Meet the Speakers

Talent Development Partner, Adobe

Katrina Marie Baker is Adobe's Talent Development Partner in charge of learning platforms. Katrina previously worked for Adobe as Lead Evangelist in the learning technology space. She facilitates frequently for ATD and other organizations, maintains YouTube channel Learn Tech Collective, and has authored books LMS Success (2nd ed., 2018), The LMS Selection Checklist (2nd ed., 2018), and Corporate Training Tips & Tricks (2017). Katrina is a former Director of Technology with ATD Los Angeles.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Blend Like a Pro: Key Ingredients for Blended Learning
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Katrina Baker

Faculty Scholar, Director, North Carolina State University

Michelle Bartlett, Ph.D., Directs the Training & Development M.Ed. at NC State She is a Faculty Scholar at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership & Research and Editor for Career & Technical Education Research Journal. She has experience training in education, business, and government programs. Her multidisciplinary experience creating programs includes Executive Leadership, Change, Conflict Management, Empowering Middle Management, Training Effectiveness, and Instructional Design.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - UDL Mindset in E-Learning Design

Founder, Learning Dojo

Jeff has 10+ years experience in the digital learning and media industry. Currently he is Founder and Trainer at Learning Dojo, a company dedicated to training you to become a software ninja in a variety of eLearning, web and mobile related software applications. Jeff is also the Product Manager over Learning Systems for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff often speaks on technologies such as xAPI, HTML5, Augmented Reality, Mobile Development, Camtasia, and More.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Develop Augmented Reality on Your iPad

Director, Learning Experience, GP Strategies

Bianca Baumann, a Director, Learning Experience at GP Strategies, focuses on digital education success, combining L&D and digital marketing to create outstanding learning experiences and strategies that help organizations meet their growth and revenue targets. She has spearheaded multiple projects in the marketing, automotive, financial and events industries, creating award-winning programs along the way. She shares her expertise in her blog and at global conferences.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Design Thinking and Agile

Managing Partner, Foundry 45

Dave Beck is a founder and Managing Partner at Foundry 45, an immersive technology company that develops enterprise-level virtual reality training experiences. His company has built over 250 experiences for notable clients such as AT&T, Coca-Cola, Delta, and UPS, and he is a frequent speaker on topics related to technology and the future of learning. Dave also serves as a board member at Georgia Tech, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the MAK Historic District.

Session:
Byte-Sized Learning - Beyond PoC: What Does an Enterprise-Scale VR Training Deployment Look Like?
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Dave Beck

Director, Performance and Learning Analytics, GP Strategies

Bonnie Beresford, an industry-recognized human capital strategist, performance consultant, and author, leads the learning and performance analytics practice at GP Strategies. With over 20 years of experience in the field, her hallmark is linking investments in people to measurable business outcomes. Bonnie holds a PhD in human capital management from Bellevue University and an MBA from Wayne State University and is a member of the International Society for Performance Improvement.

Session:
Byte-Sized Learning - Chatbots: Can They Really Support Learning Retention?
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Bonnie Beresford

Director of Learning Design, Arise Virtual Solutions

Elaina Biffle is the Director of Learning Design at Arise who partners with customer support executives and management to optimize business performance by leading and implementing hybrid training programs focused on virtual solutions. Elaina has led and supported successful training initiatives for 10+ years at Fortune 100 companies and within the higher education realm, in addition to consulting with small and mid-sized businesses looking to virtualize their learning experience.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Learning for Performance: Why Knowledge Isn’t an Adequate Training Result
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Elaina Biffle and Kristen Miller

Founder & CEO, Workplaceless

Tammy Bjelland is the founder and CEO of Workplaceless, an e-learning company that trains remote workers, leaders, and companies on how to work, lead, grow, and thrive in a distributed environment. With her background in higher education, publishing, edtech, e-learning, and corporate training, Tammy is committed to developing learning solutions that drive and support the future of learning and the future of work.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Preventing Inequities in Remote Training: Tips for Delivering Inclusive and Accessible Virtual Instructor-Led Training

Evil Genius and All-Around Great Guy, SimonBlairTraining.com

Simon is an evil genius & all-around great guy. He's designed and built eLearning, managed compliance programs, spearheaded quality and efficiency initiatives, and supported teammates globally on LMS and eLearning technology. He's also been a software developer, backwoods camping guru, facilitator of ILT/VILT technical training across North America, and goat warden. He's spoken at industry conferences, despite his silly accent. Find him on Twitter @SimonBlairTrain and at SimonBlairTraining.com.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Building an Adaptive Course in Storyline

