NIIT Confluence 2026 | NIIT's International Customer Conference

Program

Confluence 2026

11 February, 2026

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Registration and Welcome Drinks Dunes Foyer

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Sailesh Lalla and DJ Chadha

NIIT

Welcome to Confluence 2026 Dunes Ballroom I - III

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Sapnesh Lalla

NIIT

Reflections Dunes Ballroom I - III

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

Bill Pelster and Jordan Hammerstad

The Josh Bersin Company

Confluence Highlight: The L&D Revolution: From Learning to Business Enablement Dunes Ballroom I - III

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Simon Brown

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

5:45 PM - 6:15 PM

Gregg Collins and Brandon Dickens

NIIT

AI: The Next Frontier Dunes Ballroom I - III

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Welcome Dinner Poolside

12 February, 2026

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast Ocean Hai

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration (Ongoing through the day) Registration Desk 2

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM

Rajendra S. Pawar

NIIT

Founder’s Note Dunes Ballroom I - III

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Dan Russell

Confluence Keynote: Human and AI Working Together Dunes Ballroom I - III

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Martin Stöckl

Airbus

Shaping the Future of Learning at Airbus: Laying the Foundations for AI at Scale Dunes Ballroom I - III

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Refreshment Break Dunes Foyer

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Melissa Gee Kee

Unilever

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Johann Laville

Merck

AI‑Driven Productivity: Reengineering the Global L&D Operating Model for Speed and Scale Dunes Ballroom I - III

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Michael Wynn

Bank of America

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Ocean Hai

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Jonathan Eighteen

NIIT

Interactive Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Pasquale Fontanetta

ServiceNow

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Kristine Fogliano

Ricoh

Reimagining Sales Force Development: From "Stand and Deliver" to Strategic Partnership Dunes Ballroom I-III

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Mark Slaga and Mark Cousino

Kyndryl

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Refreshment Break Dunes Foyer

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Marcello Rinaldi

AbbVie

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Tom Craig and Rebecca Pickering

Rio Tinto

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

6:30 PM - 9:15 PM

Dinner Cruise Gather in Hotel Lobby

13 February, 2026

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast Ocean Hai

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Vijay K. Thadani

NIIT

Founder’s Note Dunes Ballroom I - III

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Sailesh Lalla

NIIT

What’s Next at NIIT: Shaping the Future of L&D Dunes Ballroom I - III

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Karen Humphries

Wells Fargo (TBC)

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Refreshment Break and Checkout Dunes Foyer

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Toni-Ann Vroom and Dina Zoleo

The Writing Revolution

Spotlight Session Dunes Ballroom I - III

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Larry Durham and Craig Friedman

St. Charles Consulting Group

Confluence Book Club Fireside Chat: Enterprise Skills Unlocked Dunes Ballroom I - III

12:30 PM - 12:55 PM

Larry Durham and Craig Friedman

St. Charles Consulting Group

Book Signing and Open Networking Dunes Ballroom I - III

12:55 PM - 1:00 PM

Sapnesh Lalla

NIIT

Closing Note and Reflections Dunes Ballroom I-III

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Ocean Hai

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

First bus leaves at 2:00 PM, second bus leaves at 2:15 PM.

Bus Transfer to Airport Gather in Lobby