The Statler Dallas, Dallas, TX
November 3, 2019 - November 5, 2019
The Learning & Development Executive Summit Fall is a gathering of C-Suite Executives and Senior Decision Makers from Fortune 1000 and leading enterprise organizations. Our intimate, invitation-only event creates new business relationships and opportunities to benchmark with true peers while focusing on key business challenges.
Our summit provides a specialized, strategically-built experience featuring unparalleled speaking sessions, on and off-site networking opportunities, and customized face-to-face business meetings.
We believe in creating a memorable, collaborative and effective experience focused on continuous improvement for Chief Learning Officers, Chief Talent Officers and other top executives in learning, development and talent management.
Join us! Interested in attending, speaking or sponsoring? Contact Cherlene Willis at (212) 532-9898 ext 230 or email info@opalgroup.net.
Speakers |
Kari McClure, Dr. of Learning Experience and Global Engagement, American Airlines Donna Didomenico, AVP Learning, Development & Performance, Amtrak Kristen Ireland, Head of Global Risk L&D, Head of Global Risk Development Programs, and Head of Engagement and Communications for Risk, Citi Deb Betsch, VP Learning & Leadership, Goodwill Industries International Adrian Voorkamp, Director, Learning Deployment - Americas, Johnson Controls Cathy Ellwood, Head of Talent Management, Organization Development & Training, Schnuck Markets Inc. Shawn Dingle, Senior Training Director, Sonic Automotive Chad Pfeifer, Vice President, Talent Development, Trilogy Health Services Ken Hubbell, Senior Vice President, Instructional Design Strategy & Innovation, Wells Fargo Jennifer Lee Barnes, Head of Learning & Development, American Heart Association Douglas Downs, Head of Talent Management & Professional Dev, Fluor Lisa Dunn, Head of Global PL Learning & Development, Siemens Healthineers Scott Hammerl, Dir. of L&D, Center of Excellence Data & Analytics, Hilton Hotels Worldwide Kazem Moghtader, VP of People & Culture, Conifer Health Solutions Claire Herring, CEO, Blue Ocean Brain Ann Ratcliff, Vice President, North America Client Success, Fuel50 Dr. Michael Grojean, Director of Executive MBA for Strategic Leadership, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee David Roberts, President, UNC Executive Development Larry Durham, Managing Partner, St. Charles Consulting Group Matt Confer, VP, Strategy & Business Development, Abilitie Dianna Anderson, MCC, CEO, Cylient Grant Hansen, Regional Director, eCornell Corporate Programs, Cornell University Rachel Bourque, Director of Business Development, Pearson Brian Steinberg, Director, Leadership Development, Kemper Melissa Milani, Director, Learning & Development, Parexel International Rahul Singh, Senior General Manager, Harbinger Interactive Learning Kelly Kennedy, Business Development Executive, Blue Ocean Brain |
11:00AM |
Registration & Welcome Lunch |
11:45AM |
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks: The Future of Work: How L&D Leaders are Leading Transformation
Presented by
TBA |
11:50AM |
Opening Keynote Presentation
Learn2Unlearn: The Future Belongs to Those Who Learn, Unlearn and Relearn
Business as usual won’t get us to where we want to go! With a rapidly changing learning landscape, we’ll explore how learning architects can optimize the learning experience to help modern learners learn, unlearn and relearn. Join Jennifer Barnes, Director of Learning & Development at The American Heart Association (AHA), in a discussion that explores the concept and practical application of learning to unlearn by tackling the following questions:
Presented by
Jennifer Lee Barnes, Head of Learning & Development, American Heart Association |
12:20PM |
Keynote Presentation
Measuring Learning for Business Impact
Many of us are working to define the “future of work” and what it means in terms of the necessary skills, knowledge, and behaviors our leaders must possess to be successful and lead our organizations into the future. Talent strategies have never been more important to build the required capabilities for the company’s success. For decades, organizations have tried to demonstrate a measurable return on investment for leadership and development. In fact, the need to demonstrate ROI perhaps has been amplified in today’s world of data-driven decisions…but are we chasing the “correct” measure?
