Abilitie - CLO Symposium 2023

Abilitie offers award-winning leadership development programs, business simulations, and virtual mini-MBAs to organizations of all sizes. Abilitie’s experiential learning offerings embrace the power of play and have impacted over 100,000 learners in more than 50 countries around the world. With 100+ Fortune 500 clients, including Coca-Cola, General Electric, Marriott, CBRE, Dell, and Southwest Airlines, Abilitie is a rapidly growing leader in the leadership development and executive education market.

Learn more at www.abilitie.com.

Pre-Conference: Oct. 15

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm PT

LearningElite Awards Ceremony

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm PT

LearningElite Awards After-Party

Day 1: October 16

12:45 pm - 1:00 pm PT

Ashley St. John

Chief Content Officer, Editor in Chief

BetterWork Media Group

Welcome Address

Aragon Ballroom

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT

Kevin M. Yates

The L&D Detective

Impact Investigations

Keynote Address – Solving Measurement Mysteries With the L&D Detective

Aragon Ballroom

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PT

Spencer Stewart

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

Western Governors University

Randi Reich Cosentino, Ed.D

President of the United States Naval Community College

Tammy Thieman

Director, Amazon Career Choice

Amazon Inc.

Innovate to Elevate: Mastering the Future of Workforce Excellence

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PT

The Skills-Based Organization: Navigating Next

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm PT

Networking Refreshment Break Sponsored by Western Governors University

Outside of Aragon Ballroom

CLO Power Hour:

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm PT

Aragon Ballroom

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm PT

Matthew Confer

VP Strategy

Abilitie

Work Trends: New Workplaces and New Workflows

Aragon Ballroom

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm PT

Patrick L. Sutton

Head of People & Culture

Olly Olly

Why Be a Unicorn When You Can Be a Legend? Becoming a Legend in Your Leadership

Aragon Ballroom

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm PT

Aragon Ballroom

4:45 pm - 6:15 pm PT

Learning in Practice Awards Ceremony & Reception

Aragon Ballroom

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm PT

Learning in Practice Awards After-Party

Aragon Ballroom

Day 2: October 17

7:00 am - 8:00 am PT

Networking Breakfast Sponsored by Coursera

8:00 am - 8:15 am PT

Ashley St. John

Chief Content Officer, Editor in Chief

BetterWork Media Group

Welcome Address

Aragon Ballroom

8:15 am - 9:15 am PT

Dr. Ruth Gotian

Chief Learning Officer

Weill Cornell Medicine

Keynote Address – The Success Factor — Developing the Mindset and Skill Set for Peak Performance

Aragon Ballroom

9:15 am - 10:15 am PT

Trena Minudri

Vice President of People Development and Chief Learning Officer

Coursera

CLOs: Heroes of the AI Economy — Helping Companies Rethink and Adapt

9:15 am - 10:15 am PT

Mandy Varley

Sr. Behavioral Scientist

Torch

Building a Coaching Strategy That Cultivates a Coaching Culture

10:15 am - 10:45 am PT

Networking Refreshment Break Sponsored by Torch

Outside of Aragon Ballroom

10:45 am - 11:45 am PT

Bjorn Billhardt

CEO

Abilitie

Megan Fanale

COO

Abilitie

Jennifer Alesia

Chief Learning Officer

Archer Daniels Midland

The Future of Learning Is Experimental: Lessons in Using AI for L&D

10:45 am - 11:45 am PT

The Evolving DEI Landscape: Why Inclusion Remains Imperative

11:45 am - 12:45 am PT

Networking Lunch Sponsored by Abilitie

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm PT

Jason Weber

Associate Vice Chancellor – Leader and Culture Development

Texas Tech University System

The Transformative Impact of Servant Leadership on Team Effectiveness

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm PT

Carol Munir

Senior Director, COE Learning Design

ADP

Alwyn Klein

Senior Director Strategic Enablement and Knowledge Management

ADP

The Recipe for an Award-Winning L&D Organization (Literally)

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm PT

Satu Salminen

Vice President, Leadership Development

ZoomInfo

Applying Generative AI to L&D

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm PT

Melissa Daimler

Chief Learning Officer

Udemy

Partner Spotlight: A Conversation with Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer at Udemy

Aragon Ballroom

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PT

Jeneane Becker

Dean of Choice University

Choice Hotels International

Rose Sheldon

SVP and Chief Learning Officer

Keybank

Melissa Daimler

Chief Learning Officer

Udemy

CLO Panel Discussion: Chasing the Elusive ‘Culture of Learning’: How L&D Leaders Can Leverage the C-Suite

Aragon Ballroom

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm PT

Networking Refreshment Break Sponsored by Skillsoft

Outside of Aragon Ballroom

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm PT

Keith Keating

Chief Learning and Talent Officer, SVP

Archwell

Poolside Chat: Voices of CLO Live Podcast

Aragon Ballroom

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PT

Networking Cocktail Hour

Day 3: October 18

7:00 am - 8:00 am PT

Networking Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15 am PT

Ashley St. John

Chief Content Officer, Editor in Chief

BetterWork Media Group

Welcome Address

Aragon Ballroom

CLO Power Hour:

8:00 am - 9:00 am PT

Aragon Ballroom

8:00 am - 8:15 am PT

Ashley Patterson

Assistant Vice President - Enterprise Training & Talent Management

Grange Insurance

FASTtalk: How Technology is Transforming Learning Program Design

Aragon Ballroom

8:30 am - 8:45 am PT

Kevin Wilde

Executive Leadership Fellow

Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

FASTtalk: Building a Coachability Culture: A New Catalyst for Impact

Aragon Ballroom

8:45 am - 9:00 am PT

CLO Power Hour Q&A

Aragon Ballroom

9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

David Vance

Executive Director

Center for Talent Reporting

The New ISO Standard for L&D Metrics

9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

Lowell Doringo

Director of Leadership Learning & Development

CrowdStrike Inc.

The Career Growth Journey: Building Pathways for Internal Mobility

9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

Michelle Kay

Vice President, Head of Learning and Development

Albertsons Companies

AI and L&D: Owning the Wave of L&D Transformation

10:00 am - 10:30 am PT

Networking Refreshment Break

10:45 am - 11:45 am PT

Kamales Lardi

Chief Executive Officer

Lardi & Partner Consulting

Keynote Address – The End of Business as Usual

Aragon Ballroom

11:45 am - 1:00 pm PT

Conclusion / Lunch To Go

Outside of Aragon Ballroom

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