Event Overview
Learning Leadership was built for leaders like you! Every element of the experience, from the interactive discussions to the forward-thinking executive learning strategy topics to the caliber of the facilitators in the room, is intentionally designed to foster deeper conversations and challenge your thinking. This is where you engage with peers who truly understand your role and its pressures.
Opening Fireside Chat
From Learning Function to Value Engine
Dr. Keith Keating, Learning Leadership Event Host and Chief Learning & Development Officer, BDO Canada
Dr. KimLoan Tran, Senior Vice President of Professional Development, Compass International Holdings
Learning leaders are being asked to do more than ever and prove it faster than ever. What got us here built the foundation, but what comes next requires a different level of thinking, capability, and leadership.
In this opening fireside chat, Dr. Keith Keating and Dr. KimLoan Tran take on the hard questions:
- Is L&D still operating like a service function in a world that demands strategic impact?
- Are we using AI to think better or just move faster?
- What separates leaders who create value from those who deliver content?
Expect a candid, forward-looking conversation that sets the tone for the entire event and challenges you to rethink your role as a learning leader.
Bold Conversations Driving What’s Next
Discover bold executive learning strategies designed to help you lead through constant change, align with shifting business priorities, and build teams ready for whatever comes next. Challenge your thinking and sharpen your perspective with these discussions and sessions:
Ask Me Anything
Get the insights that matter to you in this no-holds-barred exchange. Challenge assumptions, explore real tradeoffs, and test the applicability of their strategies for your organization.
Collaborative Case Study
Tackle a complex, realistic leadership challenge alongside colleagues. Test your thinking, get peer perspectives, and walk away with a sharper, more resilient strategic response.
Discovery Session
Roll up your sleeves and put ideas into action in this hands-on session. Work directly with proven tools, models, and frameworks to discover how to adapt them for your organization.
Fireside Chat
Hear the unfiltered stories behind executive learning strategy decisions. Learn from what worked, what didn’t, and what the leaders would do differently.
Ignite
Spark new thinking around a strategic idea, insight, or practice. These short, powerful sessions deliver bold perspectives you can pressure-test for your own environment.
Impact Story
Expand your thinking on what’s possible! Discover how a fellow leader faced a high-stakes learning challenge, from the tough decisions they made to the measurable business impact.
Leadership Exchange
Gain fresh insights into real challenges. Engage in honest dialogue with leaders who understand the complexity of your constraints and can help you see obstacles differently.
Lightning Rounds
Get a multidimensional picture of the learning leadership issues that matter most. Hear multiple expert perspectives on a critical question so you walk away with a sharper, more complete view of a crucial topic.
Panel
Explore the tensions, trends, and realities shaping the future of learning leadership through dynamic conversations between industry experts. You’ll gain battle-tested insights from respected thought leaders.
Practice in Action
Learn from leaders who’ve overcome a significant organizational challenge. Hear how critical decisions were made, what changed as a result, and how they handled stakeholder dynamics throughout.
The Leaders You’ll Learn From and With
Every session is led by senior executives who understand the complexity of your role, creating a peer-to-peer experience where conversations are relevant, and deeply impactful. Take a look at the leaders you’ll be learning from and alongside at the event:
Earn ATD Recertification Credits
Learning Leadership 2026’s program has been approved for ATD 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.