See the full Expo Learning agenda below, featuring these mini-sessions, demos, labs, and expert stations (all included with your Full-Conference badge AND with your $20 Expo-Only badge!):
Innovations in Training Test Kitchen + Emerging Tech PantryMonday, February 17 | |||
Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Room |
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |||
EXPO OPEN — Find Solutions, Win Prizes, Enjoy Refreshments | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
AMA01 | Ask Me Anything About PowerPoint (Booth #209) |
Nolan Haims Author The Better Deck Deck Stephy Hogan Principal Red Argyle Mike Parkinson Owner Billion Dollar Graphics |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
AMA03 | Ask Me Anything About Development Tools (Booth #818) |
Tory Hord Learning & Development Consultant Tory Hord Consulting Pooja Jaisingh Associate Vice President, Digital Learning Icertis Kirsten Rourke Owner Rourke Training |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
AMA04 | Ask Me Anything About Audio & Video (Booth #218) |
Phil Cowcill Senior Elearning Specialist PJ Rules Nick Floro Learning Architect Sealworks Interactive Studios |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | |||
Career Connections: Your Gateway to New Opportunities (Aisle 900) | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
EXPO LUNCH + JOB FAIR | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | |||
TK01 | TEST KITCHEN: Half-Baked! Cooking Up Better Tech-Enabled Learning |
Betty Dannewitz Truth Teller | Learning Solutions Architect ifyouaskbetty Destery Hildenbrand XR Learning Consultant D1K Consulting Phylise Banner Director of Elearning Champlain College |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
VEL01 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Webcam Wizardry: Unleashing Virtual Engagement Through Creative Camera Presence |
Kassy LaBorie Principal Consultant Kassy LaBorie Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | |||
PAN01 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Augmented Food Prototypes |
Erika Marthins Designer Augmented Food Studio |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
PAN02 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Integrating New Technology Into Blended Learning Solutions |
Andrew Black Senior Director of Product Solutions Intellezy Cassie Brown Sr. L&D Project Lead Intellezy |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
AMA02 | Ask Me Anything About AI for L&D |
Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | |||
POD01 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Warmup & Tech Check | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | |||
POD02 | THE PODCASTING LAB: LIVE Recording! ifyouaskbetty Podcast | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | |||
TK02 | TEST KITCHEN: Interactive Music-Making With Food |
Erika Marthins Designer Augmented Food Studio |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |||
VEL02 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Maintaining Audience Connection Through Virtual Storytelling |
Hadiya Nuriddin Senior Learning Strategist Duets Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM | |||
POD03 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Podcast Chat: Your Questions Answered | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |||
TK03 | TEST KITCHEN: ABCs: AI, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity for Training |
David Metcalf Director of Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida Mike Eakins Creative Lead, Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab Institute for Simulation & Training, University Central Florida |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | |||
POD04 | THE PODCASTING LAB: LIVE Recording! The Visual Lounge |
Matt Pierce Learning & Video Ambassador TechSmith Mike Parkinson Owner Billion Dollar Graphics |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM | |||
VEL03 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Mission: It’s Possible — Measuring Magic |
Peter Ryce Connectionist Adobe |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | |||
VEL04 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: A Playful Approach to Serious Engagement |
Valary Oleinik Chief Disruptor DandeLearn |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | |||
PAN03 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Augmented Food Prototypes |
Erika Marthins Designer Augmented Food Studio |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
PAN04 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: AI-Integrated AR/VR Showcase From UCF’s Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) |
David Metcalf Director of Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida Mike Eakins Creative Lead, Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab Institute for Simulation & Training, University Central Florida |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
AMA02 | Ask Me Anything About AI for L&D |
Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | |||
POD05 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Podcast Chat: Your Questions Answered | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | |||
TK04 | TEST KITCHEN: There’s an AI |
Phylise Banner Director of Elearning Champlain College Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus Rodney Urand Instructional Technologist UMB Ann Musgrove Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology Florida Atlantic University Daniel Grey Learning Systems and Innovation Manager Amazon Robotics Shereene Harford Educational Technologist St. George's University |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | |||
