TTA LEARNINGCONFERENCE 2019

CROWNE PLAZA , NATICK , MA

SEPTEMBER 25 , 2019

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8 :00 AM-8 :30 AM

8 :30 AM - 9 :30 AM

9 :30 AM - 10 :15 AM

10 :15 AM - 10 :30 AM

Check-In/Registration and continental breakfast

Trends in the Learning and Development MarketKen Taylor – President, Training Industry, Inc

Ken Taylor, President and CEO of Training Industry will

be presenting on ‘Trends in the Learning Development

Market’. Training Industry is known to be the most

trusted source of information on the business of learning

and are the leading resource for industry best practices,

innovative approaches, and training products and

services for organizational learning.

 

Building Relationships and StrengtheningEmotional IntelligenceKisha Dixon – Learning Consultant, TTA

Kisha Dixon is an award-winning TTA learning

consultant who has over 20 years of experience

designing and facilitating behavior-based sales,

coaching, and leadership training. She will share best

practices on how to develop long-lasting, trust-based

relationships — to influence change in your organization.

Kisha is recognized for her contribution in transforming

the Girl Scouts’ leadership culture which won the

coveted Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Learning

Excellence.

Break – coffee and refreshments will be served

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11 :15 AM - 12 :15 PM

Panel Discussion: Collaborative LearningFred Budd – Senior Manager of Talent Development,UniFirst Corporation Anthony Williams – Global Talent Acquisition andDiversity, Akamai Technologies

Learn first-hand from two talent acquisition experts,

Fred Budd, Senior Manager of Talent Development at

Unifirst Corporation, and Anthony Williams, Global

Talent Acquisition and Diversity at Akamai, who each

successfully implemented cohort learning programs.

They will share their experiences of using collaborative

learning to enhance the learner experience and drive

results.Unifirst’s LEAP program is an award-winning 18-

month rotational Leadership Development program

designed to groom high-potential associates into

future managers. Akamai Technical Academy is a 5-

month training program designed to prepare

participants for an entry-level role who have an

aptitude for technology but may not come from a

traditional technical background. Akamai has hired

over 100 people through the ATA program, which is

designed to empower diverse talent with technical

work-ready skills and help them break into the

technology industry.

10 :30 AM - 11 :15 AM Quality, Scale, Cost – All 3 in 1Ann Roesner, Sr. Partner Success ExecutiveSanjay Advani, Vice President, Marketing and AlliancesIntrepid by Vitalsource

Ann Roesner, Sr. Partner Success Executive, and Sanjay

Advani, Vice President, Marketing and Alliances, both

at Intrepid by Vitalsource, will present on how to

simultaneously manage quality, scale, and cost - a key

skill leaders need to have to effectively manage

mission critical initiatives. Intrepid by VitalSource was

recently named the Association of Learning Providers

Business of the Year and they are relentlessly focused

on creating the world's most engaging and impactful

learning technology.

It’s Okay to Be the Boss:  Learn the ProvenBest Practices of Highly-Engaged ManagementBruce Tulgan – Founder and CEO, Rainmaker Thinking,Inc.

Bruce Tulgan will be presenting on ‘It’s Okay to Be the

Boss: Learn the Proven Best practices of Highly-

Engaged Management.’ Bruce is a well-known author

and renowned keynote speaker specializing in

management training and generational diversity in the

workforce. Deloitte raved that Bruce ‘held our partners

spellbound for two and a half hours’ and the American

Staffing Association said he ‘delighted our audience

and delivered an outstanding performance.’

3 :00 PM - 4 :00 PM

2 :15 PM - 3 :00 PM Break - l ight snacks and refreshments will beserved

Leading LoyaltyShawn Moon – Senior Consultant/Thought Leader,FranklinCovey

Shawn Moon, a Senior Consultant at FranklinCovey

and leading author, will present a powerful process

of developing a culture of fierce loyalty at all levels of

the organization. Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos states

Fierce Loyalty ‘contains the principles and practices

that are vital to creating an exceptional customer

experience in every interaction.'

1 :15 PM - 2 :15 PM

12 :15 PM - 1 :15 PM Lunch and Meet the Sponsors

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