Director, Ernst & Young

David serves as Director, Talent Management for the Americas for EY, a leader in the professional services field. He guides the strategy and operations around the Facilitator Excellence and Virtual Facilitation programs. He has vast experience with 25+ years as a Sr. HR professional in retail, healthcare, technology and professional services. He has received an EY Distinguished Instructor Award and his team's leadership development and diversity efforts are touted within EY as best in class.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Transforming Soft Skills Training With AI, Video, Gamification, and More

Director of Data and Analytics, Essense of Australia

Jill is an experienced data professional who helps companies utilize data to drive real results. She has over 20 years of data and analytics experience, is a Certified data practitioner (CDMP) and the Director of Data and Analytics at a top ten bridal design and manufacturing company.
She is a very emotionally-driven, out-going, actress/performer who spends her days with all things data. Kelly and Jill are the yin and yang of data and learning!

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Data Literacy: It’s Not technology’s Job to Teach It. It Is Yours.
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Jill Camper and Kelly Zamboni

Senior Learning Designer, Keurig Dr Pepper

As an engineer turned corporate learning strategist, Britney Cole brings an analytical and pragmatic lens to employee performance and engagement. With more than 15 years of experience in working with Fortune 500 organizations, she focuses on human-centric solutions, bringing design thinking to her work and clients to create innovative, relevant, and meaningful experiences that create business impact.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Leveraging Principles of Art Theory and History for Visual Design
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Brittany Jordan

Founder, CEO, the actual Betty, ifyouaskbetty LLC

Betty Dannewitz is an Immersive Experience Designer with over 17 years in corporate learning and development. She is also a Speaker, Podcaster, High Performance Coach and Content & Curricula Consultant. Betty's passion is to help people become better humans and she advocates that innovative technology, like augmented reality, has a HUGE role in making that happen.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - BYOD: Step Right Up for the AR Sideshow SpectaculAR!

Instruction Designer, Independent Consultant

Stephanie Daul consults on a variety of learning technologies and techniques to designs performance-improvement solutions. As part of her consulting, Stephanie educates her clients on new and existing learning techniques. Working with global Fortune 500 organization in a variety of industries, she creates learning experiences that improve performance. She has designed and implemented dozens of gamified learning experiences and is the author of TD at Work's Game Design for Learning.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Keep the Games Going in your eLearning

Manager, Curriculum Design, Charter Communications

Marc Donelson is the Manager of Curriculum Design at Charter Communications. He started his career as an e-learning developer and over the past 20 years has moved into roles as an instructional designer and performance consultant. During this time his success has come from balancing new approaches of supporting learners with a company's culture to adopt new ideas. This is a mindset that Marc's design team now uses throughout its projects.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Compliance Training Is Boring... Because We've Designed It That Way
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Kay Hunt and Marc Donelson

Senior Vice President, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, GP Strategies

Matt is a recognized name in learning, bringing more than 25 years of experience crafting learner-centric solutions and leading high-impact development teams. Not only has he received a large assortment of industry awards, including being named one of Training Magazine's Top 10 International Trainers under 40, his articles are regularly published and presented at a variety of national and international conferences.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Design Thinking and Agile

Learning Innovation Leader, aNewSpring

Think of someone connecting people, ideas and inspiration in the global L&D community and you've just created a good description of Ger Driesen. He is the Learning Innovation Leader at aNewSpring.
He also works as a consultant at Challenge Leadership Development Academy, the company he co-founded.
Ger is known as the Dutch L&D trend catcher and can be reached via @GerDRiesen or ger@anewspring.com

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Social Distancing and Online Social Learning: A Match Made in Heaven?

Chief Instructional Strategist & Allen Academy Dean, Allen Interactions

Ethan Edwards draws from more than 30 years of industry experience as an elearning instructional designer and developer. He is responsible for the delivery of the internal and external training and communications that reflect Allen Interactions' unique perspective on creating Meaningful, Memorable, and Motivational learning solutions and is the Dean for the Allen Academy Certified Instructional Professional Program.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - E-Learning Interactivity: 4 Design Lenses to Validate Your Interactions

Assistant Professor, University of North Florida

Suzanne Ehrlich, EdD, Assistant Professor in the Educational Technology, Training & Development program at the University of North Florida. She has presented internationally on the topics of e-learning, implementing Universal Design for Learning and inclusive learning design. Her recent UDL research focuses on developing a UDL mindset in the workplace. Her service efforts focus on faculty enhancement, distance learning, workplace training, and national groups including Educause (ID2ID).

