Event Agenda
Designed specifically for learning team leaders, our 2026 program delivers the rare opportunity to solve complex organizational challenges through high-impact discussions alongside an elite peer group. Review the Learning Leadership 2026 schedule below and secure one of the limited seats today.
Learning Leadership Discussions
Below you will find the current event agenda. We’re adding more all the time, so check back frequently for updates.
How can L&D build better partnerships with stakeholders?
In this facilitated working session, Dr. Becky Burke, Vice President, Learning & Strategic Development, at BankWest, brings forward a real example of how her team partnered cross-functionally to redesign onboarding, strengthen supervisor capability, and align…
Topic/Track: Partnering with business leaders & SMEsFormat: Collaborative Case Study: Analyze and solve a realistic leadership or strategic challenge with peers.
What does it take to turn AI curiosity into real workforce capability?
Iuliia Algasova, VP of Skills Development at BlackRock, brings her perspectives on how organizations can move beyond AI awareness toward meaningful capability development at scale. Drawing from work in AI-enabled practice, role-based learning, and skill…
Topic/Track: Building capability (performance, not content)Format: Leadership Exchange Discussions: Share leadership challenges with peers in a facilitated setting.
What does values-based leadership actually look like in practice?
Danielle Eisenach-Reichel, Director, Global Facilitation – Leadership & Professional Development at Fresenius Medical Care, explores how organizations can move leadership values from aspirational statements to consistent, observable behaviors across teams and levels of leadership. Drawing…
Topic/Track: Anticipating future skills & capability needsFormat: Discovery: Apply a practical tool, model, or process in a hands-on setting.
What happens when leaders learn to think with agents, not just prompts?
Sarah Holywell, CLO at Farmers Insurance, leads this hands-on session exploring how leadership itself must evolve as AI agents become part of everyday work. Moving beyond AI literacy and prompt-writing, Sarah introduces the concept of…
Topic/Track: Building trust in the AI eraFormat: Discovery: Apply a practical tool, model, or process in a hands-on setting.
What should learning leaders solve for beyond learning problems?
Dr. Frank Nguyen has led and transformed enterprise learning functions across multiple industries, but has found one common theme amongst all of them: Learning leaders shouldn’t solve learning problems. They need to solve for the…
Topic/Track: Designing learning systems (beyond programs)Format: Discovery: Apply a practical tool, model, or process in a hands-on setting.
Why do LMS implementations fail before launch—and what should you be questioning earlier?
Led by Pam Lee, Senior Learning Officer at World Bank Group, this interactive session uses LMS selection as a real-world case to explore leadership and stakeholder dynamics that can determine success or failure long before…
Topic/Track: Selecting & implementing learning technologiesFormat: Collaborative Case Study: Analyze and solve a realistic leadership or strategic challenge with peers.
Are you transforming L&D or simply decorating an outdated system with AI?
Shellie Grieve, ServiceNow's Director, Learning Innovation & Emerging Technology, brings a bold, experience-driven perspective on what it takes to truly reinvent the learning function. Drawing on her work at ServiceNow, she introduces a practical playbook…
Topic/Track: Developing and leading the L&D team/functionFormat: Discovery: Apply a practical tool, model, or process in a hands-on setting.
What defines a truly future-ready learning ecosystem?
Andrea Scroggy, FINRA Senior Director, Enterprise Learning & Leadership Development, and Brandy Ford, Head of Learning Analytics and Technology at FM, invite you into a structured dialogue on rethinking learning ecosystems in the face of…
Topic/Track: Selecting & implementing learning technologiesFormat: Leadership Exchange Discussions: Share leadership challenges with peers in a facilitated setting.
What does it take to redesign the learning function for an AI-native future?
Brittany Ward, Director of Enterprise Learning & Development at PayPal, shares how her team is rethinking the operating model of L&D to better support speed, scalability, and continuous transformation in an AI-enabled organization. Recognizing that…
Topic/Track: Designing learning systems (beyond programs)Format: Collaborative Case Study: Analyze and solve a realistic leadership or strategic challenge with peers.
What if leadership capability is built in moments - not programs?
Ryan DeCoste, SVP of People and Organizational Development at Klick Health, challenges the traditional assumption that leadership development happens primarily through courses, competencies, and content. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience designing leadership,…
Topic/Track: Building capability (performance, not content)Format: Discovery: Apply a practical tool, model, or process in a hands-on setting.
Can we develop learning leaders who can anticipate and shape the future?
Dr. Karla Wesley, Vice President Learning & Leadership Development, for United Way Worldwide, and Megan Cortney, Senior Director of Community Impact, United Way of Southern Nevada, share how United Way is building a global pipeline…
Topic/Track: Developing and leading the L&D team/functionFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.
How do you move past skills hype to create measurable business value?
