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Sunday, May 18, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Cultivate Career Well-Being
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Cultivate Career Well-Being
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Tiffany Quivers
– Q&A LLC
Career Development
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Future Readiness: Developing Future-Ready Talent
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Future Readiness: Developing Future-Ready Talent
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Dr. Selina Neri
– Institute for Future Readiness
Future Readiness
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Navigating the Messy Middle: Strategies for Sustaining Change
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Navigating the Messy Middle: Strategies for Sustaining Change
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Michele Mollkoy
– Cottage Health
Talent Strategy & Management
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Story Power: Using Narrative to Supercharge Your Meetings and Presentations
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Story Power: Using Narrative to Supercharge Your Meetings and Presentations
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
G. Riley Mills (he/him/his)
– Pinnacle Performance Company
Training Delivery & Facilitation
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Unlearning: The Conscious Path to Cultivating a Cohesive, Multigenerational Workplace
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Unlearning: The Conscious Path to Cultivating a Cohesive, Multigenerational Workplace
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Carolina Caro
– Conscious Leadership Partners
Leadership & Management Development
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Unlock Your Career Potential: From Top Performer to True Leader
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Unlock Your Career Potential: From Top Performer to True Leader
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Kelvin A. Jenkins
– AP Business Collective
Career Development
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
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Team Harmony – Leadership Skills and Teambuilding Through Interactive Songwriting
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
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Team Harmony – Leadership Skills and Teambuilding Through Interactive Songwriting
Location: Virtual
Leadership & Management Development
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Navigating the Frontier: Learning & Unlearning in the AI Era
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Navigating the Frontier: Learning & Unlearning in the AI Era
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Marga Biller (she/her/hers)
– Harvard University Learning Innovation Lab
Speaker:
Karie Willyerd (she/her/hers)
– GP Strategies Corporation
Future Readiness
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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No Pain, No Gain: Why Desirable Difficulties Matter in Training
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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No Pain, No Gain: Why Desirable Difficulties Matter in Training
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Nidhi Sachdeva
– University of Toronto & Microlearning Consulting
Learning Sciences
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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The Facilitative Trainer: 4 Facilitation Skills Every Trainer Should Have
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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The Facilitative Trainer: 4 Facilitation Skills Every Trainer Should Have
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Michael Wilkinson (he/him/his)
– Leadership Strategies - The Facilitation Company
Training Delivery & Facilitation
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Ditch the Icebreakers: 10 Reusable Strategies for Strong Workshop Openers
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Ditch the Icebreakers: 10 Reusable Strategies for Strong Workshop Openers
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Tami Shaw
– Positive StrategERY and Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Training Delivery & Facilitation
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Land Your Next L&D Role: Creating a Career That Works For You
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Land Your Next L&D Role: Creating a Career That Works For You
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Sarah E. Cannistra
– The Overnight Trainer
Career Development
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Your Winning ERG Playbook for Culture Transformation!
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Your Winning ERG Playbook for Culture Transformation!