Session:
Virtual Classroom - UDL Mindset in E-Learning Design

CEO, Rallyware

George is a Co-Founder and CEO of Rallyware. He has been instrumental in helping companies like Samsung, Vivint, Shop.com, and others engage, upskill, and reskill their workforces through smart technologies. By signing the White House's pledge to America's Workers he has committed to driving a reskilling revolution at the time of mass automation and post-pandemic job losses. He received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Connecting Learning and Performance for Newly Remote Workforces
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with George Elfond

Senior Learning Consultant, DigitAll360

Angela Feigl has dedicated her career to help transform people and organizations. She has over 20+ years of experience in leveraging gamification and learning technologies to design and successfully implement skill development, organizational transformation, change management, and similar highly impactful learning initiatives. Angela is the co-founder of Digitall360, where she focuses on helping organizations embrace technology and implement sustainable skill and competency driven initiatives.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - How People, Not Technology, Digitally Transform Organizations
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Angela Feigl and Luis Vale

Owner and Business Anthropologist, IntuitoGroup

Currently, as owner of MyPerformanceCoach, his Win or Learn mentality has helped numerous Fortune 500 companies and hundreds of business leaders embrace their differences, perform in high-stress situations, and generate an unshakable confidence in their ability to succeed. Helping leaders progress from generating results themselves to generating results through others, companies have invested in his leadership training as a means of generating business growth.

Session:
Panel - The Impact of AI on Soft Skills Development

Talent Acquisition and Employee Development Manager, ENERCON Services

Kyle Freedman is the talent acquisition and employee development manager at Enercon Services, Inc., a nuclear engineering and environmental services firm. Kyle has more than 15 years learning and development experience in for-profit, nonprofit and government services. His specialties include leadership training, succession planning, and executive coaching.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - “Where Can I Find Chrome on My Computer?”— Leveraging Innovative Technology for an Age-Diverse Workforce

Director, BrightCarbon

Richard is a Director at BrightCarbon, the specialist presentation and eLearning agency. He enjoys helping people create engaging content and communicate effectively using visuals, diagrams, and animated sequences that explain and reinforce the key points, which is supported by plenty of resources and tips at www.brightcarbon.com.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Create Dynamic, Visual, Interactive Presentations and eLearning Easily with PowerPoint

Director/Master Trainer, Langevin Learning Services

A recognized trailblazer in the corporate training industry, Melissa Grey Satterfield has more than 20 years of experience in the talent development field. Since 2000, Melissa has brought passion and dynamic presentation skills to Langevin Learning Services, the world's largest train-the-trainer company. Her invaluable experience has helped to develop all levels of L&D professionals within Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Maximize Engagement in the Virtual Classroom
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Melissa Grey Satterfield

President, Gronstedt Group

Anders Gronstedt, Ph.D. President of The Gronstedt Group, is an author, public speaker and entrepreneur. He is an advocate of using Next-Gen Learning tools to advance real-world skills through virtual and augmented reality training, game and simulation-based learning. The Gronstedt Group has been instrumental in helping global companies like Walmart, Pfizer, Novartis, DaVita, and KPMG improve performance. His articles have appeared in the Harvard Business Review.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Immersive Learning in the Age of Physical Distancing: Mobile Gaming and VR

Director of Learning, Engagement, & Culture, Virgin Orbit

Jesse leads the Learning, Culture, and Engagement programs for Sir Richard Branson's rocket company in Long Beach, CA. He also teaches classes and workshops for Stanford Continuing Studies and the Stanford d.school.
When not pinching himself or building learning programs that are *<em>actually* </em>rocket science, Jesse enjoys playing and designing games and riding around town on two wheels. In 2019, he checked off a big bucket list item by being a winner on The Price is Right!

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Prototyping at a Distance: Using Virtual Tools to Rapidly Test Ideas

Director of Product Content and Innovation, DDI

Ryan Heinl is Director of Product Content and Innovation at DDI, where he leads product strategy, development, and management for DDI's most cutting-edge products and content. With more than 20 years of experience delivering and developing products for global Fortune 500 companies, he has deep expertise in a range of topics on leadership assessment and development, including psychometric testing, talent management strategy, workforce analytics, business model strategy, and succession management.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Sprints and Squads: How to Boost Learning Innovation in Your Company
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Ryan Heinl and Stephanie Neal

Sr. Instructional Designer, GP Strategies

Destery Hildenbrand is a Sr. Instructional Designer for GP Strategies and moonlights as an Adjunct Instructor at several community colleges. Destery has over 15 years of working in training and development for corporate learning and higher education. His main focus is on engaging others through technology with a focus on augmented and virtual reality learning experiences.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Augmented Reality for L&D: Where, When, and How to Get Started

Innovation Coach, Allen Interactions

Michael Hruska is a technologist and design thinking (DT) practitioner with experiences spanning across standards, emerging technologies, learning, and science. He is a former researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Michael's experience spans the continuum between advanced research on adaptive learning ecosystems and emerging technology solution/product design in a variety of industries.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Future Proof Your Learning Ecosystem with Design Thinking-Driven Strategy

Instructional Designer, Charter Communications

Kay is an Instructional Designer at Charter Communications. Throughout her career she has balanced both the learning design and then the development of those designs. She is always exploring and finding new ways to use technology to improve learner experiences (from advanced Storyline functionality to xAPI to VR/AR). When she is not developing learning materials she can be found hanging out with her family and working on the lifelong pursuit of becoming a coffee snob.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Compliance Training Is Boring... Because We've Designed It That Way
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Kay Hunt and Marc Donelson

President, Power Presentations, Inc.

