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Training 2026 Speakers

Madiona Aguilar
Director of Training and Development
Care Resource

Vanessa Milara Alzate
CEO
Kirkpatrick Partners

Phylise Banner
Director of Elearning
Champlain College

Yulia Barnakova
Emerging Technology Strategist
Accenture

Jeff Batt
Founder
Learning Dojo

Megan Bell
Director of Enterprise Performance Excellence
FastMed

Rose Benedicks
Vice President of Operations
ttcInnovations

Marga Biller
Senior Project Director
Learning Innovation Lab, Harvard University

Marisa Black
Senior Manager, Learning Experience Design
ChenMed

Pete Blank
Training and OD Manager
Personnel Board of Jefferson County

Andrew Blomstrom
Director of Learning Technology and Operation Initiatives
BlueSprig

Diana Brandon
Chief Information Technology Officer
eLearningDOC

Melissa Briggs
Managing Partner
Maven Consulting & Design

Phillip Browning
Director of Learning & Development
Rosendin

Jed Buck
Principal
Roz and Jed Training & Consulting

Roz Buck
Principal
Roz and Jed Training & Consulting

Dan Bullock
Professor of Intercultural Communication
NYU

Holly Bunn
System Executive Director, AVP, Organizational Culture
UNC Health

Bernadette Burke
Executive Learning Strategist
Brella Productions

Josh Cavalier
Author
Applying AI in Learning & Development

Christine Cavallo
Senior Manager of Engagement
UN Global Compact Network USA

Melissa Chambers
Online Strategist and Instructional Designer
Online Strategist and Instructional Designer

Page Chen
CEO
Two Tree Solutions

Kelli Chickos
Vice President of People Operations
AR Franchising

Christine Clark
Senior Director of Implementation & Program Development
Health Connect America

David James Clarke IV
President
Praxis AI

Monica Cornetti
President
Sententia Gamification

Phil Cowcill
Senior Elearning Specialist
PJ Rules

Michelle Cummings
Founder
Training Wheels

Steve Dahlberg
Conference Director
Training Magazine

Betty Dannewitz
Learning Solutions Architect
ifyouaskbetty

Robyn Defelice
Consultant
RADLearning

JD Dillon
Principal
LearnGeek

Matthew Donovan
Chief Learning and Innovation Officer
GP Strategies

Michelle Duhart
Senior Director
Manhattan Strategy Group

Ben Dyer
Learning Innovation and Design
Accenture

Diane Elkins
Co-founder
Artisan Learning

Kathleen Federici
Vice President of Professional Development
International Parking & Mobility Institute

Robert Feeney
Chief Vision Officer
Knowledge as a Service

Lachelle Fisher
Manufacturing Learning & Development Manager
Saint Gobain

Nick Floro
Learning Architect
Sealworks Interactive Studios

Alane Ford
Manager of Family Support Services
LifeNet Health

Elethia Gay
Lead Trainer/L&D
Stanley Black and Decker

Richard Goring
Director
BrightCarbon

Jack Gotlieb
CEO
Total Solutions Group

Rance Greene
Story Designer
Needastory.com

Katie Greenman
CEO
HumanSide

Liana Griffin
Learning Design Architect
Genentech

Anders Gronstedt
President
Gronstedt Group

Gaurav Gupta
Managing Director
Kotter

Amy Gutman
Physician/CEO
ToughLoveMD

Tim Hagen
President
Progress Coaching

Nolan Haims
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP and Author
The Better Deck Deck

Caitlyn Hakes
Student Advisement Training and Development Team Lead
Southern New Hampshire Universty

Lizabeth Hall
VP of Talent Management
Medical Solutions

Vincent Han
CEO
Mobile Coach

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi
Chief Thought Leader
Herrmann International

Destery Hildenbrand
Learning Technology Consultant
Destery1Kenobi

Karyn Howard
Managing Director
The American Board of Radiology

Cindy Huggett
CEO
Cindy Huggett Consulting

Alain Hunkins
CEO
Hunkins Leadership Group

Justin Hunsaker
Lead Consultant
John Polk & Associates

Karen Hyder
Trainer
Kaleidoscope Training and Consulting

Jennifer Iannetta
Director Global Learning & Development
Merck

Nicole Inclan
Senior Learning Manager
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

Pooja Jaisingh
Associate Vice President of Digital Learning
Icertis

Kelsey Kates
Global Head of Live Learning Experiences and Faculty Enablement
Google

Katrina Kennedy
Principal Consultant
Katrina Kennedy Training

Lee Keylock
Senior Director of Programs
Narrative 4

Christopher King
Principal Consultant
CRK Learning

Elizabeth Kuhlmann
Training Team Lead
Yukon Learning

Kassy LaBorie
Principal Consultant
Kassy LaBorie Consulting

Susan Landay
President
Trainers Warehouse

Yolanda Larner
Director of Operations
LHT Learning

David Leaser
Vice President
MyInnerGenius

Janet Lee
Producer
eLearning DOC

Joseph Leslie
Global AI L&D Lead, Golin
Golin

Keith Lillico
Associate Director of Global Learning
Merck

Sardék Love
CEO
Sardék Love International

Connor Lozier
Program Manager
Amazon

Sherrie Lynn
Employee Experience Program Manager, Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Kim Macuare
Co-Director
The Dali Museum