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Esther L. Jackson (she/her/hers)
– Lynnjac Consulting
Talent Strategy & Management
Monday, May 19, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Opening Mainstage Session with Simone Biles
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Opening Mainstage Session with Simone Biles
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Simone Biles
Mainstage Session
Sponsored By:
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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How to Get Hired: Insights From Top TD Hiring Managers
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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How to Get Hired: Insights From Top TD Hiring Managers
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Sarah E. Cannistra
– The Overnight Trainer
Speaker:
Jaimie Krause, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Indeed
Speaker:
Haley Harbaugh (she/her/hers)
– Bloom Healthcare
Speaker:
Michele Lau Torres (she/her/hers)
– City of Austin
Speaker:
Michael McKenzie Grant
Career Development
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Write Better, ID!: Create Content That Compels
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Write Better, ID!: Create Content That Compels
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Nicole Papaioannou (she/her/hers)
– Your Instructional Designer LLC
Instructional Design
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Community Conversations: Burnout to Balance: Prioritizing Your Wellness in L&D
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Community Conversations: Burnout to Balance: Prioritizing Your Wellness in L&D
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Katrina Kennedy (she/her/hers)
– Katrina Kennedy Training
Community Conversation
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Speaker Spotlight
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Speaker Spotlight
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Kelvin A. Jenkins
– AP Business Collective
Networking
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Prove Your Worth: Evolving from Order Takers to Performance Consultants
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Prove Your Worth: Evolving From Order Takers to Performance Consultants
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Jaimie Krause, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Indeed
Speaker:
Kristopher J. Newbauer, CPTD (he/him/his)
– Rotary International
Measurement & Evaluation
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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The Inner Game of Breakthrough Performance
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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The Inner Game of Breakthrough Performance
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Hitendra Wadhwa
– Columbia Business School
Leadership & Management Development
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Voice and Vision: Shaping Your Storytelling Identity
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Voice and Vision: Shaping Your Storytelling Identity
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Hadiya Nuriddin (she/her/hers)
– Duets Learning
Leadership & Management Development
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Creating an In-House Developmental Feedback Program for Managers That Works!
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Creating an In-House Developmental Feedback Program for Managers That Works!
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Angela LM Stopper (she/her/hers)
– UC Berkeley
Leadership & Management Development
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Silver Surge: Tapping into the Hidden Power of Older Workers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Silver Surge: Tapping Into the Hidden Power of Older Workers
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Dan Pontefract
– Pontefract Group Consulting Inc.
Talent Strategy & Management
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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The Science of Innovation: Critical Strategies to Empower the Future
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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The Science of Innovation: Critical Strategies to Empower the Future
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Britt Andreatta (she/her/hers)
– Brain Aware Training
Future Readiness
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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ALC: ROI Basics: Measuring Impact and ROI to Maximize Results
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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ALC: ROI Basics: Measuring Impact and ROI to Maximize Results
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Patti P. Phillips, CPTD
– ROI Institute, Inc.
Measurement & Evaluation
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Support Accessibility and Inclusion With AI
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Support Accessibility and Inclusion With AI
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Sarah C. Mercier (she/her/hers)
– Build Capable
Learning Technologies
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Talent Strategy Revolution: The Ultimate Toolkit for HR Integration
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Talent Strategy Revolution: The Ultimate Toolkit for HR Integration
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Tonya T. Tucker Collins (she/her/hers)
– Loading...
Managing the Learning Function
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Mainstage Session with Amy Edmondson: Unlocking Growth Through Intelligent Failures: The Strategic Advantage of Embracing Fallibility
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Mainstage Session with Amy Edmondson: Unlocking Growth Through Intelligent Failures: The Strategic Advantage of Embracing Fallibility
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Amy Edmondson
Mainstage Session
Sponsored By
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Beyond AI Fascination: Talent Development's Time to Lead Reskilling, Job Redesign, and Career Models
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Beyond AI Fascination: Talent Development's Time to Lead Reskilling, Job Redesign, and Career Models
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Elliott Masie (he/him/his)
– MASIE Learning Foundation; MASIE Broadway Productions
Future Readiness
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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The Modern Learning Mindset: Influencing Stakeholders to Think Differently
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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The Modern Learning Mindset: Influencing Stakeholders to Think Differently
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
JD Dillon
– Axonify
Managing the Learning Function
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Visual Storytelling Using Animations in PowerPoint
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Visual Storytelling Using Animations in PowerPoint
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Richard Goring (he/him/his)
– BrightCarbon
Learning Technologies
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Craft Your L&D ROI DataStory – a Hands-On Workshop
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Craft Your L&D ROI DataStory® – A Hands-On Workshop
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Nancy Duarte
– Duarte, Inc.
