Education & Training

Learning Leaders Summit 2026

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Learning Leaders Summit 2026 ran on Feb 22, 2026 at Central Florida Tech Grove in Orlando, United States. It is an Education & Training conference that expected about 2,000 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 18 speakers, 30 sponsors and 11 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified Sep 15, 2026

The Learning Leaders Summit 2026 is an immersive pre-conference gathering, bringing together learning professionals and industry leaders for a day of real-world insights and practical case studies on topics like AI, well-being, culture change, and emerging technologies. Hosted at Central Florida Tech Grove and organized by Training Magazine, the summit promi…

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18Speakers
30Sponsors
11Sessions
41Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Learning, in alphabetical order.

Andrew Cooper
NCC University Air Operations Manager · Amazon
Antoinette Klatzky
Vice President · Eileen Fisher Foundation
Antonio Vizcaya Abdo
Professor of Corporate Sustainability · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Ben Dyer
Learning Innovation and Design · Accenture
Billy Sheng
VP Business Development · WellSaid
David Metcalf
Director of Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab · UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training
Jeff Weaver
Director of L&D · Farm Credit of Florida
Kaia Samson
Global Ethics Manager · Deloitte
Karie Willyerd
Head of Strategic Engagement · GP Strategies
Keith Lillico
Associate Director of Global Learning Development · Merck
Lizabeth Hall
VP of Talent Management · Medical Solutions
Marga Biller
Senior Project Director, Learning Innovation Lab · Harvard University
Matthew Donovan
Chief Learning and Innovation Officer · GP Strategies
Mike Eakins
Creative Lead, Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab · UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training
Niall Campion
President · VRAI
Steve Dahlberg
Conference Director · Training Magazine
Tiva Abreu
Executive Coach
Yulia Barnakova
AI Innovation Lead · Accenture

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

360learning
Anthology
Artha
Articulate
ATD Central Florida
ATD St. Louis
ATD Suncoast
Awarding You
Braindate
Brella
BrightCarbon
Class
Echo360
ELB Learning
FlowSparks
GP Strategies
IIL
Instructure
Intrepid
Kitaboo
Panopto
Seiko
Simplitrain
Skillwell
TechSmith
Training Hall
VRAI
WeAre Learning
WellSaid
Yukon Learning

Agenda

Selected from 11 sessions.

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    Behind the Smile, Beyond the Box: Amazon Air’s Immersive Onboarding Journey

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    Conceptualizing Training for Sustainability Impact

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    Emerging Tech L&D Leaders Need to Know About - Now!

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    From Skills Mapping to Measurable Mastery at Merck

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    How Accenture Trains Its 500,000 Staffers for the Boom in AI Consulting Work

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    IGNITE IDEAS: Where Real-World Learning Is Revealed

    Be part of this immersive pre-conference experience held off-site at Central Florida Tech Grove and hosted by the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at the University of Cen…

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    Innovations in Training Demos

    Session includes demonstrations from GP Strategies, VRAI, WellSaid, and the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab.

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    Inside the Learning Round: Real Leaders, Real Challenges, Real Insights

  • Sunday, February 22 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

    Regenerative by Design: Aligning People, Purpose, and Practice at Eileen Fisher

Quick answers

When is Learning Leaders Summit 2026?
Learning Leaders Summit 2026 ran on Feb 22, 2026 at Central Florida Tech Grove in Orlando, United States.
Where is Learning Leaders Summit 2026 held?
Learning Leaders Summit 2026 was held at Central Florida Tech Grove in Orlando, United States.
Who is speaking at Learning Leaders Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 18 speakers, including Andrew Cooper (NCC University Air Operations Manager, Amazon), Antoinette Klatzky (Vice President, Eileen Fisher Foundation) and Antonio Vizcaya Abdo (Professor of Corporate Sustainability, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).
Who sponsors Learning Leaders Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 30 sponsors, including 360learning, Anthology, Artha, Articulate and ATD Central Florida.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 41 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

41 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
27Sponsoringsponsor only
11Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

GP Strategies·VRAI·WellSaid

Speakers by seniority

56% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite16%
  • VP-level317%
  • Director / Head of633%
  • Manager / Lead422%
  • Other roles422%

Of 18 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1GP StrategiesSponsor2
2VRAISponsor1
3WellSaidSponsor1
4360LearningSponsor-
5AnthologySponsor-
6ArthaSponsor-
7ArticulateSponsor-
8ATD Central FloridaSponsor-
9ATD St. LouisSponsor-
10ATD SuncoastSponsor-
11Awarding YouSponsor-
12BraindateSponsor-
13brellaSponsor-
14BrightCarbonSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified30
100% of 30
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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