The second keynote is Zsolt Olah (USA) is a creative learning consultant at Kineo with over 15 years of L&D experience. Zsolt is a frequent speaker at learning conferences on the subject of engagement and game thinking for L&D. He is also the author of the book, Engage the WORL&D!, exploring six essential traits of instructional design.

The third keynote is Nigel Paine (UK) Nigel has been involved in corporate learning for over twenty-five years. He was appointed in early 2002 to head up the BBC’s Learning and Development operation. Under his leadership, his excellent team transformed the learning function and put it on the corporate map.

He left the BBC in October 2006 to start his own company that is focused on building great workplaces by promoting creativity, innovation, values based-leadership and learning and the link between them. He shares his insights with many companies around the world.

He helped build the CLO Doctoral Program at the University of Pennsylvania and is still associated with it. He has written three recent books: the first is called, The Learning Challenge: Dealing with Technology, Innovation and Change in Learning and Development. His second, focusses on leadership development and came out in 2016. It is called Building Leadership Development Programmes That Work. His new book: Workplace Learning: How to Build a Culture of Continuous Employee Development was published in January 2019.

is The fourth keynote of the day is An Coppens (UK) is a leading expert in gamification for learner and employee engagement, with over 15 years experience in creating behaviour change through creative and innovative solutions. Her company Gamification Nation, won the Outstanding Gamification Agency Award in 2017 at Gamification Europe and the Excellence in No-Tech Gamification Design in 2018 at GamiCon 18. In 2018 she was listed in the elite of e-learning professionals.

The fifth keynote of the day is Ina Weinbauer-Heidel (DE) is a scientist, author, keynote speaker, university lecturer and consultant. She is the developer of the Levers of Transfer Effectiveness. At the Institute of Transfer Effectiveness, she she works relentlessly to make scientific findings applicable in practice.

Another international keynote is Jake Rosch (CH). Jacob has been implementing the principles of blended learning for over 15 years in schools in the USA, UK and Switzerland. He is currently the Director of Educational Technology at Collège du Léman in Switzerland. In this role, he has led his institution in implementing blended learning based on a framework he co-created with a colleague.

Another international keynote is Patricia Ridell (UK) is a chartered psychologist who teaches and researches neuroscience at the University of Reading. She was awarded her BSc from the University of Glasgow, and an MSc from Imperial College, before receiving a doctorate in Physiological Sciences from Oxford University. Patricia teaches on the MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change where she brings her knowledge of Applied Neuroscience to the course. She also researches areas including learning and memory, motivation and leadership. Patricia co-authored “The Neuroscience of Leadership Coaching” published this year. This book uses case studies to demonstrate how a knowledge of neuroscience can increase both understanding of coaching and flexibility in the tools that coaches use.

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