Sheri founded Power Presentations in 1993 and has evolved the company to meet its clients' changing needs. However, her mission has stayed the same: Create communication skills training programs that professionals leave saying, "That was the best training I've ever attended. Ever."
Whether you stand and deliver presentations, lead seated meeting, work on a virtual team or deliver live online training, Power Presentations can help!

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Transforming Soft Skills Training With AI, Video, Gamification, and More

Senior UI / UX Designer, Reflection Software

Debra Jensen designs learning experiences and development solutions as the Senior User Interface/User Experience Designer at Reflection Software. Through her background in design and computer programming she has developed a passion for usability, good design, and user empathy.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Designing From the Heart! Learner Empathy and the User Experience

Senior Learning Designer, Keurig Dr Pepper

Brittany Jordan is a Talent Development professional with 10 years of experience in various roles, such as facilitator, LMS administrator, and instructional designer. Brittany is currently the Senior Learning Designer for Keurig Dr Pepper, where she&#39;s proud to serve multiple functions by developing learning content that delights audiences and delivers results.

Session:
Byte-Sized Learning - Leveraging Principles of Art Theory and History for Visual Design
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Brittany Jordan

Talent Development Program Manager and Senior Trainer – Talent Manager and Leadership Development, Fujitsu Americas

Deanna is an experienced manager, instructional designer, and facilitator. She has designed, written, and facilitated classes covering many topics, including; customer service, customer retention, future manager, performance management, conflict resolution, team building, process improvement, Coaching for Managers, PowerPoint design and presentation skills, difficult conversations, new hire orientation, train the trainer, corporate culture transformation, and many others.

Session:
Panel - The Impact of AI on Soft Skills Development

Virtual Classroom Master Trainer, Kassy LaBorie Consulting, LLC

Kassy LaBorie is a Master Virtual Classroom Trainer on a mission to rid the world of boring slide reading lectures and passive live online participants! She's the principal at Kassy LaBorie Consulting, training trainers to be virtual trainers around the globe each day! Catch her sharing tips on how to be a Virtual Training Hero on LinkedIn and at her website: KassyConsulting.com.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Engaging Virtual Training—PLUS the Application Assignment Participants Love

Founder & CEO, Wawiwa-tech.com

Eran is a Tech Education entrepreneur, with more than 20 years of experience. Eran was the founder and managed John Bryce training the leading IT training firm in Israel. He partnered to establish DAN IT Education an IT training company in Ukraine, Techub - in Georgia and more. Eran managed Mentergy which provide Elearning solutions.
Through the years Eran is responsible for re-training and certification of more than 50,000 individuals now working as high tech professionals.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Can Vocational Training and Reskilling Fill the High-Tech Skills Shortage? Israel as a Case Study
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Eran Lasser

Founder, Framework Television

Over 1,000,000 people have learned coding from Mark Lassoff.
Mark and his company, Framework Television, have taught people web and mobile development online, in the corporate classroom and in secondary schools worldwide.
Mark is an in-demand speaker and has traveled the world to teach programming and technology. Mark has authored eight books on programming. He was named to the 40 under 40 in both Austin, Texas, and Hartford, CT. In 2017, Mark was awarded the eLearning Guild Guildmaster Award.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Your First Lines of JavaScript for Apprehensive Beginners

Senior Manager, Global Business Services Learning & Development, UPS

Over the last 20 years, Michelle Lentz has become a recognized leader in learning strategy within the corporate speace. She has been a frequent speaker at industry events across the last two decades. Currently, she leads an interactive and creative team of instructionaldesigners for UPS Global Business Services. Michelle formerly led the HR Custom Learning Solutions team for Oracle Corporation and owned her own consulting firm. She currently lives in Atlanta with her nutty dachshund.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Inspired Instructional Design: Learning From the Imagination of Jim Henson
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Michelle Lentz

Sales Onboarding and Enablement Lead, Snap Inc

Jeff has spent his career in L&D, technology, and sales. He has a passion to help colleagues and friends in the L&D industry listen more to their learners experiences and to become better consultants to their businesses. He is currently helping build out global sales onboarding programs at Snap Inc.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Prototyping Mindset for Beginners
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Jeff Lowndes

Head of Business Design, SkillGym | Lifelike SA

Matteo is head of business design at SkillGym. He supports the product design teams, bringing the voice of stakeholders to the discussion thanks to his international experience in the learning and development industry and his human-centered approach.