POD06 | THE PODCASTING LAB: LIVE Recording! Talent Stacked |
Jeff Weaver Director of Training & OD JJ Taylor Companies |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM | |||
VEL05 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: From Crickets to Collaboration |
Karen Hyder Online Event Producer Kaleidoscope Training and Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | |||
TK05 | TEST KITCHEN: Video Training on Autopilot: Scale Content Creation and Delivery With AI |
Emily Ciavolino Sales Guidde |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | |||
POD07 | THE PODCASTING LAB - Podcast Chat: Your Questions Answered | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |||
VEL06 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Mission: It’s Possible — AI Artistry |
Peter Ryce Connectionist Adobe |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |||
POD08 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Getting Started in Podcasting: Starring YOU! | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | |||
TK06 | TEST KITCHEN: Automating Live Group Learning to Scale High-Impact Skill Building |
Vince Jeong CEO Sparkwise |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
VEL07 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Digital Doodles: Creative Collaboration With Digital Whiteboards |
Melissa Chambers Online Instructional Specialist Online Strategist and Instructional Designer |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
PAN05 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Augmented Food Prototypes |
Erika Marthins Designer Augmented Food Studio |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
PAN06 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Revolutionize Your Training: A No-Code Approach to VR Learning |
Philipp Seiler CXO Facilitate Debbie Richards President Creative Interactive Ideas Ben Bauert CEO Facilitate |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
AMA02 | Ask Me Anything About AI for L&D |
Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
EXPO RECEPTION | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | |||
POD09 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Producing Your Podcast: Starring YOU! | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
VEL08 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Choose How You Proceed: A Conference Experience Game |
Rachel Arpin Learning and Development Consultant LED Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | |||
TK07 | TEST KITCHEN: App Smashing: Recipes for Combining Learning Tech |
Shereene Harford Educational Technologist St. George's University Ann Musgrove Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology Florida Atlantic University Daniel Grey Learning Systems and Innovation Manager Amazon Robotics Rodney Urand Instructional Technologist UMB Phylise Banner Director of Elearning Champlain College |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
VEL09 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Meet Today’s Speakers and Producers | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
POD10 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Watch Me Edit Using Ferrite | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
Tuesday, February 18 | |||
Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Room |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | |||
EXPO OPEN — Find Solutions, Win Prizes, Enjoy Refreshments | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
AMA06 | Ask Me Anything About Accessibility & Inclusion (Booth #209) |
Diane Elkins Co-Founder Artisan Learning Stephy Hogan Principal Red Argyle Jean Marrapodi Chief Learning Architect Applestar Productions Sarah Mercier CEO Build Capable Amy Morrisey President Artisan Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
AMA07 | Ask Me Anything About Development Tools (Booth #818) |
Mike Bubyn Senior Learning Advisor LiftOff Interactive Elizabeth Kuhlmann Senior Learning Consultant Yukon Learning Tracy Parish Education Technology Specialist Parish Creative Solutions Ron Price Chief Learning Officer Yukon Learning Carla Torgerson Solution Architect SweetRush |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
AMA08 | Ask Me Anything about AR, VR, XR, & Other Mixed Reality Solutions (Booth #218) |
Jeff Batt Founder Learning Dojo Destery Hildenbrand XR Learning Consultant D1K Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | |||
POD13 | THE PODCASTING LAB: LIVE Recording! You in 2042 |
Danielle Wallace Chief Learning Strategist Beyond the Sky: Custom Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
VEL10 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Ask Me Anything With the Virtual Engagement Lab Team | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | |||
POD12 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Podcasting Gear Chat | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |||
PAN07 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Immersive Training Scenarios in VR: Learning "As If" On the Job |
Martin Sebban Country Manager Uptale |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
PAN08 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: AI-Driven Training Reinforcement Chatbot in Microsoft Teams |
Vincent Han CEO Mobile Coach |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
AMA05 | Ask Me Anything About AI: Beyond the Basics |
