Pre-Conference Workshop FD3
Speexx Exchange Reality Check
Date Wednesday, Nov 30 Time – RoomBellevue Price: free of charge Status: places available
Workshop leaders
Laura Overton
Managing Director, Towards Maturity, UK
Laura Overton is the founder and CEO of Towards Maturity – a not for profit benchmark practice that provides independent research to help organisations deliver improved performance through learning innovation. Her work is based on 30 years of practical experience in implementing innovative learning strategies for business advantage and is backed by her independent research with 5000+ Learning leaders and 25,000 workers.
Laura is an Academic Fellow of the CIPD and a fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute. She is on the steering board of Online Educa Berlin, and the L&D advisory board of the CIPD. In February 2010, she was the first woman to be awarded the LPI’s prestigious Colin Corder Award for services to training and was the recipient of the inaugural elearning age Special Achievement award at the 2012 elearning awards. In 2016 she was voted number 1 in the Top Ten’ most influential people in the corporate e-learning in the UK (a position held since 2014) and was also voted 2nd most influential in Europe and 3rd in the Globe.
Links
http://www.towardsmaturity.orghttp://www.e-skills.com
Armin Hopp
Founder, President, Speexx, Germany
Armin Hopp is founder and president of dp (digital publishing AG), the global provider of the world’s leading online language training resource Speexx. His academic background is in Linguistics and English literature. Mr. Hopp is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars. He has been bestowed with the National German Award for Further Education and is member of the steering committee to the HR Expo Professional Learning Europe Conference, LEARNTEC, ELIG (European Learning Interest Group), and ambassador for Towards Maturity.
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Brenda Barbour
Lead Knowledge Management Officer, World Bank Group, USA
Brenda is a Knowledge and Learning professional with over twenty-five years of experience leading teams and managing projects that empower people to capture and use knowledge well. She is the Manager of the Knowledge and Communications Department of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). The department aims to ensure effective learning and knowledge sharing from IEG’s work.
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Chris Proulx
CEO, LINGOs, USA
Chris Proulx has been working for over twenty years on breakthrough ideas and business models, especially at the intersection of learning and technology, that expand the reach and impact of learning globally. As CEO of LINGOs, he leads a global team and robust network of social and private sector organizations seeking new and innovative models for learning and professional development in the NGO and social sector; quite literally delivering learning to those doing the hardest work in the hardest to reach places on Earth.
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Steven Atkins
Alliances Manager, Saba, UK
Steven has been involved with the HCM market for over 9 years, initially at Softscape and more recently at Saba. Here he has helped organisations achieve value and transformation using Saba’s cloud-based Intelligent Talent Management solution to develop and engage their employees. With machine learning at its core, Intelligent Talent Management offers proactive, personalized recommendations on candidates, connections and content to help your employees and organization lead and succeed.
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James Ma
Head of Human Resources, Pharmaceutical MNC, China
Mr. James Ma is Head of Learning & Development Center at a pharmaceutical MNC in China. James has over 20 years experience in Talent Management, Organization Development and Leadership Training and Development, covering pharmaceutical and healthcare, Fast Manufactured Consuming Goods, consulting and training industry. James received his MBA degree in UK and is also a Certified Assessor and Facilitator from some outstanding international consultation and training company. He has collaborated with GE, P&G, FedEx, Amway, PepsiCo, Goldman Sachs, Baidu, HSBC, Shell, Intel, HP, Merck, Huatai Insurance and others. James will discuss the Chinese perspective as part of a global HR organization.
Jorge Reyes Lindsay
Training Manager, Santander, Chile
Mr Reyes Lindsay has a long-spanning career within Santander in support of employee development within the highly ambitious country department of Santander Chile, spearheading a Digital Transformation L&D project. Santander was founded in 1857 and is one of the world´s leading international banks. The company boasts an 82% employee satisfaction index and in 2016 has over 193,000 people under – a staggering 97% permanent- contract. More than 55,000 Santander employees are enrolled in charity projects.
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Martin Addison
CEO, Video Arts Group, UK
Martin Addison is CEO of Video Arts Group. With more than 20 years experience in the learning content and technologies business, he has become one of the foremost speakers and thought leaders on the subject in the UK and Europe.
Video Arts was established in the UK in 1972 by a small group of television professionals, including the actor and comedian John Cleese, who pioneered the use of humour in training.
Video Arts delivers video and e-learning courses to customers in over 50 countries. Our resources draw upon the best in subject matter expertise, learning design and television production to create longer lasting learning.
We continue to add to our library and produce custom content for our clients, distributing content through e-learning portals, our new video ON>DEMAND platform and on DVD.
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Note
Please note that this event is targeted at HR & L&D Professionals; your registration for this event is subject to confirmation by the event organisers.
Content
Reality check – the state of the e-learning industry
Agenda
09:00 – BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION | Room Bellevue, Hotel InterContinental Berlin | |
10:00 – WELCOME | Laura Overton, Towards Maturity | Armin Hopp, Speexx |
10:15 – KEY NOTE | Make it Happen: Unleashing the Power of Your People | Laura Overton, CEO & Founder, Towards Maturity, London |
10:45 – BEST PRACTICE | Training and Knowledge Management for a Global Workforce: A Journey Toward Our Shared Goal | Brenda Barbour, Lead Knowledge Management Officer, The World Bank Group, New York |
11:15 – COFFEE BREAK | Meet your peers! | |
11:30 – BEST PRACTICE | A Massive Shift: the Digital Transformation Ambition of Santander | Jorge Reyes Lindsay, Training Manager at Santander Bank, Chile |
12:00 – BEST PRACTICE | Developing Talent in the Hardest to Work Places | Chris Proulx, President & CEO at LINGOs, New York |
12:30 – LUNCH | ||
13:30 – REALITY CHECK I | Your live vote on selected questions from the annual Survey 2016 which runs until January 2017. The room to discuss responses. | |
13:45 – BEST PRACTICE | Mobile & Flexible Learning – A Case for Blended Training at Air Canada | Steven Atkins, Alliances Manager, Saba |
14:15 – COFFEE BREAK | ||
14:30 – BEST PRACTICE | Accelerated Leadership Development Program for Emerging Leaders in China | James Ma, Head of the Learning & Development Center at a Pharmaceutical MNC China |
15:00 – REALITY CHECK II | Your second live vote for the day, again on selected questions from the annual survey 2016. The room to discuss responses on the spot. | |
15:15 - VIDEO IN LEARNING ‘THE NEW RULES’ | Martin is a forerunner of the video industry and founder of Video Arts, alongside actor and comedian John Cleese who pioneered the use of broadcast quality video and humour in learning. In this compact and witty talk, Martin will explore the amazing growth of online video in recent years that has completely changed the way we communicate and has driven our interest in using more video for enterprise learning than any other digital media.Interactive, crowd sourcing activity part #1 | |
15:30 – Workshop REALITY CHECK III | Crowd sourcing activities and group interaction | Interactive group discussions on “Make it happen: how will I take action in my company?” Every group presenting findings to the hall. |
16:30 – WRAPPING UP THE DAY | Laura Overton | |
16:45 – DRINKS RECEPTION |
Target audience
HR and L&D Directors
Prerequisite knowledge
Strategic HR, L&D
Outcomes
Network with senior HR and L&D peers from all over the world and a range of industry backgrounds. Gain a deep understanding of what the most successful organisations our there are doing in terms of their HR, learning and talent management strategies. Get practical ideas and best practice tips which can be implemented in the workplace right away. Witness exclusive research results and case studies which will help you drive performance in your organisation.