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.
Are you transforming L&D or simply decorating an outdated system with AI?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.
Do what matters most: Achieve more with less stress!
Prioritizing time is a major challenge. Learn a simple system to do more of what matters most. Participants get a planner, AI tools, and a digital planner. Expect stronger leadership, higher productivity, better relationships, and…
Topic/Track: Building capability (performance, not content)Format: Sponsored Session
How do you diagnose and address resistance as a leadership challenge?
Renee Boydo, Vice President of HR Experience at First Student, leads this hands-on session exploring one of the most persistent barriers to organizational change: resistance rooted not in knowledge gaps, but in human dynamics. Through…
Topic/Track: Navigating culture, power, and resistanceFormat: Discovery: Apply a practical tool, model, or process in a hands-on setting.
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 and Dr. Lillian Ore, AI Lead Faculty at Columbia University on the challenge of preparing leaders for an increasingly unpredictable…
Topic/Track: Navigating culture, power, and resistanceFormat: Ask Me Anything: Ask questions and receive candid, real-time responses.
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 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 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.
Are you building more training, or better training?
Today, AI lets anyone produce a course in an afternoon. So, the question for L&D is no longer how many trainings you can build, but whether what you build makes learning stick. This session looks…
Topic/Track: Demonstrating learning impact & valueFormat: Sponsored Session
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.
How does learning move the business forward?
The most effective learning strategies begin with business priorities—not training requests. This panel explores how leading organizations align learning investments with strategic goals, earn executive confidence, and demonstrate measurable business impact. Speakers will share practical…
Topic/Track: Aligning learning to business prioritiesFormat: Panel Discussions: Hear expert perspectives and engage through audience questions.
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.
How do you embrace AI without creating chaos across your organization?
Rebecca Alimorong, Senior Director, Global Learning Experience at Robert Half, shares how her team is balancing rapid AI adoption with responsible governance and long-term workforce strategy. Rather than treating AI as another technology rollout, Rebecca…
Topic/Track: Building trust in the AI eraFormat: Ignite: Gain focused insight on a single concept or practice.
How well does your team align their work with business strategy?
Angela Garcia, Strategic Leadership Guide at Opportunities to Grow, shares a case study demonstrating how one simple shift transformed strategic alignment across an organization. Employees understood their individual responsibilities, yet many struggled to explain how…
Topic/Track: Aligning learning to business prioritiesFormat: Ignite: Gain focused insight on a single concept or practice.
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.
How can we help leaders become coaches who build capability in others?
We spend a lot of time teaching leaders how to coach, but much less time helping them make the shift from being the person with the answers to being the person who builds capability in…
Topic/Track: Building capability (performance, not content)Format: Ignite: Gain focused insight on a single concept or practice.
How do learning leaders uncover the real drivers of performance?
The most effective learning leaders know that lasting business results begin with asking better questions. Before recommending training, they take the time to understand what's really influencing performance—from workflow and organizational systems to motivation, expectations,…
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Topic/Track: Diagnosing performance problemsFormat: Lightning Rounds: Compare brief perspectives from multiple experts on a common issue.
How does an L&D team become a strategic partner instead of a support function?
Sonya Overstreet, Learning and Development Director at Leadec, shares the story of transforming her L&D function into a trusted business partner within a global organization. Faced with competing priorities, organizational change, and limited visibility, Sonya…
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Topic/Track: Aligning learning to business prioritiesFormat: Ignite: Gain focused insight on a single concept or practice.
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 sets successful transformation leaders apart?
Genevieve Caplette, Director of Transformation at Michelin, believes successful transformation depends less on the change plan and more on how leaders show up during times of uncertainty. While organizations invest heavily in new strategies, technologies,…
Topic/Track: Developing and leading the L&D team/functionFormat: Practice in Action: Examine how an organization addressed a significant challenge and its outcomes.
What's the ideal make-up of a modern learning team?
L&D, like many business functions, are facing a transformation. Historically, L&D has shifted as the needs of the business did. Today, AI is positioned to shake up roles, processes, and workflows. To meet the future,…
Topic/Track: Developing and leading the L&D team/functionFormat: Panel Discussions: Hear expert perspectives and engage through audience questions.
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 Yvette Ricotta, Director, Learning Innovation for CMS at Visa, lead a focused discussion on taking a systems-first approach to performance challenges. Through structured exchanges,…
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.
Who & what is shaping the learning tech market?
The learning tech market has never been noisier: new entrants, consolidation, new functionality, and shifting goals are making it harder to make sense of it all. So what can we actually learn from the chaos?…
Topic/Track: Selecting & implementing learning technologiesFormat: Ignite: Gain focused insight on a single concept or practice.