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  • Tuesday, May 23, 2023
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST
    Registration, Networking Night Desk, and Information Desk Open (Lobby D)
  • 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM PST
    ATD Central, ATD Store, ATD Theater, and Career Center Open
  • 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM PST
    Global Village Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST
    General Session with Priya Parker: The Art of Gathering Live Experience (In-Person and Live Streamed)
  • 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM PST
    EXPO Open
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PST
    10 Ways Articulate 360 Solves Your Most Agonizing E-Learning Challenges
    Every e-learning project has its pain points—from bottlenecks and complex design and development tasks to snags in team communication. But not everything that’s been frustrating in the past needs to stay that way in the future. Articulate 360 can make every part of your course creation workflow faster and easier and we’ll show you how.
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PST
    AIP Group Learning Stage Session
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PST
    Building Key Skills in Future Technologies
    SkillUp's career-shaping TechMaster Certificates enable learners to master new technology and future-proof their careers. Each program is specifically designed in response to industry feedback to equip learners with the sought-after, job-ready skills employers are actually looking for from Microsoft, Google, and IBM.
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PST
    Have Serious Fun Using 6 Secret Ingredients With Organizational Impact!
    Celemi, the originator of business simulations, has been creating serious fun for more than three decades. How do we do it? By incorporating our secret ingredients, including quality content, unique learning methodology, expertise, and attitude. To hear the rest, you’ll have to attend this session! We can’t wait to meet you!
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PST
    How Video-Based Practice and Coaching Boosts Sales Performance
    Companies like Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting extraordinary results by integrating video-based coaching techniques into their learning and development strategy! From elevator pitches to overcoming objections to closing skills, learners leverage the power of video to validate knowledge transfer, prove proficiency, and document their progress.
  • 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM PST
    Make the Most of Your ATD Membership
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
    Discovering & Developing Your Dharma: Embracing the Now
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Align Your Talent Development Function With Dynamic Business Needs
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Coachability: The Most Important Ingredient for Coaching Success
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Community Conversation: Strategies for Wellness and Tackling Burnout
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Conflict Resolution That Works: Remove the Drama, Eliminate the Blame
    Conflict-related losses in teamwork, engagement, productivity, collaboration, and innovation create enormous costs that are silently crippling organizations. Get equipped with tools to create blame-free, frictionless organizations that enable leaders to dissolve even the most longstanding conflicts and create unprecedented levels of collaboration.
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Creating a Best-in-Class Onboarding Experience for the Future
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Data Literacy Fundamentals for Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Designing Virtual Learning for Application, Impact, and ROI: Real Examples
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as It Relates to Ethnicity
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Don’t Hold People Accountable; Develop Accountable People
    More than 90 percent of employees are dissatisfied with their organization’s performance evaluation process and leaders are exhausted trying to impose accountability. Learn a practical approach to shifting the responsibility for real accountability from managers to employees and discover how enabling this shift is the work of truly effective leaders.
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Everything You Need to Know About Podcasting in 60 Minutes
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Fostering Culture and Retention During Volatile Times
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Go Digital, But Keep Teams at the Center
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    How to Prepare Your Company for New Technologies
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Hybrid Training: The Pillars of Successful Live Mixed Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Orchestrating Techno-Magical Experiences With In-Flow Enablement!
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Sharing Knowledge: Support Your Clients Through Speaking, Writing, and Awards
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The ABCDs of Coaching
    Learn the fundamentals of building a coaching culture. Join this session to learn about the impact of awareness on talent development; how to build coaching plans that make it easy for leaders to coach and become training reinforcement partners; what leaders need to become leadership coaches that inspire and motivate; and how to determine if your coaching is successful.
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The Gratitude Effect: Unleashing the Power of Recognition and Appreciation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The Modern Learning Ecosystem: A New Mindset for Today's Workplace
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The New Catalyst Leader: Become a Leader Who Inspires Others
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The Upskilling and Reskilling Dilemma: A Path Forward
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    To SME or Not to SME?
    When and how to effectively use subject matter experts (SMEs) can be the most challenging part of course development and cause development delays. However, SME are often critical for creating accurate and effective course content. Join this session to discuss how to determine whether a SME is needed and best practices for working effectively with them.
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Top 10 Strategies for Creating Instructor-Led, Participant-Centered (ILPC) Training
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Un-Course Your Training: Power Modern Learning Experience With Adaptive Intelligence
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Why Most E-Learning Fails and How to Fix It (In-Person and Live Streamed)
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    ATD Awards Information Session
  • 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in the EXPO Hall
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
    Dessert Break
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST
    3 Strategies to Equip Next-Gen Leaders With Human Skills
    Discover the importance of human skills for our future leaders, why these individuals are the most critical population in your company right now, and how to best prepare them for leadership roles.
