced strategies to keep your CRM clean and up-to-date and automate reporting to create a friction-free customer journey. This session is perfect for RevOps pros looking to refine their systems.
Roundtable for technology leaders: Help your teams automate without chaos
Marquiste Boyce
Founder, Automate Your HustleDesigned for tech leaders, this roundtable will tackle how to create effective and orderly automation across teams. Chat through best practices for structuring your automation strategy, including deciding who automates what and which processes to streamline.
Igniting innovation: How to use AI to create, innovate, and scale
Join Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, and Dharmesh Shah, CTO and Co-founder of HubSpot, as they discuss AI-driven innovation and product development. Discover Dharmesh’s approach to creating impactful products, the role of AI in scaling businesses, and the exciting evolution of revenue as a service (RaaS).
Wade Foster
CEO, Co-founder, Zapier
Dharmesh Shah
Co-founder and CTO, HubSpotZapier Tables and Interfaces 201: Using AI to enhance the lead lifecycle
Joshua Barnes
Product Manager, ZapierThis advanced session on Zapier Tables and Interfaces will allow you to deep-dive into AI-enhanced workflows and optimize AI and automation to upgrade your lead lifecycle.
Proactive revenue operations: 5 steps to turn chaos into impact
Christopher Stuart
Automation Specialist and Developer, Flow DigitalEmpower your RevOps team to act—not react. This session explores automating routine tasks, connecting core tools for real-time insights, and effectively applying data-driven strategies.
Documentation decoded: Squash automation issues before they begin
Philip Lakin
Head of Enterprise Innovation at Zapier and Co-founder of NoCodeOpsTurn documentation into a powerful tool for preventing automation incidents. Learn practical methods to document no-code projects, enhance knowledge sharing, and scale safely.
Making sense of unstructured data with Zapier and ChatGPT
Aaron LeBlanc
Founder and CEO, HypelocalUnstructured data? No problem! In this session, learn how to unlock AI capabilities and create custom Zapier automated workflows with ChatGPT to parse and structure unstructured data sets.
Building your next marketing campaign with Zapier
Verônica Antunes
Head of Marketing, RamperBryce Vernon
Senior Growth Marketer, ZapierMarketers: Want to build automated workflows with Zapier but don’t know where to start? Join us as we demo automating an entire end-to-end marketing campaign.
Boost your ad ROI with LinkedIn and Zapier
Payal Kode
Senior Product Marketing Manager, LinkedInBaaber Malik
Lead Customer Solutions Engineer, LinkedInLauryn Wells
Business Development Manager, LinkedInAs the industry evolves, it's getting harder to measure the success of your B2B ads. But the right tools can help you future-proof your ad measurement strategy. In this session, you'll learn more about LinkedIn and Zapier's new, free Conversions API integration for LinkedIn advertisers.
AI unshadowed: How Vector Media leverages AI to grow while mitigating risk
Dan Dorato-Hankins
CTO, Vector MediaDiscover how Vector Media uses AI to drive growth and mitigate risk. This session will explore how to use AI, safety measures, and how pairing the power of AI with Zapier opens new doors while keeping data safe.
Got data? Automate actionable insights with AI
Nicolas Grenié
Developer Advocate, TypeformMaximize your data’s potential with Zapier and Typeform! This session will guide you through automating essential processes like lead scoring, customer follow-ups, and more.
Functions 101: Expanding your automation capabilities
Nikke Hardson-Hurley
Senior Product Manager, ZapierWhether you're a developer or just code-comfortable, you can upgrade your workflows with Zapier Functions. This session introduces the power of Functions to expand your automation abilities.
Automate Your SaaS Onboarding with Zapier and AI
Angela Ferrante
CEO and Founder, LaudableIn this session led by Laudable CEO Angela Ferrante, you’ll discover how to automate your SaaS onboarding process with Zapier and AI. Save time, reduce manual effort, and enhance customer success with efficient automation techniques.
6 small exercises to build your team’s automation muscle
Jacob Sirrs
Technical Marketing Coordinator, VendastaDiscover how small automation initiatives can have an outsized impact on your team. This session offers practical tips, such as using Slack and templates to encourage progress over perfection.
Zapier and AI: Enhancing marketing videos
Ryan Richards
Principal Learning Experience Designer, ZapierThis session will cover how to use Zapier and AI to increase the accessibility and reach of your marketing videos. Learn to leverage ChatGPT to generate closed captions and boost your impact.
New Zapier Products Q&A
Cari Bonilla
Product Manager, ZapierNoah Manger
Group Product Manager, ZapierPatricia Monga
Senior Product Manager, ZapierLuke Thomas
Director, Product Management, ZapierJane Zhang
Senior Product Marketing Manager, ZapierHyped for Zapier’s new automation products? Join a few of our Product Managers for a special Q&A.
AI Panel: How AI automation is transforming industries
Ankur Goyal
Founder and CEO, BraintrustArvind Jain
Founder and CEO, GleanChun Jiang
Co-founder and CEO, Monterey AIReid Robinson
Lead Product Manager, AI, ZapierJoin us for a panel discussion with leading experts from Glean, Braintrust, and Monterey AI to learn about AI's challenges, opportunities, and its transformative potential for the future of work.
The Zappy Awards
The Zappy Awards celebrate the people behind the magic of automation! We'll spotlight the stories of those who are reimagining the way we work. Join us as we announce this year’s Zappy winners and get inspired by their Zap creations!
Philip Lakin
Head of Enterprise Innovation at Zapier and Co-founder of NoCodeOps
