Learning & Development Executive Summit 2019

Welcome Brunch | Meet & Greet Scavenger Hunt | Event Registration

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks | L&D’s Impact on Employee Experience

Opening Keynote Presentation

Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning: Reinventing L&D Models to Fuel Purpose and Enrich the Employee Experience

Learning leaders are expanding L&D initiatives to not only create fresh, new ways to train and develop a global workforce, but they must leverage L&D to enhance the overall employee experience and deliver results. Today’s workforce is demanding purpose, vision and personal development. CLOs have the opportunity to develop employee capabilities and drive performance while engaging and reinforcing a culture of continuous learning.

Topics to be discussed in our keynote session include:

• Creating a high-performance culture
• Incorporating learning in the end-to-end employee experience
• Scaling effective L&D programs globally
• Leveraging technology to increase engagement
• Developing personalized experiences

Interactive Panel Discussion

The Rise in Next-Gen Learning: Integrating Mobile, Social and Microlearning Strategies to Keep Employees and Organizations Competitive

Developing the workforce of the future requires a multi-faceted proactive approach fueled by innovation and desired results. Learning leaders must leverage new technologies and reinvent learning paths for employees of all levels to ensure knowledge is retained, future leaders are developed, and employees are prepared for rapid career and organizational changes.

This session will highlight how leading organizations have successfully implemented segmented and global programs while discussing the challenges and victories encountered along the way. Attend this session to hear how:

• Consumer-like technologies are achieving learning objectives that align with organizational goals, including reskilling for future needs and identifying leaders at all levels
• Levels of engagement, satisfaction and experience differ according to channel
• Learning leaders integrated new tools into the existing L&D landscape
• L&D innovation is supported throughout the organization

Interactive Workshops

Culinary Creations: Build Your Own Snack | Change Attire for Tour

Living Laboratory: Business Behind the Magic Tour at the Walt Disney World Resort

During this behind-the-scenes private tour of the Walt Disney World Resort, attendees will visit multiple locations and learn first-hand how Disney business insights and time-tested methodologies are operationalized to deliver a greater customer experience.

This 4-hour tour features concepts and illustrations from the professional development courses offered by Disney Institute and shows how they come to life each day at the Walt Disney World Resort for Cast Members and guests.

End of Day One | After-Hours Networking

Networking Breakfast

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks | How L&D Leaders are Driving Business Forward

Opening Panel Discussion

Transforming Onboarding: How L&D is Improving the Onboarding Experience to Enhance Employee Development, Performance and Retention

Learning, whether it be about the company, job duties, performance expectations and more, no longer begins on day one of a new job. Today, potential employees want to learn as much as possible about potential employers before onboarding even begins. However, how can learning leaders ensure new employees fully understand what they’re walking into and if it’s the right fit for them and the organization? Join this interactive discussion to discover how leading organizations are addressing key onboarding issues through a learning lens. Join us to experience:

Royal Caribbean Cruises’ global initiative, “Embark – preparing for work and life at sea and beyond” is designed to onboard more than 15,000 new crew members each year and upskill another 45,000 crew members preparing for their next role. Hear how Dr. Mark Boccia is transforming the traditionally undocumented and tribal learning practices employed in the cruise industry and quickly elevating the learning experiences to better prepare a low-skilled workforce representing more than 170 countries and cultures.

Breakout Sessions

Culinary Creations: Build Your Own Snack | Networking Break

Interactive Workshops

Cutting-Edge: AI, AR, VR, Machine Learning – Uncovering the Digital Tools of Tomorrow’s eLearning Ecosystem

How will the learning leaders of today deliver innovating learning experiences through emerging technologies? Join this session to hear from next-gen solution providers and receive a sneak peek into tomorrow’s delivery methods and learning modalities, today!

Interactive Workshops

Networking Luncheon | Dessert Competition

Roundtables

Executive-led interactive challenge-based roundtable discussions. Please select one session.