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST
    Change Agent Behaviors With AI-powered Coaching
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST
    Panel Discussion - Value of Certification
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST
    Strengthen Your Organization’s Culture of Belonging Once and For All
    Do you want to strengthen your organization's culture of belonging? Psychological safety, engagement, and authenticity are all enhanced when employees feel like they belong. The opposite, however, happens when belonging breaks down in an organization.
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST
    The Inclusive Talent Life Cycle: How Sponsorship Plays a Key Role
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST
    There’s an App for That: Audio-First Microlearning
    Your workforce is made up of doers, hustlers, and learners. They thrive on knowledge but don’t have time to sit down and read an entire book or listen to an hour-long podcast. So, what do you do? Join this session to learn how audio-first L&D is changing the industry forever and why you need to get ahead of it to retain talent and keep your team engaged.
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PST
    Author Meet and Greets
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    “That’s Not What I Meant”: Versatility, the Effective Communication Secret
    People only naturally communicate well with about 25 percent of the population. But when we leverage versatility we’re able to communicate effectively with the remaining 75 percent, making this a valuable skill for you and your organization. Join this session to discover how versatility creates more productive and trusting relationships and leads to greater success.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Call a Volunteer—Watch the Energy Soar!
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Community Conversation: Mentors in L&D
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Creating a Campus-Wide Coaching Culture Starts With How You Measure Performance
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Creating Better Accountability: Practice “Noticing” to Improve Relationships and Results
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Designing and Delivering Cultural Competency Training to Improve Patient Outcomes
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Does Your Training Pass the Test? Validate Your Employee Learning
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Escape Rooms: Designing an Engaging Learning Experience
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Get Started With xAPI for Learning Analytics
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Holding On, Letting Go, Moving On: Resilience and Relevance Required
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    How to Turn Expectations into Reality With an Accountability Culture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Inclusion Mindset: Designing Accessible Content for All Learning Needs
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    It’s All About Retrieval
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Learning in the Flow: Just Do it!
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Leveling up Your Videos: Getting Better in a Scalable Way
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Nudging: A Strategic Lever to Develop Leaders in the Flow of Work
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    People Skills and Connection for the Hybrid and Remote World
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Return-to-Office Has Been Messy; Here's How to Help
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Solve Your Biggest People Problems
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Streamlining the People, Processes, and Technology Involved in Delivering Training
    Delivering effective training requires a coordinated effort of people, processes, and technology. In this session, gain practical insights into building streamlined and effective training programs. You’ll leave with actionable strategies for optimizing your people, processes, and technology to maximize results.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Successful Career Development Solutions for Your Hybrid Workforce
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Termites and Mosquitos: Combating Microaggressions as Damage Control for Culture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    The XR Files: Immersive Technology for Learning Explained
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Want 4x Results? Stop Band-Aiding Behavior. Change Mindsets Instead.
    Organizations that focus on changing mindsets are four times more likely to succeed in organizational-change efforts than those that focus on changing behavior alone. Join this session to discover the secrets to lasting individual and organizational change, as well as how to enable dramatic cultural transformation, by shifting to an outward mindset.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
    Work-Life Bloom (In-Person and Live Streamed)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    Are You Ready to Own Your Career in L&D?
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    ATD Education Experience
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    Chapter Leader Lounge Power Hour
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    Sips of San Diego
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM PST
    AI and You: Working With It for Awesome Skills-Based Learning
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM PST
    Practical Uses of GPT in Learning and Development
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM PST
    Redefine Executive Coaching
    The Hogan Leadership Experience (HLX) is a new product that reimagines a top executive’s experience through assessments, coaching, and development. HLX will fuel more effective development planning and long-lasting behavior change. Join this session to see how Hogan is using technology and the science of personality to empower leaders to build higher-performing teams.
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM PST
    Talent Development’s Role in Career Pathing and Progression
    A perfect storm has been brewing relating to career development and it has major implications for the talent development field. Join this session to hear about the shifting landscape of career development in 2023, as the speakers highlight the impact of career development and provide actionable insights to address this topic at the individual, manager, and career levels.
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM PST
    The 6 Steps to Accelerated Behavior Change
    How do you go about creating real behavior change for your participants? How do you get your people to not only absorb the concepts you are delivering but follow through and apply them back on the job? Join this session to discover the six steps to accelerated behavior change.
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    Winning the War for Specialist Talent
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Aim for Influence: A Communication Technique to Motivate Action
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Build Your Best Leadership Development Strategy
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Community Conversation: Consulting & Freelancing in Talent Development
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Content and Context: Learning Experience Design Essentials
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Courageous Cultures: Practical Ways to Build a More Innovative Learning Culture
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Creating a Connected Digital Workplace
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Trans and Nonbinary Employees: A Critical Conversation
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Digital Credential: Global Aspirations of Skilled Workforce With Quality-Assured Credentials
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Do What Matters Most: The Number 1 Time Management and Productivity Solution
    Nearly 70 percent of the workforce believes their biggest challenge is prioritizing their time. Many are trying to figure out how to navigate work–life balance and juggle their priorities. Join this session to discover a simple yet powerful solution to schedule your priorities and do what matters most. This translates into better leadership, higher productivity, and better health!
