Pre-Conference Workshop FD1
FD1 - Speexx Exchange
Date Wednesday, 2 Dec Time – Price: free of charge Status: places available
Armin Hopp
Founder, Speexx
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.
Empowering People in large organizations worldwide through Speexx Coaching™, digital language training, and skills assessment for all team members.
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Laura Overton
Analyst - Explorer - Writer - Facilitator, Learning Changemakers
Jo Cook
Director, Lightbulb Moment
Jo Cook is Director of her company Lightbulb Moment, which specialises in developing, facilitating and training others to deliver great live online training sessions, virtual classrooms, webinars and blended, digital programmes. Jo has a background in teaching, technology and journalism. She facilitates, speaks, writes, blogs and tweets on L&D topics and part-time is the Deputy Editor of Training Journal magazine and website. Jo’s background includes further and higher education, the charity sector, small and large organisations, including CNN News and Bupa International.
Donald H Taylor
Co-Chair, Learning Technologies London
Donald H Taylor has worked in learning and technology since the mid-1980s.
He has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000 and writes and speaks world-wide. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries. From 2010 to 2021, he chaired the Learning and Performance Institute.
He chairs the Workforce Development board for VC firm Emerge Education, and advises several EdTech start-ups.
The author of Learning Technologies in the Workplace, Donald is a graduate of Oxford University and the recipience of an honorary doctorate from London’s Middlesex University.
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David James
CLO, 360Learning
David James is the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning and a highly respected voice in the Learning & Development industry. With a focus on harnessing technology to drive impactful learning strategies, David is recognised as one of the top 10 global influencers in the L&D space. His expertise lies in helping organisations modernise their approach to workplace learning, ensuring measurable results and business alignment.
David is also the host of The Learning & Development Podcast, which has amassed almost 1M downloads and ranks in the top 1% of podcasts globally. With more than 35,000 LinkedIn followers, he continues to shape the conversation around L&D innovation and best practices, drawing on his deep experience, including his time as Director of Learning, Talent & Organisational Development at The Walt Disney Company.
The New Frontier for HR and L&D
Now in its 16th year, Speexx Exchange is one of the most established and trusted events for learning and people development leaders. Join a global community of HR and L&D industry experts, practitioners, and our event partners from 360Learning – all of us shaping the future of HR, learning, and business. Speexx Exchange 2026 explores the new frontier of people development: how HR and L&D leaders can build the human capabilities, performance partnerships and trusted systems needed when AI becomes part of everyday work. Let us explore what comes after the hype.
Speexx Exchange 2026 is RSVP only and free for friends and family of Speexx.
Agenda: To be confirmed