Justin Matheson
Game Based Learning
Rift Education

Heidi Matthews
Training Manager
Terracon

Ali Matuszak
Learning & Development Manager
MTech Mechanical

Kellie McDermott
Training Practice Administrator
HealthTech Solutions

Heather McDonald
NASA Space Operations Chief Engineer (Retired)

Chris McLean
Master Trainer
Center for Leadership Studies

Margie Meacham
Founder
Learningtogo

David Metcalf
Director of Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab
Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida

Lenn Millbower
The Mouse Man
Offbeat Training

John Moore
Senior Learning Director
Yukon Learning

Jean-Marie Navetta
Vice President of Learning Programs
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

Pádraig Ó Tuama
Irish Poet, Conflict Mediator, and Author
44 Poems on Being With Each Other

Valary Oleinik
Chief Disruptor
DandeLearn

Jennifer Oleson
Student Advisement Training and Development Team Lead
Southern New Hampshire University

Laura Paramoure
CEO
eParamus

Mike Parkinson
Owner
Billion Dollar Graphics

Drew Patrick
Training Specialist
MTech Mechanical

Scott Patterson
Learning Innovation and Technology Leader
vimanaFLUX

Chrisanna (Chris) Paxton McMillin
President
D3 Training Solutions

Josh Penzell
CEO
Imagination Applied

Jonathan Peters
Chief Motivation Officer
Sententia Gamification

Patti Phillips
CEO
ROI Institute

Matt Pierce
Learning & Video Ambassador
TechSmith

Becky Pike Pluth
CEO
The Bob Pike Group

Ron Price
Chief Learning Officer
Yukon Learning

Sonny Randall
CEO
Leaderality

Sean Rea
Director of Performance and Learning Solutions
Friesen, Kaye and Associates

Merric Rentzel
Talent Development Program Mananger
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Karin Rex
Owner
Geeky Girl

Debbie Richards
President
Creative Interactive Ideas

Josh Roberson
Director of Learning and Careers
Verizon

Derek Rohde
Learning Leader
HD Supply

Miguel Ruiz Capella
Senior Performance Consultant
Banco Santander

Tammy Rutherford
Managing Director
Rustici Software

Tiaja Sabrie
Sea Logistics Trainer
Kuehne+Nagel

Patti Sanchez
Principal
PattiSan Communication

Raúl Sánchez
Director of Intersectionality Lab
NYU School of Professional Studies

Laura Sandera
Manager of Talent Development
Acrisure

Jennifer Sassaman
Senior Learning and Development Specialist
Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

Michael Saunderson
Director of Training and Evaluation
EthnoPraxis

Max Schelkopf
Senior Mobile Solutions Consultant
Engage by Cell

Jennifer Shapiro
Training and Technical Assistance Director
Manhattan Strategy Group

Rusty Shields
CEO
Develefy Consulting

Steven Shook
Principal Consultant
ShakeItUp Consulting

Chuck Sigmund
Senior Consultant, Technology for Social Impact
Microsoft

Brooke Smith
Associate Director of Human Resources
The American Board of Radiology

Paul Smith
Head of Co-Worker Development
Baker Construction Enterprises

Rita Sookrit
Learning and Development Leader
Consultant

Constance Staley
Professor of Communication
University of Colorado

Kimberly Stergas
Training Specialist
New York State Department of Labor

Alex Suchman
CEO
Barometer XP

Julie Sughrue
Student Advisement Training and Development Team Lead
Southern New Hampshire University

Melissa Sykes
Consultant
HealthTech Solutions

Jessica Taylor
National Program Manager
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Carla Torgerson
Solution Architect
SweetRush

Christy Tucker
Learning Experience Design Consultant
Syniad Learning

Joe Urbanski
Org Culture Strategist
Total Solutions Group

Tom Van Raaphorst
Head of Learning & Development
Amtrak

David Vance
President
Manage Learning

Sara Vera
Elearning Supervisor
Health and Safety Council

Brian Walter
President
Sticky Training

Danielle Watkins
Instructional Designer
Zenith Performance Solutions

Amber Watts
CEO
Radical GrowthWorks

Jeff Weaver
Principal
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Jazmin Webster
Workforce Development Program Manager
CivicaRx

Marsha Weisleder
Master Trainer
Langevin Learning Services

Deadra Welcome
Principal Consultant
Concerning Learning

Claude Werder
Senior Vice President
Brandon Hall Group

Artrell Williams
Learning Solutions Architect
Mukeva Learning Partners

Becky Willis
CLO
Tractus Learning

Karie Willyerd
Chief Customer Strategy Officer
GP Strategies