Theme 2026
Learning technologies in critical times
We seem to be at a turning point in history where AI and robotics are profoundly and radically impacting the nature of work. This is affecting our human capital in a range of industries, from operators in manufacturing to white-collar professionals and even the high-tech industrial workforce.
At the same time, we should continue to ask ourselves the question how to best leverage digital technologies for our human capital to stay relevant. How do we make learning with technologies like AI and XR stick in order to drive competitiveness and growth in our companies? How do we stay curious, cognitively engaged and critical when it's too easy to delegate work to chatbots? How do we capture the promise of adaptive learning in real working environments?
We bring together the ecosystem of LearnTech — the EdTech industry, L&D academies, researchers and innovators — in order to collectively tackle such questions in these critical times.
Topics on the program
- Learning technologies and the future of work
Impact of AI & robotics on human capital across industries.
- Learning technologies in a VUCA world
Designing learning for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
- Critical use of AI for learning and development
Staying curious, cognitively engaged and critical when delegating to chatbots.
- Sustainability of learning technologies
Digital sovereignty, business models, long-term viability.
- Collaboration models within the LearnTech ecosystem
How researchers, vendors, L&D and innovators work together.