Speaker:
Jessica Barron Nygaard
– Duarte Inc
Managing the Learning Function
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Elevating SME Engagement: Practical Solutions for a Dynamic Partnership
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Elevating SME Engagement: Practical Solutions for a Dynamic Partnership
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Juan Mavo-Navarro (he/him/his)
– Threshold Concepts
Instructional Design
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Webcams On? How to Effectively Use Video in Virtual Events
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Webcams On? How to Effectively Use Video in Virtual Events
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Cindy Huggett, CPTD
– Cindy Huggett Consulting, LLC
Training Delivery & Facilitation
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Speaker Spotlight
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Speaker Spotlight
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Nancy Duarte
– Duarte, Inc.
Speaker:
Jessica Barron Nygaard
– Duarte Inc
Networking
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Community Conversation: GenAI in L&D
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Community Conversation: GenAI in L&D
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Myra Roldan (she/her/hers)
– UnDesto AI
Community Conversation
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Action-First Learning: Engaging, Exciting, and Informing Your Learners
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Action-First Learning: Engaging, Exciting, and Informing Your Learners
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Karl M. Kapp (he/him/his)
– Commonwealth University
Instructional Design
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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From Prompts to Agents: Building Automations with Generative AI
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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From Prompts to Agents: Building Automations With Generative AI
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Josh J. Cavalier
– Joshcavalier.ai
Learning Technologies
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Reducing Unconscious Bias in Customer Service
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Reducing Unconscious Bias in Customer Service
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Tyrone A. Holmes (he/him/his)
– T.A.H. Performance Consultants, LLC
Talent Strategy & Management
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Building Springboards, Not Ceilings: AI and Women's Development
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Building Springboards, Not Ceilings: AI and Women's Development
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Margaret Spence (she/her/hers)
– Inclusion Learning Lab
Leadership & Management Development
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Creating Accessible Digital Media: Small Modifications Make a Big Impact
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Creating Accessible Digital Media: Small Modifications Make a Big Impact
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Kerri L. Crowley, MST, ALM, CPACC (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Speaker:
Carolyn Witt (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructional Design
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Silent Signals: What Learners Lacking Psychological Safety Aren’t Saying
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Silent Signals: What Learners Lacking Psychological Safety Aren’t Saying
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Kelli Frey (she/her/hers)
– PPL MGT, LLC
Training Delivery & Facilitation
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Cooking With the WRONG Ingredients – Why Design Choices Matter
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Cooking With the WRONG Ingredients – Why Design Choices Matter
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Chris Li
– SparkPlug Agility
Learning Sciences
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Foster a Speak Up Culture Through Vocal Empowerment Training
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Foster a Speak Up Culture Through Vocal Empowerment Training
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Alexia Vernon (she/her/hers)
– Step into Your Moxie
Leadership & Management Development
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Career Strategies for People Professionals in the Age of AI
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Career Strategies for People Professionals in the Age of AI
Location: Ballroom B, Level 3
Speaker:
Dieter Veldsman (he/him/his)
– The Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR)
Career Development
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Meeting Learners Where They Are: Crafting Personalized Learning Pathways
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Meeting Learners Where They Are: Crafting Personalized Learning Pathways
Location: Ballroom C, Level 3
Speaker:
Vanessa Alzate (she/her/ella)
– Kirkpatrick Partners
Instructional Design
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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The Talent Development Capability Model and Your Career Pathway
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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The Talent Development Capability Model and Your Career Pathway
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
Morgean Hirt, ICE-CCP, ICE-CCP (she/her/hers)
– ATD
Career Development
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Closing Mainstage Session with Seth Godin: Leading with People The Keys to an Effective Talent Development Strategy
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Closing Mainstage Session with Seth Godin: Leading with People The Keys to an Effective Talent Development Strategy
Location: Hall D, Level 2
Speaker:
Seth Godin
Mainstage Session
Sponsored By
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
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Closing Virtual Experience featuring Song Division
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
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Closing Virtual Experience featuring Song Division
Location: Virtual
Speaker:
John Lombaro
– SongDivision
Networking
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM
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Virtual Wrap
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM
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Virtual Wrap
Location: Virtual
Networking
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