Who Should Attend

The Learning Leaders Conference is the go-to event for industry leaders eager to stay ahead. Connect with peers, gain insider insights, and develop the skills to elevate your career. Whether you’re looking to learn from veterans, showcase your expertise, or find inspiration, this conference has everything you need to succeed.

Aligning L&D with Business Goals

Align Your Learning Strategy with Business Goals — Alaina Szlachta
Build a Successful Enablement Strategy That Anticipates Future Needs — Noa Barak
Plan for Success by Preparing to Fail: Conducting Pre-Mortems — Pam Lee & Nicole Topping

L&D and Organizational Culture

Inclusive Learning & Design: Lead with Compassion & Humility — Ariana Saunders

Create a Culture of Organizational Learning — Amberlee Bosse & Erika Radford
Strengthening Workplace Bonds: Unlocking the Power of Relational Capacity — Shantel Dixon

Make Decisions on AI Use

Cultivating the Organizational Mindset to Embrace AI — Danielle Wallace

Navigating the Intersection of Gen AI & Inclusivity in Learning Leadership — Renee Boydo

Implementation Strategies for AI in L&D — Josh Cavalier

Showing the Value of L&D

Measure Your Impact: Leveraging Data & Analytics to Demonstrate Learning ROI — Katie Nelson

PMO + Learning: Maximize Your Team’s Resources to Deliver for the Business — Kristen van Eesteren

Creating or Updating Your Organization’s Learning Strategy

Virtual Training in 2025 & Beyond: 5 Questions Every Organization Must Ask — Cindy Huggett

Position L&D as Strategic Partners & Elevate Client Engagement — Kia Hill

Unlock the Potential of Strategic Microlearning — Robyn Defelice

Leader development at all levels

Lead with Impact: Strategies for Empowering Learning Leaders — Dena Byrne-Moses

Navigating Calm, Change & Crisis: Design New Leader Success — Kennetia Brooks

Code Red: Why You Need to Grow Talent As If Your Business Depends on It — Arika Pierce Williams

Team management

The Mindset Gap: Drive Behavioral Change Through Meaningful Feedback — Heli Nehama Ozery

5 Ways to Automate Learning Development Tasks — Jeff Batt

Skilling Up: Empower Your Team for Success in a Skills-Based World — Yasmin Gutierrez

Guide your L&D team to better performance & results

Keep It Simple: Engage Your Learners by Focusing on Less — Tim VanderLaan

Lean, Mean Training Machine: Use Process Mapping to Optimize Your Operation —Dawn Peterson

Quest for Excellence: Unleash Your Team’s Potential — Samantha Thomas & John Reynolds

Build Your Personal Brand & Advance Your Career—Betzi Quiros

Communicating with All Personalities—Sadie Luman

Uncomfortable & Safe: Become an Agent of Positive Change in Uncertain Times, Part 1 — Nathan Meidel & Megan Torrance
Uncomfortable & Safe: Become an Agent of Positive Change in Uncertain Times, Part 2 — Nathan Meidel & Megan Torrance

Shape-Shifting in L&D: Embrace Role Fluidity — Yolanda Larner

What Learning Leaders Working as Strategic Business Partners Do Differently — Jess Almlie

Lead Effectively in Changing Times — Sandra Dunbar Smalley

Influence by What You Ask, Not What You Tell — Chris Adams

Be Irreplaceable: 7 Ways to Lead Virtual Teams That AI Only Dreams Of — Heidi Scott

Your Business Wants Results, Not Courses: Build Your Business Acumen — Barry Nadler

Get the Yes! How to Gain Buy-In to Fund Your L&D Initiatives — Mike Simmons

Effective Visual Communication Using PowerPoint — Richard Goring

Top Talent from these Powerhouse Companies Attend Learning

Earn Recertification Credits

The Learning 2024 program has been approved for 9.00 Credit Hours.

The Learning Guild has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.