| LOGISTICS Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 Time: 10am-4pm CST Location: ACC Make It Center | 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Building 2000, 2nd Floor, Room 2429, Austin, TX 78752 Price: Members $60, Non-members $80 |
ABOUT In today’s rapidly changing workplace, talent development professionals play a critical role in shaping what comes next. The 2025 Talent Development Summit theme, Leading the Way, celebrates that role while challenging us to keep moving forward. To lead the way means more than setting direction — it’s about building growth, fostering collaboration, and helping others adapt to change. It’s about recognizing that leadership can happen at every level, in every area of expertise, from instructional design and facilitation to HR, coaching, and organizational strategy. |
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SCHEDULE
*Schedule subject to change | WHO SHOULD ATTEND The 2025 Talent Development Summit is designed for anyone passionate about developing people and shaping the future of work. Attendees will include:
Whether you are advancing your own practice, building organizational capability, or inspiring the next generation of leaders, you’ll find value, connection, and community at the Summit. | POST-SUMMIT EVENT After a full day of learning and connection, keep the conversations going at the Summit Networking Happy Hour at The Brewtorium — just across the street from the ACC Make It Center. Enjoy complimentary drinks, lite bites, and relaxed networking with Austin’s talent development community. Summit attendees can RSVP for free using the code in their registration email. |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Leading Through Change with Trust and Collaboration
Esther Weinberg, Leadership Strategist & Executive Advisor Every day, talent development professionals interpret challenges, leaders, and learners through their own lenses — the assessments and assertions they make. These invisible judgments shape how we design programs, advise leaders, and guide growth. In this interactive keynote, Esther Weinberg, a globally recognized leadership strategist and advisor to Fortune 500 executives, shares a practical framework for leading through change with trust and collaboration. You’ll discover how to identify the assessments that drain energy and influence, strengthen your assertions to ground conversations in clarity, and apply these tools to accelerate learning and build stronger relationships. You’ll leave with actionable insights and tools you can use immediately — to strengthen influence, gain traction on initiatives, and help leaders and learners navigate complexity with greater confidence and trust. | Coaching as a Catalyst for Learning and Organizational Change
Nancy Boyer, Professional Certified Coach & Facilitator, Erickson Coaching International Coaching isn’t just a development tool — it’s a mindset that transforms how people learn, lead, and collaborate. In this engaging keynote, Nancy Boyer, a Professional Certified Coach and master facilitator with Erickson Coaching International, explores how coaching principles can strengthen engagement, psychological safety, and long-term behavior change within organizations. Through a practical, solution-focused lens, Nancy reveals how adopting a coaching approach can empower learning and development professionals to:
Attendees will walk away with actionable coaching techniques they can integrate into training, leadership, and team development, and a renewed understanding of how coaching can serve as a catalyst for sustainable change and growth. | The Leadership Imperative — Bridging Generations in the AI Era
Luke Goetting, Future of Work Expert & Principal, LTG Strategy As AI reshapes the workplace, one challenge rises above the rest: how to preserve human intelligence while embracing technological innovation. With digital natives now the majority of the workforce and experienced professionals retiring at record rates, learning and development leaders must find new ways to connect, transfer knowledge, and lead across generations. In this forward-looking keynote, Luke Goetting, an award-winning Future of Work expert and Principal of LTG Strategy, shares research-backed frameworks and practical strategies for thriving in this new era. You’ll explore how to:
Walk away with actionable strategies to strengthen connection, collaboration, and leadership in the age of AI. |
Panel: Clarity, Capacity & Belonging
Change is constant — and it’s stretching the limits of how much we can handle, communicate, and deliver. In this conversation, our panel of practitioners and thought leaders explores what it takes to sustain clarity, build capacity, and lead inclusively in a fast-evolving workplace. Together, they’ll unpack how talent development professionals can help individuals and organizations stay resilient through uncertainty, reduce overwhelm in leadership and learning, and create space for everyone to contribute at their best. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to help their teams navigate change with confidence, clarity, and renewed capacity to perform. |
Bryan Turkel
Coach, Facilitator, Strategic Consultant, Branch Coach Bridge Labs Training |  Jessica Shaw Director of Learning & Development Venterra Realty |
Michelle Woodland Director of Learning and Development WLS Hospitality |
Mike Randolph Co-Founder and COO The Agency Initiative |
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Breakouts are 45-minute, interactive sessions that let you focus on the topics that matter most. Choose one per block to create your own learning experience and leave with practical tools and insights to apply right away.
MacGyver Meets L&D: A Scrappy Learning Approach
Manager of Learning and Development, Oliva Gibbs When resources are tight but learning still needs to happen, creativity becomes your most powerful tool. This session shows how to think like a consultant and problem-solver to design meaningful, results-driven training even without a big team, generous budget, or full leadership buy-in. Learn how to gather content when your SME is unavailable, uncover hidden tools and resources, and leverage AI and online platforms to fill the gaps. Walk away with practical, adaptable techniques to deliver impact when every project feels held together with duct tape and determination. | Speak Up to Level Up: Transforming Conflict into Organizational Success
Program Manager of Talent and Change Strategy, Dell Technologies Difficult conversations are unavoidable in any organization — but how we handle them defines our culture. This session explores how psychological safety and open communication can turn conflict into a catalyst for innovation, trust, and growth. You’ll learn frameworks for approaching tough conversations with empathy and clarity, reducing defensiveness, and fostering inclusive dialogue. Participants will leave with tools to build stronger relationships, improve team collaboration, and turn workplace tension into a driver of performance and engagement. | Employee Engagement 2.0: Building Resilient Teams from the Inside Out
Founder & Principal, Good Work Strategies The rules of engagement have changed, and traditional approaches no longer sustain performance or connection. This session explores how to use behavioral insights and team data to design micro-engagement strategies that build resilience from the inside out. Learn how to identify the factors that influence engagement, apply practical tools to boost morale and motivation, and create agile, people-centered practices that keep teams thriving through change. |
Deb Castillo
LeKisha McKinley
Isabel SaprielBreak Out 2
Dollars Make Sense: Driving Strategic Influence at Work  Jaimie Krause Former Director of Learning and Development, Indeed For learning and development professionals, moving from order-taker to strategic advisor often starts with one key challenge — using data to tell a compelling story of impact. This session explores how self-limiting beliefs, math anxiety, and organizational barriers can hold L&D practitioners back from measuring results with confidence. Participants will gain practical strategies to quantify their work, build resilience around data fluency, and communicate insights that drive influence. You’ll leave with the mindset and tools to connect learning outcomes to business results and claim your seat at the strategic table. | What’s Strong, Not What’s Wrong: A New Mindset for Talent Growth
Shandon Richardson Training Supervisor, Texas Department of Transportation What if developing talent started with what’s working instead of what’s broken? This interactive session introduces a strengths-based approach grounded in Appreciative Inquiry — a proven framework for fostering engagement, innovation, and continuous growth. Participants will explore practical ways to design learning experiences that build on individual and team strengths, enhance motivation, and align with organizational goals. You’ll leave with tools to shift perspectives, inspire confidence, and help learners and leaders grow from their best. |
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