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Enabling Agility in Sales Management Ranks to Drive Performance
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Experimenting With Future Capabilities in a Human Skills Lab
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    How Leadership Development Must Change Now
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Leadership's New Challenge: Inclusivity in a Hybrid Workplace
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Learner-Focused Ecosystem: How Can We Make That Happen?
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Mic Drop! Expert Presentation Secrets That’ll Wow Any Crowd (In-Person and Live Streamed)
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    No-Code xAPI Implementation
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Playing With Metaphors for Optimal Learning
    Metaphors are a powerful tool for any coach or trainer. Using metaphors in experiential learning activities can illuminate core concepts and generate shared understanding in the face of real-world complexity. Join this session for a hands-on experience and learn how to apply this simple, powerful technique in your work.
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Reflection Practices: From Thinking to Doing
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Restoring Human Connection: Designing Digital Cohorts to Work From Anywhere in the World
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Story Design: A Humanized Approach to Instruction
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    The Exhausted Leader's Guide to Re-Engaging Your Team
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    The Leader’s Paradox: Leading Change and Building Resilience
    As a leader, it may seem paradoxical to take on the role of both pathfinder and steward. This session will focus on enabling you to take your organization forward and create new value and growth in a way that builds resilience in employees—not “bouncing back” from change, but “springing forward” and staying engaged.
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Today’s Career Development Journey: Looking Beyond the Landmarks (and Landmines)
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Turn Your Talk Into a Multilingual Course
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Using Neuroscience Principles to Create Powerful Cohort Learning
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Value Guaranteed! Successfully Evaluating Soft Skills (or Any) Training
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
    Your DEI Story Is Hiding in Your Data
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PST
    Author Meet and Greets
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    5 Steps for Creating Stellar Change Agents Using Dialogic OD
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    5 Ways to Become an Enablement Rock Star
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    7 Ds of Design Thinking for Engaging and Effective Learning Experiences
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Building Business Acumen: What Your CEO Needs You to Know
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Community Conversation: Accessible Design
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Design for Impact: Gain Support and Success in Leadership Development
    When it comes to leadership development, designing a great program is the price of entry. To gain adoption and truly make an impact, it's crucial to gain executive buy-in and execute flawlessly. Hear how the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment designed a blended experience and achieved support and success for their global program.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Entertaining to Educate: Harnessing Powerful Storytelling in Professional Learning
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    How to Scale Coaching Within Your Organization: A Case Study
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Lead Your Team Through Change
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Learning and Development’s Guide to Being a Strategic Partner
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Level 3 Evaluations Made Simple, Credible, and Actionable
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Mandatory No More: Market Your In-House Training Like a Pro
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Mastering Participant Engagement: 3 Ways to Own the Room (In-Person and Live Streamed)
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Neuroscience + Learning Research + Education Technology = Education 3.0
    Neuroscience suggests some people should not attempt learning before 10 a.m., while others should finish learning by noon. In this session, we’ll “do, show, tell, review, and ask” by engaging in pattern recognition, collaborating in real-time to promote social learning, and employing usable techniques for the classroom.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Skills vs. Capacity: How to Develop Dynamic Leaders
    Today’s leaders are asked to perform in increasingly complex environments. So why aren’t leadership development programs adapting with them? Organizations often focus on building new skills, but meaningful impact requires building capacity too. Join this session to explore how organizations can develop dynamic, future-ready leaders.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    The New Leader Playbook
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    The Science of Sustainable Behavior Change
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    The Skilling Revolution: Skill at Scale With Talent Experience Planning
    Workers are hungry for learning and development opportunities, yet the global skills gap continues to expand as organizations deliver ineffective learning programs. In this session, the speakers will share a practical approach to drive the skilling revolution and prepare emerging talent for the future by developing a talent experience plan.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Think Like an Entrepreneur: Foster Creativity in Your Organization
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Transforming Learning Content With Gaming Elements: Join a Collaborative Exploration
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Turning Potential Into Performance
    Join this session to learn a common and global language for motivation and behavior, and it changes under pressure. We’ll also discuss ways to reduce the pressure to turn an employee’s potential into performance and increase their well-being. For a full experience, visit our website to create your own profile prior to this session (managementdrives.com/us/ATD2023-survey).
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    VR Success Stories From the Metaverse
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    What’s the Big I.D.E.A. With Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access?
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    Workflow Learning's ADDIE
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
    World Café Session: Unpacking ATD23: Apply Your Learning Lessons
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
    ATD23 Networking Night (Ticketed Event)