In this interactive session, we will challenge the concepts of measuring ROI and ROL. We’ll offer a framework for reviewing your own decisions, and explore in more detail which leading indicators demonstrate the development of a learning culture. These are, perhaps, the true measures of L&D success.
Sponsored by
Presented by
David Roberts, President, UNC Executive Development |
12:55PM |
Networking Break | One-on-One Meetings |
2:00PM |
Interactive Panel Discussion
L&D’s Impact on Defining, Rebuilding and Transforming Organizational Culture
From the frontlines to the boardroom, culture should be developed, understood and utilized as a foundation for all employees to draw from for inspiration and motivation to do a better job. To properly develop an
Join our panelists in this thought-provoking session as we discuss:
Moderator
Dianna Anderson, MCC, CEO, Cylient
Panelists
Deb Betsch, VP Learning & Leadership, Goodwill Industries International Chad Pfeifer, Vice President, Talent Development, Trilogy Health Services Douglas Downs, Head of Talent Management & Professional Dev, Fluor Lisa Dunn, Head of Global PL Learning & Development, Siemens Healthineers |
2:45PM |
One-on-One Meetings | Networking Break | Afternoon Refreshments |
3:20PM |
One-on-One Meetings | Networking Break |
3:55PM |
Keynote Presentation
Breaking Open the Learning Ecosystem
Learning has a massive role to play in today’s fast-paced world of work. Our people are learning every day, on the fly. As we head into 2020, it’s time to rethink how learning happens, how to make things stick, and how to use microlearning to build high-performance cultures of inclusion. In this session, we will grab hold of the science of what motivates us to learn and roll out tons of actionable ideas to help you inject high-impact learning across your organization.
Key areas of focus include:
Sponsored by
Presented by
Claire Herring, CEO, Blue Ocean Brain |
4:30PM |
Keynote Presentation
Cultivating Talent and Growth through Focused Strategic Talent Reviews
Talent leaders must invest in all employees – from frontline workers to high potential individuals – in order to create a success robust bench of talent to achieve the business needs of today and tomorrow. Learn more about how Talent and Learning Leaders with Schnuck Markets have developed learning opportunities and specialized, targeted growth for more than 15,000 employees over the past 2 and a half years.
Join this session to hear how leaders successfully:
Presented by
Cathy Ellwood, Head of Talent Management, Organization Development & Training, Schnuck Markets Inc. |
5:00PM |
One-on-One Meetings | Networking Break |
6:00PM |
Keynote Presentation
Re-imagining the Career Experience for 2020 World
Ann will present research on how organizations can transform the employee career pathing experience to ensure they have the people to meet the skills for a future-ready workforce. Hear about the transformations that are being achieved in some of the world’s leading global businesses.
Sponsored by
Presented by
Ann Ratcliff, Vice President, North America Client Success, Fuel50 |
6:30PM |
Welcome Reception & Hors d’oeuvres
Sponsored by
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6:30PM |
Networking Cocktail Reception |
8:00AM |
Networking Breakfast
Sponsored by
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8:30AM |
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Igniting Change: How the Modern eLearning Ecosystem is Transforming to Power Learners, Enhance Employee Experience, and Deliver Results
Presented by
Kelly Kennedy, Business Development Executive, Blue Ocean Brain |
8:35AM |
Keynote Session
Evolving from a Culture of ‘No’: How Learning Leaders are Developing a Results Oriented Global Workforce from the Top Down
Learning leaders are undergoing a massive transformation to encourage all employees – the board to frontline employees – to take ownership of a new culture that promotes a customer-first mentality. Additionally, to take on such an initiative, not only requires rethinking how service is delivered, but how employees can grow and develop to achieve business goals while becoming invested in business results. Join this session to hear how learning leaders:
Presented by
Donna Didomenico, AVP Learning, Development & Performance, Amtrak |
9:05AM |
Keynote Presentation
The Chief Learning Officer’s Role in Building an Agile Organization
Organizational agility is widely thought to be a significant competitive advantage for business. The concept itself seems to consist of three aspects revolving around Insight – Dexterity – Resolve. The learning and development function plays a vital role in preparing key leaders and stakeholders for their roles in the Agile Organization.
