Speaker Line-Up
DAVID KELLY
MICHAEL WHEELER
JOHN FREDERICK
Executive Director
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE:
"Why 2020 has Forever Changed L&D"
David has been a learning and performance consultant and training director for over 20 years. He is a leading voice exploring how technology can be used to enhance training, education, learning, and organizational performance. David is an active me
Executive Director
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE:
"Why 2020 has Forever Changed L&D"
David has been a learning and performance consultant and training director for over 20 years. He is a leading voice exploring how technology can be used to enhance training, education, learning, and organizational performance. David is an active member of the learning community, and can frequently be found speaking at industry events. He has previously contributed to organizations including ATD, eLearn Magazine, LINGOs, and more. He can be found online at his website davidkelly.me, or on Twitter @LnDDave. .
JOHN FREDERICK
MICHAEL WHEELER
JOHN FREDERICK
Chief Administrative Officer, Skillsoft
& CEO, SumTotal
MORNING KEYNOTE:
"The Future of eLearning:
Adaptability, Agility, and Resilience"
John Frederick is Skillsoft’s Chief Administrative Officer where he oversees the company’s strategy, business planning and administrative teams, including Finance and HR. In addition, he is the CEO o
Chief Administrative Officer, Skillsoft
& CEO, SumTotal
MORNING KEYNOTE:
"The Future of eLearning:
Adaptability, Agility, and Resilience"
John Frederick is Skillsoft’s Chief Administrative Officer where he oversees the company’s strategy, business planning and administrative teams, including Finance and HR. In addition, he is the CEO of SumTotal and has more than 20 years of experience leading operating and administrative functions within private and public companies with revenues ranging from $60 million to more than $2 billion.
MICHAEL WHEELER
MICHAEL WHEELER
TIFFANY FRANKLIN
Founder & CEO
NOON KEYNOTE:
"Telling Stories in Augmented Reality"
I am happily exploring the new storytelling technology of AR: what we can do in AR that we can’t do in any other medium? What is unique, what is intrinsic to this new media? That discovery will be the power and promise of AR.
Pioneering augmented reality, defining
Founder & CEO
NOON KEYNOTE:
"Telling Stories in Augmented Reality"
I am happily exploring the new storytelling technology of AR: what we can do in AR that we can’t do in any other medium? What is unique, what is intrinsic to this new media? That discovery will be the power and promise of AR.
Pioneering augmented reality, defining the vocabulary of AR, and seizing the opportunity to tell stories in AR are the inspirations that has driven me to launch Reality Lab.
TIFFANY FRANKLIN
AMANDA VOWLES, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
TIFFANY FRANKLIN
Manager, Cybersecurity Education
"Lessons from a Cybercriminal: Hook Your Learners"
Tiffany Franklin has over 13 years as a learning and development professional and is currently a Manager of Cybersecurity Education at Optiv. Tiffany and her team develop solutions that address the unique challenges of global organization
Manager, Cybersecurity Education
"Lessons from a Cybercriminal: Hook Your Learners"
Tiffany Franklin has over 13 years as a learning and development professional and is currently a Manager of Cybersecurity Education at Optiv. Tiffany and her team develop solutions that address the unique challenges of global organizations facing a wide array of cybersecurity risks, including security awareness training program courses, simulated phishing attacks, and training reinforcement materials.
JENNIFER SAGALYN
AMANDA VOWLES, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
AMANDA VOWLES, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Director of Strategic Partnerships
"The Journey of Accessibility"
Jennifer a career commitment to accessibility of more than 25 years, helps organizations of all sizes achieve their full potential by helping make all of their digital experiences accessible to everyone. Her deep understanding of accessibility solu
Director of Strategic Partnerships
"The Journey of Accessibility"
Jennifer a career commitment to accessibility of more than 25 years, helps organizations of all sizes achieve their full potential by helping make all of their digital experiences accessible to everyone. Her deep understanding of accessibility solutions allows her to guide clients to practical and sustainable strategies and implementations
AMANDA VOWLES, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
AMANDA VOWLES, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
AMANDA VOWLES, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Director, Talent Management & Org Capability, Global Operations & Technology
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
"Why 2021 Will Require New Leadership Skills"
Responsible for creating and executing talent strategies that inform selection, onboarding, performance, development and succession to provide end-to-end global talent management support.
