Thrive Learning brings the future of work to Learning Technologies 2026, fresh from FT1000 recognition as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies
Six sessions, a landmark Spring Release and live customer demos across two days at Learning Technologies as Thrive prepares its biggest show yet at ExCeL London.
Thrive, the enablement platform for every app and answer in your business and trusted by some of the world’s most recognised organisations, will take centre stage at Learning Technologies 2026 (29–30 April, ExCeL London), fresh from being named one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies in the Financial Times FT1000, ranking in the top 250.
Across Stand G20, six conference sessions and a full schedule of live customer demos, Thrive will showcase how leading organisations are using the AI-powered platform to drive real business impact and people performance.
Customer Connect: real stories from teams driving performance
Following the success of last year’s Customer Power Hour, Thrive returns with an expanded Customer Connect experience, handing the floor and the stage to forward-thinking L&D teams to share how they're improving sales enablement, onboarding, communication, and compliance, all whilst surfacing answers from every and any source in the flow of work.
Brands that will be available on the demo desks live on Stand G20 at 3:00 pm on Day 1, include Aventum, Leonard Curtis, Yopa, Vivo Defence, Dojo, Frasers Group, Blue Light Card, Uniquely, Avon, VistaJet, Bannatyne, Vodafone, Neve Jewels, Fred Perry, IWG, British Airways, Aston Martin and Inizio.
Live demo sessions on Thrive's stage will also run across both days:
Day 1
10:00 am - Yopa
11:00 am - Bannatyne
1:00 pm - Aston Martin F1
2:00 pm - Vivo Defence
Day 2
10:30 am - Westerleigh
11:30 am - AA
12:30 pm - Davies Group
The Spring Release: Thrive’s most powerful platform yet
Learning Technologies 2026 will mark the first public showcase of Thrive’s Spring Release, introducing a major evolution of the platform. A few highlights you can expect include:
Kiki AI Agents': Full launch of Thrive’s AI agent suite, spanning coaching, data analysis, content creation and admin automation. Kiki connects to external sources, including SharePoint and Google Drive, and now uniquely searches SCORM content, unlocking enterprise-wide knowledge across an organisation.
Social & Connection: Mentoring, Chat and Spaces embed collaboration and human connection into the flow of work, enabling continuous peer-to-peer development.
MCP Server: Supporting Model Context Protocol, allowing AI agents to take action across Thrive from tools such as Copilot, Claude and Gemini.
Thrive Hub — New features in the Hub supporting performance productivity include notes, to-do lists, event calendar integrations and connectors, creating a single front door for learning, knowledge and work.
App Rewards — Driving engagement and external recognition through bespoke rewards within the Mobile App.
That's not all, additional announcements will be revealed live on the stand at the event.
Must-See Exhibition Seminars
Thrive’s exhibition seminars will bring together customers and product experts to share practical insight on AI, performance and how they're rewriting the future of work.
Wednesday 29th April
11:45 am | Seminar Theatre 7
Putting AI Agents through their paces: how Bannatyne powers enablement in the flow - Bannatyne shares how Kiki is supporting 2,500 deskless employees with real-time answers, guided learning and measurable performance insights.
2:00 pm | Seminar Theatre 7
Meet Kiki: your AI agent for insight, enablement and performance - A live demonstration of Kiki analysing engagement, performance and skills data, generating content and supporting decisions in real time.
3:40 pm | Bitesize Learning Theatre 1
Connection in the flow of work: bringing people together in an AI-powered world - Exploring how mentoring, chat and Spaces enable continuous learning through everyday collaboration.
Thursday 30th April
11:00 am | Seminar Theatre 7
Impact that counts: how Leeds Building Society are embedding AI, skills and culture change - A practical look at transformation in a regulated environment — from AI adoption to measurable business outcomes.
2:00 pm | Seminar Theatre 7
The single front door for a global workforce: how Avon connects over one million reps worldwide - Avon shares how it built a unified hub for learning, communication and knowledge across a global, deskless workforce.
3:40 pm | Bitesize Learning Theatre 1
The future of work: powering performance, knowledge and AI - Thrive closes with a vision for a connected workplace where AI, knowledge and communication drive better decisions and performance.
Thrive will be exhibiting at Stand G20 at Learning Technologies 2026, ExCeL London, 29–30 April.