Session:
Panel - The Impact of AI on Soft Skills Development

Director of Communications, Podbean

Shannon Martin is Podbean's Director of Communications, serving as a liaison to the podcasting community since 2014. Shannon coordinates with the Podbean team to effectively communicate information and provide education to customers and the podcasting industry. Shannon has been working in communications for over 17 years.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - How to Improve Your Employee Development Program With Podcasting

Learning Technology Specialist, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

Throughout the past 20 years, Juan has honed his expertise and passion for learning through a breadth of public and private sector positions in Learning Design. Drawing on his experience as an instructional designer, trainer, and university professor, Juan has developed a holistic approach to engagement in teaching and learning, which he applies in his professional practice. He designs and develops interactive education programs for online, remote delivery, and in-class instruction.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Embrace Backchanneling: A Deep Dive on Enhanced Feedback

Senior Solutions Architect, Allen Interactions

Daniel McCoy is an experienced Chief Learning Officer and strategic learning leader for industry, education, and Government sectors. Dr. McCoy is an admired presenter regarding electronic and distributed learning and has spent his career deploying learning as a key strategic asset to develop adaptive organizational cultures and talent strategies built on scalable, personalized, and embedded performance systems, distributed technologies, and just-in-time analytics.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Future Proof Your Learning Ecosystem with Design Thinking-Driven Strategy

Chief Freedom Officer, Learningtogo

Author and Learning Consultant Margie Meacham first became interested in helping people learn when she was a little girl struggling to learn how to read. Eventually, she figured out how her mind worked and graduated high school as her class valedictorian and summa cum laude from her Bachelor and Master's level programs. Today, she teaches people how to apply the latest discoveries from the converging fields of cognitive science and artificial intelligence.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - The Netflix Effect: Netflix Your Learning With AI

Director, DDI’s Center for Analytics and Behavioral Research, DDI

Stephanie Neal leads DDI's Center for Analytics and Behavioral Research (CABER) where she manages strategic market research and trend studies on leadership and talent. She works with clients across industries to design and execute analytics initiatives that demonstrate the impact of assessment and development. Stephanie is an author of several industry-leading research reports, including DDI's <a href="https://www.ddiworld.com/glf2014">Global Leadership Forecast</a>, the world's largest leadership trend research study.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Sprints and Squads: How to Boost Learning Innovation in Your Company
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Ryan Heinl and Stephanie Neal

Learning Strategist, Degreed

Darren Nerland is a learning strategist at Degreed. He works on disruptive, innovative, and emergent learning methodologies and has developed and executed on best-in-class learning and development strategies for international operations and corporate staff of fortune 100 companies. Darren builds end-to-end L&D strategies and road maps that enable talent growth and development required to deliver on core business objectives and key results.

Sessions:
Virtual Classroom - Activating Your Talent and Learning Ecosystem for Better Impact and Results
Hands-On-Learning - Mapping the Future of Skills in the Workplace

Senior Instructional Designer, Fresenius Medical Care NA

Paula O'Brien, M.Ed. works as a Senior Instructional Designer creating eLearning curriculum for Pharmacists who specialize in renal care and dialysis. Paula's 14 years of expertise represent her creativity and passion for designing engaging instruction used in classroom, online and blended sessions. Her courses have been delivered to enlisted military, veterans, technology professionals and pharmacy teams around the world.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Cordial Collaborations With Your SME

Senior Facilitator, ATD

Nikki O'Keeffe is an internal ATD Senior Facilitator. She is a dedicated training specialist who delivers a positive, memorable, and meaningful service that repeatedly exceeds learners expectations. Nikki is skilled at providing face-to-face and online learning programs for domestic and global participants of varying experience levels. As an ATD Master Trainer and ATD Master Instructional Designer and a certified APTD she understands the value of solid training plans and strong facilitation.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Making Software Training Interactive

Sr. Curriculumn Developer, Aristocrat Technologies

Mike Peacock is a professional musician, audio engineer, and educator with 20 years experience developing and delivering curriculum in the field of music and multimedia. Armed with a Master's degree in Educational Media & Design Technologies, Mike has pioneered interactive instructional design and is ready to embrace the future of Augmented and Mixed Reality. His passion is creating an experience that connects with his audience as well as the joy that comes from teaching others new tricks.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Beyond Paper: Making Your Documents Interactive
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Mike Peacock

Chief Executive Officer, ROI Institute, Inc.