CHAD BELIN
PETE SANDFORD
PETE SANDFORD
Director of Products & Strategy
"Creating Innovative Learning Cultures "
Chad leads the product development and technical teams at Mindspace, and has enjoyed a 20 year career in technology spanning several industries and roles. Under his leadership, the Fathom platform has evolved to serve training needs for small customers as well
Director of Products & Strategy
"Creating Innovative Learning Cultures "
Chad leads the product development and technical teams at Mindspace, and has enjoyed a 20 year career in technology spanning several industries and roles. Under his leadership, the Fathom platform has evolved to serve training needs for small customers as well as national and global organizations such as Starbucks, FedEx, ServiceKing and Google. Chad and his team along with the Creative Team at Mindspace are experts at leveraging technology and technical solutions to deliver beautiful, exciting and engaging training. Chad resides with his family in Phoenix, Arizona.
PETE SANDFORD
PETE SANDFORD
PETE SANDFORD
EVP
"Learning in Life-Sustaining Settings"
Pete Sandford’s career in training dates back over 25 years. He is the co-founder of NXLevel Solutions, where he leads the company’s account services team and works with clients such as Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Becton Dickinson, and Bristol Myers Squibb
EVP
"Learning in Life-Sustaining Settings"
Pete Sandford’s career in training dates back over 25 years. He is the co-founder of NXLevel Solutions, where he leads the company’s account services team and works with clients such as Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Becton Dickinson, and Bristol Myers Squibb to create strategic training curricula and programs that enhance retention and improve performance.
RYAN COOPER
PETE SANDFORD
RYAN COOPER
Head of Learning Libaries
"Introduction to A New Era of eLearning"
Ryan is responsible for looking after Learning Pool’s learning libraries. He’s always looking for ways to innovate our learning offer by accelerating trends and finding solutions to the needs of every sector Learning Pool works with.
His aim is to build great re
Head of Learning Libaries
"Introduction to A New Era of eLearning"
Ryan is responsible for looking after Learning Pool’s learning libraries. He’s always looking for ways to innovate our learning offer by accelerating trends and finding solutions to the needs of every sector Learning Pool works with.
His aim is to build great relationships that enable growth in learning libraries, explore new and existing markets and develop stronger relationships with customers
BRIAN KROPP
Speaker to be Announced
RYAN COOPER
Group Vice President & Chief of HR Research
"The Social Responsibility of Learning"
Brian Kropp, Chief of Research and Group Vice President at Gartner, oversees the lines of business that support Chief Human Resources and their leadership teams. He works with this cadre of leaders to develop strategic plans that will attract, groom,
Group Vice President & Chief of HR Research
"The Social Responsibility of Learning"
Brian Kropp, Chief of Research and Group Vice President at Gartner, oversees the lines of business that support Chief Human Resources and their leadership teams. He works with this cadre of leaders to develop strategic plans that will attract, groom, and retain top talent. Dr. Kropp has authored more than 40 at Gartner, lead more than 200 strategy sessions with executive teams at Fortune 100 companies as well as lead more than
300 Executive Education sessions across the Globe. He is a frequent contributor to CNN, the Economist, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal and other top media publications, making him one of 2020’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers.
MATT PATTERSON
Speaker to be Announced
Speaker to be Announced
VP Global Sales
"Learning in Any Language"
Working for Global eLearning has given me a unique opportunity to connect people and cultures by providing easier and more effective methods of organizational communication. I am grateful and fortunate to get an opportunity to bring other cultures together and have an impact on communities worldwide every day.
Speaker to be Announced
Speaker to be Announced
Speaker to be Announced
"Training Responders for National Emergencies"
Panel: ILT vs eLearning in 2021
Emily Wood
Jeff Weinstein
Jeff Weinstein
Author of "eLearning Department of One"
Emily Wood is responsible for designing all course content and developmental programs for Propane Education & Research Council’s educational, training and compliance programs. She focuses on learner engagement, performance support and measurement, and creates instructor and participant guides, as we
Author of "eLearning Department of One"
Emily Wood is responsible for designing all course content and developmental programs for Propane Education & Research Council’s educational, training and compliance programs. She focuses on learner engagement, performance support and measurement, and creates instructor and participant guides, as well as exercises/activities and all supporting material. Emily also is responsible for instructional design, gamification, instructor-led, eLearning, and both synchronous and asynchronous forms of learning. Emily holds a Master’s of Science degree in instructional science and technology and has PMP, PMI-ACP, CSPO, and CSM certifications.