In this session, we will discuss:
Sponsored by
Presented by
Dr. Michael Grojean, Director of Executive MBA for Strategic Leadership, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee |
9:40AM |
How Building a Coaching Culture Can Help Your Organization “Win” the New Leadership “Game”
Are leaders in your organization playing the “new game” of leadership by the “old rules,” leaving everyone involved feeling like something is missing? This interactive session will help you discover the “new rules” of leadership, and show you how instilling a coaching culture can help your organization “win” at creating engagement, keeping younger workers, and motivating people to have real conversations in real time, to make real change happen.
Sponsored by
Presented by
Dianna Anderson, MCC, CEO, Cylient |
10:10AM |
Networking Break | One-on-One Meetings |
11:15AM |
Interactive Panel Discussion
The Future of Work: Utilizing L&D to Re-Skill Your Entire Organization and Satisfy Future Needs
Every organization is in the middle of a talent war as they try to prepare their workforce of the future. The importance of L&D in the next few years is growing very rapidly due to the strong economy, the turnover of generations in the workforce, and a more fluid approach to work and talent. All of these factors mean that it’s hard to recruit people and hard to hold onto them, and that’s why investing in L&D can be so advantageous for every department in the organization. It’s critical for companies to utilize L&D throughout the organization, because it allows you to reskill and upskill the talent you already have.
In this panel discussion we’ll talk about the future of work and how L&D can become a true business partner by:
Moderator
Grant Hansen, Regional Director of Corporate Programs, eCornell
Panelists
David Hare, Dir. Enterprise Learning & Development, GE Appliances Scott Hammerl, Dir. of L&D, Center of Excellence Data & Analytics, Hilton Hotels Worldwide Kazem Moghtader, VP of People & Culture, Conifer Health Solutions Rahul Singh, Senior General Manager, Harbinger Interactive Learning |
12:00PM |
Keynote Presentation
The Future Of Learning Is Experiential: Tomorrow’s Leaders Demand More Than PowerPoint
Traditional leadership training is falling short in providing an environment in which people can truly change behaviors. Too often, participants leave training programs with no insight into their leadership style, their strengths and weaknesses, or concrete ways to apply what they have learned in their daily lives.
Experiential learning succeeds where lectures and discussions struggle—in changing patterns of behavior. For example, managers who are non-confrontational can be immersed in a situation that requires them to practice assertiveness.
Feedback and reflection on key experiences and moments—and the ability to try again —can lead to true improvements in behavior. At its core that is the power of experiential learning.
In this session we will discuss:
Sponsored by
Presented by
Matt Confer, VP, Strategy & Business Development, Abilitie |
12:30PM |
Networking Luncheon |
1:30PM |
Interactive Panel Discussion
Looking at Change: Embracing New Technology Trends in Learning & Development
L&D technology is creating more dynamic learning opportunities than ever before and employees are looking for experiences that not only transform how they learn, but also align with their personal values. HR leaders need to embrace new trends in L&D to ensure that their strategy will create win-wins for the organization and the people in it.
Join our panelists in this interactive session to hear about new trends in L&D, such as:
Sponsored by
Moderator
Larry Durham, Managing Partner, St. Charles Consulting Group
Panelists
Kari McClure, Dr. of Learning Experience and Global Engagement, American Airlines Ken Hubbell, Senior Vice President, Instructional Design Strategy & Innovation, Wells Fargo Tobias Washington, Director Learning Experience Design & Technology, CHRISTUS Health |
2:15PM |
Keynote Session
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML): Practical Applications for Talent Development
Peel away the hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to find the practical applications of these technologies in talent development and corporate training. You don’t have to be an AI expert to know that your company needs to wrestle all the data you have on your employees and training programs to gain contextual intelligence and data-driven insights to improve your workforce faster.
Join us for a review of these technologies in business terms (not technical lingo), examples of how they are being used today in learning and development and ideas on how to get started without having to become a data scientist. Learn how OpenSesame is using machine learning to expertly curate course recommendations.
