LT 2026 Thirty Under 30: Young L&D Leaders

The Learning Technologies Thirty Under 30 programme highlights early-career professionals making an impact in L&D.

At Learning Technologies 2026, Learning News spoke to Emma Bijleveld, L&D Specialist and CBS Young Board Member, from EY and Aiden Lancaster, L&D Coordinator and Apprenticeships Specialist for UKI, from McDonald's, both part of the 2026 cohort, about their experience of the programme and their work in workplace learning.

Aiden's work at McDonald's involves him in raising the impact of apprenticeships for all ages and making sure that people working at McDonald's are aware of the opportunities available to them through apprenticeship schemes. 

Emma, at EY, talks about the challenge of creating space for learning and getting people excited about learning in their busy schedules.

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