A. Building an Early-Identification Model to Uncover Learning Agility, Skills and Competencies that Meet the Demands of Future Business Needs

B. Transformational Coaching: How to Build Resiliency and Promote Employee Growth to Increase Performance

C. Developing Women Leaders: Best Practices for Improving Representation and Support while Decreasing Talent Loss

D. Corporate Mindfulness: The Impact on Employee Experience and Satisfaction

E. Virtual Training: Designing L&D Programs to Upskill a Global Workforce

F. The Future LMS: How to Improve Employee Experience by Starting Over

G. Increasing Collaboration and Integration Between L&D and Diversity Leaders to Yield Results  

One-on-One Meetings

One-on-One Meetings

Culinary Creations: Build Your Own Snack | Networking Break

Interactive Panel Discussion

Developing Future Leaders Internally: How to Create Engaging, Interactive and Inspiring Leadership Development Programs Catered to Individual Learners at All Levels

From frontline leaders to top executives and all levels in between, enterprise organizations are investing in effective leadership programs that deliver forward-thinking employees who are embracing continuous learning and professional development. Join us to experience:

A behind-the scenes look at Berry Global’ s multi-tiered Executive Development Program, which develops all leadership levels within 19 countries. Hear how Tracey York, VP of Global Talent Management, created customized programs which feature real-time problem solving and a la carte style training based on critical, timely needs, to better identify what makes an effective leader at Berry Global.

Keynote Session

Augmented and Virtual Reality: A Transformative New Approach to Improving Retention and Recall

Augmented and virtual reality training is providing L&D professionals with a new tool that potentially addresses all learning styles – visual, aural, verbal and physical – and provides a process that helps simplify complex, real-world situations within a controlled environment.

In this session, we will explore the growing opportunities in VR training and discuss key questions including:

• How VR/AR training tools are allowing for real-time interactivity
• How VR/AR is evolving experiential learning

How employee performance is enhanced through new capabilities

Refresh & Recharge | Tips to Keep Your Focus | Presented by The Four Seasons Resort Orlando

One-on-One Business Meetings

Evening Keynote

Lessons Learned: Pushing Past Adversity, Moving with Change, and Rising in Reinvention

Mixology 101: Library of Libations | Networking Cocktail Reception

End of Day Two | After Hours Networking at Disney Springs

One-on-One Business Meetings

Breakfast, Books, and Banter

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks | Preparing the Future Workforce through L&D

Opening Keynote

Transformation at the Speed of Business: Building the Future Workforce by Creating Continuous, Personalized, Quality Learning Experiences

Leading organizations are empowering employees to drive rapid innovation, growth and change. CLOs need to create a culture of learning, collaboration and advancement to arm employees with the skills and competencies needed to evolve the business. Learning leaders now need to become champions of change who are and leveraging new corporate learning opportunities to support employees at the moment of need, within the flow of work, that both inspire and motivate performance while achieving business objectives. Topics to be discussed include:

• Redesigning personalized learning to drive performance
• Integrating initiatives and models that achieve business objectives
• Leveraging real-world opportunities to support and guide employees with real-time learning
• Investing in L&D strategies, models and tools to support the workforce of tomorrow
• Measuring ROI and understanding the true impact of L&D results

Microlearning: The Benefits of Bite-Sized Learning at the Moment of Need

Today’s global workforce requires meaningful learning experiences that are produced at the moment of need and in a manner that enhances employee performance without disrupting workflow.

Additionally, employees want to apply information gathered through microlearning formats immediately on the job. Join this session to learn more about how to build an effective strategy that integrates with current platforms. Questions to be discussed include:

• How to strategically integrate microlearning into existing models
• How to determine information and knowledge best delivered by this format
• How to tie microlearning to overall improvements in employee performance

One-on-One Business Meetings | Refreshments & Networking Break

Interactive Panel Discussion

The Future of Learning: What’s Next . . . How Do We Get There?

Learning leaders will discuss predictions and leave us with action items, questions and answers as the event comes to a close.

End of Summit | Champagne Toast