Sponsored by
Presented by
Spencer Thornton, SVP Curation, OpenSesame |
2:45PM |
Networking Break | One-on-One Meetings |
4:00PM |
Tour Buses Depart from Hotel
Special Event: American Airlines Tour & Cocktail Reception
Join us for our immersive-learning field trip to the American Airlines Headquarters, where we will participate in a one-of-a-kind tour of the AA Flight Academy and learn more about the organization’s unique L&D practices and processes.
Hosted by
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6:30PM |
Networking Cocktail Reception & Hors d’oeuvres @ American Airlines
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8:00AM |
Breakfast Roundtables Executive-led, interactive, challenge-based roundtable discussions. Please select one session. |
8:45AM |
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
L&D’s New Role: Strategic Business Partner to the Organization |
8:50AM |
Keynote Presentation
L&D’s New Role: Strategic Business Partners and the Rising Impact on Organizational Success
Business decisions are no longer made without consulting key HR executives, and now, more than ever, learning leaders are involved in crafting the strategies needed to ready the workforce of the future. Hear how Learning Leaders with Johnson Controls are creating a team of learning professionals that are so deeply embedded into the business, that they are seen as true Business Partners, critical to the success of the enterprise. Join this session to hear best practices, including:
Presented by
Adrian Voorkamp, Director, Learning Deployment - Americas, Johnson Controls |
9:20AM |
One-on-One Meetings |
10:30AM |
Interactive Panel Discussion
Aligning L&D to Corporate Business Objectives to Become a Strategic Business Partner with Every Department in the Organization
Workplace learning and development continues to change and evolve, bringing along not just challenges and exciting opportunities but also the need for L&D to constantly develop their skills to meet the demands of all departments in the organization. Any good business partner needs to understand the business problems that each department is facing, before they even think about creating solutions to solve them. For L&D to be successful for all departments, it’s critical to understand and be able to develop the skills required to achieve corporate stakeholder engagement.
Join us in this thought-provoking session as we discuss strategies for L&D to become true business partners for the entire organization by:
Moderator
Rachael Bourque, Director of Business Development, Pearson
Panelists
Kristen Ireland, Head of Global Risk L&D, Head of Global Risk Development Programs, and Head of Engagement and Communications for Risk, Citi Melissa Milani, Director, Learning & Development, Parexel International Brian Steinberg, Director, Leadership Development, Kemper |
11:15AM |
End of Summit | Champagne Toast | Thank You! |
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One of the biggest challenges that companies face is standing out from the crowd. Your company has the perfect solution to your customer’s problem but how do you grab their attention?
The Learning & Development Executive Summit Fall provides a specialized, strategically-built experience for cutting-edge solution providers to engage, interact, and build relationships with pre-qualified C-Suite Executives and Senior Decision Makers from Fortune 1000 and leading enterprise organizations who are actively looking for new business partners.
Solution providers are developing new business relationships through unparalleled speaking sessions, bespoke networking events, and custom face-to-face business meetings.
Prescheduled One-to-One Meetings:
Each participating solution provider and attendees will have pre-summit access to our matching software that allows you to completely customize your meeting agenda. The password-protected website provides the information needed to make your selections on who you want to meet with.
Exceptional Networking Opportunities:
We strive to maximize your face-to-face time by providing a multitude of avenues to engage the senior executives in attendance. The agenda incorporates an off-site networking activity, networking luncheons and cocktail reception. Leverage the meeting’s intimate atmosphere to build strong personal relationships with current and future clients.
The Leadership & Development Executive Summit Fall is an invitation-only, exclusive event for heads of learning, development, leadership development, talent management and organizational effectiveness from Fortune 1000 and leading enterprise organizations.
Chief Learning Officers (CLOs)
Chief Talent Officers (CTOs)
SVP/VP/Head of Learning & Development
SVP/VP/Head of Talent Management
SVP/VP/Head of Leadership Development
SVP/VP/Head of Human Resources
To request your invitation today, please contact Katherine Ilagan at 212-532-9898 ext 233 or email info@opalgroup.net.