Patti P. Phillips, Ph.D., CPTD, is the CEO of ROI Institute, Inc. She is author or editor of over 100 books and dozens of articles focused on measurement, evaluation, and ROI. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research; chair of the i4cp People Analytics Board; Principal Research Fellow for The Conference Board; board chair of the Center for Talent Reporting; and an ATD CPTD Fellow.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Demonstrating the ROI for Mobile Learning Programs

Chairman, ROI Institute, Inc.

Jack J. Phillips, Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on measurement and evaluation, consults with Fortune 500 companies and large global organizations. The author/editor of over 100 books, his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fortune, National Geographic, & CNN. Dr. Phillips has served on the boards of several private businesses, including two NASDAQ companies, nonprofits, and associations, including ATD.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Making the Business Case for a New Project

Learning Experience Designer, Lyft

Laura is a Learning Experience Designer at Lyft and an Ideo U teaching team lead. In past lives, she&#39;s been a User Experience Designer at SAP, taught at the Stanford d.school, and was a high school math teacher.
When she's not teaching people about storytelling through chocolate, or applying game mechanics to learning, Laura can be found working on crosswords, riding hundreds of miles on her bike for fun, or hunting for the best gluten-free bakeries around.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Prototyping at a Distance: Using Virtual Tools to Rapidly Test Ideas

Learning & Video Ambassador, TechSmith Corporation

Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador from TechSmith Corporation, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. He is the lead behind TechSmith Academy and Camtasia Certification programs. Matthew has been a speaker at multiple learning and development focused and marketing conferences. He is a regular contributor to various training publications. Matthew has an MS in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - 7 Myths of Video Creation

CEO, CommLab India

Dr. RK Prasad is the CEO of CommLab India, an organization that has been in the business of technology-enabled learning since the year 2000. With over 30 years of experience in sales, corporate training, university teaching, and e-learning, RK provides strategic leadership to re-engineer technology-enabled-learning solutions to cater to the changing needs. RK has a Doctorate in Mobile Learning from Lancaster University, UK, and an MBA from Birla Institute of Technology, India.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Mobile Learning For Performance Support: Best Practices for Sales Professionals
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with RK Prasad

President, Creative Interactive Ideas

Debbie Richards, the president of Creative Interactive Ideas, works with organizations to design, develop, and deliver technology-based adult learning programs with measurable impact. Passionate about working with and mentoring other learning professionals, Debbie is the president of the ATD Houston Chapter and a past ATD national adviser for chapters. She is also the author of <em>Seeing the Possibilities With Augmented Reality</em>, an ATD TD at Work publication.

Sessions:
Hands-On-Learning - Taking the Next Step: xAPI in E-Learning Design
Coffee Chat - The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Immersive Learning

Chief Learning Officer, Infinitude Creative Group

Jeremy is the Chief Learning Officer at Infinitude Creative Group, a learning agency that develops custom learning solutions. Jeremy started his career as a change management and communication consultant, enamoured with the power of words. He soon moved into the learning space, and for the last eight years has been exploring the influences of marketing and behavioural psychology on the learning space.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Minimize Friction in Your Learning Ecosystem
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Jeremy Roberts

Solutions Architect, The Ken Blanchard Companies

Ann is a modern learning champion. Unintimidated by global scale, she always has her eyes on the technology horizon to see how to improve and effectively scale the learning experience for her clients. As a Solutions Architect at The Ken Blanchard Companies, she takes a practical, design thinking approach to support her clients as they transform how leadership development happens and what their learning ecosystems look like today and tomorrow.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Evolving Leadership Development to Serve a Post–COVID-19 Workforce

President, Unboxed Training & Technology

Dave Romero is the President of Unboxed Training & Technology. He has spent over 25 years architecting and implementing learning experiences and technology solutions for some of the best organizations in the world. Dave is passionate about creating personalized learning experiences using a modern, innovative content and the latest technology. When he&#39;s not at work, Dave enjoys spending time outside mountain biking, backpacking, and hiking with friends and family.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Personalize Your Learning Programs Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lead Instructional Designer, Charter Communications

Heidi has worked in the learning field for nearly 20 years, splitting her experience between facilitation, program management and instructional design. As an Instructional Designer on the Charter Communications Corporate Learning Solutions Technology Team, Heidi manages client expectations through innovative technology solutions and performance support design, as well as providing end user support for applications managed by her team.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Harness the Power of a Connected Learning Ecosystem With Web APIs

SVP Business Development, dominKnow

Paul Schneider, the SVP of business development for dominKnow, has worked in the area of distance communication technologies in academia & corporate for over 18 years, primarily focusing on distance learning. Paul has provided services in most areas of learning, including ID, distance ed, mobile training, and performance support. He currently oversees operations and business development at dominKnow. Paul holds a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - E-Learning Accessibility Tips, Gotchas, and Standards
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Paul Schneider

