7 & 8 October 2025, NEC Birmingham
3 & 4 February 2026, Olympia London

Seminars

World of Learning Free Seminars

In addition to the conference, the free seminars and sessions are a great way to learn from L&D industry experts in an interactive and informal setting. Seminars are free to attend for all World of Learning visitors. We are adding new seminars every week to the free programme for February 2025!

Theatre

HUE oversees your lighthouse brain, earning his name due to his tendency to be unhelpful in guiding you (Horribly Unhelpful Emotions). In this session, you will uncover the self-limiting factors that hinder yours and your teams’ performance. Utilising cutting-edge behavioural science, we will help you become more influential, transform culture, inspire leadership, manage stress, and build high-performing teams by strengthening neurological connections in the brain. We can help you create helpful habits that enhance performance across all areas of life. You are just one habit away from a truly transformational journey.
This lively presentation looks at how drama based learning can be used to empower leaders when tackling the tough reality of hybrid working. Using compelling, highly interactive drama LEXi will explore how you can influence and persuade people to do things differently. By changing your behaviour you can change theirs. Using professional actors and a simple training model, this session will encourage debate and provide an opportunity to share and explore ideas. It promises to be an impactful and memorable session.
In the current climate, where the recent Budget announcement has led to uncertainty around L&D budgets, our engaging panel discussion will breakdown the challenges that organisations are facing with their talent development strategies and will reveal how you can revolutionise your approach ensuring your people continue to thrive, by using your levy funds; money you’ve already spent. With insights around the significant updates that have recently transformed management apprenticeship standards, our team will talk you through real-life case studies of how levy funds have supported organisations to directly tackle industry-wide skills gaps, despite limited budgets, and how this success can be replicated within other sectors.
Find out how the latest advancements in virtual classroom technology are revolutionising the learning experience.
There is no doubting that the world of work has certainly evolved and changed meaning that many people are now working in positions which require new and additional skills, the consequences being that whilst some people may have welcomed the changes, for many others, the changes have led to increased fatigue and workplace stress. Unfortunately many of the traditional stress management strategies, which help to relieve the feeling of being stressed in the moment, don’t address the root cause of the stress and therefore as soon as the individual returns to the workplace, the stress returns. Now is the time to challenge our thinking around stress. In this seminar we will be looking at how having increased levels of self-awareness, and behavioural based coping strategies , grounded in neuroscience, can transform the way you think about and respond to stressful situations at home or at work.
Compliance training is an essential part of every business, but how can you design a compliance training system that encourages and empowers your employees? In this session, we’ll explore how utilising a flexible, scalable learning management system can help streamline your required training and save your organisation money, as well as strategies you can use to help build a culture of learning at your organisation that extends beyond checking boxes for compliance. Additionally, this session will explore how the proper system can help you support your team now and as it grows in the future.
Discover how Domino’s Pizza UK and Ireland has vastly improved employee training by successfully scaling hybrid training programs. This session will delve into Domino’s innovative approach to combining digital and in-person training, ensuring consistent and effective outcomes for a rapidly expanding and ever changing workforce.
In today’s interconnected world, a fragmented learning environment can hinder engagement and impact. How can organisations create a cohesive, accessible learning ecosystem that works seamlessly across platforms and tools? From robust integrations to intuitive user experiences, discover best practices for crafting a unified learning environment that boosts accessibility and keeps learners engaged at every touchpoint.
t’s time to face the music: without a killer upskilling strategy, your talent is hitting “Unsubscribe” faster than you can say “exit interview.” In today’s cutthroat talent market, learning isn’t just an L&D initiative - it’s the lifeblood of a successful people strategy. This session will challenge you to rethink how learning connects to your organisation’s core people strategy. Discover how to: - Stop the brain drain: Turn upskilling into your secret weapon for retention and stop losing top talent to “greener” pastures. - Build a learning culture, not a program: Build a buzzworthy culture of growth that your people can’t stop talking (or learning) about. - Bridge the talent gap: Think of upskilling as your internal recruiting team, delivering the right talent, right now.Tie learning directly to people metrics like retention, engagement, DEI progress, and succession readiness. - Prove the ROI: Show the skeptics that learning doesn’t just cost—it pays (in engagement, retention, and results).
All signs indicate 2025 will be the year organisations move beyond tentative exploration and pilots of generative AI and on to scaling up the deployment of learning technology that makes a measurable impact in organisations. In this seminar: • See practical applications of Artificial Intelligence in real-world learning and development, including how organisations are using AI to provide colleagues with customised learning plans, sales conversation practice, personalised coaching and just-in-time tutoring. • Gain insight into the lessons learned from organisations in the healthcare, legal and other sectors who are already using AI tools in Breeio and Microsoft Teams to transform employee development and performance support. • Look ahead to the hope of future applications.
Being mindful of our thought patterns can really help how we feel on a day to day basis because very often our thoughts create neural pathways. The well-trodden neural pathway can impact how we feel, our mood and our perception regarding our ability to cope or manage a situation. Think of the time when you were asked to speak in public, or do something that makes you nervous. What are the thoughts running through your mind? What film in your mind are you playing? The more familiar the brain is with something, the easier it is to access. The brain doesn’t necessarily know the truth between reality and a movie, it thinks it has done it before and so can do it again, in a similar way. Athletes have been doing this for years calling it visualisation. Katarina Johnson-Thompson visualized being in the stadium ‘almost like a gladiator’ and then went on to ‘manifest my way through my whole career’. Denzel Washington calls this ‘imagineering’. We will look how to make sure this process works for you, rather than against, and what questions you can ask yourself to ensure your think your way to success and contentment, and avoid anxiety, which can lead to cognitive impairment, making it even harder to perform at your best.