Josh Cavalier Founder JoshCavalier.ai Garima Gupta CEO Artha Learning Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus Danielle Wallace Chief Learning Strategist Beyond the Sky: Custom Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | |||
VEL11 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Mission: It’s Possible — Producer Pains |
Peter Ryce Connectionist Adobe |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | |||
TK08 | TEST KITCHEN: Fine Dining for Pennies: Free and Low-Cost Learning Tech |
Phylise Banner Director of Elearning Champlain College |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM | |||
VEL12 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Behind the Scenes: Creating Engagement With Adobe Connect |
Kirsten Rourke Owner Rourke Training |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |||
TK09 | TEST KITCHEN: Creating Elearning Faster With AI |
Ethan Webb CEO Mindsmith |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | |||
VEL13 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Accessible by Design |
Melissa Chambers Online Instructional Specialist Online Strategist and Instructional Designer Karen Hyder Online Event Producer Kaleidoscope Training and Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | |||
TK10 | TEST KITCHEN: Learning Interactions With Multimodal Generative AI |
Josh Cavalier Founder JoshCavalier.ai |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | |||
Career Connections: Your Gateway to New Opportunities (Aisle 900) | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
EXPO LUNCH + JOB FAIR | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
PAN09 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Improve Frontline-Employee Performance and On-The-Job Confidence Using In-the-Flow-of-Work Learning Tools |
Calvin Titus Frontline Strategist FLX Systems |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
PAN10 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Bite-Sized Learning: The Recipe for Training Success |
Ezra Charm COO 7taps |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
AMA05 | Ask Me Anything About AI: Beyond the Basics |
Josh Cavalier Founder JoshCavalier.ai Garima Gupta CEO Artha Learning Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus Danielle Wallace Chief Learning Strategist Beyond the Sky: Custom Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | |||
TK11 | TEST KITCHEN: PowerPoint Productivity: Make Better Presentations, Faster |
Richard Goring Director BrightCarbon |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
VEL14 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: 10 Essential Facilitation Tips to Create a Seamless Virtual Class! |
Cindy Huggett CEO Cindy Huggett Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | |||
Emerging Training Leaders Awards Ceremony |
Lorri Freifeld Editor/Publisher Training Magazine |
Veracruz Expo Hall | |
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | |||
TK12 | TEST KITCHEN: Pallet Stax: A Small-Scale Simulation Solution to a Big Training Problem |
Jeff Weaver Director of Training & OD JJ Taylor Companies |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
VEL15 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Ask Me Anything With the Virtual Engagement Lab Team | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM | |||
POD11 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Watch Me Edit Using Camtasia | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
VEL16 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Mission: It’s Possible — Breakout Benefits |
Peter Ryce Connectionist Adobe |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | |||
TK13 | TEST KITCHEN: Reality Remix: Hands-on With Immersive Tech |
Destery Hildenbrand XR Learning Consultant D1K Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM | |||
VEL17 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Adobe Connect Can Do That? Yes! | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | |||
PAN11 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: The Chef’s Table: Create Custom, Contextual Content With AI |
Ethan Webb CEO Mindsmith |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
PAN12 | EMERGING TECH PANTRY: Enhance Customer Engagement With AI-Powered Simulation Training |
Mike Lewis Enterprise Account Executive Zenarate |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
AMA05 | Ask Me Anything About AI: Beyond the Basics |
Josh Cavalier Founder JoshCavalier.ai Garima Gupta CEO Artha Learning Hector Valle Associate Director of Design, Team Lead Emeritus Danielle Wallace Chief Learning Strategist Beyond the Sky: Custom Learning |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | |||
POD14 | THE PODCASTING LAB: LIVE Recording! Tangents With TorranceLearning |
Megan Torrance CEO TorranceLearning |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |||
EXPO ICE CREAM BREAK | Veracruz Expo Hall | ||
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | |||
VEL18 | VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LAB: Behind the Curtain: Designing and Delivering a Blockbuster Web Event Experience |
Kassy LaBorie Principal Consultant Kassy LaBorie Consulting |
Veracruz Expo Hall |
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM | |||
POD15 | THE PODCASTING LAB: Podcast Chat: Your Questions Answered | Veracruz Expo Hall | |
TK14 | TEST KITCHEN: Family Feud — Learning Edition |
Jeff Weaver Director of Training & OD JJ Taylor Companies Phylise Banner Director of Elearning Champlain College |
Veracruz Expo Hall – IIT Test Kitchen |