Account Manager, Reflection Software

Alicia is an Account Manager (aka Chaos Coordinator) at Reflection Software. She support clients in defining what is at the heart of the training solution they’re looking to create, and then works with her talented RS team to make that vision come to life! She also helps to bring new clients into the RS family, and has been known to contribute some blog writing as time allows. One of her main driving goals is to work hard so her 2 cats can have a better life.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Designing From the Heart! Learner Empathy and the User Experience

Founder and President, 5.12 Solutions Consulting Group

Sal Silvester is an industry thought-leader, innovator, and internationally sought-after executive coach and leadership development trainer. He is a blogger, podcaster, keynote speaker, and author of three books: <em>Ignite!</em>, <em>Unite! </em>and <em>Stakeholder Centered Coaching</em>. Sal is also the Founder and CEO of Coachmetrix, a platform designed to measure behavioral change in leadership development and coaching.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Measuring Behavioral Change in Leadership Development
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Sal Silvester

Creator, The eLearning Designer's Academy

Tim Slade is a speaker, author, and award-winning freelance eLearning designer. Having spent the last decade working to help others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content, Tim has been recognized and awarded within the eLearning industry multiple times for my creative and innovative design aesthetics. Tim is also a regular speaker at international eLearning conferences, a LinkedIn Learning instructor, and author of The eLearning Designer's Handbook.

Sessions:
Virtual Classroom - How to Create Engaging eLearning Through Visual Design
Hands-On-Learning - Getting Started with Variables in Articulate Storyline

Professional Consultant - Learning and Development/Organizational Development, SCH Services LLC

I am a Learning and Development professional with over 12 years of experience in the L&D/OD function. I like to consider myself an integral contributor to the maintenance and development of learning cultures in both public and private enterprises that I have been involved in. I enjoy developing and mentoring people and am truly a lifelong learner myself. When I am not passionately focused on my L&D role, my top priority is to the development of my 4 beautiful children.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Developing a Training Needs Analysis While Incorporating RACI
After Chat- Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Adia Smith

Learning and Development Manager, Security First Insurance

Belkys is an influential leader who builds strong relationships and cross-functional teams. Self-motivated and passionate about training, She is dedicated to creating proven instructional design programs that have the power to increase revenue, retention, and brand advocacy. Managing priorities and multiple projects are a welcome opportunity in order to face challenges and formulate detailed solutions with my team. Listening carefully, communicating with purpose, and motivate others to achieve.

Session:
Panel - The Impact of AI on Soft Skills Development

Voice Talent, DeepWarmVoice.com

Greg Thomas has over 25 years of voiceover experience, and has been recording VO from his home studio for the last 10 years. He built a 100,000 watt commercial radio station when he was 32, and has delivered thousands of commercial, corporate, and e-learning projects for clients in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. His clients include Brawny Paper Towels, Verizon, The University of Notre Dame, Vice Grips, DuPont Pioneer, The Wounded Warrior Project, and NY Red Bulls Soccer.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Achieving High-Quality Audio in E-Learning
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Greg Thomas

Owner, Learning Rebels, LLC

As owner of Learning Rebels, Shannon Tipton has worked throughout North America and Europe, helping businesses to achieve measurable results and help their people realize their full potential. Shannon gets ridiculously excited to help organizations integrate learning technologies, along with virtual and microlearning solutions making businesses and their people achieve success. Learn more about what Shannon can bring to your organization by visiting LearningRebels.com

Session:
Byte-Sized Learning - Drips, Bots, and Blogs—Oh My! Nontraditional Methods for Reinforcement
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Shannon Tipton

Founder and CEO, DigitAll360

Luis Vale is specialized in assessing talent, organizational development and transformation needs, and designing as well as implementing high impact solutions to deliver to those needs for sustainable measurable business results. Luis is the founder of Digitall360 where he leverages his international experience and background in industrial manufacturing and strategic consulting to design and implement learning iniatiatves that leverage learning technologies and smart data analytics tools.

Session:
Byte-Sized Learning - How People, Not Technology, Digitally Transform Organizations
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Angela Feigl and Luis Vale

Chief Learning Strategist, Beyond the Sky: Custom Learning

Danielle Wallace is the chief learning strategist at Beyond the Sky: Custom Learning. Previously, as a marketing leader with Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, she learned strategic marketing principles which she now applies to learning and development. Danielle is a sought after speaker at global conferences and her thought leadership is found in numerous industry magazines and publications. Her monthly free infographics and tips can be found at www.beyondthesky.ca.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Make Video and E-Learning That Sticks: How Marketers Make Messages Memorable
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Danielle Wallace

Co-founder, Endurance Learning

Brian Washburn is the co-founder and CEO of Endurance Learning, an instructional design firm that's worked with organizations to develop training programs that range from tire sales to how to administer Depo-Provera shots to women in rural locations in the developing world. Brian got his start in the world of training as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay, was named a Top Young Trainer by Training Magazine (when he was younger) and over the past year served as the President of ATD Puget Sound.

