Programme

09.10 – 09.50

Strategies for maximising your impact as a learning and development leader

Cathy Hoy, Co-founder, CLO100 & CLO Lounge

10.00 – 11.00

The future is human: The power of human skills in the future of work

Professor John Amaechi OBE, Psychologist, Author & Coach

11.10 – 11.50

Increase connectivity & productivity by cultivating organisational trust and empowerment

• Share learning to boost overall performance
• Raise standards by building a culture of trust, safety and empowerment to retain the best teams
• Improve agility and success by focusing on the whole organisation rather than individual talent

Dr. Nigel Paine, Author & Founder, nigelpaine.com

11.30 – 12.10

Fostering learning communities for collaboration and innovation

• Learn how to build a global community of learning professionals
• Understand the power of, and how to research community building
• Tap into the power of community to drive change and make learning interventions fly

Ben Chambers, Director – Partner Development, Grant Thornton
Donna Verdi, Head of Talent Development, Kroll
Jane Underwood, Global Head of Learning, Reckitt
Debbie Venables, Leadership Development & Learning Operations Manager, Forvis Mazars

12.05 – 12.40

The critical role of L&D in effective onboarding

• How to create an onboarding experience that connects people to business
• L&D-driven onboarding to foster long-term engagement
• Targeted learning paths to ensure new employees reach productivity and competency goals quicker

Yashika Kaushal, Global Head of Talent, Learning & DEI, OpenSec
Peter Plumlee, Learning Specialist, Presence

13.40 – 14.20

Leveraging data to drive skills development

• Develop a data-first approach
• Leverage data as the cornerstone for embedding learning culture
• Turn the tide on business adoption of core technical and data skill

Tiffany Manteaw, Data Culture Senior Manager, Lloyds Banking Group

13.45 – 14.25

Optimising L&D culture to thrive in a complex fast-changing environment

• Position L&D for earlier inclusion & value creation in any change/transformation
• Use an open source, project approach to make strategic shifts around performance and skills
• Strengthen community learning by facilitating shared spaces for curation, creation and cultivation of learning – the ‘Hive Mind’
• Adopt Agile approaches for rapid action

Perry Timms, Founder & Chief Energy Officer, PTHR
Bertie Tonks, Chief People Officer, Collinson

14.00 – 14.35

Managing successful vendor and stakeholder relationships

• Framework for scaling programmes across the organisation
• Tips for maintaining programme quality while expanding to a larger audience
• Practical tools for managing vendor relationships and holding them accountable
• Strategies to measure the ROI of initiatives

Donna Verdi, Head of Learning and Development, Kroll

14:45 – 15:25

Not just another tool: How to enable effective AI learning

Understand the foundational steps for successful AI adoption

Gain actionable tools and knowledge to enable AI learning in your company

Learn from real-world experiences and authentic insights

Aki Friedrich, Director of Learning Experience, Superside
Chris Baldwin, Head of Learning and Development, Healix

14.55 – 15.35

Gaining skills insights through learning design

• Connect learning design approaches to learning analytics
• Modify learning design and learning analytics on performance analytics
• Make use of AI to personalise learning, provide nudges, and measure impact

Leonard Houx, Director of Learning Design, Cambridge Education Group
Polly Watts, Head of Learning, INCO Academy

15.00 – 15.35

Developing first time leaders

Reimagining leadership development to embed learning into the flow of work

Innovative learning approaches and inventive marketing strategies

Using digital resources and coaching tools to sustain long-term leadership excellence

Lisa Johnson, Assistant Director Leadership, Performance and Culture, NHS Blood and Transplant
Iain Hastings, Leadership & Management Development Manager, NHS Blood and Transplant

16.10 – 16.50

The L&D Exchange – Breaking the barriers to learner engagement

Take part in roundtable discussions with L&D thought leaders and fellow delegates in this interactive and collaborative session

Robin Hoyle, World of Learning Chair and Author
Jo Cook, World of Learning Conference Co-Chair
Chris Baldwin, Head of Learning and Development, Healix
Perry Timms, Founder & Chief Energy Officer, PTHR
Yashika Kaushal, Global Head of Talent, Learning & DEI, OpenSec
Tiffany Manteaw, Data Culture Senior Manager, Lloyds Banking Group
Lisa Johnson, Assistant Director Leadership, Performance and Culture, NHS Blood and Transplant
Debbie Venables, Leadership Development & Learning Operations Manager, Forvis Mazars
Soraya Malcolm, Global Talent and Performance Manager, Keyloop

09.10 – 09.50

Making Learning Transfer happen

Melanie Martinelli, CEO, Institute for Transfer Effectiveness

10.00 – 11.00

Leveraging AI to power data-driven organisational practice

Ksenia Zeltoukhova, Principal Director – Management Consultant, Accenture

11.10 – 11.45

Effective Leaders: How to avoid mistakes in leadership development

Successful leadership in navigating complexity and disruption as the new normal

Developing leadership capable of thriving in uncertain and dynamic environments

Building cultures that engage employees and nurture high performance in a hybrid work environment

Lucy Davies, Head of Learning, Heathrow

11.30 – 12.10

Leveraging learning and development for transformative growth

• Transformation occurs at the belief level
• The role of leadership programs in transformative growth
• Change management, ADKAR and the change curve
• Managing resistance amongst transformation

Charlotte Bolton, Global Learning & Development Manager, Hubexo
Rachel Moore, Global Head of Learning & Development, Iris Software

12.05 – 12.45

Intelligent use of intelligent technology

• Get back to first principles of engagement & retention
• People and learning analytics to link needs, skills & learning
• How to ensure efficient learning operation

Piers Lea, Chief Strategy Officer, LTG

13.35 – 14.10

Future-proofing the workforce: Innovations in corporate learning & development

Dr Nigel Paine, Author & Founder, nigelpaine.com
Andy Lancaster, Chief Learning Officer & Consultant, Reimagine People Development
Egle Vinauskaite, Learning Strategist, Nodes
Ksenia Zheltoukhova, Principal Director – Management Consultant, Accenture

14.15 – 14.50

Harnessing the power of learner engagement

Recognise the importance of learner
engagement

Identify types of engagement and mechanisms of capture

Utilise learner engagement to inform and develop learning strategy workforce needs, skills and learning

Melanie Lepine, Global Head of Talent and e-learning
Jennifer Eeles-Gosavi, Global Career Development Manager, Imperial Brands PLC

14.35 – 15.15

L&D’s role in upskilling talent at scale

• Discuss building and delivering scaled, cohort-based learning journeys
• How to enable cloud training at scale
• Tips on how to upskill within your organisation

Madeleine Tierney, Customer Training Lead, Google Cloud (UK&I and META)
Danielle Ware, Head of People Development, Busy Bees Nurseries

14.30 – 15.05

Empowering employee success through coaching

• Identify how group and individual coaching can support leadership development
• Understand the impact of leadership coaching to a leader on one your programmes
• Look at how we can drive innovation in learning design to add value to our leaders
• How a leader will utilise their coaching and learning outcomes from your programme to deliver success

Sarah Bailey, Group Learning and Development Director, Subsea 7
Will Madden, Group Sales & Marketing Director, Subsea 7

15.15 – 15.40

The power of “how” – why ‘how’ is the question which unlocks skill building

Robin Hoyle, World of Learning Conference Chair & Author