Towards Maturity speaks on accelerating performance at Learning Technologies
The internationally recognised benchmarking practice Towards Maturity will be for offering practical advice and guidance for Learning & Development professionals at this year’s Learning Technologies Exhibition and Conference (26-27 January, Olympia 2, London) based on its most recent benchmark research. Managing Director Laura Overton, who this month featured at number four in the list of the UK’s top ‘E-Learning Movers and Shakers’, will chair two conference sessions and will also deliver two free floor seminars over the two days of the event giving three simple steps to accelerate business performance with learning technologies.
Laura Overton will also participate as a panellist in the Brightwave-hosted debate, ‘A road map to 2020 - how can learning technologies support fast-changing business practice’ (Wednesday 26th,
14:45-15:15, Theatre 1). In addition, staff and associates of Towards Maturity will be available to answer queries and discuss individual issues and problems in the Towards Maturity-hosted coffee area on the exhibition floor (C25), throughout the two days of the event.
The insights Towards Maturity will be sharing draw on the very latest research into best practice in learning. The organisation’s newest Benchmark Report was launched in November, the fourth to be released in a longitudinal study that has lasted seven years and is ongoing. So far it has drawn in 1,200 organisations and 3,000 individual learners. At the time of release, Peter Butler, Learning Director at Lloyds Banking Group said: ‘The real step change in performance, it is clear … comes not just from the use of technology per se, but from innovation thinking, practically applied. This is a unique moment for those working in learning.’ The full Report contains a wealth of data on many areas of learning innovation and practice and is available for free download at www.towardsmaturity.org/2010benchmark.
Laura Overton of Towards Maturity said: Learning Technologies is probably the UK industry’s most significant event in the calendar, so it seems fitting that we should make the best use possible, as a company, of this opportunity to share what we have learned from our researches to help people accelerate performance within their organisations. We’re going to have a busy show! We’re looking forward to meeting and helping as many practitioners as we can, as well as leveraging our Ambassador network to help them meet their business challenges’.
SESSION DETAILS
Conference sessions:
Learning Implementation
Speakers: Joanna Sadoudi Director of Learning and Development at L’Oreal; Justin Dunn, Head of Learning at RSA Group
Track 3, Session 4, Thursday 27 January
Real learning strategies
Speakers: Carlos Gonzales Alonso – Director of Training at Caja Madrid; Sarah Parr, Head of L&D at Liverpool Direct
Track 3, Session 5, Thursday 27 January
Exhibition seminar sessions:
Three simple steps to accelerate business performance with learning technologies
Wednesday 26th January 2011 15:45 - 16:15 Theatre 9 (ground floor)
Thursday 26th January 2011 13:15 - 13:45 Theatre 1 (first floor)
Debate session:
A road map to 2020: How can learning technologies support fast-changing business practice?
Wednesday 26th January 2011, 2-3pm Theatre 1 (First floor)