Learning Conference 2026 - Flipbook - Page 10
MAIN STAGE - DAY 2 THURSDAY
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8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
THIS YEAR’S MODERATOR OPENS DAY 2 OF THE LEARNING CONFERENCE
Linda Nyberg is a seasoned Corporate Affairs and Communications professional with 25+ years of experience in strategic communication across global platforms. With a background in journalism, broadcasting, and media production, she has anchored major televised events such as SVT’s “Year with the Royal Family” and the Crown Princess’s
wedding. Linda was also the host of SVT’s royal tribute broadcast honoring Queen Silvia, demonstrating her ability
to navigate high-profile engagements with professionalism and poise.
Linda Nyberg, Moderator at the Learning Conference.
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
WE’RE ALL STRANGE IN SOMEONE’S EYES - THE HUMAN SKILLS ORGANIZATIONS NEED IN TIMES OF CHANGE
In a world shaped by AI, global collaboration and constant transformation, curiosity, communication and cultural
understanding have become critical human skills. In this engaging and thought-provoking keynote, anthropologist Colin Moon explores how culture shapes the way we communicate, collaborate, lead and make decisions
— and why self-awareness and curiosity are essential capabilities for future-ready organizations. With humor,
sharp observations and practical insights, Colin challenges audiences to rethink how we understand others — and
ourselves — in an increasingly interconnected world.
Colin Moon, Anthropologist, Cultural understanding is an ongoing learning process.
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9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
REAL IMPACT: TRANSFORMING LEARNING AND SKILLS
About Lori’s session: We are living through the most exciting moment in the history of learning and development.
The tools available to us today would have seemed like science fiction a decade ago, and the pace is only accelerating. What I want to explore is what it actually means to seize that moment. For example, the AI tutor is not a
futuristic concept. It is already out in the wild, via LearnLM, Copilot, ChatGPT, delivering spaced, hyperpersonalised, contextualised learning that adapts in real time. And, it delivers strong results and ROI. The courseless L&D
department is not a provocation. It is a real and achievable future. The organisations that understand what that
means for their function right now, and move accordingly, are the ones that will truly rightskill their people. This is
our moonshot moment. I want to help people see it that way.
Lori Niles Hofmann, Senior learning strategist with over 20 years of L&D experience across many industries, including international banking, management consulting, and marketing.
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10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
THE AGENTIC L&D LEADER: REDESIGNING LEARNING FOR REAL BUSINESS IMPACT
What does it actually look like to redesign L&D from the ground up and then scale it to 7,000 leaders globally?
In this session, Rita Azevedo, Engagement Director at Sana, will unpack the new agentic L&D operating model: the
mindset and technology shifts that move L&D from content factory to strategic business driver. She’ll be joined
in a fireside chat by Filip Lam, Global Head of Development and Transitions at H&M, who has done exactly that –
rebuilding leadership expectations, measurement, and delivery from scratch across one of the world’s most iconic
brands. If you’re ready to stop reacting and start leading, this session is for you.
Rita Azevedo, Engagement Director at Sana. Filip Lam, Global Head of Development and Transitions at H&M.
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10:40 AM - 11:00 AM · SWEDISH ”FIKA” AND NETWORKING IN THE EXHIBITION AREA
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ARE YOU BUILDING MORE TRAINING, OR BETTER TRAINING?
This is the L&D shift from Order Taker to Learning Partner. Today, AI lets anyone produce a course in an afternoon.
So, the question for L&D is no longer how many trainings you can build, but whether what you build makes learning
stick. This session looks at teams that made the shift and the ROI that comes with it. You’ll leave with a clear picture
of what the move looks like in practice, the tools it takes, and how better learning, not more of it, earns L&D a real
seat at the table.
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Christophe Jacobs, Chief Learning Officer, FLOWSPARKS.
