Speexx Exchange – The Event for Curious HR and L&D Minds

I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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Jeremy is the Chief Executive of PerformanceWorks International (PWI), a company that helps organizations, executive boards, leaders, and teams succeed in the digital climate amidst disruption, opportunity, and uncertainty.
He is also the author of the multi-award winning, international #1 best seller, ‘The Inner CEO – Unleashing leaders at all levels’ and has been named International GameChanger© of the year for 2019, 2020, and, for the first time ever, a third consecutive time in 2021 in the ACQ5 Global Awards for his work on digital transformation, HR transformation, and workforce transformation.
In his keynote session, Jeremy will tackle the challenges faced by modern leaders, explore how leadership is changing, and define strategies to help you empower your people and achieve your own leadership aspirations.

Ugo is Digital Learning Specialist and Portfolio Manager at the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management (KCLM).
He is the coordinator of the UNSSC’s Blue Line Global Learning Hub – a unique learning hub open to all UN personnel for personalized and self-directed learning. At KCLM he is also responsible for the development of UNSSC’s learning ecosystem and user experience design.

Stella Collins MSc FITOL is co-founder and Chief Learning Officer at Stellar Labs, author of ‘Neuroscience for Learning and Development’, Linkedin Learning author and one of the Brain Ladies. She has a clear understanding of the challenges faced by organisations in upskilling and reskilling their people, especially with digital change being so high on the agenda.
She and her team pragmatically apply principles from neuroscience and psychology to consult, design and build practical, performance focused technology and solutions with measurable ROI. She has trained 1,000s of learning professionals in brain friendly principles in more than 20 years in L&D.

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DEUTSCH:
Armin Hopp ist Mitgründer und Vorstand von Speexx, der weltweit führenden digitalen Plattform für Sprachentraining und Online-Sprachtests in Unternehmen. Außerdem ist er Präsident des International Council on Badges and Credentials (ICoBC). Seine Leidenschaft gilt der Familie, dem digitalen Lernen, EdTech, HR-Tech, Learning Transformation, Gitarren - und Speexx.

ENGLISH:
Armin Hopp is co-founder and president of Speexx, the world’s leading digital language skills testing and learning platform. He is also president of the International Council on Badges and Credentials (ICoBC) He´s passionate about family, digital learning, EdTech, HR tech, learning transformation, guitars – and Speexx.

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Dinye Hernanda is a distinguished practitioner in Learning & Development, known for her bold, results-driven approach. As the founder of Haus of Ilmu, she partners with forward-thinking companies to craft transformative talent experiences, championing inclusivity, tech innovation, and sustainable practices.

With a proven track record in building L&D departments for high-growth organizations, Dinye has made her mark across major corporations, tech scale-ups, and VC firms. Her recognition as one of the 'Thirty Under 30' in L&D in 2021 underscores her unique ability to blend strategic vision with practical execution.

Honored as Mentor of the Year 2023, Dinye is dedicated to elevating the practice of L&D professionals across industries. A global citizen, she divides her time between Berlin, Dubai, and Jakarta.

Before launching the Global Curiosity Institute in summer 2020, Stefaan van Hooydonk built a distinguished career as CLO, learning innovator and strategist for companies like Cognizant (UK), Philips (the Netherlands), Agfa (Belgium), Nokia China and Finland), Aramco (Saudi Arabia), CEIBS (China) and Flipkart (India). In his last role, Stefaan was responsible for the development of Cognizant’s 300K employees. The purpose of the Global Curiosity Institute is to assist organisations foster a mindset of curiosity to inspire them to keep discovering and innovating. Next to this, the institute is also doing research on workplace curiosity. Stefaan launched an individual curiosity profiler as well as an organisational curiosity climate diagnostic. He is consulting with teams and organisations on leadership and curiosity, as well as on improving workplace curiosity with teams and organisations. www.globalcuriosityinstitute.com

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Patrick Veenhoff is a Human Capital Consultant with over 20 years of professional experience in leading organisational development initiatives, designing and implementing award-winning corporate learning and development programs, and driving transformations in the digital economy for numerous multinational companies.

Jo Cook is a speaker, instructional designer and classroom facilitator who specialises in virtual classrooms, webinars and live online learning technology. Jo’s passion is in helping and supporting teams, professionals and organisations embrace the benefits of the virtual classroom. Jo’s background includes: further and higher education; the charity sector; small and large organisations, including CNN News and Bupa International.
Through her company Lightbulb Moment, Jo has specialised in training learning professionals about virtual classroom design and delivery since 2013 and has spoken on various topics at conferences such as Learning Technologies, OEB and keynoted for Colleges Wales and E-learning Fusion.

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