Jeff Weinstein
Jeff Weinstein
Jeff Weinstein
Chief Growth Officer
Before joining Traliant, Jeffrey Weinstein held senior executive positions at several technology companies in the Greater New York City area. He served as president and CEO of RightAnswers, an enterprise knowledge management provider, where he established the company’s market leadership position and its succes
Chief Growth Officer
Before joining Traliant, Jeffrey Weinstein held senior executive positions at several technology companies in the Greater New York City area. He served as president and CEO of RightAnswers, an enterprise knowledge management provider, where he established the company’s market leadership position and its successful acquisition by Upland Software. He also served as CEO for Valiant Solutions, a SaaS firm human capital management focused on the hospitality and security market.
Rubina Halwani
Jeff Weinstein
Rubina Halwani
Instructional Designer
Rubina Halwani is a learning and development leader with over 20 years of experience as a teacher, speaker, training consultant, job coach, and instructional designer. She’s developed ILT and web-based training solutions for corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations. She’s certified in Articula
Instructional Designer
Rubina Halwani is a learning and development leader with over 20 years of experience as a teacher, speaker, training consultant, job coach, and instructional designer. She’s developed ILT and web-based training solutions for corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations. She’s certified in Articulate Storyline and Captivate authoring tools. She currently serves as an Instructional Designer with the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH). She is now spearheading a Digital Transformation of Learning (DTL) initiative, converting Instructor-Led Training (ILT) to eLearning. In this new role, Rubina participates in curriculum planning, course development, LMS design, branding, relationship building with SMEs and stakeholders, project management, assessment, and evaluation metrics, and creating strategic partnerships with state agencies. Rubina holds a B.A. in English Education and an M.A. in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies. She is committed to further developing the field of Instructional Design.
Barb Babcock
Barb Babcock
Rubina Halwani
Chief Learning Strategist
Barbara’s passion is building a culture of continuous improvement through strategic engagement and transformational learning technologies. She has developed and implemented learning initiatives scalable to a global level, including a self-directed new hire onboarding program, virtual conference,
Chief Learning Strategist
Barbara’s passion is building a culture of continuous improvement through strategic engagement and transformational learning technologies. She has developed and implemented learning initiatives scalable to a global level, including a self-directed new hire onboarding program, virtual conference, talent development strategic initiative, and multimedia on-demand performance support. Her professional background includes L&D leadership roles in the corporate, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Barbara holds an MA in educational technology leadership from George Washington University and a BA in economics from the University of Dallas.
Joe Seward
Barb Babcock
Joe Seward
MODERATOR
Business Development Director
Joe is the Business Development Director at Global eLearning - the premier provider of translation and localization services to the L&D Industry. Joe has over 20 years of experience in the Learning & Development industry and specializes in localization of training content.
Panel: 5 Ways to Adapt to a New Normal
Gary Schulties
Valary Oleinik
Gary Schulties
MODERATOR
President
There are two reasons I look forward to my day at Compass Languages: (1) we have a very talented group of individuals who do not shy away from challenges; and (2) we work in an industry that requires new communication solutions every day. Two great reasons why our company stays agile and forward-thinking!
Talitha Casten
Valary Oleinik
Gary Schulties
Manager, Learning and Content Design
Talitha brings perspective from 18 years in learning and development and 8 years leading teams, spanning from Tesla and Google to elementary education. She loves investing in the growth of her teammates and creating environments that thrive on transparency, trust and feedback. Talitha has a Maste
Manager, Learning and Content Design
Talitha brings perspective from 18 years in learning and development and 8 years leading teams, spanning from Tesla and Google to elementary education. She loves investing in the growth of her teammates and creating environments that thrive on transparency, trust and feedback. Talitha has a Masters in Educational Technology and Leadership. On days off, she can be found volunteering in the church nursery and playing at the park with her family.
Valary Oleinik
Valary Oleinik
Valary Oleinik
Speaker & Gamification Coach
Valary Oleinik is one part artist, one part geek, and 100% committed to finding ways to help people develop and deliver more engaging and effective learning experiences. She is an international speaker and consultant on gamification of learning; a project manager at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,
Speaker & Gamification Coach
Valary Oleinik is one part artist, one part geek, and 100% committed to finding ways to help people develop and deliver more engaging and effective learning experiences. She is an international speaker and consultant on gamification of learning; a project manager at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, a top-tier international law firm; and serves on the board of the USDLA (United States Distance Learning Association) where she chairs the Advisory Board.
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