Join Sandra Loughlin, Chief Learning Scientist at EPAM Systems, and CLO Marc Ramos to discuss the inevitable movement toward data-driven talent practices aligned to clear business value. You’ll engage with fellow leaders to understand the…
Topic/Track: Designing learning systems (beyond programs)Format: Leadership Exchange Discussions: Share leadership challenges with peers in a facilitated setting.
What moves L&D from invisible to indispensable?
Allyson Roote, VP of Learning and Organizational Development at The Bonadio Group, shares the realities of building strategic influence in an organization where credibility must be earned long before learning is invited into the conversation.…
Topic/Track: Partnering with business leaders & SMEsFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.
What skills does L&D need to stay strategic in an AI-driven future?
Robyn Defelice, Learning Systems Strategist at RADLearning, and Gayle Shaw-Hones, Vice President of L&D Solutions at TGaS Advisors, share how a large life sciences organization turned the capability-building lens inward to better understand its own…
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Topic/Track: Building capability (performance, not content)Format: Impact Story: Learn how a client and partner addressed a challenge and achieved results.
What are the skills needed for navigating change and uncertainty?
Engage with Dr. KimLoan Tran, Senior Vice President of Professional Development at Compass International Holdings on the challenge of preparing leaders for an increasingly unpredictable environment. This vibrant conversation brings forward strategies for leading companies…
Topic/Track: Navigating culture, power, and resistanceFormat: Ask Me Anything: Ask questions and receive candid, real-time responses.
What does it take to position L&D as a driver of future workforce readiness?
In this candid exchange, Dr. Keith Keating, Chief Learning & Development Officer at BDO Canada, invites you to challenge how your organization defines and prepares for the future of work. Known for championing the elevation…
Topic/Track: Anticipating future skills & capability needsFormat: Ask Me Anything: Ask questions and receive candid, real-time responses.
Can your learning strategy keep pace with AI-driven change?
As AI accelerates change, skills are evolving faster than traditional learning models can keep pace. Organizations need a more agile approach to talent development to prepare for what comes next. In this session, Marci Paino,…
Topic/Track: Anticipating future skills & capability needsFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.
How do you build a measurement strategy that proves L&D’s impact on performance?
Megan Torrance, CEO of TorranceLearning, and Nelson Er, Chief, Decennial Data Collection Training Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, share how they designed a comprehensive training measurement framework spanning engagement, assessment, and on-the-job performance. You’ll discuss how…
Topic/Track: Demonstrating learning impact & valueFormat: Impact Story: Learn how a client and partner addressed a challenge and achieved results.
What does it take to lead L&D transformation in risk-averse industries?
Drawing from her experience leading L&D transformation within a financial services organization, Kwanesia Bass, AVP, Technology Learning & Development at Synchrony shares the realities of shifting learning from a reactive training function to a more strategic…
Topic/Track: Navigating culture, power, and resistanceFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.
When performance problems emerge, how do you fix the system—not just treat the symptoms?
Stephanie Ketron, Westgate Resorts' Vice President of Learning & Development, and Wil Brown, Head of Learning Technology at HP, lead a focused discussion on taking a systems-first approach to performance challenges. Through structured exchanges, you’ll…
Topic/Track: Diagnosing performance problemsFormat: Leadership Exchange Discussions: Share leadership challenges with peers in a facilitated setting.
Can AI become a true leadership habit rather than just another tool??
Join Alex Kalish, Amazon’s Global Ops GenAI Transformation Lead, for a peer-level conversation on embedding AI into everyday leadership behavior. You’ll explore with peers what it takes to move beyond experimentation with AI toward consistent,…
Topic/Track: Integrating AI into the learning function / the organizationFormat: Ask Me Anything: Ask questions and receive candid, real-time responses.
How do you drive change when success is the biggest obstacle?
Barbara Terrigno, Head of High Potential Talent Development at SAP, shares the story of leading learning transformation inside a global organization built on decades of success, stability, and deeply established ways of working. Faced with…
Topic/Track: Navigating culture, power, and resistanceFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.
How do you position learning as a strategic function that the business actively relies on?
Gayle Shaw-Hones, Vice President of L&D Solutions at TGaS Advisors, and Laura Bartus, Head of Learning & Development at Humana's CenterWell Primary Care Org. & Pharmacy, guide this dialogue on elevating learning’s role within the…
Topic/Track: Demonstrating learning impact & valueFormat: Leadership Exchange Discussions: Share leadership challenges with peers in a facilitated setting.
What does it take to uncover the capabilities that drive future performance?
Kristy Callahan, Head of Learning & Leadership at GE Healthcare, shares how her team works to anticipate emerging capability needs before the business formally asks for them—using performance data, trend signals, and strategic partnership to…
Topic/Track: Anticipating future skills & capability needsFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.