April 14, 2021

Accelerating at the Speed of Light:
Tech Trends and Challenges in 2021

Data from a recent McKinsey Global Survey of executives suggest that the COVID-19 crisis is a technology tipping point of historic proportions and that more changes will be required as the economic and human situation evolves. This half-day virtual event will explore what this extreme acceleration has meant for learning and development, and what the future might look like as we slowly emerge from the global pandemic. Featuring panels, interviews, TED-style talks and networking with chief learning officers and learning practitioners from the banking and financial services and technology sectors, discussion will focus on the increased reliance on technology for L&D, the challenges leaders face in finding (and gaining budget approval for) the right tools for their organizations and the difficulties of training a multi-generational workforce to use those technologies.

2021 Breakfast Club Speakers

Ashley St. John
Chief Content Officer, Editor in Chief
BetterWork Media Group

Diane August
Chief Learning Architect
Nationwide Insurance

Stacy Boyle, Ph.D.
VP, Solution Consulting
EdCast

Tamar Elkeles, Ph.D.
Chief Human Resources Officer
XCOM

Stephanie Flory
Director of Learning and Career Enablement
ManTech International

Jacquelyn Mountford
Senior Director of Learning and Development
KPMG

Christyl L. Murray
Vice President of Firmwide Talent Development
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Todd Tauber
VP of Product Marketing
Degreed

Beckie Vaughn
Senior Director of Executive Talent
Intel

Dr. Karen Wolf
Chief Learning Officer
ManTech International

Agenda

9:30 – 9:45 am CST: Welcome/Networking

Kick off the morning in one of our virtual networking rooms, enjoying fresh conversation with professional peers who share your energy and excitement for Accelerating at the Speed of Light: Tech Trends and Challenges in 2021.

9:45 – 10:00 am CST: A Talk with ManTech’s Karen Wolf and Stephanie Flory

In 2020, the American defense contracting firm shifted from annual performance reviews and a promotion-based career culture to one of career enablement. CLO Karen Wolf and Director of Learning and Career Enablement Stephanie Flory will discuss this strategic shift — and its tremendous results.

10:00 – 10:05 am CST: Coffee Break

Grab a coffee, take five or explore the Breakfast Club platform.

10:05 – 11:00 am CST: Panel 1 – Pivoting Amid Pandemic: Learning & Development in the Tech Sector

While the rest of the economy has struggled to survive the impacts of COVID-19, the technology domain is in a unique position, poised to respond to organizational needs in crisis management, supply chain management, remote work and collaboration, financial reporting, tax compliance and more. In so many ways, the tech industry has helped people and companies stay connected and keep their businesses afloat during these difficult times. But that does not mean the sector has been immune to the challenges of the pandemic. Join this panel discussion with learning leaders from the tech sector who will focus on how their teams stepped up within their firms to respond to the pandemic and its immediate challenges, how their role is changing as organizations begin recovering from the crisis, and how the sector will be forever changed going forward.

11:00 – 11:05 am CST: Coffee Break

Grab a coffee, take five or explore the Breakfast Club platform.

11:05 – 11:25 am CST: Presentation – Future-Proof Your Workforce and Earn a Badge

Stacey Boyle, Ph.D.

One of the most impactful value creation opportunities for learning leaders is to upskill and future-proof their workforce. Future-proofing is achieved through developing and maintaining a highly skilled workforce powered by the organization’s strategy. At EdCast, we enable our G2000 customers, including Dell, Diageo, Genpact, Spotify and Charles Schwab, to earn their future-proofing badge by delivering a revolutionary workforce skilling experience. EdCast’s unified talent experience platform powers end-to-end employee experience journeys spanning learning, skilling and career mobility. Come to this session to learn how global organizations are working with EdCast to help attract, develop and retain a high-performance and future-ready workforce.

11:25 – 11:55 am CST: Networking

Reconvene with peers to discuss the buzzing highlights of the morning as you prepare for a thought-provoking afternoon, discussing issues driving enterprise education, sharing best practices, and analyzing the strategic alignment of business goals and workforce education.

11:55 – 12:00 pm CST: Coffee Break

Grab a coffee, take five or explore the Breakfast Club platform.

12:00 – 12:15 pm CST: A Talk with Nationwide Insurance’s Diane August

Diane August

Ashley St. John

At the start of 2020, Nationwide announced a new five-year, $160 million investment to reskill and upskill its workforce. Chief Learning Architect Diane August will talk about this major Future of Work effort, as well as the launch of their online Future of Work Center one year ago.

12:15 – 12:20 pm CST: Coffee Break

Grab a coffee, take five or explore the Breakfast Club platform.

12:20 – 1:20 pm CST: Panel 2 – Reimagining L&D in Banking and Financial Services

The banking and financial services sector, like all industries, has faced a wide array of challenges during the past year. In addition to ensuring clear communication to retain their clients’ trust, addressing growing cybersecurity issues and being mindful of compliance responsibilities, investment in digital and analytics capabilities has been crucial, and will continue to be going forward. This not only requires changes to current culture and operations, but also the development of new workforce skills. This panel will feature chief learning officers and learning practitioners from banking and financial services firms who will discuss how they are upskilling and reskilling employees to ensure they have key digital talent in place for the future, as well as how they have reimagined learning and development offerings and delivery amid these incredibly tumultuous times.

1:20 – 1:40 pm CST: Presentation – Upskilling for 2021 (and Beyond)

Todd Tauber

2020 changed everything. Many of the organizations that emerge from the crisis to thrive in the new reality will be different than they were before. Their workforces will be, too. That’s not only forcing millions of people to refresh their skills and build new ones. It’s also prompting innovative L&D leaders to reinvent their strategies, operations and technology architecture. So join Degreed for exclusive research and analysis on how leading organizations are:

Linking their workforce skills to their business opportunities
Equipping managers and workers to respond to change faster
Reworking their toolkits to enable resilience and adaptivity

1:40 – 2:10 pm CST: Networking

Gather with peers once more to discuss the bold insights of the day and how they help to strengthen the link between learning and development and business strategy.

2:10 – 2:25 pm CST: Wrap Up

Join our editor in chief, Ashley St. John, to close out the day.

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