Program

Confluence 2024

Program

Confluence 2024

Program

  • Registration

    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM   |    Foyer

    Welcome to Confluence 2024

    Sailesh Lalla and DJ Chadha  |   NIIT

    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Reflections

    Sapnesh Lalla   |   NIIT

    4:15 PM - 4:45 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Talent and Skills: The NIIT Experience

    Rajendra S. Pawar  |  NIIT

    4:45 PM - 5:15 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Confluence Highlight: Navigating the Post-Industrial World: Skills, Systems, and Solutions

    Amy Farner   |  The Josh Bersin Company

    5:15 PM - 6:00 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Transformative, Radical, Real Generative AI’s Promise for Education

    Dr. Gregg Collins and Brandon Dickens  |  NIIT

    6:00 PM - 6:45 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Welcome Dinner with the Big Easy Jazz Band

    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM   |    Courtyard and Playhouse
  • Breakfast

    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM   |    Restaurant R'evolution

    Registration (Ongoing through the day)

    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM    |    Foyer

    Future of Learning: Business Intimate and Outcome Focused

    Jacob Hoogendoorn   |   Shell

    8:00 AM - 8:30 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    How the Future Learning Organization Structure will Provide Business Value and Impact

    Johann Laville   |  Merck

    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Confluence Highlight: Talent Advantage: How HR, Learning and Business Leaders Win Through Talent

    Dave Ulrich   |  Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Refreshment Break

    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Behind the Curtain: Staging a Talent Development Ecosystem

    Curtis Jones and Scott Miller  |   Bank of America

    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Wells Fargo's Learning Revolution: A Simpler, Better, and Faster Approach

    Nathan Wistran and Theresa Tommey  |  Wells Fargo

    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Culture of Excellence: Talent Activation @ Ricoh North America

    Kristine Fogliano  |  Ricoh

    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Lunch

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM   |    Restaurant R'evolution

    Speed Networking Interactive Session

    Jonathan Eighteen   |   NIIT

    1:00 PM - 1:45 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Skills: The Heart of Progress

    Mark Cousino  |  Kyndryl

    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM    |    Grand Ballroom

    From Learning to Earning: Micro-Credentials as Catalysts for Workforce Development

    Sonia Malik  |  IBM

    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    An Optimist's Guide to Future-Proofing the L&D Function

    Eric Berger | Michael Killingsworth   |   Visa | Citi

    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Refreshment Break

    3:15 PM - 3:45 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Confluence Highlight: Trends in Corporate Training

    Ken Taylor  |  Training Industry, Inc.

    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Operationalizing AI in L&D

    Brandon Dickens  |  NIIT

    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Staying Ahead of the Pace of Change

    Vijay Thadani  |  NIIT

    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Street Carnival at The Chicory

    6:30 PM - 10:00 PM   |    Gather in Hotel Lobby
  • Breakfast

    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM   |    Restaurant R'evolution

    What's New at NIIT?

    Sailesh Lalla  |   NIIT

    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    International Women’s Day Panel: The Inclusivity Advantage:
    How a Focus on Being Inclusive Can Help Align Talent with Your Business

    Facilitated by Andrea Lipton  |   NIIT

    9:30 AM - 10:15 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Refreshment Break

    10:15 AM - 10:45 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    The New Learning Paradigm Interactive Session: The Changing Landscape of
    Skills and Gen AI

    Jonathan Eighteen   |  NIIT

    10:45 AM - 11:30 AM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Transforming Talent Development with Generative AI

    Marco Ghezzi   |  Nokia

    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Challenges to Becoming a Skill-Based Organization

    Tania Schneider   |  IQVIA

    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    The Business-Talent Equilibrium: Cost Savings vs. Talent Investments

    Michael Gower  |  Philip Morris International

    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Feedback and Closing Notes

    Sapnesh Lalla   |  NIIT

    1:00 PM - 1:10 PM   |    Grand Ballroom

    Lunch

    1:10 PM - 2:10 PM   |    Restaurant R'evolution

    Bus Transfer to Airport

    First bus leaves at 2:15 PM
    Second bus leaves at 2:30 PM

    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM   |    Gather in Lobby