Learn, debate and discover at the
World of Learning Conference 2009
The World of Learning Conference brings together learning and development professionals with leading experts to explore the
hottest issues in learning solutions. The conference combines extensive research with authoritative input from key industry
figures to provide an up-to-the-minute overview of the major trends affecting the senior learning and development professional.
Meet the speakers:
Bill Turnbull, news broadcaster and presenter John McNamara, Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
After presenting a raft of news bulletins, Bill Turnbull is firmly John’s focus as Chief Executive of the Alliance of Sector Skills
established as the face of BBC Breakfast. His background as a Councils is the economic recession, the impact this is having on
roving correspondent gave him a front row seat at everything from employers and their people and equipping the UK workforce with new
presidential elections to street riots in more than thirty countries. skills and competencies to ensure we are well placed for a strong and
sustainable recovery.
Penny Tamkin, The Work Foundation
Penny has more than 20 years’ experience of researching and Nigel Paine, NigelPaine.com
advising on people management issues, focusing on the capability Nigel is a change-orientated thought leader and previous BBC Head
of managers and leaders, the impact of HR investment on business of Training & Development, with a worldwide reputation in media,
performance, workplace development and the impact of the learning and development. His current work focuses on organisational
HR function. development, leadership, maximising human potential, innovation
and performance in the workforce.
Martyn Sloman, Kingston Business School
Until recently Adviser, Learning, Training and Development at the Nick Shackleton-Jones, BBC
CIPD, Martyn is now a research academic who specialises in learning, Nick is Online and Informal Learning Manager at the BBC,
training and development. Before the CIPD, Martyn was Director of responsible for the e-learning portfolio, as well as for informal
Management Education and Training for Ernst & Young. knowledge sharing methodologies. He has also founded and run
the e-learning professionals Facebook group - the largest UK
Nicola Holmes, Rolls-Royce professional network with a membership of 4,500.
Nicola leads the global centre of excellence for L&D for Rolls-Royce,
focusing on L&D strategy, leadership capability which supports Nigel Jeremy, Marks and Spencer
business performance improvement, transformational change and Nigel is a recognised expert and writer within the learning and
development of the talent pools. She leads a 90-strong global team organisation development profession, responsible for all development,
with a £30 million budget. recruitment and talent management of Marks and Spencer’s 75,000
employees and managers with a team of 45 consultants.
Sarah Henbrey, Sony Electronics Europe
Responsible for people and organisational development for Sony Malcolm Pickup, TNT UK
Electronics businesses in Europe, Sarah has established a senior With over 20 years’ experience as a people development practitioner,
leadership development programme that has provided the backdrop Malcolm leads the people development strategy for TNT UK’s 11,500
for cultural change to build an environment where creativity and plus employees. He is committed to continuous improvement
innovation flourishes. and believes that developing employees is the key to ensuring the
competitive edge.
Stephen Mapp, Lloyds TSB
Passionate about improving the performance of people, Steve has Jon Summerson, British Red Cross
strong business knowledge and is recognised as an experienced L&D An energetic ‘people’ professional who has designed nationally award
practitioner; his recent roles focus on the delivery of projects to drive winning learning programmes, Jon is responsible for developing the
L&D efficiency and return on investment. British Red Cross’s talent management strategy to identify the talent
profile for the senior management and leadership team.
Peter Butler, BT Group
Peter is responsible for BT’s skills agenda and chairs BT’s Learning Iain Clements, Diageo
Council, the purpose of which is to maximise the ability of individuals, Iain is responsible for managing Diageo’s entire online curriculum for
teams and the organisation as a whole to grow and transform in over 25,000 core employees and an extended network of joint venture,
pursuit of BT’s strategic goals and objectives. partner organisation, and external contractor employees.
Jan Spalding, NHS Coventry Rachel Cairns, Keele University
Jan is responsible for the management of the L&D team focusing on Rachel is the key HR support for the commercial and facilities
developing new roles in primary care, and has implemented a number management directorate, which currently employs around 600
of organisational development activities to enhance performance people. Training and development is crucial to its strategic driver of
management. generating income.
Laura Overton, Towards Maturity Jack Wills, British Institute for Learning & Development
Laura has over two decades of experience helping organisations Jack has considerable experience as a senior manager, consultant and
to improve the business impact of learning technologies in the coach working with a variety of organisations in the public and private
workplace, and works with government policy makers representing sectors, as well as acting as chairman of both the BILD and EPICT.
employer interests.
Francis Marshall, Cegos UK
Simon Foster, Centre for High Performance Development Francis has many years’ experience helping companies to
Simon has over 10 years’ experience of team leadership and grow through training, management development and change
development, from previous roles based in both the UK and Europe management programmes, as well as having held many senior
within a broad spectrum of companies from multi-nationals to management positions at Barclays Bank.
small, privately-owned firms.
Sue Liburd, Unlimited Potential
Chris Goodwin, Results Driven Group Sue is a focused business, management and people development
Chris is an organisational and people development specialist and professional and high performance coach, working to transform
works with some of the biggest companies in the world, and advises businesses and organisations through the development of senior
the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) on what managers and directors.
business needs from the skills sector.
Adrian Snook, The Training Foundation
Tim Hawkes, Unlimited Potential A fellow and director of the BILD, and Deputy CEO of The Training
Tim‘s vision is to ensure that all individuals get the best quality Foundation, Adrian has a passion for the development of learning
coaching intervention available, and that any work delivered facilitation and coaching skills in those responsible for developing others.
demonstrates tangible return on investment.
Bob Bannister, iManage Performance
Suzanne Hitchen, Instep UK Bob is the founder of iManage Performance, with extensive hands-on
Suzanne’s extensive development and training background and experience of facilitating education events, consulting assignments
experience of working closely with managing directors and senior and significant client interventions.
teams means that she has the ability to translate business issues into
simple solutions.
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