Session:
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Brian Washburn
Byte-Sized Learning - What's Your Formula? Experimenting With the Right Combination of Elements to Make Your E-Learning Effective

Chief Learning Experience Officer, Zenith Performance Solutions

Dani is the Chief Learning Experience Officer and founder of Zenith Performance Solutions. As a regular speaker at Learning and Development conferences including, Association of Talent Development, and Training Magazine's TechLearn and Training, she brings her 20 plus years of learning and development experience to every course she develops. Dani is known in the industry as passionate about improving employee performance and creating innovative courses that are instructionally sound.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Create Dynamic Whiteboard Style Animation

Director of Client Services, RISC Inc

Duncan Welder is a Director of Client Services for RISC. An educational technology geek, Duncan spent over 20 years implementing learning management systems, domestically and abroad to manage regulatory compliance. With a career grounded in instructional design and eLearning, Duncan has provided presentations to professional organizations including the Connections Forum, The eLearning Guild, and the Association for Talent Development. Follow him at @duncanwiv

Sessions:
Hands-On-Learning - Taking the Next Step: xAPI in E-Learning Design
Byte-Sized Learning - What's in It for Me? Getting Stakeholder Buy-In for xAPI
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Art Werkenthin and Duncan Welder

President, RISC Inc.

Art Werkenthin, president of RISC, built his first learning management system (LMS) in 1988 and now has over 25 years experience working with LMS in the oil and gas, retail, finance, and other industries. Art is keenly interested in the xAPI specification, and RISC was an early adopter of this technology. Interested in expanding the xAPI to the LMS, Art has served for the past three years on the ADL cmi5 committee. Follow him at @awerkenthin

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - What's in It for Me? Getting Stakeholder Buy-In for xAPI
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Art Werkenthin and Duncan Welder

Interactive Designer, Intertek Catalyst - Alchemy Systems

Stephanie West is a interactive designer and eLearning developer. She has been developing courses for the last 7yrs for post secondary schools such as the University of Waterloo, L&D courses for Canadian Tire Corporation and now awareness courses for Intertek Catalyst. She has always had a passion for designing for all end users in mind and making sure that they are accessible to all. Aside from designing courses she enjoys cooking a new recipe each week and summer nights playing frisbee!

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Don't Limit Your Learners Experience!
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Stephanie West

Principal, WillLearn

Becky Willis's mix of learning and business leadership brings a unique perspective to modern learning strategy consulting. Today, her focus is on digital learning implementation and ecosystems in enterprises.
Today, Becky is one of the founders of WillLearn Consulting. Previously, she was the VP of Engagement at EdCast and led Learning Innovation at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as well as a manager at HP and other firms.

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Rapid Implementation of a Modern Learning Platform
Coffee Chat - Come Chat and Have Coffee with Becky Willis

Founder, Serenity Learning LLC

With over 15 years of experience in training and instructional design, Emily has executed in-person and online training programs for the federal government, nonprofits, and the corporate sector. She has led software training, soft skills training, and compliance projects. She holds a Master's of Science degree in Instructional Science and Technology and has CSPO, CSM, PMP and PMI-ACP certifications. She is the author of e-Learning Department of One, published by ATD Press.

Session:
Hands-On-Learning - Building Quizzes in Adobe Captivate

Manager, Learning Technology, Charter Communications

Kevin has been in instructional design and software development for over 15 years. In his current role as Manager of Learning Technology, his team develops and supports custom and hosted learning applications focused on such things as: Improving employee performance, connecting and enhancing the learning ecosystem, and learning data consolidation.

Session:
Virtual Classroom - Harness the Power of a Connected Learning Ecosystem With Web APIs

Senior Trainer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Kelly Zamboni and Jill Camper (Zamboni) are a married couple living in Kansas City, MO. He's a very analytical, fact-driven individual who spends his time as an instructional designer and L&D practitioner. She is a very emotional-driven, out-going, actress/performer who spends her days with all things data. Together they are the yin and yang of data and learning!

Sessions:
Byte-Sized Learning - Data Literacy: It’s Not technology’s Job to Teach It. It Is Yours.
After Chat - Come Chat About Your Post-Session Takeaways with Jill Camper and Kelly Zamboni