Discover what neurodiversity really means and why embracing it is essential for inclusive, impactful learning. Gain five actionable tips to transform your learning design and ensure it works for every brain in the room. Uncover the hidden barriers neurodivergent learners face. Explore how inclusive design benefits everyone, unlocking creativity, engagement, and productivity across the board.
Tired of uninspiring role-plays in live training sessions? You're not alone. Most employees find role-plays awkward, uncomfortable and artificial. And the most successful role-play training sessions are difficult to scale. Thanks to the latest cutting edge generative AI technology, including AI agents, role-play training has had something of a revolution, offering a safe space to practice challenging conversations in hyper-realistic scenarios. From sales pitches to conflict resolution, experience how AI-powered dialogues can mirror real-life interactions in a psychological safe space where employees can receive live feedback. Virtual humans. Real conversations
In this seminar, we'll explore how to ditch the cookie-cutter approach to Learning Management Systems and instead create an LMS that's purposeful, engaging and adaptable to your team's unique needs. We'll discuss the importance of generating meaningful, relevant reports, crafting content that truly engages and developing flexible performance management plans that can grow with your organisation. Every organisation manages learning and development differently, so flexibility is key. An LMS should be more than just a catalogue - it should be versatile and ready to support your organisation's growth and development. We’ll share real-life stories on engagement, reporting and performance management, showing how a partnership approach can deliver far more than a standard LMS. Join us for practical insights from our experiences—without the fluff.
Research published in HBR gives us the worrying statistic that only 15% of us are self-aware. As an L&D professional, you know the importance of people understanding their strengths and aligning these to benefit the business. But it’s easier said than done. In this seminar we will discuss the importance of feedback, using the self-awareness matrix published in HBR. We will also share a case study of how a large insurance company has taken their employees along the road to self-awareness, resulting in benefits for both the individuals and the business.
We all have some form of privilege which gives us the ability to influence people and society more than we realise. Privilege is hugely nuanced, complex and contextual. We will introduce 20 different dimensions of privilege and our unique lens to build individual and collective empathy. Discover how you can create conversations to build awareness and ultimately change behaviours. Join us to learn how to unlock a power source that has potential for creating better lives, happier workplaces and greater social change.
There is no doubting that the world of work has certainly evolved and changed meaning that many people are now working in positions which require new and additional skills, the consequences being that whilst some people may have welcomed the changes, for many others, the changes have led to increased fatigue and workplace stress. Unfortunately many of the traditional stress management strategies, which help to relieve the feeling of being stressed in the moment, don’t address the root cause of the stress and therefore as soon as the individual returns to the workplace, the stress returns. Now is the time to challenge our thinking around stress. In this seminar we will be looking at how having increased levels of self-awareness, and behavioural based coping strategies , grounded in neuroscience, can transform the way you think about and respond to stressful situations at home or at work.
Learning is transformative. Training programs can help organisations transform to achieve their strategic goals. Unfortunately, most training programs are viewed as a cost of doing business instead of a strategic asset. In this presentation, Mr. Walter provides a simple yet effective method to transform your training program into a strategic investment.
The advent of Generative AI (Gen AI) has ushered in a new era of technological transformation, presenting leaders with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. To optimise outcomes from these technologies, leaders must strike a delicate equilibrium balancing high tech and high touch to design personalised, innovative, and sustainable organisational strategies. KNOLSKAPE has curated a timely and relevant leadership discussion. This is an opportunity to unravel the industry outlook on embracing innovation and cultivating an inclusive and engaging work culture powered by hyper-contextualised learning engines, a discussion that is sure to shape the future of our industry.
Powerup School is the official negotiation trainer within SP 500 companies and beyond. Join us for an exciting talk on how leading companies are implementing negotiation training programmes with measurable impact. The talk will focus on specific case studies to reflect the importance of negotiation training across industries and job functions.
Being mindful of our thought patterns can really help how we feel on a day to day basis because very often our thoughts create neural pathways. The well-trodden neural pathway can impact how we feel, our mood and our perception regarding our ability to cope or manage a situation. Think of the time when you were asked to speak in public, or do something that makes you nervous. What are the thoughts running through your mind? What film in your mind are you playing? The more familiar the brain is with something, the easier it is to access. The brain doesn’t necessarily know the truth between reality and a movie, it thinks it has done it before and so can do it again, in a similar way. Athletes have been doing this for years calling it visualisation. Katarina Johnson-Thompson visualized being in the stadium ‘almost like a gladiator’ and then went on to ‘manifest my way through my whole career’. Denzel Washington calls this ‘imagineering’. We will look how to make sure this process works for you, rather than against, and what questions you can ask yourself to ensure your think your way to success and contentment, and avoid anxiety, which can lead to cognitive impairment, making it even harder to perform at your best.
Who assesses employees’ learning results more accurately – human managers, or AI algorithms? Alongside a major tech company, we ran a one-year AI sales training experiment. We compared AI insights vs. human ones. It included 180 different role-plays—ranging from quick 3-minute sprints to intense 25- minute sessions—practiced by the Onboarding, Field Sales, and Growth teams.The results might surprise you, and they’ll definitely inform your attitude towards AI-driven learning and how to maximize its power. You’ll gain hard evidence about the impact of AI training and the best ways to bring humans into the mix for optimal performance.
In this live interview, Georges Petitjean, Medical Lead & Clinical Director at NHS Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Services, will share his experience of bridging tough conversations about addiction to the corporate world, and how we can learn to make tough conversations count in our work.

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Learning Design Live

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